Chapter 416: Ghost City 1
"A good thing?" Jian Er was noncommittal, not that Jian Er was not interested in this, but that Jian Er felt that today must be her own black day. Think about how many things happened today, and almost none of them can be called "good" from start to finish. Even if the final result is good, but in this process, I always have to say to her, "How can you see a rainbow without experiencing wind and rain!" So Jian'er found that what happened today would be the so-called "great thing", and she would never have any big expectations.
"Hey, what's your reaction?" Old Man Song is not happy, what's the matter? We have a good thing to think about you, little girl, pay attention! It's a good thing, and it's a great thing! Why do you react to this idea.
"You keep talking, girl, I'm listening. Seeing that this old man was not happy, Jian Er hurriedly raised the spirit of twelve points, and quickly coaxed this old man, otherwise it will definitely be herself who will be unlucky in the future. So no matter whether Old Man Song saw it or not, Jian Er immediately showed a flattering smile, and quickly adjusted her attitude, and even the sweetness of this voice increased by no less than a hundred percent.
"That's pretty much it. Now Old Man Song finally nodded with satisfaction, that's it, this lack of reaction makes us not interested in talking about it. Old Man Song cleared his throat, "Girl, do you know the 'ghost market'?"
"Ghost City?" Jian Er blinked, she had a certain understanding of this.
This "ghost market", also known as "ghost market", was formed in the middle and late Qing Dynasty, and the earliest was to appear in Beijing City, that is, the night market, and disperse at dawn. Before dawn, the market is bustling with activity, and each stall is lit with a kerosene lamp, candles, soybean oil lamp, etc. The lights and shadows were bright and dim, flickering, and there were also people who bought and sold in the shadows, and the uninformed people were frightened. Later, people called it a ghost market.
Especially at the end of the Qing Dynasty, due to the decline of the country, many dignitaries and dignitaries were also in decline, while those children of rich families were still idle, in order to survive or in exchange for money from cigarettes, they secretly became antiques among the sellers. After all, this is a loss of identity, and this sale does not dare to be blatant, so I only ask someone to get it to the "ghost market" at two or three o'clock in the morning. In addition to them, there are also people here who get rid of some stolen things or objects of unknown origin, and hide them from people before dawn. People light lanterns to trade, because they all have unspeakable secrets, the price is naturally greatly discounted, and what was originally worth 50 taels of silver, maybe 2 taels of silver will be sold.
In the "ghost market", the sellers generally do not have any stalls at all, often spread newspapers or a piece of plastic sheeting on the ground, put a few antique jade, real or fake old handicrafts, old books and newspapers, and then squat on the side, scanning the pedestrians with their eyes, there is no loud selling, and the buyers are also quietly walking between the stalls.
You have to have a good temper to do business here, don't get angry at what you want, and he won't be angry about how much money he pays back. A lot of things are stolen, and it's good to get rid of them, so you can't ask where they come from.
It is also for this reason that some people in this "ghost market" have indeed bought bargains, bought a blue and white porcelain vase with the money from buying vinegar bottles, and wanted to buy a copper spittoon to buy a Shang Dynasty bronz. Of course, on the other hand, there are cases of spending money to buy ginseng and coriander root. It's just that in many cases, those buyers want to save face, and when they get cheap, they show off everywhere, and they are eager to take a loudspeaker and broadcast it to the world! But most of the time they suffer a loss, they are mostly stuffed in their stomachs, lest they be ridiculed.
Generally speaking, the goods in this ghost market are different from each other, and it is indeed a place for those collectors and collectors to practice their eyesight and test their knowledge, and it also provides countless opportunities for "picking up leaks" to pan for gold and treasure. People who often wander around the ghost market often say who has "eyes" or not, and this "eye" refers to the ability to appreciate antiques. There are many collectors who have developed their "eyes" on the stalls. However, before practicing "eye", the "tuition" paid is not a few.
