When the second uncle heard that Hou Bin also wanted to run ghost work with him, he was actually very willing in his heart. Although Hou Bin's family conditions are good, he doesn't have to take this risk, but after all, this is a craft passed down from his ancestors, and even if he doesn't rely on this industry to eat in the future, it can be regarded as a relief to be able to pass it on. The second uncle thought for a moment, and finally agreed to Hou Bin.

Hou Bin also became interested in running ghosts because he encountered so many strange things in Beili Town this time, and when he saw that the second uncle agreed, the two were naturally very happy.

However, there is a rule in this industry, if you want to follow the ghost life, you must have an apprenticeship. Since the two were willing to follow the ghost life, it was better to choose a day than to collide with the sun, so they carried out an apprenticeship ceremony in the afternoon of the same day.

Anyway, the second uncle took the two to the West House, which is a relatively small room, usually this house has always been locked, and the two of them didn't care what this house was for, they always thought it was a warehouse for things. When the two entered the house, the first thing they saw was a large curtain hanging on the wall facing the door, and a table in front of the curtain with an incense burner and candles on the table.

The second uncle stepped forward and picked up the lever to open the curtain. It turned out that behind the curtain was a portrait of a human figure, who looked like a Taoist priest. The second uncle put down the pole, lit the candle, and then lit a few sticks of incense and inserted them in the incense burner to worship. Then turn back and let the two of them kneel.

"This is our ancestor Zhou Renwu. Our Hou family can eat this meal, all thanks to the blessing of his old man. Regardless of whether you will continue in this industry in the future, since you have joined this team today, you must abide by the rules of our industry. Prostrate to the grandfather. The second uncle said, and knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Master Zu together.

Later, Hou Bin and the monkey were both asked to incense the ancestral master, and after the entrance ceremony, Hou Bin asked about the origin of Renwu this week.

It turned out that Zhou Renwu was born in a wealthy businessman's family, and Zhou Renwu himself was not like some rich children who were not doing their jobs and were idle, and this person was relatively kind. When he was twenty years old, he went to other places with his father to run business, and on the way home, he met an injured Taoist, and when he saw it, he asked someone to take the Taoist back to his home, and sent someone to find Langzhong to treat the Taoist, and only after the Taoist's injury was healed, Zhou Renwu let him leave. Originally, this was just a very ordinary thing for Zhou Renwu.

But who knew that later, because Zhou Renwu's father offended the local high-ranking officials, he was framed for a crime of destroying the family. Zhou Renwu's father made a lot of effort to send Zhou Renwu away overnight, so that he could avoid a catastrophe. Since then, Zhou Renwu has lived a life of exile and wandering around. As the saying goes, no book is written without coincidence, and one day, Zhou Renwu happened to be met by a Taoist who was passing by, and this Taoist was the Taoist who Zhou Renwu had saved before. The Taoist chief recognized Zhou Renwu at a glance, and after learning what happened to Zhou Renwu, he took him back to the Taoist temple and became a Taoist priest. This treatment is more than ten years, although he has practiced Taoism in the Taoist temple, but after all, he was born in a merchant family, so his heart is not completely focused on this.

In the following years, he has been studying how to use his skills to make money, and then be able to restore his family business, so after his painstaking research, he finally studied the business of running ghosts, and finally left the Taoist temple.

Hou Bin and Monkey joined the second uncle's team of ghost work in this way, but this joining is joining, but there is no work for the time being, the two plan to go back to the city the next day, and wait for the second uncle to notify them when he is alive. But in the evening, the fifth came to the second uncle's house again, this time not only by himself, but also with a person, who was the eldest child.

The purpose of the old man's visit this time was not for anything else, but to talk to the second uncle about going to the Ghost Fang Valley to run a ghost life. It turned out that the southern merchant paid a high price and found the old man in Ling City, wanting to buy yin goods. Spirit City and Yin goods are both terms in ghost work, let's talk about Yin goods before talking about Spirit City.

This yin goods refer to the things that the ghosts live by, because these things are basically related to those dirty things, so they are collectively called yin goods. And Lingshi, its original meaning refers to a place that specializes in selling yin goods. But in fact, this spiritual market does not really exist, because it is impossible for there to be so many yin goods that there can be a special place for them to be used as a market like the vegetables in the vegetable market. There are very few such things, so people who want to take over the work will squat in the antique market, and then they will put some fake antiques. This antique should be so fake that it is outrageous enough for people to see at a glance. For example, the bowl for eating at home, the jar for pickling, etc., take something and swing it there, and then put a row of ghost ornaments in front of the stall, such as ornaments like skeletons. The layman looked at this person as if he was mentally ill, but the insider's knew at a glance that he was not here to sell antiques, but to pick up ghosts. So strictly speaking, this spirit market is actually a sojourn in the antique market. However, because there are relatively few people who run ghosts, most antique markets do not see such people.

