The golden sunlight sprinkled all over the earth, and the smell of medicinal herbs seemed to be integrated into this sunlight, permeating every corner of the small square of the medicinal herb market.

Overnight.

The whole small square has changed dramatically.

At the northernmost end is a makeshift wooden platform, and in front of it, dozens of rows of chairs, each with a full fifty chairs, prove that it can seat one or two thousand people.

"Packed? It seems that there are more people who rushed here to participate in the auction of medicinal materials than Shopkeeper Hong said! Zhang Yi, who rushed here, swept his eyes from the crowd, and finally could only stand on the edge of his chair, quietly waiting for the start of the medicinal herb auction.

"Zhang Yi, this way."

An old voice came from the front row of the seats.

Zhang Yi looked over and saw that Shopkeeper Hong stood up and waved at him, while beside him, there was a young man standing up and leaving.

Zhang Yi walked over and sat down on the vacated seat, then said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Hong, you have arrived!" What happened to that person just now? ”

Shopkeeper Hong smiled: "That's a guy from my shop, I asked him to come with me, just to get a place for you." What do you think? Old man, I was prescient, didn't I? ”

Glancing at Shopkeeper Hong gratefully, Zhang Yi nodded with a smile.

His gaze swept over the wooden platform in front of him, looking at the staff who were busy on it, and a middle-aged man in a black suit, standing in front of the podium and adjusting the stereo.

"Shopkeeper Hong, when will the auction start?"

Shopkeeper Hong said with a smile: "Don't worry, the time of the previous medicinal material auctions started at half past eight in the morning, and now it is only eight o'clock, and there should be half an hour." ”

Zhang Yi said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Hong, this auction house, are you going to buy some precious medicinal materials?" ”

Shopkeeper Hong smiled: "I have several precious medicinal materials that are urgently needed, but I don't know if there are any!" Now the list of medicinal materials for auction, most of them have come out, and I have a copy here, but there are still ten most precious medicinal material names, which have not been announced. ”

Zhang Yi was surprised: "The list of auction medicinal materials has come out?" Can you show me? ”

Shopkeeper Hong took out three lists of medicinal materials from his pocket, handed them to Zhang Yi and said with a smile: "You can take a look first!" If you need one, you can buy it. ”

Zhang Yi nodded, his gaze swept over the names of the medicinal herbs on the list.

"What?"

When he saw the second page, the name of a medicinal herb appeared in front of his eyes.

Gourd fruit?

Oh, my God!

Aren't I blind?

Refining the gourd fruit, which is one of the main medicinal materials that can improve the cultivation realm? If I buy this gourd fruit and add the purple gold leaf, then I will have two main medicinal materials!

With excitement in his heart, Zhang Yi silently read the list.

"How? Are there any herbs that are needed? ”

Shopkeeper Hong asked with a smile.

Zhang Yi nodded heavily and said, "There is one, if the auction price is not high, I will buy it." ”

"Which one?"

Shopkeeper Hong showed curiosity in his eyes, took the list handed back by Zhang Yi, and asked.

Zhang Yi hesitated for a moment in his heart, then pointed to the name on the second list and said:

"Gourd fruit."

Shopkeeper Hong glanced at Zhang Yi strangely, and said with a wry smile: "You need it?" This gourd fruit is indeed a precious medicinal material, and the quantity is so rare that it is outrageous. However, there are not many ways to use its medicine, there are records of it in ancient books of traditional Chinese medicine, it generally cannot treat any diseases, it can only be used to nourish the body, replenish blood and qi, and it is definitely a chicken rib in medicinal materials. Those who are willing to buy this gourd fruit are probably the only ones who have too much money and nowhere to spend it, and who have serious loss of essence and blood. ”

Zhang Yi smiled and did not explain the real purpose of buying this gourd fruit.

Half an hour, in the blink of an eye.

At 8:30, the middle-aged man who was debugging the sound next to the podium before, holding the microphone in his hand, after a few "hey" sounds, found that the sound was normal, and then swept away from the quiet crowd with a smile, and said with a smile:

"Thank you very much for coming to this year's herbal auction. I am the moderator, Wei Feng, and I am also a member of the Chinese Medicine Association. Coming here today, there are many old friends in the field of traditional Chinese medicine, as well as many operators engaged in the business of medicinal materials, as well as rich and famous people from all walks of life. ”

"I believe that everyone's time is precious, so I won't delay everyone's time, and now it's 8:30, I announce that the auction of medicinal herbs has officially begun."

As the voice of the host Wei Feng fell, the surrounding salutes roared and the streamers flew.

"Now, let's invite the first kind of medicinal materials for auction, which is also the highlight of this auction house...... Unicorn grass. ”

A tall young woman wearing a cheongsam, carrying a tray covered with yellow silk cloth, walked to the podium with Ying Ying steps, and stretched out her hand to place the tray in front of Wei Feng.

"...... Uproar"

Most of the people who came to participate in the auction of medicinal materials stood up one after another, staring at the tray with their eyes fixed on the tray. Even the shopkeeper Hong, who had a calm personality next to Zhang Yi, stood up with a shocked face.

Although Zhang Yi did not stand up, a storm rose in his heart, because the unicorn grass is even known as the "divine grass" in the Chinese medicine world, with the miraculous healing effect of the flesh and bones of the living dead.

