Chapter 314 Two Heavens
Xiushui East Street is sparsely populated, and there is only one small restaurant selling fried pancakes and noodles nearby, so everyone eats quickly.
In just over half an hour, Ning Weimin and Luo Guangliang had already taken turns filling their bellies.
By this time, the sun had completely turned to the west, and it was about to go down.
The color of the sun also changed from golden to orange, coating the capital with a faint red light.
The situation in the street market has also undergone considerable changes, that is, the number of people has decreased rapidly at a visible speed.
You must know that in the capital of this era, a phenomenon of black and white has always existed clearly.
That is, crowds of people can be seen queuing and crowded everywhere during the day. When night falls, they immediately disappear and become sparse.
Only the dim street lights confirm the desolation and loneliness of the city at night.
This is no exception.
So almost as soon as the workers dispersed, the vendors selling agricultural products began to close their stalls.
No matter how much or how little they earn, most people go home with the results of one or two hours.
Although during this period, some vendors selling other varieties came here again.
For example, those who sell insoles and socks, those who sell needles and threads, those who sell flashlights, batteries, umbrellas and other small general merchandise...
Like successors, these people occupy the place where agricultural products have retreated.
But there are only a few stalls.
And the types of their goods are scarce and inferior.
You can tell at a glance that almost none of these people are professional hawkers.
Purely being forced by life to have no choice, I secretly come here to “fish” after work after my formal work during the day.
For example, there are only two clothing sellers who can barely be considered as peers with Ning Weimin and others.
One is a stall set up by a middle-aged woman in her forties rolling up furoshiki.
There is only one kind of thing for sale, which is boxer underwear in a tacky style.
Pink, green, black, blue, gray, striped, horizontal, small flowers...
The colors are colorful and can be fat and big. Regardless of gender, they should all be big pants that she sewed herself.
And this eldest sister has obviously been doing this for a short time.
Not to mention being embarrassed to shout, she didn't even dare to raise her head to look at anyone.
Completely an amateur among amateurs.
Another middle-aged man in his mid-thirties, but clearly a seasoned veteran.
This can be seen just from the fact that he is the only one among many vendors who hangs clothes on homemade iron racks.
The most outstanding feature of his goods is green.
What this owner sells are all military uniforms, with tops and bottoms, but they only add up to a dozen items in total.
In addition, there are more than a dozen pairs of rubber-soled Jiefang shoes hanging on the iron rack.
If you estimate it, the total assets are about two to three hundred yuan.
This is already considered the best among the hawkers here.
In short, when the chaos subsides, all the people who should leave will be gone.
The total number of vendors still setting up stalls on this street is only six or seven.
Compare them with Ning Weimin's luxury fleet.
This makes the sales group composed of six tricycles look like an inappropriately huge beast.
So about five minutes later, the middle-aged man selling military uniforms, probably because he couldn't bear his curiosity, finally walked up to a tricycle to chat.
“Brother, why are you here setting up a stall?”
The middle-aged man took the initiative to pass a cigarette to "Xiao Tao" who was in charge of the car.
Unfortunately, the "red tassel gun" in his hand was too weak. "Xiao Tao" glanced at the cigarette in the middle-aged man's hand and waved his hand in rejection with a sideways glance.
"What's the matter? We can't come?"
"No, no, of course we can come."
The middle-aged man didn't care that he was asking for trouble, he looked at " "Xiao Tao", his kind smile appeared again. "How should I put it? There are no people here at night. In fact, there are not many people during the day. The excitement is only after get off work. I see you have so many cars and so many goods, why do you have to come here to sell them? How nice is the downtown area of Bencheng? ”
As he spoke, he shook his head disapprovingly.
You know, this "Xiao Tao" is actually one of the three people who made a bet with Ning Weimin.
Even if he could endure the slow business, he kept walking and talking to Ning Weimin in a friendly manner, and he is still here holding on honestly.
But that's not because he has a good temper, but because he obeys the elder brother Luo Guangliang and gets the benefits of Ning Weimin.
There is a saying that young and vigorous are called young and energetic, and this "Xiao Tao" is the most fiery fighting enthusiast among the Luo Guangliang brothers.
When he heard this, he thought that the middle-aged man was ridiculing him. How could he bear it?
It exploded immediately like a lit firecracker!
"Grandson, where are you going? Stop meddling in your own business, and if you keep talking cheap words, I will destroy your business!"
Okay, just say a few words with a frown, It almost knocked the middle-aged man over.
The master was so angry that he was trembling with rage.
He never expected that just by chatting with him, he would meet a young man who knew no good and no good.
However, this curse was quite loud, and Ning Weimin and Luo Guangliang also noticed it.
When Luo Guangliang told "Xiao Tao" to stop causing trouble, Ning Weimin also hurried over to comfort the middle-aged man.
"Brother, don't be offended, our business is not good today, and my friend is angry? Come and smoke a cigarette, I will make amends for him..."
Seeing that Ning Weimin handed over peonies, he apologized politely.
The middle-aged man immediately lost most of his anger, and he took it a little embarrassedly.
"I don't have any other meaning, I just want to ask... Is everything okay? Forget it, I'm too busy..."
He wanted to leave, but Ning Weimin had other intentions. Wanting to inquire about the situation here, I took out a loud lighter from my pocket.
He bought this thing at the Friendship Store and it cost more than a hundred.
"Brother, there's no business anyway, let's chat for a while. Come on, I'll order some for you..."
The sound of "ding" and the crisp flipping sound immediately attracted the attention of the middle-aged man.
This master has never seen such a high-end thing. His eyes were full of surprise, and he uncontrollably moved his head towards it while holding a cigarette in his mouth.
"Brother, you are not an ordinary person. Then...just say whatever you want to ask."
After finishing speaking, the middle-aged man took a puff of cigarette.
He didn't know whether the taste of such a good cigarette was good in itself, or because it was the first time he enjoyed cigarettes lit with an imported lighter, which had a psychological effect.
Anyway, from the looks of it, I knew he was having a great time, so naturally he knew everything.
“I haven’t asked my brother what’s your surname yet?”
“Excuse me, my surname is Lian, and my name is Lian Changhai. I have been selling military uniforms here. Because of this, I often set up stalls here. Everyone calls me 'Company Commander', so you can call me that."
"It's hard to remember your nickname."
"No, no, I thought about it at first, but I didn't pass the physical examination. I asked my friends to get these clothes."
"Oh, do you set up a stall here every day? What time do you come here? Ah?”
“I’ll come when I can, almost every night. We can only come here all day on Sundays, right?” That's it."
"How is the business here tonight? Is it really that bad?"
"It depends on what you think about the workers in the factory. The people who work there get off work late. Wait patiently, and it will open up. It's better to earn some money by selling one or two pieces. Otherwise, why would we come here? Just..."
"Let's not talk about this, brother. I just want to ask you, how many foreigners are here? Isn't there a diplomatic apartment behind this wall? I have been waiting for a long time today, and I haven't seen a foreigner yet?"< br>
"Ah? Ouch! Are you here for those foreigners? There are some, black, white, red-haired, and blond-haired. They always pass here after get off work, but now you I can't see you. It seems that dinner is late in the embassy area. You can see us if you wait until 7:30 or 8 o'clock... But... I can't understand the language. They never look at our things... Besides, their money It's not the same as ours. It's useless for you to hold it in your hand. Where can you spend it?"
Looking at the enthusiastic "Company Commander" brother, he looked at himself as if he was an idiot.
And such a painstaking and detailed explanation.
Ning Weimin was so happy that he almost laughed out loud.
Come on! This cigarette was not given in vain!
(End of this chapter)