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Chapter 69 Auction
Lu Tu couldn't get through to the three of Li Hui, so he shook his head helplessly, and went to ask Huang Jie for his opinion.

Huang Jie is not interested in calligraphy and painting.If it's going to a bar, he can jump up and down for joy, but calligraphy and painting... Forget it, I can't understand it!
Lu Tu put down the phone, and his guests didn't go. This time, there should be no chance to open their eyes.

However, although he felt a little regretful about this, he didn't get too entangled. He sat quietly and listened to Long Lanxiang's phone call.

"Brother Zhang, there are seven people? I only have five invites. You see... All right, then I will apply again and see if I can get two more. Oh, yes, there is one more thing, I have to make it clear to you first, the auction needs to collect tickets, 149 people, are you sure you need so many places?"

"It's not expensive. In addition to participating in the calligraphy and painting auction, you can also watch the performance at that time. It's on Peach Blossom Island, not far from the city, and it takes 10 minutes by car."

Hearing this, Lu Tu suddenly realized and couldn't help laughing.

He has been to Peach Blossom Island, located in the lower reaches of the Tuojiang River, near the Folk Custom Garden, where bonfire performances are usually held at night.

But he went to Peach Blossom Island to watch the party a few years ago, but he really didn't know that there is still a calligraphy and painting auction there.

Long Lanxiang quickly ended the call, turned to look at him and asked, "Aren't your guests going?"

Lu Tu shrugged and said helplessly, "I can't get through the phone, so I can't go."

Long Lanxiang curled her lips, "What kind of guests do you have? You lost the chain at a critical moment! I'm going to have seven people here, so I have to call quickly and ask someone to arrange a car pick-up, and send me the ticket by the way."

After making arrangements for the phone call, she put down her phone, picked up her chopsticks and continued eating.

Lu Tu was idle and bored, so he briefly told her about Li Hui's situation.

Long Lanxiang laughed loudly, and said happily: "It goes without saying, they must have done a fake show! I've been a tour guide for so long, what things haven't I seen? It's not unusual! Once I met a Guest, ask me directly, how much does it cost to take care of you? I joked, [-] a month! He took out his mobile phone on the spot and wanted to transfer money to me, which almost scared me half to death!"

Lu Tu wondered: "Really? Are there such things?"

Long Lanxiang glanced at him, raised her chin and said, "Ang! Of course it's true! I'm telling you, I'm very popular! If you dare to do something wrong to me, I'll fly right away, and I'll let you find me." I can't find it, huh!"

Lu Tu stretched out his hand to hug her, and teased, "Oh? You want to fly? Where are you flying to? Huh?"

Long Lanxiang screamed, begging for mercy repeatedly, and finally lay limp in his arms, unwilling to move for a long time.

Lu Tu scratched her nose, and said with a smile: "Sometimes I really wonder if you secretly put a love gu on me? Otherwise, why would I treat you wholeheartedly?"

Long Lanxiang looked at him tenderly, and said with a delicate smile: "Yes! I did put a love Gu on you, and the Gu insect is myself! Anyway, neither of us can do without each other. Once separated, both of them will die!"

Lu Tu's eyes became hot, and he lowered his head to kiss her cherry lips.

After a long time, the two parted reluctantly.

Long Lanxiang stood up, tidied her clothes, and said, "No, I don't want to go out if I lie down again! Dear, do you want to go?"

At this time, Lu Tu's alcohol dissipated a lot, and he didn't want to miss the opportunity to get along with her, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go and have a look too. Why is there a calligraphy and painting auction in Peach Blossom Island? Why are the tickets so expensive?" !"

He knows that there are quite a lot of evening shows in Phoenix at this time. In addition, there are also such as Dongtian Bonfire Party, Charming Phoenix, Dream Tuojiang, Tianxia Phoenix Large Campfire Party, etc. The ticket prices are basically 50-128 between yuan.

The calligraphy and painting auction ticket price is 149 yuan, which is indeed much higher than other evening parties.

Long Lanxiang spread out her hair, then quickly gathered it back up, neatly tied her ponytail, and said: "It's been a while, and now almost every party has calligraphy and painting auctions. The price is not expensive, just buy a ticket for the party." You can participate, the base price is still 140, but the face price has been changed to 50. But I have to share with the person who delivered the ticket and the team leader, and I can earn [-] yuan for a ticket.”

Lu Tu shook his head and smiled, "Isn't this just changing the soup instead of the medicine! It's just an extra gimmick, and the fare is fifty dollars more expensive?"

Long Lanxiang looked at him contemptuously, and said, "This time they took out Huang Yongyu's painting, you say it's just a gimmick? His name alone is more than this price, okay?"

