It’s past 9 pm, and there is a long queue in front of a "booth" in Hangzhou Wulin Night Market. However, it’s not tourists who line up, and the "stalls" are not selling online celebrity delicacies, but the merchants in the night market are donating money in an orderly manner. What’s going on?
Merchants lined up for donations. Photo courtesy of respondents
Zhang Jinxia, who runs a kebab stall in Wulin night market, was helped by everyone. On March 28th, she had a craniotomy, which lasted for 10 hours. Yang Changmei, the booth "neighbor" who accompanied her to the hospital, said that in February 2023, Zhang Jinxia often felt headaches. After going to the hospital for examination, she found a 5 mm tumor in her brain blood vessels. After finding out the condition, Zhang Jinxia still insisted on going out to the stall until she was admitted to the hospital a few days before the operation.
Merchants in Wulin Night Market have frequent contact on weekdays, and the news of Zhang Jinxia’s operation soon spread among merchants. On the afternoon of March 31, Ye Lianzhong, secretary of the Party branch of Wulin Night Market, immediately held a meeting of the Party branch after learning about this incident. We discussed and decided to mobilize night market merchants to make voluntary donations to contribute to Zhang Jinxia.
"Zhang Jinxia came to Hangzhou from Guizhou with her husband four years ago. The couple have been working diligently to run the kebab stand. This operation is expensive, and the’ family’ has difficulties. We must definitely help each other." Ye Lianzhong said.
"Dear friends of merchants: Our merchant Zhang Jinxia has been operating in the night market for many years, and we have become the closest family. Now she is sick and has an operation (craniotomy) in the hospital … Our party branch of Wulin Night Market and all of you dedicated their love at the Longyou intersection of Wulin Road from 22: 00 to 22: 30 today. Everyone gave a helping hand and made a little contribution. The news of the donation initiative was in" Wulin "
Ye Lianzhong launched a donation initiative in the merchant WeChat group. Photo courtesy of interviewee
At 9 o’clock that night, before the time agreed in the notice, many merchants came to the scene to queue up for donations. "We have been operating in the night market together for so many years, and we are no longer relatives." "The night market family is waiting for you to recover." … Everyone donated money while leaving warm encouragement. In less than an hour, the money raised exceeded 10,000 yuan. After the donation activity, some merchants asked in the WeChat group, "I missed the offline donation, can I donate now?"
Merchants who come to donate money. Photo courtesy of respondents
On the afternoon of April 1, Zhang Jinxia’s husband expressed his gratitude to everyone on behalf of his wife in the WeChat group. "Thank you for your love, donation and encouragement. It is you who gave me hope to regain my life and a better life!"
Zhang Jinxia’s husband expressed his gratitude through his wife’s WeChat. Photo courtesy of respondents
The story of love and help does not stop there. Ye Lianzhong said that the party branch of Wulin Night Market will reduce the booth fee for Zhang Jinxia during her hospitalization, so as to reduce her financial burden. "Our party branch of Night Market is always concerned about Zhang Jinxia’s subsequent recovery and living conditions, and can help as much as possible. Organizing this donation is not about more money, but also about letting her feel the warmth of the Wulin night market family and the temperature of Hangzhou, hoping to encourage her. "
It is reported that since its establishment in 2013, Wulin Night Market has put forward the slogan of "Night Market Family", advocating mutual help among night market merchants. In addition to providing rent relief and other policy assistance to merchants with operational difficulties, it has also issued relevant assistance policies for craftsmen to encourage the protection and inheritance of China’s traditional culture.
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