I really can't stand the way he speaks, it's too long-winded! I asked directly: "Lang Belle, you just said something, you might as well say it directly!" Let's see if we can help. ”

Lang Belle looked at the door and suddenly lowered his voice, "Some time ago, I received a strange thing in my store, it looks like it should be a ghost thing!" I was also trying to be a novelty and be cheap, but I didn't expect this thing to be really evil! Today, I am fortunate to meet two masters, can you help me palm my eyes and see the origin of this thing! ”

Unexpectedly, Lang Belle actually said such a thing, I and Lantern Xiao glanced at each other, "This ....." Actually, hearing this, we both had no bottom in our hearts. My heart said, "I'll go!" We know how to have an eggplant!

However, Lantern Festival may be stronger than me, after all, I have been exposed to it since I was a child, and I am basically a half-hanger with the name of Faqiu.

But when I think about it, my heart is empty, but I can't lose my face. Lantern Xiao frowned, "Lang Belle, tell me what the hell is going on first?" ”

Lang Belle took a deep breath, drank the cup of tea in front of him, and began to tell us about this evil matter......

It was about two weeks ago, that is, just after the Spring Festival, which happened to be during the long holiday, so the people who were resting on vacation, plus tourists from other places, and foreigners from all over the world, for a while, Panjiayuan was crowded with people every day. This is also the peak season for shopkeepers and stall owners to make money.

Every morning in the early hours of the morning, the sky is not yet bright, but at that time, there are already a lot of figures shaking in Panjiayuan, and many people start to visit the market with flashlights. This situation is a characteristic of old Beijing, commonly known as the ghost market, also known as the Xiao market. It arose in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, and generally began in the second half of the night and ended at dawn. At that time, people called it "the sale of stalls in the middle of the night".

For example, the more famous ones in those years, the Xiao Market outside the Desheng Gate, the Dongxiao City outside the Chongwen Gate, the night market outside the Xuanwu Gate, and the ghost market in Panjiayuan, are generally the same.

The so-called ghost market, the market opened very early, the stall owners and the people who visited the market, all carried small lanterns, at that time the lighting equipment was simple, the whole market looked around, the shadow was sufficient, erratic, a little light, swaying back and forth, it was really full of ghosts, and the name of the ghost market also came from this.

The reason why the market was chosen to open so early is related to the things in the market, some thieves can't see the light of day when they take the things, and they take advantage of the night to sell the things, and no one can see who clearly, so as not to reveal their whereabouts. There are also some people who sell fakes and fakes, taking advantage of the fact that before dawn, the light is not good, looking for an opportunity to shoot, and when the time comes, they will scatter in two, and leave after the sale, and when the buyer finds out that he has been fooled, he can't find anyone who wants to find him. In addition, during the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, many nobles and princes began to decline, and their families could not make ends meet. But after all, it was also prominent at the beginning, and I couldn't let go of my identity for a while, so I had to take advantage of the dim light to sell things, so as not to be seen and lose face.

Taken together, these situations form the so-called ghost market. Therefore, in the ghost market, it is possible to pick up the leaks and find treasures, but it is not excluded that you will buy fakes and be eye-catching. And that's where the most attraction comes in.

And today's Panjiayuan ghost market is very different from that of the past. But the habit of opening the market early is still retained, although it is not so early, but the market opens at more than four o'clock in the morning, looking at the five elements and eight traders in the capital, it is basically the only one.

Lang Belle had breakfast early that day and came to open the shop. The people who come at this time are basically old customers who come to pick up leaks, as well as second-hand dealers who come to load the goods.

Lang Belle made a pot of tea, sat leisurely at the table, and watched the people who came in and out from time to time.

At this time, a man dressed in black came in through the door, and as soon as Langbel saw this man come in, he immediately glared at this person, and stared at this person deadly.

This man in black, wearing a mask and hat, and a pair of black-framed eyes, can only see through the lenses. This dress immediately attracted the attention of Lang Baylor, who has been engaged in this business for many years, his eyes are still very poisonous, and he can immediately know what he knows when he looks at people's faces.

He understands that anyone who dresses like this is still a raw face, and when he chooses to enter the store at this time, there is a chance that there is something to sell, and he is afraid that the thing will not come from the right way.

