Chapter 139: How can the bridal chamber be like this?
Chapter 139: How can the bridal chamber be like this?
Bargaining was an art the old lady excelled at. Whether buying clothes or vegetables, she would haggle down to the last cent, and after shaving a little off the price, she’d still insist on adding a scallion to her basket as a bonus.
Jiang He couldn’t master this skill. Despite often accompanying others to buy vegetables and observing how they did it, she just couldn’t manage it herself. Instead, like Xu Qing, she frequently "borrowed" the fruits of others' negotiations. If there was no one around, the best she could do was to ask the vendor to throw in an extra scallion or a small bunch of greens.
A young girl like her often bought groceries in the area, making her a familiar face to some vendors. They remembered her particularly for her habit of lowering her head to mutter calculations to herself when buying in bulk, double-checking the total before begrudgingly parting with her money.
Jiang He and Xu Qing wandered through the market together. She now knew this place even better than Xu Qing did.
“Have you ever thought about setting up a stall here to sell vegetables?” Xu Qing asked, noticing how she inspected everything as if evaluating whether she could do it herself. Selling vegetables was no exception to her musings—she might even consider growing her own produce to sell.
Jiang He had indeed considered it. As she walked past the stalls, she leaned closer to Xu Qing and whispered, “I have, but after some careful thought, I realized it’s not suitable for me.”
“Why not?” Xu Qing was still mulling over ways to dissuade her, only to find she had already reached her own conclusion.
“I’d definitely lose everything.”