Wei Shiman looked at her daughter and asked repeatedly: "What is his name?"
Xiao Han said: "Li Heng."
"Li Heng?"
Wei Shiman frowned. He felt that the name sounded familiar. He seemed to have heard it somewhere recently, but he was stuck for a moment and couldn't remember where exactly it was.
After a while she asked again: "Where is he from?"
The look on his mother's face instantly reminded Xiao Han of the rumors about Li Heng and Chen Zijin. He knew his mother's temperament, and most importantly, he was precious to him. He was afraid that she would break the pot and ask for the truth, so he lied and casually said, "She's from a paddy field."
After hearing this, Xiao's mother didn't ask any more questions.
However, Xiao Han began to persuade her tactfully: "Mom, if his rice is okay, just buy his rice."
Wei Shiman looked at her daughter doubtfully, "Didn't you say that you are not very familiar with each other?"
Xiao Han said with eyes, "He's so pitiful. I heard from Ying Wen that his father has spinal disease and can't do heavy work.
He usually relies on his mother to work in the fields to support the family, and has no stable source of income. It is impossible to sell rice just to pay for the tuition fees."
Wei Shiman asked: "Isn't Ying Wen from Shangwan Village? How does she know this?"
Xiao Han's bright eyes full of spiritual energy rolled around. Without blushing or heartbeat, Xiao Han gently put his two index fingers together and told:
"Dear mother, this is Shangwan Village. This is a large paddy field. There is a mountain in the middle. It's very close."
This is indeed true, and Wei Shiman believes it somewhat.
In the past, her daughter rarely asked for help from herself, and thinking that it was really pitiful for a good youngster from No. 1 Middle School to be unable to study, she immediately stopped walking and circled back to Lao Li's stall.
Seeing the mother and daughter walking around and coming over again, Tian Run'e immediately cheered up and put on her best to receive the other party.
Wei Shiman did not respond to Tian Run'e's enthusiasm. Instead, he bent down and grabbed a handful of rice, spread it in his palm and looked at it carefully. Later, he put it to the tip of his nose and smelled it, then pointed at the four bags.
Ask: "How much is the total here?"
Tian Run'e replied: "Two loads of rice, a total of 185 jins."
Wei Shiman asked again: "How much does it cost per pound?"
Tian Run'e subconsciously quoted: "One cent and ninety."
Just after the quotation was finished, Tian Run'e regretted it in her heart. It was almost noon and not a single bit of rice had been sold.
If she missed this most likely buyer because the price was so high, she would be annoyed to death.
After hearing the price, Wei Shiman said nothing for the first time, and then checked the other three bags of rice.
While waiting, this process seemed extremely long.
Just when Tian Run'e couldn't help but talk about what made this deal happen, Wei Shiman finally made a move.
I saw her put the rice back into the bag, straightened up and patted the white rice ash on her hands and said, "I want all these four bags of rice."
Tian Run'e was stunned for a moment, unexpectedly, these eight words gave her a complete surprise.
I originally thought it would be good to sell one bag of rice, but I didn't expect that the fashionable woman in front of me was so cheerful. Not only did she not bargain, she actually asked for all four bags. I have never met such a nimble buyer.
Li Heng was happy, but not as overjoyed as his mother, and looked at his old classmate doubtfully.
When he caught his gaze, Xiao Han turned his head calmly and ignored him.
Seeing this, Li Heng didn't feel anything. This girl has such a temper. When she is happy, she will pay attention to you. When she is not interested, you are nothing in her eyes.
Tian Run'e is also a conscientious person. She was happy and said to Wei Shiman: "Where do you live? It's inconvenient on a rainy day, why don't we deliver rice to your home."
It was such a good relationship, Wei Shiman immediately reported the address.
Hearing that the other party lived in the town government, Tian Run'e glanced at the mother and daughter in front of her a few more times, then lowered herself down, picked up the rice, and asked her son to follow.
The town government is opposite the town center and some distance away from the agricultural machinery station. In the middle, you have to go up a gentle slope and then downhill. The whole journey is about 600 meters.
"Thank you for your hard work, please put the rice in this room for me."
On the second floor, after unlocking the door and passing the scale, Wei Shiman led the way.
He led the mother and son to the innermost storage room.
After placing the rice, Wei Shiman began to pay the bill. At the same time, she did not forget to ask her daughter to pour two cups of warm water for Tian Run'e and Li Heng.
"Four bags of rice total 185 kilograms. One cent and ninety-one kilograms, which is thirty-five yuan and fifteen cents, right?"
Wei Shiman picked up an abacus from the coffee table and quickly pulled it twice to get the total.
Tian Run'e did the math in her head and found the same answer, but just in case, she looked at her son again.
On the way here, Li Heng had already counted it several times and nodded immediately.
After receiving a positive reply from her son, Tian Run'e smiled and said to Wei Shiman: "This is the number that will make you laugh."
After both parties confirmed that they were correct, Wei Shiman counted three 10-yuan bills and five 1-yuan bills from his wallet, and then took out two coins, one ten cents and one five cents.
"You count."
"No, logarithm."
Just after paying off the money, Xiao Han brought two cups of tea, one cup was handed to Tian Run'e, and the other cup was extended to Li Heng.
She reminded carefully: "Auntie, this tea is a little hot, please drink it slowly."
"Hey, thank you, girl."
Tian Run'e took the tea, politely said thank you, then changed her hand and put it on the coffee table inadvertently, without drinking it.
The same is true for Li Heng.
Because they were traveling on a rainy day, the mother and son were dirty, which was incompatible with the spotless environment of the Xiao family. If they drank this cup of tea, they would have to use boiling water to sterilize the cups later.
If you encounter someone with mysophobia, you might have to throw away these two cups.
Tian Run'e, who compares herself to others and likes to be clean, uses herself to save others, so she simply refuses to drink, so as not to cause trouble to others.
The money was in their pockets, and after a few brief greetings, the mother and son said goodbye.
Wei Shiman walked to the door and when he was about to close the door, he suddenly asked Tian Run'e on a whim:
"Sister, where are you from? This rice looks good. I'll buy it from you next time when I finish eating it."
In fact, the two are about the same age, but Wei Shiman, who works in a government agency, is well-maintained and looks more than ten years younger than Tian Run'e, so the title of "eldest sister" comes naturally.
Rice sellers love to hear others praise the quality of their own rice. Tian Run'e happily said: "It's from Shangwan Village.
If you need anything, you can go to the market next to the agricultural machinery station to find me. As long as there is nothing at home, I will be there on most market days."
"Okay, remember, walk slowly."
Watching Li Heng and his son disappear at the entrance of the corridor, Wei Shiman closed the door, then came to the sofa, sat down, and looked at her daughter with a meaningful expression.
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