Chapter 230: The Auction in the West Corner
"I don't know, but one of us here knows, he often takes people into the mountains, but it's expensive. "The boss is an honest middle-aged man, and there may have been many people who have asked the boss about this, so after being shocked, he returned to normal.
"Please ask the boss for some pointers. Sun Gui said sincerely.
"It's good to say, it's good to say, walk from here, go to the traffic light in front of you and turn right, and you see a southwest travel agency. "The owner pointed to the main road ahead and informed the directions.
Sun Gui returned to Chu Chen's side and told him the place, so the three of them walked towards the southwest travel agency, and more than ten minutes later, the three of them came to the southwest travel agency; the southwest travel agency is a simple small faΓ§ade, with a table and a chair inside, at this time, an old man in his sixties sat at the table, dozing off, feeling that someone was coming, the old man immediately woke up, and asked with a smile: "Are the three of you going to the Valley of the God of Medicine?"
"No, but there are two of us. Chu Chen smiled and said, "I don't know if the uncle can lead the way?"
"It's okay to guide the way, but the cost is 100,000 for one person, and 200,000 for two people, which is just the guide fee, and other expenses are not counted. The old man said.
"One hundred thousand, you don't want to grab it!" Hearing this number, Sun Gui couldn't help but be startled, one hundred thousand, that's the salary he paid Chu Chen as a driver for a year, this old man also dared to open his mouth, 100,000, it's better to grab it, isn't it just to lead the way?
"Love doesn't go!" When the old man heard this, his face suddenly sank.
"Uncle, don't be surprised, the countrymen have never seen the world, what is a mere 100,000 yuan, I don't know when the uncle will leave?" Chu Chen hurriedly smiled, but he didn't blame Sun Gui, after all, it is difficult for ordinary people to make 100,000 yuan now.
"Three days later, I set out at eight o'clock in the morning, pay first, and besides, I am only responsible for leading the way, there are many insects, snakes and beasts in the mountains, and it has nothing to do with me dying on the road. "The old man loves to ignore the way.
"Okay, I don't know if the uncle wants cash or transfer?" Chu Chen asked.
"Put the money into this account, I have a bank SMS notification here, call the money, come and gather in three days, remember, don't be late, otherwise I won't be responsible." The old man handed over a business card and said, "In addition, the journey to the Valley of the Medicine God is four or five days, and if you encounter special circumstances, it may take a week, so you should prepare more field utensils to avoid starving to death in the mountains when you get it." β
"Okay, thank you uncle for reminding us, let's go to the bank to transfer money. Chu Chen took the business card, and then went to a nearby bank to transfer the account.
"Uncle Sun, are you waiting for us here, or are you going back to Baoqing?" After transferring the account and leaving the bank, Chu Chen asked Sun Guidao.
"Actually, I want to go to the Medicine God Valley with Chu Dong to have a look. Sun Gui grabbed his head and said embarrassedly.
"Uncle Sun, you can't go, the 100,000 mountains are too dangerous, either stay here and wait for us, or set off back to Baoqing. Chu Chen shook his head and said, although Sun Gui is strong and has practiced a few tricks, but entering the 100,000 Mountains is extremely dangerous, he doesn't want Sun Gui to take risks, in case there are any ghosts inside, he has to be distracted to take care of him, it is too risky.
"Xiao Sun, go back, don't stay here. Fan Chongyang also opened his mouth to persuade.
"Okay, then I'll leave after Chu Dong and you enter the mountain. Sun Guidao, he is self-aware, so he didn't force it.
"Well, we've been having fun around here for the past few days. Chu Chen said.
So, Chu Chen and the others began to walk around the street, this is a place where medicinal materials are produced, Chu Chen also wants to see if he can find some medicinal materials he needs, maybe he can really find some treasures.
The town is not very big, just one main street, the others are small roads, alleys and the like, however, almost every house here has medicinal herbs for sale; Chu Chen walked around the main street from beginning to end, and did not find any medicinal materials that were useful to him, when he came to the last medicinal herb shop, Chu Chen couldn't help asking: "Boss, what thousand-year-old elixir do you have here?"
