The first part of "Ghost City".
My name is Lu Qiao, and I am the owner of the ghost market.
No, no, no, this boss can have many, many more.
Because a ghost market is not a company, but a market.
There are many theories about ghost markets, and they are roughly a type of market in old Beijing.
Saying that the market is actually a bazaar is more appropriate.
There are as many as eight ghost markets in old Beijing in the four cities, and the one that belongs to the old imperial city of Xicheng is the largest.
The ghost market under the roots of the old imperial city is also where I work.
In the beginning, the ghost market mainly sold appraised clothes, which were used clothes sold in the market.
However, sometimes it also refers to new clothes with inferior raw materials and coarse processing.
At first, there were only these in the ghost market, but gradually various old goods appeared in the ghost market.
These old goods are real and fake, and most of them are mixed up.
There are not only bad sources, but also rare items.
But more of them are fakes, so people turn ghost markets into fake ones.
Old Beijingers say that if you go to a ghost market, you can't use it to go to a ghost market. It can't be said that you go to a ghost market, let alone go to a ghost market.
I have to say trip, the word "trip" is learned.
The water is deep and shallow, and the water is fast and slow. Because wading across the river means crossing the river by feeling the stones.
The ghost market outside Chaoyangmen is spread along the city wall of Chaoyangmen, from north to south, and can be placed to Erli Road when it is prosperous.
After you have old goods, you can sell everything in the ghost market.
Never categorized, a boss can sell a dozen or even dozens of different items.
And the ghost market is not only bought and sold, but even bartered.
There are all kinds of items in the ghost market, and I heard that there are still people who can buy guns in the ghost market.
And even if 80% of the things in the ghost market are fakes, there are always 20% of them that are worth a lot of money.
In recent years, there have been some stories that there is a man who carries a full set of Jingdezhen porcelain, each side of the burden is 8864 pieces, and there are a total of 128 pieces on both sides. Take a closer look through the moonlight, the style, seal, tire, and glaze are all authentic. Everything is real, but there are traces of being used, and although it has been used, it is in perfect condition. There is no gap and no glaze, indicating that the original owner used it very carefully, maybe it is a rich man, and it takes more time than it is placed. The man sells it very cheaply, and even half sells it and half gives it away. The people who bought it that day earned it. Take it back and take a closer look, everything is good. It is rumored that the man is a decorator in a rich man's house, and the porcelain is stolen and sold for urgent use.
There are many such stories.
And I heard that in the ghost market in the early years, you could buy official uniforms, military seals, imperial lists, and even jade seals.
The Twelve Bronze Capitals have appeared in ghost markets.
And it is not uncommon to sell everything not only dead things, but also living things.
The ghost market sounds novel, so it is very popular with young people.
And the boss of the ghost market. You can be anyone you want.
As long as you have something to sell, you can start selling it by laying out a mat in a more formal way.
Even strolling around, you can start selling the things you buy on the ground as soon as you spread them on the ground.
There are many owners in the ghost market, but there are very few people who can really make money.
And I'm one of the few people who is making money, and I'm the one who makes money in a real ghost market.
Ghost markets are exactly what the name suggests, but everyone's interpretation is different.
There are many kinds of ghost markets nowadays, and there are even many fake ghost markets.
They come out in the evening to sell things under the fame of the ghost market.
But the real ghost market is only on display at 4 a.m. every Thursday, and only for an hour.
That's right, I work in a real ghost city.
I only have to work one hour a week.
But for this hour, I'm going to prepare for a whole week.
The ghost market has its own set of rules and never shouts. Don't say hello, don't steal business. It's all up to the people who come to see and choose for themselves.
It is with this estimate that I make my own money.
I sell something different from a lot of people's, and I've been making little scarecrows all week.
But the scarecrow is not new, and deliberately soak the old with tea water.
Then wrap it in a piece of red cardboard that is old-fashioned by the same means, and write on the cardboard with a brush dipped in ink: The enemy's hair and its name, just stuff it.
That's right, I sell revenge villains.
Of course it's fake, the villains I sell are all fake.
But no shouting, no greeting, that's exactly what I did.
Spread an old cloth of bright red on the ground.
From the backpack behind him, he took out three small figures and placed them on top of them, waiting for curious people to surround them to take a look.
The next thing is my ability, if it's just one person coming around.
I will observe his appearance, and look at the people before the feet.
According to the shoes worn, you can tell about seven points of information about a person.
A person's standard of living can be seen from the new and old shoes, and by looking at the brand, you can see whether he is really rich.
Then I could see from the way I talked and behaved that this person was true or false in my judgment, and of course this is not a sure thing.
If I am a group of people, I will even sell it for a higher price than if I sell one, waiting for this group of people to compete with each other.
YZZYE is a sub-brand of Adidas, with prices ranging from 3,000 to tens of thousands.
I often see young people wearing trendy brands appear in front of me, but fake yzzye shoes on the Internet range from 99 yuan to 199 yuan.
Just like most of the ghost markets are fakes, the old generation used to look at people and feet and now can only be considered.
I usually give prices based on whether I have money or not, ranging from 1,000 to 30.
I've only bought 1,000 of the most expensive, and I don't need any origin.
And once the offer is made, it never counter-offers, and cash Alipay is accepted. Even UnionPay, because there is a POS machine in the bag.
When all three villains in front of me are sold, I'll take three more out of my bag and put them down after a while.
It's only an hour a week, and at the most I've sold more than 20.
But there are times when there is no harvest, but basically there will be a lot of harvest.
The ghost market is huge, and I've been setting up a stall on the south side.
My ability to remember people is not bad, and I can remember the faces of certain people a little.
I will remember the person I sold the doll, and if I meet it, I will cover the three little people with a red cloth. The red cloth has two sides, one bright red and the other gray.
Cover it and wait for the remembered person to pass before lifting it so as not to get into trouble. Of course, there are times when you are stumped, but the rules of the ghost market are bought and left. That's why I only sell villains in ghost markets, and I also rely on villains to make myself worry about food and clothing.
I'm twenty-eight years old, and I've known about ghost markets since I was seventeen.
Since then, I haven't missed every Thursday at 4 a.m.
In fact, it is said that whoever comes early will occupy the land first.
It's only half right, whoever comes to the usual plot of land early takes it.
But there are actually about 20 stalls in the south, east, west, and northwest that are ready.
For the ghost king, there are four ghost kings in the ghost market.
Dongzhao, Nanqian, Xisun, and Beili.
None of them are in the ghost market now, and they may not even be in Beijing.
Their men will take care of everything for them.
I am a subordinate of Nan Qian, and Nan Qian is not because of his surname Qian. Rather, it is a family that makes a fortune in the ghost market by doing currency business, and it is impossible to say that the ghost market does not have gangs.
But the role of this gang is small, and the small ones are not so obvious.
The role is only to occupy the land, and I own a piece of land.
Of course, there is also a cost for land occupation, and I think it is well worth the money.
That's why I'm guaranteed sales in the ghost market, I don't like to lie to people but I know what to do and what not to do for the sake of life.