The Fiery Era of Siheyuan

Chapter 109, Line up in the middle of the night

When Li Weiguo got dressed and came out, he saw the Shazhu brothers and sisters carrying a lot of things in their hands and on their shoulders.

It's winter now, it's still very cold in the Imperial Capital, and it's snowed in the past few days. It's only minus four to five degrees Celsius in the early morning, so you have to prepare things when you go out.

No, the Silly Zhu brothers and sisters brought two benches, two sheets, as well as a thermos, an enamel jar, a small fire cage, a croquette and other supplies, just to prepare for a protracted war.

The other neighbors were similar. They all brought a lot of things. After all, they had to wait in line from night to morning, which took almost seven or eight hours. If they were not fully prepared, they would not be able to endure it.

Like the third uncle's family, they not only wrapped themselves up tightly, but also carried two quilts on their backs.

The second uncle Liu Haizhong's family is not bad either. There are benches, quilts, coal stoves, kettles, and a small table. The things are all held by Guangtian and Guangfu brothers, and Liu Haizhong carries them. He followed behind with his hands folded, looking like he was about to make tea and talk about heroes.

Li Weiguo didn't want to bring so many things, it's too troublesome, anyway, he has everything in his space, so he just use his clothes to cover it secretly.

So I put on the winter army coat I issued in the army, put on a Lei Feng hat, and carried a bench, and I was almost complete.

"Weiguo, why didn't you bring anything? Just set off like this?" Seeing that Li Weiguo's hands were empty, Silly Zhu asked in confusion.

"Hey, didn't you bring it? What are you doing with so much? I brought food with me." As he spoke, Li Weiguo patted his military coat pretendingly to show that he had some goods in it.

"It's fine, anyway, the three of us are together, we can use whatever we need together. By the way, what delicious food did you bring?"

"Xifeng wine, fried peanuts, cold pig ears, roasted sweet potatoes, white flour steamed buns, melon seeds, candied fruits."

"Good guy, you are not queuing here, you are obviously going on vacation, hahaha." Silly Zhu was happy now, he had wine, meat and peanuts, he was so cool.

Li Weiguo raised his eyebrows and said proudly: "Hey, let's go?"

"Go!"

Sha Zhu didn't have anything to worry about anymore, he waved his big hand and headed out.

Li Weiguo took the things in Yushui's hand, followed by the little girl, and the other neighbors who packed up also took their things and walked out of the courtyard one after another.

According to the arrangement at the previous meeting, the whole hospital was divided into four groups. Two groups went to buy chickens, ducks and geese, and the other two groups went to the meat stall.

Li Weiguo and Shazhu went to buy chickens, ducks and geese today, and they were the main team in line, while Yushui was the backup team, responsible for temporary replacements.

About a hundred people in the hospital just walked towards the vegetable market with flashlights on.

It was just past two o'clock in the morning, but the entire imperial capital was not as quiet as it used to be. The surrounding courtyards lit up one after another, and the number of residents on the street began to increase. Ready to line up.

After leaving Nanluoguxiang, after walking for about [-] minutes, all the men, women and children of the hospital arrived at the Dongdan Vegetable Market.

When it comes to the Dongdan Vegetable Market in DC District, everyone in the old capital knows about it.

Dongdan Vegetable Market is the oldest among the four famous vegetable markets in the Imperial Capital (Dongdan Vegetable Market, Xidan Vegetable Market, Chaonei Vegetable Market and Chongwenmen Vegetable Market).

Dongdan Vegetable Market was founded in 1902, more than 100 years ago. It is a veritable century-old brand and once a veritable "vegetable basket" for the people of the old imperial capital.

According to records, the market was first built by the French, and it was named "East Market", which means the big market on the east side of the imperial capital.

Because it was close to Dongjiaomin Lane, the "embassy district" at that time, many foreigners came here, and foreign goods were sold in the market all year round. Chocolate and red wine were once rare products here, so Dongdan Vegetable Market was also high-end among the four major vegetable markets in the old imperial capital. Shopping places.

Since [-], the Dongdan Vegetable Market has been a public-private partnership, and the state has nationalized the vendors, and the Dongdan Vegetable Market has become a state-owned vegetable market.

It was not until 1997 that with the reconstruction and development of the city, it gradually faded out of people's vision.

The Dongdan Vegetable Market in the middle of the night is gradually becoming noisy at this time, and the cold winter can't suppress the enthusiasm of ordinary people to buy New Year's goods.

At around three o'clock in the morning, many people gradually gathered in Dongdan Vegetable Market. People spontaneously gathered at the meat stalls and stalls selling chicken, duck and goose, and then began to take out the benches they brought with them and start queuing up to occupy seats.

Li Weiguo and the others came to the yard early. He, Shazhu, Yan Jiecheng, Xu Damao, Liu Guangqi, and Jia Dongxu occupied a good position early. There were not many people in front of them, and they were only a few dozen away from the chicken, duck and goose stalls. Mi, when the market opens tomorrow morning, they can basically buy the first wave of chickens, ducks and geese.

After Li Weiguo and the others took their seats, they took out the bench and sat down, chatting and beating, while the backup team like Rainwater and the others found a place in the lee to rest.

Two hours later, at five o'clock in the morning, the sky was slightly bright, and the entire Dongdan vegetable market was like a boiling oil pan, full of people's voices, very lively.

At a glance, under the dim night sky, the entire market square was crowded with people, some standing and sitting, and many children playing and chasing each other around.

Not long after, trucks loaded with supplies began to roll into the market.

The carts carried baskets and cages of chickens, ducks and geese, slaughtered pigs, cattle and sheep, frozen fatty fish, various vegetables, etc.

The management personnel of Dongdan Vegetable Market and nearby police officers arrived and began to maintain order at the scene.

Now, the whole scene came alive, and the common people stretched their necks, watching batch after batch of supplies being continuously pulled into the vegetable market.

It was still five o'clock, and it was still early to leave the market. After waiting for a long time, everyone was still cold and hungry, so they all started to take out hot water and steamed buns to replenish their energy.

Silly Zhu didn't know where to get a small table, just put it in their place, then took out the things he brought, and prepared to have breakfast.

"Weiguo, where are the good things you brought? Come on time."

"okay."

As he spoke, Li Weiguo took out a bottle of Xifeng wine, a bag of fried peanuts, a bag of cold pig ears, a few white-flour steamed buns, and roasted sweet potatoes from his clothes under the cover of his military coat.

"I'll go, Weiguo, you really know how to enjoy it, hahaha."

Silly Zhu took the things, opened the warm peanuts and pig ears wrapped in oil paper one by one, picked up the bottle of Xifeng wine, bit off the lid, and poured two taels for Li Weiguo and himself.

Seeing the actions of Silly Zhu, Yan Jiefang, Liu Guangqi and Xu Damao couldn't sit still. They licked their faces and came over, took out their own enamel jars and asked for a drink.

In this cold weather, drinking a sip of wine will warm you from head to toe, and there are meat and peanuts on the table, so it's not to mention how comfortable it is.

The five or six guys in the courtyard don't care what others think, they just form a circle, drinking peanuts and pig's ears and beating farts there.

(End of this chapter)