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"You've come too late; there's no pig's blood left, but there are still quite a few pig bones," called out a middle-aged man from within the crowd.
The village chief's wife sounded somewhat disappointed as she continued to shout, "Never mind, give me a pound and a half of pork belly then."
This time, the person inside didn't respond because there were too many people buying meat, who adhered to the 'first come, first served' rule, and the middle-aged man was afraid of angering the others.
Xiao Ruo's eyes darted around, and mimicking the village chief's wife, she tiptoed and shouted, "Are there any spare ribs left?"
"Yes, yes, yes, there's plenty of spare ribs!" This time, the person inside responded.
"Then give me ten spare ribs!"
As Xiao Ruo's words fell, the meat-buying villagers suddenly stopped their shouting and turned to look at her.