As luck would have it, Jiajia Town was holding a temple fair today.
So the streets of Jiajia Town were bustling with activity at this moment, filled with people and noise!
Whether they were townspeople who lived in the town year-round or villagers from the countryside, they all gathered on the street to watch the temple fair's folk performances, and then ate, drank, played, and bought things.
That's right, besides the performances, there are other things to do at the temple fair.
More importantly, of course, are all sorts of food, drinks, and entertainment!
People who lived in the last two decades didn't experience the temple fairs of the 1980s and 90s, so they might not be familiar with this. However, those born in the 1970s and 1980s who are a bit older might have memories of attending temple fairs when they were children.
Even if temple fairs existed in later generations, they were essentially food festivals.
Because later temple fairs basically sold all kinds of food, such as kebabs, grilled squid, yogurt, fried chicken, potato towers and rice cakes, rice noodles, hot and sour noodles, snail rice noodles, or even fruit slices and coconuts.
Anyway, temple fairs and food streets in different places are basically the same, with no major differences.
Just like in the next few decades, every place will have several famous pedestrian streets.
But when you walk over and look around, all you see are milk tea shops like Bingcheng, Diandian, CC, or Yuese.
They are all pretty much the same, with no real unique features.
Even in well-known shopping malls, apart from restaurants and cinemas, other stores such as clothing stores, children's playgrounds, and gold shops are deserted, with not many customers.
After all, online shopping became more developed in later generations.
People naturally buy clothes and jewelry online and rarely shop offline.
But in the 1980s and 90s, it was a different story.
Because there will be no online shopping, everyone will have to buy things offline.
Therefore, these days, every town and every county holds a lively temple fair every three to five months.
Once this temple fair is held, it will attract the attention of people from the whole town and the whole county!
At temple fairs in the 1980s and 90s, there were not only food and drinks, but also clothes and other items for sale!
So, as Lin Sen looked around, he could see vendors selling fried ham, pastries, candied hawthorns, sugar figurines, melon seeds and peanuts, wontons and dumplings, as well as vendors cooking and selling steamed buns on the spot.
Of course, besides food, they also sell sickles, axes, shovels, hammers, pots and pans, chopsticks, spatulas, and iron pots, etc.
The other, more numerous, were clothing stores.
Various men's and women's clothing, men's and women's shoes, as well as children's clothing and clothes for the elderly.
In short, the temple fairs of the 1980s and 90s were truly a one-stop shop for food, clothing, housing, and transportation; they had everything.
After all, there is no online shopping these days, and transportation is inconvenient, so many villagers may not go to the county town even once a year.
Therefore, they need to buy clothes and daily necessities, which is why they rely on temple fairs.
Similarly, the vendors at temple fairs are all mobile.
These vendors mostly drive trucks and don't stay in one county. Instead, they travel around to several nearby counties, setting up stalls and selling goods at various temple fairs.
It's tiring, but it's very profitable!
In the 1980s and 90s, many of these street vendors earned their first pot of gold, then bought houses and cars in the city and opened shops, transforming themselves from villagers into city dwellers.
They've settled into a comfortable middle-class lifestyle!
"Brother Sen, where should we set up our stall?"
"Damn it, it's so crowded, we can't set up a stall here."
"There's no room!"
Looking at the bustling crowd and the quick replies, Tang Xiaohu and Feng Zhiqiang scratched their heads, looking at Lin Sen with great embarrassment.
"Why is there nowhere to put it?"
"Search wherever you can find a spot!"
Lin Sen grinned and said, "This is our best chance to sell Dongshan Beer, so we have to find a place to set up a stall!"
"Um."
"Then let's look for it."
Under Lin Sen's stern reprimand, Tang Xiaohu and Feng Zhiqiang dared not object.
The two could only scan the temple fair streets with their eyes, hoping to find a good spot to set up a stall and sell beer.
"The Lin Sen brothers!"
What are you doing here?
Just as Feng Zhiqiang and Tang Xiaohu were frowning for a while, unable to find a suitable spot to set up their stall, a cry of surprise suddenly rang out.
"Brother Sun."
"Long time no see!"
Seeing that it was Xiao Sun, the assistant to Director Li of the Linhai County Administration for Industry and Commerce, who had suddenly called out to him, Lin Sen immediately greeted Xiao Sun.
Lin Sen had a good relationship with Assistant Sun when he sold crayfish at Huifu Hotel.
After all, Lin Sen was highly regarded by Elder Li at that time.
Therefore, Xiao Sun naturally accepted Lin Sen.
"That's right, it's been several months since we last met."
"I heard you opened a factory and your wife gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. Congratulations!"
Assistant Sun said with a smile, "I've been too busy with work lately and haven't had a chance to visit my nephew and niece in the village. I'm really sorry."
"I will definitely go in a few days."
"Give your nephews and nieces a New Year's gift of money."
Assistant Sun said with a smile.
"Haha, then I'll be waiting for you at home, Brother Sun."
Lin Sen immediately laughed and joked, "Brother Sun, if you don't come, I'll bring my wife and kids to your door."
"Ha ha."
"We absolutely have to go!"
Brother Sun laughed immediately, then glanced at the truck full of beer behind Lin Sen: "Brother Lin Sen, did you come to this temple fair to set up a stall and sell beer?"
"yes."
Lin Sen nodded immediately: "Brother Sun, you know I own a brewery, but the beer sales aren't very good. After all, the Shen family also owns a brewery in Linhai County."
"So I had no choice but to personally bring people out and set up a stall to sell our Dongshan Beer."
"I understand, I understand."
Brother Sun nodded and patted Lin Sen on the shoulder: "Fighting against the Shen family is indeed quite difficult."
"Brother Sun, what brings you to Jiajia Town?"
Lin Sen asked with a smile.
“When the temple fair is held in Jiajia Town, there are many people and it’s very lively. So, in order to prevent people from getting sick from the food, some people still sell counterfeit and substandard products.”
"I brought people from the Industry and Commerce Bureau with me, specifically here to supervise and inspect."
Brother Sun said with a smile, "Brother Lin, have you not found a suitable spot to set up your stall?"
"yes."
Lin Sen said with a wry smile, "I arrived late, so this stall has already been taken."
"What a coincidence."
"We just happened to shut down a stall that was secretly selling smuggled televisions, tape recorders, and CDs. It was right over there."
Assistant Sun pointed and said, "The location is pretty good; it's currently empty."
"Why don't you try setting up a stall?"
"OK!"
"Brother Sun, thank you so much."
Lin Sen was overjoyed upon hearing this and tightly grasped Assistant Sun's hand.
He was really sleepy, so Assistant Sun brought him a pillow!
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