The "eyes" used to be their own, because most of the people who came to the stalls to pan for gold were "lone rangers". Now that the collection is hot, the collectors have also become a group of enthusiasts, which has the saying of "borrowing eyes". I often hear people say on the stalls, "Brother so-and-so, take a look at this snuff bottle with your old 'eyes', this snuff bottle ......" If you can pick up the "leaky" and get your favorite treasures, you will inevitably put a pot of tea or take a bottle of wine, and invite three or five friends to appreciate and evaluate it, which is also a special interest.
It's just that there are fewer and fewer opportunities like this, although there are more people picking stalls and things are more abundant, but the gold content of this "ghost market" is declining year by year, but the big waves are scouring, as long as you have enough eyesight, you can always find treasure from inside.
For these "ghost cities", although the state has also cracked down, it is usually thunderous and rainy, and in the end, it is all gone. This is mainly because the trading behavior of the "ghost market" often occurs in the early hours of the morning or at night, and the liquidity is strong, and it is extremely difficult to manage, and it is often a "guerrilla war".
If you want to talk about this "ghost market", this S city also has it, but Jian Er has heard of it, but if you want to talk about it, after all, she is not a person in the circle, but she really hasn't seen it. Why, listening to what Old Man Song meant, could it be that this person wants to take her to see and understand?
"Hey, girl, are you listening to me? I didn't see Jian'er make a noise for a long time, and Old Man Song couldn't help but scream again.
"You keep saying, I'm listening. "Sleepy! What kind of adjective is this, Jian Er was speechless, she didn't have such strong skills, okay, "You just told me about the 'ghost market'." ”
"I know I said 'ghost market', I don't need you to remind me," Old Man Song said, "My old man is not old yet, and I can't remember what I just said." ”
"Well, it seems that you've heard of this 'ghost market', girl, and I think you should know the rules inside, so I won't go into details. "Old man Song will rest assured, it's good to know the rules, at least this will save you a lot of trouble, "How about it, girl, are you interested in shopping together?"
"That's it, that's a good thing. The corners of Jian'er's mouth twitched, and her words were full of disdain.
Although Jian'er has never been to the "ghost market", on the one hand, it is because this line of work was too far away from Jian'er's life circle before, even if Jian'er wanted to join in the fun, no one led it.
And don't look at the rumors in this circle, who is "picking up leaks", but Jian'er's sanity is very sober, behind this glamorous back, more people are going to "pay tuition", and at that time, Jian'er can be said to have nine out of ten tricks in this industry, and the rest is ignorant, so with a pragmatic person like Jian'er, he would not want to dive into it and go there.
On the other hand, the so-called night market here in S City is too small, not to mention going to Beijing, Tianjin and Xi'an, these top "ghost markets" distribution centers, according to rumors, it is simply a place to walk in two steps, for such a place for Jane Er to sacrifice her "beauty sleep" time, she feels that it is not worth it, because in the past, Jane Er had to work a lot of jobs and said, where is all this American time to waste, it is better to have this spirit and sleep again.
It is precisely because of this that Jian'er said to Old Man Song that she can't be motivated at all, and if you have that time, it is better to rest and rest in the past few days, after all, you will have to go to the evil witch in two days, and she will be able to work only when she has enough spirit (Xiaohai: With your three-legged cat's kung fu, is there any work for you here?Jian'er danced her little fist: If you dare to say it again, if you dare to say it again, I will close the door and let the Lu family ghost go! Xiaohai: Run away in a gray way).
Hearing the disapproval in Jian'er's words, Old Man Song slapped his head: "Hey, blame my old man for not making it clear, that's what the girl is going on, what we're going to do this time is not the 'two-step ghost market' in our S City, this time the ghost market is national." ”
"National?" Jian Er stopped as she was arranging the ingredients for the noodles, this time she was a little interested, after all, as long as the word "national" was prefixed with something, it would definitely not be simple. However, Jian Er hesitated, but she didn't know when the "ghost market" was this time, and she didn't know the specific meeting place.