In the past, the unicorn grass was just a legend, but I didn't expect that this time the unicorn grass would really be auctioned, and it was also the highlight of the medicinal materials conference.

Turning his head, Zhang Yi looked stunned, because he found that Shopkeeper Hong's eyes were already red, and his fists were clenched tightly.

Zhang Yi stretched out his hand and pulled the shopkeeper Hong, and said in a low voice: "Shopkeeper Hong, are you okay?" ”

Shopkeeper Hong turned around, looked at Zhang Yi deeply, and after sitting down, he gritted his teeth and said:

"If I buy it, I must buy it, even if it is bankrupt. At all costs. ”

Zhang Yi's heart trembled, a strange look appeared in his eyes, and he asked in a low voice: "Your old man needs this unicorn grass?" ”

Shopkeeper Hong's voice almost seeped out from between his teeth: "Eighteen years ago, my old brother who grew up with me was going to look for medicinal herbs in the deep mountains and old forests together, and he fell off the cliff to save me. Fortunately, his life was so great that he was not killed, but he was also disabled for life, and all these years, he has been lying in bed and cannot even do it in a wheelchair. I must buy this unicorn grass and heal him of his paralysis. ”

Zhang Yi's heart beat a few times, and there was a little more respect in his eyes. His old man did not forget his life-saving kindness, and he was willing to go bankrupt even if he was bankrupt for his brother, and this strong friendship and kindness made him a little moved.

"Shopkeeper Hong, I still have 24 million here. If you don't have enough money, I can lend it to you. Zhang Yi said in a low voice.

Shopkeeper Hong was stunned, turned his head to look at Zhang Yi deeply, nodded silently and muttered, "Good boy......"

Wei Feng on the podium, after briefly introducing the unicorn grass, said loudly with a little excitement: "I announce that the reserve price of this unicorn grass is 30 million, and each bid shall not be less than 1 million, and now the bidding begins." ”

"40 million ......"

A loud voice came from the crowd.

However, except for a few people who turned their heads to glance at him, the others didn't pay attention to him at all, and the voice of quotations that came after them pushed the atmosphere directly to the high tide.

"Forty-two million!"

"Forty-five million!"

"Fifty million!"

"60 million ......"

"80 million ......"

“……”

When the number of bids reached 88 million, the number of bidders dropped by half.

"100 million!"

Shopkeeper Hong said loudly.

His offer attracted the attention of most people.

"One hundred and one million!"

Another middle-aged man turned his head to glance at Shopkeeper Hong and shouted.

"Two hundred million!"

Shopkeeper Hong didn't give others a chance to speak again, and directly quoted loudly.

"Hiss......"

Everyone present, whether it was the auctioneer, or the Chinese medicine practitioners, businessmen, tycoons, or celebrities from all walks of life who participated in the auction, all gasped in their hearts.

200 million to buy unicorn grass is not much in their hearts, and unicorn grass is definitely worth this price. They were shocked by the number of price increases made by Shopkeeper Hong.

The middle-aged man also showed hesitation in his eyes, looked at Shopkeeper Hong again, his lips squirmed for a moment, and shouted again: "Two hundred and one million!" ”

"Three hundred million!"

As his voice fell, Shopkeeper Hong shouted loudly without hesitation.

"...... Uproar"

The crowd was boiling, and everyone couldn't describe their mood at this time. It's unbelievable, even if unicorn grass is expensive, it can't reach this level, right? After all, he is a medicinal herb, which has only been circulated before, and has not really been used, and its effect is only recorded in Chinese medicine books, and has not let everyone see the real curative effect.

In case, there is an error in the medical book, isn't it a loss?

No one bid anymore, even the middle-aged man who had raised the price by one million again just now secretly shook his head and gave up.

As the host of the auction, Wei Feng didn't expect that this first auction would be so popular, and the price of the unicorn grass auction would be as high as 300 million?

The highest price of the auction item wins.

Because no one was willing to increase the price anymore, the unicorn grass was finally pocketed by Shopkeeper Hong at a sky-high price of 300 million.

"I'll go back office and help me watch the seats." Shopkeeper Hong got up with excitement on his face and said to Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi said with a smile: "Don't worry! ”

Next, several medicinal materials were auctioned one after another, but the price was very different from that of unicorn grass, and the auction price of the best medicinal materials was only more than one million, and the cheapest one was only auctioned for tens of thousands of yuan.

As more and more people gathered around, one of the young men found the vacant seat next to Zhang Yi and strode over.

"I'm sorry, there's already someone here, he's going to the back office to trade, and he'll be back soon." Zhang Yi stood up and stopped.

The young man squinted at Zhang Yi, took off the big black sunglasses on his face, snorted coldly, and sat on the chair of the shopkeeper Hong.

Zhang Yi frowned: "Get up, let me leave." ”

The young man shouted angrily: "If you don't want to die, don't make noise around me, get out!" ”

Zhang Yi's eyes were cold, he reached out and grabbed the other party's shoulder, and under the huge force, he picked him up and walked outside.

"Bang ......"

Walking outside the seat, Zhang Yi threw him on the ground like garbage, and then turned around and returned to the seat.