The Era of Hard Work

Today, intersection stalls are widely spread in university towns, at least in the schools and construction sites near the central intersection, everyone knows that there are sellers here.

The number of people selling things is also increasing.

Gradually, there is a sense of fixing the market.

In the morning, some students also came out to buy breakfast, and Lu Dong's stewed pork biscuits would naturally do business in the morning.

Old Zhao's father and daughter also started to rush over early in the morning.

The weather was getting colder, this morning Lu Dong sold nearly a hundred stewed pork biscuits, and was whistling to clean up the stall.

He has paid great attention to hygiene issues from the very beginning to the present.

This is one of the reasons why many students are willing to come and buy things.

Lao Zhao and Zhao Juanjuan were cleaning up the mats and folding tables. Business has been going well recently, and the father and daughter are also in a good mood.

Zhao Juanjuan straightened her back, the sun shone on her face, it was probably the kind that was hard to darken, after all these days of wind, rain and sun, her complexion was still fair.

Compared with the beginning, she also dresses more western style.

"The flow of people has increased, which is good for us." Zhao Juanjuan got to know Lu Dong well, and asked, "Dongzi, are you afraid that the flow of water in the past two days will be thousands?"

Lu Dong said modestly: "No way, my business only takes three meals in the morning, noon and evening, and I'm exhausted at most 500."

Counting Qiao Weiguo, with the increase of workers on the construction site these days, the flow of water has reached more than a thousand, and several times it has reached 1,670, but he would not say that, and asked instead: "You sold five barrels yesterday. ?”

Old Zhao father and daughter, it is also morning, noon and night now.

Zhao Juanjuan was in a good mood, and said: "It's sold, it's not enough, even sesame seed cakes and tofu brain, the running water is four hundred."

Before, she couldn't imagine that the father and daughter could sell more than 400 yuan a day.

Lu Dong was curious, and asked, "How many bowls can a bucket of your tofu brain hold?"

Zhao Juanjuan thought about it carefully: "About 130 bowls."

Other stall owners came over one after another at this time, and the total scale added up to more than ten stalls.

For now, the business is very good, there is no direct conflict between the items sold, and they can live in harmony.

Just after nine o'clock in the morning, the van of the United Law Enforcement Brigade drove over, Wang Chao led the people down, besides his three subordinates, there were also two businessmen.

The people who set up the stall were a little nervous, but not too panicked. The car went back and forth, except to remind them to pay attention to hygiene, and never drove anyone away.

If you don't push people away, you won't be too afraid.

Lu Dong took out a cigarette from his bag, went over to say hello, and scattered the cigarettes next to him.

Zhao Hu joked: "Dongzi, haven't you made less money these days?"

Lu Dong smiled and said, "Don't you rely on the elder brothers to take care of you? Otherwise, I won't be able to maintain this business."

There's nothing wrong with bragging about business, at least it can bring them closer, so Ma Han said, "We can't bear your hardship."

Wang Chao lit a cigarette, introduced the two people in Shangshangkou to Lu Dong, and lowered his voice: "We will cooperate later."

Lu Dong looked at the small square opposite. The lines were all drawn, the lights were in order, seven or eight large trash cans were placed, and there were faucets and distribution boxes every other section.

If you want to use water and electricity, it is very convenient to pull it to the booth.

Even the northernmost public toilets have been repainted.

A few days ago, he heard from the dynasty that when the leaders came to inspect, they focused on the commercial supporting issues of the University City.

There are tens of millions of demands below, but the leader can't top a word, and the temporary market will naturally enter the fast lane.

"The vendor!" Zhang Long raised his voice and shouted, "Everyone, come over and have a meeting."

Including Qiao Weiguo, the others didn't understand what was going on, so they glanced this way, saw Lu Dong passing by, and walked that way too.

More than a dozen people gathered near the van. Wang Chao coughed lightly and said, "These days, you set up street stalls here. Considering the real life, you have never driven people away. But, after all, this place is not a market, but a sidewalk. , you are essentially occupying the road.”

Others couldn't figure out what the dynasty meant, and thought they had to settle accounts.

Apart from his love of smoking, Wang Chao is generally pretty good. He said: "It's not easy to make a living. Those who run on the front line know that. Okay, I'm not talking nonsense. Considering the needs of the field, the superior decided to set aside An area, as a temporary market."

He pointed across the road with his big finger: "The place has been drawn. From now on, you will all move there."

Only then did people including Lao Zhao understand that the renovation of the line on the opposite side was not to improve the facilities of the square, but to serve as a temporary market.

Zhang Long took the initiative to answer: "Everyone, it's not a problem for us to occupy the road for a long time. It doesn't conform to the national policy. Recently, people have reported frequently. We understand that it is not easy for everyone to make a living. We are all local folks, so we just turn a blind eye and close our eyes. It has not been followed.”

He has always spoken levelly: "We understand everyone, and everyone must understand us, don't we? We can't do our job well, and we can't explain to our superiors. When the time comes, our group of people will be withdrawn, and a new group of people may come over. We're good at talking."

Seeing that the timing was about right, Lu Dong took the initiative to answer the call: "I'll move over."

Qiao Weiguo followed Lu Dong's lead: "I will move too."

The two industrial and commercial workers said, "Come and register."

Lu Dong and Qiao Weiguo went to register, and one of the industrial and commercial personnel took them across the road to choose a place.

First-come-first-served, this was agreed with the dynasty early in the morning.

Lu Dong didn't ask whether there was a fee or not, and how much the fee was per month, because he knew very well that with the promotion of the big leaders and the executive order, confrontation was the most stupid choice.

To be honest, can you bear it?

