Qin Qinghuai was secretly pleased, but seeing Jian Dan's expression, he didn't dare to laugh too smugly.
"No, not really. But parents are always more at ease knowing their daughters are a bit assertive and have a strong personality, right?"
I really don't know how to educate this child.
When she was pregnant, she thought simply. In her previous life, her child was bound by tutoring classes and various extracurricular classes. Since she had come to this era, she naturally hoped that her child could have a free and happy childhood. However, it is clear that she achieved her goal, and the child's condition immediately spiraled out of control.
"Right! As long as she doesn't cause any more trouble, she's definitely going to get a beating."
The little one, who had initially thought he'd be confined to his home, jumped for joy upon hearing the good news.
"I want to go, I want to go buy some delicious food!"
However, knowing that she had caused a big trouble yesterday, she carefully watched her mother's expression from the morning onwards, not daring to be as unrestrained as usual. She tried to be cute and charming, but Jian Dan didn't say anything. She could scare the child, but she couldn't really frighten her.
It's a big market, and there are more and more people here now. The temperature is freezing. There are indeed a lot of people at the market. It's right here in the residential area. I ran into a lot of people along the way, whether I knew them or not. I greeted them a lot along the way.
The market was quite crowded, and much larger than it had been in the previous two years. With the military region's deliberate guidance and control, it was actually much more organized now. Although it was still in the same location, the surrounding area had been cleaned up a lot. The market area and its surroundings had been paved and compacted, and were now covered with a layer of white snow.
Qin Qinghuai introduced in a soft voice,
"Our plan is to gradually develop a small market here, not just on market days, but also at other times, where shops can buy and sell daily necessities or exchange items."
You're right. Development, expansion, and population growth are essential here. We can't just make do like we are now. Post offices and supply points are barely adequate for short-term emergencies or temporary conveniences. But as more and more people move here, the demands will only increase and become more comprehensive.
"Instead of making do like this and figuring out how to deal with it when the people really need it, it's better to prepare these essential facilities that they'll need sooner or later. Whether they're military families or villagers, they'll see sincerity when they come, instead of coming here desperately only to find desolation. I suspect that would only fuel their despair and distrust of the military region."
"That's good, very thoughtful."
Qin Qinghuai's lips curved into a smile.
"The plan is to have two streets. This area is a market, supply and marketing cooperative, restaurants, or other shops, so it's convenient for people to come and buy things."
The street behind is lined with post offices, civil affairs offices, police stations, and other government departments. If people have any problems that they can't resolve, they can find a place to get help.
He simply nodded.
"However, this is the border. Are you sure this won't negatively impact border security? Aren't you worried about what might happen if some evil spirits sneak in?"
"No, didn't you notice this direction? This side is in the opposite direction from the outpost. That means there's a military region between this side and the outpost. Gradually, we'll gather all the scattered villages from other directions here, completely separating this side from the outpost."
To be honest, this outpost is actually the safest place to infiltrate. It's flat and has a wide field of vision. Even if someone really wanted to infiltrate, they would only choose this side, coming from the county town or the mountains. Regardless of whether this area has been expanded or not, if someone is determined, it's unavoidable.
"Dad, hurry up and make the pork knuckle, it smells so good!"
When the little brat interrupted, Jian Dan was easily distracted and followed him into the market.
There's still some time before the Lunar New Year, but the autumn harvest is over, so both family members and nearby farmers have some food on hand.
Similar to previous years, the distributed items included grain, dried vegetables, mountain produce, wild fruits, homemade brooms, winnowing baskets, hampers, straw mats, and other daily necessities, as well as homemade coarse cloth, slaughtered chickens, laying hens, eggs, and so on. In short, everything that could be found and used in the countryside was provided. Some families also received logistical supplies issued by the military, such as towels, cloth, tea mugs, lunch boxes, and canned goods, which they could exchange for things they could use, even if they didn't need them themselves or were reluctant to use them.
If there's anything different, the military region's policies have been more relaxed in the past two years. No matter what's being sold at the market, things aren't as restricted as they were two years ago.
Some vendors push carts and make their own noodles, steamed buns, tea eggs, wontons, roasted sweet potatoes, fried dough sticks, and fried twisted dough sticks.
Some were prepared at home and brought out: pancakes, steamed buns with bean paste, roasted sunflower seeds, peanuts, and pine nuts.
There was also a vendor pushing a cart with a pot of braised meat soup. I don't know what kind of meat was in it, but the aroma could be smelled quite far.
However, they are all relatively new, and we can freely promote them.
The little one was lured in by the aroma.
"Mommy, rice cakes!"
Not far from the market entrance, an old man was shaking a popcorn machine. With a "bang," freshly popped popcorn emitted a rich aroma. The little boy followed the smell and came over. Several teenagers who had come to the market with their parents were also around him, their eyes shining as they stared at the popcorn. The children collecting the popcorn were on high alert, afraid that someone would snatch it away, so they collected the popcorn much faster.
The little brat wasn't much better; seeing him about to leave with the cloth bag, he jumped around anxiously, yelling and shouting.
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