When Master Niu heard that the other party wanted to grill it, he found another piece of meat from the stall, which was marbled with fat and lean meat and had a layer of fat on the surface.

"This meat is delicious grilled, and the beef shank is great for stewing or making braised beef. It's up to you to choose."

Qiao Xiaoni glanced at the piece of meat and estimated it to weigh about 5 jin (2.5 catties), while the beef shank weighed about 3 jin (1.5 catties). At the end of the stall, there was some beef tallow, which was the scraps from the beef.

"Master, how much are these two pieces of meat?"

"The piece I showed you is cheap, four yuan a pound. The beef shank you're interested in is six yuan a pound more expensive, but you can weigh out as much as you want."

"Even just a small amount of meat is fine, just tell me where to cut it." Master Niu smiled broadly; he always treated his customers this way. Even if someone only bought a small amount of meat, it was still considered a favor to his business.

People usually prefer to eat pork, so beef doesn't sell very well. If we can attract our regular customers, then we'll have more business in the future.

Qiao Xiaoni thought his attitude was very good. In addition, there was only one beef stall in the market, two pork stalls next to it, and a lamb stall further ahead.

"I'll take both pieces of meat. Please give me a reasonable price! I'll definitely come back to your stall to buy beef next time."

My home is nearby, in the building near the university gate.

Master Niu thought he had misheard, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized he hadn't misheard and was overjoyed: "You mean you want both pieces of meat?"

"Well, you'll have to buy meat later if you give me a discount." Qiao Xiaoni decided to bargain before buying the meat, hoping to save a little bit and also test the other party's character.

"Since you've said so, I won't waste time with you. I'll just deduct three yuan from the total price, sticking with the original price."

"You have to understand that beef is very expensive to buy. I don't make much money from it. If I offer any more discounts, I won't make any money at all." Master Niu said very sincerely. He also wanted to do this big business, which is why he made such a big concession.

Qiao Xiaoni: "I can accept the price. Weigh the two pieces of meat. Then give me two pieces of butter, the white scraps on your left."

I want something useful to take back; give me as much as you can!

Master Niu glanced at the scraps, noting that there weren't many buyers and he usually sold them as a bonus: "Okay, I'll give you two jin for free. This stuff isn't worth much."

"Next time you come to buy meat, I'll give it to you for free if you want some."

Qiao Xiaoni thought it was a good deal. She thought to herself that she would buy two more lamb legs later and then try cooking them at home.

Thinking of the bamboo skewers used for barbecue, she added, "Do you know where I can buy bamboo skewers? I want to skewer all the meat when I'm grilling it."

"You can buy bamboo skewers at the corner store selling miscellaneous items. You can buy several pounds for just two cents. Just mention to them that I asked you to go, and they might give you a little extra." As he spoke, Master Niu's hands were busy, and he quickly weighed the meat and put it into a plastic bag.

Qiao Xiaoni thought he was a good person, just like Lao Chen.

Su Chenhao remained silent, guessing that his wife must have come up with some good idea again, otherwise she wouldn't have bought so much meat.

Master Niu did the math in his notebook: "Give me 37 yuan for the 40 yuan. Next time you buy meat, come to me and I'll give you a discount."

Qiao Xiaoni watched as he grabbed a large handful of scraps and put them in, which weighed well over two pounds.

He took the money out of his pocket, counted out 37 yuan, and handed it to him. The transaction was then complete.