Weird past in the countryside

Chapter 38
With that cry, the valley was suddenly brightly lit, and countless lanterns were lit instantly.What is presented in front of you is a bustling town scene.

I heard old Jitou keep talking about ghost fairs, but in my impression, it was just a simple small market with stalls.Unexpectedly, this place is actually a large-scale town.Row upon row of shops, signboards and plaques are all available.People from all walks of life opened shops, sold snacks in the streets, and shouted and bought one after another, which made people dizzy.

Both Lin Tong and I were stunned, and the old Ji came over and patted me: "You young couple strolled slowly. Did you see this street? When you get to the end, there is a Hades restaurant there. I'll wait for you there. Just say Find old Ji, and the guy will lead you to me."

I nodded, and the old Ji head plunged into the crowd.I glanced at Lin Tong, she held my arm and looked around happily.I said, "Let's go shopping too."

Lin Tong nodded vigorously, and walked into the street with my arm.I am amazed as I walk, this ghost market has really become a scale, some things don't even have shops in the town.Lin Tong looked at the shops one by one, asking how it sold for a while, and asking how much it cost for that one.I don't have any goals, just follow her everywhere.

Lin Tong was walking, and suddenly stopped in front of a shop called "Yinbaozhai".She stared at a pair of jade earrings in the window, and the shop owner hurried over: "Miss, are you interested in this pair of jade earrings?"

Lin Tong nodded.The boss gave a thumbs up: "Miss has good eyesight. This pair of emerald jade earrings are from the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. It is not easy to pass them down."

I stepped forward, pointed to the earring and asked, "Boss, how much is this?"

The boss raised five fingers.I nodded, took out 50 yuan from my pocket, and handed it over.The boss glanced at me, squinted his eyes and asked me: "Is this your first time here?"

I said, "Yeah, the first time, isn't that enough? It's not fifty, it's five hundred?"

The boss pointed to a shop diagonally behind, and said to me: "You can't spend this money here, you can go to that bank to exchange it."Out of curiosity, I took Lin Tong to the shop pointed by the boss, and looked at the sign that said "Tongming Bank".

I walked into the bank, took out the 50 yuan, handed it in, and asked, "What is the exchange method?" The clerk inside took the money, looked at the light, and knocked on a sign on the counter. He replied: "Look good, today's price is 50:[-]." Then he shouted into the shop: "[-] yuan, Yang currency exchange, [-]:[-]."

Not long after I finished speaking, a man came out of the shop, took some bills, and handed them to me: "Please take care of it, the silver bill for 370."

I took it over and took a look. Isn't this paper money burned in the sun?I suddenly remembered that Master had brought me some gold and silver ingots before leaving, and I hurriedly dug them out.Those few gold and silver ingots have bulged up automatically, looking like real ones.I took out a gold ingot in my hand and asked the guy, "Show me, can this be used in the market?"

When the guy saw it, his eyeballs were about to pop out: "Ah, guest officer, what do you want to exchange for a silver ticket if you have this? You are in good condition. In this way, our store will exchange it for you at the highest price. What do you think? "

When I heard this, I shook my head, pulled Lin Tong and hurried out.

We walked to that Yinbaozhai again, and I took out a silver ingot and handed it over: "Boss, do you think this is enough?"

The boss took it over, weighed it, and smiled happily: "That's enough, this emerald jade earring is yours." He took off the pair of earrings and handed them to me.

I took it and handed it to Lin Tong: "For you."

Lin Tong looked happy, and turned his little head to the side: "Put it on for me."

I had no choice but to put the earrings on Lin Tong one by one.After wearing it, Lin Tong shook his head and asked me, "Does it look good?"

Lin Tong's fair complexion, paired with the emerald green earrings, and that pretty face are so harmonious and beautiful, I couldn't help but stare blankly.Lin Tong tapped on my head: "Hey~ what are you looking at, I'm asking you, is it pretty?"

I came back to my senses and said repeatedly: "It's beautiful, it's beautiful, it's really beautiful."

Lin Tong lowered her head shyly: "Liar."

I hurriedly said, "I'm not kidding you, it's really pretty."

Lin Tong raised her head again and stared into my eyes: "Then Xiaoyue and I, who looks better?"

I was stunned, I didn't expect Lin Tong to ask this question, I was dumbfounded and said incoherently: "Ah, this, this...you, you..."

Seeing me like this, Lin Tong was silent for a while, but immediately continued: "Haha, I was just kidding with you, thank you for giving me the earrings, let's continue shopping."

I approached Lin Tong: "I can bring money today, just tell me what you are optimistic about, and I will pay for it."

