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It was just after three o'clock in the afternoon when they arrived, and He Yuxiu was so excited that she lifted her feet and went down the slope.

Xu Shaoqing and Xiao Chen followed behind him, and after a while, they saw another scene.

"Young...young master, what kind of place is this?" Xiao Chen opened his mouth wide in surprise, and stared blankly in front of him.

Unlike the quiet and desolate one above, the place under the bridge is very lively. The river channel was originally only two feet wide, but people came so frequently that they forcibly leveled the surrounding land, making it one foot wider than before.The peddlers who sell things are all covered with old cloths, and they are full of their own things. The stalls are next to the stalls, and the river is densely packed.The middle is more than ten feet wide for people to walk on, and there is no intersection between businessmen and businessmen, as if they have formed their own rules.

He Yuxiu looked along the stall, and saw that there were all kinds of ancient swords, ancient coins, bronzes, jades, and even wood carvings and stone carvings.The people here have their own business, those who sell jade only sell jade, and those who sell wood only sell wood.

It's just that they came by accident, most of the vendors were ready to pack up and leave.

He Yuxiu first looked in front of the jade stall. The stall owner was about 50 years old, leaning on the slope behind him with his hands in his hands, half-opening his eyes to look at them, and said, "Look, the stall will be closed in a while. .”

He Yuxiu looked at the sky, "Why did you close the stall so early? It's not yet four o'clock."

The jade seller raised his eyes and said, "Is this the first time for you?"

He Yuxiu asked, "How do you know?"

The jade seller laughed, crossed his legs, and said: "The old customers never come so late, they all know the rules here."

As soon as Xiao Chen became interested, he asked, "What's the rule? The boss told us to listen."

The jade seller raised his head, glanced at them, lowered his voice, and said helplessly: "We sell things here, anyway, all of them have some valuable things. At first, only a few acquaintances traded here. When there were too many people, the news leaked out, and the local ruffians in Chentang thought about it. As soon as it got dark, they found a few singles to bully them and plunder some money. During this time, many people died If you want me to say, take a quick look and get out of here before dark, maybe there is no danger, if you stay late... Those local ruffians, all of them have great strength, and they don't reason with you. It's not easy to provoke."

Xiao Chen was surprised: "There are such things?"

He Yuxiu was stunned for a moment, and after a while, he frowned and said, "It's become the rule here for a few local ruffians."

The jade seller sighed, glanced at him, and said, "Sir, I don't understand now. There are no rules when you go up to the Golden Temple with carved beams and jade buildings, and down to this small Chentang bridge."

He Yuxiu asked: "With so many of you, are you still afraid of those few local ruffians? You can always find a way to deal with them."

"Sir, it's easy to say, but it's hard. I'm a 50-year-old man. There are old and young, and the gangsters are desperate. The faces of the people who beat up the guys are covered with blood. Once they die, I don't care about it. The little girl in the family is still young, why don't you feel safe leaving her alone, if something happens to me and she gets bullied, what should I do?"

He Yuxiu stopped talking, he was used to being alone, he just felt that he was useless in swallowing his breath, and he really didn't understand what it was like to be concerned.

That's the end of the topic, He Yuxiu was a little dazed and didn't know what to think about, Xu Shaoqing squatted down, picked up a piece of suet white jade with a good color, and asked the old man, "How do you sell this?"

The man stretched out four fingers and said, "It's not much, 40 yuan."

Xiao Chen poked his head and looked over, a little surprised, "Is this worth 40 yuan?"

The man yawned and nodded, "That is, after all, it was during the Qing Dynasty."

Xu Shaoqing smiled, pointed at a piece casually and asked, "What about this piece?"

The man glanced at it and said, "This one is more expensive, 100 yuan."

It's quite expensive...Xu Shaoqing put down the jade, smiled and shook his head.

Even if he hadn't bought jade before, he knew that this man's words were too watery and unbelievable.Just when he was about to leave, He Yuxiu squatted down and picked up the jade he took for the first time and looked at it again and again, seeming very interested.

Xu Shaoqing was stunned, thinking that he didn't know much about these things, but how could a person like He Yuxiu be interested in such fake things.

After He Yuxiu took a few glances, he conveniently landed and paid the money.

Xu Shaoqing frowned and asked, "Brother He doesn't really think this is the Qing Dynasty?"

He Yuxiu touched the Jade Bodhisattva and shook her head.

"Then what did you buy it for?"

He Yuxiu glanced at the jade seller, then at Xu Shaoqing, her upper lip touched her lower lip, and spit out a few words.

"Buying jade and selling jade each have their own plans, he plans some money, I plan to have fun."

Xu Shaoqing was stunned for a while, looking at He Yuxiu's really pretty face, his heart seemed to be scratched by something suddenly.

He laughed abruptly, "It's a pleasure."

After wandering around again, He Yuxiu collected a piece of jade, a round statue of Bodhisattva, and a strange female hair accessory.

Xu Shaoqing was stunned when he saw the hair ornament, but felt that the hair ornament looked very familiar. He frowned and thought for a long time, and finally remembered what the hair ornament looked like, so he couldn't help feeling a little absent-minded.