"Hehe, this little brother, you really asked the right question, I told you, tonight we will hold an elixir auction here, as long as you have money, you will definitely be able to buy a thousand-year elixir, this is the largest auction that is only held once a year, all the medicinal materials are found from the 100,000 mountains. The boss smiled and said.
"Can you please tell the boss where this auction will be held?" Chu Chen's face changed slightly, and he hurriedly asked.
"Of course, but when you go, you have to report my name, or say that I introduced you there, so that if you take pictures of the medicinal herbs in it, I can get some hard-earned money, how about it?" The boss was a man in his thirties, with a shrewd face.
"Of course, of course, then ask the boss to lead the way. Chu Chen smiled and nodded, as long as there are good medicinal materials, money is not a problem.
"Good. So, the boss took Chu Chen and the others into a small alley, then turned a few corners, walked for seven or eight minutes, and came to a house, this house is only three stories high, but there are more than ten storey houses around, such a three-story building is in it, there will be no outsiders to pay attention to it, and even find it.
There were several tall men in black standing at the gate, wearing sunglasses on their eyes, standing straight at the door, with a table at the door, and a middle-aged woman sitting behind the table, wearing heavy makeup, but her appearance was not bad, but she was older, obviously, when she was young, this woman was also a beauty.
The boss brought Chu Chen and the others to the table and said to the woman: "Sister Hua, these three want to participate in tonight's auction and sign up." β
"20,000 yuan per person, pay the money. Sister Hua just glanced at Chu Chen and the three behind the boss, and then spoke.
Chu Chen glanced at Sun Gui, Sun Gui nodded, walked over, took out 60,000 yuan from the leather bag and put it on the table, and after Sister Hua registered, she gave Sun Gui three brands.
"Thank you, Sister Hua, thank you, Sister Hua. Seeing that Sun Gui took out 60,000 yuan and put it on the table without blinking, the boss knew that Chu Chen and his party were definitely rich people, and they could make a small fortune now, as long as Chu Chen and they took medicinal materials inside, they could get a one-thousandth commission, and the medicine in it was at least millions, and the one-thousandth commission was also considerable.
Chu Chen and the others returned to the inn, rested for a few hours, found a place to eat in the evening, and the three of them went to the auction house.
More than ten or twenty minutes later, Chu Chen and his party came to the auction hall, but when they came to the door, they found that the door was already full of people, and they were slowly walking inside, and several black-clothed men at the door were maintaining order. Although there were many people who came, none of them went to cut in line, and they all walked inside honestly one by one.
Chu Chen and the others lined up at the back of the line, and after a while, there were also people lining up behind them, which showed how attractive this auction was.
A few minutes later, Chu Chen and the others entered the venue, don't look at the only three floors, but the inside is unusually large, it is actually a three-story auction hall, there is a large high platform in the middle of the auction hall, and the seats on the three floors are built around this high platform.
Chu Chen's seat was in a corner on the second floor, and the auction hall was full, and there were almost two thousand people.
"Chu Dong, the entrance fee is so expensive, there are so many people here, they have to charge tens of millions for such a waste!" Sun Gui smacked his tongue.
"I didn't expect so many people to come to the auction in such a small town, and I thought it would have been some years since I came to this auction. Fan Chongyang said, he has lived for so long, he didn't know that there was such an auction in a small town in the southwest.
"These may be auctions in their medicinal herb industry, you are not from this industry, and it is reasonable that you don't know. Chu Chen said.
Within a few minutes, several headlights illuminated the high platform, and after a while, an old man who looked to be in his sixties walked up to the stage wearing a Mao suit, followed by several young girls, holding a tray in his hand, which was covered with a red cloth, and he could not see what was underneath.
"Welcome to the annual Xijiao Elixir Auction in Xijiao Town, I think there are old friends present who know me, but Lao Yu still has to introduce himself, his original surname is Xi, his name is long, he is a native of Xijiao, here, Lao Yu welcomes friends from afar on behalf of Xijiao. Xi Chang bowed around, and then said: "Next, I will not delay your time, this auction will never disappoint your friends from afar." β
"Below, is our first auction elixir, dragon ginseng, this is a higher elixir than ginseng, we thought that the medicine farmers dug in the Qingyunling in the 100,000 mountains, the age of the medicine is at least five hundred years, dragon ginseng, after eating, it can prolong life, this dragon ginseng, at least people who are about to die can live for another year, the low price is five million, each increase must not be less than 100,000, now start bidding!"
