Historically, no time traveler has ever failed to come to the teahouse.
There are three religions and nine streams, and they are traffickers and pawns.
This is the place where news from other worlds circulates most.
When Lin Ye took Dao Hai into the teahouse, he attracted the attention of many guests. The combination of the handsome noble man and the monk with full blue and horizontal flesh is more eye-catching wherever it is placed.
Lin Ye and Dao Hai found a seat to the side and sat down. The waiter came up and asked what kind of tea they wanted. When he heard Lin Ye ordered tea, his eyes lit up and he said, "Sir, we have private seats on the second floor of the teahouse."
"No, just the first floor."
If you go to the private seats, you won't be able to hear gossip.
After a while, the waiter came over with a teapot to serve tea, and then took the initiative to stand aside. When he saw that the tea was running low, he immediately filled it up, as enthusiastic as a dedicated waiter.
This scene made a table of guests not far away dissatisfied. The bearded man slammed the table, pointed at the waiter and cursed: "Waiter, what's wrong with you, we are no longer guests, my tea cup is
It's been empty for a long time, and I haven't seen you come to pour tea."
The waiter in the shop was scolded by the bearded man and gave him a sarcastic expression in return.
"Guest, you have been at the teahouse since morning. You ordered a large pot of tea, asked for three portions of melon seeds, and drank thirteen cups of tea."
"So what, it's not like I didn't pay."
"Yes, you paid. A large pot of tea only costs ten cents. Do you want to drink in the store for ten cents?"
Listening to the waiter's explanation, other customers in the store also looked at the bearded man. However, the bearded man was not embarrassed at all. He raised his chest and asked, "Do you have a rule in this store that you don't allow one pot of tea to be consumed for a day?"
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Waiter:......
Many guests:…
There was a brief silence in the entire lobby, because teahouses really do not have such rules, but the key point is that no one would be so shameless as to actually order a pot of tea and sit there for a whole day.
"Since there is no such rule, why can't I continue to sit here?"
"Oh, it's Boss Hu. I, the new waiter, don't know Boss Hu. Don't blame Boss Hu. Hurry up and serve tea to Boss Hu." The teahouse owner came out from behind and was filled with excitement when he saw the bearded man.
He greeted him with a smile on his face.
"You, the shopkeeper, still recognize me?"
"How can I not remember that seven years ago, Boss Hu, you stayed here for three days in my teahouse. Later, the business made a lot of money and you gave me ten taels in the teahouse. I still remember it now."
"Your boss has a pretty good memory."
"It's mainly because you are so generous, Boss Hu. Are you here to do that business this time?"
The shopkeeper lowered his voice a little, and the bearded man nodded and said, "Yes, I'm going to Shangyang County tomorrow, and this time the location is in Shangyang County. Do you have any needs here, shopkeeper?"
"I guess you are coming, Boss Hu. I have contacted two customers during this period, but they can only afford five taels."
"Five taels?"
Hu Jun looked at the shopkeeper with suspicion, and the shopkeeper said with a sincere face: "Boss Hu, I didn't lie to you. I really only have that much money, and I am a miserable person. When my child gets sick, I have to spend all my money to pay for the child's medical treatment.
I have seen your magic, Boss Hu, and I gave them a guarantee, and then I borrowed five taels of silver from here and there."
"Okay, five taels, just five taels. As per the old rules, the shopkeeper takes 20%."
"Then thank you very much, Boss Hu, for enjoying the meal."
The voices of the two were very soft, but Lin Ye's hearing skills were good and he clearly heard the conversation between the two, and for a moment he became curious about the identity of the bearded man.
"Junior brother, are you curious about this person's identity?"
Dao Hai saw Lin Ye looking straight at Hu Jun. He glanced at Hu Jun's outfit and said, "He wears a copper bell on his waist, black shoes with white soles... This man is a ghost businessman."
Ghost businessman.
This was the second time Lin Ye heard about this profession. The first time was from Yang Jian.
"Senior brother, do you know about ghost traders?"
"I've heard of merchants who specialize in dealing with ghosts and walk in the ghost market."
Lin Ye could hear the contempt for the ghost merchant from Dao Hai's tone, which made him a little confused. Could it be that what this ghost merchant did was not a good thing?
"Junior brother, I don't know. This ghost merchant is the most treacherous and profit-seeking. Most of the ghosts who trade with the ghost merchant in the ghost market are lonely ghosts. Because they have no relatives or descendants, their lives are miserable. And the ghost merchant
Even if you trade with it, all you pay is some paper clothes and paper money, but what you get is huge profits."
"What good can it do?"
"If those ghosts want to trade, they need to pay for the Qi of ghost Yin, which is similar to the Qi of Yuanyang of us living people. The lack of Qi of Yuanyang in living people will lead to weak and sick bodies, and the same is true for ghosts lacking the Qi of ghost Yin."
"Then what's the use of this ghostly energy?"
"For practitioners, the qi of ghost yin can be used to practice certain secret techniques or refine magic weapons. For some people with special fate and constitution, the qi of ghost yin can cure their diseases, such as
That body of pure yang, without the energy of ghost and yin infused into it, would not survive until sixteen."
Lin Ye understood. To put it bluntly, it meant buying low, selling high, and earning the huge price difference.
"The cost is so low, won't anyone grab the business?"
"One day is a ghost businessman, ten generations of ghost businessmen are there."
Seeing Lin Ye's confusion, Dao Hai explained in detail: "Once you become a ghost merchant, you must be a ghost merchant for the next ten generations. If a non-ghost merchant enters the ghost market, he will be attacked by other ghosts in the ghost market.
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"There are disadvantages to being a ghost merchant, right?" Lin Ye heard it. This tenth generation was a ghost merchant, so it should be a restriction.
"After becoming a ghost trader, you have to cut off all contact with your relatives. Generally, only those who are desperate will become ghost traders."
I am alone.
God is fair. Lin Ye thought of those disciples who were willing to work. After having Baojiaxian, it would be easy to make money, but there would also be a price to pay. People are neither human nor ghosts, and they would have to suffer some torture every time.
No wonder Dao Hai looks down on ghost merchants.
However, Lin Ye was very interested in this ghost merchant. After the shopkeeper left, he walked over with a smile.
"Brother..."
"Brother, what are you talking about? We have different paths and we don't want to work together."
Hu Jun directly interrupted Lin Ye's words with a somewhat unkind tone. His unkindness was not because of Lin Ye, but because of Dao Hai.
When Dao Hai explained just now, his voice was not too quiet, and he heard some of it.
They were all able to deal with ghosts, but their ghost merchants were looked down upon by Buddhism and Taoism, so Hu Jun naturally didn't have a good attitude towards Lin Ye who was sitting on the edge of Taoism Sea.
"I have something I want to ask. If it's convenient for you, brother, I'll ask you to sit in the restaurant opposite. This is considered as travel expenses."
A banknote appeared on Lin Ye's sleeve. Hu Jun's eyes widened when he saw it: "Young master, you are so polite. What do you call me?"
"My surname is Lin."
"It turns out it's Mr. Lin. Mr. Lin has invited me, so naturally I have to go to the appointment. My name is Hu Jun. You can also call me Hu Laosan."