bookrebus Chapter 482 Visiting the Ghost Market
Chapter 482 Visiting the Ghost Market
After passing Luojiu City, both the official roads and the prosperity of the surrounding cities have improved qualitatively.
In the past, Ye Jintang and Xiao Mo always passed through major cities in a hurry and did not dare to stay for a moment.
It’s different now. Ye Jintang is not in a hurry to return to the capital. Whenever they pass by a big city, they will stay for a few days and take the children out for fun.
One day they entered Nanping City and saw people everywhere on the streets. After asking around, they found out that today was Nanping City’s annual spring market.
The so-called Spring Market, the East and West markets will be open at the same time for 24 hours. After the daytime market ends, there is also a ghost market at night. Ye Jintang heard that the ghost market in the early morning is the most lively and many treasures can be found.
Ye Jintang loves to join in the fun and plans to stay in Nanping City for a few more days.
"Liuli, do you want to go out with us? It's a rare day with good weather today, neither too hot nor too cold."
As the weather got warmer, Liuli's belly began to show.
Ye Jintang would check Liuli's pulse every few days. Her pulse was extremely stable. It would be good for both adults and children to go out for a walk.
"Okay, I heard there are a lot of flower farmers in Nanping City, let's go to the flower market."
"Row."
It was not convenient for Ye Jintang to go to crowded places with two babies and the pregnant Liuli, so they only went to the flower market and the snack market. In this way, they bought half a carriage's worth of things and brought them back to the inn.
"Oh my god, Jintang, why did you buy so many snacks?"
Xiao Mo was stunned when he saw the maids carrying a dozen boxes into the room.
"The market in Nanping City is really lively. I was dazzled by the variety of snacks at the snack market alone. I have never eaten or seen these snacks before. I bought all of them to try."
"Besides, there are so many people in my house, I don't mind buying more."
Ye Jintang, who was wealthy, had plenty of money. She didn't care whether it tasted good or not. As long as she liked it and was interested in it, she would buy it. If she didn't like it, the maids and servants around her would always have something they liked to eat, so no matter how much she bought, she would just make sure it wasn't wasted.
Food boxes were opened one after another, and Luzhu considerately brought two cups of tea and placed them on the coffee table next to Ye Jintang and Xiao Mo.
"Brother Xiao, do you want to try it with me?"
"I can think about it if you feed me."
"There are so many maids in the room, can't you stop talking nonsense?"
Ye Jintang was speechless and looked up at the sky. She felt embarrassed even at her age.
"I asked my wife to feed me a snack, so what?"
As he said that, Xiao Mo shamelessly leaned forward, and in front of a bunch of maids and old women in the room, he took Ye Jintang's hand and slowly ate a piece of glutinous rice osmanthus cake from her hand.
The thin-skinned Ye Jintang stood there as if petrified, and even forgot to put down his raised hand.
"It tastes good and has just the right amount of sweetness. In the future, our pastry shop should also make some lighter pastries."
"Mom, why are you raising your hand?"
The naughty little Pingping and Anan rushed into the house excitedly and threw themselves into Ye Jintang's arms.
"Nothing, you two came just in time, and your clothes have been changed."
Ye Jintang quickly put down his hands and pretended to be calm as he checked the two children's clothes, hands and faces.
"Everything is changed, mom, I want to eat the zodiac cake too."
"I want to eat the rose cake with pink flowers."
When the two children came, Ye Jintang only cared about the children and had no time to take care of Xiao Mo.
Xiao Mo, who was standing aside, looked at the two little babies with great resentment. He felt that his wife had been robbed by someone, and he couldn't deal with the robber.
After finally sending the two children away, Xiao Mo approached Ye Jintang.
"How about we go to the ghost market tonight? I heard that there are many rare and exotic animals for sale in the ghost market in Nanping City, and even rare medicinal herbs."
"Oh, then I'll call my master."
"Wife, we two will go alone, and let Mu Shiu-gu take Luzhu and the others with us."
"Oh?"
Ye Jintang looked at Xiao Mo suspiciously. She always felt that after they had been apart for a while, he became as childish as a child.
The ghost market opens shortly after the sun sets in the evening. The items sold in the first half of the night are actually quite standard, but the second half is much more exciting.
The two men changed into merchant clothes and went to the ghost market without guards or maids.
The so-called ghost market is an alley next to the East Market of Nanping City. The alley is very long and the road is relatively wide, with many big trees planted on both sides.
After dark, many vendors will hang lanterns on the trees.
From afar, countless orange lights flashed in the dim alley, which looked a little weird.
Xiao Mo held Ye Jintang's hand tightly, fearing that she would be lost in the crowd.
"Look, that's a mechanical beast."
As Xiao Mo looked over, he saw several wooden mechanical animals on a large stall, including tigers, leopards, and a silly bear. In addition to these ferocious beasts, there were also some poultry and birds.
I don’t know how they were made, but these mechanical beasts keep moving according to their owner’s wishes.
"It's a pity that the real mechanical beasts have been lost. I read in ancient books that the earliest mechanical beasts were very powerful and were even used on the battlefield. One mechanical beast could be worth thousands of troops."
"Oh, why haven't I read such ancient books?"
Ye Jintang has been in Tianqin Kingdom for several years and has read a lot of books. If Xiao Mo had not taken out two mechanical carriages last time, she would not have known that there were such things as mechanical carriages on this continent.
"When we return to Beijing, you can go to the library and take a look. Hundreds of years ago, the Tianqin Kingdom already had mechanical beasts and even very powerful firearms. Unfortunately, these things were too complicated and were lost over time."
Hearing Xiao Mo say this, Ye Jintang couldn't help but think of the founder of the Divine Doctor Valley, who seemed to be a person who came for the future.
Wow, this book is almost riddled with holes. It looks like a lot of people have come here.
Someone bought a mechanical bear. Although Ye Jintang didn't hear the specific price, he knew that this small mechanical bear must be very expensive when he saw the man take out a large stack of silver bills.
The two looked at the mechanical beast for a while and then continued moving forward.
Ye Jintang passed by several stalls selling cloth, most of which were selling Yuehua brocade. She felt strange because Yuehua brocade was a scarce item. She had so many female workers, but not much Yuehua brocade. The price was outrageously high.
But looking at the stalls at the ghost market, it feels like Yuehua Brocade is like Hongluo Brocade, and it is everywhere.
After walking for a while, Ye Jintang saw a piece of Yuehua brocade with lotus flowers woven on it. The pattern was quite special. Ye Jintang went forward to ask the price, wanting to buy one to make summer clothes for the children.
"Boss, how much is this Yuehuajin?"
"I haven't opened the shop yet today. If you like it, I can give you a discount. Just 600 taels will be enough."
"Oh."
Ye Jintang was surprised, because the Yuehua brocade in her hands was never worth less than a thousand taels, so how come it became 600 taels per piece in the ghost market? The price difference was quite big.
She walked forward and touched the Yuehua Brocade, and she knew why it was so cheap.
In addition to its special luster, what is more important is the uniqueness of the fabric.