He cooks good rice into porridge for his wife, as it's good for her stomach. She's always had a bad stomach. They can exchange six jin of inferior rice for two liang of rice to pay for a month's electricity. They don't do any work, and if they're frugal, they can eat it for more than half a month.
As for what happens next, we'll talk about that later!
"Okay, we didn't bring the things with us, we need to get them from the car. Would you like to wait here, or come with us to get them?"
"I'll go with you to get it." After saying that, the old man quickly packed the painting into a box and packed up his stall.
There are too many people here. He was afraid of being targeted and robbed on the street if he exchanged seven kilograms of rice at a time.
The two led the elderly man to the parking area. They had anticipated that they might need to exchange goods at the market, so they had left rice in the car.
Lin Yue was thinking about how to weigh it when she saw the old man take out an old-fashioned scale with a weight from the sack.
Hmm! Those who do business are indeed well-prepared.
The two types of rice were weighed and handed to the old man, but he hesitated, looking at the painting on the car and then at the rice in his hand.
Lin Yue frowned.
Could it be that they've changed their minds and want to exchange for more?
Although he thought this in his heart, he didn't show it on his face, and calmly asked, "Grandpa, is there any other question?"
The old man composed himself and asked rather awkwardly, "Young lady, could you please put the painting in one of the three boxes, and give me two boxes to use for this rice?"
Seven pounds of rice isn't much, but it's a bit heavy in the bag and will stand out. He wants to put it in the box he used to store paintings to take it back, so he can cover it up a bit.
Too many people have been robbed lately!
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