Chapter 1267 (1/2)
Someone opened the chatterbox, and the workers next to him finally began to answer: ”yes, yes, it's really difficult to squeeze in... There are always a large number of people in it. Even if you want to go in, it's very difficult. Many times you are hungry and really annoy such a crowded situation.”
Ariel thought for a moment and saw that the workers were frowning one by one. It was obvious that they were not deliberately prevaricating. After a little thought, she suddenly thought of something and said, ”you just said you wanted to buy food? And you said you went in hungry? When do you usually go? ”
The workers paused a little and then said, ”when are you going? Go after work. Sometimes I go on a Sunday when I have a rest. ”
In this regard, Ariel suddenly realized a problem and said, ”so you always encounter a lot of traffic after work, or when you go to the central square on Sundays?”
The workers no longer denied it, but nodded one after another.
If so, it's probably not your perception.
Ariel is the president of the guild and the mayor of the city, so she can arrange to go to the central square at any time. When she went to the central square, it was obvious that most of those hours were when others were working. Although I do occasionally go to see it on rest days, generally speaking, I don't often go when there is a lot of traffic.
In other words, Ariel's perception of the central square and the perception of these serious workers of the commercial area of the central square have a significant deviation in time.
Moreover, from their own arrangements, the central square should not be fully loaded, and the stalls should not be fully paved. However, under such circumstances, the flow of people is still crowded in a few small time ranges. Obviously, this is not a simple problem of the central square, but the working hours and rest hours of workers.
When you think about it, although Pelican city is still developing, its total population is less than 3000.
This also leads to the trend of diversification of some stores in Pelican City, but generally speaking, most of those stores are privately operated. In the evening, especially after the workers get off work, the shops will close one after another. Just like their own mermaid song, they basically won't receive any guests after 6 p.m.
After 6 p.m., when there are basically no consumption points in the urban area, the workers who just got off work can only pour into the only busy street of the central square, so this is also a congested point.
In addition to the above two points, I'm afraid there is another place that needs careful consideration.
Pelican city is not a big city, but because Pelican city provides many items that are not available elsewhere, a large number of outsiders have poured in.
Most of these outsiders, especially businessmen and tourists, come and go. Tourists of these two kinds may be better to say, but businessmen often target those unique textiles, flower goblin crafts and cigarette products in the central square. The business hours of the flower demon spirits don't say first, but the business hours of the blood clan just start in the evening. Therefore, in the evening, especially before and after dinner, the stalls of blood clan and flower goblins will be opened, and businessmen and tourists will naturally flock to the central square, which will also lead to the increase of congestion factors in the central square again.
In other words, the reason for the congestion of a small square is likely to be the working hours for people, the underdeveloped small business in Pelican City, the influx of a large number of outsiders and the specific business hours of blood families.
Well... Just think about it, you will think that this is simply a problem that workers can't buy food, and so many messy troubles will be involved behind it
While Ariel was thinking, the workers were constantly talking about the reasons for the overcrowding in the square at night, and the voices of complaints were one after another.
However, when they saw that the expression on Ariel's face gradually became serious, their voice of discussion also gradually disappeared and began to fear again, for fear that their voice of discussion had touched the mayor's scales and made any mistakes.
”I see. It's a problem worth discussing.”
Although Ariel's expression gradually changed from smile to seriousness, she took out her notebook, took out her pen and began to record it.
At the moment she opened her notebook, she looked at the records on the previous page, but found that all the records in it were about who she had dinner with and ribbon cutting.
Then I turned several pages forward. After a long time, I saw the records when I chatted with the workers about two months ago.
Seeing the date, Ariel couldn't help feeling a little ashamed. However, she quickly turned over her notebook and recorded her ideas in detail. Then she drew a box at the back to verify these problems one by one and see if there are any solutions.
As for those workers, when they saw that the mayor was not angry, but began to take out pen and paper again and write in that notebook, gradually, they couldn't help recalling the president of mermaid song who could stand with them, listen to their ideas, and then take notes seriously
Seeing that these workers seem to open their hearts and speak to themselves again, Ariel's anxiety is now slightly relieved. In other words, if you want to get rid of this extremely anxious feeling, you may need to do these things often
”Well, I recorded it. Anything else? Are there any other questions you want to ask in your daily life and work? ”
With the deepening of the conversation, the workers said again, ”mayor, we want to ask, where should we go to see a doctor if we are ill?”
Ariel thought for a moment. Her face was still serious, but not anxious. She said, ”can't you go to Dr. Cora?”
The workers looked at each other and said, ”Dr. Cora's herbal medicine room... Sometimes they can't line up. Sometimes Dr. Cora is not here. When we can see a doctor, the price is a little too expensive... After seeing a doctor, we basically put all our wages in a week. If seeing a doctor can be cheaper and more convenient... ”
”And, Mr. Mayor! Although... Although the former mayor's residence has been transformed into a school, my children still can't go to school. Said the school was full. But I think there are so many vacant seats in the school... What's the reason? ”
”Mr. Mayor, if we draw water, can we stop drawing water from the well in the central square? A traveling merchant who lives next door to me has a water magician among them, so they don't have to line up to fetch water every day, and they don't need to fetch water from the hidden lake. Can we drill more wells? Although the water of the secret lake is clear, there is no fish and I dare not drink. There are too many people in the well, so I can't reach it. ”
”Mr. Mayor, Mr. Mayor! We... We are usually very tired at work, but after the work, you ask us to come to class at least once... I don't understand what Mr. cream taught. Can I not come to class? ”
Once the conversation box opens, all kinds of problems begin to emerge. This also makes Ariel's notebook, which originally seemed a little thin, record all kinds of problems in an instant.
At first, she was standing.
But after standing for a long time, her legs were a little sour. She simply found a place to sit down and keep recording all the problems in her notebook.
Seeing that the mayor remembered quickly, the workers also worked harder and harder and began to tell all the troubles in their daily life.
Ariel felt that these workers all sat down beside them, told some small stories in their daily life, and listened to what their life was like under the leadership of those nobles. She couldn't help adding a little relaxed emotion to her heart.
However, when she was listening, unconsciously, an element car stopped at the door of the textile factory with a stab. The garden cheese jumped out of the car and rushed into the factory. When she saw Ariel, she immediately patted her knees with both hands and shouted nervously——
”Mr. Mayor! Mr. Mayor, why are you still here? You have agreed to go to the banquet tonight! ”