After the old man arrived at the second uncle's house, after a few warm words, he chatted with the second uncle straight to the point.

"Second master, today the fifth child went to the city to bring me a letter, saying that you refused to take this job. I'm here to think about it and discuss it with you. When the old man spoke, his face was full of smiles. This is usually one of the most basic conditions that some businessmen have.

But the second uncle was reluctant to take this job at this time, so he said with a sad face: "Boss, we have known each other for so many years, I can say whatever I have, and I won't go around in circles with you." Others don't know, don't you know yet? If the work of the Ghost Fang Valley was easy to do, this work would have been done a long time ago, and it would not have been able to stay until today, don't you say? ”

The old man hurriedly said with a smile on his face: "Yes, yes, yes, what you said is right, I also know this." But this buyer who came to me this time was not an ordinary owner. If you can get this job done for him, he will ask for it in the future, to put it mildly. When he said this, the old man paused, and said with a smile on his face: "You will run for more than ten years at most, and it will be the end, right?" Let's take advantage of the more than ten years of hard work to do as much work as possible, and when the time comes, we should enjoy the blessings. You know better than me that it's normal to not get a job in a year or two, so a buyer is very important to us. ”

After listening to the old man's words, the second uncle didn't answer whether he would accept the job or not, and sat there thinking about what the old man said. The old man is a very smart person, and he and the second uncle are often in contact, so he sees the second uncle more thoroughly, and he is very measured in saying that he can poke the pain points of the second uncle.

Seeing that the second uncle didn't speak for a long time, the old man knew that the second uncle's heart was alive, so he continued while the iron was hot: "Second master, so, we have known each other for so long, and we are not outsiders. If I earn less, I'll add three thousand to you, how about fifteen thousand? That's a lot, if it's an outsider, it's 10,000 yuan, and I won't give 12,000. ”

Although the eldest is smart, the second uncle is not a vegetarian, and he knows him very well. In fact, the second uncle was already tempted by this meeting, and even decided to take this job, but the second uncle still wanted more. First, this job is indeed very difficult and risky, and secondly, it needs to add two more people, so the second uncle calmed down and said: "Boss, it's not that I don't help you with this, I really can't take this job." If it really doesn't work, you can look for someone else. After that, his face deliberately showed a hint of embarrassment.

Now the old man was a little out of breath, crying or laughing, "Ouch, second master, don't say in Jilin, even in our three eastern provinces except you, I'm afraid no one can take this job, where do you let me go to find it?" After that, he slapped his thigh with his hand, "That's it, second master." I don't make any money in this work, I'm just pulling such a main way, how about I add my share to you? There are a total of 18,000, and that person gave me so much in total, I don't keep a penny, I just bluff (deceive) anyone, and I don't dare to bluff you, the second master. ”

When the second uncle saw the old man say this, he was happy, and thought to himself, since the other party gave the steps, let's hurry down, this person can't be too ruthless.

The second uncle said with a smile: "Look at what the old man said, what kind of person did he say about my Hou Zhannian." If this job is really so important to you, then I will take it, and when the time comes, just give me 15,000, what 18,000, how can I keep you busy. "Actually, this is all a clear thing, since the old man said to give 18,000, he will definitely not recover the 3,000.

As a result, after the second uncle said this, sure enough, the old man smiled like a flower, "Ouch, second master, let you say this." If you can take this job, even if you do me a great favor, how can you change the negotiated price back, no, no, if you say 18,000, it will be 18,000. ”

That's it, the deal is next. Because it was late that night, the old man stayed at the second uncle's house for one night, and returned to the city after breakfast the next day. Hou Bin and Monkey, who originally planned to return to the city the next day, stayed directly because they took this job. And until now, there are only four people who have been scheduled for this trip, the second uncle and Hou Bin, the monkey, and the fifth child. The second uncle felt that it would be better if there was one more person, so he thought of Wang Laixi. Wang Laixi and Lao Wu are the same, they are both apprentices of the second uncle.

Wang Laixi's family lives in Lingnan Village, southwest of Beili Town, and the three of them ran a ghost job before, this person is in his forties, relatively thin, but he has good skills, and he learns this line very quickly, the only drawback is that this person is not very adjustable, a person in his forties, and looks like he is not doing it all day long. is exactly like this, so I often cause a little trouble, and I am scolded by my second uncle.

The second uncle asked the fifth child to go to Lingnan Village to find Laixi, and after finding Laixi, he explained the situation to him, and several people packed up their things and set off the next day to go to Hades Mountain - Ghost Fang Valley.