Chapter 41: The Auction (4)

Qian Hongyi, the assassin of Mingzhou, was shocked by the financial resources of these businessmen, and he couldn't come up with tens of thousands of yuan as the envoy of the town and the governor of Dazhou. And these merchants casually shouted out tens of thousands of yuan, indicating that it was only a part of their property. They own a large amount of land, mines, shops and other real estate, which is the bulk of the merchant's property. And the Cui family should have made a lot of money this time, and the first treasure was sold for a high price of 80,000 yuan, I don't know what the next two items are, it's very exciting!

Cui Daoshu talked with Cao Deshun for a while, then sued and walked onto the high platform. He opened his mouth and said: "Thank you for your support, the first treasure was successfully auctioned, now take a break, there are all kinds of food and wine on the tables on both sides, please take it as you like." If you want to change your clothes, the servant at the door will take you there, and the auction will continue after a quarter of an hour, but there will be more exciting performances before the auction, I hope you don't miss it. ”

Cui Xiaoniang ran out of the lobby with a smoke, afraid that her brother would count her down. She went to the performer's lounge next door, ready to find trouble with Na Zhe.

When she entered the room, she saw that she was lying on a low couch, and a beautiful little lady was feeding him fruit. The musicians and singers are practicing and preparing for the performance for a while.

She walked to Na Zhe's side angrily and glared at the beautiful little lady, "Third brother, do you know what price the mirror sold for?" 80,000, 80,000! Do you hear me? ”

Na Zhe got up and said lightly: "Calm, calm, isn't it eighty thousand?" It's not 800,000, it's not a big deal. You are also a little lady from a big family, don't look like you haven't seen the world, do you want to maintain the image of a lady? You have to learn from your sister-in-law about this, otherwise you won't be able to marry in the future! ”

Cui Xiaoniang looked at him pretending to be 13, she was so angry, because she had been in contact with him a lot these days, everyone was familiar with each other, so she ignored the defense of men and women, stretched out her hand and pinched Na Zhe's arm fiercely.

Na Zhe grinned in pain, and he didn't dare to shout loudly, after all, Cui Xiaoniang was still a big girl who had not yet come out of the cabinet, so it was not good for people to know. He endured the pain and said: "Sister, good girl, let go quickly, otherwise I will call someone, it would be terrible if your brother knew." ”

Cui Xiaoniang let go of her hand and snorted angrily: "I don't believe you really don't have a mirror, if you can take out one side, there must be a second side, I don't have eighty thousand yuan, but I just want to look at the mirror, can't I play for a few days?" ”

Na Zhe scratched his head and said helplessly: "Sister, it's not that I'm stingy, it's really gone, I can swear to God, if I lie to you, let me choke to death when eating, choke to death when I drink water, lose to playing cards, and be hit by a carriage on the street to death, in short, I can't die well." ”

Cui Xiaoniang leaned forward and leaned back happily, and the beautiful girl who fed the fruit covered her mouth and laughed. At this time, a servant came in and informed everyone that the second scene was to be staged.

Na Zhe explained a few words to the singer and the musician, and then went out to the lobby, and Cui Xiaoniang hurriedly followed.

Entering the lobby, everyone was already seated, waiting to watch the performance.

After a while, the musicians came in, still wearing masks. Then a tall woman wearing a black cloak and a pure white mask walked in and ascended to the high platform.

The harmonica sounded, and this time Na Zhe also joined in the accompaniment. The intro was long, and the musicians began to play one after another. In the melodious music, the singer began to sing:

"March twilight,

The flowers fall more affectionately.

People go to the swing and hang the moon,

The horses stopped and the willows were tired and neighing.

Draw the boat empty on the embankment.

Drunk,

Long day small curtains.

Su Yan returns to the silver candle at night,

The warbler cries in the green shade.

Nowhere to find the remnant red. ”

The singing was poignant and beautiful, everyone was immersed in it and couldn't extricate themselves, and Cui Xiaoniang was even more tearful, choking behind the pillar.

The singer finished singing, saluted, and went out with the musicians. There was silence in the lobby, and everyone was drunk and sitting.

Qian Hongyi stood up and nodded to Na Zhe. Na Zhe hurriedly returned the salute, and Cui Daoshu came over and asked, "Is Lord Thorn Shi satisfied?" ”

"It's very good, the lyrics are good, and the singing is also wonderful, I don't know who that gentleman is? What instrument does he play? Qian Hongyi pointed at Na Zhe and said.

Cui Daoshu beckoned to Na Zhe and said to Qian Hongyi: "This is my sworn brother, Europa from the Far West, a descendant of the Tang people, his ancestors were captured during the Battle of Talas during the Tang Tianbao period, and then resold to the West thousands of miles away, where they have bred their descendants to this day. Several of my righteous brothers missed their homeland and returned to the Central Plains after hardships, and this time they brought back a few treasures. ”

Na Zhe came over, Cui Daoshu introduced Qian Hongyi's identity to him, and Na Zhe officially gave Qian Hongyi a gift.

