With her brother's money, Anji bought some moderately priced goods that caught her eye. Unlike everyone else, who was scrambling for the more expensive products at open auction markets, Anji paid more attention to the pop-up shops with no crowd. Many of these 'shops' sold local goods instead of imported ones. Not many people were interested in buying river rocks or geodes.
"Why did you buy so many rock eggs?" Bai Dajin finally asked when they left. "Surely, the gold flakes in a glass jar or polished river pebbles would make a better souvenir. They even had cute accessories made from low-grade gems perfect for little girls like you. Why rock eggs? How many paperweights would you need at your shifu's sect?"
