"Ghost market?"
Hearing this, not only Yuan Hongjian and Du Yile were extremely surprised—even Chu Chen raised his head with some curiosity. It was true that the chances of finding a bargain at the ghost market were relatively high, but the people shopping at Panjiayuan nowadays were all seasoned players. Finding a bargain at the ghost market was already about as likely as winning the lottery.
Finding a bargain on a fine antique like this was especially unbelievable. After all, those seasoned players were not blind. How could they fail to recognize something so good? Of course, it was also possible that Zhuang Shengjing had gone early, or that he had found this bargain for some other reason.
Zhuang Shengjing said firmly, "Yes, the ghost market. And that day, I arrived at Panjiayuan a little after five..."
Before he could finish, Du Yile interrupted him. "Wait! You went there after five?"
The ghost market was already nearing its end by then. Even if there had been anything good, most of it would already have been bought. How could Du Yile not be surprised that Zhuang Shengjing had still managed to find such a bargain?
Zhuang Shengjing scratched his head. "Actually, after thinking about it afterward, I also felt that something was off. That's why I immediately brought it here and asked you to help me analyze it."
Seeing everyone turn their eyes toward him, Chu Chen hurriedly said, "Let me take another look..."
At this point, Yuan Hongjian, who was somewhat bored and curious, asked, "Little Zhuang, can you tell us more about what happened that day?"
"Sure!" Since there was nothing else to do, Zhuang Shengjing recounted everything that had happened that day.
Last Saturday, Zhuang Shengjing had originally planned to get up early and go to the Panjiayuan