Chapter 1 Embroidered Shoes
It is said that people become eloquent, but in fact, some old antiques may also become eloquent.
For example, jade bracelets, Buddha statues, swords, etc.
If one day, you find that there are constant strange things at home, and every midnight, there will be something going on in the living room and kitchen. Maybe it’s an antique you collect that is making trouble!
In our industry, we call this kind of antique that has become essence: Yin things.
These evil objects are often unlucky and even lose their lives when they are not able to use them.
But if you make good use of it, you can change your official career and promote your marriage. Therefore, no matter whether you are a noble or a noble family, you will have a need for evil things.
There is a market when there is demand, so the industry of Yinwu merchants was born.
All our three generations of the Zhang family do this.
It is said that my grandfather once dug out a Kappa's eye and sold it to Yuan Shikai, who from then on changed from a warlord to an emperor.
My father sold the sword Wu Zixu used to commit suicide to a crosstalk actor surnamed Zhao. The crosstalk actor soon became popular all over the country and even appeared on the Spring Festival Gala.
By my generation, the market for evil things is even larger. I have come into contact with all kinds of second- and third-tier celebrities, but I can't count them with both hands.
What I want to say next is a story about me.
In 2000, I took over the ancestral antique shop from my father.
The store has a small storefront and is located in the most inconspicuous corner of the antique street.
Because I just had no experience in getting started, the business has been lukewarm and I have even been unable to fill my stomach for a while.
The first time I came into contact with a vagina was during the period when I couldn’t eat.
I was already enjoying this feeling by boiling a pot of old wine, cutting a pound of beef, sitting in my small shop, looking at the empty streets.
Our family not only does a special business, but also opens a special way of opening a store. It only opens after the sun sets, and the rules have lasted for three generations. Therefore, our family is very respected in the antique street because we never compete for business with people.
At this time, Li Mazi came sneakily, with a black bag in his arms.
Li Mazi is a fellow traveler, and the shop is at the end of the west street.
"Oh, Brother Zhang, you're having a drink." Li Mazi suddenly relaxed when she saw me and sat down next to me without hesitation.
I learned a good way to observe the expressions and expressions from my father. From Li Mazi's simple actions, I knew that he must have encountered big trouble.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for me to be very nervous when I came in, and I relaxed after seeing me.
I don’t have other abilities, but I still have the ability to pretend to be cold and elegant.
I said lightly: "Li Mazi, are you asking me for something? Just tell me if you have something to do."
Li Mazi suddenly became nervous again, ran to the door secretly, looked outside, and confirmed that there was no one else, then mysteriously closed the door.
He walked up to me and put the bag in front of me: "Brother Zhang, I seem to have collected a dark object."
Yin matter!
These two words stimulated my nerves. I looked at the black bag seriously and reached out to open it.
Li Mazi immediately stopped me: "Brother Zhang, this thing is very evil, it's best not to touch it. Something started happening in my family because I touched this thing..."
I was also a little nervous. Li Mazi is famous for being bold nearby. It is definitely not an ordinary thing to scare him like this.
I said seriously: "What happened to your family? Say it all the time."
Li Mazi sighed and then told me the origin of this evil object.
It turns out that Li Mazi is on Taobao all over the country all year round. When she sees the countryside, she will stop to see if she can receive one or two valuable antiques.
Look, when I came back from my hometown, I did a few business halfway, including the dark object in front of us: an embroidered shoe.
The shoe looks a bit historical at first glance, and it is in the style of the Qing Dynasty.
Because the store has not opened yet, Li Mazi temporarily puts the embroidered shoes at home.
And the strange thing started from that time.
That night, Li Mazi and a few buddies went home after drinking, and found that the embroidered shoes were missing. They turned the living room up and down, but they couldn't find it.
He thought he was drunk and forgot where to put the embroidered shoes, so he didn't take them seriously.
However, in the second half of the night, Li Mazi heard someone walking in the living room, so she got up from the bed and went to the living room to check.
The living room was not turned on, and the cold moonlight shone in, making it look a little desolate.
Through the moonlight, he saw a figure cleaning, washing clothes and dishes in the living room.
Li Mazi stepped forward and saw that it was his son. He was open with his eyes, his eyelids not blinking, and his expression was a bit scary.
