If you don't agree, do it! Roll up your sleeves, empty your property and go back to the country

In those days, most markets were opened in counties and towns during festivals. The reason why they were opened in Wangfujing during the New Year in Beijing was mainly to promote agricultural and sideline production in the communes of several surrounding counties and to activate the exchange of materials between urban and rural areas.

But not just anyone can set up a stall. Every year's market has clear rules and regulations, and each commune under the jurisdiction of several surrounding counties will issue a certain number of places.

The market mainly sells agricultural products, with home-grown vegetables, grains, oils, poultry eggs, etc. as the main trading items. Some markets also sell some more distinctive products, such as iron stick yam, honeycomb honey, homemade farm paste, and various mountain products stockpiled after the autumn.

There will also be some homemade snacks and candies, but before these products enter the market, they will be tested by a unit specifically responsible for food to avoid unnecessary accidents.

After all, it is the capital, and the management and inspection in this regard are very strict and rigorous.

Every year, the market is managed by the Kyoto Commerce Department in conjunction with multiple departments such as public security and health to combat speculation and ensure legal transactions.

At dawn, the street specially designated for the market on Wangfujing Street by the Ministry of Commerce was already filled with small stalls selling all kinds of things, even piglets.

Bai Nuo and Fang Meng found a good place nearby to park the car. Each of them walked in carrying a large backpack. The place was almost packed with people.

“So many people!”

Looking at the market full of people, Bai Nuo's scalp began to tingle, and his social anxiety was about to break out!

Fang Meng smiled and grabbed the little girl's wrist, using their sleeves to pad it to avoid being seen and causing trouble. He grabbed the girl and quickly squeezed in.

"It's only a few days away, and Chinese New Year is just around the corner. There will definitely be a lot of people selling things and buying things. There should be a lot of good stuff, especially the homemade snacks and sauces. Many of them taste better than those bought at the supply and marketing cooperative."

"Follow me closely, don't get lost." Fang Meng pulled everyone inside and leaned over to whisper, "Don't put anything in your pockets. There will definitely be a lot of thieves taking advantage of the situation today."

"Shall we catch him?" Bai Nuo's face showed some confusion.

Fang Meng smiled and said, "No need. I'll make a mental mark and find a time to bring Jin Zicheng, Tao Jianhua, and the others along to take them all away. There's a security team stationed nearby. They keep a multi-page list of stolen items every year, so we won't have to worry about not finding the owner."

After hearing this, Bai Nuo was no longer worried. She didn't want to be busy working at this time. The most comfortable thing was to shop happily.

The two of them started shopping from the beginning. They didn't need to buy poultry, eggs, vegetables, etc., because they couldn't finish them all at home. However, they could take some grain and oil out of the car on the way back.

Several large jars of wild honey were bought, and Bai Nuo also found someone to buy iron stick yam. There wasn't much of it, as it was accidentally found by a member of a production team in the mountains. It was definitely a good thing, and a fellow villager put it in a pile of potatoes and sweet potatoes, and put it in a sack separately next to it.

Bai Nuo bought all the herbs in a bag before being discovered by others. He then picked a few and put them in the medicinal garden in the space to see if he could develop them.

They saw several shops selling farmhouse sauces, and Bai Nuo and Fang Meng specifically picked the one with the strongest aroma and bought three large jars.

Next came a variety of snacks and pastries, as well as local specialty cakes from the old Beijingers. The two of them went on a shopping spree and also bought a lot of mountain products.

In less than three hours, Fang Meng ran back and forth to the car twice to deliver things.

"How about it, is there anything else you like?" Fang Meng squeezed into the crowd again and found his little one in front of a stall.

It was approaching noon, but the number of people at the market hadn't decreased at all. Instead, it felt like there were more and more people. I guess some office workers came here during their lunch break.

Bai Nuo turned his head and smiled at Fang Meng, his eyebrows slightly raised, and there was a trace of mental power in his voice, so that only Fang Meng could hear the sound of his words.

"I didn't fancy anything, but I did fancy these two human-shaped beasts!"

Fang Meng's eyes flashed slightly, and he released a trace of mental power, which followed the guidance of Bai Nuo's mental power and fell on the two young men not far away.

The two young men were wearing gray-black quilted jackets, one of them had several patches on his body. He had a dark complexion, rough skin, short stature, and ordinary looks. He was the type that would be hard to find in a crowd.

Both of their hair was about the length of a finger and was messy, as if they hadn't been properly taken care of in a few days.

Judging from their clothes, they should be villagers from the commune under the jurisdiction of the nearby county town. Many villagers who come to the market to sell goods will also go to other stalls to buy some things that they don’t have at home to take back as New Year’s goods. This is not surprising.

However, Fang Meng never doubted the judgment of his little partner. The two looked at each other and followed without changing their expressions.

The two young men looked around and talked in low voices. The market was crowded and noisy, making it difficult to hear the voices of others who were deliberately lowering their voices. Unfortunately, there were two people with cheats here. When they released their mental power, they could hear more clearly than each other.

"We already have plenty of soybeans and salt at home. Now we're short of rice koji. They say this market has a wide variety of ingredients, but how come we don't even have the most common rice koji? This place is truly backward."

One of them was a young man with small eyes and a height of only about 1.6 meters. He complained to his companions with a dissatisfied look on his face.

"Keep your voice down. This place has been outdated for a long time. Just bear with it for a while. Once our work is done, we can go home."

The 1.6-meter-tall girl curled her lips, her eyes full of disgust. "How long do we have to wait? No one has contacted us, just asking us to wait. We can't buy rice koji, and we can't even find the delicious matsutake. I really can't stay in this poor, shabby place for another day."

The two young men spoke with accents that sounded a bit like those from Fuxia. It was understandable that they liked to eat matsutake mushrooms, but...

"Rice koji, soybeans, and salt?" Bai Nuo turned his head to look at Fang Meng, raised the corner of his mouth, and asked: "What can you think of these three things?"

"Ah!"

Fang Meng sneered, lowered his head slightly, and a cruel look flashed in his eyes. He silently said two words: "Miso!"

As the voice fell, the two looked at each other. There was no need for planning or communication. The tacit understanding cultivated since childhood had allowed the two to divide the work in an instant.

The next second, Fang Meng turned around and walked towards the outside of the market. Bai Nuo put his hands in the pockets of his jacket and strolled around the market, occasionally looking at a stall, and occasionally chatting with unfamiliar but talkative aunties and sisters-in-law. With an overly pretty little face, a chattering little mouth, and being sweet and talkative, he won the favor of several aunties.

[I'm one chapter short today, I'll make it up tomorrow. I made up for the two times I owed a chapter the next day, so you have to trust me, I will definitely not be late again. Hehehe, come tomorrow.]