Chapter 70: Preparing for the Auction

What??This ancient money village is also popular as a VIP???? It's good not to say this, but it reminds me of what gold cards are being issued in modern times, what gold cards are being issued by every bank, platinum cards or something, once you deposit N million can handle such a card, with this card to the bank you don't need to queue up, there are many scenes in my memory I took a number in the bank, dozens of people waited in front, and after a while, a VIP guy went directly to handle it??? It didn't take long for another guy like that??? They're VIPs I endure it?? But once one of these guys spent nearly an hour at the bank counter, oh my God, a serious injustice.

Alas??? Now I have encountered such a thing in ancient times, and I admire the guy who came up with this idea, who is very economically minded, and actually engaged in this VIP service in this era.

But now I can accidentally become a VIP of this Juyuan Money Village, which sounds pretty good.

"Oh, yes, I just didn't get used to those guys last time, but I'm interested in the shopkeeper giving me a VIP credential. I said with a smile.

"Ah, it's rare that you like it, girl, that's good, Akiko, go to the box in the middle of the counter and get a VIP voucher and come over. The middle-aged man said to Akiko.

The young man hurried to the counter again and took a sign.

The middle-aged shopkeeper took it and handed it over to me directly.

I took the sign, and it was not big, about five centimeters long and three centimeters wide. A thin yellow metal plaque has a lot of weight. On one side of this sign is written the words "Juyuan Qianzhuang", and on the back there are many dense words. I probably took a look at it to explain the function of this brand in Juyuan Qianzhuang, which is also very consistent with the introduction of the middle-aged shopkeeper.

"Girl, you can put it away, this brand is made of sterling silver, and there is gold on the face, and each brand is worth no less than twenty taels of silver. The middle-aged man said with a smile.

Oh??I can't see that this Juyuan money village is still willing to give up, a VIP brand is worth so much, highlighting the cattle of this money bank, but according to the shopkeeper, it is estimated that there are not many people who can get this VIP certificate in Yingtian.

"That's right. The girl has come to the money bank this time to explain something, and I will be happy to serve you. The middle-aged man said.

I put the sign away before I remembered what happened to the money bank today.

"Oh yes, shopkeeper, I came to you today to ask your master in charge of the mortgage to help me take a look at a gem in my hand and see how much it is worth. I said.

"Oh, a gem?"

"Yes. ”

"Girl, do you want to mortgage, or do you just want to know what he's worth?"

"I wanted to sell this gem. I said.

"Okay, girl, give me the gem, and I'll give it to our mortgage master, and let them see." The middle-aged shopkeeper said.

I took out the large gem on my body, which was the largest of the three, about eight centimeters long. It has a diameter of five centimeters, and it is quite heavy to hold in your hand.

I handed the gem over, and the middle-aged shopkeeper's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly took the gem.

"It's a nice gem. I, Xu Jincheng, have been doing this for more than ten years, and today it is the first time I have seen such a big gem, yes, really good. The middle-aged man surnamed Xu kept looking at it after taking the gem. His expression was very excited.

"Shopkeeper??? Could you please help me take a look??" Seeing Xu Jincheng always looking at the gem, I couldn't help but remind him.

"Oh, hehe. You see, I forgot everything when I saw a good thing, girl, wait. I'll go. With that, the guy stood up and walked over to the mortgage counter on the side.

I saw that the counter master in charge of the mortgage was also surprised after taking the gem, looking at the gem repeatedly, and said something to Xu Jincheng excitedly, and then the master turned around and opened a door behind the counter and walked in with the gem, I thought in my heart, this guy should not swallow my gem like this.

When I was surprised, Xu Jincheng hurriedly trotted over.

"Girl, please go to the inner hall with me to talk, there are many people here, the girl's gem is worth a lot of money, come and talk to me in the inner hall." Xu Jincheng whispered to me next to me.

I stood up and followed the guy into the inner hall of the bank.

As soon as I entered the inner hall, I saw that the master in charge of the mortgage was sitting at a table in the middle of the inner hall, and around this table sat two elderly masters, who were all gathered together and looking at my large jewel.

After seeing Xu Jincheng and I come in, the three of them hurriedly got up and beckoned me to sit down.

"Girl, do you have this gem your own?" said the thin old man, the tallest of the three, to me.

"My own, of course. I said, but I was a little puzzled in my heart, what do these people want to do, if you want to pay attention to my gem, I will not be polite today.

"Don't worry about it, girl, we're just asking as usual, I don't know if you want this gem to be mortgaged to us or if you have other plans?" the old man continued.

"Oh, I just want you to give me an estimate, I'm waiting for the money. I said.

"Oh, girl, you didn't want to mortgage it, did you. The old man said.

"Well, could you please help me estimate how much it will be worth?" I said.

