Chapter 342: The Auction Begins

Zhang Yun saw that Zhu Yu didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly led him to the living room of his small courtyard, and ordered the maid to serve two cups of good tea, and asked her to go down and wait.

As a result, only Zhang Yun and Zhu Yu were left in the hall.

I saw Zhang Yun sitting in the first place, Zhu Yu was sitting horizontally on one side, one hair coiled up with a hosta, wearing a pale yellow hanging robe of a hundred birds and a phoenix, twenty-eight or nineteen years old, bright eyes and bright teeth, virtuous temperament, plump body, plus a pair of peach blossom eyes, which made Zhang Yun secretly curse in his heart, "A stunner in the world." ”

Xu is aware of Zhang Yun's blazing gaze, Zhu Yuqiao's face turned red, and she coughed hurriedly, "Brother-in-law, sister, please beg you, can you help take care of Youqing." ”

"We, orphans and widows, are struggling in this big family.

After my father-in-law learned that my husband was killed, my body was worse day by day, and the people in the second and third rooms looked at my father-in-law anymore, and they all stared at my little property, and our orphans and widows were their opponents,"

By the end, there was already a fog swirling in my eyes.

The Youqing in Zhu Yu's mouth, called Xu Youqing, is ten years old this year, and he is the eldest son of her and Xu Yuanchun. In the fourteenth year of Wanli, Xu Yuanchun took a boat and unfortunately fell into the sea, although he was salvaged, he was also frightened a lot, and died soon after.

Xu Fan, the uncle of the Xu family, sent the white-haired person to the black-haired person, couldn't stand this blow, and he couldn't afford to get sick. Therefore, the burden of the Xu family's big house is all on Zhu Yu's shoulders

Among the big families, no matter what family affection, his second uncle and third uncle saw that the big house was weak, and joined hands to annex many of the assets of the big house.

If it weren't for the eldest daughter who was afraid of Dafang and marrying Zhang Juzheng's son, and the eldest daughter-in-law had some relationship with Zhang Yun, I am afraid that the mother and son would have been eaten clean.

At this time, Zhang Yun heard his wife's sister's complaints, and hurriedly relieved: "Sister, don't worry, your business is my business, you just have to say what you need me to do." ”

"Really?!" Zhu Yu looked excited, and a pair of jade hands grabbed Zhang Yun's wrist. Between the skin touch of the two, Zhang Yun only felt a cold and soft feeling.

Looking at the delicate and beautiful woman in front of him, Zhang Yun didn't know which tendon he had drawn, so he actually reached out and touched her cheek.

"Ah!!h

Zhu Yu didn't expect Zhang Yun to be so bold and frivolous, and immediately screamed, and then two lumps of blush climbed onto her pretty face.

"Ahem......" Zhang Yun smiled awkwardly and explained, "Just now... I saw a dirty thing on your face, so I reached out to clean it up for you. ”

"Hmm." Zhu Yu lowered his head and replied sweetly.

However, in my heart, I began to doubt myself, whether my charm was not enough. Since the death of her husband, she has never had such contact with a man, and now she is twenty-nine years old, which is the age when a woman's desire is the strongest.

For many nights, she secretly cried under the covers alone, hoping to have a shoulder to lean on.

Zhang Yun saw that he had escaped, and asked with a smile: "Sister, when you come to Qingdao, don't you also want to do some industry?" ”

He knew that the Xu family had also bought some land in Qingdao before, but it was all jointly owned by the Xu family. Zhu Yu came here in person today, I am afraid that it is to plan for himself and his son.

Zhu Yu nodded: "Brother-in-law is really like a god, I want you to sell me some land, so that I and Youqing can have a relationship in the future." ”

"He will have to take the imperial examination in the future, and he will have to start a family, and there are many places to spend money."

"Sister said jokingly, you and I still need to talk about money before?" Zhang Yun smiled slightly, waved his hand and said, "I will allocate a thousand acres of land from my private account to you and Youqing, and it will be regarded as a gift from my uncle-in-law to the child." ”

Zhu Yudeng was overjoyed, this time she only brought 8,000 taels of silver with her to Qingdao, and she was already thankful that she could buy a few hundred acres of land.

