Chapter 262: The Pit Man's Auction

Chongzhen didn't think that the matter was true, he knew Zhang Yan very well, and the imperial sister-in-law was knowledgeable and generous, and would never do anything insulting to the royal family. In a fit of rage, Chongzhen ordered Wang Chengen to send someone to investigate, but how to investigate this kind of thing? I checked and checked, but I didn't find out why.

Just when Chongzhen was distressed, another rare thing happened in Cuiyan Lou in the west of the city, and Duofu and the jewelry dealer Wanbao Zhai held an auction together.

Auctions are not uncommon, but what is rare is that the auctioned items are all the objects of the DPRK and Chinese officials, and all the proceeds from the auction are donated to the people of Gyeonggi.

The hinterland of Gyeonggi suffered a catastrophe, but the dignitaries and nobles in the capital were not affected too much, and there were still many rich people in the capital of Daming. At the end of this year, there is nothing to do, and suddenly there is an auction, and there are really many people who are interested. However, many people are more interested in whether this so-called official object is real. What are the virtues of those officials in the capital, few people don't know, what good things can these people come up with?

In the evening, the auction was held in Cuiyan Building as scheduled, and there were many people who came as scheduled, and there were even more people who watched the excitement. Many people don't understand why the auction is placed in Cuiyanlou, in Xicheng, Cuiyanlou is not a serious place, this is a famous fireworks hall in Beijing.

The person in charge of the auction is none other than Xiao Ruxue, the female shopkeeper of Wanbao Zhai. I saw Xiao Ruxue dressed in a white fur, with a long skirt swaying to the ground, and the tassels between her eyebrows were like water, very enchanting, and the whole person exuded a mature and charming atmosphere.

This woman can be regarded as the dream lover of many rich children in the capital, but Xiao Ruxue's vision is very high, and she has not pretended to anyone so far. This auction, Xiao Ruxue personally presided over it, which is also rare. Due to Xiao Ruxue, it added a bit of heat to this auction. Many people think that even if there are no treasures, for the sake of Xiao Ruxue's face, they have to buy one or two pieces to win the hearts of beauties.

At a few tables, there were some people sitting, these people drank tea with their faces strained, and they did not talk and laugh like the others, and looked very reserved. One of the blue-robed men, with his head hanging all the time, seemed to be sitting here uncomfortably. A rich boy on the second floor was drinking tea, flirting with the woman next to him, and inadvertently glanced down, and suddenly showed a look of surprise.

The friend sitting opposite couldn't help but ask, "Min Gongzi, why did you show such an expression and see a ghost?" ”

Min Gongzi let go of the girl in his arms and pointed down, "Chang Laosan, take a look down, isn't this Xu Wanfu, the second housekeeper of the Cheng family?" ”

Chang Laosan looked incredulous, searched down with a wine glass, and quickly widened his eyes, "Hey, sure enough, it's Xu Wanfu next to Cheng Ji's life, but he used to let this old boy cheat a sum of money, even if he turns to ashes, he won't admit it." Min Gongzi, take a closer look, it's not only Xu Wanfu who came today, but the one next to him is not simple, Lord Qian Qianyi's nephew Meng Xianghe, oh, the room opposite us on the second floor, look at it, isn't that the porter of Lord Wang's house? Tsk, interesting, looks like we're having fun tonight....."

Min Gongzi rubbed his eyes and observed carefully, and sure enough, as Chang Laosan said, there were many descendants or relatives of the court lords in Cuiyanlou tonight. Master Wang Bo, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, was even more awesome, and actually sent his own concierge, if it weren't for Chang Laosan, the head snake in Xicheng, it is estimated that no one would be able to recognize him.

At this time, Xiao Ruxue's voice introduced the first auction item of the auction, the red silk was unveiled, it was not the imaginary pearl agate, let alone a celebrity calligraphy and painting, it turned out to be a wood carving, it seemed that it should be a galloping Trojan horse.

"This thing is from the hand of the Ministry of Rites and the Lord Wang Bo, who worked hard to carve this wooden horse for two months, and is very cherished. Recently, in order to help the victims outside the city, Lord Wang reluctantly cut his love and handed it over to me Wanbao Zhai for auction. This thing, the starting price is five taels of silver, and each increase shall not be less than five taels, start now! ”

After Xiao Ruxue finished speaking, the entire Cuiyan Building was dead silent, and burst into laughter for a while. As long as you are not blind, you can see that this wood carving is a waste product, and you can buy dozens of them for five taels of silver on the stall in the West Market. There are a lot of rich people, but who burns out their heads and buys a useless thing?