Lu Tu thought about it too, so he stopped being entangled and said with a smile, "Then why do you only want 5 places? Wouldn't it be possible to earn more money by calling a few more people?"

Long Lanxiang shook her head and said, "I want to, too, but the guests have to be willing! They have already said before that they don't want to attend the party, so I can only invite them in the name of the painting and calligraphy auction. I can get so many The people are already very nice.”

Lu Tu gave her a thumbs up and gestured to her, and said, "Okay, your trick of playing hard to get is good! I'll go and call the baby back. We won't get home until after nine o'clock. We still need to let them go to bed early."

After waiting for him to go out, Long Lanxiang pushed open the door, wanting to see how his son was doing.

Lu Peng was frantically playing a gunfight game, and there was still half a bowl of rice in the bowl, which was put aside.

When he heard the movement and looked back, he couldn't help trembling with fright, stood up hastily, and pressed the power button quickly, the computer screen instantly went black.

Long Lanxiang stepped forward to hug him, and said softly: "You can play, but you can't play for too long! Do you understand?"

Lu Peng hesitated for a moment, hugged her with open arms, raised his head and asked, "Mom, I'm sorry! Are you still angry?"

Long Lanxiang shook her head and said, "I've stopped being angry for a long time. Dad and I are going to take guests to the party. Remember to take your sister to wash your face and feet later, and go to bed early."

Lu Peng smiled and replied loudly, "Okay!"

While the mother and son were talking, Lu Tu walked in with Lu Yan in his arms.

Seeing her daughter's appearance, Long Lanxiang immediately became angry, and reprimanded: "You don't know how to go home after dark? Look at your clothes, they are all dusty and dirty! You have them all over your face. It’s almost turning into a little cat! And where’s your bowl? Eat the bowl after a meal?”

Lu Yan lay on her father's shoulder, crying loudly, crying, "I'm not a little tabby cat, I'm not a little tabby cat! I'm... I'm a little mouse!"

Lu Tu laughed loudly, stroked his daughter's back lightly, and explained: "Don't scold her, I fell and broke the bowl, so I didn't bring it up. Sitting alone, I dare not go home, look Until I don't make a sound."

Hearing what he said, Lu Yan cried even more fiercely, raised her head and howled, her little appearance was extremely wronged.

Long Lanxiang stepped forward and hugged her, pretended to be vicious and patted her on the buttocks twice, and said through gritted teeth: "You really ate the bowl! Believe it or not, I ate you too? "

Lu Yan was punished, but her body didn't hurt at all. She looked at her mother with a smile instead of tears, and asked curiously, "Mom, do you dare to eat children? Are you a monster?"

Long Lanxiang was so teased that she burst into a smile, opened her mouth wide and bit her cheek, and kissed her quickly, making her drool all over her face, and said, "Ouch, I ate it!"

Lu Yan raised her hand to wipe off her saliva, held her mother's head in both hands, and kissed her mother's head with one mouthful, then giggled proudly.

She smiled brightly, but there was still a drop of tear on her face, it was really lovable to watch.

The family quarreled for a long time before it subsided, and the family was full of happiness.

Long Lanxiang changed Lu Yan's clothes, and it was almost time for them to set off to meet the tourists, and then head to Peach Blossom Island.

The full name of Peach Blossom Island is Peach Blossom Island Miaosu Resort. It is a fish-shaped island in the middle of the river. The island has lush forests and an excellent environment.To get to the small island, you need to pass a long water suspension bridge, which has strong performances of the Miao family: dancing bamboo poles, driving corpses in Xiangxi, bonfire parties and welcoming scenes with torches.

Lu Tu and others met the guests at the head of Nanhua Bridge, boarded the free minibus, and arrived at the suspension bridge at 07:30.

After getting off the bus, the guests rushed up and strode towards the suspension bridge like a tide.

Long Lanxiang pulled Lu Lu, stopped the front and said to the guests: "Let's slow down, we will leave after they have passed."

The middle-aged man with a face as black as the bottom of a pot was surnamed Zhang. He motioned everyone to stop and wait, and asked with a puzzled look on his face, "Is there anything special about it?"

Long Lanxiang smiled without saying a word, and pointed to the suspension bridge, letting him see for himself.

At the beginning, the tourists strode excitedly, but when they reached the middle, everyone slowed down unconsciously, stretched out their hands to grab the rope next to them, and moved forward like walking on thin ice.

