Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 97 Black Market
Li Chengge was very reluctant: "I don't want to go back to Chang'an."

Xiao Wang smiled slightly: "You can continue to travel, you don't have to come with me."

Traveling alone is not only boring, but also requires a lot of effort to study the route. Li Chengge sighed: "Forget it, I'll just continue to follow you."

At this moment, everyone was looking at Yan Ciwan, waiting for her to make a decision.

Yan Ciwan knew that Xiao Wang would definitely follow him because he had promised to help him detoxify. Li Chengge and Xiao Wang were relatives and travel companions, so they would definitely not be separated.

This way, she would no longer be able to act alone.

Yan Ciwan could only say: "To be honest, an enemy has been chasing me. If you are not afraid of being implicated..."

Chaolu immediately said, "Then we can't let you go alone! Now that we have so many people accompanying you, you will be safer!"

Liu nodded in agreement: "Yes, we have more people and can protect you better."

"Thank you, but I have another problem. I don't have a passport. I want to know where I can get one?"

Li Chengge said slowly: "If you want to transfer, you can only go to the government office to handle it. You need to bring your household registration book, and someone must guarantee you."

Yan Ciwan frowned and said, "I don't have my household registration with me."

Li Chengge yawned and said perfunctorily: "Is that so? That's a bit troublesome. Without a pass, you can't go to Chang'an."

Chaolu suggested: "Should we go to Wei Fazuo for help?"

Yan Ciwan shook his head: "I'm afraid not. Wei Fazuo is in charge of local criminal cases, and household registration is not within his authority. Moreover, Wei Fazuo has a straight-forward character and will not tolerate any sand in his eyes. He will not help us to use the back door."

Chaolu was very distressed: "What should I do?"

At this time, Liu spoke.

"I know a place where you can get a pass, but it'll cost a lot of money."

Yan Ciwan asked hurriedly: "Where?"

Liu looked at Xiao Wang and Li Chengge with a hesitant look on her face.

Li Chengge narrowed his eyes and reminded her, "Madam, only the passes issued by the government office are real and valid. Passes obtained from other places are all fake. Once they are discovered, not only will the passes be cancelled, but Ning Ci will also be arrested as an illegal resident."

Upon hearing this, Liu suddenly became nervous: "Forget it, Ah Ci, just pretend I never said anything."

Yan Ciwan was very interested: "Madam, please tell me first. I will think about what to do in the end."

Liu hesitated for a moment, but finally said it.

"Maybe we can get it on the black market."

Hearing the word "black market", Li Chengge raised his eyebrows: "That's not a decent place."

Liu was embarrassed: "Yes."

Li Chengge sighed with a half-smile: "I really can't believe that Madam actually knows about the black market. Is Madam a frequent visitor to the black market?"

Liu quickly waved her hands and denied, "No, I've only been there once. I'm not very familiar with the black market, but I've heard that everything is sold in the black market. As long as you can afford the price, you can buy anything you want there."

Li Chengge was quite curious: "Madam, you have been to the black market. What did you buy there?"

Seeing that Liu's expression was becoming more and more embarrassed, Chaolu immediately stepped forward to protect Liu and spoke with courage.

"That's enough, stop asking!"

Xiao Wang also told Li Chengge to say less and to just ask one or two questions. It was very rude to keep asking questions. Li Chengge was not angry after being scolded. He complained out of boredom: "Why are you so serious? I'm really just curious."

Yan Ciwan ignored Li Chengge. She looked at Liu and asked for advice seriously.

"Ma'am, do you know where the black market is? I'll go there and take a look."

Liu was very hesitant: "Li Sanlang is right, the black market is not a decent place. It is not appropriate for a young girl like you to go there. Moreover, there is no guarantee for transactions on the black market. There are many fake goods there. Even if you spend a lot of money to buy a fake, it is likely to be fake."

Yan Ciwan said it was okay: "Anyway, I don't have any better options right now, so it's not bad to try my luck in the black market."

Liu could only tell her: "The black market is only open on the last night of every month. I don't know exactly where it is. I only know that there is an Ah Shun bathhouse on Sixi Street in the west of the city. Find Ah Shun, give him this sign, and give him one or two taels of silver, and he will take you to the black market."

After saying that, Liu took out a wooden sign from her dressing table and handed it to Yan Ciwan.

Yan Ci Wan took the wooden sign, which was a palm-sized red wooden sign with a Pixiu pattern engraved on the front and the words "Seventy-nine" engraved on the back.

Liu explained, "This wooden sign is a token given by the introducer. If you don't have the token, even if you find Ah Shun, he won't pay attention to you."

"Can I borrow this wooden sign?"

"Of course you can, but do you really want to go to the black market to buy a prostitute? That place is full of all kinds of people, and there have been cases of young girls getting lost there before. It's too dangerous for you to go there."

Yan Ciwan put the wooden sign into his arms and said with a smile, "Madam, don't worry. I know my limits."

Liu said worriedly, "Things on the black market are very expensive. Do you have that much money?"

The smile on Yan Ciwan’s face froze, and he almost forgot that he was now a poor man.

But she had already asked Liu for money once before, so she couldn't be so shameless as to ask Liu for money again. She could only pretend that nothing had happened and said, "I have my own way. Madam, don't worry about me."

Chaolu wanted to accompany Yan Ciwan to the black market, but Yan Ciwan politely declined.

"I'm just going to take a look. You don't have to accompany me. The lady has a lot of things to do here. She needs you more than I do."

Selling off the property is no small matter, and Liu alone certainly cannot do it. Chaolu is worried about her mother and is also very concerned about Yan Ciwan. She really wishes she could be split in half.

She held Yan Ci Wan's hand and repeatedly reminded him to be careful.

The next day was the 30th, the last day of the month. When the sun set and the sky gradually darkened, Yan Ciwan arrived at Sixi Street in the west of the city.

She searched along the street one by one, and unexpectedly discovered that Xuanji Pharmacy was also on this street, and it was right across the door from Ashun Bathhouse.

Today, Xuanji Pharmacy has been closed down and its front door is deserted, while Ashun Bathhouse is doing a booming business with customers coming in one after another.

As Yan Ciwan walked into the bathhouse, a young waiter immediately came forward and asked.

"Are there three guests?"

Yan Ciwan was about to say no when he heard a familiar voice behind him.

"Yes, the three of us are together."

Yan Ciwan turned around immediately and saw two people appeared behind him. They were Xiao Wang and Li Chengge.

"Why did you follow me?" Yan Ciwan asked.

"We are worried about you." Xiao Wang said.

Li Chengge smiled and distanced himself from the matter: "I'm not worried about you, I'm just curious and want to broaden my horizons."

(End of this chapter)