The origin of the Guandi Temple in Xinghua Street is the most lively place in Xuanhua County. At the gate of the county office, I saw the notice posted by the county, one spread ten, ten spread hundreds, and people only felt novel and interesting. Xuanhua also comes to the ring three or five times a year, but it is a martial arts competition and a hundred plays, and if it is a jewelry ring, it is the first time they have heard of it. The Wang family has always been a major jewelry family in Xuanhua, but the Yang family is a rising star. Rich people naturally want to come to the scene to see if there is a favorite baby, and the idle scoundrels who have no money come to see the excitement, so on this day, people are flocking from all directions.

In front of the Guandi Temple, a platform with a height of one zhang and a length of six or seven zhang has been erected. On the east and west sides, there are three or five long tables. In the middle is a square table with a few chairs to the left and right.

The time for the jewellery display is set at the right time. People crowded around the stage, scrambling to find a more open place to stand. There are good mouths and said: "The Wang family is an old businessman, and there are naturally more treasures in the family, I bet on the victory of the Wang family today." ”

Another said, "I don't think so." The Yang family has only been in Xuanhua for a year or two, and immediately included all the jewelers in Xuanhua, and the family assets are not ordinary. Without diamonds, who would dare to do that porcelain work. I think the Yang family will win steadily. ”

After a while, the spectators immediately divided into two camps, one camp was optimistic about the Wang family, and the other camp was inclined to the Yang family, and they were arguing.

The sun was setting in the west, and the scene suddenly became quiet, and someone shouted in a low voice: "The magistrate is here." ”

Both camps stopped, their eyes fixed on the center of the platform. Zuo Zhixian led the way and led a graceful and luxurious girl in. The girl was very young. But sixteen or seventeen years old, handsome and extraordinary. Zuo Zhixian asked the girl to sit down. He sat in the first chair below. Then two or three more attendants came and stood behind the girl.

Seeing that the hour had come, Zuo Zhixian glanced at the girl and signaled that she could start. With a startled shot, the original whispering suddenly disappeared. I heard Zuo Zhixian say: "Fellow villagers, the Jingshi and the Prince's Mansion want the county to pay a tribute for the sake of fairness. The official decided to set up a jewelry competition here. The jewelers who want to participate in the competition will take out the treasures and antiques in their homes, explain them one by one, and finally let the parents and villagers judge. The winner gets this opportunity. Can the folks say it's okay? ”

All the gentlemen of the people shouted in unison.

"Okay, there are a total of nine businesses that have reported to this official here to participate in the competition today, please come to the stage first." Zuo Xian said loudly.

As soon as Zuo Xian's words fell, an old man in his sixties and seventies walked out. The hair is white. The spirit is still strong. Commanding the servant to bring up a white porcelain vase.

Someone who knew him below muttered: "He is the old man Guo of the precious gold jewelry store, and he used to be the first in Xuanhua, but he was defeated when he went to Guo Baoer's son." I'm afraid this vase is just a housekeeper treasure. ”

I really heard the old man Guo say: "This is the palace porcelain bottle in the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty, the whole body is clear, there is no impurity, it is rumored that it is the bottle that interjected in the palace of Yang Guifei." He lifted the vase, first asked Gege and Zhixian to look at the bottom of the vase and said, "My lord, please look, there is also the name of the foundry here." Then. All the imperial tributes to the court will be engraved with the name of the caster, which is easy to reference. ”

Zuo Xian leaned around to see that this was indeed the case. There was a small Tang Hua engraved on it, and it was read out softly in his mouth.

Old Man Guo said again: "My lord reads well. Tang Hua was the most famous foundry in the court during the Tianbao period, and there was no one of them. The old man has been in the jewelry industry for decades, and he has seen many treasured antiques in the middle, and in the twilight of his life, only this bottle has been left in the house, and the market is estimated at least 3,000 taels of silver. With that, take the bottle to the front of the stage, look around, and ask the onlookers to take a look.

There was another commotion in the audience: "As for the bottles in the Tianbao period, the Guo family still has some roots." Tsk, look at the color, like a piece of white jade transparent. He also said that a bottle is worth three thousand taels of silver, and we can't earn so much silver in a few lifetimes. ”

After almost half a cup of tea, Old Man Guo slowly took down the bottle. Zuo Xian called for the second merchant to come out. The first seven are all small merchants in Xuanhua County, and they take out either treasure vases or porcelain, and some take jewelry and jade, but most of them are between 1,000 taels of silver and 2,000 taels of silver, and there is no better white porcelain jade bottle than Old Man Yang. Old Man Guo sat on the first stool in the next place, with a hint of unconcealed pride on the corner of his mouth.

It's time to get to the eighth house, no need for Zuo Xian to shout, the spectators below have been waiting impatiently, and shouted: "It's either the Wang family or the Yang family, they are the rich people in Xuanhua County." See, what they bring out must be the best of the best. ”

Zuo Xian shouted: "The eighth family is on stage to fight!" ”

In the anticipation of the spectators, Yang Shan came to the stage. There was no small servant around him to carry it, only he was holding a small jewelry box in his hand, standing in the center of the stage with an indifferent expression. There was nothing peculiar about the jewelry box from the outside, and those who were close to it only smelled a faint fragrance, but it was a sandalwood jewelry box obtained from the Western Regions. Although sandalwood from the Western Regions is precious, it is not particularly rare. Visitors can't help but speculate that although the box is inconspicuous, or the jewelry inside is expensive.

Yang Shan opened the box and took out a phoenix hairpin from the middle, but it was made of pure gold, the whole body was golden, and on the hairpin was a lifelike phoenix, made of two hundred and three colorful gemstones. The eyes of the phoenix glow green, which is a rare emerald. Those who are familiar with jewelry know that emeralds are not just worn by anyone, and only the elderly can wear them to suppress the deep pool of green. If the old woman of the palace wears this phoenix hairpin, it just shows her style and identity, and it is really a rare choice.

First let Gege, Zhixian and his peers on the stage look at it, and then Yang Shan let the audience look at it all, and finally only said one sentence: "This phoenix hairpin is estimated at least 20,000 taels of silver on the market!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the audience sighed suddenly, and they did not stop for a long time.

In the end, only the Wang family remained. After watching the Yang family's phoenix hairpin, I just waited for the Wang family's baby to come to the stage. What will the Yang family come up with to confront the Yang family's Fengchai?

In anticipation, Wang Qiong stepped onto the stage. There was no servant around him, but he was holding a dragon head crutch in his hand. The dragon's head is black, and there is nothing strange about it.

The previous sigh gradually changed to a question: "What kind of treasure is that?" Isn't it just a crutch? ”

Yang Shan is still knowledgeable, and explained with a kind of smugness in his tone: "That's the ebony dragon head crutch, which is the most life-prolonging, although the market price is not expensive, but it is not as expensive as my phoenix hairpin." ”

The spectators shouted in unison: "Feng Hai is good, Feng Hai is good!" ”

Zuo Xian looked at Gege helplessly, and Gege nodded. Zuo Xian had no choice but to get up and announce: "Today's jewelry fight is the winner of Feng Hai!" (To be continued......)