Question

what things are the vendors weighing?Why are they weighing them?​

Answer 1

Answer: Vendors weigh saffron, lentil and rice. The maidens grind sandalwood, henna and rice. The pedlars sell expensive board games. We know they are expensive because the dice are made of ivory..

Answer 2

the vendor are using mainly old type of instrument to measure fruits, vegetable,etc.they used this types because they cheat with this instrument by doing some technical change.