Prospective silk merchant? Huh. "Do you trade in that or something?" she was trying to figure out what he did for a living without coming out and asking like a giant idiot. "Oh so you invest then? Interesting." She gave a bemused kind of naive little smile. People watching was always fun though, she could agree with that.
She nodded her thanks and then went to get in line to get her cup of coffee.
"Well I was thinking of stopping to get supplies for myself before I go back home. Maybe I'll go have a look around and see what else I can find. I haven't really decided yet."