The Jade Garden looks like an antique shop. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 In the small storefront, there is a circle of crimson wooden hakugo shelves, which are full of various things, as if someone had placed them there. This is my first day at work, so I naturally want to visit my work environment first. After getting this job through the "interview" last time, I went home and successfully reversed my schedule by staying up late to watch dramas. However, because I have become a creature that is diurnal and nocturnal, I have not been in contact with Zhang Yiru until now.

Yumi, who had just become my boss, was paralyzed like the wind the next second I arrived at Yuyuan, leaving only one sentence: "Look at the store, don't be lazy." ”。 And this Yuyuan business, which is hidden in the hutong and only opens at night, is as deserted as I imagined. Until now, it is almost eleven o'clock, and there is still not a single customer.

During this time, I stared at a room full of items and noticed that there were other things for sale besides antiques (or maybe they just looked like antiques). For example, over there, the tablet-like thing between an inkstone and a jade-carved cabbage; Or the chess board at the bottom of the corner, with pieces that look like miniature versions of the Easter Island Giant. The strangest thing was the feather shuttlecock, tattered and dirty, and if I hadn't seen a small wooden box next to it, I would have almost taken this thing full of disobedience off the bogu shelf and threw it out. Boss Yu must be crazy to put this kind of thing out for sale.

After looking at the shelves carefully, I was bored and moved my gaze to the back of a screen. There seems to be a room behind the screen, but Boss Yu also told me not to enter. Now that he's not here, it seems like a good opportunity to sneak in.

Just as I was staring at the screen, hesitating whether to enter, an unexpected voice came from behind me.

“…… Is it still open......"

The girl who looked like a junior high school student stood timidly in the doorway, not knowing whether to walk in or not. Although I couldn't see the girl's face clearly under the oil lamp, the thick nasal voice made me realize that she was crying.

I couldn't help but soften my voice: "Yes, this shop doesn't close at night." Would you like to come in and take a break? ”

"Me, can I be here all the time? ......" The girl wiped the corners of her eyes with her hand and walked in slowly. When I got closer, I saw her red eyes from crying.

But after listening to her words, I hesitated. In the middle of the night, an eleven or twelve-year-old girl ran out like this, and the parents must have gone crazy, maybe even the police reported it. But seeing her crying like this, I really couldn't bear to kick her out, so I had to pour a glass of water and pull her down: "What's wrong?" Tell me something, I'll help you. ”

She didn't say anything, just clutched her cup and sobbed.

It seems that I can't ask anything now: "So, what's your name?" ”

Gu Qiange,...... I, my name is Gu Qiange. Her voice was choked and choked.

"Hello Qiange, my name is Ye Meixin. Can you call me Meixin? ”

“…… Well, good"

"Light Song, it's twelve o'clock now. It's too unsafe for you to be out there alone. Shall I call the police to take you home? ”

I just opened my mouth to ask, but I didn't expect Gu Qiange's reaction to suddenly become excited. "Don't! Don't call the police! ……”

"Okay, okay. I won't call the police. I hurriedly agreed, but I was in trouble.

Encountering this situation made me a little overwhelmed. I wanted to call the boss, after all, this is his shop, let him know that it should be. But I found out that I didn't know what Boss Yu's phone number was. If I called Zhang Yiru, she would have fallen asleep so late, and she might not be able to handle this matter well, so I gave up. In the end, I really couldn't think of any good way, so I had to let Qiange stay in the Jade Garden.

Seeing that I agreed, Asaso Ge gradually stopped sobbing and sat down obediently in the chair. I felt a little embarrassed by this, so I said to her, "You don't have to be restrained, you can see it here if you want." ”

"Oh, thank you." Asa Ge nodded, looking around with some curiosity. At this time, she was also a little more lively, attracted by the things on the Bogu shelf, put down the cup and looked at the shelf.

I also breathed a sigh of relief and continued to go back to the counter in a daze. There's no business to do here. Think about it, who comes to a humble shop in the middle of the night? I knew that this work would be so idle, so I watched the video here. Now I'm going to sit in this little dark room like a little black room with no internet for a night.

I don't know how long it took, but Asa Ge came back to me. "Sister Meixin, can you buy everything here?"

I was about to fall asleep, and I was awakened, and after reacting to who the person in front of me was, I smiled embarrassedly: "Everything that is on the shelf can be sold." ”

"That's right. And how much is that? ”

I looked in the direction of her finger and saw that it was a long, transparent box that seemed to contain something.

"Uh, let me take a look......" I walked over and picked up the box, which was cold to the touch, like an ice cube, startling me. Looking through the box, you can see that inside is a folding fan that doesn't look special. "Have you seen this fan?"

“…… Not yet. Asa Ge, who was following me, stared at the box in my hand a little distractedly.

"And you want to buy it?" I handed her the box and motioned for her to take a closer look, then turned to get the small wooden box next to it.

"Yes, I want to buy it." Qiange was also stunned by this cold feeling, but she quickly gave a positive answer.

