As you enter the first floor, the first thing you see is not the two rows of escalators facing the main door, but the rows of seats next to the elevators, where gourmets are sitting with their hearty appetites.
The older women who followed the young people in were stunned for a moment. Was this the food court they'd been talking about when they'd advertised it to the young people? It looked quite lively. With so many people in this small town, the food here must be good.
The woman carrying a basket pointed at the stall with a long line and asked, "What's that selling? Why are there so many people?"
"That's the place that sells grilled tofu and wraps. They're incredibly delicious. It's past eight now, and they usually sell out by nine, so they close the shop."
"Oh! Then I'll go queue up and buy one to try."
"I guess by the time it's your turn, the stock will be almost gone. People who bought before you usually buy a lot at once. Next time, bring your kids with you and get in line as soon as you get here."
"Okay, I'll try it out first. If it's good, I'll bring my grandson here on the weekend."
"That's perfect. There's a playground on the second floor. Take a look at it later. When you get back and tell them, I guarantee your grandson will be eager to follow you to this little place."
"Okay, let's go upstairs in a bit. I'll take a look at the amusement equipment in the playground."
The escalator is set at a relatively slow speed, specially designed for the aunties who go to the vegetable market all year round. There are no steps in the elevator, so the aunties don’t need anyone to guide them, they just need to follow the person in front of them.
Going up to the second floor, you can feel the bustle of the amusement park through the glass.
The collision of bumper cars and the faint screams of adults and children made the aunties' hearts beat vigorously.
"Oh wow! There are also these fun bumper cars! Great! If I tell my grandson about it, he'll definitely come and try it."
Turn left, there are three rows of back-to-back low sofas and coffee tables placed against the wall from the elevator, where parents are sitting in groups of three or four waiting for their children to come out from playing.
Walking around the elevator and taking the elevator to the third floor, an elderly woman carrying a basket asked, "Why is the supermarket upstairs?"
"It rains a lot here, so digging a basement would be too big a project. I was also worried that the technology wasn't up to the task, so I didn't build one."
"That's right. We have had too much rain in Huai County."
The supermarket entrance is directly opposite the elevator. On the left side of the elevator is the supermarket service desk, where you can store items and handle some business. There is also a row of key-type lockers next to the service desk.
The aunt went to the service desk, spent ten yuan, filled out some simple information, and got a membership card.
There were several rows of carts at the entrance of the supermarket. The aunt pulled out a cart, put the basket of vegetables in the cart, and started her shopping journey.
The supermarket is very large. The liquor area is at the entrance, and the beverage area used to be the liquor area.
Turn right, the food area and grain and oil area are on the left, and the snack food area is on the right.
Go further and you will reach the fresh food area, which has everything from meat, fish, vegetables and fruits. There are more varieties than in the vegetable market. When you look at the prices, they are even one or two cents cheaper than in the vegetable market. It’s a good deal, so buy, buy, buy.
After selecting most of the goods on the cart and deciding the price in the weighing area, the cart turned right and entered the non-food knitting area, laundry area and paper products area.
Toilet paper on sale? Buy it!
Towels on sale? Buy!
Dishwashing liquid and soap on sale? Buy!
Buy 750ml shampoo and get 100ml free? Buy it!
Shopping, shopping, it's such a good deal! It's cheaper than the vegetable market, cheaper than the supermarket in the county town, and the bus delivers it to the alley entrance! It's so convenient, and you don't have to worry about carrying it. Just buy it, they are all necessities for the family.
The aunt only went to the cashier to pay after the cart was piled high. The whole cart cost only more than 200 yuan, which was a bargain!
After paying the bill, I found that this exit faced the elevator on the right side of the door. The area between the elevator and the wall was set up as a leisure waiting area, where shoppers could take a break or wait for their companions in the supermarket.
I pushed the cart onto the down elevator. When I turned at the second floor, the elevator was completely empty up to the wall. I took the down elevator on the next floor and went down to the lobby on the first floor.
The unwilling aunt pushed her cart to the food stall in the north to take a look. The stall that had a long queue before now had a sign saying "Sold out today, please come early tomorrow". Haha, so arrogant and willful. Next time, I must come and try it to see what the reason is for their willfulness.
The townspeople looked at the three large buses parked next to the mall in confusion. How could the supermarket make money by having buses pick up and drop off customers like this and still offering special prices?
This is not the key point, nor is it something they should worry about. The key point is that the supermarket does not need customers from the market town. They can go to the county town or even other towns to attract customers.
Is this supermarket located in the town because the rent is cheap there? Or is it because Zhou Xiang designed this building?
No matter what the townspeople thought, many families in the nearby rural areas were smiling heartily. They sold a lot of radishes and cabbages in their cellars, and even a lot of potatoes and sweet potatoes were bought up. They also said they would come again next time and sell any fresh game or wild vegetables picked from the fields in the mountains to this supermarket purchasing team.
At this time, shepherd's purse is popping up! It's nice to pick some shepherd's purse. If you don't come to buy it, you can make dumplings at home.
When Zhou heard that the supermarket used buses to go to the county town to pick up customers, he admired the person in charge for being willing to spend the money.
In fact, in big cities, many supermarkets attract their customers in this way. Otherwise, travel in big cities is inconvenient, and residents only go to supermarkets near their homes. With shuttle buses from large supermarkets, residents will buy a lot of daily necessities at one time and take them home.
The supermarket opened smoothly and picked up a lot of customers every day, which made the owner of a small passenger car that drove to the county town have an idea: should he change to a large passenger car?
The car owner's father, the barbershop owner, slapped him awake and said, "Do you want to change your car? Should I change you? Let me tell you, if you keep driving your car, the new East Street will definitely be completed next year, and the year after that, our old street will be renovated. Where will we get the money to build a building? We haven't even raised enough money to build a building yet, and you still want to change your car? You're so flattering."
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The supermarket on the third floor had just opened a few days ago, and the fourth floor was about to open. What would be sold on the fourth floor? The townspeople were confused, but they only knew that the lights on the fourth floor were on all night.
On December 14, Sunday, the clothing store on the fourth floor opened. The prices are absolutely factory prices, which are definitely much cheaper than those of the self-employed businesses in the county town. You won’t be cheated if you buy them, and you can be sure to change your style by wearing new clothes.
Do you want to buy something? Do you want to go shopping? I usually go shopping during the market! Now, I go shopping in a warm mall, trying on clothes, and it feels so classy even though it's not cold.
Coax my wife not to go to the cold market and go to the clothing store instead.
Wow! Why are there so many people in the playground on the second floor? Is it fun? Honey, how about we play for a while before going to the fourth floor?
I exchanged some coins and took my wife to ride in this toy car. Huh? It's quite interesting, isn't it? Wife.
Ouch! There was a car crash. It's okay, it's okay. The car didn't flip over or get damaged. I was so scared.
What? You drive? No, no, you're a woman driving, and I'm a grown man riding in the car. People will laugh at me. No, no, no! Wife, don't grab the steering wheel! Switch, switch, switch seats.
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