Zhao Qisheng's usual working hours are from 8:30 am to 11:50 am, then from 2:30 pm to 5:50 pm. His night shift is from 7 pm or 6 pm to 9:30 pm.
Urban management officers usually work in shifts, with someone on duty on both Saturdays and Sundays.
He was on duty yesterday, but he couldn't buy any fermented fish when he got there.
I asked the vegetable vendor next door and found out that his business was so good that he had packed up and gone home early.
So I took a day off today to go queue up and buy more myself.
The main problem is that he said something wrong last time and angered his mother, so she hasn't been talking to him since.
Unable to eat the fermented fish he longed for, he had to find a way to make it himself.
My girlfriend happened to be off today, so we planned to go see a movie during the day and then wait at the entrance of the market in the afternoon to buy fermented fish.
According to messages in the property management group, this fermented fish stall is very popular, with a long queue of people. The security guard said that people started arriving as early as 4 p.m.
This put him under a lot of pressure.
"If that's the case, then let's skip the movie. Let's rest at home this morning and then just wait at the market entrance this afternoon. There are quite a few small shops near your place."
Zhao Qisheng's girlfriend has been craving fermented fish ever since she had it once.
But I've been quite busy with work and haven't had time to go shopping.
When asked where he bought it, Zhao Qisheng would only say that his mother bought it at the entrance of the vegetable market.
She was off work today, and even if Zhao Qisheng hadn't said anything, she was still planning to come and find out.
That's perfect.
"That's okay too."
Zhao Qisheng had no objections.
So, the two of them lingered at home until three or four in the afternoon, and then arranged to meet at the entrance of the vegetable market.
Arrive early to queue.
This market is usually deserted.
People usually buy groceries either in the morning or evening; it's rare to see someone buying groceries late in the afternoon.
There were only one or two fruit stalls along the roadside.
But this afternoon, there were quite a few people on this street.
People were gathered at the nearby milk tea shops, as well as some spicy hot pot shops, fried skewer shops, and the supermarket entrance.
Although it's autumn in September, the temperature is still very hot, and you can't stand under the blazing sun without any shade.
This caused diners who had arrived early to seek refuge in nearby cooler spots.
After seeing this, Zhao Qisheng suddenly had an idea.
"Wait here for me, I'm going home to get something."
His girlfriend was a little confused, but before she could answer, she saw Zhao Qisheng quickly run to the opposite residential area and disappear from sight.
girlfriend:......
Less than ten minutes later, Zhao Qisheng returned carrying two plastic stools.
He didn't want to stand in line under the hot sun, but he could reserve a spot in advance.
He had a feeling that the extra people on this street were probably all waiting for fermented fish.
It won't work without some special methods.
So Zhao Qisheng placed the two plastic bags one in front of the other where Lin Zhou had previously set up his stall.
Regular diners from nearby who arrived early to reserve seats: !!
No, how could you cheat?
The elderly customers standing at the supermarket entrance, eating popsicles, stared in astonishment. They had been queuing for so long, and this was the first time they had ever seen such cheating.
So the female diner with the bag followed suit and put her bag behind the two plastic stools.
Immediately afterwards, a mother with a child placed the child's stroller behind her handbag and took the child to play on the rocking horse at the supermarket entrance.
The movements were fluid and natural; the group of strangers followed along with ease.
There was no communication throughout the entire process, not even eye contact; it was as if it were just something done casually.
The male diner standing not far away subconsciously touched himself and found that he had nothing with him except a mobile phone.
That's it, now all we can see are people who came after him taking up positions.
He was so anxious he was pacing around in circles.
The way Zhao Qisheng looked at him when he was carrying the plastic stool was completely different.
A male diner took a photo of the reservation board that had already been moved several seats back and posted it to the diner's group chat.
"Brothers, hurry up and grab a spot! These people have no sportsmanship; they're lining up with food. If you're late, there won't be any left to eat."
Today is the last day of the week.
Mr. Lin is moving to a different location next week, and we don't know if we'll be able to find anyone. If we don't eat here now, it'll be too late.
Mr. Lin sets up his stall at six o'clock, and these people start rolling around as early as three o'clock. It's simply impossible for anyone to survive.
Upon seeing the message, the diners who hadn't yet set off panicked and immediately packed up to leave.
"This is the idea of that clever idiot. I'm so stupid. Ahhh, I've been here for a while now. I'm at the milk tea shop near the elementary school. If they do this, I'll have to wait in line. I'll be right there."
"I'm nearby too, damn it, I'm here too."
"Who came up with such a despicable way of reserving seats?"
"......"
Upon seeing these messages, Gao Jiazhi and Da Bao, who were already on their way, immediately sped up.
Then, when they arrived at the entrance of the market, Gao Jiazhi parked the car and directed Da Bao to queue up first, while he stood under a big tree on the side.
Da Bao: ? ? ?
Da Bao looked at Gao Jia Zhi with a puzzled expression in his eyes.
First, dogs were used to run errands; now, dogs are used to help people stand in line.
This is incredibly convenient.
The other diners who hadn't found anything to reserve a seat looked at Gao Jiazhi with disapproving eyes when they saw him using Dabao (a popular Chinese skincare brand) to queue.
Da Bao is their lucky charm. They still need Da Bao to find Boss Lin next week. How can they let Da Bao do such a thing!
Gao Jiazhi felt the murderous aura emanating from the diners as they silently stared at him with reproachful eyes. He chuckled awkwardly and led Da Bao to the shade under a tree, then turned the dog leash over to the queue.
In just a short while, a pile of things had accumulated in front of Lin Zhou's stall.
There were plastic stools, bags, trolleys, a bag of food, and so on.
The people who arrived later were prepared to wait in line for several hours.
But when I got there and saw the familiar place, there was no one queuing; everyone was using things to reserve their spots. I immediately understood.
Stools are selling very well in the supermarket today; the shelves are empty of plastic stools and folding chairs.
"Hello, are the benches sold out? Do you have any left?"
Diners who couldn't find a bench started asking supermarket employees.
The employees were confused; there were plenty of benches and shelves, weren't there?
When they followed the customer to the shelf selling benches and chairs, they found it completely empty; there wasn't a single item left.
Why is the bench shelf, which is usually rarely visited, empty today?
Was it bought by someone else?
The employee apologized to the customer and went to the warehouse to retrieve the goods.
Then the shelves were restocked.
As a result, half an hour later.
"Hello, do you still have any benches left?"
Supermarket employee: ???
Didn't she just restock?
An employee approached the shelf and fell into deep thought as he looked at the plastic stools that had once again sold out.
So this time, after she finished restocking, she didn't leave and just stood by the shelf watching.
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