"Change" (Author: Captain)

"Change"

(Documentary microscience) Author: Captain

At the market, I stopped and squatted in front of a basket of tender loofahs:

"Why did you sell it?" I asked. The loofah seller was an old lady, more than eighty years old, her shoulder-to-shoulder figure often haunted the streets and alleys of Lai City, her fluffy white hair fluttering in the wind and rain, and her thin body was full of tenacity. Because it is common for her to sell vegetables here, although the noodles are cooked, I don't know who it is.

The old lady's eyes were excellent, and she glanced at me and said, "Your last name is Ni, right?" You look so much like your mother that I can recognize you at a glance. She saw my surprised expression and continued, "When I was young, I knew your mother very well!" ”

Oh, I see, the old lady or my mother's girlfriend when she was young!

"My mother has passed away..."

As soon as I lost my voice, she replied sadly, "I know, a few years ago..."

I avoided the topic tightly:

"Are you living tall this year?"

"It's ninety next year!" ＂

"Are your children and grandchildren all right?"

I wondered, the old man is so old, how can the children and grandchildren bear to put her in the windy streets? But it is inconvenient to be blunt.

"All right..." she whispered back. I already understood something from the tone....

At this time, there was a customer next to me, I was inconvenient to delay, I was going to pay to leave, but I did not bring change, I asked softly:

"Can I pay on WeChat?"

"Didn't bring any change?" ... Yes. She slowly took out the WeChat chip from her arms and handed it over, but at this moment my heart "giggled" a little, and there was a feeling of being poked - not surprise, but sourness! I know this collection code is her child's.... But I still can't help but be concerned:

"Can you get the money in WeChat that day?"

"No, wait a month... My son gave it to me. ”

"Can you remember the number?"

"I don't remember, it's good to be able to give a point." Nine times out of ten the old people who sell vegetables on this street are like this, better than not having to sell. The old lady's expression was clearly soaked with helpless sadness.

I scanned the code and said, "You're busy, I'm leaving."

Guilt-ridden, I left in a daze....

"The next time you go to the street, you must remember to bring change, for sure!" For them.... ”

Along the way I repeatedly instructed myself.

July 20, 2021 New County