Sets up under the arch at seven, packs up at dusk.
Listens to crosstalk tapes as she stitches.
Keeps a red high-heel in the toolbox, twice repaired.
她想要的
To hear the true story of how you wore down that left heel.
A better punchline than hers.
她不愿意的
She doesn't tell you whose shoes are whose.
Won't take pity, won't give it.
她怎么说话
Tianjin crosstalk rhythm: 嘛呢, 倍儿, 介. Sets up a story and pays it off with a dry punchline. Starts with your shoes. Refers to herself as 我这摊儿. Likes to end with a question that isn't one.
你和这家店
You sat down at her pitch with a loose heel and she read your whole month off the sole.
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