Now that the location of the store has been selected and the place to open the store has been decided, the rest of the things can be done step by step, and everyone does not need to worry. After two days of busyness, the family can finally be temporarily relieved and regain a relatively relaxed state.

The next day was another weekend, and everyone decided to just go out and relax, and this happened to be the second weekend of the month, and the family changed into sneakers and headed straight for the rose bowl.

Mom and Dad will be staying in Pasadena a lot in the future, so it's a good way to learn about the culture here, and go to the Rose Bowl Flea Market.

As one of the world's seven largest flea markets on a par with Panjiayuan, this place should be able to bring a lot of surprises to everyone.

When Shi Lei and they came to the entrance of the Rose Bowl Stadium, it was already full of all kinds of cars, although it was officially opened at 9 o'clock, but the guests who couldn't wait could also pay 10 to 15 US dollars in tickets at dawn, and go to Taobao in advance before the official opening, and after the normal opening, only 5 dollars of ticket money can be entered, oh, now the price has risen, to 8 US dollars.

Flea market, many people's favorite is the feeling of picking up leaks similar to domestic cultural toys, inadvertently in an inconspicuous stall, find something that you think is amazing, it is definitely a surprising thing. In order to prevent the things that may be liked by others first-come, first-served, many people would rather spend a little more ticket money to compete for this first.

When Shi Lei and the others entered, the rose bowl was already crowded, and it was a busy scene, and the number of people who came to watch the game was really not much less.

Fortunately, Shi Lei and them, they have all been baptized by various temple fairs and popular scenic spots in China, and they said that when they went to Flower City a few years ago, the dense flow of people was definitely much stronger than this, so they didn't feel too crowded.

The venue here is too big, and my parents and they are once again divided into two teams with Shi Lei and Laura. Each of them acted separately. It's about to open a store, whether it's my mother's private restaurant or Laura's studio, you need some furnishings, not just the porcelain I mentioned last time.

This is a good opportunity for everyone to find out if there is something they like, even if it is not in the store, it is good to fill up their room.

After putting the soft pottery car air conditioner mouth doll clip given at the ticket gate into the bag they brought with them, Shi Lei and Laura also began their journey of discovery.

Although the official name of the flea market is "Rose Bowl Thrift Market". However, the things traded are not limited to all kinds of old goods, there are also a lot of new goods, and more precisely, this should be a second-hand goods trading market.

The stadium has a capacity of more than 2,000 vendors and is grouped into districts, so it's easy to find what you're looking for. There is also a wide variety of goods, ranging from small gifts and curiosities to large pieces of furniture.

Shi Lei and Laura turned around one-on-one, and it was a thrift area for all kinds of jewelry and antiques, and most of the people who walked here were local old beauties. It is rare to see Chinese.

The jewelry area is full of all kinds of silver and turquoise things, especially silver things, not only jewelry, but also many silver dinner plates, wine jugs and the like. It looks like a sense of historical vicissitudes.

However, there are too many similar things, and after watching more, I became a little aesthetically fatigued, and Shi Lei and Laura didn't start in this area in the end.

Walk around again. It was to the place where a large area of military goods was concentrated. From all kinds of military products from the First World War and Second World War to the latest military items, here is everything. For things during the First and Second World Wars, Shi Lei has never had a hobby of collecting. So Shi Lei also didn't start these things.

For the original military products, the people who like it are not just men like Shi Lei, there are two sisters in the stall in front of them, who are picking and choosing against a pile of military uniforms, looking at their full smiles, like some men when they see the original black silk.

In this large pile of things, Shi Lei still found two things that are considered treasures.

One is a butterfly flicker that has been discontinued for a long time, and it is not easy to see on the market, the genuine goods, and the maintenance is also very good.

This thing is the kind of knife that is often seen in the movie that the little hooligan holds, throws around, and plays tricks to show how much he has a fork, whether it is played by himself or as a collectible, this is one of the indestructible classics in the hearts of all knife friends, Shi Lei, as a knife fan, is of course proud to receive such a thing.

There is also a piece that Shi Lei likes very much, a craft pistol with complex and beautiful European carvings, the shape is obviously the national sharpshooter M1911, but with the ivory grip patch and gilt pattern, this gun is more like a work of art.

The gilded patterns are in places like the pattern and the trigger retainer, and the other carvings are also made of bas-relief, so this gun can still be used, and the pattern will not affect its shooting at all, but I don't know how many people are willing to use it for practice, anyway, Shi Lei is reluctant.

Of course, good things come at a good price. The price of these two collectible-level things is definitely not cheap, but it is difficult to buy a thousand dollars, I like it, Shi Lei still accepted these two things happily.

Shi Lei specially bought a soft cowhide bag for this purpose to hold the two treasures that had just arrived in his hand. After carefully looking at them several times, Shi Lei put away these two things. Shi Lei, who already felt that the trip was worthwhile, became like a chicken blood, and excitedly accompanied Laura to continue to find new things.

