Section 535 The so-called ghost market
"Ghost ???" As soon as they heard this term, the girls immediately made the same reaction, and they all looked at Li Jingyuan with a creepy expression, although they didn't know what Li Jingyuan was talking about, but just listening to the name, the girls were already scared enough.
The world says that Chinese are superstitious, but in fact, Koreans are much more superstitious than Chinese. If you put things like ghosts, divination, and feng shui, you would never put them on TV with a positive image, but in South Korea, there are countless programs that show scenes related to these things.
Many pairs of 'couples' in "We Are Married" have gone to count the eight characters, "Girls' Generation Horror Movie Factory" invited a Taoist priest, and Wen Xijun has done a special supernatural program, and these programs can be broadcast, which has proved that the Korean people and society recognize and accept the content of the program, that is to say, those situations in the program are still very common in social life and are recognized by the general public.
Growing up in such a social atmosphere, the girls naturally believe in the existence of ghosts and gods just like other Koreans, so it is not surprising that after hearing the 'ghost market' mentioned by Li Jingyuan, it is not surprising that they will show this appearance. (Ghost Market is pronounced in Korean, similar to the Ghost Market)
"Hehe, don't be afraid, the name is called Ghost City, but in fact, it has nothing to do with 'ghosts'." Li Jingyuan saw the nervous appearance of the girls, and knew that it was not good to scare them too much, so he laughed and explained.
"Then what is it called a ghost market? Wouldn't it be okay to just call it a market, why do you want to give it such a scary name? Yun'er is the most nervous now, and she is the most afraid of ghosts among the girls, so after listening to Li Jingyuan's words, her resentment is also the greatest.
Not only Yun'er has this expression, but the other girls are also similar, they are all complaining and fearful, seeing them like this, Li Jingyuan had no choice but to explain: "Okay, it seems that if I don't explain it to you, it is estimated that you will not be willing to go there tomorrow." ”
"To explain what a ghost market is, we must first talk about the opening time of this ghost market. Girls, you should be able to guess that since it's called a ghost market, it must be open at night, but here I want to explain that the opening time of this ghost market is still very different from the night market. ”
"As we all know, the so-called night market is a market that starts at dusk and ends at midnight or even dawn. However, this ghost market starts in the second half of the night and ends at dawn, which probably lasts about three to four hours at most. ”
There are several theories about the origin of the ghost market, the first is that in the late Qing Dynasty, when the situation in China was turbulent, many descendants of court officials, broken and wealthy, had no way to make a living after the family was in the middle of the road, and could only survive by selling the family property left by their ancestors. But after all, they were once prominent, and there was no way to put them on the shelf, so in order to maintain their face, they had to take advantage of the half-bright and half-dark light before dawn to secretly sell the family's antiques to the street stalls, which not only avoided acquaintances but also made a sale. At that time, Beijing was an imperial city, a concentration of bureaucratic families, and there were the most such dilapidated dignitary families, and when these people formed a scale, it was a "ghost market". ”
"The second theory is that the ghost market opens early, the sky is not yet bright, and there is no electric light, the light conditions are too poor, when it is so dark, the poor people light the flint, the rich people carry lanterns, and the shadows shuttle and stop under the simple lighting equipment like ghost fires, and the figures shuttle and stop, erratic. There are not half ghosts, and the ghosts are there first. In addition, many thieves and tomb robbers also take advantage of this time to come to the market to get rid of some shady stolen goods, and counterfeiters take advantage of the chaos to peddle some fakes, both of which are sneaky. In short, it is inseparable from the word "ghost", and the ghost market gets its name from this. ”
"As for the other sayings, it is more legendary, saying that the ghost market is open at the time of the alternation of yin and yang, the surrounding environment is flickering and dark, you can't see me clearly, I can't see you clearly, so not only the living people in the yang world, but also the gods and ghosts in the underworld are also very interested, they will also take advantage of this unclear opportunity to come here to do some business, and the buyer or seller who bought the things will lie back in the coffin after doing business. Because of the participation of ghosts and gods, this market has the name of ghost market. ”…,
"The third theory is actually just people's legends, not true, the real reason is the first two, so you don't have to worry about what ghosts and supernatural events you will encounter there tomorrow, just rest assured to play."
Li Jingyuan said so much, the girls' expressions were better, at least they were no longer afraid, and they were willing to follow Li Jingyuan and wait for tomorrow morning to open their eyes.
