Chapter 38: Kittens

The third supply point was close to Luzon, so there was no need to store too much fresh water and food, which was also a rare place for the crew to have fun during the voyage, and the sailors who stayed in the fleet went to the island in batches, wanting to spend the moldy silver.

Da Biao is also familiar with this supply point, and he easily found a Fengyue restaurant with his group.

The auction of the inn started smoothly, and several people in Baisha also stopped to watch in the private room on the second floor.

The middle-aged man who presided over the auction began to introduce the first treasure, "This is a piece of blood-red agate. ”

There was a burst of boos from the audience, what is there to brag about the auction of an agate?

Seeing the boos in the audience, the middle-aged man said without panic: "This agate is not an ordinary agate, it has a peculiar shape. ”

The retinue standing behind him walked to the front and slowly lifted the covered agate red cloth.

The middle-aged man picked up the agate in the tray, and saw that this blood-red agate was the size of a palm, shaped like a circle, but eight tentacles stretched out at equal distances on the edge of the agate, like a miniature version of the rudder.

The middle-aged man introduced: "This is a piece of naturally generated agate, it is not artificially polished, it is a work of nature, just imagine, if you have such a shape of agate, it will definitely attract the envy of others." ”

Under the rendering of the host, the value of this agate increased instantly, and the people in the hall had already begun to bid.

Li Kuiqi saw it in his eyes and couldn't help but say: "I ate him if it wasn't for artificial polishing." ”

"Is this kind of auction fake?" Bai Sha asked at the exit.

Li Kuiqi replied: "The first mate doesn't know, this kind of auction wants to find good things all by luck, no matter how fanciful the auctioneer says, but if the auction is successful, it is equivalent to the goods will not be returned, this is an unwritten rule." ”

In the blink of an eye, the blood red agate was successfully traded, and then the host began to introduce the second item of today's transaction.

According to Li Kuiqi, I am afraid that this auction will be rampant with fakes, and Baisha will lose interest in continuing to watch.

In this way, the second and third items were successfully traded.

The host announced that the fourth commodity was being traded, and Bai Sha was still calm, quietly eating the fruit, but he felt something in his heart, and the silent Wang Huai glanced inside, and the red stones began to glow red.

Bai Sha was puzzled in his heart, he didn't know what the red light of the red stone was this time, could it be an auction commodity?

Bai Sha came to the window again, just in time for the fourth item to be auctioned.

I saw the host on the stage hesitate for a moment and then said: "The reason why this product is ranked fourth next is that the shipper specially requested it, he is a kitten...... The starting price is 100 taels of silver. ”

The host was obviously not interested in the kittens, so he casually introduced them and announced the starting price.

This time, the officials in the audience didn't do it, when would a kitten be able to go to the auction table, and they dared to ask for a sky-high price, and offered a sky-high price of one hundred taels of silver.

Sure enough, after a commotion in the audience, no one bid.

Cats are so common that almost every ship will have a cat to catch mice, and these cats can be bought from dozens of copper plates in the market outside, who will pay a lot of money here?

The kitten in the tray was lying on its stomach sickly, without any energy.

Bai Sha felt that the red stone in his arms was very restless, so he summoned the wonderful people waiting outside the door and motioned for them to go down and bid.

The two wonderful people took the order and left, without the slightest drag.

Zheng Zhilong asked suspiciously, "What's so special about this cat?" ”

It's not that Zheng Zhilong is reluctant to spend money, but he also thinks that this kitten is nothing special.

In fact, Bai Sha didn't see anything special about the kitten, but the red stone in his arms was different, and Bai Sha chose to believe in the red stone.

"I can't say it, I just think it's special." Bai Sha said.

The two wonderful men soon arrived in the hall and offered a price of one hundred taels of silver.

Finally someone made a bid, and the host was relieved, but the next second made the host hold his breath.

"I'll give you two hundred taels of silver." A scruffy old man in the hall stretched out his hand and said.

Bai Sha frowned, someone actually stirred up the situation.

The two wonderful people looked up at the private room on the second floor.

Bai Sha, who was standing by the window, stretched out a finger and nodded.

"We'll give you three hundred taels of silver!" Miao Ren was instructed to make a decisive bid.

Bai Sha stomped his feet angrily and said, "Loser, I'm talking about adding one tael of silver, how did it become a hundred taels!" ”

The sloppy old man looked at Bai Sha, and the two separated after a brief contact between their eyes.

The sloppy old man said unhurriedly: "Four hundred taels of silver." ”

Bai Sha nodded again, Miao Ren'er still understood that it was an additional one hundred taels, so the price of five hundred taels finally came out.

Five hundred taels of silver was no longer a small amount, and Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but signal Bai Sha to calm down.

The hall is even more silent, many people despise the sloppy old man's behavior in their hearts, people can see a kitten, you let people buy it, and you can't raise the price here.

Bai Sha snorted coldly and said, "This is the highest price that can be offered, no matter how high it is, I won't bid." ”

The sloppy old man glanced at Baisha again, bowed his head and hesitated, and then did not start bidding.

