Chapter 18: A Trip to the Ghost Market
"Ghost City?" Zhao Zhuo was taken aback, he only heard about the ghost market from Wang Zhengming today, but he didn't expect to hear it from Ji Yuan again, it seems that he has a fate with this ghost market, and he can't avoid it.
Where has Han Duoer heard this, she has always heard it, and when she heard this, she finally couldn't suppress her curiosity, and asked in a low voice, "What is the ghost market?" ”
Zhao Zhuo gave her a rough explanation, Han Duoer was a complete layman in the antique business, and she was very interested in listening to it, and her eyes were sparkling.
Ji Yuan pondered: "If the matter has nothing to do with the Tong family, but is just a thief's doing, then it is likely to be sold in the ghost market, after all, this kind of thing, the sooner it is sold, the better." ”
Zhao Zhuo nodded when he heard this, Ji Yuan's analysis was all missing, he was worthy of being a knowledgeable elder, it seemed that coming to him was indeed a correct decision.
Ji Yuan continued: "I will send someone to inquire about this first channel tomorrow, but whenever there is news, there will always be rumors coming out, and as for the news of the major auction houses, I will also help you pay attention, so you can relax, don't take the matter of the theft of the jade to heart, and wait for the news with peace of mind." As for this ghost market, let Xiaofan accompany you, don't look at this kid's age, he can be regarded as an old ghost. ”
"Old ghost?" Han Duoer didn't understand it again.
"The old ghost is the person who has been in the ghost market for a long time, and the one who just entered is the new ghost, like the two of us." Zhao Zhuo explained with a smile, "Then please take care of Junior Brother Ji." ”
Ji Xiaofan hurriedly said modestly: "I don't dare to call the old ghost, I like to wander around it when I am young, I have suffered a lot of losses, and my eyesight is also practiced there, so I am more familiar with the environment." ”
Ji Yuan looked at his watch and said, "Xiao Fan, you lead Xiao Zhuo and them to the guest room to rest, and then call you up at half past two, and then go together then, where the show will not open until three o'clock." ”
In fact, after tossing all night, Zhao Zhuo was really tired, so he followed Ji Xiaofan to the guest room.
The guest room is not small, the layout is very simple but everywhere shows meticulous intentions, especially some of the decorations are antique, which makes people quite amazing, so that the two of them came back to their senses and found that they forgot to open two guest rooms.
The lights in the corridor and living room had been turned off, but Zhao Zhuo still wanted to call Ji Xiaofan, but Han Duoer thought he was a little too much and said, "Forget it, don't bother them, I'll sleep on the bed, won't you just sleep on the ground?" ”
Looking at Han Duo'er's natural appearance, Zhao Zhuo smiled dumbly, being able to say it so naturally, she deserved to be Han girl.
He didn't want to fight with her anymore, he couldn't win the fight anyway, he was just fighting, and he was really tired today.
Taking out the spare quilt and other things from the cabinet, Zhao Zhuo felt like he was falling asleep after laying them out, and when he was about to fall asleep, he suddenly heard Han Duoer calling out on the bed: "Wood, are you asleep?" ”
"It's coming." Zhao Zhuo answered in a daze.
"You are not allowed to sleep until I go to bed." Han Duoer ordered.
"Yes." Zhao Zhuo didn't put this at ease.
After a while, Han Duoer shouted again: "Wood, I can't sleep." ”
"Then count the sheep." Zhao Zhuo sighed, he would rather fight with those gangsters than bear Han Duo'er's harassment.
"I can't sleep counting sheep, I have something on my mind." Han Duoer pursed her lips and said.
"What's the matter?" Zhao Zhuo asked casually.
Han Duoer got up from the bed, lay on the side of the bed with her face in her hands, looked at Zhao Zhuo condescendingly, and said, "I can't figure it out, how can you know martial arts and know someone like Grandpa Ji?" ”
Zhao Zhuo sighed, knowing that he didn't want to sleep tonight without explaining to him, so he turned his head helplessly. It's just that as soon as I saw Han Duoer, I suddenly felt that my mouth was dry, and my throat involuntarily gurgled.
Han Duoer was lying on the bed like this, just squeezing out a plump groove at the neckline, her upper circumference was already very hot, and it was even more like a squeeze that was about to come out.
Han Duoer didn't seem to notice that there was a problem with her posture, and threatened seriously: "Tell me about it quickly, otherwise I will make you so noisy that you won't be able to sleep." ”
Zhao Zhuo came back to his senses, don't look over his head and didn't dare to look at it more, I'm afraid that I won't be able to hold it anymore, and a vicious wolf will pounce on it, if the other party is a sheep, the key is that Han Duoer is a tiger.
He smiled bitterly, and then told how he met Ji Yuan, and by the way, he told what happened at the treasure appreciation conference.
Han Duoer's eyes widened, and she looked at Zhao Zhuo attentively, although last time at home, Zhao Zhuo also talked about being an appraiser, but this time the things he experienced were obviously more exciting, and he was competing with professional appraisers, and betting on gambling and the like, it sounded thrilling and exciting, and Zhao Zhuo actually won the first place and won more than 10 million bonuses.