I didn't expect Zhang Yun to be so generous, which made her embarrassed.

"It's... How can this make it, if you let the lady in your family know, you give me this silver tael of white flowers, I am afraid that I will make a fuss? ”

Zhang Yun replied with an indifferent face: "It's not in the way, it's not in the way, if it weren't for my sister, how could I know Ziyi." Besides, these silver taels are not much for me. ”

He also knows that the mother and son are now shy, and this money is not much for him, but for Zhu Yu, it is most of his net worth. Her two uncles were like thieves, guarding her.

In addition to a lot of food and clothing on weekdays, Zhu Yu has never been allowed to interfere in the big and small businesses in the family, as for how much she earns, it all depends on her two uncles, talking nonsense.

Zhu Yu was relieved when she heard Zhang Yun say this, she knew that this money was nothing to Zhang Yun, so she accepted it with peace of mind.

Immediately afterwards, the two exchanged pleasantries for a while, Zhu Yu asked about the current situation of her sister Zhu Ziyi, Zhang Yun said yes again and again, and asked Zhu Yu if she wanted to go to the capital to see her sister.

Zhu Yu excused himself on the pretext that there was something at home, and the child was still too young to travel far away, so he shirked it. Zhang Yun saw that she had made up her mind, so she couldn't be reluctant, so she had to ask her son: "Did you Qingke find a teacher?" ”

"I found it, that gentleman is the great Confucian of Huating County." Zhu Yujiao laughed, with a smug expression.

Zhang Yun pouted, this Xu family is too sloppy, this teacher in Huating County, looking at the whole country, it is far behind. Maybe you didn't even get in, and you dare to be a teacher for others.

So, Zhang Yun asked: "I don't know what the name of that teacher is, but have you ever taught any proud disciples." ”

"Ah..."Zhu Yu blushed suddenly, and replied hesitantly, "There are two lifters, but no one has passed the Jinshi examination." ”

Zhang Yun was almost laughed at angrily, the Xu family would look for this kind of teacher. Suddenly, he seemed to think of something, so he asked tentatively: "Wouldn't this be..., the second master of the Xu family, and the teacher that the third master found for Youqing." ”

Zhu Yuqiao blushed and said abruptly, "Hmm." ”

All of a sudden, the atmosphere in the room became strange. Zhu Yu originally thought that the second uncle and the third uncle were kind, but now that he thinks about it, he is very vicious, and he actually found this teacher for his son.

As soon as I thought that I was so complacent just now, I couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into.

Zhang Yun looked at Zhu Yu's blushing appearance, and asked with a smile: "I do have a teacher, if my sister doesn't dislike it, you can send Youqing over, and it just so happens that Ziyi is also taken care of by her aunt in the capital." ”

"Again, the capital is the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and there are not a few dignitaries among them, so it's better to be angry at home than to be angry at home."

Zhu Yu thought for a moment, and felt that Zhang Yun was right, so he asked out loud: "I don't know, who is the teacher you are talking about?" ”

"Together with Xiao'er, teach together in Xu Guangqi."

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Yu's red lips suddenly opened like pigeon eggs, this Xu Guangqi is the eye of Wanli for eleven years, but he is not many times stronger than that big Confucian.

And this person seems to be serving as a "room examiner" now, that is, he is responsible for giving the township test and will test the papers. It's like the grading teacher personally teaching you by hand, wouldn't that be twice the result with half the effort?

Of course, don't expect Xu Guangqi to give the two of them any preferential treatment when they read the papers, and by the time the two of them participate in the imperial examination, maybe Xu Guangqi will have already been promoted.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhu Yu lightly opened his lips and said slowly: "Then, Youqing will ask your uncle-in-law to take care of it."

"That's nature."

......

Two days are fleeting.

Soon it was time for the auction to begin, and on that day, the whole Qingdao was in a kind of jubilant joy, with lights everywhere, firecrackers, gongs and drums, and a joyful scene.

