Chapter 101: Visiting the Black Market
"Admire, really admire!"
Ma Pole did not hide his admiration at all.
After all, long ago, Lin Wan had conquered him with his good cooking skills.
Not to mention it now.
Lin Wan smiled and waved his hand.
"You're welcome, it's just a trivial matter, not enough to worry about."
"By the way, I'll bring you some sweet potatoes when you leave in a moment."
Ma Pole smiled happily.
"Okay, okay, thank you, Mr. Lin, but I have other things to do when I came over today."
"Huh?"
Ma Pole looked around and whispered.
"There's news from the Phoenix Jade Pendant."
Lin Wan's expression immediately paused, and his eyes unconsciously looked at the Flame Mountain not far away.
"Where?"
"On the black market in the county."
Lin Wan thought for a moment.
"Let's go first, talking as we go."
"Okay."
He didn't say hello to anyone, and withdrew from the trail and the hemp pole.
On the way, I learned that there was an underground arena in the black market, which was filled with bloody and intimidating.
However, there are many people who watch it, and the rewards are extremely rich.
"Mr. Lin, according to reliable information, the Phoenix Jade Pendant is in this reward."
"But if you want to get him, it will cost you a lot of silver, you see..."
Although the words of Ma Zhu were not finished, the meaning could not be more obvious.
That is, if it really doesn't work, just give up.
In order to please his wife, it is really not worth spending so many silver taels.
Lin Wan just smiled mysteriously and didn't say much.
After the two arrived in the county, Lin Wan did not leave in a hurry, but took out pen and ink.
He drew some incomprehensible symbols on it.
The hemp pole scratched his head, looking confused.
"Mr. Lin, what are you drawing?"
"What does it mean to be like a bird and not a bird, like a dog and not like a dog, and a black house and street?"
It's really typical, the more you look at it, the more confused you become.
Lin Wan smiled.
Then he beckoned to a passerby.
"Could you please help me deliver this letter to the woods east of Xiangyang Village."
"About three miles further from the woods, you will come across a big tree, and there will be a shouting of Linwan, and people will come out."
Passers-by looked at him like idiots.
"You're sick, stay where you are."
Lin Wan didn't say a word, and shook his hand for a tael of silver.
"Is this enough for your errands?"
Looking at the silver in his hand, the eyes of passers-by were straight.
Good fellow, this silver can buy a lot of white noodles!
"To go or not to go, give a happy word."
"Go, go, I'll go."
Passers-by took the letter and ran away.
This kind of pie-in-the-sky good thing, whoever doesn't go is a fool.
Ma Zhu looked at Lin Wan in a daze, and couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
"Mr. Lin, you are really generous, that's a tael of silver! It's been a few months for me! ”
Lin Wan waved his hand.
"Gone, gone."
The two of them went around for a long time, and soon left the county seat and finally came to a valley.
This is also the exact location of the black market!
Ma Stalk said.
"The location of the black market is extremely hidden, and the location is different every time it opens, so it is extremely difficult to find."
"Today is the day the black market is open, but you won't be able to enter until the evening."
Lin Wan suddenly looked at him.
"If it's so mysterious, how do you know that?"
"This..."
The hemp pole was speechless for a while.
Lin Wan didn't ask in detail.
Even if you close your eyes, you know that there are many people in the county who are connected to the black market.
In the final analysis, it is the benefit, and the hemp straw is estimated to be the lowest level, so there is no need to care.
"Okay, I know how to go, you go back."
Lin Wan said abruptly.
The body of the hemp pole was stunned.
"What? I... I'm going back? ”
Lin Wan nodded.
"Yes, the black market is too dangerous, and the arena inside is even more dangerous, so you better go back."
"It's my own business, I'll handle it myself."
"By the way, thank you for helping me inquire about the news and show me the way, thank you very much."
As he spoke, he handed a piece of silver into the hand of the hemp pole.
Look at that look, at least five taels!
The hemp rod took two steps back.
"No, no, I can't take it."
"Mr. Lin, take it back quickly, I really can't accept it."
Lin Wan forcibly stuffed the silver into his arms.
"Okay, you can take it, and be polite with me."
"It's not going to be a good time at home, right?"
"This..."
One sentence successfully made the hemp pole unable to refute.
"You... How do you know? ”
"It's easy, you've changed into the old patched clothes again."
"And the look in your eyes when you looked at that tael of silver just now can't deceive people."
"Take it, I'll have someone bring you some food in two days."
In fact, even if he didn't rely on these details, he could think that the hemp pole was not doing well.
Because this is the status quo of most people, tragic and real.
"Okay, okay, don't cry, go back quickly, the family is still waiting for you."
The hemp stick clenched his fists.
"Mr. Lin, you have the grace of reinvention for me, and I will go in with you."
"Whether or not I can come out alive this time, I admit it."
His eyes were full of determination.
He really didn't want to go with Lin Wan before, but now it's different, he has to go!
Lin Wan patted him on the shoulder, and the two went together.
The road went round and round, and it was just stuck in the middle of nightfall.
The guards at the door are dressed in black robes and black masks, giving an unpredictable sense of mystery.
And if the two of them want to go in, they need to pay two taels of silver.
"You're too expensive, why..."
Before he finished speaking, Lin Wan handed over the money.
"Mr. Lin, it's too expensive, this is just nonsense!"
The more he thought about it, the more angry he became.
I knew it was dark here, but I didn't expect it to be so dark.
Lin Wan waved his hand.
"Let's go."
When entering, the two were also asked to wear black masks.
What catches your eye is an ordinary street lined with a variety of small vendors, which doesn't look any different.
But if you look closely, you can see that all the items sold on this street are prohibited contraband!
Armor, iron pipes, copper, salt, sulfur...
Ma Stick's pupils jumped in shock.
"It's so presumptuous, they dare to sell these things, they really don't want to live!"
You must know that whether the empress is in the court or the regent is in power, these things are strictly forbidden.
I don't know where they got it.
Lin Wan didn't look surprised.
"It's nothing, they can do anything for the sake of profit."
"Let's go, let's see where the arena is."
"Okay."
The two of them wanted to inquire.
But after some exploration, no one paid attention to them at all.
Some avoided it, some drew their swords to intimidate, and some even had murderous intentions.
Ma Zhu swallowed nervously.
"Mr. Lin, here... It's really dangerous here. ”
Lin Wan raised an eyebrow.
"Are you leaving? It's still too late to go. ”