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markets very often because I had a big
chili is not very good as the weather is family and everyone wanted to go. It
rainy this year,” she says. was hard to get a chance.”
Zhao thinks her life is getting bet- But she can go to street markets
ter now. “It was hard to sell things in every weekend now. “Our living qual-
the past because most were poor and ity is better. If my homegrown agricul-
only wanted to sell things to make tural products are more than enough
money. But now people have more for my family, I will go to street mar-
money to do shopping,” she says. kets to sell them. If there is noth-
Wang Hong, a woman from Zhebei ing to sell, I just go for fun and buy
village shares Zhao’s feeling. “When something to eat, drink, and play,” the
I was young, I could not go to street 63-year-old farmer says.

Edited by Lasley Lui
Edited by Lasley Lui
Ganba, also known as Ganbajun, is one of the most
G anba, also kn o wn as G anbaju n, is o ne o f the most
expensive wild fungi.
e xpensi ve wild fu ngi.
Ducks and chickens in cages are for sale.
“ Ducks and chickens in cages are f or sale.
Our living quality is better...

If there is nothing to sell, I

just go for fun and buy some-

thing to eat, drink, and play.

”

Lingzhi, a kind o f wild fu ngu s, is o ften used in
Lingzhi, a kind of wild fungus, is often used in
traditional Chinese medicine.
tradi ti o nal Chinese medicine.

n the ground sa
A board on the ground says: “Cheapest in the town, get a refund
A board o
wn, get a refund
ys: “Cheapest in the to
if you find it cheaper elsewhere.”
if y
t cheaper elsewhere.”
find i
ou

An o
An old lady carries a kid to do shopping in Luquan street
ld lad
an street
y carries a kid to do shopping in Luqu
ngxian sells his wasp pu
Li Lo
Li Longxian sells his wasp pupas in Zhebei street market. market.
pas in Zhebei street market.
market.