Chapter 14 Beauty in Paintings and Ghost Gambling Business
Arriving at the location of the ghost market, Yu Que looked forward to it.
He didn't care at all about the various inhuman figures in the ghost gathering. Instead, he felt that this was normal. After all, those who dared to come here were basically raising family gods.
If a pure mortal wants to come here, he must wear some kind of ghost-seeing charm or amulet on his body, otherwise he will not be able to see where the ghost gathering is, and he will accidentally be killed by the wandering spirits that come and go.
Continuing to walk deeper into the Ghost Collection, Yu Que suddenly understood why the fog in the Ghost Collection was so thick and sticky.
Because there was a thin layer of mist covering his face, obscuring his face, and even his body size became indistinct. Even if he was talking to others face to face, it would be difficult for them to recognize him. Come.
This is a major feature of ghost collections.
Here you have money and goods, and you will not be responsible if you turn around.
Of course, those time-honored brands and merchants that have been operating in the ghost market for many years still guarantee the items sold, but they also recognize the goods but not the people.
Such mysterious rules not only did not hinder the transactions in the ghost market, but made the business in every ghost market more and more prosperous. Many mortals even risked their lives to go to the ghost market and see the world.
Yu Que had been like this before, so tonight was his first time to drive out ghosts.
However, even though he was new here, he already knew some of the rules. Therefore, although his face was already covered with mist, he still took out a face towel, covered his face, and took a piece of chicken tongue fragrance in his mouth.
The fragrant chicken tongue can cure wind-cold toothache, toothache, bad breath, coldness in women, and hernia in children. It is a valuable medicinal material.
Naturally, what Yu Que took was not pure, and maybe there was not even a hint of chicken tongue flavor in the lozenges.
But it is also filled with a fragrance, which can cover Yu Que's breath and prevent it from being stared at by some ghosts and gods.
After covering his face and taking incense, Yu Que checked himself again and again, and then he swayed through the mist and arrived at the lively ghost market street.
Waves of shouts sounded:
"Selling talisman paper, talisman paper made of fine leather, fox skin, tiger skin, snake skin, human skin, ghost skin, demon skin, skinning to make talismans, centuries-old craftsmanship!"
"Xianzao magic weapons are for sale, take them away if you have a chance to meet them."
Yu Que walked to the street, surrounded by retail stalls on both sides. There were sellers of ore, medicinal materials, talismans, documents and classics, dog-skin plasters and Dali pills on both sides. The stalls were very mixed. foot.
However, there were not many people staying in front of these stalls, especially those selling talismans, elixirs and other finished products.
As for retail investors, they go to one place and take a shot. They are still selling here today, but they may be somewhere else tomorrow.
The origins of the items they sell are unknown, and their effectiveness is not guaranteed. Unless they are experienced experts or those who are really short of money, few people will buy talismans, elixirs, and other items from retail stalls.
Yu Que also only roughly swept through most retail investors.
Suddenly, when he walked to a stall, the stall owner was carrying a wooden cart with colorful paintings hanging on it and five-color decorations. The stall owner also had a "Thirteen Years Time-honored Brand" in his hand, which attracted a lot of people. The ghost gathers pedestrians.
Yu Que couldn't help but step forward and join in the fun.
Taking a closer look, he discovered that the paintings were filled with lifelike, charming and colorful women.
The women were all dressed coolly, or even without any clothes, which was extremely eye-catching.
"I have a beautiful woman in the painting. I just want someone who is destined to meet her. A hundred dollars can buy her a beautiful kiss."
A effeminate man with makeup and powder, he directly exposed his face, shook his cover, and shouted with a smile:
"If you are passing by, don't miss it."
This person kept reaching out to touch everyone's sleeves and robes, grabbing other people's hands and saying:
"Come, touch and keep your virgin skin like a living person!"
Yu Que was almost caught by the opponent, but he still managed to escape by taking half a step back.
But he carefully stared at the painting of ladies hanging on the wooden cart, and found that the ladies in the painting were indeed all white-skinned, vibrant and fragrant, as if they were alive.
A passerby was tempted, and took a step forward as if it were a surprise, and drank: "It's a hundred dollars, right? Let's give a couple to a certain family, let's have a try!"
Without waiting for the boss to reply, two paintings of beautiful ladies swayed. The two women in the paintings spun around and fell down, saying softly:
"Okay, officer!"
These two women were so light and airy, and even had a fairy-like temperament the moment they appeared, and they aroused the lust of everyone present.
The passerby was immediately fascinated, and he ducked into the screen curtain pulled out from behind the wooden cart.
Soon, the voices of you and me came from the curtain.
When Yu Que saw this scene, his eyes widened.
