The prosperous era of courtyard houses

Chapter 371, Ghost in the Ghost Market

Li Weiguo raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but think of the pile of wanted notices that Dong Jianjun sent him before.

The Zhao Shichao on the wanted notice had the intention to kill his father and brother when he saw Cai. It seems that he stole the tomb of a Qing Dynasty prince, but I don't know if there is any connection between it.

When the old man saw that Li Weiguo immediately brought up the issue of burial objects, his heart skipped a beat, thinking that he had some taboo on these things in the ground, so he quickly bowed and explained:

"Master Li, these funerary objects are cheap and in good condition, so I boldly collected some of them. If you don't like them, Master Li, I will get rid of them immediately and replace them with others later. You can see it?"

The old man carefully apologized and cursed himself as a fool in his heart, wishing that he would be slapped in the face right away.

You said you are so old, why are you taking advantage of these small things when you have nothing to do?

There are people in the collecting world who like these things, but there are also people who are taboo about them. The man in front of him is his God of Wealth, and he doesn't want to offend this big customer just because of such a little negligence.

If this is labeled as being unfavorable and leaves a bad impression, then future cooperation will be difficult to predict.

Seeing their own father bowing down to apologize, the eldest and second eldest sons of the Fu family also felt their hearts shrinking. They glanced at Mr. Li quietly and saw that he had a cold face and said nothing. So as to make this man angry.

Li Weiguo didn't pay attention to the reactions of the father and son. He was silent for a moment and continued to ask: "Master Fu, where did you collect these burial objects?"

The old man didn't dare to take a breath, and replied cautiously: "I told Master Li that I collected it from the ghost market at the root of the old imperial city in Xicheng."

"When I went to the ghost market a few days ago, I found that there were a few stalls with a lot of good stuff and the prices were cheap. The little old man saw that the quality was quite good, so he took some of it back on his own initiative. Li "Father, me"

The old man still wanted to explain a few words, but Li Weiguo raised his hand and pressed it gently, which made him relax.

"Master Fu, you don't have to worry. I don't have any taboos about these things, and I don't mean to find fault with you. I just want to ask about the origin of these things."

"Last week, a wanted order was issued for a tomb robber in our city. The tomb robber robbed was the tomb of a Manchu prince, and there was also a murder involved in it."

"If this batch of things is related to that case, we may get into trouble, so for safety reasons I still have to ask, when you went to the ghost market, no one knew your identity, right?"

Although it was unclear whether this batch of funerary objects was related to Zhao Shichao, the appearance of such a large number of funerary objects might involve some tomb robbers, so for safety reasons, Li Weiguo still asked cautiously.

When the old man heard this, he was shocked and quickly waved his hands to deny it: "Hey. Don't worry, Mr. Li. Every time I go to the ghost market, I put on a good disguise."

"Furthermore, since our family has been under your care, Mr. Li, we have basically done business in the circle of the elderly and the young. We rarely go to the ghost market. Even if we do, we only go occasionally. No one will recognize us." We’re here.”

Old Fu promised emphatically, and even the eldest and second eldest son of the Fu family nodded solemnly, indicating that he had not exposed any flaws in the ghost market.

After hearing this, Li Weiguo felt relieved. If the Fu family and his son exposed any flaws, their business might have to stop for a while. After all, the whole city is now wanted for Zhao Shichao. If he doesn't want to be involved, he still Gotta be careful.

After confirming that Lao Fu and the others had not left any loopholes for others in the ghost market, Li Weiguo continued to ask him about the funerary objects.

"Master Fu, are those stallholders who came together to sell funerary objects still sell them in the ghost market?"

The old man recalled it and said: "They were still there when I went there two days ago. I didn't go to see them today, so I don't know."

"Then if they are still in the ghost market, can you recognize them?" Li Weiguo then asked.

The old man was stunned for a moment, not knowing why he asked this, but he still answered his question truthfully.

"Well, it shouldn't be a problem. The things they sell are all funerary objects, and they are set up in several stalls together. The same batch of things came out of the ground, and a knowledgeable person can tell at a glance."

Li Weiguo's eyes lit up, and he had a premonition that a visit to the ghost market might be fruitful, so he nodded and said to Old Fu: "Okay, after I finish trading the supplies, I'll ask you, Master Fu, to take me to the ghost market." , take me to recognize someone."

The old man was startled and asked in confusion: "Master Li, do you want...?"

Li Weiguo smiled and did not explain: "Master Fu, don't worry about this. Just take me there later."

Anyway, it's just a matter of playing three poles with or without dates, just trying your luck. There's no need to explain it to him so clearly.

"Uh, yes, Mr. Li"

The old man is not stupid. Since the big patron doesn't want to say more, there is no need for him to get to the bottom of it. It's none of their family's business anyway, and he doesn't care what the gang of tomb robbers do.

After turning over this topic, everyone continued to count the items on the list. It took less than half an hour. After confirming that the items were okay, Li Weiguo put the list away.

After inspecting the antique items, it was still the same old transaction process. On the pretext of material transportation, I sent the old Fu and his son out for half an hour to keep them far away.

After they left, Li Weiguo also quietly went out and walked around to confirm that the surroundings were safe. Then he returned to the yard, and with a wave of his hand, he put all the treasures in the eight camphor wood boxes into the space normal speed warehouse. Leave eight empty boxes on site.

When the time was almost up, he walked to the center of the yard, and with a thought, he released all the supplies prepared in the space static warehouse.

The quantity of supplies is still the same as last time, one thousand kilograms of pork, one thousand kilograms of mutton, two thousand kilograms each of eggs and duck eggs, and a basket of one hundred kilograms, all stacked neatly in the yard.

There seems to be a lot of these things, but if you put them into the huge group of old people and children, they probably won't be able to make a few splashes, and they can barely supply some big dogs with good families.

Lao Fu had mentioned many times before that the goods were not sold enough and he wanted to increase the quantity. However, considering safety, Li Weiguo still refused.

Just build your business slowly, there is no need to become fat in one bite, and as the customer base expands and it becomes difficult to control and manage, there is no need to put in that effort.

After putting away the supplies, not long after, Lao Fu and his son checked their watches again and again to check the time, and then returned.

After returning, Lao Fu and his son did not need to greet each other. They skillfully counted the quantity and quality of the supplies. After confirming that there was no problem, they handed the scene to the eldest and second son of the Fu family. Then Li Weiguo took Lao Fu and went straight to Lao Huang in Xicheng. The ghost market under Chenggen.

There are eight ghost markets in the four cities of the imperial capital. Among them, the one under the old imperial city in Xicheng is the largest, and it is also where Lao Fu has been active.

The reason why people in the old imperial capital call these night markets ghost markets is that there are ghosts in the city, and there are many fake, unknown, and illegal things.