1987 My Era

Chapter 16, a meaningful look
Wei Shiman looked at her daughter and repeated, "What's his name?"

Xiao Han said: "Li Heng."

"Li Heng?"

Wei Shiman frowned, feeling that the name sounded familiar, as if she had heard it somewhere recently, but she was stuck and couldn't remember where exactly.
After a while she asked again: "Where is he from?"

Seeing her mother like this, Xiao Han instantly thought of the rumors about Li Heng and Chen Zijin. Knowing her mother's temper, she loved her the most, and was afraid that she would ask questions, so she lied and made up a story, "It's from the paddy field."

After hearing this, Xiao's mother didn't ask any more questions.

Instead, Xiao Han began to persuade her tactfully: "Mom, if his rice is okay, let's buy it."

Wei Shiman looked at her daughter in confusion, "Didn't you say you two didn't know each other well?"

Xiao Han said eagerly, "He is so pitiful. According to Ying Wen, his father suffers from spinal disease and cannot do heavy work.

Normally, his mother works in the fields to support the family, and there is no stable source of income. Maybe he is selling rice to raise money for his tuition the day after tomorrow."

Wei Shiman asked: "Isn't Ying Wen from Shangwan Village? How does she know all this?"

Xiao Han's bright eyes, filled with spiritual energy, turned around, and without blushing or beating his heart, he gently put his two index fingers together and said:
"Dear mother, this is Shangwan Village. This is a large paddy field. There is only a mountain in the middle. It is very close."

This is true, and Wei Shiman believed it to some extent.

In the past, her daughter seldom asked her for help. Thinking that it was really pitiful for a good student from No. 1 Middle School to be unable to afford to continue her studies, she immediately stopped walking, walked around and returned to Old Li's stall.

Seeing the mother and daughter coming back after a circle, Tian Run'e immediately perked up and tried her best to receive them.

Wei Shiman did not respond to Tian Run'e's enthusiasm, but bent down, grabbed a handful of rice, spread it out in her palm and examined it carefully, then put it to her nose and smelled it, and finally pointed at the four bags.

Question: "How much does this weigh in total?"

Tian Run'e replied: "Two loads of rice, a total of 185 kilograms."

Wei Shiman asked again: "How much is one pound?"

Tian Run'e subconsciously quoted the price: "19 cents."

But as soon as she finished offering the price, Tian Run'e regretted it in her heart. It was almost noon, and she hadn't sold any rice yet.

If she missed the most likely buyer because of the high price, she would be so upset.

Upon hearing the price, Wei Shiman didn't say anything at first, and then followed suit to check the other three bags of rice.

While waiting, the process seemed extremely long.

Just when Tian Run'e couldn't help but say something to make the deal happen, Wei Shiman finally made a move.

She put the rice back into the bag, stood up, patted the white rice dust on her hands and said, "I want all four bags of rice."

Tian Run'e was stunned for a moment. It was a complete surprise. These eight words came as a complete surprise to her.

I originally thought it would be good enough to sell one bag of rice, but I didn't expect the fashionable woman in front of me to be so straightforward. Not only did she not bargain, she actually took all four bags. I have never met such a straightforward buyer.

Although Li Heng was happy, he was not as surprised as his mother. He looked at his old classmate in confusion.

When she met his gaze, Xiao Han turned her head away calmly and ignored him.

Seeing this, Li Heng didn't think anything of it. This girl is just like that. When she is happy, she will pay attention to you. When she is not interested, you are nothing in her eyes.

Tian Run'e was also a conscientious person. She said to Wei Shiman happily, "Where do you live? It's inconvenient on a rainy day. How about we deliver the rice to your home?"

That’s great. Wei Shiman immediately gave out the address.

Hearing that the other party lived in the town government, Tian Run'e looked at the mother and daughter in front of her for a few more times, then bent down to carry the rice and told her son to follow. The town government was opposite the town center and was some distance away from the agricultural machinery station. In the middle, you had to go up a gentle slope first and then downhill, the whole journey was about 600 meters.

"Thank you for your hard work. Please put the rice in this room for me."

On the second floor, we unlocked the door, checked the scale, and Wei Shiman led the way.

Led the mother and son to the innermost storage room.

After the rice was placed, Wei Shiman started to pay the bill, and at the same time, she asked her daughter to pour two cups of warm water for Tian Run'e and Li Heng.

"The four bags of rice total 185 jin, cents per jin, that's yuan, right?"

Wei Shiman picked up an abacus from the coffee table and figured out the total with two quick calculations.

Tian Run'e did the math in her head and got the same answer, but just in case, she looked at her son again.

Li Heng had already calculated it several times on the way here and nodded immediately.

After getting her son's affirmative answer, Tian Run'e smiled and said to Wei Shiman, "I'm sorry to embarrass you, but it's this number."

After both parties confirmed that everything was correct, Wei Shiman counted out three 10-dollar bills and five 1-dollar bills from her wallet, and then took out two coins, one dime and one nickel.

"You count them."

"No, logarithm."

Just after settling the money, Xiao Han brought over two cups of tea, handed one to Tian Run'e and the other 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, said thank you politely, but then casually put it on the tea table 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 out of place with the spotless environment of the Xiao family. If they drank this cup of tea, they might have to use boiling water to disinfect the cup later.

If you meet someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder, these two cups may have to be thrown away.

Putting herself in other people's shoes, Tian Run'e, who likes clean things, judges others by herself and simply doesn't drink it to avoid causing trouble for others.

After the money was in their pockets and a few brief greetings, the mother and son said goodbye.

Wei Shiman walked her to the door, and just as the door was about to close, she suddenly had an idea and asked Tian Run'e:

"Where are you from, big sister? This rice looks good. After I finish eating it, I will buy it from you next time."

In fact, the two are about the same age, but Wei Shiman, who works in a government agency, takes good care of herself and looks ten years younger than Tian Run'e, so it is natural for her to call her "big sister".

Rice sellers love to hear others praise the quality of their rice, and Tian Run'e happily said, "It's from Shangwan Village.

If you need me, you can go to the market next to the agricultural machinery station to find me. As long as I am free at home, I will be there most of the time on market days."

"Okay, remember, take your time."

After watching Li Heng and his mother disappear at the corridor entrance, Wei Shiman closed the door, then walked to the sofa, sat down, and looked at her daughter meaningfully.

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