Day 40

A nice girl was queuing at the ‘tau hway’ in the arts canteen the other day.
Ah girl: 豆花。
Auntie: ok.

(Background: Auntie scoops the tau huay) Meanwhile, Nice girl sees a sign that says Tau huay and ginko nuts.

Auntie: 七毛。
Ah Girl: 可以加白果吗?
Auntie: 你要啊？Ok.

Auntie goes back to scoop the ginko nuts. She returns.

Auntie: 一块钱。

Ah girl eyes widen. She is in disbelief but she quietly pays and leaves.

Later…
Ah girl counts the 白果. 1,2,3,4,5. Exactly 5. Not hard to count at all. They were small, shriveled, brownish, worst of all very hard. Totally not like the usual ginko nut Ah girl is used to eating. Most likely they were canned ginko nuts.

Five shriveled nuts for 30cents extra.

L : why you don’t ask her “Auntie, 为什么你的白果这样的？”

Y : No lah, the best way is next time it happens…..

Ah girl opens her doe-eyes wide and asks in her most innocent voice just audible so the others in the queue can hear her:

“Auntie….., 这个是什么？”