An old man in his sixties came out;
His hair was gray and his face was wrinkled.
"Who are you looking for?"
The old man asked doubtfully when he saw Ruan Mengmeng and the others;
"Uncle, don't you recognize me?"
Ruan Mengmeng took out the note that the old man had left for her from her pocket and handed it over;
The old man opened the note with doubt and understood;
"Excuse me, young comrade. Look at me. I'm old and my eyesight is blurry. I can't even recognize people..."
Ruan Mengmeng waved her hands repeatedly, knowing that this was just the old man's polite words;
"It's okay, sir...!"
The main reason why I couldn't recognize him was that I had removed my previous disguise;
She herself couldn't recognize him, let alone an old man.
"Come on, come on...come in quickly!"
The old man enthusiastically opened the door and invited;
"Xiaodong, a guest is here! Pour some water..."
After the brother and sister entered the yard, the old man closed the door and shouted into the house;
"Here comes Grandpa!..."
Xiaodong's response came from inside the house; then an old female voice asked;
"Dongzi, who's here?..."
"I don't know, grandma! I'll go out for a while and be back soon..."
Xiaodong carried a pot of hot water and a few cups out of the bedroom and walked towards the main room;
The Ruan siblings entered the yard; it was their first time at the old man’s house;
When I saw the thatched house with adobe walls, I felt a pang of sadness in my heart;
Although the brother and sister had lost their parents, they had never seen such a pitiful family.
The roof swayed in the breeze, as if it would collapse if not carefully controlled;
At first glance, they are a poor family;
Curious Ruan Zilong looked left and right;
Ruan Mengmeng was as steady as a rock, following the old man straight ahead, and soon they reached the main hall;
In front of the worn table in the main room, Xiaodong, who was about seven or eight years old, was adding water to his cup.
Seeing that it was two strangers following grandpa into the house, I asked, not knowing why;
"Grandpa, who are they?"
"My family's conditions are poor! Don't be disgusted, just sit down first..."
The old man first arranged for Ruan Mengmeng and his brother to sit down, and then said to his grandson Xiao Dong;
"Dongzi! This is the kind-hearted man who exchanged our porcelain for yours last time..."
Dongzi stood there thinking for a while, and recalled the scene of that day;
He nodded as he thought of something.
He was already seven or eight years old, he knew everything, and he was also very clear about the rules of the black market;
Knowing that Ruan Mengmeng must have been dressed up at the time, he nodded in understanding.
"Hello! Thank you so much for that day..."
Ruan Mengmeng waved her hand and said indifferently;
"You're welcome! A transaction is based on mutual consent!"
Not wanting to waste time, Ruan Mengmeng changed the subject;
"I wonder if the things you mentioned last time are still there?"
Something happened to her younger brother, and she missed the agreed time;
If the other party's things have been sold, she has no complaints;
After all, everyone needs to eat, and the situation at the old man's home is not optimistic;
"I'm keeping it! I'm keeping it..."
The old man said quickly; then he sighed and said, "Ah..."
"My wife has been feeling unwell recently, so we haven't been going out together..."
"Then let's stick to the old rules. Let me take a look at the things first. As for exchanging them for food..."
Ruan Mengmeng got straight to the point and said;
“Of course I should! Of course I should!…”
The old man nodded in agreement;
The transaction must first inspect the goods and then discuss the specific matters. This is a normal process.
Then he gave Xiaodong another order;
"Xiaodong, go inside and get the key to the west side room..."
“Okay, Grandpa!…”
Xiaodong responded quickly, and then ran into the inner room;
After a while, he held a bunch of keys in his hand;
The old man took the key and led the Ruan siblings to the side room;
Arriving at the door, the old man found the key and opened it swiftly.
"Come in! They're all inside..."
The three of them entered the room, led by the old man;
Ruan Mengmeng took a quick look and saw that the wooden shelves on the floor of the whole room were filled with all kinds of porcelain.
The colors and shapes are different, but they are all well preserved;
"These are things left by our ancestors. Back then, I couldn't bear to throw them away, so I painstakingly hid them away. Now, they don't even provide me with food or drink, but have become a burden instead. Sigh..."
The old man sighed and said with emotion;
Something happened at home, and he was going to find someone to move all his belongings overnight;
Unfortunately, it was too late. All the valuables such as gold, silver and cash were smashed and robbed by those people.
The remaining porcelain pieces were difficult to move and easily broken, so after some were smashed, the rest were reluctantly kept because no one wanted them.
He didn't know if it would be worth money in the future, but right now it was really useless;
When I went to the black market to exchange for some food, people would turn around and leave without saying a word when they saw that it was porcelain;
Gold, silver and jade articles are still more popular;
The things had been looked at, and Ruan Mengmeng counted about 140 pieces;
"How do you want to change?"
Ruan Mengmeng looked at the old man and asked;
"Comrade, do you want all of these?"
The old man asked worriedly with a frown;
There are more than a hundred pieces here. The girl is not very old, can she eat so many?
If you take it back and it gets smashed in your hands, it will be a losing business;
He didn't want a kind-hearted person to be dragged down like this;
Ruan Mengmeng knew that he had good intentions and was afraid that he would get hurt, so he made up an excuse;
"Don't worry, old man! My boss has a boss who really likes this kind of thing, and this is what he specifically asked for..."
"Oh oh oh.....I see. I was overthinking it! Don't mind me, little comrade..."
"It's okay! Master is also thinking about me..."
Ruan Mengmeng shook her head and said indifferently;
"Comrade, we want more coarse grains. Fine grains are not edible enough, you see..."
The old man looked at his grandson Xiaodong next to him and said with a guilty look;
Xiaodong is in the growth stage, and he also knows that eating more refined grains is good for the body;
Unfortunately, our family's financial situation is limited, and we're lucky to have enough to eat! How can they choose...
"Okay! I'll give you 120 kilograms of coarse grains and 20 kilograms of fine grains... Is that okay with you?"
Ruan Mengmeng looked at the grandfather and grandson and said neatly;
"This, this, this... Comrade, this is too much! We took advantage of you quite a bit last time..."
Ruan Mengmeng waved her hand and turned to Xiao Dong.
"Xiaodong, go get some bags. I'm going to go get some food for you guys now..."
Xiaodong raised his head, looked at his grandfather, then at Ruan Mengmeng, but stood still;
"Sister, I don't want the fine grains anymore! I can eat whole grains! Can you exchange the fine grains for medicine? Grandma is sick and has no money to buy medicine..."
As he spoke, his voice became softer and softer, and he lowered his head, unable to hold back his tears.
He hesitated and thought about this for a long time before deciding to say it out loud. He was really afraid that the other party would just leave if the deal was not done.
But how will you know if it doesn’t work if you don’t try?
He held on to a glimmer of hope again.
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