Chapter 38: The Popular Stall

The crowd's reaction after tasting the skewers didn't disappoint the woman. Eyes lit up, faces went dreamy with pleasure. Some people finished the meat and still weren't satisfied; they licked the last little bits off the metal skewers, running their tongues along them again and again, making that family of three look downright elegant by comparison. Hmph. They'd suspected she was a shill. She'd offered them a taste, and some tried to act aloof, claiming they didn't want any. In the end, they even...