Chapter 37: Treasure Appreciation
The sun is rising, and the sea is ushering in a new day, early in the morning, the treasure village has begun to be busy, and all the servants are making final preparations for the treasure appraisal meeting that will start today. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
The next day, the guests arrived at the Treasure Hall with great anticipation, and the exciting moment finally arrived.
"This treasure conference will be presided over by me personally, in the next few days, I will show some of the treasures I have collected over the years, for everyone to appreciate, if you are interested in participating in the auction, the auction rules are very simple, the highest price wins. As soon as the time came, seeing that everyone had arrived, Wu Houcai was full of confidence and announced.
"First of all, it's the first treasure, which comes and presents. Following Wu Houcai's order, the servants took out a tray covered with a piece of silk.
Wu Houcai lifted the silk and saw a red thing on the tray, which seemed to be a nest built by some kind of bird.
With a bang, everyone followed the prestige, and the teacup in the hand of Xing Hongyi, the owner of the Hundred Herbs Valley, slipped down.
"Red Blood Bird's Nest. Xing Hongyi shouted.
"Lord Xing Gu is worthy of being a master of the medicine world, such a rare thing can be recognized by just one glance. Yes, the name of this thing is red blood bird's nest, because red blood bird's nest is relatively rare, so this red blood bird's nest is very rare, and its effect is higher than that of ordinary blood bird's nest. Wu Houcai said.
"No, this is not an ordinary red-blooded bird's nest, is it?" Xing Hongyi couldn't wait to come to the stage to take a closer look, and shouted: "Acacia red-blooded bird's nest!"
"Tut-tut, Lord Xing Gu's eyes are really like torches. Wu Houcai clapped his hands and said.
"Acacia Red Blood Swallow, isn't it almost extinct?" Xing Hongyi shouted.
"Hehe, Wu was lucky to find two in the southwest barren land three years ago, but unfortunately he wanted to catch them back, but the female swallow died on the way, and the male swallow was immediately martyred. Fortunately, I picked the original bird's nest and preserved it to this day. Wu Houcai sighed.
"Acacia red blood swallows, in pairs, one dies, the other half will be martyred, and only one child is born, so it is difficult to survive on a large scale. Xing Hongyi continued.
"Although the number is scarce, the nest built by it is indeed of high medicinal value. It can delay aging, youthfulness, and can also relax the muscles and activate the nerves, and it is said that people who practice martial arts can also make it easy to wash the muscles and marrow, and greatly increase their strength. Wu Houcai continued.
Xing Hongyi was taken aback, he knew what Wu Houcai said, but he deliberately didn't say it, because he was afraid that everyone would come to rob it, it seems that this Wu Houcai is quite scheming, and he has to spend a lot of money if he wants to get this thing. What he didn't expect was that Wu Houcai would have such a treasure in the medicine world, and he really underestimated him before.
Everyone was not interested in this thing, but as soon as they heard its medicinal effects, they immediately burst into spirits, and Wu Houcai smiled with satisfaction in his heart.
"It seems that you have decided whether you are interested or not, the auction will start now, those who are interested can participate, and those who are not interested please enjoy the refreshments, a piece of acacia red blood bird's nest, with a starting price of 5 million taels of silver. Wu Houcai announced.
Hearing this price, everyone was shocked, it was so high! Especially Qin Hexuan and the three of them were even more surprised, according to the study of Tianzhao Academy, the current annual treasury income of the whole country is expected to be about 10000000 taels of silver, and the starting auction of this item is 5 million taels, which is nearly one-twentieth of it, and it seems that it has to be unsold.
"5.2 million taels. "I don't know who said it. Then the cries came and went.
"5.5 million taels. ”
"5.8 million taels. ”
"6 million taels. ”
"The price is 7 million taels! Don't rob me, you can buy it and eat it directly, it's useless, I can buy it and study it, maybe I can develop other drugs with similar effects, and it can also benefit future generations." Xing Hongyi gritted his teeth and said. If I don't raise the price at one time, it may be beyond my financial resources in the future, and I must take it.
