After Liu Ye tied up Zhao Jingmei's hair, Zhao Jingmei didn't have time to take a closer look and ran out with a big cloth bag filled with hairpins and hair ties.
"Yi Zi, let's go quickly! It's half past six."
It was 6:30 in the afternoon in June, and the sky was not completely dark yet.
By the time they arrived at Huating Road, it was probably only seven o'clock.
It happens to be the busiest time on Huating Road.
Many girls who work in factories or go to college will go shopping on Huating Road to buy clothes at this point.
"Auntie, let's go!"
After Liu Ye said goodbye to Feng Xiuqin, she and Zhao Jingmei went downstairs.
Zhao Jingmei rode her bicycle, Liu Ye sat in the back seat, holding a large bag of hairpins and hair ties, and set off towards Huating Road.
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After arriving at Huating Road, the two went straight to Aunt Li's stall.
In front of Aunt Li's stall, it was very lively and crowded, with a large group of young girls standing there.
It is said that a woman is worth five hundred ducks. Such a group of women standing together, chattering at all, can't stop noisy.
Aunt Li was sweating profusely and seemed to be explaining something to them.
"Oh! You are finally here."
Aunt Li was very annoyed by these girls. When she looked up, she happened to see Liu Ye and Zhao Jingmei not far away, with a look of relief on her face.
"It's them. They were selling yesterday's hairpins and hair ties!"
It turns out that these girls all came to Liuye on Huating Road to buy hairpins and hair ties.
People who bought hairpins and hair ties yesterday wore them on their heads when they went out the next day.
Familiar colleagues and classmates saw it and couldn't help but ask about it one by one.
Everyone has a love for beauty, and such beautiful things are very popular.
So, word spread, and everyone knew that at the first stall on Huating Road, there was a girl selling hairpins and hair ties.
During the day, many people had already come looking for her, but unfortunately Liuye didn't come.
In the evening, after get off work and after school, more people came to see me.
"You are here, these girls all want to buy hairpins."
Aunt Li shouted to Liu Ye again.
As a result, the girls surrounding Aunt Li were like a rushing river, rushing towards Liu Ye and Zhao Jingmei, surrounding them.
"Where's the hairpin?"
"I want to buy hair ties!"
"Do you still have bow-shaped hairpins?"
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"Yes, yes, yes! Everyone, make way first. We have to put things in order before we can start doing business!"
Liu Ye and Zhao Jingmei were startled by the sight in front of them.
They never expected that so many people would come before the official sales started.
It was Zhao Jingmei who reacted first and shouted loudly to the crowd.
After listening to Zhao Jingmei's words, the girls made way for the two of them.
Aunt Li over there immediately pulled the clothes on her stall to the right, leaving most of the space for Liu Ye.
Liu Ye and Zhao Jingmei walked to the stall and turned the cloth bag over, and the hairpins and hair ties inside immediately fell out.
The girls surrounding him immediately swarmed up like a swarm of bees, completely surrounding the stall.
"Oh! Don't be crowded, don't be crowded! Everyone, please line up!"
"Don't grab it, they are all available! You can buy them all."
Zhao Jingmei was squeezed into a corner and shouted loudly. After seeing the hairpins and hair ties, no one of the girls listened to her and they were all busy choosing hairpins and hair ties!
I am afraid that if I fall behind, the good-looking ones will be chosen by others.
"How much does this cost?"
Some people were quick to choose, and in less than a minute, they picked out the hairpin they wanted, held it high, and asked Willow Ye for the price.
"This spring clip costs $1.50 a piece!"
The process of spring clips is a bit complicated, and the price of willow leaves is relatively high.
When the girl heard the price, she frowned slightly, seeming to be worried about the price.
One dollar and a half is a bit expensive!
"Girl, don't think the price is too high. It's not easy to make this kind of hairpins. There are only twenty of them in total, and they look very beautiful when worn. Look at me!"
Zhao Jingmei saw through her thoughts at a glance and immediately showed her the spring clip on the back of her head.
“It’s so beautiful! I bought it!”
Zhao Jingmei's beautiful princess hair immediately made her make up her mind.
She took out a dollar and a half without hesitation and handed it to Liu Ye.
Maybe it was because Zhao Jingmei's hair style was so beautiful. The girls surrounding the stall saw her hair style and were looking for spring clips in the pile of clips.
It doesn’t matter what color you find, as long as you get it, you will immediately pay Liu Ye and Zhao Jingmei.
There are only twenty of them. With so many people grabbing them, of course you have to strike first.
As a result, the spring clips that Liuye thought might be the hardest to sell were actually sold out first.
Although those who did not buy it felt sorry, they had no choice but to blame themselves for starting too late.
You can't buy spring clips, but flat clips and duckbill clips are equally beautiful and cheap, only 50 cents each.
Within a short time, less than half of them were sold.
There are also many people who buy hair ties.
Colorful hair ties are most popular among girls with long hair.
Not long after it was put out, a lot of it was sold.
Zhao Jingmei and Liu Ye were merciless in collecting money.
After being busy for a while, the stall slowly became empty.
Although there are still a few customers coming from time to time, it is completely manageable.
"Xiao Liu, Xiao Zhao, your business is really good!"
Aunt Li said with envy.
"Aunt Li, this is today's stall fee!"
When Liu Ye was free, he immediately took out a five-dollar note and gave it to her.
The stall is larger today, so I should pay more.
"There is no need to pay any stall fees. When you come later, you can just set up at my place."
Aunt Li refused with a smile.
"How can this be done? We occupy your stall, how can we not pay you?"
Willow Ye insisted on giving it.
"Oh! You guys helped me a lot at my stall. Everyone bought hair clips and hair ties from you and visited my stall by the way. My business has gotten a lot better. I should thank you.
You guys! I really don’t need to give you this money.”
Because of the hairpins and hair ties, Aunt Li has benefited from them. How can she still collect Liu Ye’s stall fee?
If she went to someone else's stall, she would die!
Aunt Li insisted not to accept it, so Liuye had no choice but to keep the money.
Just at this time, several more girls came to buy hair clips and hair ties. Liu Ye became busy and no longer mentioned the stall fee.
About half an hour later, the sixty hairpins and one hundred hair ties brought by Liu Ye were sold out.
Liu Ye and Zhao Jingmei's backpacks were filled with change.
Liu Ye had already guessed that her hairpins and hair ties would be a big hit.
However, she didn't expect that before eight o'clock, they would all be sold out.
This made her realize once again how urgent the pursuit of beauty was in the 1980s when the mind had just been liberated.