Chapter Eighty-Three: The Morning Market
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After entering the Green Lake Fang, Xuanji sent everyone to walk on the tree-lined path for a while, and when they reached the end of the path, their eyes immediately became clear.
Previously hidden by the high walls and dense vegetation on both sides of the boulevard, the Green Lake Square immediately appeared in front of everyone's eyes, a quiet water feature and the bustling scene of the lakeside, which is truly a livable holy place.
The crystal clear, tree-lined Green Lake is in the middle of the market, accounting for nearly half of the area of the entire Green Lake Square, the pavilions and pavilions by the lake are all imitation of the Jiangnan regional style, the materials are exquisite, extremely exquisite, it looks very chic, elegant.
A long bridge leads from the east shore of the lake to an island in the center of the lake, the island in the middle of the lake is not large, only a few zhang in size, but a five-story tower has been erected on it, where you can climb high and look into the distance, and take in the beautiful scenery of the whole Green Lake.
Cuihu Fang is divided into four irregular blocks by Cuihu, the east and west areas are smaller, and the north and south areas are larger, so there are more restaurants and entertainment in the east of the lake, more shops and markets in the west of the lake, and the south side of the lake is dominated by government gardens, and there are many villa courtyards in the north of the lake.
Cuihufang should have been specially planned and designed by a master, with complete mountains and rivers and flourishing feng shui. The blocks around the lake are functionally and well-arranged, so they don't seem empty or crowded.
The main road in the square is paved with bluestone slabs, while the path is mainly paved with cobblestones, which is effectively divided into various plots, giving full play to the different functions of the blocks, and reserving a large area of green space for backup.
All the buildings in the workshop have a unified style, but there is no restriction on individuality, the wooden buildings are all yellow as the main color, and the brick and stone buildings are mainly cyan as the main color, which is matched with the green in the eyes, making people feel neat and uniform.
The greenery of Cuihufang is very well done, it is like spring all year round, suitable for the growth of many kinds of plants, except for the bluestone pavement and various buildings, almost all the places that can be seen are filled with green.
The sea tung, lotus, and green willow sway in the high place, making the shore of the green lake extraordinarily quiet;
Camphor and smiling stand beside the stone road, and the special fragrance they exude makes passers-by feel refreshed;
The low hedge wall composed of shrubs such as Nantian bamboo, hibiscus, fusang, and hibiscus separates the buildings, without the restraint of the masonry wall, but has a sense of stability and harmony among the neighbors;
The flowering period of wax plum is about to pass, the unknown small flowers have begun to show their pink and white color, although the moon season and gardenia have not yet reached the flowering season, but they have begun to draw new branches and buds;
A large number of firethorn, butterfly trees, and oleanders filled the open space outside the courtyard, covering the unique red soil of Yundian with green;
Bauhinia, gorse, fine-leaved palm bamboo, and various flowers and trees that the owner loves in the courtyards are just right to decorate the courtyard.
Because of the abundant vegetation and reasonable collocation, the air in the Green Lake Square is very fresh, and there is a faint sweetness in the air, as long as you stay here for a while, a sense of happiness will arise spontaneously.
At this time, it is the peak time for breakfast, and the rich and noble people in Cuihu Fang do not have to sleep until three o'clock in the morning before getting up as the laborers outside think, and most of the rich and noble people are still very concerned about their health.
Therefore, many wealthy people will get up early, take a leisurely walk or jog on the road around the lake, and enjoy the fresh air, clear blue sky and bright sunshine of Cuihu Fang.
Some of the wealthy and noble people who get up early have already finished their morning exercises, and will go to the east of the lake to have breakfast, meet and say hello to acquaintances, or meet one or two new friends, which is also a way to expand social relationships.
Many rich and noble people are very happy about this, and they will spend a lot of time soaking here every morning, because there are too many colorful characters in the Green Lake Fang, and every time you know one more will be of great help to your future.
The servants and servants of each family are not qualified to come to the east of the lake in the morning, they must get up early to take care of all kinds of affairs, and some servants who have the task of purchasing will appear on the west side of the lake at this time, where the shops and markets of the Green Lake Fang gather.
Every morning, there will be a morning market for half an hour, when the market begins, and the stalls close before the end of the day, and the vendors will transport the freshest ingredients from the whole of Queensland to the rich and noble families in the Green Lake Square.
Meat, vegetables, fruits, aquatic products and kitchen accessories are readily available, the ingredients are fresh, the price is fair, it is very convenient to buy, in addition to the rich and noble, there are many restaurants, inns and green houses will also directly purchase ingredients from here.
They are definitely the most popular people in the morning market, because as long as they are impressed, they may be able to wrap up all the goods in the stall at once, avoiding the risk that they will work hard here for a long time and not be able to sell the goods.
There are also some mobile food stalls loaded with trolleys or burdens will also come to the morning market to earn a hard-earned money, these mobile vendors have good snacks and low prices, most of the vendors are sold here when the Green Lake Square opened, so they have a certain reputation in the local area, but because they have no capital, or can not pay the high rent in the Green Lake Fang, so they can't open a store in the Fang.
The buyers of various prefectures and restaurants will greet each other, occasionally exchange a few words, and those who have finished buying will buy a snack at these snack stalls, even if they deal with the breakfast of the day, and some people will come here to taste the taste just to satisfy their hunger.