Everyone was silent for a while, 7 million taels is not a small amount.
"7 million for the first time. ”
"7 million for the second time. ”
"7 million for the third time, okay, I announce that Xing Gu has won the Acacia Red Blood Bird's Nest. Wu Houcai announced.
Xing Hongyi pinched a cold sweat, took a long breath, and thought: Fortunately, no one competes with me, I won 7 million, and I will rely on this thing to make a lot of money in the future.
"Lord Xinggu, hand over the money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other, do you directly provide cash or money to redeem the bill?" Xu Houcai said with a smile.
"The money bank redeems the ticket. With that, Xing Hongyi took out a redemption ticket and handed it to Xu Houcai, who wrapped the acacia red blood bird's nest and handed it to Xing Hongyi.
"Okay, the appreciation of the first object is over, now take a break, everyone drink tea, taste the pastries carefully prepared for you, and start the appreciation of the second object in half an hour. During this period, I specially arranged a wonderful performance, please watch. Xu Houcai announced.
Then, a group of young women took the stage and danced a bewitching dance.
A war without gunpowder just now, which consumed a lot of effort from everyone, and as soon as the tense nerves were relaxed, everyone felt a trace of fatigue and hunger.
"It was an eye-opener. During the break, Qin Hexuan said with emotion.
"The first thing was auctioned at such a sky-high price, so how dare you imagine the one behind?" Xia Qingcang sighed.
"Have you noticed that almost all of the people who came participated in the bidding just now, hey, it can be seen that it is not an exaggeration to say that it is rich and rivals the country, if the emperor comes here, how should he feel? Should it be sad or gratifying?" Jing Xinyao sighed with emotion.
"The invited people are all leaders in their industries, and it is natural that they have abundant money, after all, our dynasty has a stable political situation since the last Emperor Shengping, and there is no **** on the border, and the people are rich year after year, and there are many people who take the opportunity to get rich. Ouyang Jincheng took a sip of wine and said with a smile.
"This Wu Zhuang owner looks fat and inactive on the surface, in fact, the city is very deep, I think the next selection of treasure appreciation, must be carefully selected for the invitees, cast their favorites, and then take the opportunity to raise the price, make a lot of money, finally know how the magnificence of the treasure village came about. Qin Hexuan sighed.
"By the way, Teacher Ouyang, where does Jubaozhuang have the magical power to collect such a precious treasure?" Jing Xinyao was puzzled and asked.
"There are many unpredictable things in the rivers and lakes, and not everything can be known to us, this treasure village is one of them, it is said that there was a god in the Dragon Pavilion who went to investigate before, but returned without results. Ouyang Jincheng said.
"Fortunately, except for the triennial treasure appreciation conference, the rest have never heard of Jubaozhuang participating in any activities in the rivers and lakes, and the Dragon Pavilion is only responsible for investigating and investigating the case, and the rest of the things are inconvenient. Ouyang Jincheng continued.
In a flash, half an hour passed.
"Presumably, after the rest just now, everyone here is full of enthusiasm and waiting for the start of the next round of appreciation. As he spoke, Xu Houcai waved his hand and asked the family to invite the next treasure.
This time it was a person who walked on the stage, a young woman wearing a light veil and thin silk clothes, with a bewitching posture.
"This second round of appreciation is the woman standing next to me. As he spoke, Xu Houcai took off the woman's light veil, and only saw that he had a fair complexion, delicate skin, a towering nose, and affectionate eyes, which was not a thing of the Central Plains.
As soon as he saw the woman's true face, the Tianwu Dart Bureau looked at the green eyes.
"This woman is from Persia, is the only daughter of a tribe elder, is still a virgin, good at singing and dancing, cloth art, flower art, cooking all proficient, and there is a legend in Persia that the tribe has passed down a huge treasure from generation to generation, if anyone is lucky enough to photograph this woman, then it can become the tribe's dragon fast son-in-law, and the treasure will naturally belong to him. Xu Houcai said with a smile.