Among the rest of the people, the old Zhao father and daughter were the first to come, knowing that Lu Dong had a lot to do with the officials.

"Shall we go too?" Zhao Juanjuan had observed these days and felt that it would be okay to follow Lu Dong.

Old Zhao's face was full of wind and frost. Although he wanted to go, he was more concerned about another matter: "I don't know if I will charge you or not."

Others also have this concern, they are all begging for a living, there is no such thing as free food.

The remaining industrial and commercial personnel had rich experience and understood the concerns of these people, and said: "The establishment of a temporary market is a policy that benefits the people. You can move there with peace of mind, and there is no charge at this stage, but you need to consciously maintain hygiene and put the garbage in the trash can before leaving every day."

This reassurance was quite reassuring. The man who sold Jiangmi Cake was an old man and asked, "Leader, will you collect money later?"

The industrial and commercial personnel said with a smile: "Don't worry, the fee is only a small management fee and sanitation fee, which will not be higher than you going to Daji."

Lu Dong and Qiao Weiguo came back from the opposite side at this time, collecting things and moving the car.

Zhao Juanjuan said in a low voice: "Dad, Lu Dong is such a smart person, you must follow him!"

Old Zhao felt relieved, and said, "Leader, I'll go too!"

I was afraid that others would snatch it, so I hurriedly threw it to register.

Lv Dong took the lead, followed by Lao Zhao, and the others went over to register one after another.

These people went back to pack their things, and only people from the public sector were left near the van.

Wang Chao smoked a cigarette and asked, "Old Wei, you only charge a little money in the later stage?"

The industrial and commercial worker named Old Wei said: "Shouldn't we get the people there first and finish the work. It's not my turn to worry about the later things. Whoever takes over will be responsible."

He only cares about his situation.

There is nothing to say about the dynasty, after all, there are such people everywhere in various units.

Old Wei said: "I'll go over to allocate a booth for them and do the registration. Wait a minute, I'll be the host at noon."

Chao Chao threw away the cigarette butt, replaced it with another one, and waved his hand: "Go."

Ma Han thought of Lu Dong's affection for helping him "break a bone" last time, and said, "Head, we won't cheat Dongzi, right? This kid is a nice person..."

The dynasty is older and has more social experience, saying: "Where do you want to go, it is a good thing to have a market."

He didn't say much, and the ignorant people didn't understand what he said.

The small square is what Lu Dong called it. It is compared with the large squares in various cities, such as the one that Quannan is building in the city center. The area is actually not small.

It runs north-south and is seventy or eighty meters long.

Correspondingly, the temporary market also runs north-south. Since a large part of the area is covered by the construction site enclosure, two rows of stalls running north-south are temporarily drawn.

The east side is close to the construction site fence, the west side is close to the green belt beside the sidewalk, and a three-meter-wide aisle is drawn in the middle.

Lu Dong chose the two closest to the crossroads in the south. When coming from the east, south and west, you can see his booth immediately.

These two booths are also large in size, each with more than 20 square meters, so even if you want to do something else, you can let it go.

Qiao Weiguo continued to sell daily necessities on the side near the green belt, and Lu Dong sold stewed pork biscuits opposite him. This location is also convenient for queuing. It is more than 30 meters away from here to the road to the south.

The others are not stupid, and they can understand at a glance why Lu Dong chose this place, and they regret not coming here sooner.

Old Zhao is also thoughtful, and the tofu nao booth he chose is next to Lu Dong's.

Next to Qiao Weiguo were Jiao Shougui, who sold tapes, and Jiao Sanhei, who rented books. The two of them did not do much business, so they shared a booth with the idea of ​​lower fees later on.

If you want to work for a long time, the booth must be registered with the industry and commerce, and you are not allowed to change it at will.

Lu Dong could see clearly that this was a preparation for later charges.

Once it's fixed, it's easy to collect money.

The calculations of business and industry are also very precise.

Old Zhao packed up his things here, and his weather-carved face was a little uneasy: "There is a market, and more people will set up stalls in the future. This business is not easy to do."

Lu Dong smiled and said: "That's not how accounts are calculated. Business can't be finished. The more people sell in the market, the more people will come. The more people flow, the more customers we have. Think about it, the most expensive market in the county , Don’t they sell the most things? The stall fees there are scary, why do so many people still smash their heads and squeeze in?”

Old Zhao was pondering, Zhao Juanjuan had already figured it out, and smiled as before: "Lv Dong, it's better for you to see things clearly."

Hearing this, Old Zhao glared at Zhao Juanjuan, but Zhao Juanjuan still smiled.

The dynasty and business personnel came over and emphasized once more that there is a temporary market, and if they illegally occupy the road outside the market, they will be banned!

This is no joke.

Lu Dong knows that once this department is serious, it is really the natural enemy of street vendors.

Since the place to move is only one road away, and Lu Dong's place is conspicuous, the business has hardly been affected, and there will still be queues when it comes to meal time.

The temporary market was opened, and more vendors came to the university town. In a few days, there were more than 30 stalls in the market, and there were also those selling daily necessities.

But just like Lu Dong expected, the gathering of vendors brought more people. No matter college students or workers at nearby construction sites, more and more people like to come and visit in their spare time.

Especially for the workers, there are no other facilities nearby, the construction site is very monotonous, and the temporary market is not much place for recreation.

When work ends in the afternoon, there are no fewer workers than students.

This area is a key area, and patrol cars from the police station pass by from time to time. Yu Ming, a solid middle-aged policeman, is really serious and responsible. Every time a new vendor comes, he will carefully check his ID card.

Not only was Lu Dong's business unaffected, but the combined daily turnover of the two stalls reached 1,800.