Manbao nodded repeatedly.
"This bone is not good, look how flat both ends are, there's hardly any meat. For making soup, you really need big bones. See this one? It has a lot of meat attached, and there's marrow inside the bone, which makes the soup especially delicious. I've cleaned all these bones here; you can take them home and boil them to feed the sow to help her produce milk."
The vendor said, "Otherwise, you could take some ribs, they're tasty too."
Keke spoke up, "These bones can't compare to the big ones, but they're better than nothing, and you can still get some broth from them."
Manbao insisted, and the vendor hesitated for a moment, "We're all villagers here, I won't ask for much from you. Just give me ten coins and take them all, I won't even weigh them."
Manbao became happy but she wanted more than just that; she also spent ten coins on a pound of the best pork fat.
Zhou Wulang and Zhou Liulang winced at the sight of the meat.
