Jin Xi pulled Yingying to the lounge, there were about seven or eight tables here, it was not a lunch break or evening, so naturally there were not so many people coming, and the individual customers were sitting in the refreshment room, some were playing chess, and some were discussing the content and price of the painting in a whisper. Jin Xi thought that a considerable number of these people should have come for the afternoon auction.

In the innermost part of the room, there is a place to boil tea and water, and there is only one person waiting at the front desk, responsible for serving the tea and snacks that the guests need.

Yingying and Jinxi found a corner and sat down, and the old guy at the front desk came to greet softly: "Two young ladies, what do you want to drink?" What to eat? ”

Yingying has always been a gourmet, but wherever there is food, there is Yingying's figure, not to mention the refreshment room of an elegant place like the Ink Dyeing Pavilion. So for the matter of ordering, Yingying has always been the best, Jin Xi naturally will not rob her, Yingying took out the recipe as if she was ordering from the chef in her own kitchen: "Tea core glutinous rice cake, roselle shortbread and a pot of chrysanthemum jasmine." ”

Yingying said: "The dim sum here is very delicious, and I heard that it is a chef hired from another place. After a while, two small saucers of refreshments and a pot of tea were served.

Even the plates used to hold snacks have a cultural atmosphere. The dark green plate is painted with white lotus leaves or landscapes, and occasionally a small frog can be seen on the lotus leaf, as if it can jump from the picture to the coffee table. The full coloring makes the plate look like it has been pulped, the surface is smooth and round, the color is full, and the snacks are neatly placed on the plate with earthy yellow oiled paper, which looks pleasing to the eye.

Jin Xi picked up a plate of dim sum called tea core glutinous rice cake, put it in his mouth and took a bite, and used tea powder and custard to make the filling flow from the glutinous rice skin of barley barley with a strong Q bomb to the mouth, the rich milk aroma and the slightly bitter taste of the tea are fused together, the aftertaste is long, and the lips and teeth are fragrant. This snack is only the size of a mahjong block, but it contains a mystery, which makes people can't help but be amazed.

Jin Xi picked up the roselle shortbread on another plate, this shortbread is extremely small and delicate, it can be said to be original, specially designed to be the size of a bite, and it will not happen that it will be everywhere when eating other shortbread. And even if you pick up a piece with your hands, it won't make your hands full of oil, it tastes crispy and delicious, not greasy at all, after eating it in one bite, the slightly sweet and fragrant petal filling in the shortbread immediately exudes a rich rose fragrance, and the aroma of the pie crust rushes into your nose together, and even your mind seems to be full of roselle.

Jin Xi couldn't help but admire: "Yingying, I don't know anything else, but your eye for food can be said to be first-class!" This snack is truly a must!

Yingying snickered while eating: "Haha, if you like to eat, this dim sum is the best with this tea, you can take a sip and see!" ”

Jin Xi set his eyes on the teapot.

The shape of this teapot is small and cute, the surface is smooth and skin-friendly, it feels comfortable to lift by hand, and the weight is just right. The surface of the teapot is pale cyan enamel, which is in harmony with the aroma of the tea leaves.

Jin Xi lifted the lid of the teapot, and then lifted the teapot to pour the tea, the tea from the moment the lid was lifted, the aroma climbed out of the teapot, along Jin Xi's lips into her nose, straight to the nasal cavity, a faint fragrance that seemed to be absent around the beam, for a long time.

Jin Xi said: "This tea is really fragrant." ”

Yingying ate her snacks and said, "Yes, this tea is made of precious white chrysanthemums and jasmine!" ”

The two of them were chatting and laughing, and Jin Xi asked Yingying: "Yingying, do you think which painting do you want to take back?" ”

Yingying said: "Well, I just saw a picture of the flowers, it feels pretty good, and the charm and feeling are the type I like, Master Xiao said that he would take it out for auction after a while, and when the time comes, we will shout the price, and this painting should be a thousand taels of silver." ”

Jin Xi listened and nodded, and the two talked and talked, and time passed quickly.

Finally, in the afternoon, Master Xiao came to the lounge to find two people to participate in the auction: "Misses, it's time, the auction is about to start, please go downstairs and sit down, ready to participate in the exhibition." As he spoke, he introduced the precautions to the two of them during the auction.

"Okay, Master Xiao, let's go down immediately." Jin Xi straightened his clothes and prepared to go downstairs.

Jin Xi and Xu Yingying came out of the lounge and walked towards the auction hall on the first floor. The auction was still half an hour away, but the downstairs was already crowded.

Everyone wants to see what rare and rare works can be auctioned in this auction.

Jin Xi also knew through Master Xiao's introduction that only some of the exhibits in this auction were in the morning. There are still a considerable number of treasures that are not taken out of the warehouse, and these precious works are only displayed after the auction begins.

Directly opposite the door is the display table, flanked by rows of wooden armchairs, and in the middle of each two armchairs is placed a small coffee table filled with melon seeds, fruits, and tea. The walls on both sides of the exhibition hall are hung with all kinds of beautiful calligraphy and paintings, and the room is filled with the strange aroma of exotic incense.

Jin Xi and Xu Yingying sat in their seats, and the other guests also took their seats, and the auction was ready to start, this exhibition hall could only accommodate forty or fifty people, but now because everyone had to look at the paintings, including the upstairs, it was already surrounded by water, and it was roughly estimated that there were at least two hundred and thirty or forty people.

Fortunately, they were sitting in their seats, and if they were standing behind, they would have to tiptoe to see what was going on in front of them.

Just after everyone was seated, Master Xiao walked up to the auction table: "Friends, please be quiet, the auction will start soon!" Master Xiao began to organize everyone to be quiet, "Thank you for your support, I know that many friends have come from afar to participate in the auction, so I promise that this auction will definitely not disappoint everyone!" ”

The people below applauded and applauded.

Master Xiao waved his hand, signaled everyone to be quiet and said: "Today, we are fortunate to invite a distinguished buyer, thank her for coming to the party, the exclusive seat over there is reserved for her, this event is also sponsored by her to our ink dyeing pavilion, next, let us have an invite, the boss of Jiweixuan - Ling Qiuyue!" ”

Everyone's eyes followed the direction of Master Xiao's hand, and Ling Qiuyue slowly walked towards the middle seat in the first row.