"The auction is the beginning, today a total of three houses participated, the first is the Xiangfu transfer of the auxiliary house, located in the southeast, a total of 13,680 square feet, one main courtyard, three auxiliary courtyards, three kitchens, eighteen wings, the starting price of 800 taels, each time plus 100 taels."

As soon as he finished shouting, he saw two small servants walking out carrying the wooden mold of the house.

Su Xiaoman heard that the distribution of the house was not bad, suitable for her family to live in, leaned over and looked down, the house was scattered, there was a garden in the backyard, and the distance between the main courtyard and the other side courtyards was suitable, but she felt that the eighteen side rooms were a bit redundant, and there were not so many guests to live in for her.

But the voices downstairs have begun to be auctioned, and there are people on the second floor shouting prices, but the man on the left is still laughing with the concubine in his arms, as if he doesn't mean much about this mansion.

In the end, this mansion was auctioned off for 10,000 taels, of course, it could be auctioned at such a high price, and it also belonged to the people of Accord on the second floor, as for who it was, Su Xiaoman didn't want to know!

Soon the first house was sold, and the steward on the display table then shouted: "The second is the main house of the Guo Mansion, because the crime was confiscated, so the silver taels after the auction will be used to fill the treasury, located in the northwest direction, a total of 8,900 square feet, one main courtyard, two auxiliary courtyards, the pattern is smaller, three kitchens, five wing rooms, and one study!" The starting price is 600 taels, add 100 taels each time"

This pattern is suitable for Su Xiaoman, I wanted to ask for a price, but after the little guy lifted the wooden mold out, he instantly lost interest, the main courtyard and the deputy courtyard are far apart, and the directions are different, and now Lu Wangshu is still too young, and it is not convenient to take care of it if it is too far away, so he also gave up the auction.

But what is the last one like, Su Xiaoman is a little apprehensive in his heart, after all, an auction like this is not a good house every day, and he struggled for a long time, and finally chose not to auction.

After looking around, he found that the officials of the Accord on the second floor didn't seem to be interested in this mansion at all, so Su Xiaoman still felt that his idea was right, but whether the last one could be taken down was still a question.

The first floor was auctioned for a long time, and there were also ordinary merchants' auctions, and finally it was auctioned off for 6,000 taels of silver, after all, it was the residence of the criminal, so the bid was not very high.

At the time of the intermission for a cup of tea, when the third seat was ready to start, I saw the man in the Accord on the left pushing the concubine in his arms away, and was sitting precariously, as if he was expecting something, Su Xiaoman looked at his actions, could it be that this house was his ambition?

Soon before the steward announced, the little maid had already lifted the wooden mold, and Su Xiaoman was attracted at a glance, the mold was colored, clearly showing the style, the house was scattered, the yard was unique, and the distribution was also very even, and there was a small garden and a fish pond, and there was a vacant lot that could be built.

The steward stood on the display platform and shouted: "This is the auxiliary residence next to the Wei Yuan Palace, the two families are only separated by a wall, and the area is 11,600 square feet, including one main courtyard, two auxiliary courtyards, three kitchens, one study, eight side rooms, and the starting price is 1,000."

two, each time the price is increased by five hundred taels. ”

As soon as he heard that it was Wei Yuan's deputy house, Su Xiaoman was even more interested, straightened up and looked down, and the man in the Accord on the left also seemed to see that Su Xiaoman was very interested in this house, and the corners of his mouth rose to reveal a slight smile, which was incomprehensible.

Accord No. 1 quickly shouted the price: "I'll add three thousand taels!"

Accord No. 6 also shouted: "I will press him two thousand taels!"

The man in the Accord on the left smiled: "Ten thousand taels!" 【~~ ￥… Better, newer, faster]

When everyone heard the price, they sighed, and it was the first time that it had increased so much at one time.

Su Xiaoman couldn't bear it anymore, and shouted directly: "Twelve thousand taels!"

Accord No. 3 shouted again: "Thirteen thousand taels!"

The man in the Accord on the left shook the jade bone fan in his hand and said, "Eighteen thousand taels!"

Such a high price completely exceeds the price of a house in Jiangnan, and a house of more than 11,000 feet will be sold for 15,000 taels at most, and now Su Xiaoman is a little hesitant, after all, such a high-priced house is not cost-effective, and she has never been a person who does loss-making business.

Seeing that no one was shouting the price again, the steward shouted again: "Eighteen thousand taels, is there anyone who still raises the price?"

There was silence in the hall, and the downstairs were all merchants, it was really not cost-effective for them to have such a high price, and the auxiliary mansion of Wei Yuan's palace was basically of little use to them.

The steward looked around and shouted, "Eighteen thousand taels for the first time, eighteen thousand taels ......for the second time."

"Twenty thousand taels!"

The soft woman's voice ran through the entire lobby, looking particularly loud and magnanimous, this person was none other than Su Xiaoman who stood up.