"That's right! It's national! Girl, I can sue you, this is a rare opportunity, let's go together and kill the Quartet!" didn't notice Jian Er's hesitation, the more the old man Song on the other end of the phone talked, the more excited he became, and he couldn't wait for this "ghost market" to open immediately.
In Old Man Song's impression, Jian'er, this girl not only has a good foundation, but also has an evil spirit, and all the good things are running towards her in piles. It is rare that this national "ghost market" is going to open the market, this old man first thought of her after receiving the news, although the things in the "ghost market" are ten fake and one true, but the old man Song believes in Jian'er's eyesight, no matter how many fakes, but as long as there is really with this girl's luck and knowledge, he will definitely not be able to escape this girl's eyes, maybe he can also get rid of the light of the people who go with him, have good luck, and can also find a favorite goods.
Of course, even if you can't find it, isn't there still Jian'er? As long as the girl is tao, it's the same, and if you want to borrow it for a few days, you won't mind if you want to come to the girl (Jian'er's black line: This old man is not used to borrowing her things), and if you see it, you have it, and he still has this amount of energy!
"Thank you, old man, but...... But I may not be able to go, because I have to go far away in two days, and I may not be able to make it. Although this old man had good intentions, Jian Er had to pour a large bucket of cold water on this old man who had become a little overexcited.
"Can't go, how can you not go?" The old man was still immersed in his beautiful fantasy in the first half of Jian'er's words, so he didn't listen to what Jian'er said at all, but the sentence "I can't go" in the back of her was listened to by this old man. This was like stabbing a hornet's nest, and the old man on the other end of the phone jumped up directly, opened his mouth and screamed. This ruined his old man's plan, not to mention, but this girl doesn't know how rare this opportunity is, and it will take several years to miss it and wait for the next one.
"Whew!" Jian Er gasped, patted her chest, and was glad that she had the foresight to take the phone away just now, otherwise with this old man's voice that is comparable to Lei Gong's, her fragile eardrums may have to be shocked, "Don't get excited, old man, I don't have something important to go out......"
"Can't you reschedule your business? Girl, let me tell you, this opportunity is really rare, you must not miss it, otherwise it will be a pity. Old Man Song couldn't help but persuade.
"No," although Old Man Song couldn't see it, Jian Er still shook her head habitually, "This is set before, and this time it's really important, I have to go." "It's because this time it's about the people of Oduo, and if you don't go, you really can't rest assured.
And when it comes to the issue of "rescheduling", this is not a joke, Jian Er doesn't feel that she has such a "wide" face, so that senior masters like Qingyun Dao Chang will come back and cooperate with her.
"Girl, when are you going to leave? I'll see if this time can be staggered," the old man Song still didn't give up, so he asked again.
"If nothing else, it should be two days away, and this time the return date is uncertain, so ......" Jane shrugged, she also wanted to join in the fun, but it wasn't impossible.
"Don't worry, girl! It's too late!" Hearing this, Old Man Song breathed a long sigh of relief, fortunately, fortunately!
"In time?!" This time it was Jian'er's turn to almost jump, how could it be!
"That's right!" the current old man Song suddenly relaxed, "If nothing else, this 'ghost market' should be opened in this one or two days, girl, I can tell you, you must think about it carefully, otherwise don't blame me for regretting it later." This old man didn't forget to remind him again.
Well, maybe it's really too late for this time, Jian'er nodded, what should I do! She was a little itchy: "What about the location?"
"It's not decided yet!" the old man's words almost didn't startle Jian'er. No, when is this time and there are no details yet.
"What's so strange about this, is this a normal thing? For Jian'er's loneliness and ignorance, Old Man Song expressed strong contempt. Generally speaking, the specific location of this time is generally kept secret, and it is customary to notify you in the afternoon of the day before it starts, and the notice is not necessarily final at that time. Looks like I'm going to have to make up lessons with this girl. R1152