"I didn't expect that in this gathering of ghosts, there would be people selling skin and flesh on the spot. They are not even human beings, but they are of high quality and low price. You can buy them for a hundred bucks!"
His uncle's monthly salary was three thousand incense and paper money, which was lower than average in the county, so a hundred dollars at a time was really not expensive.
At this moment, a pedestrian suddenly shouted:
"Boss, if I want to take you, the beauty in the painting, home, how much will it cost?"
When the Yinrou boss heard this, a weird smile appeared on his face, and he said: "All of my paintings are priceless treasures. If you want to invite them home...
Naturally, I won't accept any money, I just ask you to be kind to them. ”
As soon as these words were spoken, the person who called him retracted his body and slipped out of the crowd.
And he wasn't the only one, Yu Que also moved his steps and walked outside.
Are you kidding me? This place is a gathering of ghosts, and there are seemingly no rules.
The people who come and go do not know each other, and although they are all bad guys and murderers, there is definitely no one who can give away the treasure for free.
The painting stall owner is willing to give away the beauty in the painting for free. It must be that it is easy to invite the gods to come home, but it is difficult to send the gods away.
Yu Que and others were aware of this and did not want to get involved too much.
Sure enough, they had just taken a few steps when a scream suddenly came from behind the wooden cart:
"What are you doing, what are you doing! Okay, you're a profiteer, I'm spending money, but you want my energy?!"
As a result, the painting stall owner smiled, turned to the back of the wooden cart and shouted:
"Sir, what are you kidding me? I'm asking you to spend money. When you come out, remember to come to me to collect your two hundred dollars.
whee! Xiao Qi and Xiao Wu, serve this good old man. ”
Oh, a burst of sour and unspeakable screams sounded from behind the wooden cart.
It turns out that although this wooden cart stall sells skin and meat, it does not charge money for trading. Instead, it is a one-time game. The boss gives the customer a hundred dollars in exchange for the spirit of the customer.
Many people, including Yu Que, heard this and couldn't help but look back again, feeling doubly surprised.
At this time, other pedestrians passing by on the street sneered, seeming to be laughing at the clumsy way the guest looked like it was his first time on the ghost street.
However, some people heard this, hesitated in their steps, looked left and right for a few times, and then took the initiative to walk towards the painting stall.
Yu Que, on the other hand, had a dumbfounded smile on his face. He didn't have enough energy, and he didn't have any extra stock to use for happiness. Otherwise, after the happiness is over, it will be difficult to explain to your cat-faced family god.
After passing the painting stall selling people's spirits, Yu Que continued to wander around the ghost market.
He roughly walked through the entire ghost market and found that today's ghost market is about a hundred feet in size, with four streets running vertically and horizontally. The closer to the intersection, the more lively it is, mostly occupied by luxurious people like the painting stall owner. Characters occupy.
They use their name, show their faces, and do not hide their identities. They obviously want to do long-term business.
The various businesses in the ghost concentration really opened Yu Que's eyes. Just the business of buying and selling ghosts was sold out.
There are those who have been running ghost shops for generations, there are those who collect ghosts from the wild and sell them, there are those who buy and sell the ghosts of their ancestors, and there are even those who sell themselves to become ghosts, there are many names.
Among them, there are many Yaren and Zhongren who are responsible for running ghost affairs.
They were eloquent and confused, saying things like "a hundred dollars can lead the ghost back home", "buy a big one and send the little father and son ghosts", "buy a magic weapon and send a good ghost"... They tried every means to win over them. Watching the passers-by, trying to make people think that they can buy ghosts and go home.
It's just that among all the rhetoric, Yu Que didn't need to listen carefully to know that there were pits one after another.
He would never forget his uncle's lantern monster. He had to pay off his ghost loan for more than ten years and still hasn't paid it off yet.
Even not long ago, he heard his uncle and aunt sighing, saying that they have been paying off the interest for the past ten years, and the principal is now only half a dime.
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But even so, Yu Que still saw someone struggling and hesitating for a long time, so he still chose to stamp his feet and actively walked towards the Yaren intermediaries, planning to go into the pit to buy ghosts and gods.
Even if someone wanders around various stalls and shops and compares them for a long time, in the end, they can only choose one shop and get in.
When they walked out of the store, all of these people were devastated, but at the same time they were elated. They didn't know whether they were happy or sad.
Yu Que shook his head and looked at these, feeling sad in his heart.
If he hadn't caught any ghosts in the wild, he would probably be like these pedestrians and come to a gathering of ghosts to be slaughtered.
Moreover, the pedestrians who can come to the Ghost Center and take on the ghost loans are actually a group with a decent life in the county.
After all, many people want to take on ghost loans, and people and merchants don’t care!
