beauty heart thorn

Chapter 23 Bidding

The room was silent.

Song Zixi Quansi was silent.

Gu Mingzhu drank tea slowly.

She was very sure that Song Zixi agreed, but if the Song family had other options, they would never use Song Zixi's marriage as a bargaining chip.

It is even more impossible for Song Zixi to look up to Qi Feiyan!

"8000 taels!"

Some people whispered to each other, 8000 taels to buy a set of tea utensils, what a luxury!
There was a moment of silence.

The master of ceremonies said loudly, "8000 taels for a deal."

"Next is the second exhibit, the Four Elephant Haimo Inkstone."

There is an orderly silence amidst the noise outside.

Song Zixi's eyes were dim, and he looked out of the hazy window. He touched the teacup with his hand, took a sip, and said, "Okay."

Even if he falls out with the Qi family, he will not hesitate!

Gu Mingzhu smiled without any surprise: "In this case, we are friends. Tomorrow is my father's [-]th birthday. Young Master Song must come."

Even if she didn't say anything, he would go to the Gu family this time.

Song Zixi tilted his head slightly: "Naturally."

The two looked out of the window together, and Gu Mingzhu was playing with the teacup: "Sixiang Haimo inkstone, I heard that it was used by Shixian."

"It's just an ordinary inkstone, because of Shixian's fame."

"9000 taels!"

"1 taels!"

"5000 taels."

Gu Mingzhu hollered: "What a great handwriting!"

"2 taels!"

There are curtains being raised.

"Twenty-five thousand taels."

"3 taels!"

"4 million taels."

Now not only the guests on the first floor became curious, even Gu Mingzhu opened the curtain.

The whole floor of Yipin Pavilion was watching the price fight between the two.

"5 taels!"

"Sun, are you trying to get along with me!" An angry question came from the opposite room.

"Where is it? It's just that I like this inkstone very much."

"5000 taels!"

"7 million taels."

There was no sound in the opposite room.

The master of ceremonies waited quietly for a moment, and was about to speak, when the opposite room suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "8 taels!"

"9 million taels."

The man pushed the window, but there was no trace of anger on his face. He waved his hand at one of the windows and said, "Since you like it so much, then I'll give it up."

Even Song Zixi felt a little unbelievable.

He shook his head: "9 taels...buy an inkstone."

A single inkstone could almost ruin his future.

The boy sat quietly.

Gu Mingzhu's eyes narrowed slightly, and there was a faint smile on the corner of her lips.

It is self-evident what Xu Ming'an put the snake gallbladder at the end.

Perhaps, this time the result will be beyond her expectations.

"The last item, the three-eyed green-eyed snake gall."

Song Zixi put down his teacup, looked at Gu Mingzhu, and asked suspiciously, "Three-eyed green pupils?"

He was silent for a while, and quickly understood what he said, "Is this the 10 taels you said?"

Gu Mingzhu shook her head: "No, now it seems that it's not just 10 taels."

The voice of the master of ceremonies came from the first floor: "Since there is no measurable price for this item, everyone is free to bid."

"1000 taels!"

laugh.

Someone laughed out loud: "Do you dare to call 1000 taels?"

"5000 taels."

"I'll pay 1 taels!"

"5000 taels!"

"2 taels!"

"3 million taels."

"4 taels!"

"5 taels!"

The bidding on the first floor has stopped.

"6 million taels."

"Sun Baiming! You're sincerely trying to make things difficult for me today, right?" The man said angrily, "8 taels!"

"9 million taels."

"10 taels!"

Gu Mingzhu stood up.

Everyone on the first floor was watching.

Both the Sun family and the Li family are well-known wealthy businessmen in nearby states and counties, and their gathering today must be a good show not to be missed.

Even if some people don't plan to participate, they must come to watch the fun.

"11 taels!"

The person next door sighed softly and remained silent for a while: "12 taels."

"14 taels!"

"30 taels." An unfamiliar voice came from the left wing.

As soon as this remark came out, the whole building was silent.

30 taels? !
Gu Mingzhu was very surprised, and looked at Song Zixi, she sighed: "30 taels..."

The 30 taels not only solved Song Zixi's difficulties, but also eased the emergency in the east.

Gu Mingzhu's mood immediately brightened.

As soon as 30 taels were released, everyone fell silent.

The master of ceremonies looked at the side room with the windows tightly closed: "30 taels!"

Soon someone went to discuss with the people in the wing room.

Gu Mingzhu sat back to her original place, took a sip of tea, Song Zixi stood up and said, "I still have something to do, let's take a step first."

Gu Mingzhu nodded: "See you tomorrow."

Song Zixi nodded slightly, opened the door and left.

Gu Mingzhu waited in the room for about a quarter of an hour, and Xu Ming'an came in person: "Miss, this is a bank note of 29 taels."

Gu Mingzhu put on the veiled hat when he knocked on the door.

The woman's face could not be seen clearly through the white veil.

"Thank you, landlord." Gu Mingzhu got up.

Xu Ming'an personally sent her downstairs.

Gu Mingzhu didn't delay, and immediately went to the bank to allocate 29 taels to [-], and informed Chu Qiu.

Back in the mansion, the servants informed that Gu Xiurong was back.

Gu Mingzhu immediately ran to Qinyuan excitedly, and saw a figure in the corridor from a distance: "Brother!"

Gu Xiurong looked back.

Gu Mingzhu ran away and stopped quickly.

Opposite Gu Xiurong, stood a handsome young man, dressed in purple fine brocade, with jade around his waist, with a warm smile on his face, like the warm sun in March, he called her: "Pearl..."

The smile on Gu Mingzhu's face quickly rose again: "You are here."

Yun Zhao approached her and said with a smile, "Uncle Gu's fiftieth birthday, of course I want to come."

Gu Mingzhu nodded at him, and looked past him to Gu Xiurong: "Brother, why didn't you know I'd be greeted when you came back."

Gu Xiurong crossed his arms and raised his eyebrows: "What do you want to know?"

"I'm going to pick you up!"

"Waiting for you to pick me up, I'm afraid it will take as long as from spring to winter."

"Ah bah, I'm not that kind of person."

Yun Zhao stood quietly behind her, shook his head and smiled helplessly.

Gu Mingzhu smiled sweetly and held him by the arm: "Brother, when did you arrive?"

"Just arrived." Gu Xiurong handed her the scroll in his hand.

Meeting his smiling gaze, Gu Mingzhu unfolded the scroll.

Yun Zhao said: "Brother has been in the army for several years, and he has made great achievements this year. The emperor specially appointed him as the deputy general of the Habayashi Army. From the third rank, he just announced his decree."

Gu Mingzhu finished reading it quickly. Although she had known about this imperial decree, she was really happy at the moment. This third-rank deputy general of the Habayashi Army was spelled out by her brother after three years without telling the family.

"My brother is also an official now."

Gu Xiurong poked her head: "Indeed, from now on, Yunzhao will be in Dali Temple and I will be in Yulin Army. No one will dare to provoke you, little ancestor."

He glanced at Yunzhao, pushed Gu Mingzhu with interest, and said, "You two haven't seen each other for a long time, you must have a lot to talk about, I still have something to say to my father, I'll come back to you when I'm done."

(End of this chapter)