Lang Belle remained silent, and observed the man lightly. After a while, seeing that there was no one in the store, the man walked over to Lang Belle, "Are you the boss?" ”

Lang Belle got up and nodded slightly, "It's here, I don't know what Your Excellency is doing?" ”

The man whispered, "I have something here, I want to make a move, I wonder if you're interested?" ”

Lang Beile has been in contact with this situation a lot, and he is not surprised, and smiled quietly, "I don't know what it is, can I take it out and let me look up and look at it!" ”

The man in black reached out and took out a cloth bag from the backpack behind him, put it on the table in front of Lang Belle, and slowly opened the bag, revealing a statue thirty or forty centimeters high, which looked like a statue of a god in the Western Regions. The shape is very distinct, which is very different from the carving technique of the Central Plains.

With years of eyesight and experience, Lambele knew at a glance that this thing was not ordinary! It is by no means a level that can be achieved by folk handicrafts, at least the craftsmanship of the top craftsmen of a small country in the Western Regions back then.

Lang Belle stood up immediately, beckoned the man to take care of the business in the front hall, turned to the man in black and said, "This friend, let's talk in the room!" ”

The man in black nodded, rewrapped his things, and followed Lambele to a small, airtight room inside.

Lang Belle turned on the light to the brightest, looked carefully at the statue, and found that it was a wooden statue, it can be seen from the outside of the pulp that it is very old, looking at the carving techniques and craftsmanship, Lang Belle speculated that this thing is definitely more than a thousand years old.

Lang Belle was secretly happy in his heart, knowing that he had encountered something good today, so he looked at it carefully again and knew it in his heart. Then, he poured a cup of good dragon well for the man in black, "What do you call this friend?" ”

The man in black took a sip of tea and didn't answer directly, "How is it?" Collect? ”

Lang Belle smiled, "It's a good thing, but it's a pity that the smell of earth is too big!" ”

Hearing this, the man in black stared at Lang Belle for a while, but did not speak. Then he nodded, drank the tea in his hand in one gulp, and got up to clean up his things.

When Lang Belle saw it, he didn't know if he really planned to leave, or if he was just putting on a show, so he didn't move, just watched quietly. It wasn't until the man in black turned around and walked to the door that Lang Belle spoke: "Friend, make a price!" ”

The man in black turned around slowly, because the mask covered most of his face, so he couldn't see his expression, and a deep voice came from behind the mask, "You dare to accept it?" ”

Lang Belle took a sip of tea, "I'm not good at eyesight, I can't see things well, I've been deceived, I can't see the origin of this thing, but since I think it's a good thing, then take it!" ”

The man in black sneered, then stretched out his hand, and Lang Belle retracted his hand into the cuff, and then pulled the hand of the man in black in.

Antiques business insiders, especially in this case, often use this method of bargaining, and this method also has a nice name called "Sleeve Inside"!

The hands of the two exchanged hands in their sleeves, and finally Lang Belle nodded, "Friend, you leave an account in a while, and I will transfer money to you immediately!" ”

The man in black shook his head, "I don't like to use that kind of thing, I want cash!" ”

"This!" Lang Belle was a little embarrassed, although the amount of money was not very large, but it was not a decimal, and he didn't have so much cash under his hand! "Friend, how can anyone carry so much cash on them these days? It's inconvenient, and it's not safe! ”

The man in black insisted very much, "This is not bothering the shopkeeper!" ”

Although Lang Belle was unhappy, he was also helpless, after all, he valued this statue quite a lot. But at that time, the bank had not yet opened, and the ATM machine was up to 20,000 a day, and the man in black was in a hurry to leave. Lang Belle had no choice but to borrow some from another well-connected shop, so he scraped together the money from Pincy and gave it to the man in black.

After a brief inspection, the man in black stuffed all the money into his backpack and turned to leave.

Lang Belle watched the man in black disappear in front of the store, and immediately turned back to the inner room, carefully examined the statue for a long time, and was very happy in his heart, he knew in his heart that once such a thing found a suitable buyer, the price would increase at least five times!

But now, he knew that he couldn't put it out for the time being, after all, as he himself said: the smell of earth is too big! It must be put on for a period of time, and it will be maintained. In fact, the so-called earthy smell is a jargon in the industry, which means that the newly stolen artifact can be seen at a glance that it has just been unearthed, so it is easy to cause trouble, so you must be careful.

Rambelle locked the idol in a cabinet at the back.

But he didn't expect that from then on, strange things began!

Two days before Lang Belle took back the statue, it was quite normal, but on the third day, as soon as Lang Belle opened the door of the store that day, he smelled a strange smell, it seemed to be a smell of blood, Lang Belle was a little surprised, there seemed to be nothing alive in his shop?

He chased the smell, and when he reached the back of the front hall, he was stunned for a moment, he actually saw that there was a pool of blood on the ground, and on top of the blood was a dead mouse, and it was a dead mouse with skin and bones!