Restarting life by going to the countryside to support medical work

Chapter 39 Market
The ghost market is not as mysterious as many people imagine.

This thing became popular thousands of years ago. The reason why it is called this name is that there are "ghosts" in the city, mostly fake things, things of unknown origin, and illegal things.

It is precisely for this reason that people who sell these things dare not come out during the day and can only sell them secretly at night and clean up as soon as the sun rises. There is no organization or management, and this is how the ghost market came into being.

Although there are still people selling illegal things in the ghost market, such as tickets, the vast majority are ordinary people selling things they cannot use for their own use in exchange for something useful to them or food coupons to live on, mostly by barter.

This ghost market outside Yongdingmen is held in the daytime vegetable market. Police officers from the police station sometimes come here to take a look, and if they find anyone selling illegal things, they will take them away. As for ordinary people who buy and sell their own things, no one cares at all.

As for why these people go to the ghost market to sell and exchange things, it is not because they can get a good price here, but for the sake of face. They don't want their acquaintances to see that their families are so poor that they can't even make ends meet, that's all.

When Li Yancheng arrived here, there were already quite a few people in the market, some setting up stalls, some walking around. Although there were many people, there was almost no sound. People who wanted to buy things went from stall to stall with flashlights.

No one raises the flashlight to shine on people. This is the rule. You are the seller and I am the buyer. Who does it matter who the other person is?

Here, if you encounter someone shining a flashlight directly on your face, then congratulations, there is a high probability that you have encountered a public security officer.

Some people will wrap themselves up so tightly that they may not be recognized even with a flashlight, just like Li Yancheng at this moment.

He was not worried about running into acquaintances, but he was afraid that if he bought too many things, he would be targeted by someone with ulterior motives.

What places like this lack the most are petty thieves and even more so those who want to do business with no capital.

Although his physical fitness and strength have been greatly improved after his soul traveled through time, because he had never trained specifically, he only had brute force. It was okay to deal with one person, but if the other party was a martial artist or had a large number of people, he would be at a loss.

So, safety first.

Just as he walked under the big shed of the vegetable market, he was suddenly blocked by a person who jumped out from the side. Because his attention had been on the shed, and he was yearning for this legendary ghost market, he never expected that someone would jump out. Li Yancheng was directly frightened. No matter who the person was, he swung the flashlight in his hand and hit him.

"DUANG..."

Fortunately, the man was wearing a cotton hat, so he was hit so hard that he saw stars and squatted down with his head covered. But while squatting down, he did not forget to explain. Fortunately, he was still clear-headed and remembered to explain, otherwise the second blow would have followed.

"Stop, stop, stop. We are on the same side. It's my fault. I didn't expect you didn't see me."

The noise here was not loud, but in the silent night, any noise could be heard far away. When the confused people under the shed turned their heads to look over here, all the flashlights went out at the same time.

At this time, another person came out and said to the shed in a low voice: "It's a misunderstanding, it's okay, brothers, do what you need to do, it's just a misunderstanding."

If he hadn't explained this, the shed would probably be empty in less than a minute.

As soon as he finished speaking, those who were closer to the place breathed a sigh of relief and turned on their flashlights again. Although those who were farther away didn't hear what was said, they saw someone turning on the flashlight and knew that everything was fine, and the market became quiet again.

Li Yancheng looked at the two black shadows in front of him, one standing and one squatting, with some curiosity.

"Why are you stopping me? Are you not allowed to enter here?"

"No, no, brother, don't get me wrong. I was a little reckless. We stopped you just to ask you what you need. We two brothers have something we want to take out." The man who came out later heard Li Yancheng's words, and regardless of whether he could see it or not, he hurriedly waved his hands and said.

After saying that, he turned on the flashlight in his hand, shone it on the yellow shoulder bag on his back, opened the bag with his other hand, and held it in front of Li Yancheng to let him see what was inside, to prove that he was not lying.

At this time, the guy who was hit on the head also recovered and stood up.

"I'm so sorry bro, I didn't expect you didn't see me when you came over just now, I was using the flashlight."

"Oh, I was just looking inside and didn't pay attention to the sides. I'm sorry. How are you, brother? Does your head still hurt?"

Li Yancheng said in a heavy, apologetic tone.

"Much better. Fortunately, I'm wearing this cotton hat. Otherwise, I think that blow just now would have cracked my head. You're really strong, buddy."

"Haha...sorry, sorry." Li Yancheng smiled innocently.

"no problem, no problem."

Anyone who comes here, unless they have evil intentions, is here to make money. No one is willing to fight here, so just let it go once it's said.

Seeing that everything was alright, Li Yancheng leaned over to take a look inside the man's bag. This glance made his little heart beat rapidly.

The two people in front of me are definitely not good people. It’s obvious that the things in the bag are not from legitimate sources.

There was a watch of unknown brand, a lady's, a ring that should be gold, two pens, and a jade bracelet that he couldn't tell whether it was good or not. Anyway, none of them was what he wanted, and even if there was, he wouldn't buy it from these two people.

"Uh... sorry buddy, I just wanted to come over to exchange some food."

As he spoke, Li Yancheng turned around and gestured with his left hand to hold the cloth bag on his shoulder. It was corn flour, about thirty to forty kilograms, that he had taken out from the warehouse some distance away from here.

Grain, oil, and sugar are all hard currencies like food stamps, and are definitely easy to sell in the ghost market.

Looking at the cloth bag on his shoulder, the two men were extremely disappointed. They had finally managed to get some goods and started selling before it snowed. They took a week off because of the snow and came to the market today and after asking for a long time they couldn't find a single buyer.

This thing is a bit hot to the touch, and the two brothers both regretted making this.

Seeing that the two of them didn't say anything more, Li Yancheng walked around them and walked into the shed, starting his own grain exchange business.

There are several stalls inside where people want to exchange rice and flour for coarse grains. This is what happens at the end of every month.

Nowadays, food is strictly distributed according to household registration. Without a household registration, you cannot buy rationed food and can only go to the ghost market and pay a high price to buy it.

Food like rice and flour cost a little over 0.10 yuan per pound in grain and oil stores, but here you have to pay 0.50 yuan, and you may not be able to buy them because few people bring grain here to sell them.

(End of this chapter)