Why do some rural livestock traders have to cover their hands to negotiate prices?

In my rural hometown, there is a strange custom that when you are selling livestock, you need to cover it with your hands when you negotiate with the buying merchants, and you can't communicate too loudly. According to the elders of the family, the reason for the emergence of such customs is to make the livestock trade smoother; Another point is that the family is also a little reluctant to give up on the livestock, and does not want them to hear the owner's words of bargaining. For these livestock that are about to be bought and sold, they are also very spiritual, as if they all know that they will be sold, and when they are taken away, they will also show a reluctant expression.

What impressed me the most was the day when the old buffalo was sold, and they all said that the cow was a very spiritual domestic animal; Not only does he work hard in the fields, but he is also very loyal to his master. Many times at the end of their lives, they can perceive the same in advance, so as to show a reluctant look, and even many cattle will leave tears of sadness before they die. When I was in elementary school, my family had a buffalo that was more than 10 years old, and because he was too old to be able to do the work of farming, he decided to sell it. Then use some of the money to buy a calf to replace its job.

Listening to my grandmother, this old cow seemed to know his fate, and he didn't eat grass well that day, and he always looked into the distance. At last, at the moment when he was taken away in the afternoon, he began to whisper incessantly, and never moved forward; In the end, it was unable to resist the fierce cattle dealer, and was driven away by them, but it also cried all the way. Seeing this scene, my family and I were a little unbearable, and our hearts were very uncomfortable; But there is no other way to live, after all, the crops in the fields still have to be done.

Therefore, there is a saying in the countryside that the livestock in the family are spiritual and can know their own destiny. Therefore, when the owner sells them, he will talk softly, as if he is afraid that they will be sad when they hear it. In addition, because of the reluctance in the hearts of the owners, we are reluctant to let the livestock see our ruthless side.

The reason why some rural livestock trade has to be covered with their hands is because they don't want to expose it, they want to be able to control it themselves.

Because each one will be different, in order to ensure the effective conduct of the market, it will be through this private way. When the other party sees it, they will buy it if they think it is appropriate.