"Selling ghosts?!"

Li Yuelin's expression froze for a moment. There were all kinds of businesses in the world, but he had never heard of anyone selling ghosts. He felt anxious and confused, and hurriedly urged, "What's going on? Tell me quickly."

Li Yi first drank a sip of tea and recalled the past before slowly beginning to tell the story.

…

It was a night road, and I was doing business near the capital.

I calculated carefully and always felt that even if I didn't make much, at least I could get close to those big shots and I wouldn't lose everything.

Unfortunately, I still lost money.

I am so stupid, so stupid.

The bigwigs in the dynasty appear to be friendly on the surface, but when it comes to taking action, they are more cruel and ruthless than anyone else. They drain the marrow and strip off the flesh and blood, leaving not a single cent left.

I lost money and I am too embarrassed to go back home.

I had no choice but to wander around outside, thinking and trying to find a way to make a comeback, but I couldn't think of any. I thought about going home, but I was really unwilling to return home in such a dishonored manner.

After walking back and forth for a while, I didn't know when I arrived under the old locust tree three miles outside the city.

It was at this time that I encountered the ghost.

It suddenly appeared at that time.

I plucked up the courage to ask it who it was.

He said, "I am a ghost!"

Then he asked me, "Who are you?"

I was extremely poor at the time, but I was still afraid of death. I thought that death was inevitable, so I gritted my teeth and said, "I am also a ghost!"

The ghost was puzzled and walked around me for a long time, saying:

"Where are you going?"

I answered him, "I am going to Wancheng Market."

The ghost was overjoyed and said, "I want to go to Wancheng Market, too!"

My hands and feet suddenly turned cold, and I knew that this might not be the case with the market, but the words had already been spoken and there was no way to take them back.

So, the ghost followed me.

I had no choice but to go with him.

There was a ghost behind me. My limbs were all stiff, but the ghost was relaxed and said, "It's too slow and tiring to walk like this. How about we carry each other on our backs?"

The ghost stared at me with a pair of green eyes. I didn't dare to refuse, for fear that he would see something.

Just grit your teeth and agree.

The ghost first carried me on his back and walked ten miles in one breath.

Then he asked, "Why are you so heavy? Are you a ghost?"

As the ghost spoke, his eyes turned green, fangs protruded from the corners of his mouth, and saliva flowed out.

My heart almost stopped beating, so I had to force myself to say:

"I just died, so it's just a little more serious. Don't think too much about it."

Then I carried him on my back. The ghost was so light that I could walk faster. We carried each other three times. I felt less scared. I thought if I kept doing this for too long, I would be exposed and would be eaten by the ghost. So I lied to him and said:

"I just died and became a ghost. Are there any taboos for being a ghost?"

The ghost replied, "I just don't like blood on the tip of my tongue."

As we walked forward, we encountered a river. When the ghost passed by, it almost floated across without any sound. But when I passed by, there was a very loud sound.

The ghost began to doubt me again.

This time, his eyes glowed red, saliva was already flowing from the corners of his mouth, and even his fingers had black nails extending out, like hooks, and his fingers turned a pale green:

"Why is the noise so loud?!"

My heart was about to jump out of my chest, but he didn't seem to notice.

I had to force myself to say:

"I just died. I've just become a ghost. I'm not used to crossing the river as a ghost. Please don't blame me."

The ghost stared at me up and down without saying a word.

I think it's not that he couldn't recognize me, but that he treated me as a beast of burden and wanted to sell me off at the ghost market, dig out my heart and liver, and extract my tendons and marrow...

As expected, he did not go to the regular big market, but went to the big locust tree outside Wancheng, knocked on the door three times, shouted several times to open the door, and then there was a road ahead. I made up my mind and took the opportunity when we were taking turns carrying each other to carry him.

He ran inside quickly, shouting, "Sell the ghost, sell the ghost!"

The ghost didn't expect that -

When people are poor, even ghosts will sell themselves.

The ghost was yelling on my body and when he was trying to climb down, he used the art of transformation and turned into a sheep. He broke free and I bit my tongue. The blood from the tip of my tongue sprayed on his body and he could no longer transform.

But I was worried that he would change back to his original form over time, so I sold him to an old Taoist priest, who led the sheep away with a rope inlaid with jade.

I was given a package. My heart was pounding and I ran back to a safe place. When I opened it, I was almost dazzled.

There were fully one hundred and fifty taels of gold in it.

…

A pot of tea is finished.

Li Yixian finished his story. His hands were shaking while he was speaking, and he finally calmed down. It was obvious that even though he could recall it clearly now, he was still very frightened at that time.

If you take a wrong step, even one step, you could be dead.

Li Yuelin almost forgot to drink his tea after hearing this, and then he comforted his brother in a kind voice. Li Yixian exhaled a breath and said, "But now it's good. We have so much gold, so much, so much gold."

“Our family can more than just establish itself here.”

"You can also go out to the prefectural city or the county town!"

"Go to someplace bigger!"

"I have brought honor to my family. I have done nothing wrong to my ancestors, and to my parents!"

Li Yixian's words became a little confusing again.

Li Yuelin comforted him, and suddenly thought of something. He looked at the gold on the table and said, "But this gold was obtained by selling it to evil ghosts in the ghost market after all. Will it attract more evil ghosts?"

Li Yixian shook his head and said, "Don't worry, big brother."

"I was worried about this kind of thing, so I went to the capital city, prayed devoutly in the Taoist temple there, and asked a Taoist priest to exorcise evil spirits and avoid disasters. Only then did I feel at ease and return to my home in Zhongzhou."

"This time when I go home, I don't plan to go out again."

"Get married and settle down."

"rest assured."

Li Yixian smiled and comforted:

"Absolutely, absolutely nothing will happen."

…

Snap!

The axe fell and split the wood.

Qi Wuhuo picked up the axe and looked at the firewood that had been chopped and piled up next to him. Then he raised his head and looked at the mountain in the distance - under the sunlight, this mountain gave people a feeling of peace and tranquility.

"The snow wasn't heavy, so the mountain wasn't closed."

“It’s a good thing.”

Speaking of which, tomorrow is the day when Li Puyu invites him to the Li family.