With this thin booklet, we had a smooth journey without bumping into each other, and we quickly found a place to live.
There were rows of barracks, some of which had been transformed into temporary residences. The transformation was nothing more than removing the bricks from the windows and briefly cleaning them.
We came here with the brochure, and soon someone met us at the gate of the barracks and took us into the camp. When we actually entered the camp, we found that there were really many people, but it felt like there were more or less people here. Some are weird, some are indifferent, some are wild, and I even saw someone setting up a bowl and asking for money.
In line with the principle of not causing trouble as much as possible, my eyes did not linger on these people. I don't know the people in this circle, but Shen Xingyou told me that most of the people here have very strange tempers. Perhaps it is because they wear masks in the secular world. After a while, I no longer felt depressed at all when I came to this place full of people.
Sometimes if your eyes stay on him for a while, it will be regarded as provocation.
I didn't come here to cause trouble, so of course I paid special attention. I just glanced around and was taken to the place where we lived without looking back.
This is a relatively marginal place to live. When you open the door, you will find that it is neat and tidy. In addition to a water tank, there are two bunk beds that are simply spread out and piled with quilts.
There are no scruples between men and women here. In short, they are together and are arranged in one place. Shen Xing doesn't mind. He puts down his backpack and says: "My scope of activities is here. I won't go to the ghost market this time." Come in, you don’t mind if I’m a girl occupying a bed to myself, right?”
"Of course I don't mind." Brother Chengxin smiled gently. In fact, Shen Xing is a pretty good girl. She made a fuss without showing that she was sleeping with a man and made us embarrassed. How could we mind her
After running around for several days, we were a little tired after entering the house. After a brief wash with a small amount of water, Shen Xing rested on the bed with his clothes on, but Brother Chengxin and I obviously would not rest.
According to the rules of the ghost market, before the ghost market officially opens, people in the ghost market are allowed to trade with each other, and a venue is specially provided. Brother Chengxin and I have never been in the ghost market, so naturally we are very curious about such transactions and want to Let's see if we can find anything useful for us, and we brought a lot of money with us for this purpose.
After a brief tidying up, we were about to go out. Shen Xing lay on the bed, took out a book, and said to us lazily: "Please pack a lunch box for me when you come back. Do you mind?"
"Come on, beauty, if you don't mind, shouldn't we cover your meals for the next few days?" Brother Chengxin said with a gentle smile. I always feel that Brother Chengxin has a good impression of Shen Xing, but this kind of thing , Brother Chengxin doesn’t tell me, I have so many questions.
When I walked out of the room, Brother Chengxin pulled me in as usual. This action was easy for people to misunderstand. There were a few probing eyes around me immediately, but Brother Chengxin didn't care and said to me: "You have the upper hand." How does it feel like in college? Power is limited and you go to the cafeteria to eat."
"Come on, the university doesn't have water restrictions after all. Here, if the water in the house is used up, you can buy another bucket for 0 yuan. And do you dare to sell the food in the university cafeteria for 50 yuan a portion?" I shook my head and said .
"That's right, electricity costs more than 5 yuan per unit. I think there are probably thousands of people here. The two organizations that organized the ghost market are quite rich." Brother Chengxin also sighed with emotion.
Then, the two of us stopped talking. Ordinary people think that a master should live in seclusion in the mountains and old forests, regard money as dirt, and behave like an immortal. In fact, if possible, we should really attract them. Come here and see, there are really not many normal people.
How can their world be normal if they are exposed to heavenly secrets and have too many ghosts and gods? This cultivation of the mind is much more difficult than for ordinary people.
The trading place was not far from where we were, and we arrived there in ten minutes. As soon as I arrived, I saw a lot of people gathered here, about ten or so, gathered in front of the iron gate. Do you know what you are doing
"This wall looks like it was temporarily built." Brother Chengxin said unintentionally, and then I noticed that a temporary wall was really built here, and I didn't know what it looked like inside.
