The general's wife through time

Chapter 105 The Story of Duan Yan

It wasn't until the master in charge of hosting the event stood on the stage to maintain order that everyone found their seats and sat down, waiting for the auction to begin.

The master has also seen big scenes, and the commotion in the audience did not affect him at all. He was so angry that he announced unhurriedly, "The auction to raise funds for the victims of the northern border will now begin... The first collection to be displayed , is the royal Duan inkstone."

As soon as he finished speaking, his little apprentice walked onto the stage carrying a tray.

The master's emotions were brewing in the blink of an eye, and the story about Fang Duanyan was narrated in his mouth:

"In the past, there was a scholar. Because his family was poor, he had to work in the fields during the day and only had time to study at night. He was reluctant to use the lamp oil at home, so he secretly cut a small hole in the wall and used the light from his neighbor's house to Deng Deng studied hard and took nine imperial examinations and finally passed the C-level examination. Because he was deeply appreciated by the emperor, he was promoted all the way and became a prince and prime minister. However, after he became rich, he became greedy and took advantage of his position to plunder people's wealth. He expanded the land given by the emperor to 40,000 acres, and was eventually dismissed from office and driven back to his hometown. When he was dismissed from his official position, the emperor saw him for the last time. He was heartbroken and angry, and asked him that the reward given by the emperor was enough to support him. Why are the three generations of descendants still greedy? When asked why he would harm the people after working so hard as an official, he only answered with three words: I am used to it. In anger, the emperor smashed his head with this square inkstone. This square inkstone is also Broken in half. After the founding of the Dajing Dynasty, the first emperor felt that he should draw a lesson, so he left this square Duan Inkstone on the dragon table to remind himself every day that the first thing to do when selecting talents is to examine their character. Your Majesty will use this square inkstone. The Duan Inkstone is put up for auction in the hope that whoever can take it will have this Duan Inkstone as a warning. The descendants of the family will all be able to grow into the pillars of a magnanimous gentleman’s country. I hope that the money obtained from the auction can help the people in the northern border truly live and work in peace and contentment."

After the story was told, the audience was completely silent, and everyone had different thoughts.

Mo Bai secretly cursed: Damn, Si Wei, you lotus joker!

At first he thought it was an inspirational story, but you gave him a "but" and smashed his inkstone with His Majesty, and actually made up a story about a corrupt official!

He is also very skilled, he can pick it up at his fingertips, and his sentences are easy to understand!

His Majesty decreed that he would not be allowed to read the story in the brochure before the auction. Is it because he was afraid that he would get angry if he knew that he was criticizing Huaihua?
Duan Jingchen raised his eyebrows and looked at Mo Bai provocatively. It turns out that His Majesty hit you with an inkstone that day because you took his money!

Mo Bai darkened his handsome face: "..."

He is not corrupt, but it is his relatives who are corrupt.

"Warning Duan Inkstone, the starting price is ten thousand taels!" The master's voice broke the silence of the scene, and he casually gave the Fang Duan Inkstone a profound name.

As soon as he finished speaking, Xue Tang raised his hand and said loudly: "Fifteen thousand taels!"

The corner of Xue Tang's eyes passed over Mo Bai's body without any trace.

Although Emperor Jingkang's main purpose for letting her participate in the auction was to let her remember today's auction items and the final bidding price, what Emperor Jingkang wanted was a clear bill, but it was just a piece of cake to help raise the price, and she was willing to be an adult and happy to see it. Its success.

"Twenty thousand taels!" Si Fangyun raised his hand and said loudly.

Auntie made a bid and she had to support it.

The little uncle said that as long as she followed her aunt's steps today, she would be sure to make no mistakes.

After calling out the price, she turned her head and said to Wu with a sullen face, "It's your turn!"

Wu trembled fiercely and asked, knowingly: "Miss Si, what do you mean?"

The starting price was so high, it was simply not something that a housewife with a monthly profit of ten taels of silver could afford.

Si Fangyun said coldly: "You are also a member of the Qin family. Your man still earns his fortune by working for General Qin. Don't you want to support the general's wife?"

