Chapter 304: Gambling Stone
For Anzheng's current strength, it is not difficult to get out of the border pass of Zhao State at all. The pen and fun pavilion www.biquge.info sit on the iron rod and let Qi Tian throw it......
The Xiqiang Kingdom occupies a large area, more than three times the size of the Yan Kingdom. Therefore, the alliance between Zhao and Yan can be regarded as a last resort. There is Youguo in the north, Xiqiang in the west, and the mighty Daxi in the south. Speaking of which, among the sixteen northern countries, which one does not survive in such a crack.
The costumes of the Xiqiang people are very different from those of the Central Plains, the Central Plains people like to wear long shirts, and the Xiqiang people are short-dressed, fierce and aggressive. The Qiang and Central Plains people are the closest ethnic groups, and their language is no different from that of the Han people, and there is no difference in the language used. Since the wise and martial king of Xiqiang decided to learn the culture of the Han people more than 400 years ago, the national power of Xiqiang has developed rapidly.
Culture has learned, bravery has not been lost, it is strange if it is not strong.
However, the sorrow of the Xiqiang people is the same as that of the Sixteen Kingdoms, because there is a super overlord like Daxi in the world. Even if the Xiqiang people develop and become stronger, Daxi is still a big mountain above their heads.
An Zheng and they kept moving along the way, heading towards Hanshui City, the capital of the Western Qiang Kingdom, and encountered more and more cultivators from Daxi along the way. It's just that the vast majority of people are here to join in the fun, and they don't have the strength to compete with those big sects.
The bravery of the Xiqiang people lies in the fact that more than 400 years ago, the king of Xiqiang put forward the slogan of the monarch guarding the country, and moved the capital from the south of the country to Hanshui City, which is less than 800 miles away from the Zhao State. After more than 400 years of construction, Hanshui City has become a large city of great scale.
Moreover, the Xiqiang people are more open than the Sixteen Kingdoms of Youyan, and there are many merchants coming and going. The Daxi people like the ornaments, spices, and many fun little things of the Xiqiang people. And the Xiqiang people like Daxi's cloth, tea, pen, ink, paper, inkstone.
When they arrived at Hanshui City, they were not interrogated, and those defenders seemed to have received orders, and cultivators from the Central Plains were not allowed to stop them. It's just that after entering the city, it is more difficult to live in an inn.
Fortunately, the Xiqiang people also believe in Buddhism, so there are many temples. With Master Xuanting here, they successfully lived in a temple called Pure Water Temple. The temple is not very large, and there are only a dozen monks in the temple. But it's very clean, and there are plenty of rooms. And I don't know why, those monks obviously have special respect for Master Xuanting, and the presiding officer of the temple insisted on giving him his room.
That night, An Zheng and Du Shousan left the Pure Water Temple to inquire about the news. Not far after he walked out, Qi Tian caught up from behind.
"You're keeping up. ”
Du Shou asked, "I thought you weren't interested in shopping." ”
Qi Tian said: "Don't talk nonsense, it's not that you don't know, I can't pee in the same pot with that monk." ”
Du Thin: "The taste is really strong. ”
Qi Tian: "Believe it or not, I beat you thin?"
The queen looked at him: "Be careful of that monk, I always feel that something is wrong with him." Monks are all duplicitous people, and none of them can be trusted. I walked with him all the way, just to see what tricks he was playing. ”
"Why do you say that?"
"He said that he went to Yan Kingdom to preach, but why did he suddenly follow you back to the Western Regions? Don't say anything about feelings, it's all. ”
Du Thin: "Then you stare at him and find nothing." ”
"He's hiding too deeply!"
Qi Tian gritted his teeth and said: "Anyway, you are right to listen to me, I was turned around by a monk who looked exactly like him, and I almost died." ”
An Zheng: "It's here, let's go in and have a look." ”
Du looked at it and found that it was an auction house. He knew that An Zheng wanted to make money, and if he could not do it, he would not do it first. After all, neither Qi Tian nor Master Xuanting were from the Heavenly Apocalypse Sect. The auction house that the three of them walked into is called Hanhai Zhai, and the scale is not small. As soon as you enter the door, there are people waiting for you, and you are very polite to any guest who enters the door.
An Zheng handed the red magic weapon that Du Shou san snatched from the scholar's hand to the guy who greeted the guest, and the guy hurriedly waved his hand: "Guest officer, we don't dare to take over this treasure easily, you wait, I'll invite the third shopkeeper." ”
He hurriedly turned away, and after a while, a lean man of about fifty years old came over quickly, first apologized and said a few polite words such as slackness, and then looked at the thing.
"The red magic weapon, the workmanship is also good, like Daxi's things. ”
The third shopkeeper said with a smile: "It's called Song Erlian, if the guest thinks that the price of 60,000 taels of silver is fair, you can put things down." If you think our price is low, you can also go to another house. ”
An Zheng nodded: "Sixty thousand is sixty thousand." ”
The third shopkeeper smiled brighter: "Okay, you wait, I'll go get the silver ticket, and I'll ask the guy to serve you tea." ”
Du Slender pulled An Zheng: "Didn't you say that you could sell it for 100,000?"
An Zheng: "I'll make it up to you." ”
He stood up and walked around the auction house. Basically, there are things in the living room outside, nothing to look at. There are big forces behind all auction houses. This Hanhaizhai person dared to accept it without even asking where the east and west came from, which shows that in this Hanshui City, the power behind them is enough to cover the sky with one hand.
"Do you have gambling stones in your store?"
An Zheng waited for Song Erlian to come over with a silver ticket and asked.
Song Erlian immediately smiled: "Yes, yes, how many bets do you have to gamble?"