"Girl, this gem is a complete natural gem, the old man has seen a lot of gems, today is the first time to see such a complete, such a beautiful color of the gem, it is really a blessing in three lives, this value is very difficult to estimate, some time ago we sold a piece of a gem smaller than one-third of this gem, at that time sold 20,000 taels of silver. The old man said excitedly.

What? 20,000 taels? It's a third smaller than mine????? Wouldn't my piece be more valuable???? What's more, this old guy has never seen this big gem in decades, is it worth it???? Haha, get rich. Get rich.

I felt a pang of ecstasy in my heart.

"But girl, it's hard to sell it yourself. The old man continued.

"Why?" I asked.

"Oh, girl, think about it. If you can afford to buy your gems, there are probably very few people who can buy them, and if you sell them yourself, you probably won't find a few people who can buy them. The old man said.

He's right. How am I going to sell it? I don't think I'm going to run out into the street, this gem hangs on my chest, and I shout, "Sell gems, 30,000 taels a ????." If that's the case, there will only be two ends, one is that everyone thinks I'm crazy, and the other is that as soon as I get out of the door, I'll be robbed by countless people.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"Girl, since you refuse to mortgage, our money bank still has an auction business. The old man said.

Auction??There are really many ways to gather the source of money.

"However, we charge an additional three percent for a customer to auction an item, girl, you are our honored guest, we only charge two percent of the auction proceeds. The old man continued.

"But I'm waiting for the money, can this auction be done sooner?" I said.

"We hold an auction on the fifteenth day of every month and the last day of the month, and today is the eleventh. In four days, the girl will be able to go to our auction house. The old man said.

"Four days?" I murmured.

"Can't the girl wait for four days?" asked the old man.

"Oh, four days should be fine, well, I'll come to you on the fifteenth. With that, I stood up and wanted to take the gem.

"Wait, girl, I can't give you the gem right now. The old man said hurriedly.

"What?" I asked, anxious.

"Oh, girl, listen to me first. The old man sat me down.

"All items that go to our auction house must be kept by us and we are responsible for assessing the auction reserve price before the auction, and we are also responsible for notifying people in the city who are interested in gems to come, so this gem cannot be handed over to you now. If you don't auction it at that time, then we're not fooling those who want to buy gems. The old man said.

He was right, but how could I put the gem here with peace of mind.

"But how did I put you here for nothing, if I ????"

"Huh. Don't worry, girl, I'm not done yet. The old man interrupted me.

"We'll assess a guaranteed auction price for this gem of yours, and we'll give the girl a silver tael for that price now. When the price of the auction is out, we will collect the fee, and we will return the remaining silver taels to the girl. The old man said with a smile.

Oh yes. So that's what happened.

"How much can I sell for this gem?" I asked.

"Girl, wait a minute, let's talk about it. The old man said.

After speaking. The men were discussing again.

Five minutes later.

"Girl, the guaranteed price we give for this gem is 25,000 taels of silver. The old man said.

This price is similar to what I think now, but this price is N times higher than the waist before I came to this money bank, I thought before I came here that if this gem is real, it is estimated that it will be two or three thousand taels, and I really didn't expect that this is at least worth twenty-five thousand taels, haha.

"Yes. Well, now you can give me the silver ticket. I said.

"Oh yes, there's another rule I forgot to tell you, if you join the girl's gem auction more than twice the guaranteed price we give, we'll charge thirty percent of that for more than twice the price. The old man said.

"Thirty percent? What, it's so high, you're robbing it. "I got a little angry when I heard about the 30 percent.

"Hehe, girl, listen to me, if the girl's gems are auctioned for 50,000 yuan, we will only charge 2 percent of the fee, and only for the part that exceeds 50,000 yuan, we will charge 30 percent of this part, do you understand?" said the old man softly.

"That's right??? All right. "I said, thinking that if I really want to sell for 50,000 yuan, I will make a fortune, and I won't care about the rest.

"Well, okay, girl, you go with the shopkeeper Xu, he will handle everything for the girl, we will accept the gems now, we will auction them at our special auction hall at the north gate of Yingtian City on the morning of the fifteenth, girl, you leave an address, and I will send someone to inform the girl of you when the time comes." The old man said.

Leave an address???? ??? this is not possible, if people know that this gem is mine, and then know my address, won't this lead the wolf into the house?

"It's inconvenient for me to tell you the address, I will come to your bank early on the fifteenth, so you can come here. I said.

"Hehe, girl, you can rest assured, we will keep the customer's information absolutely confidential, and will never reveal it to the outside world, but if you don't want to say it, please come here early that day, and we can arrange a carriage to send you over." The old man said.

"Okay. I nodded.

"Hehe, girl, you are our lucky star, hehe, please come with me, I will give you the silver. Xu Jincheng said to me with a smile next to him.

I followed Xu Jincheng to a room next to the inner hall.

"Girl, sit down, I'll handle it for you, and by the way, please tell the girl your name." Xu Jincheng beckoned me to sit down, and then busied himself at a table. (To be continued......)