As the protagonist of today's Qingdao auction house, there has been a long queue since the morning, and many big-bellied businessmen are in groups of three or five, walking inside with big bellies.

As time passed, more and more people poured into the Qingdao auction house, and gradually there were fewer empty seats inside. Fortunately, the auction hall in Qingdao was built to the standard of thousands of people, so it was not crowded.

I saw that the auction hall was distinct, and the identities on the first, second, and third floors were different. In the auction hall, the hall is extremely decorated, and there is everything in the furniture, none of which is exquisite and beautiful.

It is the calligraphy and painting hanging on the wall, which are all fine works of the Song and Yuan dynasties. There are 100 palace lamps in the hall, so you don't have to worry about the timing of the auction. When night falls, these palace lamps are lit together to illuminate the entire auction hall as if it were day.

Zhang Yun sat in the box on the third floor early, and at the same time hugged the green bamboo and put his hands up, and soon the jade man in his arms was flushed, like a mess of mud shrunk in Zhang Yun's arms.

Feeling the warmth and softness in his arms, Zhang Yun suddenly became animalistic, and directly ripped off the coat of the green bamboo, and in an instant, a large piece of snow-white skin was exposed to the air.

"Don't..."Lu Zhu suddenly blushed, and hurriedly begged for mercy, "Young Master... Don't be here, green bamboo is afraid..."

"What are you afraid of, this sound insulation is good, and I don't know what we're doing outside." Zhang Yun smiled slightly, then picked her up by the waist, and then laid her flat on Xiao Zhuo.

After a while, the house was already full of spring light. After a long time, the wind and rain ceased. Zhang Yun gasped heavily, and his whole body lay on Lu Zhu's body.

Zhang Yun didn't pity the jade at all just now, the unfamiliar environment, coupled with the pitiful eyes of the girl in front of him, made Zhang Yun's beastly desire completely stimulated. At first, this Nizi was able to endure it, but when the master increased his strength, he screamed.

At this time, Luzhu's face was flushed, and her face was even more charming, and she only felt that her body was about to fall apart.

"Bad... Bad young master, the slave family thought he was going to die just now. ”

Zhang Yun hugged her to the sofa and said softly: "My good green bamboo, you are so obedient, how can I be willing to let you die." ”

Green Bamboo is also sensible, and leans down again to clean up the mess for his master. The two of them snuggled up like this, and I don't know how long it took, when suddenly there was a sharp knock on the door outside the house, which frightened the two of them to find their clothes in a hurry.

"Who?!"

"Brother-in-law, it's me."

"Damn, I was so indulgent that I almost forgot to call her to watch the auction." Zhang Yun scolded secretly, and then quickly put on his clothes.

Ten minutes later, Zhang Yun slowly opened the small door, looked at the dazzling Zhu Yu in front of him, and said with a smile: "Sister came early, this is still a while before the auction starts." ”

"It's always good to come early." Zhu Yu chuckled and walked in slowly. "Huh? This tastes..."

As soon as she entered, she smelled that the smell inside was wrong, even if she hadn't been happy with anyone for a long time, she naturally knew that this was the smell that would only be produced when men and women were happy.

She first glanced at the green bamboo with a little messy hair, and then at Zhang Yun, and then combined with Zhang Yun's grinding for a long time just now, she already knew what the two of them were doing inside.

Suddenly, her pretty face became hot.

Zhang Yun naturally knew that Zhu Yu noticed it, but he definitely couldn't poke it directly, so he had to change the topic, "Sister, this is my concubine, named Luzhu." ”

"Luzhu, this is Ziyi's sister."

Seeing this, Luzhu hurriedly leaned over to Zhu Yu and saluted: "Luzhu has seen Madame." ”

Zhu Yu covered his mouth and smiled, and quipped: "My brother-in-law is very suave, and he has a woman as a companion when he goes there." ”

After speaking, he pulled a chair and walked straight down.

Zhang Yun didn't care, but Lu Zhu blushed, lowered his head and walked around Zhang Yun's back, for fear of directly confronting Zhu Yu.

