What small shops around you have quietly disappeared?

There is a small supermarket in front of my house. It has been with me for more than ten years. Since this day, this small shop has closed and turned into a small hotpot restaurant, but the memory of this small shop has always remained in my heart.

I think it was more than ten years ago. After graduating from college, I came to this strange city with the pace of drifting south. I wanted to find a small rent near my important unit to settle down, so I noticed this small shop downstairs at that time. This shop is run by a middle-aged couple with a little boy. What makes me feel most cordial is that they are also northerners who come to work here.

So I often visit this store when I come home from work, sometimes I work overtime and stay up late to buy instant noodles, or I buy some water and biscuits to satisfy my hunger on my way home after a fierce battle with my friends in the Internet cafe at night. The host and hostess in the shop don't talk much, but they seem to be an honest couple, while the little boys often do their homework in the dim light of the supermarket.

In this way, after a few years, I took root in this city, bought a house here, and later married my wife. Their small shop was also changed, and the original shop was given to others, and then a bigger supermarket was opened under the newly-built building opposite. So we became neighbors again. At this time, my boss and I are acquaintances. Still often come down to buy things. Once the boss told me that if you are busy, you don't have to come down and sell it. You can add me to WeChat, and now our community provides home delivery. At that time, I joked with him and said, "You are on the information train now. Are you busy? " "。 The boss smiled and said, "Nothing. Now there are not many door-to-door purchases, but many door-to-door deliveries. We must adapt to change. "My wife and I look after the store alone, and another person delivers the goods. Sometimes when we boys don't study, we also ask him to send them. There are many supermarkets around now, and the competition is fierce. We should also pay attention to service. "

A few years later, I went to their house to buy things. He was so happy to see me coming that he grabbed a handful of candy for me. I watched the music and asked him, "Why did you marry Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and treat me to sugar?" . He said with a smile: "My boy has been admitted to a university, or a 985 university, and will go to other provinces to study next month." As soon as I heard this, I was very happy for him and asked, "This is really a good thing, but what about your store after he left?" You suddenly lost an important helper. " "He said with a wry smile," we two old guys insist on doing as much as we can, not as little as we can. It's okay. "

In the past three years, several new communities have sprung up around us, followed by several large supermarkets suddenly appearing nearby. Some are international brands, and even fewer people come to this small supermarket downstairs to buy goods. One day I passed by this store and saw several delivery trucks at the door. I looked in and saw that he was busy. I asked, "What are you doing?" "He wiped his sweat and said that the supermarket business is not good now, and I also opened a rookie station. On the one hand, it earned a little extra money, on the other hand, it also added a little popularity to the store. " From this day on, the door of this small shop became lively again.

Until a month ago, I saw the sign "Ji Store for Rent" hanging in front of their store. I went in, saw him, and asked him what was going on. He said: "Now the rebate rate of rookie is not as high as before, and there are many complaints from customers. It's not as easy as it used to be. Most importantly, I feel old and my mind is not as flexible as before. Sometimes I throw the courier to my neighbors, which is embarrassing. Think about it or not. My son graduated from college last year and found a good job in Hangzhou. He also wants us to go there. So that our family can be reunited again. Let this small shop go out, the old couple will see what they can do, and then do something. "

With their departure, my mood is very complicated. This city is changing so fast. The owner of this small supermarket has been operating here for 20 years, and they have made a lot of efforts to stay here. But times have changed, and they will eventually choose to leave. Good luck to everyone who is struggling in a foreign land.