Rising from the age of thirty

Chapter 27 Grand Auction
Shitou suddenly understood.

From the beginning to the end, it turned out that he was the only one who was kept in the dark!
"Brother Le, why didn't you tell me in advance and hurt me..."

"Hahaha, it won't have that effect if I tell you, Shitou. Today, thanks to you."

Shitou felt embarrassed when he heard this.

"Brother Le, how much is that Yuan Datou worth?"

"I don't know either, but we won't lose money. Let's auction it."

Lu Le was holding the wood carving, which contained three silver bills that also needed to be auctioned.

Hearing that there would be no loss, I finally felt relieved.

Immediately afterwards, Shi Tou handed the Yuan Datou to Lu Le and returned to the studio. He had already wasted almost two or three hours, but he still had to do business.

It's almost four o'clock, and there's no rush to go to the auction company today.

Lui Lok goes home.

I had a great harvest today.

Chen Wei made nearly 100,000 yuan from the stock market, gave away 20,000 yuan, and also received a wood carving for free.

"There were three silver bills hidden inside, and no one had discovered them for so long."

Lu Le fiddled with it, but couldn't see any cracks around the wood carving, nor any switches or secret compartments. How could he get the silver bills inside?

"Fuck, so stupid."

Lu Le threw the wooden sculpture down, and it broke into pieces in an instant, with pieces of wood all over the ground.

And inside the wooden block, there was a roll of paper.

Lu Le picked it up excitedly, spread it out and saw densely written words on it. An ancient smell came to his nose. They were three silver notes, ten taels of silver from the Shaanxi Governor's Office Military Pay Treasury.

"Wow, that's a great hide. Ancient men also liked to hide their private money."

"Honey, what's that noise? Did you break something in the room?"

next second.

Wang Xueyun appeared in the room and looked at the wood blocks on the floor.

"I broke the wood carving I bought today."

"It's not a big deal, just clean it up. If you like, you can buy another one tomorrow."

The two children outside also ran in, like curious babies.

Lui Le immediately stopped him: "Xiao Bao, don't move. You'll hurt your hand."

"And there are a lot of germs. Mengmeng took her brother out to wash his hands."

Mengmeng was very obedient. She immediately pulled Xiaobao out, humming in a baby voice.

After the children left the room, Lu Le took a deep breath.

"Wife, listen to me. I found these three banknotes among the broken wood carvings."

"Ok??"

Wang Xueyun was slow-witted and didn't react much.

"It's the private money that the ancients hid. Who knows, it might be something valuable."

Lu Le took out the banknote.

Wang Xueyun smiled and said, "You, what are you thinking? It must be a prank. If it was an ancient silver note hidden in a wood carving, it would have rotted or been eaten by termites long ago."

"The wood carving blocks air and prevents corrosion. I don't think it's a prank. Wait a minute, I'll check online. The military pay treasury of the Shaanxi Governor's Office has 10 taels!"

Wang Xueyun stared at the banknotes and said, "Oh, it looks like that! Just take your time to check it out. I have to go cook for the kids!"

Lu Le watched Wang Xueyun walk out, not knowing what to say.

No wonder Wang Xueyun was so calm. If it were him, he wouldn’t believe it either.

Let her see the money and she will believe it!
So the next day, Lu Le took the Yuan Datou and three silver notes and went out to the auction company in Focheng.

The auction company is quite large.

Lui Le consults at the front desk.

The young beauty was very pretty: "Welcome to Dingsheng Auction, sir, do you have something to auction?"

"Yeah."

"Okay, wait a moment. According to the rules, we need to go to the identification department. Is that ok?"

"no problem."

The young beauty smiled and nodded, leading the way politely.

Lu Le finally had time to look around. There were some calligraphy and paintings, as well as some antiques, which were almost the same as those in the antique market yesterday. He couldn't make out anything. He came to the third floor, into an office.

The young beauty said a few words and then walked out.

"Please take a seat. I am an appraiser of our company. My last name is Liu."

Lui Lok took out the Yuan Datou and put it on the table: "Hello, Master Liu, this is the Yuan Xiang Feilong, take a look!"

Master Liu, who was sitting on the chair, stood up. He was in his forties and picked up the Yuan Datou and looked at it carefully: "Well, sir, do you want to auction it or let us buy it back?"

"What is the price your company pays for it?"

"One hundred and seventy thousand."

The price is too different from what Lu Le had in mind, so it is absolutely impossible to buy it back from you. The original purpose of coming here is to auction Yuan Datou.

"It's too low. Let's auction it off."

“I have to say that the auction may take a long time. It may be sold in one round, or it may not be sold in five or six rounds.”

"It's okay, I have plenty of time."

"it is good."

Master Liu felt a little regretful in his heart, but there was no excessive expression on his face.

The company's recycling price cannot be too high.

Respect personal choices.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Le signed an agreement, entrusting the auction company to conduct the auction, and wrote down the handling fees and other things. Everything was completed smoothly.

"Okay, Mr. Lu, we will notify you as soon as there is a result. If you are interested in the auction, you can also come and we will give you a spot."

Master Liu said.

"Let's talk about it later. I still have three silver notes. See how much they are worth!"

Lu Le took out a banknote from his pocket, which immediately made Master Liu's mouth twitch.

But the next second, his eyes changed.

Master Liu looked at it again and again, and took out an instrument from the drawer, his face full of shock.

"Three silver notes of 10 taels from the Shaanxi Governor's Office Military Pay Treasury!"

"The ticket is very new and well preserved."

"Rare, rare!"

Master Liu attached great importance to it: "A 68-liang silver note from the Shaanxi Governor's Office Military Pay Treasury was auctioned last year. Because it was scarce, a mysterious rich man bought it for yuan."

He was unsure and afraid of making a mistake. The banknote was too new and needed carbon identification.

When the appraisal results came out, Master Liu was shocked to find that it was actually authentic!
Lu Le had a blank expression on his face: "Then how much can your company offer?"

"Mr. Lu, let me be frank. If you entrust our company to auction, it is impossible for you to get 68 yuan, and for three photos. After all, auctions are inherently uncertain."

Lu Le fell into deep thought.

He also didn't want to auction it because he needed the money.

"Just quote the price. If it's suitable, I'll sell it. If it's not suitable, I'll look for other companies."

Master Liu said, "Five hundred thousand! If you agree, I will transfer the money immediately."

"Farewell!"

Lu Le stood up and left in one go without any hesitation.

This action shocked Master Liu.

Isn’t it said that those born in the 2000s do not play by the rules? Why are those born in the 1990s the same?

Master Liu chased after him, looking fat and panting: "Ah, ah, ah, sir, please stay."

"What do you mean, Master Liu?"

"Sir, we can still talk."

"How do we talk?"

"Sir, you are not short of money, right? You can consider putting one up for auction in our company. We can give you some wiggle room for the other two."

"No, I'm short of money."

Master Liu: “…”

What money do you need? If you need money, shouldn’t you just sell the Yuan Datou?

"Mr. Lu is such a joke. The company also needs to make a profit, not a charity. The price is 55 per ticket. Would you consider it?"

(End of this chapter)