After Yu Que glanced at it for a few times, he completely withdrew his gaze and stopped thinking too much.
He will not forget that his purpose of exorcising ghosts tonight is to purchase a copy of the Alchemist's inheritance.
When he was wandering around just now, Yu Que had already memorized all the major shops where ghosts concentrated on selling documents and classics. Now it was time to take turns to go there, make some insinuations, and choose the one with the right price.
As time goes by, more and more pedestrians come and go.
At first, there were more ghosts than people here, but later it became more people than ghosts, rubbing shoulders, shouting, crying, laughing, and being happy.
However, an hour later, Yu Que's face turned gloomy, and his brows were twisted into knots.
He stood on the street in a daze, not knowing where to go.
Because he had been looking for it for an hour, and he had discussed with twenty or thirty stores, large and small, but he just couldn't buy a copy of the Refining Inheritance.
It's not that he dislikes the price, nor is it that all shops don't sell refining inheritance.
But these shops don't just sell inheritance. If you want to buy it, you either need someone to guarantee it, you need a letter of introduction, or you need to sign a partnership contract with them.
I have already seen the remaining parts of the partnership contracts. Half of them are contracts for selling oneself, and half are contracts for cattle and horses. They are clearly people who have received your money and want to lock you up.
This was obviously extremely difficult for Yu Que to accept.
With the black gourd in his hand, he can imagine his prospects on the path of refining. There is no need to tie himself to someone else's boat. Even if he really wants to join a force one day, he will not choose it on the ghost market. .
Yu Que sighed in his heart:
"I thought that Zheng Laohei was already evil-minded, but I didn't expect that everyone in the alchemy industry was a profiteer."
He frowned, paced around the gathering of ghosts, and began to get entangled.
In fact, apart from those shops, there are other places where you can buy refining inheritance.
It was a retail stall that was not favored by Yu Que at the beginning.
The retail stalls all have not only the inheritance of refining, but also the inheritance of Yuanshen. They all say that it is passed down from their ancestors, and they have noses and eyes.
There is no guarantee at all about the authenticity of the inheritance and whether there are any major pitfalls.
If Yu Que was already an alchemist, he could still hunt for treasures in it, but unfortunately he is not. If he dives in headfirst, he will only become a victim.
But even if the situation was like this, Yu Que still didn't give up. He chose to continue wandering around the ghost gathering, wandering around from beginning to end to see if there was another turning point.
Suddenly.
When he walked through West Street, he heard bursts of laughter and sobbing in the West Street. He was surprised, so he stepped forward to join in the fun.
"Oops! The quality of this ghost altar is so good, I didn't expect that I only got a handful of dead ashes. I'll pay you Dafa."
Someone waggled in the crowd and said:
"Hey, this is pretty good. Didn't you see that at the market opening today, someone opened a golden nanmu coffin. I heard it was a three-story inner and three-story coffin. It's at least a hundred years old. , the money spent is gone, but what do you think of the result?”
"Say it quickly!"
"What the hell, a coffin made of golden nanmu turned out to be a century-old ghost! The master who opened the coffin was dumbfounded."
Yu Que was also frightened when he heard this.
Indeed, how many people in the world would bury a dog in a golden nanmu coffin, or an ordinary old dog?
The place where Yu Que was joining in the fun at the moment was a gambling place dedicated to ghosts.
The so-called gambling ghosts do not refer to people, but to traders who dig up tombs in various places, dig out urns, coffins and other objects, and sell them among ghosts based on the appearance of the urns and coffins. It is up to anyone to judge whether there may be something hidden in them. of ghosts.
If you are lucky and the gambler hits a good ghost, you will make a lot of money; if you are unlucky and you win a bad ghost, or even if there is no ghost in the game, you will lose a lot of money.
Among them, cinerary urns are made of small or bulk materials among gambling ghosts, and their quality varies greatly. The probability of being haunted by ghosts fluctuates, and the price is also low.
In some jars, ordinary people can play a few tricks, but the chance of being haunted is very slim, so they can just join in the fun.
The coffin is made of large and heavy materials. You can tell whether there is a ghost inside based on its appearance, but it is also expensive and not something ordinary people can play with.
As far as Yu Que knows, there are rumors in the county every year.
A certain gambling ghost picked up a leak, and an old ghost was trapped in a jar of ashes worth less than a hundred dollars, and he became rich.
There are also people who paid off the entire family and borrowed a lot of foreign debts to buy a good coffin, but the result was that the century-old ghost was in trouble, and the century-old family business was wiped out in one day.
Yu Que originally didn't care much about such gamblers and just wanted to stay away.
But his business failed tonight, and he had to come to join in the fun, so he squeezed in again.
As a result, it didn’t take long for him to find a turning point...
(End of chapter)