出差在广州(4)
Of course, bazaar can be seen everywhere, at the time I was in Nanjing, I constantly patronized all kinds of bazaars and bought all kinds of small things such as stockings, clothes hangers, tacks and bulbs from them. The first reason for me here now was to kill time, as I arrived in Guangzhou ahead of time, and the negotiation between technicians and me would not begin until next morning at the soonest, I had plenty of time to kill; the second reason was to hunt for local products such as Cantonese cured meat, jade carving and Yue embroidery for my relatives and family members, in any case I could not return back with empty hands. Suddenly I stopped at a stall where all kinds of cards and mah-jong exhibited on a barrow, with a motive to please my parents-in-law with a cheap and fine one, I began to browse them, though I was somehow dizzied by these instruments glittering in the illuminations. Opposite me was a short, sturdy female owner with a pony tail about 40 years old, judged from her coarse, dark skin, she must be exposed to the sun and rain with her barrow for more than 20 years, and from the quality and variety of her products, she must be specialized in selling chess and cards. I picked up an emerald one among mah-jong of all sizes, materials and colors, and asked: