A few people first went to the best hotel in Yancheng to book a room, because it is only a prefecture-level city, the specifications of the hotel are not high, at most it is three-star, but whether it is Liu Hao or Zhang Tianyuan, or Li Xiao, they are all children who have suffered hardships, which is nothing.

Fortunately, they came early, otherwise they probably wouldn't have even booked a three-star hotel, so they would have to stay in those small hotels.

After booking a room, a few people put down their things, parked their cars in the hotel's parking garage, and then walked out to find the location of the ghost market.

Although Zhang Tianyuan had visited the ghost market before, it was a long time ago, and the ghost market in Yancheng often changed places, so he couldn't determine where it was, so he simply pulled a sweeping aunt on the street and asked.

"Auntie, have you seen anyone selling broken copper and iron nearby?"

"Broken copper and iron?"

"No, it's just that there are a lot of people who are sneaking up there and setting up stalls. ”

"You just ask where there is a ghost market, I think the road sweeper doesn't understand. You walk along this street, about 100 meters to the left, into an alley, and then go to the end and turn right, you can see, there are a lot of people here, if you come a little later, it is estimated that the people will walk about the same. ”

"Thank you, Auntie. ”

"No thanks, it's just a random purchase, a lot of it is dug out of the grave, it's not clean!"

"Hey!"

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"Oh my mother, why are you making this place like a labyrinth, this twist and turn. If you hadn't led the way, I would have gotten lost. Liu Hao looked at the twisting street in front of him. I couldn't help but say.

"Nonsense, this kind of terrain is suitable for ghost cities. Don't complain, I didn't listen to Aunt Gang Sanitation, I can't meet it if it's late. ”

Liu Hao pursed his lips, and suddenly saw the little eagle in Zhang Tianyuan's arms and asked, "Are you an eagle?"

"Sort of, but it's a little weird, my eagle never seems to grow up, it's always been so small. Zhang Tianyuan also wondered, I don't know what was wrong with the Dao Shenluo, but he was very diligent in eating. But it's been months, and it hasn't grown at all, just like a real pet.

"It's not good to grow up, if you grow up, it's inconvenient for you to really want to take it around. Liu Hao said.

"That's right. ”

Although he said so, Zhang Tianyuan knew in his heart that although Shenluo was not big, in terms of ferocity, it was more terrifying than those large dogs. I remember once taking it to meet a guest, the guest raised a large Tibetan mastiff, the Tibetan mastiff was fierce, and when he saw Zhang Tianyuan, he pounced.

At that time. The little god suddenly burst out of his arms, grabbed the Tibetan mastiff's face with one paw, and the Tibetan mastiff cried out in pain and retreated. It's like a baby.

It's also a shame that Shenluo will only exert his power when Zhang Tianyuan is attacked, and he is like a cute little confused on weekdays. It seems that he can't finish sleeping, otherwise Zhang Tianyuan really wouldn't dare to take this little guy out for a walk. If you hurt someone, you're in trouble.

The ghost market that Aunt Sanitation said is actually a jade street in Yancheng, where in the past in the old society, it was a good place for many dignitaries to buy jade, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, it has been retained, and later experienced a catastrophe, but fortunately, because it is a small place, it has not been destroyed, and the original appearance is still there.

At both ends of the jade street are two large wooden gatehouses, which are still towering after several wind and rain, although the traces of the years have left a lot of memories on it, but this adds a bit of quaint atmosphere.

Yancheng has a lot of ancestral skilled craftsmen, the ancestors in the Ming and Qing dynasties that were experts in making jade, not only exquisite skills, but also a variety of patterns.

Because Yancheng was originally a place to produce jade, so earlier, skilled craftsmen from all over Shaanxi gathered here, but it made this place really prosperous, although now the production of jade has decreased, and mining has been strictly restricted, but there will still be a large number of rough stones from other places to transport, after all, it has become a well-known jade processing treasure.

Naked pieces and flower pieces can be seen here, and many of them are even exported to foreign countries, including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.

Yancheng is actually the most famous flower, the representative work is the Jade Guanyin, this kind of small flower sales are the best, basically all tourists from other places to Xifeng travel, will come to Yancheng to buy a few pieces back.

Of course, the rest such as the jade Buddha, the jade maid, the jade knife, etc., the flower pieces have a variety of styles, which is quite gratifying.

There are also a lot of naked parts, mainly bracelets, wrenches, chicken hearts, etc., and the workmanship is also very exquisite, but it is not as famous as the flower pieces.

It didn't take long to walk, the three of them have arrived at the jade street, the characteristics here are very obvious, the street is lined with shops that process jade or sell jade, from the plaque to the stone carving at the door, that fully reflects the strength of the carving skills here, the plaques and stone lions made by these shops, most of them are carved by the locals themselves, pure handmade products.

If it weren't for the fear that the jade carving would be stolen outside, I was afraid that the stone lion would have been replaced with a jade lion.

At this time, it was just a little bright, and you could vaguely see a figure walking back and forth on the pick-up, if it was the first time to come to this place, and you didn't know where it was, I was afraid that you would be really scared, because you might really think that this place was closed by the ghost gate.

It is said that it is a ghost market, and it is somewhat appropriate at that time.

"Brother Zhang, why do I feel so mad, this is really a place to sell things? Didn't you go wrong and come to the Netherworld Mansion?" Li Xiao shuddered and couldn't help but ask.

This kid looks more delicate, and his courage is the same as his appearance, a little small, and he will naturally be a little scared when he sees such a scene.

Zhang Tianyuan is actually afraid of ghosts, since he was a child, he is not afraid of other things, but he is afraid of strange things, just like Xu Gang, but not so powerful.