Zhao Zhuo talked about everything in one go, of course, he didn't mention Jing Yao's affairs, he knew this very well, don't preface another woman's affairs in front of one woman, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble, although he and Jing Yao are just friends.
After a long time, Han Duoer came back to her senses, sighed and said: "Fortunately, you told me about this, if my father knew about it, he didn't know what his expression would be, and his assets were only 10 million after working so hard for many years." The last time you came to Baicheng, you got a piece of jade worth 10 million, and now you participate in a treasure appreciation conference, and you get another 10 million, my dad will probably vomit blood when he hears it. ”
Zhao Zhuo couldn't help laughing and asked, "I've confessed, you should be able to sleep now, right?" ”
"You can sleep, but you have to promise me one thing." Han Duoer said.
"What's the matter?" Zhao Zhuo didn't dare to take it lightly, and asked cautiously.
"Next time there's such a fun thing, you have to take me with you." Han Duoer raised her finger and smiled.
"No problem." Zhao Zhuo breathed a sigh of relief, he was really afraid that she would ask some tricky questions.
Han Duoer turned back to the bed and was happy to herself: "Seeing that you are so obedient, then I will design a look for you for free another day, you are all multimillionaires, you have to pay attention to your image, well, you can go to a famous store to do your hair, and buy clothes......"
The more Han Duoer spoke, the more excited she became, muttering vigorously, talking to herself, Zhao Zhuo's face was crying and laughing, and the only thing he could do was to sleep with his head covered.
At three o'clock in the morning, Zhao Zhuo and the others came to the entrance of the underground street in the north of Baicheng City.
Outside the entrance, there are still a few food stalls, casserole porridge and the like, and the rich fragrance comes from the wind, but there are few people, and there are few pedestrians on the street.
Walking down the stairs of the entrance, the shops on both sides of the underground street have already closed, and the cold wind pours through the entrance, making people shiver. The lights on the top of the aisle also flickered on and off, as if it had been broken for a long time and no one had repaired it.
Han Duoer was bold, and couldn't help but be startled by this gloomy scene, and subconsciously grabbed Zhao Zhuo's arm, Zhao Zhuo couldn't help but smile when he saw her like this, yes, Han Duoer is not afraid of heaven and earth, but he is afraid of ghosts.
When I was a child, everyone lived in the dormitory building of the auto repair factory, and in those days, there were two toilets on one floor, which were shared by everyone.
Once after Han Duoer heard someone tell a ghost story about the toilet, she was so scared that she had to be accompanied every time she went to the toilet, even in broad daylight, for which Zhao Zhuo also acted as a sentry several times, and since then she has committed sequelae, whoever dares to tell a ghost story in front of her will be beaten up.
Just thinking about it, some figures began to appear in front of him, and Zhao Zhuo realized that there was more than one entrance to this underground street, and most of these people were holding flashlights, in twos and threes.
It didn't take long for the three of them to come to an underground square with relatively open terrain, surrounded by many forks, which was definitely a good place to fight guerrillas.
At this time, there were already many people in the square, some stall owners spread a layer of woven bags on the ground, on which they put a few antiques, and negotiated with buyers, some were wrapped in a big jacket, with their hands in their arms, as if they were hiding some treasure, their eyes were rolling, looking at everyone, and some were acting as sentinels, standing near the entrance of the square, and once there was any wind and grass, they would sound the alarm, and everything here seemed mysterious. It also makes people intuitively feel that everything here is a real thing that cannot be seen.
Zhao Zhuo also heard Ji Xiaofan talk a lot about the ghost market along the way, and only then did he know that Ji Xiaofan was indeed not simple, don't look at him as only one year younger than himself, but he began to practice his eyesight in this ghost market since he was 10 years old, so he knows the door and door here very clearly.
According to Ji Xiaofan, the types of things sold here are very miscellaneous, such as calligraphy and painting ceramics, bronze vessels, ancient jade, gold and silver jewelry, etc., and of course a small amount of emerald ware.
The origin of these things is also complex, and they are generally divided into four main categories:
One is that the cultural relics dealers go to the streets and villages, and some ancestral or occasional things purchased in the hands of the common people, these things are true and fake, relying on the eyesight of the cultural relics dealers.
The second is the real fake, calligraphy and painting is generally copied by professional painters, the times from ancient times to the present, all-encompassing, as for porcelain, generally like the ancient famous old kiln site, the old imitation has a new factory specializing in antique and old, where the fake imitation is almost flooded the national and even international market after the production, Baicheng is no exception.
The third is the old things that are handed down in the family or in the market, and there are very few valuable ones, most of them are relatively recent gadgets, and there is no shortage of fakes.
The fourth is the income of tomb robbery, which is a pure ghost that cannot be seen.
Everything is true and false, it all depends on the buyer's eyes, and the fake can only be recognized, after all, in this place, all that is said is nonsense, if the buyer says that it is genuine, you will believe it, that is the real mallet.
(To be continued)