Chapter 201 Retiring from the World of Crafts?
The market was packed with people, and the sounds of various vendors calling out their wares rose and fell, all drowned out by the crowd.
The outer parking lot is packed with all kinds of vehicles, including semi-trailers, box trucks, cars and vans, and even farm tricycles and bicycles.
More importantly, the parking lot does not have designated parking spaces; vehicles are parked haphazardly, yet surprisingly harmoniously, without wasting a single inch of space.
In other words, every inch of land that could be used was utilized.
Several people in black security uniforms, who appeared to be parking lot staff, were directing the vehicles as they entered to park.
Lu Cheng, who had been suppressing his curiosity the whole way, finally couldn't hold back any longer: "So why is Mengmeng's car the most suitable?"
In fact, Fei Qiu and the old man were also quite curious, and they both looked at Meng Qingyin upon hearing this.
Meng Qingyin smiled slightly: "Everyone, please get off the bus first."
Although everyone was confused, they still got off the bus.
Meng Qingyin had Zaizai and Liangxue get off the train as well, and then transformed the train into a scooter.
A train over ten meters long vanished into thin air, replaced by a scooter playing catchy, whimsical music.
Apart from Chen Leying and Qin Jiu, everyone else present was completely stunned.
Lu Cheng looked completely bewildered: "Huh?"
Meng Qingyin explained casually, "It's just an ordinary function."
"You call this ordinary?" Lu Cheng made a big fuss, then suddenly a thought flashed through his mind, "Your car had this function in the last racing competition?"
Meng Qingyin didn't hide anything: "That's right."
Lu Cheng finally understood why someone could be slower than his bicycle.
It turns out to be a hoverboard!
Fei Qiu patted him on the shoulder: "Now you're convinced of your defeat, aren't you?"
Lu Cheng: "What? You disagree? I'm totally convinced!"
"Alright, wait here for me for a bit, I'll go park the car first," Meng Qingyin said.
Chen Leying spoke up: "I'll go with you."
Qin Jiu chimed in, "Then I'll go too!"
So, Meng Qingyin, being shorter, rode her scooter, followed by two bodyguards, to park the car.
The parking lot was crowded with cars and people, and Meng Qingyin and her two companions waited for quite a while before it was their turn.
The security guard in front turned around, smelling strongly of a police officer, and weakly directed, "Park over there..."
Suddenly, his tone became as excited as if he had won the lottery, "It's you, heroine! I knew we'd meet again!"
Meng Qingyin looked up and saw that the security guard in front of her was wearing a hat and a large mask, only revealing a pair of eyes that were brighter than light bulbs.
It is completely unrecognizable.
But those eyes felt somewhat familiar to Meng Qingyin.
Such a wise look is rare; she must have seen it before.
Who is it?
Before she could recall, the security guard ripped off his mask and introduced himself: "I'm Zheng Shi!"
Meng Qingyin: "..." Okay, I remember now.
It was that incompetent elite from the Robbery Alliance.
No wonder the highways have been so peaceful lately; they've given up their criminal activities.
Qin Jiu bent down and whispered in Meng Qingyin's ear, "You two know each other?"
Meng Qingyin: I guess so.
Zheng Shi's face flushed slightly: "Heroine, are you also here for the market? I'll come find you after I'm done with my work."
Meng Qingyin gave a slight smile. "No need. How much does parking cost?"
Zheng Shi was a little disappointed, but he didn't press the matter further. "It's free."
Meng Qingyin asked doubtfully, "Are you sure?"
Zheng Shi confidently stated, "I'm sure. Your car is too small; it doesn't even use one square meter of space. Vehicles with a usable area of less than one square meter are free."
Meng Qingyin nodded, without suspecting anything.
I parked the scooter in a corner and then went to rejoin the main group.
As soon as she left, Zheng Shi tearfully took out his pocket money to make up for it.
Then, he called Zheng Yi: "Hey, big brother, quickly find someone to come and replace me, I have something extremely urgent!"
Zheng Shi quickly ran in the direction where Meng Qingyin and the other two had left, but when he arrived, there was no sign of them.
...
Following the flow of people, Meng Qingyin and her group quickly entered the market.
Since everyone wanted to buy different things, they decided to split up.
Li the blacksmith had come with Meng Qingyin, so he naturally stayed with her.
The two walked along, looking for a suitable spot to set up their stall.
Meng Qingyin planned to have Daxue and Erxue sell the farm tools she forged, while she would look for opportunities to help people collect seeds, and while she was at it, she would go shopping and buy some things for her master, to see if there was anything that would interest her.
Therefore, she specifically asked Li the blacksmith about the security situation at the market.
Li the blacksmith said, "Although the parking fees are a bit expensive, the security at the market is quite reliable, with a dedicated security team. After all, so many merchants from other places come here to trade; if there were security problems, wouldn't it be like ruining our reputation?"
Meng Qingyin was relieved. On the way, she made a point of asking about prices at other stalls selling farm tools and also asked Erxue to observe how the stall owners and customers communicated.
With Erxue's learning ability, she almost understood it after looking at two stalls.
Meng Qingyin found a stall for the two snows, left them some change, gave them a few instructions, and then left.
Having focused all her energy on the farm tools, Meng Qingyin can finally concentrate on the market now.
Aside from the regular food and household goods stalls, there are also many strange and unusual stalls.
There were storytellers with stalls, people teaching how to make ceramic utensils, and Meng Qingyin even encountered Shi Ye, who was smelting ore at a stall.
Li the blacksmith and Shi Ye were good friends, so Li went up to greet them. Meng Qingyin also remembered the discount Shi Ye had given her last time, so she chatted with her warmly for a while.
However, Shi Ye was very busy, so Meng Qingyin didn't bother her too much.
Seeing that his old friend's stall was too busy, Li the blacksmith offered to stay and help: "Xiao Meng, you can browse around first, and come back to me when you're done."
Meng Qingyin took the baby and continued shopping on her own.
After walking for a short while, a crowd almost blocked the road ahead.
People craned their necks to look ahead; some had tears in their eyes, some wiped away tears with their sleeves, and others threw things into the middle without a care.
Meng Qingyin couldn't help but wonder, what happened up ahead?
As she approached the crowd, she heard people talking in the middle of the crowd, and some people were sobbing, but she couldn't hear what they were saying.
But along with the voices came bursts of sad music.
That music brought tears to my eyes; it was so pitiful to listen to.
Meng Qingyin's eyes twitched; the scene seemed vaguely familiar.
Her curiosity grew, and she wanted to go forward and find out what was going on.
However, the crowd was so dense that she couldn't squeeze in at all.
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