"Really?" Huang Quan scratched his head, why didn't he remember such a play.

"The day before yesterday at dusk, a meal. Ji Zheng took a step forward and whispered in Huang Quan's ear.

"Oh, it's you, but I heard that the shopkeeper said that it was a beautiful sister who gave us food?" After Ji Zheng reminded him like this, Huang Quan seemed to remember, and walked around Ji Zheng, looking up and down at this gorgeously dressed man, and his mouth kept making smacking sounds.

"That's me...... Favorite girl. As soon as Ting Yan was mentioned, Ji Zheng looked very shy, and his fair face actually revealed a hint of redness.

"That's a great thank you. Huang Quan didn't see this scene, he had already turned around, seriously rummaged through the stall for a long time, and finally found a wooden mask in the shape of a raccoon cat and handed it to Ji Zheng, "Send you, repay you for giving food." ”

Ji Zheng was about to refuse, but Huang Quan didn't wait for him to speak, forced it into his hand, and then looked forward, and saw a woman in red standing in the middle of the street staring at them coldly, followed by a guard, so he asked, "Is this sister?"

"It's not. Ji Zheng hurriedly denied it.

"It's not the best, look at her fierce face, whoever wants it is unlucky. Brother, it's definitely a wise choice for you not to be, I'm really happy for you. Huang Quan spoke, gave Ji Zheng a thumbs up, and saw Ji Zheng looking at the mask in his hand, the expression on his face was so embarrassed, he frowned at the moment, and said: "Brother, do you still want one more? This is not good, you can only buy it again, we are all small businesses, and you have to sell dozens of more to earn it back." Well, I'll give you a discount, well, how about a 50% discount?"

"How much is 50% off?" There doesn't seem to be a mask that Ji Zheng likes here, he doesn't really want to buy it, but it's not easy to refuse the other party's sincere intentions, so he asked casually.

"Ninety-nine silver shells. ”

Ji Zhenggang wanted to say that these masks were very ordinary, nothing special, but after hearing the other party say this, his hands trembled, his body tilted, and he almost knocked down the mask stall.

"Is it so expensive?" Ji Zheng had a feeling of getting on a thief ship, in other words, before the capital, Ji Zheng may not know what the concept of these ninety-nine silver shells is, but along the way, he has had more contact with the people outside, and Ji Zheng knows that this money is enough for an ordinary family's expenses for a month.

"Brother, look at what you said, you see that you are so well dressed, and the cold sister who opened the way in front is even more beautifully dressed, how can you show your worth if you are not generous. ”

Ji Zheng smiled bitterly and said to Huang Quan, "That is your Princess Biluo. ”

Huang Quan was not interested in the title of the so-called princess of Tongbai Kingdom at all, oh for a moment, he hugged Biluo very perfunctorily, and then hugged Ji Zheng behind the stall.

Biluo saw that the two teenagers were not dressed like Nanzhou people, their words and deeds were weird, and they spoke fluent Kyushu mainland dialect, so she couldn't help but pay a little more attention, but she didn't plan to stop it, she wanted to see how Ji Zheng would respond, so she simply raised her hands and watched coldly.

"Don't look at the price, but it's worth the money, brother, as long as you buy a mask, I'll cover you for sure that the mask that your beloved woman wears is exactly the same as yours." Huang Quan kept his voice low, for fear that someone would be able to hear him.

"Is it okay?" Ji Zheng lived in the ancient city of Pangu for two days, and from time to time he heard people talk about the deeds of the hundred ghosts walking at night, listening to a little here, listening to a little there, almost equivalent to listening to the entire festival process.

The year in which the Hyakki Night Walk originated, no one can say clearly. At first, Nanzhou was often haunted, and after the wizards used witchcraft to exorcise ghosts, the natives of the Southern Continent were all elated, so they put on those weird masks, dressed themselves as ghosts, and took to the streets to celebrate the victory of the wizards.

These activities continue year after year, and gradually evolve into a day of celebration for the whole world. Every year, people from all over the country will come to Pangu City to participate in this annual festival, people will bring handicrafts from their hometown, special food to the imperial capital to sell, in addition, there will be a large number of marriageable men and women to participate in this meaningful gathering.

Legend has it that an unmarried young man wears a mask and wanders around the street at will, as long as he meets another person wearing the same mask as himself, a predestined marriage is thus promoted, and the other half found through the night walking activities of the hundred ghosts, because it is the will of God, the parents of both parties must not object.

On the surface, the night walk of the hundred ghosts is a folk activity, but in fact, the court of Tongbai Kingdom spared no effort to promote the troubles behind the scenes, taking advantage of such a good opportunity to gather marriageable men and women from all over the country together, and match them as successfully as possible, so that they can have more children after marriage, and the population of Tongbai Kingdom has gradually increased.