"Five million?" Sun Gui almost didn't jump up when he heard this number, this special money is not money, five million can make an ordinary person live a stable and happy life.
"Five million and one hundred thousand!" Immediately, someone raised a sign to shout the price, and soon someone offered one million and two hundred thousand, but in a blink of an eye, someone raised a sign and shouted one hundred and thirty thousand...... In the end, this dragon ginseng was auctioned for 6 million and was auctioned by a young woman.
This dragon ginseng has a miraculous effect on mortals, but for monks, it is not of any use, especially for Chu Chen, who is now in the foundation building realm, and it is of no use to Fan Chongyang, so Chu Chen did not raise his cards to bid.
The second auctioned elixir was a purple spirit grass, called Purple Cloud Grass, but it was not something that Chu Chen could look at.
Next, seven or eight more elixirs were photographed, and Chu Chen just looked at them.
"Chu Dong, you won't just come to see the auction, right?" After an hour, Sun Gui saw that Chu Chen never meant to make a move, and couldn't help asking, sending tens of thousands of yuan in just to take a look, right?
"I'm here to bring Uncle Sun over to see you. Chu Chen said with a smile, in fact, he wanted to shoot it, but there was nothing to look at, if there was, he would take it as a result.
"This is the last auction item this time, a medicine farmer asked us to auction it, we don't know the pharmacist at the auction, but the medicine farmer said that this is an elixir, but it was struck by lightning, we don't know what the specific effect is, but please have a discerning person here. Finally, when the auction came to an end, Xi Chang took out the last auction item, which was a pitch-black wood-like thing, the size of a baby's fist, no more than a foot long.
As soon as this thing came out, there was a lot of discussion in the audience, and some people even said: "I said Xi Changchang, are you crazy about money, and even a piece of blackened wood is said to be an elixir, when we are stupid, can't we?"
"That's right, Xi Chang, you're too shameless like this!" someone shouted again.
For such remarks, Xi Changchang just smiled and said: "The old man said, this thing was asked by others to be sold at our auction, not ours, this thing, the price is one million, and the price increase is not less than 50,000 each time, start now!"
"Damn, Xi Changchang, this thing also costs a million, you are sick!" Hearing Xi Changchang's offer, the auction hall suddenly exploded, such an ugly thing actually cost a million.
"If no one bids, then the thing will go unauctioned. For the discussion of the people in the audience, Xi Changchang obviously didn't take it to heart, his face was still smiling, and after more than a minute, seeing that no one was bidding, Xi Changchang spoke.
It's just that at this moment, a sign was held up in a corner of the second floor, and then a voice came. "One hundred and fifty thousand. β
"One million two hundred thousand!" Just after Chu Chen raised a sign to quote, a woman in the front row opposite him raised a sign, and suddenly, the venue where there was a lot of discussion quieted down.
"The old man said, this thing can only be recognized by a discerning person, and it seems that the medicine farmer did not deceive us. Xi Chang said with a smile, his eyes already looking towards the woman on the second floor.
"Two million!" Chu Chen simply quoted the price of two million.
"Three million!" Chu Chen didn't expect that the price of three million would burst out over there, one million more than him, at this time, the venue was completely quiet, and they all looked in the direction where Chu Chen and the woman were.
"Five million. Chu Chen's faint voice came, as if he didn't have any feelings for money.
"Six million!" Unexpectedly, the woman was once again a million more than him.
"Ten million!" Chu Chen frowned slightly, and burst out a price.
"Eleven million. The woman shouted again, each time she was one million higher than Chu Chen.
"Fifty million!" Chu Chen frowned, and broke out a shocking price, 50 million, there was a sound of gasping around, and there was no 50 million elixir today.
"Five hundred and one million. The woman said, not letting it go at all, as if she could go against Chu Chen.
"100 million!" Chu Chen frowned again, and quoted an unprecedented price, so frightened that Sun Gui almost fell off the chair, it was the first time he had seen Chu Chen spend money like this, 100 million, he couldn't make so much money in his life.
(End of chapter)