My Courtyard Refuge

Panjiayuan Flea Market

“Panjiayuan? Isn’t that a place that sells antiques?” Xu Dong asked strangely.

In the past few months, he has read several online novels about appreciating treasures. Pan Jiayuan’s name is like a thunderbolt, and he is an authentic holy place for Taobao.

Wang Xiujuan put down her chopsticks and explained: “That’s right, there used to be antiques sold there, but now who wants to buy those things, it’s almost becoming a real flea market.”

“Flea market?” Madam Xu asked suspiciously, “Where can I buy meat?”

“It can’t be said to be bought, it should be said to be exchanged.

Nowadays, many short-supply items cannot be bought with money, and can only be exchanged with short-supply items.

Panjiayuan is like a hodgepodge, it has everything in it, but whether you can get it depends on skill and luck. ”

Wang Xiujuan analyzed.

“Old Wang, how do you know? Have you ever bought meat there?” Mother Xu asked.

Wang Xiujuan shook her head:

“No, I’m an old woman, I dare not go there alone, I heard from Lao Zhou of our dance troupe.

Her daughter’s family lived in the area of ​​Panjiayuan, and her son-in-law exchanged a cigarette for a catty of pork, and even gave away half a catty to Lao Zhou and his wife. ”

“Husband, why don’t we take the time to take a look?”

Yang Lina was very moved when she heard it, no matter whether it is true or not, she will know after going to see it.

Xu Dong nodded, thinking that this matter is very reliable. Anyway, Panjiayuan is not far from his home, at most half an hour’s drive away.

“Okay, let’s go together again when I come back from get off work tomorrow.”

Beside, Wang Xiujuan asked:

“Xiao Xu, if you really come across meat, can you bring some for Auntie.

Zheng Yan and the others haven’t eaten meat for many days, adults don’t care, the key is that the two children are still young, so they can’t lose nutrition…”

“Aunt Wang, I understand, don’t worry, if you can buy meat, I will definitely leave a portion for you.” Xu Dong agreed.

“That’s great, thank you in advance, Auntie.”

“Old Wang, why did you say thank you again? Didn’t we just make an appointment this afternoon?” Mother Xu pretended to be angry.

Wang Xiujuan quickly patted her forehead, “reproached herself” and said, “Oh, look at my memory, I’ll punish myself with three cups.”

“Ton ton…”

Of course, the drink is soy milk.

…

In a blink of an eye it was the next day.

When Xu Dong came home from get off work, he packed a box of cigarettes and seven or eight boxes of expired Deluxe into the car, and then drove his wife to Panjiayuan.

If the trip goes well, then the expired goods at home will be sold, whether it makes money or not is the second priority, the key is that he can’t see waste.

When they arrived at Panjiayuan, the first thing the couple did after getting out of the car was to put on masks consciously.

The air quality in Yanjing has never been very good, especially since the beginning of this year, sandstorms have become more and more frequent, making things worse.

In addition, wearing a mask is also a bit of a precautionary measure. After all, Panjiayuan’s place is a place where good and bad people are mixed, and there are all kinds of people.

Xu Dong has never been to Panjiayuan, so he doesn’t know what it was like before, but now it is indeed very lively, full of people everywhere.

Yelling, haggling, horns…

One after another!

Everything looks messy, but orderly in chaos, very similar to a vegetable market.

“Honey, how do we go?” Yang Lina asked blankly.

The entire Panjiayuan covers an area of ​​about 50,000 square meters, with a total of more than 3,000 shops and stalls. No wonder Yang Lina didn’t know where to start.

“Let’s go to the store area first. I heard people say that there are often good products there.” Xu Dong suggested.

At work today, he specifically asked his colleagues about Panjiayuan. Unexpectedly, many people had been there. Section Chief Li was a frequent visitor, and the other party shared a lot of experience with him.

“Okay, I’ll listen to you.” Yang Lina said simply.

The store area is next to the parking lot, Xu Dong took his wife and walked there in less than five minutes.

There are two kinds of shops here, one is a single-family shop along the street; the other is a bit like a shopping mall, separated by a fence in the middle.

The first thing they visited was the “mall”, which sold everything, but mainly household appliances, clothing and consumer electronics.

Most of them are second-hand.

It is worth mentioning that there are actually more than a dozen pawn shops in it, and there are also four or five pawn shops that specialize in recycling precious metals.Business is booming.

However, these were not what Xu Dong and the others needed. The two walked around and left. The next focus was on the shops along the street.

Soon, a shop specializing in selling Western-style pastries attracted the attention of the couple.

After all, this was the first time the two of them saw a business selling food, especially when they smelled the aroma, their appetite was immediately aroused.

Xu Dong pulled his wife and squeezed in. The outside of the shop was very crowded, but the inside of the shop was very spacious, and everyone consciously did not cross the threshold.

“Hi, may I ask if your puffs are 50 yuan a piece or 50 yuan a catty?” Yang Lina stepped forward and asked.

Although she knew that the former was most likely to be the case, Yang Lina asked out of luck.

The waiter looked up at the person who was asking the question, and saw that the person was dressed in ordinary clothes, and he didn’t look like a rich person, so he said perfunctorily:

“We only trade here and don’t sell it. There is a bakery in front of you. You can go there and have a look. They accept cash.”

Yang Lina was stunned for a moment, what is this called, and it is the first time she has encountered such a situation, and she took the initiative to drive customers away.

“Then what do you want to change?” Xu Dong frowned and asked.

The waiter stared at Xu Dong, and found that the other party was wearing a famous watch on his wrist, and his attitude suddenly became enthusiastic.

“Hello, sir, we only accept famous cigarettes, famous wine and famous tea here.”

“I still have some cigarettes. Do you accept the ‘Fuxing’ brand?”

Xu Dong is asking what he knows. Although life is not a novel, and there are not so many routines of pretending to be fake, it’s okay to satisfy his vanity once in a while.

The waiter’s eyes lit up, and he nodded immediately, “Of course.”

“How?”

“Fuxing Tobacco, on our side, the recycling price is 250 yuan per pack.

The 250 yuan, you can directly exchange it into pastries of no more than 250 yuan in our store.

Of course, if you’re willing to accept cash, that’s even better, we have an added bonus. ”

The waiter introduced.

Xu Dong secretly calculated in his mind: “So, one pack of Fuxing cigarettes can be exchanged for five puffs, and one pack of Fuxing cigarettes can be exchanged for fifty puffs?”

“You’re right.” The waiter replied with a smile.

“Husband, the price is too expensive, I think it’s better to forget it!”

===Section 43===

Yang Lina took Xu Dong’s arm and persuaded in a low voice, she is a person who is used to frugality, and she is usually more frugal than her mother-in-law.

Xu Dong comforted in a low voice: “What are you afraid of, there is no shortage of these cigarettes at home, and besides, the two of us came here with great difficulty, so we must bring something back, otherwise it would be a waste of time!”