Chapter 41: Translator He Jing Comes Online Just In Time!
After the touch, Jiang Tao’s heart skipped a beat again.
Oh no, this Ma Dongmei is deaf-mute, communication will be twice as difficult!
Jiang Tao doesn’t understand sign language at all, how can he communicate effectively with her?
Seeing Jiang Tao not speaking or gesturing, Ma Dongmei appeared very patient.
She just smiled at him, without any impatience, and didn’t rush him.
It was like a loving elder looking at their junior.
“Um, give me one… no, give me four!”
“Give me four roasted sweet potatoes, big ones, the bigger the better!”
Jiang Tao used his plastic sign language to convey his needs to Ma Dongmei.
When Ma Dongmei saw that it was a big business, a gleam lit up in her gentle eyes.
It was unlikely she would encounter such a big client as Jiang Tao in a whole day of selling.
After understanding Jiang Tao’s plastic sign language, Ma Dongmei put on a pair of heat-resistant gloves and pulled out a drawer.
Instantly, a unique sweet aroma of roasted sweet potato wafted into Jiang Tao’s nostrils.
Originally, he bought roasted sweet potatoes just to support Ma Dongmei’s business.
Now, he wanted to indulge his taste buds!
These roasted sweet potatoes smelled surprisingly good!
Ma Dongmei skillfully selected the best-looking roasted sweet potatoes, put them in an oil-proof and heat-resistant paper bag, and placed them on an electronic scale to weigh.
The total was 6 jin and 8 taels.
Ma Dongmei took out a calculator and tapped in 6.8×8, getting the result of 54.4 yuan.
“Okay, I’ll scan your WeChat!”
If it were a normal person, Jiang Tao would have at least asked her to round down the price.
Selling four roasted sweet potatoes for over 50 yuan, the profit margin here is huge!
Jiang Tao also came from a rural area, and he had worked in the fields a lot since he was a child.
His peasant parents also planted sweet potatoes almost every year.
Raw sweet potatoes sell for at most 1.5 yuan per jin, or even less.
These roasted sweet potatoes sell for eight yuan per jin, so you can imagine how big the profit is!
However, everything here is clearly priced, and the size of the sweet potatoes is also fixed, you can choose the size you want.
It’s not like those “cut cakes” where it seems like not much is cut, but one slice would make even a tough guy cry.
Ma Dongmei, as a deaf-mute aunt, it’s not easy for her to do a small business out here in the winter, so Jiang Tao didn’t bargain with her.
With a “ding” sound, he scanned the payment code on her cart and generously paid 55 yuan!
Ma Dongmei took out her phone, saw the payment received, and smiled as she handed the four roasted sweet potatoes, which were placed together, to Jiang Tao.
The roasted sweet potatoes were bought, but Jiang Tao stood still. The main business of the day hadn’t been discussed yet, so he naturally wouldn’t leave like this.
But… how to discuss it?
“Eh? Brother Jiang! Is that really you!”
Suddenly, a voice that sounded both familiar and unfamiliar sounded in his ear.
Jiang Tao turned his head in the direction of the sound.
He saw a tall and slim young woman smiling and waving at him from his front left.
The young woman was wearing a short light brown down jacket over a hooded sweatshirt.
On her lower body, she wore tight-fitting grey yoga pants that clung to her slender long legs, and on her feet, she had on white crew socks and light brown snow boots.
The “loose on top, tight on bottom; short on top, long on bottom” styling rule made her long legs appear even slimmer and longer.
On her left wrist, a sliver of a white wrist, as fair as a lotus root, peeked out from her sleeve, adorned with a lady’s wristwatch with a red crocodile leather strap.
Her smile was sweet and warm, like a ray of sunshine in this winter.
“He Jing, what a coincidence, what are you doing here?”
Jiang Tao quickly recognized this fellow villager girl whom he had only met once.
Frankly speaking, He Jing was quite pretty; if the score was out of 10, she would at least get an 8.
Her delicate oval face with soft contours was complemented by a pair of exquisitely shaped misty eyebrows.
A slight adjustment to the eyebrows’ shape, maintaining their natural form, made her look beautifully natural.
Coupled with her skill in dressing and her poised demeanor,
He Jing was the second prettiest girl Jiang Tao knew in real life.
The first, of course, was his wife Xu Li!
Although Jiang Tao had a deep impression of He Jing, he never had any other thoughts about her, nor would he in the future.
He simply regarded her as a fellow villager he coincidentally met in a foreign land, and nothing more.
After their transaction involving a watch last time, they had added each other on WeChat but had never chatted.
Meeting here today was truly an unexpected encounter!
“I’m visiting my aunt. I’ve already bought her train ticket for tomorrow.”
“So, today I’m having a final small gathering with her and will have dinner together tonight.”
He Jing didn’t feel ashamed of having a deaf-mute aunt and frankly admitted her relationship with Ma Dongmei.
“What a coincidence! Auntie, she’s your aunt? And also a fellow villager from our Ping County?”
Hearing He Jing’s address for Ma Dongmei, Jiang Tao’s eyes lit up!
Aunt Ma Dongmei is also a fellow villager from Ping County?
With the connection of being fellow villagers, coupled with Jiang Tao’s relationship with He Jing,
would it be easier to play matchmaker between Ma Dongmei and the landlord?
“Mhmm, my dear aunt!”
He Jing said, affectionately putting her arm around Ma Dongmei’s arm and leaning her head against hers with a smile.
No kidding, you really wouldn’t say.
When compared side-by-side, He Jing and Ma Dongmei actually looked quite alike!
Jiang Tao chuckled inwardly.
He was just worrying about how to communicate with Ma Dongmei, and then He Jing, the translator, appeared!
She was like a timely rain!
He Jing, with a speed that somewhat dazzled Jiang Tao, gestured a few times in front of Ma Dongmei, introducing him to her.
Upon learning that Jiang Tao was also a fellow villager, Ma Dongmei’s gaze towards him softened, and the smile on her face became even more enthusiastic.
“Um, Little He, could you go over there? I want to ask you something privately?”
After a brief introduction, Jiang Tao pointed to the side and nodded to He Jing.
“Oh, okay.”
He Jing didn’t understand why but still walked a few steps aside with Jiang Tao.
“Um, Little He, is your aunt married yet?”
Jiang Tao cut to the chase and asked directly.
“Ah? Brother Jiang, you… what do you mean?”
He Jing’s expression was a little taken aback after hearing Jiang Tao’s question.
Could Brother Jiang have taken a liking to his aunt?
Although his aunt was indeed very beautiful, there should be quite a significant age difference between them!
“Ahem, Little He, don’t overthink it. I’m already married and have a wife.”
Seeing that He Jing seemed to have misunderstood his intention, Jiang Tao quickly explained.
“Ah, oh…”
He Jing breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Jiang Tao’s explanation.
Then, her expression turned a bit sad.
“My aunt has never been married.”