Li Mazi's wife died early and she depended on her son for life. Seeing that her son was so sensible, Li Mazi was very pleased and praised her immediately.
However, his son was indifferent as if he didn't hear it, and was still washing the dishes and chopsticks in his hands. Li Mazi, who was so nervous, thought that his son was angry and drank, so he didn't care and continued to go back to sleep.
But unexpectedly, in the next few days, every time the bell rang at twelve o'clock, my son would mechanically wash dishes, dishes and clean.
The ground was obviously very clean and the bowl was very clean, but he just swept it over and over again!
Li Mazi felt very strange and thought that her son had no sleepwalking problem before. What happened these days? He had seen sleepwalking, but he had never seen sleepwalking every day.
Li Mazi became serious. He looked at his son carefully, and then he was shocked to find that his son was wearing an embroidered shoe on his feet.
That is clearly the embroidered shoes I took back in the countryside a few days ago!
A boy, wearing embroidered shoes, walked around the living room in the middle of the night doing strange things, making Li Mazi feel creepy.
He immediately realized that there must be something wrong with the embroidered shoe.
So the next day, he threw the embroidered shoes away without hesitation.
But unexpectedly, the matter was not over. At night, Li Mazi heard the sound of women singing in her son's room.
Li Mazi rushed into the room immediately. He was frightened to find that the thrown embroidered shoes had come to the door again and were worn on his son's feet.
The son also raised his orchid fingers and sang the Yue Opera "Agarwood Fan" in a very good manner.
That voice seemed like a woman.
After seeing Li Mazi, my son raised his lips and smiled at him strangely.
Li Mazi was shocked and immediately woke up his son. But after his son woke up, he couldn't remember anything, and he didn't know where the embroidered shoe came from.
Li Mazi was frightened and simply threw her embroidered shoes into the well outside the house.
But unexpectedly, the next night, Li Mazi was awakened by a strong sense of suffocation. When he opened his eyes, he found that his son was wet all over and was pinching his neck.
While pinching, he cursed: "Why do you want to drown me? Why do you want to drown me?"
That was very strong, not like a child at all.
If Li Mazi hadn't grabbed a bottle of wine from the side and smashed it on his son's head, he would have been cut off.
After Li Mazi woke up, he found that his son was covered in water and was wearing the same wet embroidered shoes on one of his feet.
He suddenly realized a terrifying fact. His son actually climbed down the well and took out the embroidered shoes...
But the well was very deep and there was no place to climb. How did my son go down? Thinking of this, Li Mazi shivered all over.
This son is his lifeblood. If his son is old, it would be meaningless to live. Li Mazi knew that it must be the embroidered shoes. He had reselled antiques for many years and realized that this embroidered shoes might be the legendary "silent object". He immediately took off the embroidered shoes on his son's feet.
After taking off, my son woke up, and as before, all his memories were gone.
Li Mazi was very scared. After comforting her son, she quickly came to me with her embroidered shoes.
Because everyone in the antique street knows that only our family can collect such ominous things.
After hearing what Li Mazi said, my heart began to burst into pieces.
I saw my father collecting yin objects before, but I basically never encountered this situation! Most of them are causing the owner to throw things frequently, such as uneasy things. They can be subdued by a simple trick.
A situation like Li Mazi said should be a "great evil thing"?
I was a little overwhelmed, but I didn't expect that it would be so difficult to open the first time.
In our career, there are "three no retentions", namely, those who harm people's lives will not be retentions, those who are in trouble with their luck will not be retentions, and those who absorb people's essence and blood will not be retentions. This is the most basic principle and it is also a means of our self-protection.
So before collecting this evil object, you must first figure out how fierce this thing is? Whether it violates the rules of this industry.
Li Mazi nodded on the spot to agree.
I applied quicklime to my hands, which is a way to avoid being disgusted with bad luck.
The black bag opened, and an embroidered shoe stained with water appeared in front of me.
I have to say that the patterns on the embroidered shoes are very delicate, the needle eyes are delicate, and the bright red patterns have not faded after such a long time of baptism. Instead, they are wet with water and look even brighter and red. Under the dim light, they look like a touch of blood.
I frowned, stared at Li Mazi and asked, "Why are there one shoe and the other?"
Li Mazi said, "There is only one shoe."
Chapter completed!