The black market in Beijing originated in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, when the Eight-Nation Coalition invaded the capital and forced the royal family to burn the Old Summer Palace, and a large number of jewels in the palace flowed into the people.

The early development of the black market has not yet formed a form, but it was only the private behavior of some people at that time, but later the government was dilapidated at the end of the Qing Dynasty, resulting in many high-ranking officials and nobles whose families could not survive, and in the troubled times, they took out the valuable things at home and sold them.

But these eunuchs are all characters with heads and faces, and they take out things and pawn them casually, which is immoral, but they can't survive if they don't sell it, so for the sake of face, their group of people also go to the black market to sell things.

Over time, the black market slowly developed into a form of underground trading. However, since the reform and opening up, the transactions made in the black market have all been reselling illegal goods at high prices, such as selling smuggled contraband, cultural relics and antiques, jewelry, guns and ammunition, gold and silver, and foreign exchange securities to make huge profits.

Later, this black market was also widely spread, so that a small common person heard of it, such as the second child of the Wang family who picked up something in the black market, and as a result, a windfall made a fortune from the sky, which is fatal.

Until now, as long as people travel to the capital, they basically go to the so-called black market late at night to see if they can catch their luck and pick up something.

But then again, the black market has evolved into what it is today, so can it still be called a black market, which was originally a business that could not be traded on the table, but turned out to be a market known to the world, which is contrary to the purpose of the black market.

So, in today's world, the black market has evolved into a ghost market, but this black market is very different from a ghost market.

The black market is still the same as before, selling everything, but most of them are hawkers who make a living, and there are also illegal items that want to buy and sell, but you can find a place, for example, as we all know, cultural relics, antiques, jewelry, and rare things go to the Panjiayuan black market to Taobao, foreign exchange securities, guns, ammunition and contraband...... (Forget it, I won't write if I'm afraid of being banned, if you're interested, you can add a book friend group: 164243868)

Having said that, this ghost market is not a place where anyone can find it, although the black market is the same as the ghost market but the name is changed, but the ghost market is much more formal than the black market, and it is also much more hidden.

Let's just say the most practical, since the reform and opening up, all kinds of fake and old things for money are sold on the black market as genuine, which is completely not allowed in the ghost market, after all, this is a very serious underground market, how can fakes be allowed.

There are only two ways to participate in the ghost market Taobao, leading people or sellers, in this era there are circles in all walks of life, if you want to avoid people's eyes, of course, you have to take the obscure way, if you do the black market, everyone knows it, it is estimated that it will not exist for a few days and will be banned by the state.

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3 a.m.

Li Liuzhi walked on crutches on the bustling streets of the Panjiayuan black market, followed by Li Letian and Zeng Wenrou.

Zeng Wenrou heard that she was going to come to the ghost market to see the world, this girl was excited that she didn't sleep all night, until 2 o'clock in the morning, she was just a little drowsy, and was called out by Li Liuzhi.

The three of them set off, although they were gentle and a little sleepy, but the excitement quickly suppressed the tiredness of the body.

Along the way, Li Liuzhi was telling the origin of the ghost market, and when he got here, Li Liuzhi also finished talking about everything.

"Lotte, although I am the leader, but because you have to accept the trial of the master, although the first level has passed, you still have to find the gate of this ghost market, there is only one chance a week, you come on."

"Knowing Uncle Shi, I'll do my best."

Li Liuzhi walked for a while and was already a little out of breath, looked at the teahouse on the side and said: "People are old, and they are becoming more and more useless, unlike you young people who are full of physical strength." ”

Zeng Wenrou hurriedly answered: "Master, you can find a place to rest for a while, and we will go to you when the things are sold." ”

"Oh." Li Liuzhi indifferently looked back at Zeng Gentle and said, "You mean, you have to follow Lotte." ”

"Of course! How could I not be present for such a fun thing. Zeng said gently and excitedly.

Li Liuzhi smiled and said to Lotte: "This girl is following you to increase the difficulty for you, you can do it yourself!" ”

After speaking, Li Liuzhi walked into the teahouse that was open on the street with a crutch. As soon as he left, Zeng gently stopped Lotte's arm and said with a smile:

"Let's go shopping first, I've been in the capital for so long, and this is the first time I've visited the black market."

Zeng Wenwen's excitement continued unabated, and he began to wander around the market with Lotte.

Although it is now past 3 o'clock in the morning, the street is full of people and people wandering around.

It is said to be a black market, but the things sold here are similar to Shilaner, which are all works of art that deceive tourists, and many antique objects can no longer be fake, but there are still many tourists who stop to choose.

After walking around for a while, Zeng Gentle had no interest at all, and took Lotte's arm and said disdainfully:

"Hey, it's really as the master said, now this black market really doesn't have the appearance of a black market, it's boring, it's better to visit Dashilar during the day!"

