Finally, Wang Qiang saw that there were enough sheep left to fill a truck, so he didn't let them load any more.
Instead, he told them to go back and rest, while he drove off to sell the sheep.
"It's too dangerous for you to go alone, I'll go with you!"
As Qin Huairu spoke, she was about to get into the car.
"Sister Qin, I'll go for you. It's too dark, and it's inconvenient for you to go alone, plus it's too cold!"
Upon hearing that Qin Huairu was going to leave with Wang Qiang, He Yuzhu rushed forward, opened the car door, and got in.
"Brother Wang, are you and I okay?"
He Yuzhu smiled smugly.
"Okay, no problem!"
Wang Qiang smiled and prepared to drive!
At this moment, Li Yong also arrived.
"I'll go with you; you don't know this place!"
So, guided by Li Yong, Wang Qiang drove back to the county town to fill up the gas tank.
Wang Qiang wanted to sell these sheep, but that wasn't realistic, since this was the place where they originated. He was having a headache over this.
Li Yong said, "We have a ghost market here, we can go there and give it a try!"
Wang Qiang nodded. It seems that it's the same everywhere; there are places like this everywhere. Some places are called pigeon markets or black markets.
After several hours, we were finally almost at the ghost market.
Li Yong told Wang Qiang to pull over and not get too close.
"If we drive to the ghost market, we'll scare people to death!"
Wang Qiang laughed: "That's true, I've never heard of driving a truck around a ghost market before!"
The three of them got out of the car, and Li Yong pointed to a place not far ahead and said.
“Turn over there, the whole street is lined with them. We can go ask around. There are usually quite a few people who want to buy sheep! But they definitely won’t want this many.”
Wang Qiang nodded: "Okay, let's split up and go in. Whoever finds a buyer, come back!"
"You guys go first, I'll lock the car!"
He Yuzhu and Li Yong had already walked quite a distance.
To prevent anyone from stealing the sheep or the car, Wang Qiang simply drove the car into the space! He then let the sheep get out of the car and graze on the grass inside the space!
Then he closed the space and walked forward.
People don't need to pay to buy things here. Wang Qiang and his group were treated as shoppers because they didn't bring any goods with them.
The rules here are similar to those elsewhere; whether buying or selling, everyone covers themselves up completely.
They were afraid of being recognized.
Wang Qiang pulled his hat down to cover his face, leaving only his eyes visible. He Yuzhu found a piece of cloth somewhere and covered his face with it, while Li Yong also covered his face with a scarf.
Wang Qiang looked around. Because it was a county town, the shops were relatively small, mostly selling vegetables and meat, with very few fresh vegetables; they were mostly potatoes and radishes.
There were also some shops selling general merchandise, fabrics, clothes, etc.
However, when Wang Qiang walked up to a stall, it caught his attention. Judging from what the man was selling, he must be a tomb raider! There were several bronze artifacts in front of him.
You don't need to look to know it's fake, but the person has a strong earthy smell, so there's definitely something real about them.
Wang Qiang concentrated and carefully observed the other party.
The man appeared to be in his forties. Although he was wearing a cotton-padded coat, he was thin and small, as if his whole body was wrapped up in the coat.
He had a pair of rat-like eyes that gleamed with cunning. However, few people stopped at his stall; most just hurried past, making him quite inconspicuous.
"Are you in stock?"
Wang Qiang walked over, squatted down in front of the other person, and asked quietly.
The other party carefully sized up Wang Qiang. People like them are very sensitive. As soon as Wang Qiang entered the street, they felt a special aura.
As Wang Qiang approached, this aura grew stronger and stronger.
"They're all here!"
The other party casually pointed to a few items placed on the ground. Although it was dark and they couldn't see clearly, Wang Qiang had sharp eyes and ears and could tell at a glance that these were counterfeit goods!
He asked with a chuckle, "This won't do, it has to be real!"
Upon hearing this, the other person's eyes flickered. Had they encountered an expert today?
"This place might not be convenient. If you really want to come, come with me. Are you willing?"
Wang Qiang laughed heartily: "What's there to be afraid of? Lead the way!"
The other person waved to the side, and a person dressed the same as him and about the same age came over, except that this person had a round face.
"Old Li, you stay here and keep watch. I'll take this gentleman to get his eye on!"
The one called Lao Li nodded: "Lao Hu, don't worry!"
Then, Lao Hu led Wang Qiang, turning left and right, and somehow they arrived at a secluded house. It looked like the house had been abandoned for a long time.
Old Hu pushed open the door, let Wang Qiang inside, and turned on the light. Several boxes were inside. Old Hu walked to one of the boxes.
Open the box and take out a rectangular package wrapped in cloth.
He took it and placed it on the table, facing Wang Qiang, and opened it layer by layer. It was wrapped in three layers of cloth, inside which was a rectangular wooden box.
Open the box, and inside is a sword.
Old Hu reached out, unfastened the clasp, and took out the short sword along with its scabbard.
By the light, you can see that the scabbard is inlaid with gemstones and decorated with a dragon made of gold thread. The mouth of the scabbard is the dragon's mouth.
Old Hu pressed the spring, and with a clear, melodious sound, he drew the short sword in a flash.
Wang Qiang took the sword from Lao Hu and examined it closely. It had ancient seal script on it. Wang Qiang had once learned seal script from Li Man, which was how he came to have his own space.
The characters "昆吾" can be roughly identified.
Seeing that Wang Qiang loved it so much, Lao Hu took the Kunwu sword back and put it back in its sheath.
"Sir, you've seen the item. If you want it, just name your price!"
Wang Qiang: "It's truly a treasure, priceless! But since you're willing to part with it, I'll make a price! How about it?"
Old Hu: "I don't know, how much?"
Wang Qiang: "A sheep!"
Old Hu: "What? Did I hear that right? A sheep?"
"Don't even mention one sheep, not even a hundred sheep!"
Wang Qiang: "Then name your price!"
Old Hu: "In short, this is the price!"
Old Hu held up five fingers, "Don't even think about it if you're short 5,000!"
Wang Qiang nodded: "The price is fair!"
Old Hu smiled smugly and put the Kunwu sword back into the wooden box.
Wang Qiang stopped him: "I want the stuff!"
Old Hu's eyes lit up. "Really?"
Wang Qiang: "Of course it's true, how could it be false?"
"only……"
Old Hu: "Just what?"
Wang Qiang: "It was too late today and the lights were too dim, so I couldn't see things clearly!"
Old Hu: "So what do you want?"
Wang Qiang: "I want to take a closer look tomorrow during the day to see if it's genuine."
"If it's genuine, I'll pay on the spot, but what if it's fake?"
Old Hu hesitated a little after hearing this...
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