The evening sunlight did not reach the bridge, and there was a large shadow under the bridge. He Yuxiu looked around, and saw that almost everyone was gone. He glanced at Xu Shaoqing and said, "It's getting late, let's go back."

Xu Shaoqing opened his mouth, rolled his Adam's apple, and finally said: "Okay."

He didn't buy anything, he just saw the pattern on a jar was really pretty, so he bought one.

Seeing that he had bought such a jar, He Yuxiu opened her mouth to say something with a complicated face, but finally swallowed it back.

Turning over along the original road and going around to the top, the driver was waiting in the car, Xiao Chen helped He Yuxiu put things on the car, and the group was ready to go back.

The car started slowly, and He Yuxiu looked out the window. The group of vendors seemed to have another way, but they went in the opposite direction and disappeared after a while.

Xiao Chen was a little nervous after hearing what the jade seller said. Seeing that it was getting dark outside, he urged, "Master, hurry up."

The master said "Hey", and the car slowly drove a few meters away, but it stopped after less than 100 meters.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Chen asked a little nervously.

The master frowned and said, "Maybe it's a tire problem, I'll go down and have a look."

After inspecting it, the master scratched his head and said, "Ah...what can I do, the tire is broken."

Xu Shaoqing frowned, got out of the car and checked carefully, and sure enough, the sharp iron hook came from nowhere on the road, and it was stuck in the tire of the car.

Xiao Chen's heart fell to the bottom: "What... what should we do? We can't leave before dark? It's over, it's over, we won't let those local ruffians block us here."

Xu Shaoqing frowned, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"It's still so far from the city, how do we go back?"

As the sun set, the sky was a cold smoky gray mixed with some warm red rays of light, and it was no longer as hot as at noon. He Yuxiu looked up at the sky, then at Xu Shaoqing, "I'm afraid I'm going to spend the night here."

Xu Shaoqing frowned, thought for a while, shook his head, and said, "No, even if you can't go back, you can't stay here overnight."

He stood on the spot, looked back and forth, left and right, and finally paused, looking in Chen Tang's direction.

"Since you can't go back, why not go to Chen Tang."

He Yuxiu nodded, "Alright."

Holding the things he bought today in his arms from the car, they crossed the Zouma Bridge and continued to walk east. Chen Tang looked very close, but actually walked over, but they still hadn't arrived after walking for half an hour. There was no one, and the footsteps of several people were especially heard.It's nightfall, and the smoke from the Chen Tang's kitchen has risen from a distance, and the starlight has begun to light up. Xiao Chen cheered: "It's almost there!"

Xu Shaoqing told him to shut up, took the pot in Xiao Chen's arms into his hands, and told him to go to Chen Tang to find a place to stay.

Xiao Chen saw the darkness around him, swallowed, and said cautiously, "Master...I'm a little scared..."

Xu Shaoqing frowned and looked at him, "What's the use of you?"

The master heard the sound and hurriedly helped Xiao Chen smooth things over: "Young Master, don't be angry, I'll just stay with him."

As soon as the two left, only He Yuxiu and Xu Shaoqing were left, and He Yuxiu was not a talkative person, the two of them walked forward and backward, and the sound of their footsteps could be heard clearly.Xu Shaoqing glanced at He Yuxiu and saw that he was holding the statue of Bodhisattva, which was not too big or small, and said, "Why did Mr. He think of buying this statue of Bodhisattva?"

He Yuxiu held the bottom of the Bodhisattva statue and glanced at him, "Isn't it that things are not going well in Ningpu, so buy a Bodhisattva statue and put it at home to drive away evil spirits."

Xu Shaoqing was not very satisfied with his statement, so he didn't answer.Seeing him like this, He Yuxiu lifted the Bodhisattva statue up, and said meaningfully: "Master Xu has stayed abroad, so of course what I said is superstitious, no wonder I bought those piles of plastic jars, I dare not Buy those and keep them at home."

Xu Shaoqing heard the sound and asked, "Why?"

He Yuxiu glanced at him, "Since Young Master Xu doesn't believe in such things, it doesn't matter."

He paused, Xu Shaoqing also stopped, and saw He Yuxiu smiled mysteriously, lowered his voice, and said: "The pile of plastic jars, also known as soul bottles, are things that hold the souls of the dead."

The expression on Xu Shaoqing's face cracked slightly.

He Yuxiu couldn't help laughing, her shoulders trembled, and she almost couldn't hold the statue of Bodhisattva in her arms, but felt that the expression on Xu Shaoqing's face was wonderful.

Xu Shaoqing became a little annoyed and said, "Don't laugh."

For the first time, He Yuxiu experienced the joy of playing tricks on Xu Shaoqing, so she patted him on the shoulder and said, "Master Xu shouldn't think this is superstition, what kind of anger is this?"

Xu Shaoqing was stunned for a moment, then frowned, and lowered his voice: "Don't move, there are people."

He Yuxiu looked down at the pile of plastic jars in his arms, and smiled: "Why, Young Master Xu is scared?"

Xu Shaoqing shook his head and repeated: "It's true, there are people."

The rustling of footsteps sounded from behind, very soft, almost inaudible if you didn't listen carefully.

The smile on He Yuxiu's face gradually disappeared, and when he was about to look back, Xu Shaoqing stopped him, shook his head, and said in a low voice, "Don't look back."