Before I had time to answer Brother Chengxin's words, I was suddenly pulled by someone. I turned around and saw an unknown person. He looked a bit like a deer, but his eyes were quite eye-catching compared to ordinary people. bright.
"Who are you?" I asked with some confusion.
"Little brother, it costs 1,000 yuan to get in here. Do you think it's easy for me to travel across mountains and rivers to get here? I'm poor. Lend me some money. One or two hundred is not too little, and three or five hundred is not too much. Thank you, thank you Yes." This is what this person said to me as soon as he opened his mouth.
I was a bit dumbfounded. People who dared to put bowls in the yard were not just being cool. Are they really begging
Seeing my expression, the man said anxiously: "Brother, I'm not bragging. Ask me about Wu Laoer. I'm very good at catching ghosts. But you know it's not easy to catch ghosts nowadays. Someone met him, but he was unlucky, and he didn’t know he had met him. To get into the rich circle requires connections, and this practice requires money. I can’t afford this trip anymore.”
Is this guy with a deer head and rat eyes very good at catching ghosts? Maybe ordinary people wouldn't believe it, but I believed it immediately. When he was talking to me, he made a gesture with his hand. This is a necessary starting gesture when performing a difficult spell. How could an ordinary liar possibly do that? Understand? Besides, it’s unlikely that scammers would sneak in here.
But I didn't rush to pay for it. It's impossible for people to have a heart-to-heart relationship here. After all, people from different walks of life don't work together. I just asked: "So all the people around here don't have money to go in? What if?" If you don’t have money to go in, why are you still here?”
"It's not that I don't have the money to go in, it's that I can't bear to go in with the money. After all, the ghost market is held at 12 o'clock tonight. Now resources are getting less and less. What good things can this person get from trading with others? But after all, the ghost market is only held once every six months. , who knows if someone will come up with something good? We gather here. If we can find someone to get some money, we go in. If we can’t find someone, we stay outside to keep track of the news and see if there are any good things that haven’t been sold. Go find that person privately, maybe you have what that person needs?" He lowered his voice and whispered to me: "Private transactions are against the rules here, because which organization is not ruthless in its turn? Let’s make a profit? In a ghost market, they can find tens of millions, and if they divide it, it will be enough resources for practice. So, as long as it doesn’t go too far, private transactions are also possible.”
It seems that Wu Laoer knows the rules quite well, and the information he told me is useful. Although I don't know what this so-called good thing is at all, I still took out two hundred yuan and handed it to him. Wu Laoer.
After all, I'm not very nervous about money. The main purpose of coming here is for news.
Wu Laoer accepted the money and said to me very happily: "Today you are the first person to give me money. If you meet me again in the future, if you have anything to ask, just come to me."
After saying that, Wu Laoer was about to leave, but I stopped him: "I have another question to ask you. You just said that I was the first person to give you money. Are there still few rich people in this ghost market? Don’t you want to find them?”
"Bah, are you looking for them? They are all surrounded by those fortune tellers, those who practice Feng Shui, and those who know magic to amass wealth, luck and longevity. How can I be the one to catch ghosts? Besides, there are many ghost catchers better than me. That's right. Little brother, if you have the ability, you can go and make friends. Not to mention what it's like in this ghost market, even if you go out, you can still have a business circle." Wu Laoer simply knew everything. Everything is endless.
I smiled and said nothing, and suddenly I remembered that simple notebook that Uncle Wang gave me. It recorded many of his clients. He also took me to see many of them. Only now did I know that what he gave me was What a valuable piece of property. If it comes to the ghost market, there will probably be a lot of people rushing to get this notebook.
Thinking of this, I feel a little lost. I miss Master so much, my uncles, Uncle Hui and Grandma Ling Qing. This is the first time in these years that I have admitted so positively that I miss them.
It wasn't until Brother Chengxin urged me from the side: "Go in!" I came back to my senses.
When we were collecting money at the door, Brother Chengxin asked me: "Chengyi, why are your eyes so red?"
"Oh, I guess an eyelash fell out and it was still itchy just now."