"The starting price is 7 million taels. ”
"A woman is also worth 7 million taels!" Xia Qingcang shouted softly.
"Women are not worthy, what is valuable is the tribe behind them, Persia is rich in precious stones, and the wealth is abundant, and it is estimated that the treasure mentioned must be worth a lot. Qin Hexuan said.
"7.2 million taels", "7.5 million taels", "7.7 million taels"... The crowd began to raise prices. And because he had already paid 7 million taels before, Xing Hongyi could only endure the pain and cut his love and not participate in the bidding.
It was called until 8.5 million taels, and everyone fell silent. At this time, it was Xiang Qing who was bidding.
"8.5 million taels for the first time. ”
"8,500,000 taels for the second time. ”
"8,500,000 taels..."
"9 million taels!"
There was a commotion among the crowd. It's not the price that's stirring, it's the person who is asking for it.
"Oh, the price of the Lu Yuan Master is 9 million taels, how about Xiang Dart? Do you want to increase the price?" Wu Houcai asked. It turned out that it was Lu Xingxue, the head of the Confucian Academy, who called 9 million taels just now. Scholars are also greedy for beauty and money? Everyone wondered in their hearts.
"Hmph, it's really sanctimonious! Do you still want such a young woman to be your concubine for such an old man?" said Xiang Qing angrily.
"How can this be reasonable, Xiang Qing, what do you mean by insulting me again and again? I have an enmity with you?" Lu Xingxue burst out in anger, thinking that I am the master of the Confucian Academy, the master of the Son of Heaven, who is usually admired by thousands of people and is envied by the world, how can I be tarnished by your martial arts words again and again, and deceive people too much.
"I just can't get used to you masked scholars, how many sage books you usually read with conceit, but I don't know how many dirty things you have done behind your back. Xiang Qing said.
"You, you, you, you are insulting our entire Confucianism, and I am not done with you today. Lu Xinxue said angrily.
"Hey, the two of them are all guests of my Wu, I hope to give me some face, continue this treasure first, and then count it after you have grievances and leave the island. Okay, now that the master of the Lu Yuan has called for 9 million taels, do you want to continue to the dart?" Wu Houcai asked.
"9.5 million taels!" Xiang Qing said.
"Surnamed Xiang, can you come up with so much money?" Lu Xingxue was already furious, 9.5 million taels was definitely not a small amount, and it was impossible for such a small dart board to have such a huge amount of wealth.
"Dare to open this price, I must be prepared, the Tao is you, a poor scholar, 9 million taels, I really don't know how much money I am greedy for. Xiang Qing said with a smile.
"Hmph, I can't stay here anymore. Lu Xingxue waved his sleeves and left the scene angrily.
"Come on, go and appease the Master of the Lu Courtyard. Wu Houcai instructed his subordinates.
"Okay, 9 million taels for the first time. ”
"9 million taels for the second time. ”
"9 million taels for the third time. ”
"This Persian beauty is to the head of the dart, the same rule, one hand to pay, the other hand to deliver. Although Wu Houcai was relatively satisfied with this amount, he hoped very much in his heart that Lu Xingxue had not left just now, and maybe it would rise by a few million taels.
Xiang Qing walked to Qi Qiang, the owner of the Sifang Money Village, and opened two redemption tickets on the spot, one was handed to Wu Houcai, and the other was put away and hidden in his sleeve, and led the Persian woman straight back to the room.
"Due to the lack of two VIPs, in order to show fairness, today's daytime treasure appraisal conference ends here, everyone can play at will in the village, if there is something to directly order the next person to do it, we will open the finale of today's treasure appraisal after dinner. "Wu Houcai is well versed in the way of auction, of course, the more people participating in the auction, the better, the more people, the higher the value can be auctioned.
When he finished speaking, the crowd scattered. The two treasures in the morning have been so shocked, presumably the finale of the evening must be even more exciting, and those who have not placed the order are now rejoicing, keeping the money to prepare for the big battle in the evening.