Lin Xia kept messing with the nuts as she sold them, stealthily pouring hazelnuts from Jade's space into the bag, ensuring the sack never emptied. None of the customers noticed as they came and went.
The old lady selling cabbage next to her couldn't make out the trickery even after Lin Xia gave her two large handfuls; her vision was too blurry to see the sleight of hand.
In the end, Lin Xia didn't even know how many she had actually sold.
Anyway, she carried small denominations like one, two, and five jiao notes in her left pocket for appearances, while nonchalantly slipping other amounts into her right pocket—even though she was actually transferring them into the Jade room, so there was no worry about losing any money.
After closing her stall at the market, Lin Xia found a secluded corner to stash the hemp sack and tarp into the Jade room. She didn't bother counting the money then, heading straight to the sunflower seed seller's place instead.
