Zhengding Antique Market is on Yanzhao South Street. I washed my face and took a taxi early in the morning. I didn’t go to the street stalls and went directly into the store.
"Boss, do you have any good old mountain ghosts here?"
The boss was having breakfast. Hearing this, he quickly put down the bowl and said, "Yes! Do you want the one with square holes or the one with round holes?"
There are two types of mountain ghosts: square holes and round holes. Generally speaking, square holes are several times more expensive than round holes because they are less.
"Look at them all, I'll choose one." I said.
The boss lifted up the glass display case and was about to take it out. I quickly said: "Don't take these! These are high imitations. I want the real century-old mountain ghost. If you don't have the goods, just tell me! I'll look for it in another store."
The boss's face changed slightly, he may have realized that he met a master today.
Not to brag, I can tell the authenticity of everything in his store just by looking at it from a distance, without having to use it at all. In addition, the mountain ghosts on his counter are all newly cast from old copper, and are high imitations with post-color coating. Taste.
"Friend, I also have Laoshangui here, but it's expensive, costing over a thousand yuan each."
I said impatiently: "Stop talking nonsense! Take it out and take a look!"
The boss then took out two more pieces from the drawer. The coating on these two pieces was warm and moist, the words were deep and sharp, and the pattern was clear. However, both pieces had a little bump on the edges, so they were genuine.
"Brother, did you buy it as a gift?" the boss asked again.
"Don't give it away, just use it yourself. I haven't been sleeping well recently and I keep dreaming."
"Dreaming? Then I recommend you buy this one, brother. Look at this one, although it is a little bumpy, there is still a century-old cinnabar left!"
"How much?"
I don't mind any minor bumps, after all, it's hundreds of years old.
"Two thousand six! One price!"
The actual price of this thing at that time should be about 700 to 1,000 yuan. I paid it back a few times and finally bought this square cinnabar mountain ghost for 1,900 yuan.
Normally, there are many things you need to look at to identify the authenticity of a mountain ghost spent money on, such as side channels, copper color, patina, ground seals, etc. Because there are many imitations, it is difficult for laymen to distinguish the old from the new. I will teach you two simple methods. , is still applicable today.
One, listen to the sound.
Take another copper coin or a keychain and gently bump it against the edge of the mountain ghost coin. If it makes a "ding..." sound with a lingering sound, it is a fake. This is because the inside of the new copper coin The anger has not yet subsided, and the normal sound of real money is very crisp, without any lingering sound.
Second, read the text.
Mainly look at the word "Lv" in the text "Emergency is like a law". This character has many strokes. In modern counterfeit money, the word "Lv" is usually close together and shrinks into a ball, or is relatively blurry, but other words are different. We all know that this is a shortcoming of modern sand casting technology.
After returning home, I wrapped Shangui's wallet with a red cloth and pressed it under my pillow. It was night time soon, and since I had nothing to do, I went to bed early and went to sleep.
There is an old saying among the people, "If you don't do anything bad, don't be afraid of the ghost knocking on the door." I don't know what bad things I did, but I dreamed about that naked girl again in the middle of the night! Two nights in a row, I had the same dream! You say evil is not evil! The cinnabar mountain ghost under the pillow seemed to have no effect.
In the dream, I was forced to do that thing again. This time it took a long time. The process was omitted and I didn’t describe it. It was still on the boat. This time I didn’t do it voluntarily! I kept shouting! But I can't make any sound!
When I woke up in the morning and looked at my pale face in the mirror, I began to feel uneasy.
If you always dream about "ghost intercourse", there may be something wrong with your body. Chinese medicine says that people who don't have intercourse between their heart and kidneys often have nightmares.
A disharmony between the heart and the kidneys means kidney deficiency. How could I possibly have kidney deficiency in my early twenties? There is another possibility, that is, I accidentally got into something unclean.
After three things, I decided to observe for a day and see. As a result, I dreamed about the same woman for three days in a row! The same scene! After three times, I obviously felt weak and had no strength!
For my own situation, I immediately adjusted my countermeasures.
I went to the antique market again and spent 30,000 yuan to buy a gilt three-inch portable Buddha in the Tibetan style from the Qing Dynasty. Taoism didn't work, so I wanted to try Buddhism. If the portable Buddha still didn't work, I was going to ask a friend to make one. A bronze statue of Emperor Zhenwu of the Ming Dynasty.
