Volume I, Chapter 15: The Auction

True Yuan Grass!

Liu Yang's eyes flashed, he had read a lot of classics, and he had a lot of understanding of this world. True Yuan Grass is a strange herb, even the most powerful martial artist will be killed if taken directly, but it is the main medicine for refining True Yuan Pill. And the True Yuan Pill has a better effect than the True Stone, which can help the martial artist break through the bottleneck of the martial arts.

"Miss, this is something you've been looking for a long time. ”

The maid named Huan'er looked shocked, she knew that her young lady had spent a long time looking for a true yuan grass and had not harvested it, and she didn't expect this kind of thing to appear at today's auction.

The woman's expression remained unchanged, but the trembling slender fingers showed her uneasy mood.

"Huan'er, bid. ”

Entering the box, this was the second time she spoke, and there was an indescribable determination in her tone.

Many people sitting in the hall below have already begun to participate in the auction, and the price of Zhenyuan Grass is one thousand taels, and the price increase is not less than one hundred taels each time, but despite this, it has risen to three thousand taels in a few minutes.

"Three thousand five hundred taels. ”

Huan'er spoke, seemingly not very old but not low, and his voice overpowered the noise in the hall below.

"Three thousand eight hundred taels. ”

"Four thousand taels!"

......

Huan'er frowned, thinking that adding five hundred taels directly would scare many people, but he didn't expect that several voices would appear categorically, obviously with great determination to this true yuan grass.

Hearing that the price exceeded five thousand taels, Liu Yang couldn't help but look sideways. Across a table, he saw that the calm expression of the woman opposite had a trace of waves, and at this moment, she spoke out in the box for the third time and shouted her price, "Six thousand taels!"

Her voice was magnetic, echoing throughout the hall. In an instant, several bidders who planned to continue bidding were dismissed.

"Hehe, I didn't expect it to be Miss Jinshuang, but this Zhenyuan Grass Jia also likes it tightly. ”

There was loud laughter in the box on the right, and a rebellious voice reported "Seven thousand taels." “

"Miss, it's Jia Yi, this bastard. ”

In the box, Huan'er recognized the voice, and he didn't expect that his young lady's old rival also participated in this auction, otherwise the high price of 6,000 taels would definitely be able to win the true yuan grass.

"Seven thousand five hundred taels. ”

The woman's expression remained unchanged, and her voice was very cold.

"Nine thousand taels!"

Jia Yi stood in the box with a grim smile. The value of Zhenyuan Grass is indeed not low, but in the past, the auction was only five or six thousand taels, and this time he wanted to see if the other party was determined to win.

"Master Jia, the left bank let us buy that black knife. Is there something wrong with you now going against this rumored eldest lady of the Jin family? ”

Nearby, a young scribe spoke.

"It doesn't matter, their Jin family is no longer as good as it was at the beginning. ”

Jia Yi sneered, the Jin family and their Jia family are both well-known big merchant families in the city for a long time, but there has been a long-standing friction of interests between them. When meeting each other's core figures, it is inevitable to find opportunities to fall into each other's wells.

"Miss, you can't bid any more. The bastard is clearly deliberately inflating the price. ”

Seeing that her young lady did not give up, Huan'er was a little anxious. Even if Jin Shuanggui is the noble eldest lady of the Jin family, the funds that can be embezzled are limited, and they cannot be spent blindly.

"I know, but if you miss this True Yuan Grass, you may have to wait a long time. ”

Jin Shuang hesitated for a moment, but continued to bid, "Nine thousand five hundred taels!"

Such a price has exceeded the value of the True Yuan Grass itself, which has amazed many dignitaries in the hall below. They often participate in auctions, so they naturally recognize the Jin Shuang of the children of the family, and feel that the Jin family is worthy of being a big merchant in the city, and their wealth is extremely abundant.

"Jinshuang, thank you. I took out this True Yuan Grass for auction, and I didn't expect it to sell for such a high price!"

Jia Yi's unruly laughter was not concealed in the slightest, he deliberately raised the price, naturally it was impossible just to suppress Jin Shuang, but also for his own interests, but he didn't think that the other party was still fooled.

"This bastard!"

Huan'er almost rushed over angrily, but fortunately, Jin Shuang reached out and stopped her.

"Nine thousand five hundred taels, one ......"

Sure enough, Jia Yi did not bid again. Golden Frost bought a True Yuan Grass for almost twice the price.

In the box, Liu Yang's expression also moved slightly, he didn't expect that the woman named Jin Shuang on the opposite side was so generous, and he must have some background in his identity.

"Look at what, if you look at it again, I'll gouge out your dog's eyes!"

Huan'er was sulking, and when she saw Liu Yang looking at her young lady, she splashed mercilessly.

"Bold!"

Zhao Jiu's eyes swelled! A low shout shook the box.

"What are you fierce, my aunt and grandmother are still afraid of you!"

Huan'er was stunned for a moment, and then became angry.

"Zhao Jiu. ”

Liu Yang stretched out his hand and motioned for the latter to calm down. Then, with a smile that he thought was bright, he said, "Two girls, I have an idea to help you deal with that man." “

"Idea?"

Huan'er's eyes widened, and she looked at Liu Yang's eyes with some curiosity.

Jin Shuang's gaze fell on Liu Yang, with inexplicable emotions, more of a kind of confusion.

"As long as it'......"

Liu Yang finished speaking slowly, but the master and servant opened their eyes wide at the same time, revealing a look of disbelief.

Jia Yi stood in the box, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and he was very proud to see that Jin Shuang had fallen into his trap. After all, they are both big businessmen in the city, and the Jin family and the Jia family will inevitably be compared by others, and more people are optimistic about the younger generation of Jin Shuang, who is not only talented but also extremely intelligent, which has already made him hold a lot of anger in his heart.

