Since they came to the countryside, they naturally had to experience the unique market in the countryside.
Going to the market was also called going to the market. The coastal area was called going to the void, the area in Dianzhou was called going to the street, and the area in Lingnan was called going to the business. The names were slightly different, but they all had the same meaning.
Going to the market was also a unique product.
The so-called going to the market meant that there was a fixed period of trade in remote places. When the time came, buyers and sellers would come from all over and gather at a certain place to buy and sell.
There were not that many shopping malls and small stores in the countryside, so the government could only set a time. Then, everyone would gather at this time to exchange materials and buy biological products in the town.
A place like Tongjiagou was not considered remote. It was adjacent to the 108 National Highway, but there was still only one small store. It could only sell small things like oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, snacks, and firecrackers.
If the villagers wanted to buy clothes and farm tools, they either had to drive to the county or wait until the market.
The town where Tongjiagou was located was called Siping Village. The market in Siping Village was on 3, 6, and 9.
That meant that there would be a market on the 3rd, 13th, and 23rd of every month. There were a total of nine times a month. It was not too many, but it was not too few either.
If a driver often drove through the town, the most annoying situation was not to encounter livestock or children blocking the road, but to coincidentally encounter the market.
Usually, there were not many people in the town, but on the day of the market, it would be particularly lively. There would be people coming and going.
Not to mention driving, it would be difficult to squeeze through by walking …
Therefore, whenever it was time to go to the market, there would always be a traffic jam in the town for half a day.
February 26th.
It was only 8: 30 in the morning, but the family of seven was happily waiting on the side of the road. It was as if they were waiting for a taxi. They chatted while waiting for the passenger van from the various towns and counties to pass by.
The passenger van was also a product of the era.
Now, the slightly more developed areas had already banned the operation of the van. Therefore, the passenger van could only be seen in this kind of backward small county.
This kind of van was also called the Chang 'an car. Everyone felt that the Chang' an brand was the most practical, so it was called that.
The Chang 'an car was the most common minivan. It could carry seven people. It was dyed green and yellow with a certificate in front of the window. It was considered an officially recognized operating vehicle.
The biggest problem with the van was that it was overloaded.
Because you never know how many people would come out of the van …
It was normal for a seven-seater van to have twelve or thirteen people in it.
Chen Xi's family didn't want to squeeze in, so they spent 200 yuan to rent a van and enjoyed the special treatment of a car.
Siping Village was very lively now. When they were one or two kilometers away from the village, they could see countless villagers carrying bags of various sizes going back and forth on the 108 National Highway.
The little fellow leaned on the sliding door and looked at the scenery outside the window with interest.
Most of the villagers in the south lived in scattered places. They would only gather in the towns on the day of the market. The little fellow had lived in the countryside for a few days and was used to the sparse population in the countryside.
She was not used to seeing so many people all of a sudden.
Looking at the bustling atmosphere in the village, it was somewhat similar to a temple fair.
There were a lot of people going to the market in the morning, so the driver had to stop one kilometer away from the village. If he went any further, he might not even be able to find a place to turn around.
The driver was also a smart person. After Chen Xi's family got out of the car, he asked for Xie Pinglin's phone number and prepared to earn another sum of money later …
Smartphones were widely available now. As soon as the family of seven walked into the village, they saw a huge Oppo store and a Vivo store next door. The two brothers were really inseparable wherever they went.
Outside the two smartphone stores, a blacksmith was selling farming tools such as plowing, raking, plowing, sickles, hoes, and so on that he had made himself.
This was a miniature version of the countryside in Hua Xia.
The market was spread out along the streets of the town, from the beginning of the village to the end of the village. There were stalls on both sides of the road. It was lively, and there were shouts and bargaining everywhere.
However, most of the things sold here were necessities or livestock, feed, farming tools, and other things that were closely related to the lives of farmers.
The little girl sat in Chen Xi's arms. Standing high, she could see far, so she immediately saw a different sugar painting stall.
Sugar painting was also a traditional craft among the people of Hua Xia. It used brown sugar and white sugar to draw the twelve zodiac signs. You could spin it for two yuan. Whatever you spun, you could take it and make it on the spot. It was really delicious and fun.
The little girl looked at it for a while and could not take her eyes off it. Therefore, she sat in Chen Xi's arms and twisted her small body as she shouted.
Her luck was not bad. After three spins, she actually spun a dragon. The little thing was overjoyed on the spot and laughed at the top of her voice.
Seeing the master make it on the spot and draw a dragon with his bare hands, the little thing's eyes were about to pop out.
When the master was done with the sugar painting, she held the dragon in one hand and the rat in the other. The remaining dog was fed to Chen Xi.
Aunt Zhang watched with a smile on her face.
Ever since the little thing was accompanied by her parents, even the smile on her face was more than before.
Just as the family surrounded the sugar painting stall and praised the sugar painting master's skills with laughter, there was suddenly a commotion on the other side of the road.
Looking at the sound of gongs, drums, and firecrackers, it seemed that someone was picking up the bride.
When the little girl heard the commotion, she immediately shouted for Chen Xi to pick her up to take a look.
Sure enough, as the sound of gongs and drums got closer, a wedding procession appeared in the little girl's line of sight.
The wedding procession's formation was impressive.
In front, there were gongs and drums to clear the way, followed by a palanquin with eight carriers.
Along the way, the villagers all retreated to the sides of the road to make enough aisle for the wedding procession.
The wedding procession forcibly crossed the entire Siping Village just like that. Looking at the formation, it seemed a little too ostentatious.
In fact, what the villagers really avoided was not the palanquin and the folk band, but the dozens of young people following behind the palanquin.
These young people carried a few large loudspeakers and sang Zhang Yu's "For You" loudly as they walked.
"It must be a special fate that allowed us to become a family along the way. The more you love her, the more she will return the favor. Find the possibility of happiness …"
Their voices were very loud, and in the end, they directly suppressed the bustle of the market, so much so that the transactions on the entire street temporarily stopped. Only the singing of "For You" could be heard, as if they were singing the national anthem.
The villagers all moved to the sides of the street and silently watched them pass by.
The little girl had never seen such a formation before. She immediately sat in Chen Xi's arms and exclaimed, "Wow …"
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