If it is really carved decently, for the sake of Lord Wang's face, it is not impossible to buy it back and offer it. But what is this carved thing, it is said to be a horse, more like a donkey, it is said to be galloping, and it is more like a donkey's feet.

Chang Laosan drank the wine, pursed his lips, and said with a smile: "Just this thing, I'm embarrassed to let Wanbaozhai auction it." Lord Wang is really enough to deduct it, if you don't want to donate money, forget it, and break the wood lump quickly, isn't this a diaphragm person? ”

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In a private room separated by a screen on the second floor, Tie Mo, Zhang Weixian and others sat at the table, looking at the situation in the hall. Zhang Weixian frowned and said with a wry smile: "Can this be done?" Look at it, obviously no one bids, and the first one was unsold, isn't it a joke? ”

"Haha, Grandpa Guo, don't be impatient, this effect is good" Tiemo was not surprised, his expression was even more flat, and he was not in a hurry at all. At first, no one responded, it was all expected, and that's what you want, if you really rush to shoot, how can you fool people?

Zhang Weixian drank a little helplessly, he heard that he could disgust those people, so he came to join in the fun, otherwise he would not have come to Cuiyan Building.

In the hall, Xiao Ruxue smiled, seeing that no one took pictures, she said with pity: "It seems that this wood carving can only be returned to Lord Wang, but it's a pity, Lord Wang's kindness." ”

In the crowd, suddenly a middle-aged man raised the number plate in his hand and said loudly: "Lord Wang is amazingly talented and outstanding, presumably this wood carving also carries a lot of hard work of Lord Wang." Buy this wood carving today, touch the talent of Lord Wang, and make a colorful head, waiting for high school next year! ”

The men and women in the Cuiyan Building were in an uproar, but they didn't expect that there were really fools who spent a few taels of silver to buy a piece of wood lumps. Talented? Bless yourself in high school? Damn, the talented people who took the imperial examination, do you still believe in this? Look at this middle-aged man, dressed in a gray robe, with some oil stains on his shoulders and a scruffy beard, does this look like a scholar? It's more like selling fish in the West Market.

Regardless of the surrounding discussions, it is a good thing that someone bids, Xiao Ruxue smiled: "Okay, this is the ..... The staff is willing to pay five taels of silver to buy the wood carving, is there the next one? ”

After just shouting, someone raised the sign in his hand, "I am willing to give out ten taels of silver." ”

Hey, all the people in the Cuiyan Building smoked their air, as if they had seen a fool. It's surprising enough to come out with a talent, and now there's another one rushing to buy, which is really an accident. There are fools every year, and there are a lot of them this year. Many people are looking at the person who raised the price, and other people don't recognize it, but Chang Laosan and Min Gongzi do.

Yo, isn't this increase in price the concierge Zhao Si of Lord Wang's family?

Zhao Si took the initiative to increase the price, and the middle-aged man looked unhappy, frowned and said: "This brother, this wood carving is very important to the younger brother, can you give the wood carving to the younger brother?" ”

Zhao Si immediately stood up, arched his hand towards the middle-aged man, and said with an embarrassed face: "Brother, this wood carving is also very important to me, a few years ago, I wanted to ask for a masterpiece of Lord Wang, but it has not been available, I met it today, how can I let it go?" ”

"You..... The younger brother is determined to get this thing..... I bid fifteen taels ....."

Zhao Si didn't look at the middle-aged man, raised the wooden sign in his hand, and said lightly: "Twenty taels ....."

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In this way, the two of them competed for me, and finally increased the increase to one hundred and fifty-five taels. When Zhao Si slapped the Trojan horse away with a smile on his face, the eyes of many people in Cuiyan Building were about to pop out. It's a hell, isn't it a joke from God, there was a fool who bought a piece of wood lump for one hundred and fifty-five taels tonight. Some people have begun to wonder if this wooden lump is hiding another mystery.

In the private room, Zhang Weixian was a little dumbfounded, holding the teacup in his right hand, and forgot to drink it when he put it to his mouth, "This is ...... Isn't this crazy? That thing, sold for one hundred and fifty-five taels? ”

Tie Mo sat forward, playing with two jade balls in his hands, but his eyes never left that Zhao Si, "Grandpa Zhang, do you know who the person who bought the wooden pimple is?" Hehe, that person's name is Zhao Si, and he is the old porter of our Lord Wang's family. ”

