"Hey, the guy selling fermented fish hasn't come yet today?"
Ms. Yao looked at the time on her phone; it was already past six o'clock. A couple of days ago, she would have already bought the fermented fish at this time.
"Oh yeah, I didn't even realize it until you said so. It's already 6:30."
"Is the vendor not setting up his stall today?"
"No, didn't you hear people say yesterday that they set up a stall at the entrance of the vegetable market and were pulled in by people from our community? We haven't seen anyone in the community today, so they're probably still at the entrance of the vegetable market."
"Then I'll go take a look."
As Ms. Yao spoke, she called to her son, who was riding a bicycle, to go to the vegetable market together.
Although their neighborhood is old, there are kindergartens, primary schools, and junior high schools nearby, as well as plenty of markets and supermarkets, making life very convenient.
Of course, every advantage has its disadvantages.
Convenience in life also means noise.
As evening falls, the screams and cries of children playing in the neighborhood seem to stretch on and on.
Just outside the residential area is a vegetable market, and on both sides are shops and various restaurants. In the summer nights, it's a barbecue stand paradise, with crowds of people eating crayfish and drinking beer even in the early hours of the morning. The buildings near the road are so quiet you can't even sleep peacefully.
This is also the busiest time of evening at the vegetable market.
Even at the entrance of their residential area, there are various roadside food stalls such as fried skewers and grilled skewers.
It's basically a speed bump for kids leaving school.
Ms. Yao and her son looked around the roadside, searching for a stall selling fermented fish.
Then I saw a queue in front of a stall.
The woman's intuition told her that the queue must be for the fermented fish stall.
She's lived in this neighborhood for so many years, she knows exactly where the good food is. She's never seen a roadside stall with such a long queue before, unless there's a special promotion that breaks your bones.
"Let's go check out the stalls with the queue over there."
Her son rode past on his little bicycle in a flash, completely ignoring the pedestrians on both sides, which nearly gave Ms. Yao a heart attack.
"Watch where you're going! Watch where you're going! You unlucky kid, who told you to ride a bike on the main road!"
Ms. Yao immediately chased after him and hit her son on the back with a large bag, pulling him off the bicycle.
It's amazing how brave someone so young can be, riding like this even with so many cars and people around.
The child didn't dare to speak, standing nervously to the side, his eyes constantly glancing at Lin Zhou's location.
After crossing the road, he could see that this was the stall selling fermented fish.
"Mom, fermented fish!"
When Ms. Yao heard the name "fermented fish," she looked up and saw Lin Zhou. She immediately forgot about disciplining her child and dragged the little brat to join the queue.
I didn't set up a stall in the neighborhood today, but suddenly the number of people queuing up increased dramatically.
I should have come earlier.
Ms. Yao thought of the people still waiting in the community, so she quickly sent a message in the property management group to tell them that the fermented fish would be sold at the entrance of the vegetable market today.
There are a lot of people in line, so tell them to hurry up and come over, or they might not be able to buy anything later.
Upon seeing the message, the mother immediately notified the residents nearby who were waiting to buy fermented fish. A group of people, with their children and bags in hand, all headed out of the community.
"Oh dear, why didn't you bring the person into the community today? We have to go to the market to buy them."
The grandmother, who was playing with her grandson, started complaining again after hearing this.
Other residents nearby frowned as they overheard this.
The vegetable market is just across the street, only a few steps away. People didn't start out setting up stalls in the residential area.
They even blamed others for not bringing people into the lower area.
That's absolutely amazing.
"Grandma, you don't have to eat it. No one is forcing you to buy it."
The mother with her child silently pushed the stroller away from these elderly people; she couldn't bear it any longer.
This self-righteous attitude shouldn't set a bad example for her children.
The old lady was so angry that she choked on her words, unable to catch her breath, and her face turned red with anger.
What's wrong with young people these days? They have no respect for the elderly or care for the young.
Unable to save face, she angrily dragged her grandson away and refused to buy the fermented fish.
After she left, the other homeowners couldn't help but laugh.
"I just find it strange that she always gets roasted, yet she still has such a sharp tongue."
"I don't know, maybe he just likes to gossip."
"Hilarious..."
Once this group joined the queue, Lin Zhou's stall became the most popular spot at the entrance of the market.
"What are they queuing for? There are so many people!"
"I don't know, the sign only has the character for fish."
"It smells delicious, and what they're carrying looks like fish chunks."
Passersby, drawn by the long queue, instinctively assumed it was some kind of event.
In the evening, in addition to the cheaper vegetables, many shops at the farmers' market offer discounts.
For example, bakeries and roast duck shops, which only sell fresh food, will offer discounts.
There are also fish vendors on the roadside, and they offer discounts on fish that are half-dead or have just died.
"No promotions, just selling fermented fish, fifty yuan a pound."
When asked, the queuing customers kindly explained to passersby.
"What kind of fermented fish is so expensive? Fifty-one pounds!"
Forehead......
Diners who didn't think it was expensive wore awkward but polite smiles.
"It's not expensive. Fish shrinks after frying, and it tastes good, so it's worth the price."
The diner offered a kind explanation, but the passerby waved him off and strode away, seemingly avoiding him.
Diner: You don't know what you're missing!
I left without even trying this delicious fermented fish.
Seeing so many people queuing up, you should know the taste must be good, so why not buy a serving and try it?
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