Because of the government's control, it is difficult for street vendors to obtain the qualifications to sell masks, and they must apply to the local government to apply for it, and only after approval can they go to the designated mask shop to buy, and the government stipulates that male traders can only sell masks to men, and women can only go to female vendors to buy masks.

Every year, the king would have a completion target to be distributed, and Situ Fu wanted every young man and woman to be matched to complete the task, so no matter what kind of mask, it was a pair.

In order to give birth to a better next generation, the Situ Mansion has strict requirements for people who buy masks. There are four types of men who are not born, that is, those under the age of 16, those who are married, those who are disabled, those who are widowed over 40 years old, those who are under 13 years old, and those who are over 40 years old and who have lost their fertility.

As for those men and women who came from other places, when they registered when they entered the city a few days earlier, those who did not meet the requirements had already been eliminated and turned away from the city.

The men and women of Pangu City are not required to follow these rules, but in order to avoid trouble, on this night, those who do not meet the requirements are not allowed to wear masks on the streets, otherwise they will have to stay at home. There is the government supervising, and because of the simple customs of the people in Pangu City, there has been nothing embarrassing for thousands of years.

Therefore, the young people who can buy masks on the street are actually eligible marriageable people, as for what kind of masks to buy, in fact, there are also doorways, among which there are many places to control, the most obvious is that the price of each mask is inconsistent, and the noble and the cheap are so distinguished.

Huang Quan turned his head and looked around, and saw Biluo staring straight at him, pretending not to see her, so Ji Zheng squatted down and lowered his voice: "Brother, you have to promise me not to say it." ”

"Okay, I promise you. "Ji is looking at the mystery of Huangquan God, and he doesn't know what kind of mystery he is doing.

"I made this mask privately, and when I made it, it was all made in pairs, and I only sold you one now, and at night, I asked a little girl to sell it, and you let the woman you like buy it, and then I only sold her one, isn't this a successful match?"

"Aren't you knowingly breaking the law? You will be arrested by the government. ”

"Stupid, I changed someone to sell at night, how could the government find me?"

"That's where you packed your tickets?"

"Of course. As long as ninety-nine silver shells, you will have someone to serve you for the rest of your life, is it expensive? If it weren't for the fact that you gave me food yesterday, for the sake of this sentiment, I would give you a discount, otherwise it would be like two hundred silver shells for other people, and one less would not work. ”

"If others follow your example, can you still sell it for such an expensive price?" Ji Zheng felt that this young man had a trace of truth in what he said, and he was already moved, but ordinary sellers only cost ten silver shells for a mask, and he directly sold two hundred silver shells, which was too high.

"They are all locals, and they dare not operate like this because they are stared at by the government. ”

"But the princess of Tongbai Kingdom is here. ”

"That's right. Huang Quan scratched his head, this is a knowingly offense, it is indeed a big problem, "Brother, let's do it, look at you so handsome and chic, and give you a discount, discount on the discount, forty-nine silver shells, how about it? As long as forty-nine silver shells, we can't be fooled, we can't afford to suffer losses, and if we can't do it again, we can't do anything." ”

"Can you really find your other half?" Ji Zheng said with a lot of emotion.

"If the one you picked happens to be picked by another person, then I can't help it. ”

"What do you mean?"

"My mandarin duck masks can only guarantee that they can be paired, but they do not guarantee that they will be successfully matched. ”

"So what?"

"You buy all these masks, and I can guarantee a 100 percent success rate. ”

"Bought them all?" Ji Zheng suspected that he had misheard, asked again, and after getting an affirmative answer, he looked at the other party blankly, this handsome little brother must be too good at business.

"Of course, in this way, no matter which one you want to buy from the woman you like, you can take out the corresponding mask accordingly. ”

"It's a good couple. ”

"Yes, yes, yes, a good couple is natural, a reader is a reader, cultural knowledge is really good, and the export is a chapter. ”

"Little brother, why do I think you are a reader, you are too good at fooling people. ”

"No, no, no, I'm sincere, I don't fool people, I spent so much saliva just to make you happy. ”

"But you're selling it so expensive?"

"This is related to the happiness of your life, just a few hundred gold shells, is it expensive? Look at your saddle and horse and back guards, if you can't get these money, it's not very worthy of your identity." Huang Quan gently tapped Ji Zheng's head, "I'm not a trader who eats people and doesn't spit out bones, in order to promote this beautiful marriage, when the woman you like comes to buy it at night, I don't charge her money, and besides, I only sell her alone, this is going down." Brother, this is equivalent to a discount and a buy one get one free, vomiting blood for a big sale, if you don't want to do it anymore, I really have no choice. When Huang Quan spoke, he deliberately increased his voice when talking about the woman you like.

Ji Zheng's expression darkened, and he looked at the ground: "She left me, I don't know when she will come back." ”

"I'll see you tomorrow night. Huang Quan gently slapped Ji Zheng's shoulder to make him happy.

"Really?" This sentence undoubtedly pierced Ji Zheng's heart, and there was a bright light in his eyes.

