Bargaining was something the old lady excelled at; whether it was buying clothes or vegetables, she would haggle over every cent, and after rounding down the total, she insisted on taking a bunch of green onions to fill her basket, considering it a bonus.
Jiang He just couldn't learn it. After going to the market many times, she had seen how others did it but just couldn't get the hang of it herself. However, she often followed behind others, much like Xu Qing, reaping the benefits of their efforts.
When there was truly no one else around, the most she could do was to ask the vendor to throw in an extra green onion or some small bok choy.
A young girl would frequently come by to buy vegetables, and some vendors recognized her. What left the deepest impression was that sometimes when she bought a lot, she would bow her head and mutter to herself while calculating the cost for a while before she was willing to part with her money.