I burned incense in the guest house room, placed the three-inch portable Buddha on the table, looked around carefully and said, "Sister, beauty, I'm just passing by. Move out immediately. Don't pester me."
Snap!
When no one was moving, the Buddha became unsteady and fell on the table.
I turned pale with fright and hurried out of the room.
At noon that day, Sister Hong finally called me back.
"How's the investigation going, Sister Hong?"
On the phone, Sister Hong said mysteriously: "Yunfeng, according to the news, the money man you are looking for is a man, his age is unknown, and he has a Sichuan accent."
"Sichuan accent!"
"From Sichuan? Not from Yongzhou?"
"She's definitely from Sichuan, that's for sure." Sister Hong said firmly.
"Sister Hong, does this Sichuanese have any scars on his face?" I asked.
"I don't know, because he was wearing a mask and no one could see his face."
I was confused.
In fact, I have a suspect. I asked Du Juan to go to Yongzhou. Maybe I wanted to find out the latest news about this person. This person is... Lao Hu, the ranger of Guizailing...
But now the news that Sister Hong gave me said that the rich man wore a mask and had a Sichuan accent. The real identity of the other person is even more confusing, and he may be a stranger we don't know at all.
I said firmly: "No matter what, my plan will go ahead as usual. Can we meet? I can give you the incense."
"Yunfeng, are this and the rich man really a threat to you?"
"Yes! Sister Hong, you don't know what we have been through! It's too complicated and I can't explain it for a while. Anyway, just trust me."
Sister Hong thought for a moment and said, "I'm in Beijing, not far from your place. If we meet that night, I'll go over and find you."
"What time is it?"
"About six or seven o'clock."
After giving my address, I hung up the phone. I was very excited at the thought of meeting Sister Hong soon. I wondered if her appearance had changed, and whether she was still as charming, mature and charming as before.
I didn't want to stay in this guest house, so I went to the owner to discuss checking out. The owner of the guest house was away on business, but his wife was here.
"Why are you living so well, and then suddenly you can't?"
I didn’t tell the reason directly, but I guessed and asked: “Boss Boss, has anyone died in the room above me?”
The landlady was stunned and immediately said loudly: "No way! How could someone have died! I've been here for more than ten years and there's never been an accident!"
I read countless people, and I could tell right away that she was hiding something.
I sat down directly, lit a cigarette and pointed at her and said, "Do you believe me when I say I lived in your house and met a ghost? She is a woman! She is in her twenties."
"Young man! You can get your money back when you check out! You can eat whatever you want! But there are some things you can't say!" The landlady was obviously angry.
"Am I talking nonsense?"
"How about we switch tonight? I'll stay here while you go up and live by yourself. Do you dare?"
The landlady's expression changed slightly after hearing this, and her eyes were a little wandering.
"well!"
I yelled.
"ah!"
"I'm scared to death! What are you yelling for!"
I shook my head and opened the door directly and went out. She didn't need to check out. I wouldn't be staying here anyway.
As I was packing my luggage, the landlady suddenly ran up to me and said, "Young man, I didn't mean to hide it from you. It's because business has been difficult in the past two years. If this gets out, then I won't be able to do anything here!"
"Did someone die?"
The landlady nodded, her eyes were frightened, and she pointed to the bathroom and said, "Four years ago, a girl cut her wrists while lying in the bathtub. The blood was so bloody that the water was dyed red."
"Is there a bathtub in your bathroom?" I asked.
"It was still there at that time! Later it was demolished and replaced with a shower. Anyway, I told you about this. Don't talk nonsense when you go out. The eldest sister will waive the room fee for you for these two days and will give you three hundred yuan as compensation. Do you think it’s okay?”
Before I could express my opinion, the landlady said again: "To tell you the truth, business has been average in the past two years. The room upstairs is empty most of the time. Sometimes...I will hear the door closing upstairs in the middle of the night. , and the sound of running water.”
The landlady forced me to pay three hundred yuan. I accepted it and followed her out.
When she reached the stairs, the landlady suddenly stopped and stood there motionless.
I called out.
After hearing this, she slowly turned her head.
