Every afternoon at around 4pm, former Hebei resident Qi Mei unpacks boxes of fruit on a Beijing street corner, laying out her wares neatly.
She sells several varieties of melons, cherries, apricots and other fruit to the after-work crowd from nearby offices, while keeping a watchful eye out for enforcement officers.
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