When you come out of the pier, you will see a long street, about two feet wide, paved with gray-black stone slabs. Along both sides of the street, there is a row of storefronts.
Sanhe Town is not a big town. It mainly consists of two streets on the east and west, and two districts on the north and south. There are shops on the streets. Outside the streets are residential buildings.
Every shop here is hung with black lanterns. They are lanterns covered with black cloth or black paper. This kind of lantern cannot illuminate, and not a trace of light will shine through. In fact, this kind of lantern is not for lighting at all.
For human lighting.
During the day, this kind of lantern is useless, and all the customers who come are humans. At night, this kind of lantern will be lit, and the lit lantern represents that the store is doing business, and the guests who come are naturally not humans, but ghosts.
The ghosts will use paper money to spend money in the store. These paper money are the paper money that Tong Lang scatters. This paper money can be regarded as the currency of Sanhe Town.
In the entire Sanhe River, there are more dead people than living people, and the dead have more spending power than the living.
Zhang Cundao was walking on the streets of this town. The streets were bustling and lively. However, the shops next to them were mostly doing business in the underworld. The business in the underworld was just a small small store selling some herbal medicine, general merchandise, and food.
A more high-end one, that is, the store is larger and sells some spiritual herbs, spiritual minerals, talismans, magic tools and the like.
Such shops are often simply decorated and very inconspicuous.
But shops that deal with the underworld are different. These shops often occupy a large area, and the door is made of fine ebony carvings. The interior is decorated with gold and silver, with pearls shining brightly, mercury as the scenery, and moss clothing as the floor.
The business they do also includes things from the underworld such as shrouds and longevity materials, dead fire candles, corpse oil and bone powder. If you think these are ordinary things, then you are underestimating the ghosts here.
The shroud is made of fine Yin silk, and its defensive power is not weaker than some defensive magic weapons. The shroud is an important place for ghosts to practice. It is not only made of fine Yin wood, but also must have defensive formations, Huiyin formations, etc.
It is a practical formation, and the inside of the longevity material is inlaid with gold and white jade, covered with animal skin and bones, and is extremely luxuriously decorated.
Hell fire candles, corpse oil and bone powder are the resources to promote the cultivation of ghosts, which are similar to the resources needed for human cultivation.
And what surprised Zhang Cundao was that these shops were also open during the day, and there were actually humans going to buy them! There are many ways to practice, and some people practice just this...
Zhang Cundao took a quick look at the town's industries, feeling a little uncomfortable. He walked along the street and soon reached the entrance of the town.
As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw a piece of white paper taped to the door with black words written on it.
【1. Don’t go out of town at night.】
[Two, if you must pay, please bring enough paper money. 】
【3. No matter day or night, please do not ask anyone for directions after leaving the town.】
[Fourth, after leaving town, if someone asks you for directions, do not answer.]
[5. There is no one named Qiao, Ma, Gou, Niu or Yan in the town.]
[6. The town did not send out watchmen, cooks, woodcutters, butchers, etc.]
[7. There has never been a fire in the town. If you find a fire, please do not stay and leave immediately.]
[8. Weddings and funerals are not allowed in the town, and there are no similar banquets. 】
[9. The lanterns hanging at the entrance of the town are red on the left, seven in total, and black on the right, eight in total. They never change.]
【Ten, don’t talk about these ten items with others outside the town.】
After reading these ten items, Zhang Cundao felt a little fuzzy in his heart for some reason.
Just as he was about to walk out of the town gate, something suddenly moved in his heart, but he felt a little bit sleepy... Looking at it with his fingers, it seemed that three days had passed!
This is about returning to the real world...
He took back his foot that was about to step out and turned around to return to the town. If he remembered correctly, there was an inn in the town specifically for living people...
After exchanging some supplies for some paper money, Zhang Cundao checked into the Sanhe Inn. The inn was not big, but it was very clean. The shopkeeper didn't talk much and didn't look good, but the cook was good at cooking.
Sanhe fish is very delicious.
Zhang Cundao booked a room for seven days and told the shopkeeper: "I may have to sleep for three to five days. Don't disturb me during these days."
The shopkeeper nodded. As long as the rent is enough, he won't bother to talk to you.
Later, Zhang Cundao returned to the room, released the two swords of Changqing Changying on guard, then sat cross-legged on the bed and gradually disappeared!
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In a daze, Zhang Cundao was awakened by a cry.
"Baby! Baby! Wake up! It's colder than ever. Why are you sleeping on the ground?"
Zhang Cundao was woken up, and an old man in sanitation uniform looked at him with a look of concern on his face.
Zhang Cundao was startled and immediately looked around. At this moment, he was lying in a culvert. Above the culvert was a train rumbling past, and in the culvert was a road. It was early in the morning, and there were not many vehicles coming and going, only the old man's three
The sanitation truck 'Guanjie' was particularly conspicuously parked in front of me.
