I really can't stand his way of speaking, it's too long-winded! I asked directly: "Lang Beile, you said something happened just now, so why not just say it! See if we can help."

Lang Beile looked at the door and suddenly lowered his voice, "I received a strange thing some time ago in my store. It seems that it is a ghost! I was also trying to be a novelty and greedy for a bargain, but I didn't expect this thing to be really evil! Today I was lucky enough to meet two masters. Can you help me with your palms and see the origin of this thing!"

Unexpectedly, Lang Beile actually said something like this, and Yuanxiao and I looked at each other, "This..." In fact, when we heard this, we were both unsure. I thought to myself: I'll go! We both know a eggplant!

However, Lantern Festival may be stronger than me. After all, I have been influenced by the audience since I was a child, and I am basically a half-baked person who is the descendant of Faqiu.

But after thinking about it, I felt guilty, but I couldn't lose my face. Yuanxiao frowned, "Lang Beile, let me tell you what's going on?"

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

It was about two weeks ago, just after the Spring Festival, which happened to be a long holiday, so people on holidays, plus tourists from other places, as well as foreigners from all over the world, Panjiayuan was crowded with people every day, and it was also the peak season for shop owners to make money.

Every morning, it was not yet dawn, but at that time, many people began to sway in Panjiayuan, and many people started to visit the market with flashlights. This situation is a feature of old Beijing, commonly known as ghost market, also known as Xiaoshi. It rose in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China period, and generally ended in the middle of the night and dawn. At that time, people called it "the sale of street stalls in the middle of the night."

For example, the more famous ones at that time were Xiao City outside Desheng Gate, Dongxiao City outside Chongwen Gate, the night market outside Xuanwu Gate, and the ghost market in Panjiayuan were generally the case.

The so-called ghost market opened very early, and stall owners and people visiting the market were carrying small lanterns. At that time, the lighting equipment was simple, and the entire market looked around, and it was vague and erratic. The lights were swaying back and forth. It was really full of ghost energy, and the name of ghost market came because of this.

The reason why the choice to open the market so early is related to the things on the market. Some thieves cannot stand the things they get. They use the night to take advantage of the weather to take advantage of the situation, so that no one can see who they are clearly exposed, so as not to reveal their whereabouts. Some people sell fakes, and take advantage of the bad light before dawn, and find opportunities to take action. Then they disperse and leave after selling. When the buyer finds that he is fooled, he can't find anyone. Also, during the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, many nobles and princes began to decline, and their families were unable to make ends meet, so they couldn't guarantee that they would sell some things to fill the household income. But after all, they were also prominent at the time and could not let go of their identities for a while, so they had to sell the things in the dim light, so as not to be seen and lose face.

These situations together form the so-called ghost market. Therefore, in the ghost market, it is possible to find bargains and find treasures, but it is not ruled out that you buy fakes and get a look. This is also the most attractive thing.

Today's Panjiayuan Ghost Market is very different from the ones back then. However, the habit of opening the market early is still retained. Although it is not that early, it opens at around 4 a.m. Looking at the five elements and eight works buyers in the capital, it is basically the only one.

Lang Beile had breakfast early that day and came to open the store. At this time, the people who came were basically old customers who came to pick up bargains and second-hand dealers who came to serve goods.

Lang Beile made a pot of tea and sat leisurely at the table, looking at the people coming in and out from time to time. At this time, the people coming were basically familiar guests, and they didn't have to say hello to choose by themselves. At most, they just asked for a price.

At this time, a man in black clothes came in from the door. When Lang Beile saw this man coming in, he immediately stared at the man and stared at him.

This man in black, wearing a mask and hat, and a pair of black-framed eyes, could only see a pair of eyes through the lens. This outfit immediately attracted Lang Beile's high attention. Lang Beile has been in this industry for many years, and his eyes are still very poisonous. He can immediately know what he sees when he sees people. Whenever he enters the store, Lang Beile can get his eyes on him and knows whether the visitor is a buyer who knows the knowledge or a casual spectator.

He understood that if anyone dressed like this and had a bad face, he would probably have something to take action when he went to the store at this time, and the things might be incorrect.