"OPPA, what kind of things are you talking about in the ghost market? Are they all cultural relics and antiques? Xiao Sun thought about Li Jingyuan's explanation just now, and asked another question.
"Well, that's it. But I want to explain in advance that although it is an antique market, not all of the things sold are real antiques, so if you want to buy anything after you go tomorrow, you still have to ask me first, but you can't take money indiscriminately, it's not good to be cheated. Li Jingyuan said seriously, and when he saw the girls nodding, he was relieved.
Fear that the girls will be deceived and buy fakes is not the main thing, the key is that the girls are afraid that they will meet those shopkeepers who specialize in tricking people into porcelain. Although there are not many such people, it cannot be denied that they actually exist, the girls have not seen the world, and there is definitely no way to deal with such old fritters, even if the trouble is solved, whether there is money to settle the matter or not, it will inevitably be in a bad mood, so in order to avoid unnecessary troubles at that time, Li Jingyuan had to tell a few words so carefully.
"Can't you buy something? Wouldn't it be depressing if you saw something you liked and couldn't buy it? Li Jingyuan's advice seemed to be a little too cautious, and after hearing his words, Xiao Yuan said a little disappointed, and Xiuying and Yu Li on the side also echoed.
After thinking about it, it seems that what Xiaoyuan said is quite reasonable, but Li Jingyuan also knows that the current antique market is not as good as it used to be, it is adulterated in a pile of genuine goods, but one or two genuine products are put in a pile of fakes, if the girls are allowed to pay for things according to their own preferences, there is a chance that they will be pitted, so he had to think about it and came up with a compromise plan: "Otherwise, set a limit, when everyone goes to the ghost market tomorrow, You can only spend 1,000 yuan to buy your favorite items, whether the things you buy are real or fake, it depends on your respective luck, so it's always okay, right? Quite a few words"
"Hey, that's a good proposal, so let's do it." After Li Jingyuan finished speaking, the girls' interest not only replied, but also rose even higher than just now, and under the leadership of Xiao Sun, they raised their hands one after another to agree.
Li Jingyuan's proposal is more like gambling, and it is like buying a lottery ticket to win the lottery, and the girls have experienced this feeling, which is why they have such a big nature. Everyone has the same mind, if other people buy fake things, but I buy a real thing, not to mention how much it is worth for the time being, at least it will be much more face-saving than others.
"By the way, I also want to remind you that if you fancy something tomorrow, don't ask the boss directly how much it is, tell me first, and I'll negotiate the price with him."
Li Jingyuan said this, the girls did not have any opinions, they thought that Li Jingyuan wanted to use his Chinese background to help them bargain. In fact, it is not like that at all, the reason why Li Jingyuan said this is just to abide by the rules of the industry. In the ghost market of old Beijing, buyers and sellers use "jargon" to secretly hold hands and hand over to bargain, lest they be known by their peers and "stir up" the sale. The jargon used by buyers and sellers in the ghost market to bargain is: "Mo, press, search, shame, crooked, material, pretty, stupid, foot, spoon", which are used to indicate one to ten.
After chatting for a while, the meal was almost finished, and after seeing enough of the snow outside the window, Li Jingyuan left the farmhouse with the girls and went straight to Xidan, where he began to look for gifts suitable for taking home.
Because they were buying things for their families, the girls didn't think that Li Jingyuan would pay for everything alone this time, but at the same time took out the pocket money they had saved and bought some things that were not too expensive, including some Beijing specialties, traditional crafts with Chinese characteristics, and Koreans who had to bring a few bottles of sesame oil when they traveled to China. As for Li Jingyuan, he didn't spend much money, he just added two boxes of wine to each girl's gift list, both of which were two pots, one box of Red Star and one box of Niulanshan.
Nearly 20 cases of wine, plus the things that the girls bought, the amount is really large, so Li Jingyuan simply did not bring these things back to the hotel, but went through the procedures directly in the mall, and asked them to help consign the things directly back to South Korea. After telling him to be careful not to break the wine bottle, and after dealing with other things, Li Jingyuan took the girls back to the hotel directly.
On this day, wearing thick clothes to climb the Great Wall, and shopping on the street for an afternoon, Li Jingyuan and the girls are a little tired, and tomorrow morning they have to get up very early, so after everyone returned to the hotel, after eating dinner, they sorted out their personal hygiene, and went to bed early to .......