Today, the tone is much smoother.

"The second auction item, Snow Jade, has a reserve price of two hundred taels, and each increase in price is not less than fifty taels. “

When Jia Yizheng was happy, the second auction item appeared. His eyes lit up, this snow jade was of good quality and even more impressive, and he immediately quoted a price of two hundred and fifty taels.

"Three hundred taels!"

"What?"

Hearing Jin Shuang's voice, Jia Yi frowned slightly, he just admired the quality of this jade artifact a little, and wanted to get one with a curious mentality, but he didn't expect Jin Shuang to take a fancy to it.

Holding the idea of falling into the well, he did not hesitate to speak up: "Four hundred taels!"

"Five hundred taels!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jin Shuang's voice came out.

Jia Yi's expression moved slightly, seeing that the other party was bidding so decisively, did he want to trick himself by the same means? He was not stupid, he sneered secretly, and at the same time said again: "Five hundred and fifty taels!"

"Six hundred taels. ”

Jia Yi was slightly stunned, more than five hundred taels already met the actual value of this snow jade, he couldn't imagine that Jin Shuang was still bidding, could it be that there was something special about this thing? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but take a few more looks.

After hesitating for a moment, he continued to bid, "Six hundred and fifty taels." ”

.........

In a short period of time, many people gave up on bidding. No matter how delicate this jade is, it is not as valuable as the True Yuan Grass. And the bidding of the two went from more than 600 taels to more than 1,000 taels. And Jia Yi is also very cautious, for fear that the other party will not increase the price by more than fifty taels each time, but the price of Jin Shuang will be increased by one hundred taels, showing his determination to win.

"One thousand eight hundred taels!"

"Is she crazy?"

Jia Yi was very apprehensive in his heart, and he couldn't touch Jin Shuang's thoughts at all. In his opinion, it was nothing more than a very ordinary jade, but Jin Shuang's bid was not dragged by any mud. In his impression, this Miss Jin is very smart, if it weren't for the fact that Zhenyuan Grass was something she was eager to get, I am afraid she would not have bought it at a loss.

He didn't think that the other party was gambling with him, even if he deliberately wanted to raise the price, he was afraid that he would have to exchange for other auction items with higher value.

"One thousand eight hundred and fifty taels!"

After struggling for a moment, Jia Yi still shouted out his price. After pausing for a long time, but seeing that the other party did not react in the slightest, it instantly chilled his heart, could it be that the other party did this on purpose?

"One thousand eight hundred and fifty taels, once, twice, three times!"

Jia Yi's face was full of sluggishness, the other party didn't even increase the price, could it be that this was really an ordinary jade?

"Miss, my God, this guy actually spent nearly two thousand taels to buy a jade worth a few hundred taels!"

Huan'er covered her small mouth, and her eyes were full of smiles. When Jin Shuang's bid reached 1,800 taels just now, both the master and servant were sweating, for fear that the other party would not follow.

Jin Shuang glanced at Liu Yang, and the surprise in his eyes was not too much to hide.

"This bitch dares to trick me, I'll make you look good next!"

"Jia Gongzi, don't be rash. ”

Seeing that Jia Yi was angry, the young scribe reminded him.

"You don't have to worry, I'm measured. ”

Many people in the hall laughed when they heard that someone had bought a snow jade for 1,850 taels, and the naked laughter made Jia Yi as angry and annoyed as if he had eaten a yellow lotus.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is our third auction item! The reserve price is five hundred taels, and the price is not less than one hundred taels each time. ”

"Six hundred taels!"

As soon as Xie Bin, who was presiding over the auction, finished speaking, Jin Shuang took the lead in bidding.

"Eight hundred taels!"

Jia Yi's voice was a little cold, and he added two hundred taels in one go, which made many people who were interested in this auction item dispel the idea of bidding.

"Nine hundred taels. ”

"One thousand one hundred taels. ”

Jia Yi said viciously, as long as the other party bid again, then he would directly give up the bid. However, after waiting for a while, Jin Shuang's voice seemed to have never appeared, making him feel like a fish in his throat, and he was pitted again!

"Congratulations to Young Master Jia for obtaining this landscape map!"

Xie Bin, who presided over the auction, laughed very loudly, although this ancient painting was some years old, it was estimated at only eight hundred taels, and he didn't expect this Young Master Jia to buy it with one thousand taels. You must know that the higher the value of the items auctioned, they can also extract a lot of profits from them.

"Bastard!"

Jia Yi's face was a little pale, he could see that the other party was deliberately provoking him.

"Master Jia, let's forget it. ”

Seeing that Jia Yi suffered again, the young scribe couldn't help but continue to persuade.

"Shut up!"

Jia Yi was full of anger in his heart, this young scribe was just an attendant on the left bank, and he was better than himself in terms of identity and status.

Seeing this, the young scribe smiled wryly, but did not say much.

Next, Jin Shuang took the lead in bidding for each auction item as if she had a purpose, but she would open a low price as if she had a method, making Jia Yi think that she wanted to buy the item, and then gave up directly when she reached a price point. And sometimes the first to throw a high price makes Jia Yi mistakenly believe that he deliberately quoted a high price, and the latter plans not to follow or only increase the price a little, and then she can easily get a few auction items with good value.

Half an hour passed, and Jia Yi's face was so gloomy that he could drip water. According to preliminary calculations, five or six auction items were purchased at nearly twice the high price by himself, while one or two favorite auction items were easily obtained by the other party at a low price, and he was simply furious.