Seeing that Mrs. Wu was at a loss, she could only bite her back teeth, raised her hands and said, "Twenty thousand one hundred taels!"

Si Fangyun laughed angrily, "I asked you to increase the price, but you only increase it by a hundred taels? You're out of luck!"

She turned sideways, passed over Wu family, and said to Pei family, "Madam of the patriarch of the Qin family, it's your turn!"

Still haven't escaped. Mrs. Pei's head dropped to her chest. After hearing this, she closed her eyes and slowly straightened up.

Although she had extra money, she had already spent it all on drinking. Such high prices were beyond the reach of a woman like her who secretly earned extra money from farming and commerce without having to pay taxes.

She also bit her back molar, raised her hand, and said loudly: "Twenty-six hundred taels!"

People like the Qin family will only hold you back, and you can't hope for anything serious. Xue Tang, it’s him who can help you. Duan Jingchen laughed loudly and shouted, "Fifty thousand taels!"

After shouting, he suddenly stood up, moved to Mo Bai's side, and kicked Mo Bai's shoes, "It's your turn. You're hosting. If you don't show off, aren't you afraid of becoming the laughing stock of the whole capital?" Mo Bai glanced at him. The huge black creature suddenly appeared around him, his face completely darkened.

Why, you think you are no longer black because you wear a white gold belt around your waist?
He and you are enemies, and being so close to each other is fair and square...

Why does this person have no sense of boundaries at all?
And he was just about to raise the price, why would you come here to show your courtesy?

It was not easy to cause trouble and ruin your own situation in such an occasion. Mo Bai suppressed his anger and said: "Eighty thousand taels!"

After shouting, he turned his head and said to Duan Jingchen through gritted teeth: "Boss Duan, please respect yourself and take your seat as requested."

Duan Jingchen achieved his goal, stretched out comfortably, and then sat back slowly.

"One hundred thousand taels!" Xue Tang raised his hand again.

Duan Jingchen, who had just sat back: "..."

He looked at Xue Tang with a complicated expression.

Is this woman stupid?
That was obviously used by His Majesty to trick Mo Bai. Why are you still shouting?
Moreover, if you shout so loudly, no one will answer. Isn't this obviously going to hit you?
Although he is rich, one hundred thousand taels is really not a small amount, and he is not a stupid rich man. If he dares to buy back some warning Duan inkstone and spoil His Majesty's order to clean up the Mo family, His Majesty will definitely diss him again, and it is about Duan Whether your family is going up or down, he doesn't dare to help you anymore.

"One hundred and one hundred thousand taels!"

After Pei Jian's words, the entire audience fell silent.

Duan Jingchen turned around in surprise, and his pupils shrank when he saw this.

I saw Mo Bai leaning sideways, staring at Pei Jian for a moment, wondering what he just said to Pei Jian.

On the stage, the master cleared his throat and shouted very excitedly: "One hundred and one hundred thousand taels per time, is there any increase in price?"

Pei Jian stared at Xue Tang, his eyes glazed over.

He didn't want this thing. It was Mo Bai who said he could take the opportunity to sell you tens of thousands taels more, so he raised the price.

Woman, don’t you want it very much? Increase the price quickly!
Ms. Xie looked around and saw that no one was willing to increase the price, so she looked coldly at Ms. Pei beside her.

That means, you are her eldest aunt, why don't you come to the rescue, support the scene, and pick up the pieces?

Mr. Pei spread his hands. There is nothing I can do to help!

Wu hurriedly said before being called: "Even if you pack up my whole family and sell it, it's not worth 110,000 taels."

Xie glanced at Xue Tang from the side.

Xue Tang's head hung slightly and his eyes were slightly closed, as if he was asleep? ! ! !

Xie: "..."

She turned her head suddenly and looked at Mo Bai with sharp eyes.

Mo Bai shrugged at her. He didn't know that Xue Tang would fall asleep at this time!
There was a bang in Xie's head. She had an ominous premonition that something strange was going to happen.

"One hundred and one hundred thousand taels, twice!"

The master's voice sounded like a reminder to Xie's ears.

It's too expensive. Pei Jian has only saved so much money by reselling weapons for so many years. He can't squander it all!

(End of this chapter)