Morning Market
Under the Daodong Overpass and on Nanjie Road, basically the entire road is an open-air morning market. It is about 500 meters long. It takes about an hour to walk around. For many hours, the middle and both sides of the road were crowded with merchants, far more than a thousand. In terms of scale, it was the largest in Siping, so it was called the "Great Morning Market".
Most of the people who visit the morning market are retired uncles and aunts, supplemented by middle-aged people. There are also young and strong young men and beautiful young women... Some go in groups; some go alone. Some hurriedly bought something and then left; some took their time walking, looking and buying...and some looked around without looking to buy; some met acquaintances to greet them and chat; some sat at the food stalls and ate side dishes. Have a nice sip; some are trying to pick up bargains around the so-called free gifts...
The business scope of the morning market mainly focuses on seasonal vegetables and fruits, fresh meats, and daily groceries. , clothing suitable for rural people, old clothes, old books and periodicals, adult health care products, various cheap temporary foods, food workshops with northern and southern tastes, sesame oil shops, honey, tea, cooked food, seafood and fish... It can be said that there is a dazzling array of things. , have whatever you want.
The most attractive thing about the morning market is not its large scale and bustling crowds, but the fact that the agricultural products sold are extremely fresh, whether sold by street vendors or produced and sold by local farmers. Many of them are sold in the early morning. Picked from the ground, they are really fresh and tender with dew. Another feature is that the price is cheap, which is cheaper than other morning markets, especially the Daoli morning market, and much cheaper than indoor markets. This has also greatly attracted adults and aunts who have developed the habit of being diligent and thrifty over the years, thus forming a There are people coming and going, and it is a bustling scene.
Tianqiao Morning Market is where many Siping people start their daily lives every morning.
Sima Qian said: The bustle in the world is all for benefit; the bustle in the world is all for benefit. Don't think that if the profit in the morning market is small, there is absolutely no big profit. There is a seller of fresh pork in the morning market. The name of the store is "Dabing Local Fresh Meat". His meat stall is always crowded with people. It has three floors inside and three floors outside. If you don't buy enough, half of them will not get their turn. He buys about 10 heads of pork every day and is always the first to sell out among more than 20 meat stalls. According to estimates by industry insiders, the daily net profit is no less than 2,000 yuan, which has attracted red eyes from some people. One day when I was about to close the stall, I asked "Dai Bing" (the specific last name is unknown): "Why do your meat sell so well?" He replied: "I don't sell pigs with problems. I don't fetch water and feed them thin food." For big pigs, I would rather buy good meat at a high price..." After listening to his words, I suddenly realized that the reason why his house was closed sometimes was because he didn't get good pigs.
There is a "Shandong Chunmian Steamed Bun Shop" that sells steamed buns that are in short supply. They are characterized by good gluten, chewy heads, big flowers, and good taste.
There is a shop called "Baode Pastry Shop" that makes shortcakes that are crispy, crispy, fragrant and sweet. They are not inferior to the famous products from some famous stores. The price is naturally the price of ordinary people, and the sales are very good. .
There is a tofu shop that makes big and tender tofu. The dry tofu is also just the right thickness, has a good texture, can be stewed, and sells very well.
Some introduced new flavors and products from other places, which also attracted people to queue up to try them!
There are even more bold and careful businessmen who bring in whole trucks of potatoes, sweet potatoes, green onions, watermelons, apples, pears, etc. in season. As long as they suit the taste of Siping people, they will be sold out quickly. It made me smile. It can be seen that the digestion capacity of the morning market is amazing.
In fact, many restaurant or vegetable shop owners buy food here for the sake of freshness and cheapness.
Of course, there are also those who don’t understand the situation and rush into the market rashly. The vegetables or fruits they buy are either of low quality and high price, or there are too many products of the same type coming to the market and the market cannot digest them. This is a big taboo. I suffered a bruised nose, swollen face, and gritted my teeth!
The small morning market is also the epitome of the market economy. There is something more profound than the knowledge in the books of "Marketing" and "Economic and Trade".
There are also some morally bankrupt businessmen in the morning market. One morning, I bought two kilograms of chili peppers for 6 yuan. I paid 100 yuan in bills and got 94 yuan back. There was a 50 yuan note, but I didn't notice anything strange. When I got home, my wife knew it was a counterfeit coin just by looking at it, so she went back with me to look for it. I looked angry and handed over the counterfeit coin without saying more: "Give me a change." The man took the counterfeit money without saying much and exchanged it for 20 or 10 yuan.
Someone stood on a stool and shouted loudly through the microphone that "gold jewelry" would be given away for free, which actually attracted some elderly people to watch and wait. There are always people who fall for such a clumsy trick.
When buying fruit, fruit sellers always like to fill in the numbers to make up the whole number. The fruit sellers are quick to fill in the numbers for you. Go home and take a look. Most of the numbers you fill in are rotten and bad.
In the morning market, there are fake ones; beads.
People who frequent the morning market can occasionally "pick up" bargains. For example, after the Mid-Autumn Festival, some food manufacturers sell their overstocked mooncakes at prices below cost; some manufacturers sell their upcoming products at surprisingly low prices; some manufacturers test new products at low prices, etc., and they are often sold out. .
On Sundays, I start shopping slowly from scratch. Sometimes I find my favorite books at very cheap prices at bookstalls; sometimes I find my favorite small items among old things; You can find the flowers you like at half the price at the flower shop... Even if you can't find anything, just stroll around slowly, look at it slowly, and if you meet an acquaintance and talk about it... it is also a kind of pastime and a kind of entertainment. Relax.
It is said that officials who do not understand the fireworks of the world, never visit the morning market, and do not invest a penny in the morning market always want to ban the "dirty, messy, and poor" morning market, perhaps because they are afraid of the impact. The reputation of the so-called "health city" may have tarnished the city's cultural atmosphere. I don't think so. Highly educated officials should have read articles about "markets" written by Lao She, Zhejiang and others, and they must have read the surviving masterpiece "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" by the Northern Song Dynasty painter Zhang Zeduan. It is said that Beijing has resumed temple fairs that have been closed for many years, and major cities such as Shanghai and Guangzhou have given the green light to open-air markets to provide them with a better operating environment.
You will never find the feeling of visiting an open-air market in a warehouse supermarket; you will definitely not have the fun of visiting an open-air market in a closed market. Of course, there are more operating and management costs in a closed building. Naturally, the advantages of low price and convenience are lost.
In fact, the open-air market is not only a necessity for people to buy seasonal fruits and vegetables. It is also a way of life that people are accustomed to while walking, looking, and chatting...
As the sun rises in the east, the vendors buying good goods in the early morning are busy. People come to the morning market from all directions, either walking, riding bicycles, electric bicycles, or driving private cars, either in twos or threes, or Alone and alone, they merged into the bustling flow of people in the morning market. People breathed the fresh air, bathed in the bright sunshine, and started a new life amidst the noise of people coming and going.