Chapter 206

Li Xuancheng, Xu Qiyun, and the others watched as Ye Xiaotian picked up one piece of unremarkable junk after another. After a series of explanations with his saliva flying everywhere, the people below the stage started bidding enthusiastically, and large amounts of silver were sent up like flowing water. Zhang Hongyi had already urgently borrowed a large box from the restaurant to be used to hold the silver.

Xu Qiyun was dumbfounded, and only regained his senses after a while. Flustered and exasperated, he said, "This works too?"

Li Xuancheng's face was gloomy, but after a while, he smiled helplessly and said softly, "This person really has some crooked talent." At this time, Li Xuancheng really admired Ye Xiaotian. This idea was something he would never have thought of.

Rui Qinxing looked coldly at Ye Xiaotian who was beaming with joy on the stage, and then looked at Zhang Hongyi, Liu Junying, and the others who were in high spirits and occasionally throwing provocative looks at them. He knew very clearly that this time, they would definitely lose.

Guan Xiaokun gritted his teeth and looked coldly at everything that was happening on the stage, then quietly turned and walked away. This Hundred Cuisine Restaurant was opened by his family. The normal waiters in the restaurant didn't know that he was the young master, but the steward of the restaurant knew. Guan Xiaokun found a steward and pulled him to a secluded room, quietly instructing him.

Seeing that the auction was so lively downstairs, the ladies in the second and third floors also sensed it. From time to time, there would be chatter and laughter coming from upstairs. Zhan Ning 'er also secretly heaved a sigh of relief, but her words were not forgiving. She coldly snorted and said, "This brat does have some crooked skills."

Xia Yingying giggled and said, "Second Sister, this isn't a crooked way, it's an open and aboveboard robbery, and the person who is robbed has to be willing. This is skill!" Zhan Ning 'er rolled her eyes at her and didn't say anything.

Sister Sun said curiously, "Little Brother Tian's move is really unexpected. I didn't think that there would really be people willing to spend so much money to buy those worthless things. But Little Brother Tian's move has already been a great success, why did Sister Ning 'er find so many noble ladies? "

Zhan Ning 'er sighed and said, "Needless to say. Who would complain that having too much silver will bite their hands? But … things are already perfect, so it's better to stop while we're ahead. He insisted that I go … If no one responds, then the face that I earned earlier will be thrown away again. "

The auction was paused, and it began to rest.

In the backstage area of the hall on the first floor, Zhang Hongyi and the others rushed over with smiles on their faces. They threw themselves on the box of silver ingots that was almost eighty percent full and laughed out loud, "We've won for sure! Victory for sure! This time, Xiao Gongye will no longer be able to strut around in front of us. "

Mao Wenzhi smiled and said, "It's not over yet. Here!" "It's not over yet. Here!" Mao Wenzhi took out a big basket from the corner. The basket was messily filled with some calligraphy, embroidery, circular fans, pouches and other things. It looked like most of them were women's household items.

Zhang Hongyi climbed up from the silver box and said excitedly, "Sure enough, we used the right method. Even stones can be sold for the price of gold. Do we still want to continue? "

Ye Xiaotian carried a teapot and drank from it as he walked over. Just now, he was shouting with all his might on the stage for half a day, but his mouth and tongue were parched from all the shouting. Ye Xiaotian smiled and said, "We've already invited those noble ladies and noblewomen. If you don't continue, aren't you afraid that they'll scratch your face?"

Zhang Hongyi laughed and said, "You also know that those people are willing to pay a high price to buy those junk because they have ulterior motives. I'm just worried that the things donated by these noble ladies won't sell as well as before. If that's the case, it's better to quit while you're ahead. "

"Brother Zhang," Ye Xiaotian said to Zhang Hongyi, "Do you think Little Brother only posted the notice in front of each yamen?"

"Isn't that so?" Zhang Hongyi asked in amazement. "Where else did you post it?"

Mao Wenzhi was also startled. He and Hua Yunfei were in charge of posting the notice, but he didn't remember posting it elsewhere. Mao Wenzhi was afraid that he was delaying something, so he hurriedly asked, "Big brother, didn't you tell me and Yunfei to post the news in front of the yamen? Didn't you tell us to post the news of the officials? These ladies also have the news of the charity sale, but you didn't tell us to post it outside."

Ye Xiaotian smiled confidently and said, "This news doesn't need to be posted. Naturally, someone will help us spread it to the ears of the people with ulterior motives." Mao Wenzhi, Zhang Hongyi, and the others looked at each other. They didn't know what Ye Xiaotian was planning.

A young maid lifted her skirt and ran from the first floor to the second floor. She hurriedly pushed open the door and entered a private room. She panted and said, "Miss, young master Chen and young master Lei are here. They're sitting at the fourth table on the left. Young master Zhu is also … also here."

The young lady looked to be in her late twenties. She had a pretty face. She had been sitting by the railing in a reserved manner, pretending that she didn't care about the auction downstairs. However, her eyes kept looking downstairs. Unfortunately, it was very crowded downstairs. The hall was full of people and it was impossible to find the target she was looking for.

Hearing the servant girl's report, she finally relaxed. However, she still put on a nonchalant expression and said indifferently, "Hmph! Wherever I go, they chase after me. How annoying! "

The two young maids standing behind her also heard the report from the young maid who had just run in. One of them whispered to the other, "Young master Chen, Young master Lei, and Young master Zhu really came after getting the news. They are all admirers of our young lady. How could they let go of such a good opportunity to please our young lady?"

