Nghe An: Crowds buy peach and kumquat at cheap prices on the 29th of Tet
(Baonghean.vn) - On the evening of the 29th of Tet, many people in Vinh City chose this time to buy peach and kumquat trees at cheap prices. According to records, on the eve of Tet, many types of ornamental plants for Tet were reduced by half, hoping to sell them all to go home. There were even points of sale with the same price.
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On the afternoon of the 29th of Tet, at the points selling peach and kumquat for Tet, there were stillPeople are bustling with people buying and selling Tet ornamental plants. Peach, kumquat, apricot... prices have decreased a lot compared to previous days. Photo: Lam Tung |
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Many people were excited because they bought peach trees at a fairly cheap price, with large branches and beautiful flowers. Photo: Lam Tung |
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Mr. Nguyen Van Duc - peach trader said: "At this point, we have almost sold out to go home for Tet. The giant peach branches that were advertised for 4 - 5 million 2-3 days ago are now selling for 1.5 - 2 million." Photo: Lam Tung |
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Many traders are no longer interested in taking down peach trees to sell despite the time and effort involved in transporting them. They leave them on the truck and sell them to anyone interested in buying. Meanwhile, many peach trees are no longer opened for sale. Photo: Lam Tung |
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Many traders sell peach trees without untying their ties. Each large peach branch sold this way costs 500,000 VND. Photo: Lam Tung |
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Although it is almost Tet, there are still many kumquat trees on the streets of Vinh City. Photo: Lam Tung |
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Mr. Cao Thanh Tuan in Vinh City said: "Yesterday, bonsai kumquat trees were sold for more than 1 million VND for small trees, but today they are only 600,000 VND/tree. Obviously, this is the right time to buy kumquat trees that are satisfactory and affordable." Photo: Lam Tung |
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To sell kumquat trees for Tet to save money, many stores have appeared selling kumquat trees at the same price of 300,000 VND/tree. Photo: Lam Tung |
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Many traders even cleaned up Tet kumquats to bring them back to sell to garden owners to save money. Photo: Lam Tung |
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To have a yellow apricot tree to play Tet, many people wait until the day before Tet to buy it. Photo: Lam Tung |
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However, according to records, the price of apricot blossoms has decreased by about 1 million/tree, but to have a small apricot blossom tree to display on Tet, buyers still have to spend over 1.5 million VND. Photo: Lam Tung |
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Although the price of apricot blossoms is quite high, it is still quite affordable compared to previous days and many people are still willing to "pay" to bring apricot blossoms home to celebrate Tet. Photo: Lam Tung |