The ropes of the suspension bridge are fixed on the piers on both sides of the bridge, and the perforated wooden boards are laid on it, with a length of seven to eighty meters.After accommodating dozens of people, the bridge deck curved in an exaggerated arc, and swayed from side to side, which made people tremble with fear, fearing that if something bad happened, it would fall down.

Some tourists deliberately shook the bridge as a prank. Amidst the exclamation of people, a female tourist lost her balance and fell directly into the river. Fortunately, she grabbed the rope and climbed up again with the help of others.

The prank tourists won a lot of accusations and had to come forward to apologize, saying that they would never dare to do this again.It took a long time to restore calm, and people finally passed the suspension bridge smoothly.

Long Lanxiang looked back and saw that everyone behind him looked dull, waved his hands triumphantly, and said, "Let's go, let's go!"

Everyone stepped onto the suspension bridge lightly, not daring to make too many movements. The bridge deck was smooth without any accidents, and they passed quickly.

Lu Tu walked to the other side, looked back at the suspension bridge, and said to Long Lanxiang: "Although the suspension bridge is built like this is very fun, but after all, there are potential safety hazards. What if something goes wrong?"

Long Lanxiang smiled and said: "What are you afraid of! The water level here is not deep, and the current is very gentle. Even if you fall, you will not be drowned. Someone has fallen before, and nothing happened anyway."

Lao Zhang asked in surprise: "Someone really fell? Why don't you ask the scenic spot to pay for it?"

Long Lanxiang shook his head and said, "I don't know if I will pay or not, but I just wet my clothes and nothing happened. Even if I lose money, I shouldn't be able to pay much. After the accident, some people think that the suspension bridge is unsafe and suggest to tear it down. But the boss thinks so It is more distinctive, it is said that tourists like to play, so it has been kept.”

Lu Tu sighed and said nothing more.

Long Lanxiang led them through a field path and entered the village. The architectural style and layout inside were similar to ordinary Miao villages.No, to be precise, it used to be an ordinary village, but now it has been developed into a tourist attraction.

A group of people walked through several alleys in the village, and came to a square, where people stood in twos and threes.

The square is not very big, and there are several rows of low stone tile houses built around it. There are several red lacquered drums under the eaves of the tile houses in the front, and a big stage in front of the tile houses on the side. The tall red curtain acts as the background. A table covered with red cloth is placed in the middle.

Long Lanxiang found three long benches, and asked everyone to sit down and wait, "The auction will start immediately, and then there will be the evening performance. We can leave after watching."

Sure enough, it didn't take long before a man and two women stepped onto the stage.

The man is wearing a suit with a microphone in his hand, and the two girls are dressed in Miao clothes, each holding a stack of paper scrolls.

"Dear tourists and friends, good evening everyone! Today we are honored to bring you a piece of work by Mr. Huang Yongyu - the mermaid! In addition, there are works by more than a dozen famous calligraphers and painters from Fenghuang. All works have been awarded by Fenghuang The certification of the Calligraphy and Painting Association, please rest assured that the auction. If you find something you like, you can raise your hand and bid, we will auction it on the spot, and the transaction will be sold on the spot! Time is limited, and the first work is invited now!"

The host didn't talk too much nonsense, and without too much foreshadowing, he went directly to the topic.

The atmosphere at the scene was not very active. All kinds of calligraphy and painting works were opened and displayed on the spot. If you like it, you can bid to buy it on the basis of the reserve price, ranging from 50 to 100.Before Huang Yongyu's works appeared, the highest price was only more than 1000 yuan, and the lowest price was only a little over 200 yuan.

Huang Yongyu's mermaid painting is very simple: two fish, two clouds, mermaid and Xiangxi Huang Yongyu's eight characters, plus a seal.The final auction price was 18 yuan, which was bought by a tourist.

Long Lanxiang's guests also participated in the bidding, but when the price exceeded 12, he gave up the competition.

"Congratulations to this gentleman. Mr. Huang Yongyu's previous work "Lotus" was auctioned at a price of 1150 million yuan! You can get this "Mermaid" work at such a low price, which can be said to be very worthwhile! Congratulations again !” said the host, applauding happily.

Long Lanxiang's guests were shocked, and there was a buzz of discussion from the audience.

Lu Tu was also dumbfounded, and whispered to Long Lanxiang, "Where did you find this auctioneer? Why didn't he say this before the auction?"

Long Lanxiang covered her face and kept laughing. It took a long time before she said, "He is the boss here, Wu Wenyong."

The calligraphy and painting auction session ended in less than half an hour, and various performances followed.There were many interactive parts of the program, and the tourists actively participated in it, even Long Lanxiang's guests were no exception, and they had a great time.

(End of this chapter)