Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

Chapter 359: First Visit to the Ghost Market

Unfortunately, He Lai woke up after just a few hours. Yes, he was woken up by Wu'er.

He Lai opened his eyes and saw Wu'er looking at him on his chest.

His chest was still wet, obviously because the little girl had peed on it.

He Lai quickly reached out and put Wu'er aside, took off his own clothes and her clothes, then took her to the pool and started washing.

Fortunately, the water quality of this pool was very good after a long period of gestation, and the two of them were quickly clean.

He Lai was speechless when he saw Wu'er playing happily in the water. This little girl was really carefree and didn't worry about any danger at all.

He Lai could only watch her splashing in the water, but it was good for the baby to swim.

First, it can promote the development of brain function and improve intelligence;

Secondly, it can promote metabolism, increase appetite, digestion, and promote sleep;

Third, it can improve lung capacity and prevent lung diseases.

He Lai was not worried that she would be choked by the water. After all, with his cheat, he just had to keep her upper body above the water.

After playing for a while, the little girl finally felt tired and lay in He Lai's arms motionless.

So He Lai took Wu'er out of the pool, then used his ability to clean the water off his body, and finally left the space and went to the bedroom to change clothes.

After changing his clothes, He looked at his watch. It was already half past four. Just as he was about to go out, the rain started to fall.

"Come on, brother. Mom asked me to call you over for dinner."

"Okay, let's go."

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Soon Wu Juan was conquered by Wu'er's repeated calls of "Mom", and she even ignored her young son and left him to He Zhan who had just returned home.

After the meal, Wu Juan couldn't wait to carry Wu'er back to the house to feed her.

He Zhan held the crying Wen'er in his arms and looked at He Lai with embarrassment. He could only ask for help from his eldest son.

"Little Laizi, help daddy hold him, why is this little guy crying all the time!"

"Dad, you've asked the wrong person for help. There are so many experts in raising children in our courtyard. For example, Second Aunt has three children, Aunt Xu has two, and Aunt Li has two. No, she seems to be pregnant again.

I think you should go and learn from others, instead of just saying that he cries when I hug him and asking others for help, right?"

He Lai looked so serious and earnest that He Zhan was almost stunned.

He Zhan complained in his heart at this time: Good guy, I asked you to hug your brother, but you started to teach your father a lesson.

But He Zhan thought about it and decided that it made sense, so he took Wen'er out and went out to ask someone for advice on raising a child.

Suddenly, He Lai and Yu Shui were the only ones left in the room.

"Yushui, I'm going to go back to sleep for a while. My sister has been tossing me around all afternoon and I haven't had a good rest."

"Oh, come on brother, go ahead."

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He Lai returned to his bedroom and began to prepare for the ghost market. He thought that the people who sold these antiques in this era must be old men, and what they lacked most must be food.

After all, he had lived for most of his life, and had spent the first half dealing with antiques. After he came to the New China, things began to slowly go downhill. After all, no one pays attention to antiques now, unlike the Republic of China, when antiques could be sold to foreigners for tens of thousands of silver dollars.

I guess only gold and silver are valuable now. Other things were really worthless in the 1960s and you could buy one for just a few dollars.

They have been eating good food for the first half of their lives. After being without food for such a long time, they must be very greedy!

In my current space, I have about 100,000 kilograms of rice, and more than 100,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes and potatoes. I am now planting wheat and corn, and I have ground a lot of flour and cornmeal, as well as a lot of meat.

He Lai used flour bags to pack out ten bags of each item, and then took out one hundred pounds of pork, dividing it into five-pound portions to save the trouble of distributing it later.

After getting ready, He Lai went to sleep. After all, the ghost market was open in the late night, and although it wasn't until three o'clock, it certainly wouldn't be too early.

This time, He Lai slept soundly without being disturbed by anyone. He woke up at around eleven o'clock in the middle of the night. After washing his face, He Lai wrapped a scarf around his neck and put on a hat to cover himself. Then he tiptoed out of his room.

The courtyard was already quiet in the early morning, and the chirping of crickets could be clearly heard. It was estimated that those who went to the black market had returned to sleep.

Walking to the base of the wall and looking at the courtyard wall that was more than three meters high in front of him, He Lai took a running jump, grabbed the top of the wall directly and flipped over.

Then walk towards the black market and ask Ma Liu at the black market about the specific location of the ghost market. Don't just wander around aimlessly.

He Lai was very careful along the way. Although the police were not so strict at night, they would still check on him if they encountered anyone.

When he arrived at the black market, He Lai walked to Ma Liu's stall with ease.

"Ma Liu, it's me." He Lai spoke.

Ma Liu was stunned for a moment, then he greeted him with a smile: "Master, you haven't been here for a while. I have a lot of things prepared especially for you."

"Okay, pack up whatever you have and then give me a number and I'll pay you."

He Lai replied.

"Okay, I'll get it for you right away." Ma Liu was so happy when he heard it that he wanted to get it immediately. After doing it this time, he could at least earn a few hundred dollars.

"Wait, there's no rush for the stuff. I want to go to the nearby ghost market. Tell me the location first."

He Lai called him.

"It's the ghost market. Go east from here and go through five alleys. It's right next to the imperial wall. Sir, do you want to buy something? I can do it for you. They are all old men and are very difficult to deal with."

Ma Liu seemed to smell a business opportunity and quickly offered to do it.

"I'll go take a look first and talk to you later. I'm leaving now." It would be better for He Lai to go and take a look. After all, he didn't know how much antiques from this era could be sold for.

Ma Liu watched He Lai leave, probably going to the ghost market, but he didn't think much about it and turned around to pack up his things. Today was destined to be the day he would make a fortune.

He Lai passed through five alleys and arrived at the imperial wall.

My goodness, if there weren’t a few big lanterns on the city wall and a dozen kerosene lamps lit, He Lai really wouldn’t have known that this was the legendary ghost market. It was too quiet and too scary.

He Lai took a closer look and found that there was indeed a row of people below. In front of each person was a piece of cloth with various small objects on it, but these people were sitting there motionless and not chatting with each other. They were just guarding the stalls quietly. No one came to buy anything. It seemed that He Lai was the only person standing. It was really scary.

What a weird place! It’s so eerie that He Lai got goosebumps and wanted to back out.