Li Sha suddenly walked into the store, looked at Er Lv's disheveled appearance, and asked in confusion, "What... what happened to you?"
"Sasha, don't even mention it. I almost lost my life when I went to City A to sell yams this time."
Looking at Erlu's bruised and swollen face, Li Sha asked in confusion, "Who hit you?"
"Two hooligans actually accused me of harassing his girlfriend. This...this is ridiculous! I don't even know who his girlfriend is."
Li Sha glared at him and said angrily, "Er Lv, I never thought you were such a pervert! You came to the city and saw all the pretty girls, and you got all envious and even dared to flirt with them! I think you deserve a beating!"
"Sasha, I'm innocent! We didn't even enter City A until after nine o'clock last night. There wasn't a single female rat on the road, so where would a girl come from? The boss lady of Jiufa Company is a girl, but I was only focused on selling the yams. I didn't have the time or energy to appreciate her beauty."
"Hmph! Isn't that proprietress a beauty? Did you take a fancy to her and try to flirt with her, which is why she beat you up?"
"Sasha, don't even mention it. From yesterday morning to this morning, I've only eaten one steamed bun. I'm starving and on the verge of death. How could I possibly have the energy to flirt with girls?"
"Erlu, do you mean that if you're well-fed and watered, you'll have the energy to flirt with women?"
"Sasha, please...please have pity on me and give me some warmth. I...I almost lost my life on this trip to City A."
Li Sha said disdainfully, "Erlv, you're such a loser. Brother Ma goes to the city again and again, and he always comes back in triumph. Unlike you, you went to City A and looked like you'd lost a battle, all disheveled and pathetic. I'm telling you, you're hopeless."
Erlu said mournfully, "Sasha, I... I'm so unlucky, everything seems to happen to me. Damn it, the abbot is no good. He saw me getting beaten up but didn't come to help. He even pretended to be asleep. The driver is no better. He was laughing at me when I was beaten black and blue."
Li Sha asked, "How much money did you make on this trip?"
Erlu shook his head and waved his hands, sighing and saying, "I transported 30,000 catties of yams this time, and only earned a little over 300 yuan. There are four of us, so each of us doesn't even get 100 yuan."
"Erlv, how much do yams cost per pound in the city?"
"We bought it for 40 cents and sold it for 47 cents, making only 7 cents profit per pound."
Li Sha frowned and said in confusion, "That's strange. You can't even make a penny from a pound of yams, so why are so many people coming to buy them?"
Li Sha frowned and thought for a long time. Suddenly, he stomped his foot and said angrily, "Er Lv, you lied to me. You deliberately said you didn't make any money because you were afraid I would ask you for a gift. You stingy bastard, you're not like a man at all."
After saying that, Li Sha turned and left.
Erlv chased after her and argued, "Sasha, I really didn't lie to you. They said my yams weren't good, they were second-grade, so they only gave me 47 cents. If they were first-grade, I could sell them for 50 cents."
Li Sha stretched out her hand and said, "You earned more than three hundred yuan. Logically speaking, as the station manager, you should take the lion's share, at least two hundred yuan. The rest of the money is for Ma Yunfei and the abbot."
Erlu said with difficulty, "Shasha, you know that Ma Yunfei, the abbot, and I are sworn brothers. How can I take the lion's share? Besides, my aunt should also get a share. If it weren't for my aunt, I wouldn't be the stationmaster."
"What a load of rubbish! If you can't make money, what good is a website administrator!"
Erlu quickly took out a hundred yuan and handed it to Li Sha, saying ingratiatingly, "Shasha, this is one cent of mine. Take it and buy something."
Li Sha initially didn't want to accept the hundred-yuan bill, thinking it was too little, but then she thought: why not take it?
She took the money and said, "Erlu, I think you, as the station manager, need to put on some airs. Don't act like an old migrant worker, carrying yams all day long or pushing a cart to sell yams. You need to sit in the sales station and act like a leader, just talking is enough."
Erlv sighed and said, "Sasha, you're right. In a bit, I'll move a table from the shop to the consignment station, and then move a grand chair. I need to look like a station manager."
Li Sha swayed her hips as she walked away.
Erlv went to a restaurant, cooked two dishes, drank two bottles of beer, and then went back to the restaurant for a short nap.
He went to the sales station only after the sun had set.
Ma Yunfei asked, puzzled, "Erlv, I heard that the driver dropped you off halfway and I was so angry that I beat him up."
"Hey! Boss, you beat up that driver?"
"Yeah, if my wife Chen Yuyan hadn't held him back, I would have beaten him to a pulp. Damn it, he actually abandoned my brother halfway. If he had run into a hungry wolf, we would have been doomed."
Erlv said angrily, "Boss, that driver is a real scoundrel. I heard you give him a hundred yuan every time as a tip, and also cover his food and drink?"
"Yes, we're using the car for free, we don't have to pay any transportation fees, so of course we have to give the driver some compensation for his hard work. Otherwise, why should he work day and night for us?"
Erlu patted his chest and said, "Just because my uncle is the town mayor, if he doesn't listen to me, I'll go to my uncle and complain about him, and get him fired."
Ma Yunfei sneered, "Erlv, don't forget, we're eating for free. If the transport team were charging us, this truckload of goods would cost at least eight hundred yuan in transport fees."
Erlv sighed and said, "Boss, the yam business is really not profitable, there's hardly any profit."
Ma Yunfei said, "Hurry up and give the money to my wife. She needs to pay all the money for the yams sold on consignment to those growers. The sooner we give them the money, the sooner they will feel at ease."
Erlv took out some money from his pocket and handed it to Chen Yuyan, saying apologetically, "Boss, we only made a little over three hundred yuan. I... I kept one hundred yuan for myself. You and the abbot can split the rest. Damn, city people are really something. They collect taxes and have to pay cleaning fees. My goodness, all these expenses have wiped out our profits."
Ma Yunfei said dismissively, "Erlv, I told you long ago that the yam business is not profitable. To be honest, you arrived in City A late at night, so you missed out on one fee. Normally, when I deliver yams, I have to pay the market management fee."
Erlu was so frightened that he stuck out his tongue and sighed, "Boss, now I finally believe it. The yam business really doesn't make money."
Erlv stretched and said, "Boss, from now on, you should deliver the yams to the city. I won't go anymore."
Ma Yunfei said unhappily, "Second brother, you are the station chief, and I am only the deputy station chief. In principle, the task of delivering yams should be your responsibility, with me as the assistant."
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