It must be market day, as the marketplace is especially lively. It's the first time Gu Fuqiao has seen such a bustling marketplace since she arrived in the 1980s.
On the road, there are people with loudspeakers buying vegetables, and itinerant doctors selling herbal medicine, which perfectly fits the situation of the country at this time.
Gu Fuqiao has rarely been to such lively places. Before, she rarely went out; as a homebody, she could get by with just a phone, but now she finds that without a phone, looking at the world more often is quite beautiful!
So, she squeezed over to see the acrobatics with Chen Bajin. They say it's acrobatics, but there hasn't been any acrobatic performance yet; there are just a few performers swinging snakes around, with a sign that says the show starts here at 7 p.m., with tickets priced at thirty cents per person.