"Luzhu, you go and have someone bring some fruits and pastries."

"Yes." Lu Zhu replied glutinously, and then twisted his body and walked out slowly.

Half an hour later.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Zhang Yun walked to a small room on the second floor and said to Shen Lian, "Let's start." ”

After Shen Lian got the order, he didn't dare to delay, the wind was blowing under his feet, and he came to the high platform of the auction hall in a few steps.

He first glanced at the crowd in the audience, and then arched his hand and said: "Thank you for coming to participate in this auction in Qingdao, I am here to thank you first." ”

Everyone in the audience suddenly became agitated: "Lord Shen, hurry up, hurry up, the flowers I waited for are almost grateful." ”

"yes, stop inking, let's get started."

Shen Lian smiled slightly, waved his hand again and again to soothe, "Okay, okay, this will begin." ”

After speaking, Shen Lian took out a title deed and began to introduce, "One hundred acres of land, located at the back of Qingdao Street, the starting price is 500 silver dollars!" Each increase shall not be less than one hundred silver dollars"

This Qingdao Street is the most prosperous area in Qingdao today, with a lot of people flowing through various restaurants, brothels and shops, and the land behind it is naturally invaluable.

Therefore, as soon as Shen Lian offered the price, someone immediately shouted: "One thousand silver dollars!" ”

"One thousand and one hundred fast."

"Twelve hundred dollars."

"Thirteen hundred!"

“......”

The price soared, and finally at the price of 2,300 silver dollars, it was taken by a wealthy businessman in Zhejiang. The rich merchant was naturally happy when he took the land, and he was ready to make a big move, so he withdrew immediately.

The next land was probably sold at an average price of twelve silver dollars per mu, and at this moment, Zhang Yun had already received 10,000 taels of silver in his hand.

Zhu Yu on the side looked at it for a while, and tens of thousands of taels of silver dollars fell into Zhang Yun's pocket, and he couldn't help but secretly exclaim his surprise. At the same time, he also secretly sighed at his brother-in-law's ability to absorb money.

Zhang Yun didn't have the slightest wave in his heart, and after opening his mouth and letting Luzhu feed him a piece of pastry, he smiled at Zhu Yu and said, "Wait a minute, there are still some good things, if my sister likes it, I will send it to your residence." ”

After speaking, Shen Lian stopped the merchant who wanted to leave, and announced loudly: "Now, there are still some auction items, please don't worry." ”

The businessmen looked puzzled, didn't they just say that they would only auction the land? How is there something else to this? But since Shen Lian said that there are still good things, then they just read it patiently.

Shen Lian smiled, clapped his hands, and after a while, someone walked out holding trays one after another, and the trays were full of all kinds of jade, porcelain, and splendid cloth.

Sharp-eyed people can see at a glance that these things are extraordinary, and this seems to be something in the palace.

In the next moment, Shen Lian said loudly: "These things are all things in the palace, and they were originally supplied to the emperor and the concubines. ”

"However, now that Tatars often invade our borders, the emperor wants to take out the items in the palace to facilitate the people in order to raise military expenses.

"I hope you don't live up to the emperor's expectations."

Merchants are not short of silver, but only face. Now that I have this opportunity, I am naturally willing to take out the silver and squander it.

As soon as Shen Lian's voice fell, someone immediately shouted for a bid, and after a short time, he snatched up the things.

The merchants who bought it were naturally happy, but those who didn't buy it had a sad face and a look of defeat.

"Don't worry, in the future, we will release these things from time to time, and please exchange them for silver dollars first, otherwise they will not be sold."

When everyone heard this, they exchanged silver dollars one after another, waiting for the next auction to begin. Anyway, this silver dollar is exquisitely made, even if it is played at home, it is not bad, and there is Zhang Yun's guarantee, they naturally have the confidence to change it.

That night, most of the 100,000 taels of silver dollars were exchanged for more. Zhang Yun still had more than 100,000 silver dollars in his hand, and at this time, Zhang Yun stopped Liu Neng first and tried the water first, how much can this market eat.

lest it be issued too much, and it will become a curse.