News from our newspaper (Reporter Zhao Chen) On January 2, in a beef and mutton shop in Haidian District, Beijing, Chef Que was cutting mutton with a slicer.

The cut mutton rolls are sorted and put into the freezer for storage, waiting for customers to enter the store to buy.

Recently, the reporter visited the streets of Beijing and found that small businesses and hawkers have resumed production and operation activities one after another, continuing to provide convenience for urban life.

　　On the window of Master Que’s store, the sign “Window shopping, orderly queue” has not been removed.

However, with the optimization and adjustment of epidemic prevention measures, customers no longer need to wait at the window to buy, and can enter the store to buy by themselves after wearing a mask.

After nearly half a month of shifts and rest, Master Que and his colleagues have resumed their normal working hours and work rhythm.

　　"In winter, everyone loves to eat mutton, and we don't have a particularly leisure time here," said Master Que.

According to his observation, the customer flow in the store is slowly picking up, and many customers come to buy mutton during the New Year's Day holiday.

　　As the pace of resumption of work and production in Beijing continues to accelerate recently, normal production and living order is gradually restored.

Many citizens have begun to leave their homes, supermarkets, restaurants, parks and other places are becoming more and more popular, and small businesses and hawkers are also busy in the streets and alleys.

　　"Now you don't need to scan the code to measure the temperature, you can enter the store after wearing a mask." On January 2, Sun Meiye, who runs a dried fruit and roasted seeds and nuts store, told reporters.

More than ten days ago, she removed the trolleys and bamboo sieves placed horizontally at the door of the store so that customers could enter the store to buy.

Similar to many stores, the store still provides anti-epidemic items such as hand sanitizer for customers to use.

　　"After New Year's Day, it will be the Spring Festival, and the store will get busier and busier!" Sun Meiye and her husband from Henan have been guarding this small shop along the street for four or five years. One shop is the livelihood of the whole family.

During the New Year's Day holiday, Sun Meiye and her husband did not rest, but still opened the door to welcome customers, and regular customers also came to the store to purchase one after another.

　　"Recovery" and "recovery" have become the main line of the market.

During the New Year's Day holiday in 2023, in Beijing, the 151 key tourist attractions monitored by the city received a total of 2.689 million tourists, recovering to 86.4% of the same period in 2019; Sales were 3.53 billion yuan, recovering to 83.8% of the same period last year.

　　The "warm wind" began to blow to every corner of the market.

"People are willing to go to the street. If there are more people on the street, business will improve." Zhang Zhongmin, 43, is from Shanxi and runs a small restaurant in Beijing. Beijing tourists and others provide light meals such as rice bowls, sliced ​​noodles, and stir-fried vegetables.

The weather is cold, and the sliding door of the shop has been hung with a thick windshield curtain.

Sitting in the warm room, Zhang Zhongmin often watches the crowds passing by on the street, waiting for people to come in and order food.

　　"The city will definitely regain its vitality, and it will gradually get better. It may take some time." Zhang Zhongmin told reporters.

From 10:00 in the morning to 12:00 in the middle of the night, he was busy in the shop.

As the end of the new year approaches, the customer flow in the store is slowly recovering. Zhang Zhongmin, who plans to return to his hometown for the New Year after working for more than ten days, is looking forward to, "After the Spring Festival, when I return to Beijing, there should be a new scene."

(Worker's Daily)