Lotte said as he walked: "Senior sister, we are not here to visit the black market, we are here to find the entrance of the ghost market, you forgot." ”

Zeng gently stuck out his tongue and made a grimace, and then asked, "Have you figured out how to find it?" ”

Lotte thought for a moment and said:

"This, Uncle Shi said, there are two ways to enter the ghost market, one is to lead people, and the other is to lead people, leading people to run, then we have only one way."

"You mean......" Zeng gently stopped, looked at Lotte with a surprised face, and said the second half of the sentence after a while, "Set up a stall here?" ”

"Do you have any other way?" Lotte asked rhetorically.

How do you know that Zeng gently slapped Lotte on the arm heavily, "I said I was going to set up a stall, and I knew that I would take out my goods and sell them." ”

"Oh, is Senior Sister also doing small business now?" Lotte asked.

"But no, I have to rely on myself for everything, you don't let me be honored, then I have to make some extra money, otherwise what will I eat?" Zeng said it very casually, but Lotte could see that she was telling the truth.

The two walked for a while, and finally found a vacant lot in a not very prosperous place, Zeng Gentle rushed over first, waved at Lotte and said, "There is no one here, come here." ”

The surrounding sellers looked at Zeng Wenrou with the eyes of a monster, but Zeng Wenrou didn't care, Li Letian walked over and looked around to observe the surrounding situation, Zeng Wenrou began to think about how to set up a stall.

"Shouldn't I spread a piece of cloth on the ground?"

"Don't be that troublesome." Lotte explained.

"Then there should be a sign, too! Wait! After speaking, Zeng gently squatted down and took out paper and pen from his carry-on bag and began to write something.

The seller next to him couldn't stand it anymore, and a man who sold art stood up recently, and said to Lotte with cold eyes:

"Hey, you two don't understand the rules, go to the front door begging, don't be embarrassed here."

Lotte hurriedly smiled and said, "This brother, we are not here to beg, we are selling a family heirloom." ”

"A family heirloom." As soon as these words came out, several people and sellers in the vicinity stopped doing business, and they all surrounded them one by one, instantly surrounding Li Letian.

"What a family heirloom, take it out and take a look."

"I haven't seen anything real in months, and if you're good, maybe I'll take it."

Just as the onlookers were talking, Zeng Wenrou had already finished writing the billboard, that is, an A4 white piece of paper, which read "Heirloom, priced at 1 million!" ”

When Zeng gently put the A4 paper on the ground, everyone collectively took a step back.

"I'll go, a million! Are you going to grab money? ”

"What is so expensive? Take it out and let us have long eyes. ”

Before Lotte could speak, Zeng Wenrou stopped doing it, "I'm sorry, our things are very valuable, don't worry about them if you can't afford them." ”

"Cut, what to pretend, if the real thing is running and selling something, go to the auction house!"

The onlookers dispersed, but although they returned to their stalls, their eyes still fell on this side intentionally or unintentionally.

When the crowd dispersed, Zeng gently put his bag on the ground and sat in front of the white paper advertisement, looking like a stall at all, but like a beggar.

"Rakuten, why don't you put things out as well."

Lotte didn't care, took out the box and handed it to Zeng Wenrou, Zeng Wenrou took it and pressed it directly on the white paper, as soon as this quaint wooden box appeared, the surrounding sellers couldn't hold it down, and they surrounded it again one by one, but they were all cautious a lot.

"Niu, what the hell is this, if you don't let you see it, you might as well tell us about it."

"That's right, tell us, we can get you a big customer when we go back."

Zeng Gentle glanced back at Lotte, Lotte nodded and signaled that it was okay, Zeng Gentleness said generously:

"I have a big background in this thing, a tribute during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, a white jade carved dragon pattern snuff bottle, used by the royal family, do you say it is worth the price."

Zeng Wenwen said this, several people present gasped, if this thing is real, the value must be very expensive, but the business of buying and selling things, especially antique appreciation, has never been a business of saying what is what.

Nowadays, antique and old things emerge in an endless stream in the antique industry, hundreds or even tens of thousands of things can pick out a genuine product is rare, the seller praises things no matter how good it is, Wang Laohan sells melons and boasts, just deceive laymen, perennial people who mix with Panjiayuan, which one has no eyesight, naturally does not believe in Zeng's gentle words.

"You just blow it, you won't be allowed to see anything, you can say whatever you want."

"That's it, too."

The onlookers heckled again.

Zeng Wenrou is not a young girl who has just debuted, and she will not be stimulated by the agitation method, she took the box and said cautiously:

"No matter what you say, I just won't let you see it, who knows if you will rob my things, if you want to see it, go find an insider, and you will naturally know the truth in front of the insider."

"Hey, you girl, how can you talk, we can rob you of your things."

"Don't say it, I really know an insider, wait, I'll find it for you." A seller ran away after speaking, of course, this also fell into Zeng Wen's trap.

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