But because he had been to such a place, he was afraid the first time, and the second time was actually nothing.

"Don't be afraid, if a little ghost really comes to trouble you, I'm still here. We're all people who have walked through the ghost door once after the door is closed, and we're still afraid that the little ghost won't make it?" Zhang Tianyuan patted Li Xiao's shoulder and smiled.

Listen to Zhang Tianyuan say this. Li Xiao also put his mind at ease, yes. When he was lucky to survive the fire, he was picked up for his own life, are you afraid that the little ghost will not succeed?

Zhang Tianyuan was afraid that the ghost market would disperse like this because he was in a hurry, because it was almost dawn at this time, so he raised his feet and walked forward.

"I said Brother Xi, it's dark and mushy, I can't see anything clearly, it's better to wait for the sky to shine a little, anyway, this summer morning will soon be bright. Liu Hao walked aside and said.

"There's no need for that. The reason why the ghost market is a ghost market is because of this characteristic, I am afraid that as soon as the morning dawns, they will not take out the good things, what a pity. "Zhang Tianyuan finally came to Yancheng once, but he didn't want to miss this opportunity, he thought that after the jade fair started, the ghost market would not appear, and he didn't know when he would go next time. It's a shame to miss it.

He believes that these people will definitely have good things in their hands, and the ghost markets in other places dare not say that the ghost markets in Yancheng still have quality assurance, and there was a time when men from every household in many counties in Shaanzhou would take advantage of the night to go out to rob tombs. At that time, there were some things that were stolen and there were people who didn't make a move, although now the management is strict. There aren't so many people robbing tombs anymore, but the phenomenon still exists.

The reason why Zhang Tianyuan remembers it so clearly. That's because when he was still in elementary school, his father went out with someone to rob the tomb. It's a pity that in addition to some coins in the Guangxu period, I didn't get anything good, probably because of bad luck, anyway, in the same village, others have got good things.

Later, I heard that the state sent people to the village to buy a lot of good things, and the price was called the price of a cabbage, which was basically semi-mandatory.

Of course, there are also smart people who hide things and don't sell them, and then they are basically developed.

The three of them walked to the market, and Zhang Tianyuan instructed: "I'll just look at the gestures later, don't open your mouth, don't ask anything, the rule of the ghost market is to talk less, and to know that the road is quiet." ”

There is a rule in the ghost market, asking the price is not through the mouth, but through the exchange of hands, which ordinary people may not understand, but those who are familiar with the ghost market will probably understand, what gesture represents what price, that is clear.

It is said that if you open your mouth, you will be ghosted, of course, this is a superstitious statement, mainly those sellers will target different people, say different prices, if you open your mouth and ask, he told you, this is considered a leak, if you don't buy his things, then wait to be pestered.

Because of this, in Yancheng, the people who set up stalls in the ghost market will also be called "ghosts are difficult" or "ghosts that are stalking", which shows how difficult these people are.

After walking a few steps, Zhang Tianyuan stopped, a stall with a very rich variety, filled with all kinds of rust-looking bronzes, and some booklets that looked a little corroded, such as copper coins, knife coins, and other small gadgets, which were quite a few.

In fact, the most eye-catching thing is a jade Buddha head on this stall.

Li Xiao was startled when he first saw the head of the Jade Buddha, and almost fell to the ground, but was supported by Liu Hao from behind.

The jade Buddha head is the same size as a real human head, and it is placed there, because it is not very real, at first glance, it is really a little scary.

The stall owner glanced at Zhang Tianyuan and them, but did not speak, but held a cigarette bag and pot in his hand, smoking and thinking about something.

The more such a stall owner who talks less, the more difficult it is to deal with, if he doesn't speak, once he speaks, it will be the rhythm that will haunt you.

Zhang Tianyuan seemed to see a disdainful smile on the stall owner's face, thinking that this person probably had just heard his words.

People who come to the ghost market, not to mention whether you are an expert, a master, a layman or someone who knows a little bit about it, are actually the same.

The probability of genuine goods here is much higher than that of ordinary antique markets, but in the same way, there are a lot more cases of cheating, and the sky is dark, even if you look good, you will often look away.

You can't use a flashlight, you can't use any lighting equipment, it's all the rules, even if you look at something, you can't make an evaluation, you can't buy it and leave, don't even ask about the price.

When Zhang Tianyuan was a child, he often listened to the teacher tell some stories about the ghost market, and the people here like antiques, so they are also very concerned about antiques.

Those masters came from other places, and they could be said to be full of interest and confidence, but when they went back, they were all depressed and had no self-confidence.

Here, when the dragon comes, you have to coil it up, and when the phoenix comes, you are not as good as a chicken, no matter how much knowledge you have, it is useless, these stall owners are more than a ghost, sometimes the more you understand people, the easier it is to be deceived.

"Brother Zhang, what am I doing with the stall owner holding a sleeve?" asked Li Xiao.

Zhang Tianyuan turned his head and glanced at it and said with a smile: "That's negotiating, in ancient times, people negotiated prices, for fear that outsiders would know how much money they had on their bodies, so they would use gestures to express their meaning, and at that time, the sleeves were wide and could block the gestures." The current sleeves are so big, but it doesn't matter, the sleeves can also have a substitute effect. ”

"Oh, I've heard of this too, and I remember that when the older generation used to negotiate prices, they used it. Liu Hao on the side suddenly realized.

"You know these gestures, then go around, you like jade, you can find a stall like that, I don't think it's too early, let's separate a little better." Zhang Tianyuan looked at the sky that had gradually brightened up, and said a little anxiously. (To be continued......)