Question

Why did Muni ask his wife to go and sell the drumsticks

Answer 1

Having been rejected and humiliated by the "scoundrel," a local shopkeeper, when he asked for a little food to survive, Muni instructs his wife to sell the "drumsticks" (another name for a vegetable similar to a horse radish that she has shaken down to the ground) for "what they are worth," but we can assume

Answer 2

Muni was angry at the behaviour of the shopkeeper who refused to give him any stuff on credit and moreover, humiliated him. So, he asked his wife to sell the drumsticks to get money.