After leaving home, Han Li drove to the nearby farmers' market.

Although many things are available in supermarkets nowadays, and they are also very convenient. But if you want to feel the lively atmosphere before the festival up close, you still have to come to the farmers' market that the people prefer.

Although it is not as neat as a supermarket, it even gave people the impression of being dirty and messy for a while. But for many adults, especially the elderly, they still prefer farmers' markets.

On the one hand, it's because it's lively, and on the other hand, it's because the farmers market can buy the freshest ingredients and the most traditional things.

Finding a street parking space, Han Li parked the car and walked into the largest farmers' market in the east of the city.

In addition to selling some agricultural products, this market is also a place where people from some towns and villages in the east of the city gather on the 15th day of the lunar calendar.

In ancient times, there were actually very few places where there were fixed bazaars. Most of the other real commodity exchange and purchase took place through the bazaar.

The first and fifteenth days of the new year coincide with the beginning of the month and the middle of the month, which happens to be once every half month, which is also in line with the relevant living habits of the people.

Because once every fifteen days, almost the daily necessities purchased by the people are consumed. And those who are going to go to the market to sell their goods have also hoarded a certain amount of goods.

Therefore, in this way, there was the exchange of goods, the circulation of goods, and in the process of this exchange, money was born, and gradually evolved into the current way of commodity management.

And for this kind of farmers' market, Han Li is also very interested, after all, there are many memories of his childhood.

For many people living in small cities, they don't really have a reason to go to the supermarket.

And to be honest, in this small city, supermarkets are really popularized and form a scale, which is estimated to be the product of rapid economic development after 05 years.

Therefore, when Han Li was a child, he would often visit the farmers' market with his mother, and even some of the things that the family came to the farmers' market to buy vegetables were also done by him.

Walking into the farmers' market, Han Li immediately integrated into the large number of floating people. Facing this oncoming face, with smiling expressions, Han Li's mood couldn't help but improve.

If you have money or not, go home for the New Year. No matter how mixed this year, it still can't stop everyone's desire to go home and celebrate the New Year.

Even if the family is restrained, everyone still finds a way to make the family have a good year. Han Li, who grew up from hard days, also understands the taste of this too well.

Seeing that the vendors on both sides were very enthusiastic about Han Li's voice, he smiled slightly, and then turned around slowly. Sure enough, when he was alone, he was still regarded as a fat sheep by many 'simple' street vendors.

"How do you sell this pair (Spring Festival couplets)?" Han Li asked in front of a vendor who walked.

The vendor wearing a long blue apron saw Han Li and hurriedly beckoned: "This big thirty, that slightly smaller twenty-five, and this smallest fifteen." ”

Han Li nodded when he heard this, and then looked at it. However, looking at these printed Spring Festival couplets with gold characters on a red background, Han Li always felt that something was missing, and then shook his head and left.

And the vendor was not discouraged, but continued to solicit business from others.

walked around again, but he still didn't find a pair of Spring Festival couplets that he could look at. Maybe it's from a paranoid person who studies art, he always feels that these printed batch products are missing the fireworks of the New Year.

If it weren't for his own bad calligraphy, he would have wanted to cut out red paper and write a pair by himself.

Just with this kind of thought, Han Li saw a lot of people in front of a stall buying Spring Festival couplets from a distance. When I walked over, I found that there was an old man in a red Tang costume who was waving a brush and writing Spring Festival couplets there.

Although Han Li doesn't know much about calligraphy, from an artistic point of view, this old man still has a deep penmanship. At least the writing is not too rigid, and there is not much craftsmanship.

In fact, many elderly people will practice calligraphy after retirement, and this kind of calligraphy is also called elderly calligraphy. Maybe it's limited by energy and physical strength, so although this part of the word is also good, it lacks a lot of aura.

"Good!" Just when Han Li was in a fugue, everyone next to him applauded. I saw that the old man handed a pair of freshly written words to the young man next to him, and this young man took a hair dryer and was drying the ink on it.

After the old man finished writing, he sat down and began to drink tea, ready to wait for the next business.

Handwritten couplets like this, although better, are generally much more expensive than the printed ones. So there are a lot of onlookers here, but very few people actually buy.

"How much is a pair of Spring Festival couplets?" Han Li said loudly. Originally, it was said that money could not be raised, but when the price of the artwork was negotiated, an exclusive word called Runge would be used. To put it simply, it is a pen fee, and it also means the lowest price.

However, this is in the farmers' market, so it seems a bit unusual, so Han Oak will follow the public.

"One hundred and five for the big one, one hundred and two for the small one." The young man who was blowing ink replied.

"It's too expensive, can it be less." There were onlookers next to him who began to bargain.

"Can't be low."

The young man introduced to everyone: "This is the folk calligrapher of our Municipal Calligraphy Association, and this time it is also the basic activity organized by the Municipal Calligraphy Association to send the Spring Festival couplets." We only charge a little money for carriages and horses, which is not enough for the old man's runge fee. And if you buy a pair of Spring Festival couplets, we will also give you a copy of the word 'Fu' written on the spot, which is definitely very cost-effective. ”

Hearing this young man's introduction, Han Li smiled and shook his head. Let's not talk about whether this old man is a member of the Municipal Calligraphy Association, that is, this folk calligrapher. Even if it is, a member of the calligraphy association in a small place is not a famous artist, how much can one of his Spring Festival couplets be worth.

But this is someone's business in the end, not to mention that this old man's handwriting is good, so Han Li will not break it.

Looking at the old man's words, Han Li felt good. It just so happened that I didn't see any other good Spring Festival couplets in this circle, so Han Li immediately said: "Write me a pair, don't want a big one, just this small one." ”

"Okay, what Spring Festival couplets do you want, you can choose from this." The young man pointed to a copy of "Selected Spring Festival Couplets of the Ancient Times" on the table and said to him.

Hearing this, Han Li took the book and looked at it, then shook his head and closed it: "I won't choose this either, let the old man help me choose a pair." ”

"Oh?" The old man glanced at Han Li, and then said with a smile: "Then what content do you want?" ”

Han Li thought for a while, and then said with a smile: "The wind and rain are smooth, Guotai Min'an has nothing to do with me, and I don't need much money." I want a family and things go well, and it is elegant and peaceful. ”

After Han Li's words, everyone on the lookers immediately laughed and discussed. Compared with those who sought wealth and peace before, Han Li's request was indeed a little new.

"Hahahaha, it's so difficult for you to ask for this." The old man smiled, but did not refuse. Instead, he stood up, spread out the red paper, and began to think.

After thinking about it for about two or three minutes, the old man picked up the brush and dipped it in ink and began to write on the red paper.

The family and things go smoothly as you wish, and the mind is clear and always safe. Horizontal batch, auspicious.