Li Du walked around the old goods market and bought a bunch of strange things.
Many treasure hunters were watching him, wanting to see what he had bought.
In the end, the things Li Du bought were very messy. There were paintings, vases, necklaces, bracelets, and other jewelry, as well as some unknown handicrafts.
Everyone watched for a while and found that there was nothing to be found. Li Du did not look like he had bought anything valuable. Gradually, the number of people who paid attention to him decreased.
In the evening, Li Du met up with Hans and the others and went to the old goods market.
Compared to the last time he had been there, the old goods market had changed. The central auction stage had been enlarged, and the surrounding area had been temporarily expanded.
In addition, a small auction stage had been set up not far away, but this time it had been changed to a bar table. Blacktooth, Robbie, and the others gathered there to drink and chat.
It was still early, but the parking lot was already full of cars. Some people were unloading things from the cars, while others were loading them up. The whole auction house was very busy.
Seeing Li Du and Hans, Robbie and the others waved. "Hey, Big Li, Big Fox, come over and have a drink."
Li Du walked over and said, "You guys aren't going to drive tonight? I saw the police checking cars on the road. You can't go see them with the smell of alcohol in your mouths, right? "
Robbie said carelessly, "There are still six hours before we leave, Big Li. Six hours. Even if we get drunk, we can sober up by then."
Hans took a glass of beer and drank it. "You're right, Blacktooth. D * mn, this beer is great. Who got it?"
A young man with a red nose laughed. "I got it. I traded two car tires for a barrel of beer. It's brewed by the farmers around here. It tastes good, doesn't it?"
"You got it," Hans said, pointing at him. "Unless you used racing tires, this barrel of beer is definitely worth two tires."
The George brothers, who had traded with Li Du at the market before, also came. Wright George was carrying a bag of fried fish, fried meat, and jerky. He threw it down and said, "Help yourself."
Drinking big mouthfuls of beer and eating big pieces of meat, Li Du felt that this kind of life was quite enjoyable.
The more people there were, the more mouths there were. Before night fell, the group of them had already finished the beer.
At this time, the auctioneer, Sayder, came out to preside over the auction. When he saw Li Du and the others, he took the initiative to greet them and promised, "Your goods are very popular. I will definitely get you a high price."
Li Du bumped fists with him and smiled. "Thanks, buddy."
Sayder asked again, "How are things going with your cigar boxes? I got some money recently. You know, business is good here. If there are any more cigar boxes, I'll go buy one. "
This was Hans' job. He said, "The two you want are in my storage unit. Bring the check and come find me. If you sell them for a good price tonight, I'll save you some money tomorrow night."
Sayder was overjoyed. He gave him a punch on the chest and said, "All right, watch me. I'll show you how powerful I am."
As the sun set, the lights gradually lit up. The auction was about to begin.
At this time, the auction house was crowded with people. At least two to three hundred people had come to the auction house and surrounded the auction stage. The two auction stages were filled with people.
Li Du looked at the small auction stage and asked, "What's that for?"
Hans said, "It's used to auction some agricultural products, such as flour, rice, oil, seafood, meat, and non-staple foods."
Li Du asked with interest, "There are auctions for these things?"
Hans nodded. "Of course, this is autumn. In spring, you will see auctions for seeds and young livestock."
The last ray of sunlight disappeared and the iodine-tungsten lamps were completely lit up.
At this time, Sayder jumped onto the auction stage and raised the loudspeaker to shout, "Welcome to Hoffman's Auction House. The goods are complete, the prices are fair, and we are honest. I am your old friend, the most prestigious and famous white glove, Sayder —"
"Shh, shh!" Some of the acquaintances around him hissed and gave him the middle finger.
Sayder grinned and continued to preside over the auction. "Alright, I know everyone is not here to listen to my nagging or to stand around and waste energy. Let's get straight to the point. Let's bring out the first item …"
Two young men appeared, pushing a metal shelf. Li Du smiled. Wasn't this their item? He had not expected Sayder to bring it out as the opening item.
"I dare say that there are hundreds of men here just for this. Yes, this is our men's secret base! If anyone here has a family, you should know that the women at home are very unreasonable. Most of the time, you need privacy to calm down. "
Sayder began to explain the item. After a quick introduction, he attracted the interest of the crowd and began to shout out the price. "This good item will not be cheap. The starting price is 5,000 dollars. Yes, it will belong to a man who is worthy of it. Just as beauties are only worthy of the strong, good items are also prepared for the rich …"
The price war had begun. Many people were indeed very interested in this item.
The two young men operated the item and displayed it. The people below were watching and shouting out bids.
"Six thousand dollars, I bid six thousand dollars!"
The price immediately increased by 1,000 dollars.
"Six thousand five hundred dollars!"
The second bid was still very domineering.
The price increased very quickly. After about ten bids, the price of the men's secret base reached the price that Li Du and Hans had expected: 10,000 dollars.
At this price, the intensity of the bidding began to decrease. Only four or five people were still shouting out bids.
One of them, a middle-aged man with a golden mustache, was very determined. When someone shouted 15,000 dollars, he immediately shouted, "11,000 dollars."
"Eleven thousand two hundred!"
"15,000 dollars!" the middle-aged man with the golden mustache roared.
As soon as he shouted out his bid, the people around him were stunned and stepped back. A few others who were still interested in the secret base shook their heads and gave up on bidding.
Li Du was also very surprised. This man's bid was too fierce!
After shouting out the price, the golden-bearded man was a little stunned. He looked at the retreating opponents and smiled bitterly. "I said I gave the wrong price. Can I still change it now? I was going to say eleven thousand five hundred dollars! "
Laughter suddenly broke out around him.
Giving the wrong price was very common at auctions. Because the auctioneer shouted out the price very quickly, sometimes people would carelessly give the wrong price when they were bidding.
Under such circumstances, there was no way to change the price unless the bidder cheated and did not pay after the auction. Otherwise, they could only blame themselves for being careless.
Sayder did not care whether he had given the wrong price or not. He waved his hand decisively and said, "15,000 dollars going once, 15,000 dollars going twice, 15,000 dollars going thrice. Very good, buddy, let me see your number. This good item is yours!"
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