"Panjiayuan? Isn't that a place selling antiques?" Xu Dong asked strangely.
In the past few months, he had read several online novels about treasure appraisal, and Panjiayuan was famously known as the authentic Taobao Holy Land.
Wang Xiujuan put down her chopsticks and explained: "Yes, antiques were sold there in the past, but who has the heart to buy those things now? It has almost become a real flea market."
"Second market?" Xu Ma asked doubtfully, "Where can I buy meat?"
"You can't say buy, I should say exchange.
Nowadays, many goods in short supply cannot be bought with money, and can only be exchanged for goods in short supply.
Panjiayuan is like a hodgepodge, with everything in it, but whether you can get it or not depends entirely on skill and luck."
Wang Xiujuan analyzed.
"Old Wang, how do you know this? Have you ever gone there to buy meat?" Xu Ma asked.
Wang Xiujuan shook her head:
"No, I am an old woman and I don't dare to go there alone. I heard what Lao Zhou from our dance troupe said.
Her daughter's family lives in Panjiayuan, and her son-in-law exchanged a pack of cigarettes for a pound of pork, and even gave half a pound to Lao Zhou and his wife."
"Husband, why don't we take some time to go and have a look?"
Yang Lina was very moved after hearing this. No matter whether it was true or not, she had nothing to lose by going to see it.
Xu Dong nodded, feeling that this was very reliable. Panjiayuan was not far from his home anyway, at most half an hour's drive.
"Okay, let's go together tomorrow when I get back from get off work."
Next to her, Wang Xiujuan asked:
"Xiao Xu, if you really encounter meat, can you help Auntie bring some too?
Zheng Yan and the others haven't eaten meat for many days. It doesn't matter, adults. The key is that the two children are still young, so they must not lack nutrition..."
"Aunt Wang, I understand. Don't worry. If I can buy meat, I will leave a portion for you." Xu Dong promised.
"That's great. Auntie is here to thank you in advance."
"Old Wang, why did you say thank you again? Didn't we just agree in the afternoon?" Xu Ma pretended to be angry.
Wang Xiujuan hurriedly slapped her forehead, "blaming herself" and said: "Oh, look at my memory, I will punish myself with three drinks."
"Tons, tons, tons..."
Of course, what I drank was soy milk.
…
In the blink of an eye, it was the next day.
Xu Dong came home from get off work, loaded a box of cigarettes and seven or eight boxes of expired Deluxe into the car, and then took his wife to Panjiayuan.
If this trip goes well, then the goods at home that are about to expire will be sold. Whether he makes money is secondary. The key is that he can't stand waste.
When they arrived at Panjiayuan, the first thing the couple did after getting off the bus was to consciously put on masks.
The air quality in Yanjing has never been very good, especially since this year, sandstorms have become more frequent, making it even worse.
In addition, wearing a mask is also a way to prevent problems before they happen. After all, Panjiayuan is a mixed place with people from all walks of life.
Xu Dong has never been to Panjiayuan and doesn't know what it was like before, but now it is indeed very lively and crowded with people everywhere.
Shouting, bargaining, trumpeting...
One after another!
Everything looks very chaotic, but it is also orderly, very much like a vegetable market.
"Husband, how do we go?" Yang Lina asked with blank eyes.
The entire Panjiayuan covers an area of about 50,000 square meters and has more than 3,000 shops and stalls. It’s no wonder that Yang Lina doesn’t know where to start.
"Let's go to the store area first. I heard people say that good things often appear there." Xu Dong suggested.
At work today, he specifically asked his colleagues about Panjiayuan. Unexpectedly, quite a few people had been there, and Section Chief Li was a frequent visitor, who also shared a lot of experiences 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 types of shops here, one is a single-family shop along the street; the other is a temporarily converted shopping mall, with fences separating the merchants.
The first place the two of them visited was the "mall", which sold everything, but mainly home appliances, clothing and consumer electronics.
Most of them are second-hand goods.
It is worth mentioning that there are actually more than a dozen pawn shops in the "mall", as well as four or five gold shops that specialize in recycling precious gold, and the business of each one is extremely hot.
However, these were not what Xu Dong and the others needed. The two of them walked around for a while and then left. The next focus was on the shops along the street.
Soon, a shop specializing in Western pastries caught the couple's attention.
After all, this was the first time the two of them saw a merchant selling food, especially when they smelled the aroma, their appetites were immediately aroused.
Xu Dong protected his wife and squeezed in. The outside of the store was crowded, but the inside was very spacious. Everyone consciously did not cross the threshold of the door.
"Hello, are your puffs 20 yuan each, or 20 yuan a pound?"
Although she knew that it was most likely the former, Yang Lina still asked with a sense of luck.
The waiter raised his head and glanced at the person asking the question. Seeing that the other person was dressed in ordinary clothes and did not look like a rich man, he said perfunctorily:
"We only exchange items here, not sell them. There is a bakery in front. You can go there and have a look. Their store accepts cash as usual."
Yang Lina was stunned for a moment. What kind of words are you talking about, and someone actively chases customers away? This is the first time she has encountered such a situation.
"Then what do you want to change?" Xu Dong asked with a frown.
The waiter stared at Xu Dong and found that he was wearing a famous watch on his wrist, and his attitude suddenly became enthusiastic.
"Hello, sir, we only accept famous cigarettes, famous wines and famous teas."
"I still have some cigarettes, but will you accept the 'Fuxing' brand?"
Xu Dong's question belongs to knowingly knowing.
Although life is not a novel, and there are not so many tricks to pretend to be funny, but it is okay to satisfy your bad taste occasionally.
The waiter's eyes lit up and he nodded immediately: "Of course."
"How to change?"
“The recycling price of Fuxing cigarettes here is 250 yuan per pack.
You can exchange this 250 yuan directly into pastries of no more than 250 yuan in our store.
Of course, if you are willing to accept cash, that’s no problem, we have additional rewards.”
The waiter patiently introduced.
Xu Dong secretly calculated in his mind: "So, a piece of Fuxing cigarettes can be exchanged for 2,500 yuan of cakes?"
"You are right."
Hearing that the customer might take out a whole carton of cigarettes, the waiter smiled even brighter, after all, she also got a commission from it.
"Husband, the price is too expensive, I think it's better to forget it!"
Yang Lina took Xu Dong's arm and persuaded her in a low voice. She was used to saving money and was usually stingier than her mother-in-law.
Xu Dong comforted him in a low voice: "What are you afraid of? There is no shortage of cigarettes at home. Besides, we have finally come here and we have to bring something back. Otherwise, it will be in vain!"
(PS: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival everyone, and wish everyone good health!)