When Yue Guanchao arrived at the Xiaodongmen, it was already dusk. Looking from a distance, except for the Xiaodongmen and South Street, the rest of the ancient city was completely dark, with only the yellow lights between the buildings emitting chaotic light. Although the Xiaodongmen had a It's a ghost market, but no one knows where the area is. If you want to come and buy some things, you just have to follow the old rules and come here after sunset.
If we go too far, the origin of Dongmen Ghost Market has a history, so we have to talk about the previous dynasty.
As early as before the Zhu Dynasty, there was no ghost market in Xijing City. The real traces of the ghost market had to start from the entry of the previous dynasty.
At that time, after the Banner tribe of the former dynasty came to Xijing, the North and South streets had been intertwined into four blocks and divided into different areas. The northeast corner was allocated to Mancheng, where Eight Banners soldiers were stationed, and the Han military camp was stationed across the street. At the southeast corner of the city, the eastern half of the city was formed at this time, and countless people of the Banner clan, old and young, gathered.
Since then, ordinary people have all gathered in Xicheng. Although the buildings have changed over the past few hundred years, the general layout has been retained and has been used to this day.
After the northeastern corner became the territory of the bannermen, most of the Eight Banners settled near the east gate. These Eight Banners ate hard crops and lived in spacious courtyards. As long as they did not make mistakes, they would be guaranteed to be rich and prosperous throughout their lives. Once these people left the government , my favorite place to go is the flea market near Changlemen.
Snuff bottles, inkstone and pen holders, jade pendant sachets, old books on belts, finger combs... Whatever they like, they will bargain with the stall owners, and if they like it, they can buy it directly. It is a recreational thing for more money and less money. This kind of wealth Their days of leisure continued like this until the end of the previous dynasty. It was not until the collapse of the previous dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China that they lost their hardcore crops.
If there is money coming out and money coming in, that's what we call living. If we only have money coming out but not money coming in, we can only live in vain.
These banner tribesmen have been raised for more than three hundred years and have long since become indifferent to food and work. They still know how to make a living. Even if they get a hoe, they know where to put their efforts. Without the protection of the imperial grain of the previous dynasty, , these people's life is like using bamboo baskets to hold sand. The more they try to improve their family resources, the thinner they become.
At the end of the day, I couldn't even bring out the ocean. People who care about face can still find work in the market. Even if they are playing drums and singing opera, they can still support themselves. If There are those stubborn ones who care about the dignity of the Banner clan and will not even make a living for themselves, so they can only sell the valuable antique calligraphy and paintings at home to make money.
Of course, they are also afraid that people will see them during the day and they will be scolded and ridiculed, so they can only sell them in the dark. No matter how much money they get, it will always be income for the family and can fill their stomachs.
The place they went to was today’s Xiaodongmen Ghost Market!
Of course, in a place as big as Xiaodongmen, these bannermen will not be the only ones. After all, you are only a minority. The majority are poor people with clean faces.
They were entrenched in the ghost market. When they arrived, the market was open in darkness, and even an acquaintance came, even though they were well-dressed, they didn't want to know who the real person was. Secondly, the reputation of the ghost market has spread since the Republic of China. If someone has an item that is difficult to sell openly, it will be hidden in the dark, so that no one is aware of it, and there is no way to check it.
Over the past few decades, the flea market has transformed from a department store to a place for selling accounts!
As the saying goes, flies come to crawl on stinky meat, and bees come to take nectar from flowers. When doing business, we also pay attention to the rule that birds of a feather flock together. Whether they are tortoises or turtles, they all have to be put into the same pool. For example, you cannot open a coffin shop in The paper-making shop in front of the restaurant cannot be opposite the wedding utensil shop. Even though it is not a feudal superstition, people feel uncomfortable when they see it.
The most important thing in life is to get married and have children. If you get stuck at this juncture, you will not be able to live in peace for the rest of your life.
Since the ghost market is so famous, can it attract white-faced scholars, saints and gentlemen?
Of course this is impossible!
The ghost market is full of outsiders like thieves, thieves, and local masters. They will do anything to get money, no matter whether it is cheating, kidnapping, robbery, digging graves, sliding doors and picking locks. The dead person has just been buried, and you turn around and pull up the person's remains. As long as you can get them, you can come to the ghost market and sell them for money!
There are so many unclean things like this, and they definitely cannot be sold at real prices. Things worth ten yuan are sold for five yuan, and things worth five yuan are sold cheaply with copper plates at discounts of 70% to 80%. In addition, people come here to buy and exchange things. Everyone knew what was going on, and naturally accepted that this thing was dirt. In fact, stealing and selling it on the street and selling it on the ground has become the rule of the ghost market.
It can be said that in this ghost market street, there are countless ordinary people who depend on their food and clothing. The things here are gradually changing, from rare things such as pens and inks, paper and inkstones, and snuff bottles, to more approachable market sundries, from needles, threads, and brains. , furniture and agricultural tools, pots and pans, clothing and jewelry, and even funeral utensils and antiques can be seen. It can be said that there is a dazzling array of everything.
Nowadays, if a person gets something that is inconvenient, he will come here to try his luck.