An Zheng took the silver: "Just look at it and play with two hands, anyway, the silver will be spent when it arrives." ”
Song Erlian has been an auction house for so many years, and the doorway inside is clear. Gambling stones, only true connoisseurs will earn. As for those Jianghu guests who think they have eyesight, but they are actually two knives, they can lose as much money as they want. The price he gave An Zheng 60,000 taels of silver was almost half lower, An Zheng didn't even fight for this, and Song Erlian didn't treat An Zheng as a person.
Song Erlian led An Zheng into the backyard, and the backyard was also unique. Walk through a hallway and into a larger hall. The inside is brightly lit and people come and go, which is much more lively than outside.
There were booths all around, and stones were placed on each table. According to the different quality, it is divided into different price areas. In the center of the hall, there are at least a few hundred stones, large and small. These stones are for those who try their luck, and many people think that they will be unlucky, so try their luck in this cheapest stone.
In fact, there is basically nothing in it. Of course, every once in a while, the auction house will use its own people to pretend to be a lucky guy, and gamble a spirit stone out of these waste stones at a very low price, and the story of getting rich overnight can always make people's heads hot. This can not only make the auction house famous, but also attract popularity.
Song Erlian, the third shopkeeper, has been following An Zheng, looking at this young man from time to time. In the auction industry, he saw a lot of people and his eyesight was good enough, he wanted to see if An Zheng was really capable or he was here to try his luck. But no matter what, that red magic weapon can at least make Hanhaizhai earn tens of thousands of taels.
An Zheng took a turn outside the pile of waste stones and left. Finally, walk to the booth with the highest price tag.
The stones on this booth are priced at the lowest price of tens of thousands of taels of silver, and a few very large stones are priced at 40,000 or 50,000 taels.
An Zheng pointed to the stone with the highest price tag and the largest one: "Come to this one." ”
The list price is 59,500 taels.
"Are you sure?"
The third shopkeeper Song Erlian asked.
An Zheng nodded: "When I buy things, the more expensive the better." ”
Song Erlian immediately smiled, and said in his heart that he was a stunned young man.
"Let's be clear, no matter what comes out. Since it is a gambling stone, we will accept it in Hanhaizhai. Bet on this stone with fifty-nine thousand five hundred taels of silver, and if the contents are worth a million taels, we will give you money. Of course, it's up to you whether to sell or not. ”
An Zheng nodded: "That's it, cut it." ”
The king was sold, and everyone was attracted to it. It's not that no one has ever thought about buying the bid king, but the gimmick of the auction house relies on this, and often the bid king does not necessarily really have good things. The crowd gathered around An Zheng, staring wide-eyed.
"Where did this son come from, it's really generous. ”
"At first glance, it is from a famous family, and the instrument is extraordinary. ”
Everyone talked about it, and no one dared to underestimate An Zheng.
The master of the stone cutter came over and asked the apprentice to carefully carry the big stone to the table, and then gave An Zheng a fist salute. Light incense, wash your hands, and worship your ancestors. Then the stone cutter began to move the knife, and the knife cut off one by one, and the stone layers fell one by one. The stone was half a meter in size, and it looked crystal clear. But after cutting for more than ten minutes, the stone was already halfway down, and there was still nothing.
"It can't be empty, right?"
"Isn't this boy out of sight?"
"Don't talk nonsense, people dare to spend nearly 60,000 taels of silver to gamble on stones, they must be sure. ”
Even Qi Tian and Du Slender were a little nervous, watching the master cut down one by one, and the two of them were reluctant to blink their eyes.
Another ten minutes passed, and all that remained of the stone was a piece the size of a fist, and there was nothing.
"I thought it was a master, but it turned out to be a mallet. ”
"It's laughing to death, now Hanhai Zhai has earned, 60,000 taels of silver. ”
"People have money, do you care about it, but this time it's really laughing to death, it is estimated that he will not dare to make such a mistake in the future. ”
Song Erlian smiled apologetically: "Childe, I'm really sorry." But this is the rule for those who do what we do, and if we win the bet, we will get rich overnight. If you don't win the bet, you will go bankrupt. So...... But I still say that, our Hanhai Zhai talks about rules and abides by their duties, no matter what is cut out, as long as you are willing to sell to Hanhai Zhai, the price will definitely not be low. ”
An Zheng sighed: "But I only have five hundred taels left." ”
Song Erlian shook his head: "Here, it's the price of the pile of stones over there." ”
An Zheng looked very regretful and walked over, circled around the waste stone again, sighed and said, "Forget it, it's useless to keep five hundred taels, just this one." ”
He pointed to a stone the size of a watermelon, and the master who cut the stone looked at it, turned around and walked to the side: "Apprentice, you go and cut it." ”
The apprentice was also reluctant, walked back to the table with the stone, picked up the stone cutter and slice it casually. An Zheng didn't pay attention to it, and when the apprentice reached the seventh knife, An Zheng suddenly grabbed his wrist: "Lighter, there's something." ”
The apprentice paused for a moment, and said in his heart, where did this stupid boy come from, don't you know if there is something I cut the stone? The knife pressed down, and there was a resistance below.
He suddenly became nervous, and then looked back at Master. His master nodded to him slightly, and he took a deep breath and began to carefully lay the knife. But when the film was opened, it was nothing more than an ordinary stone of a darker color. There was a burst of boos from the crowd, saying that people are unlucky, and there is no bullshit. The master who cut the stone's eyes lit up: "Zimu Shi, you get out of the way, I'll come." ”
He washed his hands again, reapplied the incense, and then took the stone cutter and began to cut the stone.
A few minutes later, a cloud of golden light burst out of the stone.
It pierced everyone's eyes and everyone's hearts.