Qian Hongyi asked: "I don't know who wrote the lyrics of the first two tunes?" What is the instrument that the gentleman plays? ”

Na Zhe replied respectfully: "Lord Assassin Rong Yu, these two poems were written by a talented man in my family in the West, and his name is Rong Ruo, who has been dead for many years. The musical instrument in my hand is called 'harmonica', which is made by my ancestor Rong Ruogong, and it is the only one in the world. ”

Qian Hongyi shook his head and sighed: "It turns out that there are such amazing and brilliant characters in the world, which makes people yearn for them, but it's a pity that I can't see them again!" ”

Na Zhe chatted with Lord Thorn Shi for a while, and then took his leave. When he walked to the pillar, he saw that Cui Xiaoniang was still sobbing, so he pulled her out. As he walked, he thought, the lethality of this poem to young women in literature and art is really huge!

The two entered the lounge, and Cui Xiaoniang sat and rested for a while and calmed down. Her face was like that of a big cat, and her charcoal black and rouge were mixed with tears, and she looked like a mess, and Na Zhe asked the servant to bring clean water and let her wash it.

After Cui Xiaoniang washed her face, she became refreshed and clean, but her eye circles were still a little red. She thought for a moment and asked, "Third brother, why did you let the singer and the musician cover their faces?" I've never seen a performance like this before. ”

Na Zhe said triumphantly: "This is called taking the unusual road, what do you think of the performance effect?" ”

"I think it's very new and mysterious, and I especially want to know what the person under the mask looks like."

"That's right, it's to keep the sense of mystery, what kind of beauty hasn't been seen by the people who come to the auction! I was afraid that those people would be disappointed in the appearance of the singers, so I let them appear in masks, and then without saying a word, they started singing directly, and turned around and left after singing, so that those people focused on the singing of the singers, and avoided the lack of their appearance to the largest. How about it, brother, I'm talented, right? ”

Na Zhe thought to himself, I am a popular show all over the world in later generations---- "Masked Singer" plus "I am a singer", and the creative fusion of "Good Voice", if you can't deter these dirt buns in ancient times, then what kind of time-traveler is a buddy!

Cui Xiaoniang automatically ignored his self-boasting, and asked: "You said that these two songs were composed by your ancestors, tell me about him?" ”

"Okay, my ancestor's name was Nalan Xingde, the word Rongruo, and later the surname was changed to the surname 'that', so my name is 'Nazhe'. Rong Ruogong has been well-read since he was a child, and he is extremely talented, and he is all good at poetry, calligraphy and painting, but unfortunately he is weak and died before the age of thirty. Hey, this is the jealous talent! ”

Cui Xiaoniang's eyes were full of little stars, "Mr. Rong Ruo is really a great talent!" Third brother, if there are any good poems, you can say them all quickly, I want to listen to them now! ”

Na Zhe saw that the situation was not right, and immediately resorted to the urinating method, "Sister, you sit for a while, I will go first." Then he ran out. At this time, there was a noise in the lobby, which should be a lot of people shouting.

A servant rushed out of the hall, and when he saw Na Zhe, he shouted: "That gentleman, 57,000 yuan, it's a high price!" ”

Na Zhe hurriedly asked about the specific situation, and the servant said: "The second auction treasure is the 'watch', and after some competition, Lin Yihao, a maritime merchant from Quanzhou, bought the watch at a price of 57,000 yuan. The head of the house asked me to tell you the news and asked the gentleman to prepare for the third performance. ”

Na Zhe was very happy, and the two pieces were sold for a large price of 137,000 yuan, which is almost worth hundreds of millions of yuan in later generations, so the brothers' start-up capital does not have to worry.

He returned to the lounge, asked the singers and musicians of the third performance to prepare to go to the lobby immediately, and then found Cui Xiaoniang, "Sister, follow me to the lobby to watch the performance, this time the lyrics are better than the first two, you will regret it for the rest of your life if you don't go!" ”

"Is this another work by Rong Ruogong?"

Na Zhe's face did not change his color: "This is not Rong Ruogong's work, it was made by a Taoist priest, and I eavesdropped on it." ”

At the auction site, after two battles, the treasures belonged to each other, and everyone's emotions were completely mobilized, and they were all ready to win the last treasure.

Cao Deshun was very calm, he was not ready to make another move, so as not to arouse the jealousy of everyone, Han Fatzi shook his head and said: "Brother Cao, I am hopeless today, I will definitely not be able to compete with those maritime merchants, my little family property is really shabby compared with them." ”

Cao Deshun comforted him a few words, and then saw the masked musician walk in again. Then came a woman in a white gauze gown and a hat, around which several layers of tulle hung to obscure her face.

The music sounded, and the singer sang:

"The southeast shape wins, the three Wu capitals, and Qiantang has been prosperous since ancient times. The smoke willow painting bridge, the wind curtain and green curtain, uneven 100,000 households. The clouds and trees surround the embankment sand, the angry waves roll frost and snow, and the moat is endless. The city is a jewel, the household is profitable, and the competition is luxurious.

The heavy lake is stacked on top of Qingjia, there are three autumn laurels, ten miles of lotus. Qiang tube clear, Lingge night, frolicking and fishing lotus baby. Thousands of horsemen have high teeth, listen to the flute and drums while drunk, and enjoy the smoke. The picture of the other day will be good and return to Zhangtaikua. ”