The Spring Festival is approaching, and the roadside market in Yefuqiao, the main city of Liuhe District, Nanjing, is at its busiest time for sales. There are more than ten stalls gathered here, and there is an endless stream of people buying and choosing. The festive red couplets and decals stretch for more than 100 meters, and the New Year atmosphere is strong. Setting up New Year goods stalls on the roadside before and after the Spring Festival has been a long-standing "tradition" in Liuhe District. The urban management department of Liuhe District selects stall areas, publishes announcements for everyone to apply for free, and works with stall owners to maintain the order of the on-site environment, which not only facilitates citizens' purchasing, but also adds a fiery New Year flavor to the city.
Correspondent Cao Huizhumao Yangtze Evening News/Ziniu News reporter Zhang Ke
The post-00s generation works part-time as a stall owner, and is very experienced in negotiating prices and shouting.
During the Spring Festival this year, the urban management department of Liuhe District has set up a total of 7 New Year goods distribution stalls in the main city, and Yefuqiao is one of them. Located at the intersection of the Chu River and the Babai River, it is the "East Gate" of the main city of Liuhe. Historically, it has been a gathering place for local people to go out and open markets.
At the scene, various stalls had a dazzling array of Spring Festival couplets, decals, and red lanterns. From time to time, citizens stopped to choose, and the stall owners also enthusiastically introduced them. The reporter noticed that two young men among the stall owners were particularly hardworking. Xiao Lu, born in 1999, and Xiao Di, born in 2000. "I bought about 10,000 yuan worth of goods this year, and more than half of them have been sold now. It's New Year's Eve in two days, so let's make another sprint." Xiao Lu told reporters that he and Xiao Di usually work in a power plant. The work was on a shift basis and I had plenty of spare time, so I applied for a stall to purchase goods together.
"18 yuan, 20 yuan, 24 yuan... Don't rush to bargain. I'll calculate the price for you first, and finally give you a discount, so you get a good deal!" Facing customers from their parents' generation and even their grandparents' generation, the two The young man was very tactful in negotiating prices. "Look again, our patterns are definitely the most beautiful!" A customer chose a pair of red lanterns and then "regreted" not buying them. While Xiao Lu was trying to save him, he and Xiao Di greeted other customers.
An indispensable sense of ritual: there are particularities in what to post in different rooms
Xiao Lu told reporters that when he was a child, his parents used to set up stalls to sell Spring Festival goods before the Chinese New Year. When he was 8 years old, he set up a stall with his parents, and when he was 12 years old, he set up a stall by himself. Nowadays, my parents are running a supermarket and I also have a formal job. I still want to order goods and apply for a stall before the New Year. It is not about how much money I make, but more about bringing a sense of the New Year to everyone and myself.
With the development and construction of the city in recent years, many older Liuhe people have transformed from farmers into citizens, but carefully selecting satisfactory Spring Festival couplets and decals is still an indispensable ritual during the New Year.
"Cook the three delicacies and blend the five flavors. This is good!" An old man browsed the stalls for a long time and finally selected the Spring Festival couplets suitable for posting in the kitchen. He told reporters that he bought a house and moved into the main city two years ago, but he still has a house in rural Maji. I am going back to my old house in Maji for the Chinese New Year, so I need to choose more and paste them. “It’s all very particular about what to put on the gate, what to put on the hall and the kitchen. In the past, when earthen stoves were used in rural areas, they would also have New Year pictures of the Stove Lord!”
Urban management and stall owners work together to ensure the order of the stall environment
Urban management law enforcement officers patrol the scene where the stalls are selling hotly from time to time. "We mainly guide the operators to maintain orderly placement and civilized operation without affecting traffic. At the same time, we strengthen the health and order management of temporary stalls and surrounding areas, ensure that stalls are removed and the ground is cleared, and effectively maintain the operating environment of temporary diversion points. At the same time, prohibiting There are violations such as random piles and loudspeakers," said Yang Shaopeng, a law enforcement member of the Liuhe Urban Management Squadron.
"After the business ends every day, we will clean the site before leaving, including the plastic sheets on the bottom. The government department provides free stalls, and we should work together to maintain the environment." Xiao Di said.
The reporter learned that during the Spring Festival this year, the Liuhe Urban Management Department has set up 6 centralized sales and distribution points for Spring Festival couplets at the entrance of Baiguo Road, Yefu Bridge, Wang Street, Wenchang Street (Fifth Street), Yuanlin West Road, and Changjiang West Road Liuheyi Middle School. Set up a centralized sales and distribution point for New Year's goods on Huancheng East Road (Samsung Wholesale Department). Operating hours are from January 18th to February 26th. (Yangzi Evening News)