Lin Tong stretched out her little finger: "You can agree, don't go back on your word, let's pull the hook."

I smiled and pulled my finger with her.Thinking about it in my heart, Master brought me several ingots of gold and silver, which seem to be very useful here, and I guess it will not be a big problem to buy something.

I watched the people coming and going while I was walking, and I really couldn't tell if it was a human or a ghost, and there was no trouble. Everyone shuttled back and forth in the market, bargaining, but it was a harmonious scene.

In the center of the street, I also saw the shaded balcony mentioned by Old Jitou, which was transformed from a boulder. On top of the boulder was a plane with a stone chair placed on it.On the boulder are engraved three big characters "Yin balcony."

Old Jitou only said that the master would resolve disputes here regularly, but he didn't say the specific time, anyway, the stage is empty now.

Along the way, Lin Tong bought two bunches of candied haws and gave me one.I tried to take a bite, and it was really sweet and sour, much better than Yangjian's.We wandered around and reached the end of the street, and saw a two-story pavilion in front of us. The plaque said "Hades Restaurant".

I remembered that old Jitou asked us to come here to find him, so I led Lin Tong into the gate of the restaurant.A guy came up to greet him immediately: "You two guests, please come inside. Have you made a reservation?"

I shook my head: "I'm looking for Lao Jitou."

That guy has a pretty face, and he looks less than 20 years old.When he heard that I wanted to find Old Ji, he immediately became more courteous, with a coquettish smile on his face: "You look for Master Ji, he is waiting on the second floor, follow me."

I secretly laughed in my heart: "Here, old Jitou has become Master Ji, which is interesting."

We followed the guy up the stairs to the second floor of the restaurant.The clerk opened the curtain of a private room, bowed his waist and waved at us: "Please come inside, you two."

Lin Tong and I walked in and saw old Jitou drinking tea inside.Seeing us coming, he pulled out two chairs and let us sit down.He smiled and asked, "How are you two shopping? Did you buy anything?"

I smiled and pointed to Lin Tong's earrings: "I just bought this, a silver ingot."

Old Jitou asked: "Do you have silver ingots?"

I nodded: "I didn't even know that I could really use what Master gave me before I left."

Old Jitou smiled and said: "Gold and silver ingots are very popular here. The earrings you bought are expensive, but the owner of the shop has made a lot of money."

I said to Old Ji, "Master, I think you are very familiar here. I just heard that guy call you Master Ji."

Old Jitou was very helpful: "That's right, I spend a lot of money with him every time I come."

I quietly asked, "Are you spending the same kind of paper money? You buy a big bag for a dollar outside?"

Old Jitou said: "That's right, don't think it's worthless outside, but it's a currency in circulation here."

I shook my head: "I really don't understand, they would need such worthless paper money."

Old Jitou said: "That's not right, the money is really worthless in our opinion, but here they will fight to the death for this paper money. You know, we all belong to the three realms, and we will work hard to earn the money we circulate Money, but in the eyes of the gods in the heavens, our money is just a piece of waste paper?"

I seem to understand the truth.

Old Jitou poured a cup of tea for each of us: "Come on, drink some tea first. This is the best black silk leaf tea from the top of Heiye Peak in the Underworld. You can't usually drink it."

I picked up the tea bowl and suddenly felt a scent.I tried a sip, and sure enough, the tea tasted long and lingered between my teeth.Immediately I drank the tea.Seeing this, Lin Tong also tried to drink it, and even said it was delicious after drinking it.

The old Jitou said: "Come here later, let's order a few dishes and keep them safe. You will want to eat them again, and you will want to come again next time. You will definitely not be able to taste that taste."

I asked again: "Master, do you often come here just to eat and drink tea?"

Old Ji shook his head and said: "That's not all. There are often many things from ancient tombs for sale in this ghost market. They are all belongings of the owner of the tomb. They are all genuine antiques. If you are lucky, shop around If you get one, it’s worth a lot. This restaurant is a place with a lot of information, I come here every time to give the guy some favors, and I can get a lot of useful news from him.”

I smiled: "No wonder that guy took every one of Mr. Ji's. So you spent money on him."

Old Ji said triumphantly: "That's right, haven't you heard of it? It's true that money can turn ghosts around. If you spend money, you are an uncle. But do you know? Just that guy , but they are hundreds of years older than you. They don’t belong to each guest. If you use money, the name will have to be changed.”

I was taken aback: "Huh? That guy is a ghost?"

Old Jitou said: "Of course, and it's been a ghost for hundreds of years."

I stuck out my tongue and thought, "It's really a ghost."

As we were talking, the guy walked in through the curtain and bowed: "Guesses, can I order food?"

(End of this chapter)