Three more... Oh, good. This was going to be quick. Only one package of creme chocolates, and those were pre-marked. Two to go. Weigh the bag of sarsaprilla sweets and check the bag of strawberry candies. One more...! Oh dear. The scale didn't seem to like this bag.
"Mizz Jade..."
"Almost done here, Lawrence, hold on..." She lifted the bag and set it back down. There. That seemed to do it. The little boy brought out his payment... in a jar of change.
Jade felt hopeless. "Oh, goodness... Hold on, let me count all that... Goodness, you've got a lot of Keypebbles, don't you, fella? Oh boy... Lawrence, if you're going to loiter, could you get me a hand with these, please?"
"Yezz, Mizz Jade," Lawrence buzzed. He reached into the jar and began to count.
"Almost," Jade mouthed to Kyvi. "Almost..."
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