After taking the subway three times, I got out of Gaobeidian and then got in again. I was pushed forward among the crowds of Dawangliu. When I arrived at Jiulongshan Station to transfer, I told my brother that this was not going to the market, it was just like practicing.
He laughed and said that he used to live nearby and would come hang out after get off work when he had nothing to do.
Go out from the Nanlou Zizhuang Station and walk for more than 700 meters. The back was scorched by the sun and was slightly warm. Turning around the intersection, the Daliushu Market lies there quietly. It is gray in color and less lively than expected. The younger brother said that this is common sense. Who would follow the crowd and go to the crowd now? Everyone has become smarter.
When is Daliu Shu Market most popular?
In fact, the hottest thing is Wednesday night, which is called the ghost market. It is said that such a rule existed in the late Qing Dynasty. The stalls opened when it got dark and closed when it got light. The source of the items sold was unknown. There were items obtained from tomb robberies and stolen items. Legend has it that the Empress Dowager Cixi also encountered a fox fairy in this place.
During the day when we came, it was a serious flea market.
The street stalls display a rich variety of objects, including old electrical appliances, yellowed comic books, chipped porcelain, and enamel jars from the 1980s and 1990s bearing the imprint of "labor is the most glorious". An old man squatted there, with several Chairman Mao badges placed in front of him. He did not hawk, he just squatted like a sculpture.
Songjiang Province on the Bronze Plaque
On a street stall, I saw a bronze plaque. It was in an extremely rusty state, but the words were clearly visible. The content read: "Resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, defend our country, and join the army for glory." It was signed by the People's Government of Hulin County, Songjiang Province, and the date was 1951.
Songjiang Province, this place name has long disappeared.
I squatted there and watched for a long time, wanting to take a photo, so I raised my phone and put it down again. I don’t know how this plaque got from the Wusuli River to a street stall in Beijing, and I don’t know if anyone in Hulin still remembers this plaque.
There were two old men chatting lively next to them. One of them had worked at Xinhua Farm in Hegang, and the other had worked at Erlong Mountain in Heihe for eight years. When they heard that I had been to that place, their eyes suddenly lit up. They pulled me and told me that the temperature in winter could reach minus 40 degrees Celsius at that time, and when I got up in the morning, I couldn't open the door at all. As they talked, they all sighed again and said that it's nice here, don't take shopping too seriously, it's just for fun.
One hundred yuan teapot
I saw a clay teapot with the word "福" engraved on it.
The seller said that he had just collected the items because they had moved and had to move away, so he priced them at 300 yuan. I walked around for a while, still remembering the word "福" in my mind, and then turned back, thinking of taking it away with a tentative offer of 100 yuan.
He hesitated and said yes.
The elder sister I just met next to me tapped me on the shoulder and said that you were so lucky that you dared to ask for this price.
In fact, I don't know if it is of any value. I just feel that the pot has a certain character in my name on it. It will make me feel happy to put it at home and watch it.
"Recalling Xia Gong" and Ten Dollars
The sun was getting hot at noon, so I stopped in front of a bookstall.
The book titled "Recalling Duke Xia" was published by Culture and Art Publishing House, and its title was inscribed by Zhao Puchu. Opening it, the list of consultants includes Ba Jin and Bing Xin, and the chief editors are Wang Meng and Yuan Ying. The names of the authors of the articles are like stars.
The book was published in 1996 and was priced at 40 yuan for hardcover. My paperback copy was also marked 30 yuan.
Ask the seller, how much does it cost?
He took one look at it and said ten dollars.
I scanned the QR code and paid without even leaving any room for price negotiation. A guy next to me asked me why I didn’t bargain for the price. I said that as far as this book is concerned, if I continue to bargain for the price, it would be a debt to the person who wrote the book.
Fifteen dollars and two hats
After that, I just walked around casually.
I bought a small speaker for ten yuan, twenty-five cents? No, I spent two and a half dollars to buy an energy-saving lamp that was installed on my computer. I spent fifteen yuan to buy two summer hats. They are branded and even the tags are still there.
On a certain stall, there was a pile of old clothes. A young man squatted down and rummaged there for a long time. He found a military green jacket, lifted it up and looked towards the sun. He was still wearing pajamas with a plaid pattern.
There is also a seller of dentures, really, a box of dentures, placed there without anyone asking.
Hejian Donkey Meat Grilled
When my stomach started to growl, my brother took me to a stall next to the market where Hejian donkey meat was being cooked on fire.
One meat, one vegetarian and one soup, 46 yuan.
The donkey meat is roasted over a strong fire until it becomes crispy. The donkey meat is cut into extremely thin pieces and you take a bite. The oil flows from the corners of your mouth. The young man declared that this is the way to eat when you are really going to the market. When you are tired from shopping, sitting down and tasting hot food is more advantageous than anything else.
I was drinking soup and looked towards the street stall opposite. There were people squatting up there, the sun shining down on them causing them to squint their eyes, and they were still rummaging around for old things.
If you want to play, just watch it. If you like it, play it. Only after you have played it.
On the way back in the taxi, our "trophies" were piled in the back seat.
The teapot was wrapped in newspaper, and the teapot was stuffed in a plastic bag. The book "Recalling Xia Gong" in the plastic bag was placed on the top. The cover of the book "Recalling Xia Gong" was a bit old, but it was clean.
The guy opened the window, letting in the howling wind. Then, he turned his head and glanced at the pile of items. Somehow, he and I both laughed for no reason.
As the car turned the intersection, the Daliushu Market became smaller and smaller in the rearview mirror, and finally turned into a dot.
For some reason, the words shouted by an unknown stall owner kept ringing in my ears:
Watch it if you want to play it, play it if you like it, and play it only after you have played it.
I don’t know if it’s business or something else.
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