Everyone looked up one after another, looking at her with different eyes, all guessing who the woman from the Accord on the second floor was, and why she was so bold and bid a high price of 20,000 taels.

The man on the left was also very surprised, he originally thought that he was determined to win, and he never wanted to kill Su Xiaoman halfway, but he suddenly became interested in her, no one had ever robbed anything with him, but the 20,000 taels had exceeded his budget, if he shouted again, he was afraid that there would be a higher price, so he put away the jade bone fan and stood up outside the roller blind.

"The girl is so bold, I don't know the honorable name?"

Su Xiaoman turned his head in surprise, looked at the slender figure outside the curtain, half-squatted and said, "A little girl, not enough to worry about!"

This made him even more inexplicably interested, what kind of woman made people so curious, and he thought that he must find out.

The steward didn't expect that this deputy mansion could be called 20,000 taels, and the whole eyes were stunned and stared at the Accord upstairs. Is there anyone else who can get a higher price? ”

With a word, he pulled back the god in charge, and said with a smile: "Okay, the highest price of the deputy mansion of Wei Yuan's palace is 20,000 taels, is there anyone else who has increased the price?"

There was a lot of discussion in the hall, but there was still no one to bid, and after half an hour, the steward shouted: "Since no one has offered a price higher than 20,000 yuan, then."

It's beaten! ”

Syllable......

The wooden mallet struck directly on the gong, and the house was also owned by Su Xiaoman, and the bookkeeper and waitress of the construction department soon came to Su Xiaoman's Accord and stood respectfully beside him.

The bookkeeper was responsible for collecting the silver taels, Su Xiaoman waved his hand, Pearl put the box in his hand on the table, took out the silver ticket of one thousand taels of silver, Su Xiaoman counted the number and deducted the deposit of five hundred taels in front, and handed over the silver ticket of 19,500 taels, the bookkeeper carefully checked the authenticity and number of the silver ticket, nodded to the waitress next to him, turned around and walked back to the account room.

The maid also handed over the title deed and house deed of the house to Su Xiaoman, and after clearly checking it, the maid also gave Su Xiaoman a receipt written by the construction department, which was used to indicate that the auction was obtained by Su Xiaoman.

"The key to the house is in the prince's mansion, and the girl can go to the prince's mansion to get it back, and the slave and maid will retire first."

After the maid left, Pearl looked at Su Xiaoman puzzled and said, "Why don't you go and buy it directly from the prince, maybe the price will be much cheaper!"

Pearl naturally doesn't understand the powerful relationship between this, the creation of its own civil register has already gone through the back door, if you go to the prince to buy a house, if it is really sold cheaply, wouldn't it be to owe one more favor, Su Xiaoman smiled and did not answer Pearl's question, many things are clear in her heart.

Now that the house has been settled, tomorrow the mother-in-law who will find some messengers will go to the house to clean it up, and then move in after buying the things that are needed.

It's also lucky to think about it, I wanted to find a house close to the palace before, after all, the palace is heavy, and the guards are relatively tight, compared to the current situation of Su Xiaoman and Lu Li, such a house will not make others suspicious, and I know Wei Yuan again, so I can still take care of it.

The auction was over, and everyone walked out of the construction division one after another, the man in the Accord on the left never got up, staring at Su Xiaoman's Accord for a long time, and when he saw Su Xiaoman get up, he followed up, and followed Su Xiaoman from the verandah, and the corners of his mouth still pulled up a fleeting smile from time to time.

"Madam, why does the man in the back keep following us?"

Pearl clinged to Su Xiaoman's back and whispered.

"Don't bother, let's hurry back to the inn, it's not too late now, Wangshu is still waiting for me to go back!"

As she spoke, she quickened her pace, and the man also followed behind and wanted to come forward to talk, but she was very funny when she sped up.

Watching her back get into the carriage, the two guards around him made him have more doubts in his heart, if it is impossible for ordinary people to carry guards of such a size, the saber is not an ordinary commodity at first glance, what kind of person goes out and has to bring two strong martial arts guards by his side, is it possible that it is the child of a high-ranking official?

After pondering for a while, he came back to his senses, and said to the little guy next to him: "Go, check the origin of this woman!"

Ignoring the people behind, after Su Xiaoman got into the carriage, he gave the guards a look, and quickly disappeared into the downtown with the carriage, but he was inevitably followed and specially instructed the guards to investigate behind him many times.

Specially went around the most prosperous market in the south of the Yangtze River a few times, and saw that the little guy who followed was looking for a long time without a clue, but he didn't find anyone, so he completely eliminated the doubts in his heart, and when he returned to the inn, it was already dark, but fortunately, Lu Wangshu was not picky eaters tonight, and Su Xiaoman was also a little more relaxed.

After dinner, Su Xiaoman sat on the table and wiped his lips with a handkerchief, turned to Pearl and said, "You go and call a few guards to come over, I have something to say!"

"Yes!"

After a while, Pearl led four guards to her, and all four of them respectfully bowed their hands and shouted in unison, "Madam!"

(End of chapter)