Hearing this, the young lady still looked reserved, but the corners of her lips curled up proudly.

In the private room opposite, there was also a young lady with a few maids standing beside her. This young lady had a head full of pearls and jade. She was dressed luxuriously. At first glance, one could tell that she was from a rich family. Her family background and status were probably higher than that of the young lady opposite her. However, her appearance was too mediocre and there were a few unnoticeable pockmarks on her face.

Her eyes flashed as she looked downstairs. Her expression was faintly anxious. After looking for a long time, she still didn't find the person she was looking for. She couldn't help asking the maid beside her in a low voice, "Have you really arranged it? Why can't I see anyone? "

The maid beside her said, "Young Lady, don't worry. Our mansion's Ah Da and Ah Er have already arrived. Look, aren't they sitting over there? The person sitting in the middle is the person we hired to help us bid."

The young lady took a closer look and immediately breathed a sigh of relief. She fiercely glanced at the beautiful young lady opposite her and proudly raised her chin. She thought to herself, "Humph! Even if I take out my private money to buy back the things I donated, I can't let my sisters laugh at me, especially you, a fox! "

After a short rest, the bazaar on the stage continued. Most of the people sent by various officials had completed their tasks and left one after another. However, the number of guests below the stage did not decrease. Instead, there were more and more people. At this time, the bazaar began again. The items on display were round fans, silk flowers, purses, calligraphy and paintings, embroidered handkerchiefs, and other things.

The bidding for these things was very different from before. Before, there were often five or six or even seven or eight people bidding for the same thing at the same time, raising the price one after another. This time, every time an item was displayed and its origin was explained, there were at most two or three people bidding. Some even had only one person bidding. However, even if there was only one person, he was afraid that the price would not be sold to him if the price was too low, so he desperately raised the price.

Ye Xiaotian just said, "This is a small order written by Miss Qianran, the beloved daughter of Earl Yi in Xuancheng …"

Before he finished speaking, there was a hoarse roar from below the stage, "Five hundred taels!"

"Good! Good eyesight! "

Ye Xiaotian immediately pointed to him, and without waiting for anyone else to bid, he immediately announced, "This small order belongs to you!"

The man was dressed in a brocade robe, and behind him were two burly servants, each carrying a heavy bag in their hands. When Ye Xiaotian spread the news in advance, he made it clear that only silver or gold would be accepted, and no silver notes would be accepted. It was not that Ye Xiaotian did not trust their silver notes, but the procedures were really too cumbersome.

At this time, the main purpose of the bank was to provide convenience for large merchants to exchange money, so that they would not carry a large amount of gold and silver coins to various places. Personal deposit and withdrawal were not handled. Even with the identity of Zhang Hongyi and the others, the bank was willing to accommodate them, but if they withdrew too much at once, they would need to inform in advance. If it was a silver note that had not yet matured, they would have to pay interest to the bank. This money was used to save lives, and it had to be used the next day, so there was no way to withdraw silver at all. If they directly used silver notes to buy food, most grain stores would not have change.

The man excitedly went to the stage with the two servants, handed the silver to Mao Wenzhi, and took the beautiful small order written on the "Xue Tao Jian" as if he had found a treasure. His face was flushed, and he grinned.

In a private room on the third floor, a girl with a round fan covering her face, only revealing a pair of charming eyes, gently spat, and shyly shrank back. It seemed that this small order was written by her.

For a moment, those round fans, silk flowers, pouches, and poems were all sold at a much higher price than when they were sold to the officials. If there happened to be a girl who had several suitors, and no one was willing to back down in front of their sweetheart, then the price would be even more frightening.

Landlord Qian and Minister Yan had not left yet. These two unlucky people came by themselves, unlike others who could bid as much as they wanted. If the price was too high, they did not dare to bid, afraid that they would be targeted. But if the price was too low, no one would let them, and in the end, they did not buy anything suitable.

They originally wanted to wait until the second half of the auction, but they did not expect that the second half of the auction would be selling some small things for women. The two of them were naturally not interested in these things, and just as they were about to leave, they did not expect that after a few steps, they would witness the extravagant scene of people spending a lot of money. These second generations of officials were really more willing to squander than their fathers. In order to win the favor of beautiful women, they simply did not care about anything.

Landlord Qian shook his head and sighed, "These young people do not know the immensity of heaven and earth! Sigh, are they willing to give up priceless treasures in order to become lovers? Fortunately, my son is not among them. Otherwise, this old man would really be angered to death. "

Minister Yan stroked his beard and sighed, "They're young people, after all. How can their thoughts be the same as ours? When this old man was young, wasn't I the same as them? Aside from the woman I loved, I could not put anything else in my eyes. If she wants me to jump into the river, I'll jump into the river. If she wants me to put out the fire, I'll put out the fire. "

Landlord Qian nodded, "That's right! In a flash, we've become old people. Come to think of it, time really is merciless, making people grow old. "

The two looked at each other and sighed for a moment. Suddenly, they were startled as they suddenly recalled the competition just now. The two immediately put on a straight face and coldly snorted at each other before flicking their sleeves and leaving.