The morning market must be removed before the end of the day, and in order to restore the overall quiet and closed atmosphere of the Green Lake Place, all morning market vendors are not allowed to stay in the Green Lake Place.
Before leaving the workshop, the tax collector in Queensland City will collect taxes according to the law, and the district officials of Cuihu Fang will also collect the corresponding management fee, and after the relevant taxes and fees are paid, the tax collector and the fang official will stamp the corresponding date on the pass book of these morning market vendors, which means that they are still eligible to sell goods here tomorrow.
People who don't have the money to pay taxes will lose their sales qualifications, which is equivalent to losing the family's source of livelihood, because the income from selling goods elsewhere in the city is definitely not as high as in Cuihufang, so even if the requirements of the Cuihufang morning market are stricter, these vendors can only accept it.
The management fee of Cuihu Fang is not collected in vain, after the morning market closes the stall, a lot of garbage will be generated, and the cleaning staff in the workshop will clean it within a quarter of an hour, completely restored to its previous appearance, if there is no such a good living environment, Cuihu Fang will not become the best market in Queensland.
As for those who wake up late and want to buy ingredients, there are several butcher shops, vegetable shops and grain stores in the west of the lake, which supply ingredients throughout the day, but the price will be much more expensive than in the morning market, after all, the rent of the shops in Cuihu Fang is still very high.
When the people of the Xuanji faction saw the management model of Cuihu Fang, they only felt that their eyes lit up, and such a beautiful environment and orderly fang market was not exactly the object that the Xuanji faction should learn and imitate?
Everyone forgot about staying for a while, and decided to go to the Huxi morning market to investigate on the spot first.
He Tieniu saw that the guests were so interested in the Cuihufang morning market, and also felt that he had a bright face, so he immediately took Xuanji to send everyone to the morning market, and diligently introduced the operation mode of the morning market in Cuihufang for everyone, and also recommended several very famous snacks.
Although everyone in the Xuanji faction had just eaten breakfast, they couldn't help but taste the breakfast snacks here, and sure enough, it tasted good, and Lu Qiming finally made up for the meal that he didn't eat just now.
Everyone walked around, and soon they were almost there, when they saw a tall and sturdy official suddenly appear in the middle of the street on the side of the morning market, raise his hand and stuff a whistle into his mouth, and then blow vigorously.
All the vendors in the morning market were stunned for a moment, and then everyone began to speed up their movements, and the vendors who were still negotiating the price immediately lowered the price according to the wishes of the buyers, while the vendors who had already sold out of goods hurriedly picked up the vegetable leaves and garbage scattered near their stalls and threw them in their carts or baskets.
Lu Qiming was holding a bowl of Sanhua honey soup and drinking, it tasted very good, and he was about to sigh, but he saw the female vendor selling sugar water looking at the bowl in his hand pitifully and said, "Guest officer, can you drink it quickly?"
Lu Qiming's eyes widened and said, "Why? Such a delicious thing, of course, needs to be tasted slowly." ”
The female vendor is in her thirties, her face is frosty, the corners of her eyes are also full of wrinkles, it seems that her usual life is not satisfactory, she said expectantly: "Guest officer, Cuihufang stipulates that the vendors who do not withdraw from the morning market within three outposts will be suspended for three days, and my family will rely on me to make money alone. ”
At this time, the second whistle sounded again, and at this time all the vendors began to get anxious, and some of the vendors who had already packed up had begun to pull their carts or carry their own burdens, and began to withdraw along a secluded path to the gate on the west side of Cuihu Fang, where there were tax collectors and fang officials who recorded the entry and exit and collected taxes.
The rest of the vendors almost all sell when they give money, just hoping to end the transaction and leave as soon as possible, and some traders feel that they are at a loss and simply do not sell, anyway, they can't delay time.
Lu Qiming saw that the female vendor was not lying, raised his head and drank the bowl of three-flower honey soup, took out a handful of money from his arms and put it in the bowl, there were forty or fifty pieces, and a bowl of three-flower honey soup only cost three pennies.
The female vendor immediately thanked her, and Lu Qiming waved her hand, signaling her to hurry up.
Soon after the third whistle, the vendors in the morning market have all gone, at this time there are more than ten headscarves and aprons at each end of the market, and they began to quickly clean the morning market.
In just a quarter of an hour, the area where the morning market is located was cleared, and a few truckloads of potted plants were brought in by the mill workers, which were placed at several intersections to block the path to the west, and soon it became a small park.
The Xuanji faction was amazed, worthy of being the top fang city in the provincial capital, this time-sharing arrangement concept was absolutely ahead of its time, and Cang'er and Jun Mojiao took out codex and charcoal records one after another.
Cang'er recorded it back because he wanted to use these for the transformation of the Xuanji faction, while Jun Mojiao was recording the "Xuanji Record" and preparing to collect it into a book, and then put it on for printing and collecting it for collection.
Although there was a delay in the morning market for a while, everyone felt that the trip was worth it.
Xuanjizi saw that it was not too early, so he instructed He Tieniu to take everyone to find an inn to live in, and He Tieniu led everyone to the east of Cuihu, where most of the inns and restaurants in Cuihufang were concentrated.
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