"Where is this place? Master!" Zhang Cundao asked.
"He's a foreigner!" The uncle murmured to himself, and then said: "This is the culvert on Chunxi Road. Are you drunk? You fell asleep here. Be careful of catching a cold!"
"Chunxi Road?" Zhang Cundao showed a hint of confusion, but he still got up and said thank you to the uncle, and then walked along the road. The uncle looked at his confused look and couldn't help but shook his head and said: "
These young people are drinking so much that they are dying, and no one even knows when they are lying on the roadside."
At this time, Zhang Cundao looked up at the sky and then at the surrounding environment. Not long after walking, he came across a store. The store had just opened, and the owner was sorting out newspapers. Zhang Cundao picked up a newspaper and took a look. It read clearly
Four big characters "Jincheng Morning News"!
Damn it! Isn’t Jincheng another name for Shu County? Am I going to Shu County? It’s really far away! Zhang Cundao’s heart skipped a beat. Then he touched his pocket and finally took out two hundred-dollar bills.
.
He turned to the shopkeeper and said, "Boss, can I make a long-distance call?"
The fat boss glanced at him, nodded listening to his accent and said, "Okay." After saying that, he took the key and turned on the long-distance switch of the landline.
Zhang Cundao dialed Wen Xi's mobile phone number and waited quietly for a while before a confused voice came from the other side: "Hello?"
This early in the morning, a strange number from out of town always makes people feel strange. She was preparing to go downstairs to wait for Zhang Cundao to run!
"It's me, Zhang Cundao." Zhang Cundao said immediately.
"It's you! Why don't you use your mobile phone to make calls? This isn't your landline either." Wen Xi asked in surprise.
Zhang Cundao said quickly: "I am out of town right now, and my phone is not with me. I probably won't be able to go back for a while. Please help me ask for a leave from the department, and I will ask for a leave from you."
Wen Xi is the company's human resources manager, in charge of attendance.
Hearing Zhang Cundao's words, Wen Xi was even more confused. She asked, "What happened to you? Did you run away overnight without even taking your mobile phone?"
Zhang Cundao sighed and said: "Something really happened this time. I didn't expect that I would come to another place. I will go back when the matter is settled. Don't worry, I didn't commit anything."
Hearing this, Wen Xi calmed down a little, and then said: "Where are you? Is the matter serious or not? Do you want me to help you?"
"No, you have to help me keep an eye on the company. I still need you to contact the company in Guangnan. I'm really not in a hurry here. I'll call you when I'm settled. I'm using a public phone.
It’s dead.”
After Zhang Cundao finished speaking, the call was hung up. Wen Xi wanted to say something else, but she had no chance. She frowned and finally chose to believe Zhang Cundao.
Here, Zhang Cundao, who hung up the phone, looked at the shop and said, "Boss, bring me another bottle of water, one of these breads, and one of tea eggs." The shop also sells simple breakfasts, so Zhang Cundao simply
I asked for something to eat.
A hundred-dollar bill was handed over. The boss looked at it for a long time before giving Zhang Cundao change.
Holding water, he ate bread and tea eggs. The boss's tea eggs were well cooked and very tasty. He touched his pocket and found that he still had more than 190 yuan on him. This money would take a long time.
This foggy world has changed regions, and this real world has also changed regions. Even if he goes to Wangchuan Town in the future, he will most likely appear in Shu County, so he is expected to stay in Shu County for a long time.
He was away from home and didn't have much money, so it was a bit troublesome. He couldn't ask Wen Xi to wire him a sum of money, otherwise Wen Xi would be worried.
Moreover, how can a man be troubled by a mere amount of money?
He was thinking as he walked on the road, and then entered a busier street.
This street has a large flow of people. There are shops on both sides of the street. It is obviously a commercial street. On the side of the street, there are also some people setting up small stalls. This is very common. Most of them sell small gadgets or fruit snacks.
Category.
Zhang Cundao bought some snacks and found that they tasted good. These days, those who dare to set up stalls are all people who are confident in their skills.
Zhang Cundao stayed to observe for a while, and then walked into a nearby store selling jade.
The store had just opened, and the pretty clerk was still cleaning up the goods. Suddenly she saw Zhang Cundao coming in. She quickly smiled and said, "Hello, guest, do you need help?" She spoke authentic Mandarin.
Zhang Cundao looked at it casually, and then sighed in his heart, the difference is that it is close to the southwest region, and the jade is much cheaper.
He smiled and said: "Do you have any seed jade here? I want to see the seed jade."
Seed jade is uncarved jade, and some even have only one facet. Many of these jade are leftover because the master was unsure and difficult to cut, so the price is naturally cheaper.
Hearing that Zhang Cundao wanted to buy seed jade, the clerk's smile faded slightly, and then said, "Please go this way." Then he led Zhang Cundao to a corner. In the corner, there was a large plate of seed jade. These seed jade
Stacked randomly, many of them are dusty and look like stones.