Summer's eyes darted around as she asked, "Brother Ma, is Erlv a very shrewd person?"
"He's a bit shrewd, but he's never been out of town and doesn't know the purchase price of yams. To put it bluntly, he's still a complete country bumpkin."
“Brother Ma, that makes things easier. Next time, have him deliver the yams by himself. The drivers know the way well anyway. Just drive the truck directly to Jiufa Company. Once he gets into this yard, I can easily handle him.”
Ma Yunfei asked, "Tianmei, don't underestimate Erlv. This guy is shrewd. Don't let him see through your disguise."
Xia Tian chuckled and said, "Brother Ma, I have plenty of ways."
She shared her thoughts, and Ma Yunfei laughed heartily, exclaiming, "Tianmei, you're amazing!"
The two then discussed the details further.
The yams were unloaded, totaling 120,000 jin. In the summer, the money was transferred to Ma Yunfei's bank card at a price of 1.2 yuan per jin.
Xia Tian instructed, "When Er Lv delivers the goods, I will pay him in two installments. I will pay him in cash at 50 cents per pound of yams, and I will transfer the second installment to your bank card at 70 cents per pound."
Ma Yunfei nodded and sighed, saying, "My business was going smoothly, but I never expected that someone would suddenly appear out of nowhere."
Xia Tian said sadly, "Brother Ma, we might be able to fool Erlv once or twice, but in the long run, he'll eventually be exposed. I think we should find a way to get Erlv out of the sales station."
Ma Yunfei nodded and said, "Yes, I'm trying to come up with a solution, but I don't have any ideas yet. Let me think about it slowly."
Xia Tian is a smart girl. She has been doing business with her father since she was a child and has been struggling in the business world for more than ten years.
She said, "Brother Ma, let me think about it some more. Maybe there's a way to make Erlv not dare to come to City A again."
Ma Yunfei once saved Xia Tian's life, and given this life-saving grace, Xia Tian naturally wouldn't try to play tricks on Ma Yunfei.
As is customary, Ma Yunfei rushed back to Qinglong Town overnight.
Although the drivers worked hard day and night, they had no complaints because Ma Yunfei gave them 100 yuan each time as a reward.
Every time he delivers a package, Ma Yunfei treats the drivers to lunch and dinner, cooking several dishes at a restaurant so that the drivers can enjoy a good meal.
The drivers in the transport team were all willing to drive for Ma Yunfei, as everyone wanted to earn some extra money.
The driver's salary is only a little over fifty yuan, and even with the night shift pay, he can only get a little over sixty yuan.
However, as long as you run a errand for Jack Ma, you can get a reward of 100 yuan. Why not earn this money?
Ma Yunfei and the abbot had breakfast at the Baixing Restaurant and then went to the sales agency.
They took a short nap in the warehouse.
Around ten o'clock, Erlv arrived at the sales station, frowning as he said, "Boss, why didn't you call me when you went to sell yams yesterday?"
Ma Yunfei sighed and said, "Second brother, at five o'clock yesterday morning, I ran to the No. 1 shop in the world and almost smashed your door down, but you didn't say a word. I thought: you must not want to suffer this hardship, so you pretended not to hear. I had no choice but to go with the abbot to deliver the yams."
Erlv scratched his head and said, "Maybe I was drunk and didn't hear you knocking on the door at all."
The abbot said with dissatisfaction, "Second brother, you're the station chief now. You don't deliver the yams yourself, and you just make us two suffer. That's really not fair."
Erlv really wanted to deliver the yams; he wanted to find out how much they could sell for in the city.
Now that he's the station manager, he naturally needs to have firsthand information.
Li Sha had already told him to find out the price of yams, and to be careful that Ma Yunfei didn't pocket all the profits.
"Boss, you got a good price this time, right?"
"That's right, we were lucky this time. We ran into a big boss who was willing to pay a high price for our yams."
Erlv asked eagerly, "How much is it?"
"Five cents a pound, haha...the profit margin is over 20%, that's pretty good."
Upon hearing this, Erlu immediately lost his spirit.
The sales station buys yams for 40 cents a pound, but only sells them for 50 cents a pound in the city. That's too little profit.
"Boss, why did it only sell for fifty cents?"
"Hehe... This is considered a high price. Normally, it can only sell for 47 or 48 cents, and if you're unlucky, it can only sell for 45 cents. Second brother, I've said it before, the yam business is not profitable. It's lucky that we use the trucks from the transport team, so we don't have to pay a penny for transportation. Otherwise, we would only be doing a loss-making business."
Erlv sighed; he was starting to have second thoughts.
If you can't make money selling yams and have to work yourself to death carrying them, you might as well stay at the No. 1 shop in the world and earn some money without any worries or effort.
Ma Yunfei asked Chen Yuyan, "How many yams did you harvest yesterday?"
Chen Yuyan replied, "Business has been booming these past two days. We bought 20,000 jin yesterday alone, and we'll probably have to buy another 10,000 jin today."
Ma Yunfei said enthusiastically, "Tomorrow, we'll send another truckload of yams into the city. Recently, the price of yams has been rising, so we have to seize this opportunity. Who knows when the price of yams will drop back to below 50 cents, and then there will be even less profit."
Ma Yunfei turned to Erlv and said, "Second brother, I'll trouble you to make a trip for this truckload of yams tomorrow. I twisted my back and need to rest for a couple of days."
Erlu said timidly, "I've never been to the city, and I don't know where to send the yams."
"Second brother, let the abbot go with you. He knows where to take you. Actually, even if the abbot doesn't go, the driver knows where to take you. They're all very familiar with the area."
Erlu had never been to the city before and was a little timid, so he said to the abbot, "Third brother, come with me tomorrow. I'm really scared to go alone."
The abbot curled his lip and said impatiently, "He can't even deliver a yam, what kind of stationmaster is he?"
Erlu said awkwardly, "Third brother, I'm begging you, please come with me on this trip."
Ma Yunfei quietly told the abbot, "Third brother, come a little later tomorrow morning. Load the truck slowly. On the way, tell the driver not to rush. Let him rest for a while. When it gets dark, drive the truck directly to the Jiufa Company compound in City A. Xia Tian will be waiting there. When the time comes, you just need to do the usual unloading and weighing. Let Er Lv handle the settlement."
The abbot never inquired about the price of yams; he just focused on getting to work.
Every time the abbot accompanied Ma Yunfei into the city to sell yams, he never inquired about the price of the yams.
Ma Yunfei gave the abbot a total of 30,000 yuan, enough for his family to build a new house.
The abbot was very grateful to Ma Yunfei, who farmed at home and could only earn a little over two thousand yuan a year at most.
The abbot sighed and said, "Boss, if Erlv continues to be the stationmaster here, we might as well start our own business."
Ma Yunfei shook his head and said, "Abbot, if we start from scratch, we'll offend the town mayor and get into trouble. You should be patient. I think Erlu is like a rabbit's tail; he won't last long. He'll be gone in a few days."
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