"How can the other half of your life be absent at the most important moment of your life? Huang Quan's eyes were much more determined than Ji Zheng's when he spoke.

"Really?" Ji Zheng repeated again, Huang Quan's words were conclusive, which instantly ignited all the hope in his heart, "You can really ...... with me Do you like a woman to meet?"

"It's the puppy who lied to you. Seeing that Ji Zheng didn't seem to believe it, Huang Quan decided to give him a little more confidence, and asked, "Have you ever heard that sentence?"

"What?"

"If you don't forget, there will be an echo. ”

"If you don't forget, there will be an echo?" Ji Zheng whispered.

"Exactly, have you forgotten that all reunions in the world are unexpected. ”

"How did I hear that all the encounters in the world are reunions after a long absence?"

"A truth. Brother, my saliva is dry, you just give me a good time, in a word, whether to buy it or not. Huang Quan said as he put his right hand on Ji Zheng's shoulder, "There is only one chance, don't say I won't remind you." ”

Ji Zheng's guards saw that Huang Quan was always moving, and was about to come up and give him a warning, at least to keep a certain distance, Li Qing stretched out his hand to stop it, since Ji Zheng did not show disgust, he was also happy to watch the excitement on the sidelines.

"Okay, I bought it. Ji Zheng was afraid that what Huang Quan said was true, so he would not be able to renew his good relationship with Sister Tingyan.

"Refreshing, Huang Xiaolian, send off. Huang Quan stood up, his two eyes smiling into a crescent moon, and the two rows of teeth were dazzlingly white.

"Yes, brother. Huang Lian pushed the stall to Biluo.

Li Qing looked inexplicably beside him, why Ji Zheng and this young man hid in the corner for a while, and then bought these faces, and bought them all, a whole small cart, and when he heard the price, his jaw fell to the ground in shock.

"Nine hundred and ninety golden shells, thank you. Huang Lian raised her immature face and stretched out her tender little fleshy hand to Biluo.

"No, no, no, I'll give these Jinbei. Ji Zheng saw it, and quickly grabbed it and blocked in front of Biluo.

Bi Luo pushed Ji Zheng away, and walked quickly to Huang Quan, his face was as cold as a layer of frost: "Blackmail in my territory, come and take away." ”

"Don't, brother, hurry up and talk, we are a deal that you are willing to make, and it is definitely not blackmail. Huang Quan couldn't imagine that Biluo was so fierce, so he quickly asked Ji Zheng to help him clarify the facts.

"Princess Biluo, forget it, I'll pay him. Ji Zheng felt that the money was well spent, and he believed that Huang Quan would not lie to him.

Biluo looked at Ji Zheng very seriously, not like a joke, she couldn't help but look at him more, and then looked at Huang Quan, these two people are really funny, one is really stupid and the other is pretending to be stupid, she thinks that Ji Zheng has a tendon character, and then qua

tities he was also useless, so he said lightly: "No problem, but you are our honored guest, this money can't be let out of anything, young man, wait a while to go to the Taishi Mansion to get the money." ”

"Princess, won't you make the whole city aware of this, how can my business continue?" Huang Quan's face immediately became like a bitter melon.

"What, you still want to blackmail the people of my Tongbai country?" Bi Luo raised his eyebrows.

"Forget it, we're not going to do this business. Huang Quan snorted, wanting to get the cart back.

"No, no, little brother, I'll pay you. Ji Zheng hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, and took out a Langji jade pendant given by the Spirit King from his body, just wanted to say that this jade pendant from Kunlun Mountain in Xizhou was more than nine hundred and ninety-nine golden shells, but he was snatched by Huang Quan, and put it in the sun to look at it carefully: "Yes, this jade is crystal clear, bright in color, warm and smooth, it is a good jade." It's done. After that, he quickly put away the jade pendant and showed a bright smile to Ji Zheng: "Brother, I don't know your name yet?" After getting the unexpected gain, Huang Quan's attitude was obviously better than before, and he even spoke much more politely.

"Oh, my name is Ji Zheng, what about you?"

"Huang Quan, this is my brother Huang Lian. Huang Quan said and pushed Huang Lian out, "Huang Xiaolian, hurry up and thank Brother Ji Zheng." ”

Huang Lian read along, and the immature child's voice flew quickly: "Thank you, Brother Ji Zheng." ”

"Tomorrow night, see you or leave. Huang Quan said, Chong Ji Zheng blinked, and then pulled Huang Lian to leave quickly, disappearing into the crowd in an instant.

"It's true that we are all fools in Tongbai Kingdom. With a wave of her slender hand, the two guards chased after her.

"Princess Biluo. Ji Zheng shouted, he felt that it was not good to do this, how to say that he and the Huangquan brothers were free to buy and sell, not forced.

"I'm not going to embarrass them. Biluo turned around and smiled confidently at Ji Zheng and walked ahead.