Thereisanewmarketnearmyhouse.Mymotheroftengoesthereandbuyswhatweneedforourmeals.ButIhadneverbeentherebefore.
YesterdayIwenttothemarketwithmymother.Thereweresomanypeoplethatwecouldhardlymakeourwayoutofthecrowds.
Therewereallkindsofvegetables,fishandfruiteverywhere.Peopleweretalkingaboutthegoodsandtheprices.
Thesellersshoutscouldbeheardeverynowandthen.IrememberedthatthedaybeforeIhadaskedMothertobuysomefreshfish.
Mostofthefishtherewasfrozen,butwehadnotmuchtroubleinfindingsomefreshfishattheotherpartofthemarket.
Mymotherboughtsomethingelseaswell.
DingHuaaskedmetogoshoppingwithher,orrather,toseewhatthenewsupermarketwaslike.
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Wewentthereyesterday.Itwasspacious,clean,tidyandbrightlylit.Therewererowuponrowofgoodsshelvesfilledwithvariouskindsofgoods.Twogirlshop-assistantssatattwocheck-outs.
Someotherassistantswerereplenishingtheshelves.Butthereweresomewhowerejustchattingwitheachotherorjustkeepingwatchonthecustomers.
Wemovedabout,lookingattheattractivethingsontheshelves.
Butweonlyboughtafewarticles,DingHuachoseapairofslippers,andIpickedupabagofwashingpowderandabottleofpickle.
Itiseasyandconvenientshoppiinginasupermarket.Thefirstofthosesupermarketswereintroducedintoourcitiesfromthedevelopedcountriesonlyacoupleofyearsago,whichshowsthatoureconomicsaredevelopingrapidly.
Butwethinkthequalityofthestaffmembersistoberaised.
Asfarasweknow,noshopassistantsarechattingwitheachotherorkeepingwatchonthecustomersinthesupermarketsindevelopedcountries.
Supermarketsaremuchthesametheworldover-especaillythequeuesatcheck-outpoints.Thereareoddsnathesofoverheardconversationtoo.
Ifeltmypatiencebeginningtoitch.LookingintomywirebasketIcountedtenitems:giantbottlesofcokecrammedinbesideabagofpotatoes,Somewhereatthebottom,Ithought,therewasalwayseggsorasee-thorughtrayoftomatoeswhichfellcasualtytotherest.
ThecashierwaslookingexpectantlyatmeandIrealziedthatIhadtotalledup.
Ihadaninclinationthatthepeoplebehindmewerebecomingimpatient.
Igaveovermymoneyandpickedupmycarrierbag.Ifeltasenseofrelieftobeawayfromthemassofpeople.