There are many antique shops on Confucian Temple Street, but there are only a few who have the strength to hold underground auctions, and Jiguxuan is one.

Underground auctions, as the name suggests, must be carried out in a small area, and those who can participate are also trusted acquaintances of the organizers.

The auction of the Long family only invited four big collectors who had close contacts with the Long family, and these four people were in the domestic collecting world, and they were all well-known big names.

Prosperous antiques, troubled gold. Now in the era of peace, it is the fastest appreciation of antiques, this thing is not renewable, scarce is expensive, so the price is also rising slowly, investing in antiques, than speculation or something much more secure.

These big collectors are undoubtedly well-known and wealthy, but a person's financial resources are always limited, especially tens of millions of antiques, close to personal financial resources, not much collection, so these big collectors are almost supported by a consortium.

They obtain funds from the big consortium, bid for antiques, and then wait for the price of the antiques to rise to a certain profit point, and then sell them, and then share the profits with the big consortium according to the previous agreement.

The location of the underground auction is kept secret and the bidders are usually not informed until two hours before the auction.

As the leader of the antique industry in the provincial capital, the Long family has a number of hidden auction bases. Today, the auction is scheduled to be held at the old residence of the Long family. This is an honor, and so far, no auction has been held in the old mansion of the Long family.

Setting the auction location here is enough to show that the Long family attaches great importance to this auction. There's no safer place than in your own home. This is a safeguard for both buyers and sellers.

The auction was scheduled for one o'clock in the morning, and at about eleven o'clock in the evening, Luo Xu set off from the company and came to the old house of the Long family.

The Long family is a large family in the provincial capital, starting from the Ming Dynasty, the Ming and Qing dynasties, the family is basically an official, and the largest official worships the military department.

The family's old house was built during the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, with a private garden-like scenery, occupying an excellent location in the provincial capital, known as the "city garden". It's a pity that the Long family has a deep house compound and a high threshold, so ordinary people can't enter it at all.

Compared with before, although the Long family is down, the skeleton is still there, and it is still one of the top ten families in the provincial capital. Compared with the four major families, the Long family is inferior in wealth, but when it comes to cultural heritage, it is not comparable to the four major families, this is the heritage of the family.

The old mansion of the Long family located in the center of the city is comparable to a private garden, which is the dream of countless rich people, Xie Dongliao once offered the Long family a price, but this is handed down from the ancestors, it is the face of the Long family, no matter how much the price is, the Long family will not sell it, and although the Long family is not as good as in the past, it is also the number one rich family in the provincial capital, and it is not enough to sell the ancestral property.

Luo Xu entered from the back door of the Xie family, the front yard was a place for the family to rest, and the backyard was secluded and undisturbed. Ryusi stood outside the back door to receive him.

"Fourth Master, has the buyer arrived?"

Luo Xu asked.

Long Si looked at the time and said, "Don't worry, notify them of the location two hours in advance, and I'll inform them later." ”

"You're really strict enough. Luo Xu said with emotion.

Long Si smiled, "This matter must not be sloppy, you need to be extremely careful, otherwise you will smash my Long family's signboard, and it will be difficult to erect it again." ”

Long Si sent Luo Xu to an ear room in the backyard, where Long Baichuan was sitting with a cigarette pot in his mouth, looking full of energy.

"Old Man Long!" Luo Xu greeted.

"Here we are. Long Baichuan responded lightly.

Luo Xu looked around, this ear room is not big, and the furniture inside is also very old, but it looks like a warehouse, but he doesn't know that this place was used to store grain in the past.

"Shall we auction it here tonight?" Luo Xu asked.

Long Baichuan shook his head, stomped his feet, and did not speak.

Luo Xu pointed to the ground, "Is it down there?"

"Hmm. Long Baichuan nodded.

Luo Xu was taken aback, the Long family had prepared too carefully for this auction. He was glad that he had chosen the Long family, and he was a reliable partner with the rigorous attitude of the Long family.

Long Baichuan smoked a cigarette for a while and said, "Little friend, let's go down first." ”

"How do you go down?" Luo Xu looked around, but didn't find the entrance.

Long Baichuan stood up and pulled the chair he was sitting under his ass to the side. This chair is the passage that opens the entrance, and just as he pulls the chair, a crack suddenly appears in the originally flat ground, and only the sound of the mechanism is heard, and the entrance is gradually revealed.

Long Baichuan picked up the oil lamp on the table and walked in front, and entered the ground first, and Luo Xu followed.

The underground space is very large, Long Baichuan said: "When the ancestor built this old mansion, he dug a space underground for refuge. During the war years, this place played a big role in helping my Long family avoid several exterminations. ”

When the Long family was prosperous, plus the family servants or something, there were about 300 people. There are several hidden caves like this one underneath the old mansion.

During the period of resisting foreign aggression, it also helped some patriots to escape the pursuit, which laid a wide network for the Long family. In terms of the relationship network of the Long family, if the Long family has children who want to enter politics, they will definitely be able to rise to the top and become a member of the party.

The basement is simply furnished, with only a few chairs and a case. The chair is reserved for people to sit on, and the case is of course reserved for clay pots.

Before the official auction, let the four big collectors who came to the auction take a closer look at the clay pots to be auctioned tonight, and those people have a rough idea of the value of the thing and the potential for future appreciation, so that they can make a good bid.

Long Baichuan took out his pocket watch and looked at the time, and said, "Children, you can put the clay pot up, they should be there soon." ”

Luo Xu held a wooden box in his hand, and what was placed in it was a clay pot, opened the wooden box, took the clay pot out of it, and put it on the case.

Long Baichuan approached and looked at the clay pot on the case, and suddenly asked, "Is this the one that came out of the soil?"

Luo Xu didn't think that he would ask this question, so he pondered for a moment and replied: "For the time being, my friend only handed me one piece, and I don't know the specifics. ”

Needless to say, people like Long Baichuan must be able to understand the meaning.

"I hope I can see a few more things in my lifetime!" Long Baichuan sighed with emotion.