"What?" At this time, Zhang Weixian's eyes widened, his hands shook, one was defenseless, and the tea spilled. The hot water fell on the back of his hand, and Zhang Weixian, who was hot, hurriedly put down the teacup and blew the cool air. After the initial surprise, soon, Zhang Weixian figured it out a little, and when he looked at Tiemo again, there was a little more admiration in his eyes, "Amazing, General Tie's move really opened the eyes of Grandpa Ben." ”

"This Wang Bo is good-looking, sells his reputation and fishes for reputation, and cares most about reputation, if his own things can't be sold, won't he be laughed at by others? As an official, if you are indifferent to the suffering of the people, you will always be ridiculed. Put this thing at auction, in order to save face, Wang Bo has to buy it back no matter how much money it costs. Let them donate directly, one by one, they claim to be honest, saying that they can't come up with money, and they are willing to spend as much money as they want for the sake of face and fame. ”

Zhang Weixian admired this the most, Tiemo simply grabbed Wang Bo's weakness and forced Wang Bo to spend money to buy his broken gadgets back. However, Wang Bo will not buy it back at the lowest price, and he has to find a way to buy it at a high price, so that he can be counted as Lord Wang donating more money, and it sounds good to say. If you really want to make a deal at the lowest price, then he won't be able to hang it on his face.

After figuring it out, Zhang Weixian shook his head with a smile, but there was still a trace of doubt on his face, "Grandpa Ben just doesn't understand, this Wang Bo is not stupid, he knows that we won't have any good intentions, how can he hand over his things to us for auction?" ”

"Ahem, this is really not what Wang Bo gave us. That wood carving is a scrap carved by Wang Bo before, I found someone to take it out from Wang's house, but before the auction, I asked Wang Bo to be notified. Anyway, it doesn't matter what it is, even if you put a piece of broken wood there, in order to save his reputation, Wang Bo has to find a way to buy it back, otherwise, if he can't shoot it for a penny, won't he be a joke? ”

"This ......" Zhang Weixian's eyes widened, and although he tried his best to endure it, he couldn't help laughing. This trick is really too bad, Wang Bo and those people know that this is a pit, and they have to jump in with their eyes closed, and the most annoying thing is that they have to look happy.

Next, Xiao Ruxue successively asked people to bring more than a dozen auction items, the lots were varied, there were everything, but without exception, they were all owned by the officials and nobles in the DPRK. Valuables, not a single one, but all of them were taken away. The most ridiculous thing is that almost every lot has been bid-on, and the competition is in full swing, which makes the atmosphere of the auction very high.

The most ridiculous thing is the seventh lot, a pair of old cloth shoes by Lord Cheng Jiming. The shoes smelled sour, and the surface of the foot had a hole in the rat's bite. There were several disputes over this pair of broken shoes, and in the end they were auctioned off by a young man at a transaction price of 1,000 taels of silver.

The sky-high price of these shoes shocked everyone's eyes, and those who didn't know thought that it was not a pair of cloth shoes, but a pair of brocade woven treasures.

Tiemo and Zhang Weixian couldn't close their mouths together in the private room, and when the auction was about to end, Hai Lanzhu opened the curtain and walked in. As soon as she entered the door, Hai Lanzhu rolled her eyes at Tie Mo angrily. Today, she is dressed in a blue dress and a white coat, and the whole person looks graceful and luxurious, with an extraordinary temperament.

"You, it's so bad, you actually got a pair of rag shoes, and the shoes didn't know where they were thrown, and they smelled sour. Miss Xiao almost couldn't hold back her vomiting just now, so she didn't throw away the shoes. ”

patted the chair next to him and let Hai Lanzhu sit down, Tiemo smiled: "This thing is done by Sand Sculpture, what does it have to do with me, it doesn't matter what it is anyway." You didn't see it, those broken shoes shot a thousand taels of silver, sky-high! ”

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The auction continues, but the first phase is over, and the next auction is not the garbage. In the second stage, the maid brought up a piece of ink treasure.

"This ink treasure is a recent work by Inspector Sun, for Inspector Sun's pen and ink, everyone must be clear, the slave family will not say much. This ink treasure starts at 1,000 taels, 500 taels a time. ”

After Sun Chengzong's ink treasure was unfolded, people who knew how to look at the handwriting immediately showed joy. The handwriting is definitely Inspector Sun's, and if you look at the painting seal, it's even more wrong. Inspector Sun's ink treasure is very collectible, and almost every piece of the few pieces that flowed out before was taken away at a price of more than two thousand taels of silver. You must know that those paintings are all made by Inspector Sun, without any identity imprint, but this ink treasure, at first glance, is made by Inspector Sun's heart, and there is a private rubbing behind it, this ink treasure is much more valuable than the previous ink treasure.