In the end, the kitten was bought by Bai Sha at a very high price. Since it was a guest in the private room, the host did not pay attention to handing over the money with one hand and delivering the goods with the other, and directly handed the kitten to the two wonderful people.

The two wonderful people carried the kitten back to the room and handed it to Bai Sha.

Several people in the room gathered around, wanting to see this strange object worth five hundred taels.

was stared at by everyone, and the kitten was still sick, without a trace of speciality.

Zheng Zhilong said: "What are you going to do with this kitten?" ”

Bai Sha said angrily: "If you buy it at a high price, it must be easy to raise." ”

Listening to Bai Sha's words, the sick kitten opened its eyes and looked at Bai Sha, and called softly.

The kitten finally reacted, and Bai Sha happily touched his head.

Zheng Zhilong said to the two wonderful people: "Tell the auctioneer that the fleet will take the silver from tomorrow." ”

……

After the kitten was successfully auctioned, the host was in a good mood and earned a lot of commission without much effort.

Tonight's finale is about to begin, and the last product is about to be revealed.

The host deliberately raised his voice and said: "The next treasure, I don't need to introduce more, he is the treasure map that has appeared recently!" However, I dare not guarantee the authenticity of the goods, and it is very incomplete, the goods will not be returned, the reserve price is one thousand taels, and the transaction begins. ”

After photographing the kitten, the red stone in the arms quieted down, others didn't know, Bai Sha believed that he had picked up the baby.

Bai Sha, who had already been unconcerned about the auction, couldn't help but be shocked when he heard the treasure map, and came to the window again.

The host said very clearly, he didn't dare to guarantee the authenticity of the treasure map, and the treasure map covered with a red cloth was not opened, it was completely blind guessing, but even so, the people in the hall still kept swallowing saliva.

Soon there was an offer, one thousand and one hundred taels of silver.

This supply point has hardly had such a big deal, and this time it was bumped into by Bai Sha and his party.

Not to mention the people in the hall, even Li Kuiqi beside him couldn't help but want to bid.

Niu Xiaohua didn't react, his mind was not on the treasure map before, and he didn't pay attention to the treasure map from beginning to end.

"Captain Li is calm, whether the treasure map is true or not, it is not something you can touch." Zheng Zhilong said out loud.

Li Kuiqi listened to Zheng Zhilong's words, and with a wry smile, he dispelled the idea of preparing to make a move.

Most of the people in the hall couldn't take out a thousand taels of silver, and although their hearts were hot, they could only watch the people with strong financial resources fight.

One thousand and one hundred taels of silver was not a high price, and soon the guests in another private room on the second floor offered a high price of 1,500!

Bai Sha whispered: "A treasure map that I don't know whether it's true or false can be opened at such a high price, it's an eye-opener, so much silver can almost make me live a dull life......"

Zheng Zhilong said angrily: "Compared to five hundred and one kittens, I don't think this is a high price." ”

Bai Sha shook his head helplessly, thinking that you don't know the goods, and the master doesn't blame you.

There are a total of five private rooms on the second floor, and they have begun to bid one after another, and now it seems that the guests who can be in the private rooms are people with deep pockets, and it is possible that they have come here specifically for the treasure map of the finale.

Zheng Zhilong always paid attention to the movement in the hall, but he didn't mean to make a move.

"You're not going to grab it?" Bai Sha asked.

Zheng Zhilong slowly returned: "The current silver of the fleet should not be qualified to snatch this treasure map, even if it can be snatched, it will definitely cause trouble, and the chickens and eggs will not be worth the loss at that time." ”

Bai Sha nodded, the director of this reason.

The bidding continued, the people in the hall almost stopped bidding, and now it was a competition between several private rooms, and the watchman in the hall raised his head to watch several giants compete, and the high prices that he kept shouting were almost numb.

The most exciting thing in the audience is the host, every time he repeats the latest bid, he is calculating the rising commission in his heart.

In the end, the guests of the two private rooms lost the bidding and stopped bidding.

Eliminated two private rooms, Zheng Zhilong did not plan to bid, so now there are only two private rooms left in the total of five private rooms.

The brave man wins when he meets on a narrow road, and in the end, the rich man wins, and he gets the treasure map of tonight's finale with two thousand eight hundred taels of silver.

Bai Sha and Zheng Zhilong both remembered the appearance of the person who finally took the treasure map, and they had a plan in their hearts.

The host announced the guests who had obtained the treasure map, but the treasure map was not presented immediately, and it was obvious that the product had to be paid for and delivered with one hand, and it was not negotiable.

When the dust of the auction settled, Qiu Tian, whose face was covered in blood, broke into the hall, ignored the strange gazes of others, and went straight to the second floor.

Bai Sha had a bad feeling in his heart, and hurriedly walked to the door and opened the door.

Qiu Tian stumbled into the private room, blood kept flowing out of the innermost, and he said vaguely: "First mate, Da Biao and they were robbed, I'm afraid their lives are in danger." ”

"Where?" Bai Sha hugged Qiu Tian, who fell to the ground, and said.

"Wine ...... Restaurants. ”

After speaking, Qiu Tian fainted.