"Well," I said, opening the small wooden box, a little worried that it would be a large amount that a girl couldn't afford, "and it sold ...... Three copper plates? ”

"Huh?"

No wonder Asago was surprised, even I couldn't believe my eyes. The yellowed piece of paper clearly reads: "Three bronze plates".

The price was really unexpected to me. I'm not embarrassed to say it again to Asaka. How is it possible that there are still people who use copper plates as currency? This kind of price is not expensive anymore, it is simply tricky.

Just as I was about to tell Asa Ge that the fan couldn't be sold to her, Asa Ge pulled out a necklace-like thing from his pocket. "Is it okay to buy it with this?"

A red rope with three old, dull copper coins braided on it.

…… There are really people with copper coins on them......

Seeing that I didn't react, Qiange couldn't help but be a little anxious: "Sister Meixin, this string is the talisman left by my grandfather, although those copper coins don't look very good, but they are definitely real." I ......"

"Ah, yes. With this, you can buy exactly what you want. "Seeing that Qiange looked like she was about to cry, I really didn't want to embarrass her." Are you sure you want to buy it with this amulet. Grandpa's legacy must be very valuable. ”

"Hmm. I only have these three copper coins. And I feel that I should buy this fan. ”

I didn't understand Asa's answer, but when I saw her insistence, I agreed. As for whether this string of copper coins is real, I don't understand, and I don't bother to figure it out. Anyway, there were only three copper coins written on the paper, and it was not stated whether they were real copper coins or fake copper coins. Somehow, I've always looked at my jade boss not very well, so I won't help him think about this kind of thing.

Is this a deal? I put the braided copper coin on the counter, and when I looked back, I saw that Qiange was holding the transparent box in a daze.

"Why don't you open it and take a look?" I looked at her and felt a little funny, and reminded her.

"Oh, good." Only then did Qiange react, and he also ran to the counter and sat down.

I was also a little curious about the fan in the transparent box, so I stared at Qiange to open the box. The lid of the transparent box was just closed, and Qiange opened the box with a light hand. Now I have time to take a closer look at the folding fan that I have sold.

The light wood-colored fan bones, with silver tassels and pale cyan fans, are landscapes painted with shallow ink marks. This folding fan breathes, it seems to be alive, and it exudes a cold and silent atmosphere. "It's so beautiful......", Qiange muttered to himself as he reached out to touch the fan painted with mountains and rivers.

"yes, it's beautiful." In the distance is a high mountain, shrouded in mist and looming. On both sides of the embankment are pine and bamboo, and on closer inspection, it seems that there is a house hidden behind the trees. In the center of the picture is a lake with calm water, a lonely boat in the lake, and a man in Tsing Yi stands on it.

The water is cold and the moon is shining. The mist slowly coalesced and became thicker and thicker. The boat moved slowly in the water, and I felt a slight sway as I sat in the bow of the boat. In the white mist, I vaguely saw the man in Tsing Yi standing at the stern of the boat. Silent, people can't bear to break this tranquility.

Every time it makes people hallucinate.

I gently lowered my hand and felt the bitter chill of the lake at night.

It's not an illusion!

I stood up, and then suddenly thought that this might cause the boat to capsize, and froze. However, the boat was not affected by me, and continued to rock forward slowly. I boldly walked towards the man in Tsing Yi until I came in front of him, and I could see the white trim of his blue robe in the fog. But I couldn't see his face clearly. I stretched out my hand and shook it in front of him, but he didn't react at all, he probably couldn't see me.

"How about going back? It's too late. ”

A familiar voice whispered behind me. I turned around and looked at the place where I was sitting just now, Gu Qiange was wearing a moon-white dress, with a light smile on his face, passing through me who was stunned, and looking up at the man in Tsing Yi who was holding the penny. I could never have imagined that that gentle and mature expression could appear on the face of the little girl when I was in Yuyuan.

Wrong. She is not Gu Qiange. Although it looks similar, this woman should be a few years older than Gu Qiange.

I reached out and touched the two people who couldn't see me.

Passed through.

What are they...... Is it a ghost? Is what I see and feel now hallucinating? I stepped back until I reached the other end of the boat. The fear I felt a few years ago doubled at this time, and I clung to myself and felt like I was about to freeze.

They are ghosts...... These are all hallucinations......

Everything in front of you is an illusion......

Break the illusion. Break it......

I glanced at the lake behind me, closed my eyes and stepped back. Then he stepped on the air and fell into the biting cold water. Can't breathe, can't open your eyes, cold. It felt like being squeezed, and the air in my lungs was being sucked out mercilessly.

It's not an illusion.

I was about to lose my senses, and I still couldn't get out of the wrapping of the lake. It can't be an illusion.

That's when I was pulled out of the water.

Boss Jade lifted me out of the water like a fish out of the water, and then threw me on the boat in disgust. He was dusty, as if he had just returned from a long way away.

I coughed and struggled to open my eyes, and the figure of this person came into view. From blurry to clear, to I could see his dark white tunics and frowning brow.