Just after walking through the military area, Shi Lei found some very collectible things. The entire stall is filled with all kinds of well-preserved old pocket watches. There are Hamilton brands produced in Midi's own area, and there are also legendary big-name Patek Jade, which, according to the owner, can guarantee that they can continue to operate.

Thinking about the handsome actions of the tycoons taking out their pocket watches in many Da Shanghai movies, Shi Lei really had the urge to pay for one, but thinking that this was not a practical utensil after all, Shi Lei still gave up this plan.

Then there is the area of all kinds of nostalgic items, all kinds of old telephones, there are turntable dialers, there are hand-cranked generators, and there are simple handsets and microphones or separate telephones.

Next to it is an old-fashioned gramophone. There are also a variety of vinyl records that can be used for sale, allowing you to go back to that era and experience a different style.

There are also all kinds of old-fashioned typewriters, but it is a domineering stall, a variety of American toys lined up, next to a variety of cameras that are very representative of various eras, Shi Lei, who is still childlike, ran over and talked to the white-haired uncle who is full of literature and art.

This old man with a gray beard is a gallery owner who comes here every month to set up a stall to sell toys and cameras. It's his hobby, and you don't understand the fun of old children.

Finally came to the home furnishings area, Laura immediately cheered up and began to carefully select various furnishings, porcelain kittens and cello players and other styles of furnishings, which looked really cute.

There is also a whole piece of wood carved Maitreya Buddha, it is smiling happily, and it also poses a top of me, but the two hands should have been sealed. Let this stall owner, who doesn't seem to be a good carver, turn it into two scissor hands, and the whole pose is cute, Shi Lei didn't hold it back when he saw it. Laughing. Finally holding back his laughter, Shi Lei quickly took out his mobile phone and took a few photos of this funny laughing Buddha.

It was even more domineering to that stall, and Shi Lei just wanted to say that human beings could no longer stop the poor and crazy people of Midi. n hand sink, 15 US knives do not provide free shipping, dear.

Talk to Laura. Shi Lei took a free time and ran to the men's toilet to release water. I rely on, you can't afford to hurt the rich guy who sets up a stall to sell genuine donkey brand bags, and you can't afford to hurt the rich guy who sets up a stall at the door of the men's toilet and sells brand-name bags for his own use. Shi Lei Niao quietly bypassed other people's stalls and solved physiological problems.

After coming out of the toilet, Shi Lei bought a cola that can be counted as a conscience product by the way. It seems that Coke is really the least expensive thing in the world, the commemorative version of Coke in 1997 only costs 5 US dollars for half a dozen, and now the brand new half dozen Coke is also 5 US dollars.

When Shi Lei returned to Laura's side, Laura was still in the home area, and it seemed that she had to choose the right thing today.

However, when Laura's eyes focused on a place and couldn't move away, Shi Lei always had a bad feeling, because it was a metal smoker half a meter high, and looking at this head, he felt that the weight was definitely not light, and it was obvious that Shi Lei would not be able to transport it back by himself.

Sure enough, after Laura went up and bargained with the boss, she signaled that Shi Lei should pay, of course, as long as you pay a deposit, they have to continue shopping, and they definitely can't drag such a big thing to go.

The stall owner was very enthusiastic and said that he could help push the small truck to the side of the car when he came back, and Shi Lei finally put his mind at ease.

In addition to the two items that Shi Lei received in his hand before and carried with him like a treasure, he had another harvest.

It is a Nazi notebook with blank inside. If you buy a copy and take notes when you go back to class, you have to be literary and artistic, but when I tell you that this thing sells for 100 US dollars, you definitely want to scold the stall owner 213.

However, Shi Lei still decided to pretend to be a fresh and refined 13, and returned the price of 20 dollars ruthlessly, but he didn't expect to get it.

Secretly stuffed the 13-square-high object into his arms, Shi Lei continued to shop with Laura casually. Laura is still happily shopping for suitable furnishing small objects, and it seems that she doesn't plan to end up if she doesn't find her favorite.

After Laura's unremitting efforts, she really found a suitable set of furnishings, a pair of cloisonné craft display panels.

And Shi Lei once again found something he was interested in, a complete set of collector's editions of the magic boy with lightning on his head, of course, in English. The Chinese version of Shi Lei already has a set, which is a gift that my father specially brought back when he went to Yanjing on a business trip.

had already walked around the area and didn't find anything more suitable, so Laura suggested that she simply go to the new product area on the other side to meet Shi Lei's parents.

Most of the new products are old and middle-aged, which is exactly the opposite of the old things. Before meeting his parents, Shi Lei and they unexpectedly met another acquaintance here. (Want to know more about Stone Ranch?) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner, select Add Friends to add an official account, search and follow the official account, and never miss every update again! (To be continued......) R1292