Lang Beile remained silent and observed the person lightly. After a while, seeing that there was no one in the store, the man stepped towards Lang Beile, "Are you the boss?"

Lang Beile stood up and nodded slightly, "It's just that, I wonder what you are doing?"

The man whispered: "I have something, I want to take action. I wonder if you are interested?"

Lang Beile was exposed to this situation too much, and he was no longer surprised. He smiled quietly, "I don't know what it is. Can you take it out and let me pay attention to 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 Beile, slowly opened the bag, revealing a statue thirty or forty centimeters high, which seemed to be a statue of the Western Regions. The shape was very distinctive, which was very different from the carving technique in the Central Plains.

With years of eyesight and experience, Lang Beile knew that this thing was not an ordinary product! It was definitely not something that folk handicrafts could reach, at least the craftsmanship of top craftsmen in a small country in the Western Regions back then.

Lang Beile stood up immediately, asked the guy to take care of the front hall business, turned around and said to the man in black, "This friend, let's talk in the inner room!"

The man in black nodded, wrapped the things back, and followed Lang Beile to a small, closed room in the inner room.

Lang Beile turned on the light until the brightest, looked at the statue carefully, and found that it was a wooden statue. From the patina outside, it can be seen that it was a long time ago. Judging from the carving techniques and craftsmanship, Lang Beile speculated that this thing was definitely more than a thousand years old.

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

The man in black took a sip of tea and did not directly answer, "How is it? Will you collect it?"

Lang Beile smiled, "Things are good things, but unfortunately the smell of earth is too strong!"

When the man in black heard this, he stared at Lang Beile for a while, but didn't say anything. Then he nodded, drank the tea in his hand in one sip, and got up to pack up.

When Lang Beile saw it, he didn't know whether he was really planning to leave or just act like a show, so he kept silent and just watched quietly. Until the man in black turned around and walked to the door, Lang Beile then said, "Friend, give a price!"

The man in black slowly turned around. Since the mask covered most of his face, he could not see his expression. A low voice came from behind the mask, "Do you dare to take it?"

Lang Beile took a sip of tea, "I am a person who has no eyesight and can't see things well. I have been deceived. I can't see the origin of this thing, but since I think it's a good thing, then just take it!"

The man in black sneered, then stretched out his hand, Lang Beile retracted his hand back to his cuff, and then pulled the man in black into it.

Among the experts in antique business, especially in this case, they often use this method to bargain. There is also a nice name called "Xingli Qiankun"!

The two people's hands communicated in their sleeves, and finally Lang Beile nodded, "Friend, you will leave an account later, I will transfer the money to you immediately!"

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

"This!" Lang Beile was a little embarrassed. Although the amount of money was not very large, it was not a decimal. He didn't have so much cash under his command! "Friend, how can anyone bring so much cash on him now? It's inconvenient, and it's not safe!"

The man in black insisted, "This is not a matter of worrying with the shopkeeper!"

Although Lang Beile was unhappy, he was helpless. After all, he valued this statue very much. However, the bank had not opened at the time, and the atm plane was at most 20,000 yuan a day, and the man in black was anxious to leave. Lang Beile had no choice but to borrow some from other good-family shops, and then he put the money from the piece of paper and handed it over to the man in black.

After a brief check, the man in black stuffed all the money into his backpack and turned around and left.

Lang Beile watched the man in black disappear in front of the store, and immediately turned around and returned to the inner room. After carefully looking at the statue of the god for a long time, he was very happy. He knew in his heart that once a suitable buyer such a thing was found, the price would be at least five times higher!

But now, he knew that he could not put it out for the time being. After all, it was just like what he said: the smell of earth is too strong! It must be placed for a while, and it will be maintained. In fact, the so-called earth is a jargon in the industry, which means a newly stolen artifact. A discerning person can tell at a glance that it has just been unearthed, which is easy to cause trouble, so you must be careful.

Lang Beile locked the statue in a cabinet behind.

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

Two days before Lang Beile took back the statue, it was quite normal, but on the third day, when Lang Beile opened the store, he smelled a strange smell, which seemed to be a bloody smell. Lang Beile was a little surprised. There seemed to be nothing to live in his store?
Chapter completed!