While the food was being served, I called Lingxi and told her that I couldn't go back at noon and was in the city with Tieshan. I asked her if I could take care of lunch myself.
Lingxi said she wasn't hungry, she would be full after eating some snacks, and she would wait until I went back to make dinner.
After hanging up the phone, I felt full of guilt, always feeling that I was "sorry" to Lingxi.
Tieshan comforted me and said: "Don't worry too much about it. Didn't the eldest lady starve to death before you came? Can't live without you?"
"No, I've been lying all this time." I lowered my head guiltily and said, "Master is very kind to me. I shouldn't keep hiding it from her."
"Why are you dripping? Are you jealous?" I was amused by Tieshan's funny way of rolling his eyes. I held the tea cup and said, "I have decided. I will go back and confess to the master tonight. I believe she will not blame me."
"A lie needs countless lies to support it, which is quite boring."
"It's quite hurtful."
I pursed my lips and said, "Besides, maybe I can't hide it from the master."
Tieshan stood up and said: "Let's go, work harder. If we can get 10,000 people distributed this afternoon, there will be no problem."
The following time, I ran from 12 noon to 5 pm.
Tieshan and I visited eight old barbers, and we all got the same result: there were no haircuts for tens of thousands of people.
Either it was sold secretly, or it was lost by my grandson.
Others I forgot where I put them, saying they might be thrown away as trash.
I was so angry that I couldn't even walk.
Tieshan's mentality was better than mine. He hummed a little tune and swayed around. He did not forget to persuade me: "It's just a matter of luck whether this thing comes in a hurry."
"It's good luck if you encounter it. If you don't encounter it, we won't lose anything."
"There are still six more. Well, depending on the time, we can add one more. What do you think?" Tieshan asked.
"Let's go." I gritted my teeth and said, "If you go faster, it's best to finish all the questions before dark."
"No, it's my daughter-in-law's birthday today. I'll go to the house with you at most." Tieshan laughed and scolded, "You are alone and don't care. I'm afraid that my wife will be angry."
"Didn't you tell me earlier?" I immediately turned around and said, "I'm not going to go then. Go home early and don't delay my sister-in-law waiting for you to eat."
"Don't worry, your sister-in-law is a teacher and class teacher at the university. She has to go home after six o'clock every day. Wait for her to cook a meal, and we won't have anything to eat until eight o'clock." Tieshan explained.
"Are you sure it's okay?" I hesitated.
Tieshan slapped me on the chest and said, "Stop talking nonsense."
"Okay, let's be quick." I trotted into the car and urged, "Try to resolve the battle in half an hour."
The old barber in this family is called Sun Heming, who is ninety-one years old.
When Tieshan and I passed by, people were having dinner under the eaves.
The old couple drank porridge, steamed buns, and two plates of pickles, which was very comfortable.
When he saw a stranger coming to the door, the old man picked up his reading glasses from the table and put them on. He looked at us carefully. After confirming that we didn't recognize each other, he asked, "Who are you looking for?"
I put down the gifts I was carrying, bowed with a smile and said, "Hello, uncle, I'm looking for Sun Heming, Senior Sun."
"Oh, that's me." The old man stood up from the chair and said even more confused: "Why are you looking for me?"
Tieshan went up and handed out a cigarette. The old man took it with a smile and asked his wife to bring us stools.
