Yes, this is a wedding dress shop. Li Peifeng, 54, and her husband live here almost all the year round, and receive every smiling customer with a smile. There must be blessings on the way to meet.
During the long vacation these days, people come to the store to buy wedding supplies in an endless stream.
No store name, no house number, but the customer came.
This shop is at the end of Laojie Bridge. There are no eye-catching store signs, and there is not even a particularly specific house number. The two red lanterns hanging under the shutter door are a bit eye-catching.
In Chaiqiao Old Street, this shop is very imposing. 200 square meters of space is divided into two areas, mainly engaged in wedding supplies, but also some daily necessities.
My eyes were red when I walked into the shop. Carpets with red happy characters are piled on the ground, and various wedding supplies are placed on several rows of glass display cabinets. Candlestick, treasure chest, children's bucket, pan, basket ... everything needed for the wedding.
"Children's buckets are the most important. It used to be made of wood, but now it is made of stainless steel. " Speaking of marriage customs, the chatterbox opens instantly. Li Peifeng picked up a red bucket on the showcase, which was littered with a small bag of cottonseed dyed red and yellow. She said it was called "having many children and grandchildren".
Two red washbasins and three golden footbeds are also necessary, that is, five generations live under one roof. You also need teapots and teacups for your wedding night. The contents are exquisite: take out the core of black dates, put walnuts in it and cover it with sugar. The bride and groom eat part of it, and the rest will be served to the elders the next day. This move means living a harmonious life.
If you don't leave anything behind according to the traditional customs of Ningbo, you need to purchase a lot of supplies. Li Peifeng wrote two lists and put them in the showcase for the man and the woman to compare when shopping. The reporter counted, and the woman prepared a complete set of supplies, a total of 67 pieces.
From four-piece suits and red suitcases on the bed to red eggs and wool in plastic eggshells. Li Peifeng is confident to enter the store and make one-stop purchases.
The goods are complete, the business is friendly and the price is reasonable, so many customers come here. In addition to those around Chaiqiao, there are also people from Xiangshan, Zhenhai and Ningbo. When I left, I moved four or five boxes of materials in one breath.
"Come to me, there are many elders. Let's take a look at it first, and then bring new people to pick styles for the second time. " Li Peifeng said that their generation still adheres to the old customs, which is a sense of ceremony and a blessing that has been passed down to this day.
What I do is business, and what I leave behind is mutual affection.
The shutter doors open at 7: 30 in the morning and close at 5: 00 in the afternoon. Except for the Spring Festival holiday for 3-5 days, this shop in Laojie Qiaotou is open all year round.
It's a bit of a coincidence to deal in wedding supplies. Li Peifeng's husband used to work in a supply and marketing cooperative, selling daily necessities. 1995, the couple contracted the store. "There were very few wedding supplies at first. Later, I felt that it was very good to sell, and I slowly transformed. "
In the early years, there were limited ways to buy goods and limited styles of goods. Everyone is very careful when planning the wedding, and everything should be bought at the right price.
But in recent years, everyone's life is getting better and better, and the requirements for wedding supplies are different. Although there is everything on the Internet, there are customs everywhere. Everyone is still willing to come to Li Peifeng, who knows best. Nobody cares about the price.
Old-fashioned things should meet the preferences of young people, and diverse styles are one of the basic conditions. So after so many years, Li Peifeng tried to give customers a variety of choices by constantly updating and supplementing products by understanding the needs. Holding a red bridal umbrella. There are more than 20 styles in the shop.
Over the years, customers have come in and out, including strangers from afar and old acquaintances who have become friends because of a business deal. Sister Cao is one of them. On the day of the interview, she came to the store to invite Li Peifeng to dinner, meet reporters and help "promote".
"When I got married, she bought a dowry here. Now my son is getting married! " She praised Li Peifeng for being kind, doing business with kindness and selling good quality products. "Well, I still have this basket full of five-color cloth, scissors, needle and thread and a ruler. The older generation said that life is fragmented and plain. "
For Li Peifeng, when he opened the door to welcome guests, he did a lot of business, leaving a lot of affection and warmth: someone turned around most of the city and finally found surprise and excitement here; Someone bought wedding supplies online, and after returning them twice due to quality problems, she came to her with a look of annoyance and said, "So you have everything here!" " "Someone came from Xiangshan and left a message when carrying four boxes:" When they get married, I will introduce you to the next person around me. " ...
"Because I do this business myself, I often really think about my customers. I used to think that Ningbo people should have all the customs when they get married, and they must buy a full set. Over the years, I have realized that times are changing, young people have more and more ideas, and wedding ceremonies are being simplified, not to say that they should be completely copied. What they like and buy. Except for what is necessary, I think it needs to be recommended, and others are based on actual needs. "
Of course that's true, but she also quipped, "If my daughter gets married in the future, I will definitely get everything ready."
What if my daughter doesn't want it? "Then slip it to her secretly." She said with a smile, this is a mother's insistence, not to mention a mother who has sold old wedding supplies for so many years.