Guesthouses and taverns often use knives, which dull frequently. Some knife sharpeners make a habit of wandering around major taverns and guesthouses in the afternoon, hoping to pick up some business.
So when a knife sharpener appears at night, although it seems unusual, upon further consideration, it isn't entirely illogical.
"Knife sharpener..."
Zhou Xuan pondered the matter of "knife sharpeners" and then asked Yun Ziliang: "Lao Yun, your memory is quite good, but you only told half of the spiel about the calls."
In the previous world, the practice of calling out to market goods ("吆喝") no longer existed. At most, stall owners would set up a loudspeaker in front of their stands, shouting things like: "Brand XYZ marinated eggs, fifty cents each, tastes amazing."
In the previous world, "吆喝" appeared more prominently in old performing arts segments, such as comedic skits ("相声") about "selling cloth scraps" or "learning to call out."
