Being able to eat a can of pineapple filling occasionally can make her happy for a long time.

Buy five from this shop, three from that shop, and after half a day of shopping, the little cart is always only half full.

Most of the people browsing the morning market were elderly men and women, exuding a down-to-earth charm, and no one noticed Zuo Ling's strangeness.

Many people dressed in ethnic minority costumes were selling dried plum vegetables. Some claimed they were steamed and dried nine times, while others claimed they were steamed and dried seven times. It was unclear how many times they were steamed and dried.

They look clean and tidy, so I bought some from each household.

After wandering around for a short while, I saw someone selling wrapped rice dumplings.

Each rice dumpling weighs about one pound, is wrapped very tightly, has shiny mango leaf skin, and looks excellent.

Judging from the signboard, the main ingredients are glutinous rice and peeled mung beans, supplemented with pork, sausage, and salted egg, making three kinds of fillings.

Zuo Ling is from the north and likes sweet rice dumplings.

The aroma of the rice dumplings from the stall tempted me, so I bought 10 of each kind. It's nice to change things up once in a while.

If it weren't for the fact that the bags were too small and might attract attention, I would have liked to clear out the whole zongzi-wrapping stall.

As I was strolling around, I overheard an older woman asking the stall owner if the tangerine peel from Xinhui and the cinnamon from Luoding were genuine.

Zuo Ling is a foodie, but her cooking skills are limited to home-style dishes, and she has only a superficial understanding of seasonings.

Judging from the old lady's questions, Xinhui tangerine peel and Luoding cinnamon must have a provenance and are undoubtedly good products, so of course I should stock up on some.

She doesn't know much about goods, but this older woman is experienced and knowledgeable; you can't go wrong buying from her.

Just after I bought it, the waterfall wiggled its long ears in my backpack, and its rabbit paws pointed in one direction, hopping forward as if about to pounce.

Looking in the direction it pointed, there was a ground covered with open chestnuts, glistening with oil and exuding a wonderful aroma.

She lightly flicked the waterfall on the forehead: "You greedy rabbit, you have pretty sharp eyes."

The waterfall kept licking Zuo Ling's fingers, much like a baby begging an adult for money to buy snacks, attracting frequent glances from passersby.

I bought dozens of kilograms of Fengkai chestnuts, and the little cart was almost bursting at the seams. Only then did the waterfall stop its commotion. I happily munched on the chestnuts and behaved much better the rest of the way.

The waterfall started to go crazy again when it saw Hakka wine.

Zuo Ling didn't comply. The small cart couldn't hold such a large wine jar, so she bought several small jars of Hakka wine to satisfy the waterfall's craving.

From afar, I saw several middle-aged women picking out a small, hairy thing that looked like a miniature yam.

Upon closer inspection, the stall displayed the three large characters "Piglet Potatoes".

I asked an older woman who was picking out potato chips, "Auntie, how do you eat these?"

The old woman was busy picking through the potatoes without even looking up, and said a few words in Lingzhou dialect that Zuo Ling couldn't understand.

The stall owner interjected:

"Young lady, are you from out of town? Pork bone soup made with these little potatoes is delicious, as is stewed with cured meat. The taste is similar to sweet potatoes, but milder. Many people use them to make sweet soup with black beans; it's good for clearing heat and moisturizing the lungs, and it tastes quite good. Young lady, buy a few and try them, you'll see."

Even if the stall owner hadn't said anything, Zuo Ling would have bought a few anyway.

I firmly planted my heels and resolutely followed the older women.

She may not know the value of goods, but the older women do; they know how to follow suit, which is a great advantage.