The general is happy: the fierce wife of the peasant family is ruthless and stunning

Chapter 112 The Auction Held as Scheduled

October [-]th is here in the blink of an eye.

Qin Ya and Li Chenggu seized the time and went to the auction house with the invitation.

As soon as they stepped inside, a clever waiter came over and led the two of them towards the inside.

"Shopkeeper Li and his wife from Tiansifang are here..."

After the man yelled, a person in charge immediately came out and took the two from Xiao Er.

"Shopkeeper Li, please go upstairs."

Qin Ya glanced at the crowd of people in the hall, and asked in puzzlement, "Aren't we going to the hall?"

"All the people in the hall are participating in the auction. Since shopkeeper Li and his wife will have valuables for consignment at our auction, they are the distinguished guests of our auction. Please come to the private room upstairs."

The steward explained diligently.

Only then did Qin Ya understand what was going on.

After reacting, he and Li Chenggu looked at each other, and saw smiles in each other's eyes.

It turns out that if you sell something on consignment at this auction, you can get super VIP treatment. From this point of view, Qin Ya's silver fox snow fur is a good deal.

The person in charge led them to the door of the private room, and withdrew.

Li Chenggu pushed open the door of the private room, opened the curtain and entered.

Qin Ya followed closely behind.

It is said that the private room is actually not big in size, about ten square meters, a small tea compartment, with an Eight Immortals table inside, and two chairs on the left and right sides of the table, except for that, there is nothing else.

Qin Ya and Li Chenggu walked to the table and sat down.

Looking down from this angle, the sight of the hall just happened to be included in the eyes. The auction table was in the center of the hall, and the view from the private room was indeed better than looking from below.

Qin Ya was careful, and after looking around, she found that the second floor was surrounded by windows, and there was a circle of this kind of private room, with a total of dozens of rooms, large and small.

These rooms are separated by a curtain, which is specially made, and the outside scene can be clearly seen from inside the curtain.

But from the outside, you can't see the inside of the private room, and the privacy of the people in the private room is well protected.

Qin Ya didn't know the identities of the rest of the owners of the private room, but she guessed that Yue Mo was also a prominent figure.

The curtains at the door of these private rooms are all placed, which proves that the masters inside are also ready.

Because Qin Ya and Li Chenggu arrived just in time, after they sat down, not long after, the auction started amidst the sound of firecrackers.

"Dear guests, welcome to the auction house. Today we will hold the government's annual auction here. There are a total of eight auction items today. From the first item to the eighth item, the quality will increase sequentially. Every auction item will have a low price. After the first round of quotations, everyone can ring the bell next to them to increase the price. The highest bidder wins. There will be a total of three rounds of quotations. The much-anticipated auction begins now..."

As usual, the host made an opening speech, and then brought the atmosphere of the auction to its peak.

Amidst the noise of the crowd, the first auction item was brought up from the backstage.

From Qin Ya's point of view, one can clearly see that there are things placed inside a tray, while the outside of the tray is covered with black curtains, making one only secretly guess what is inside.

When things came up, it was the voice of the host explaining.

"The first item to be auctioned is a set of pens, inks, paper, and inkstones confiscated in the Hou's mansion that was confiscated at the beginning of the year. It is a treasure given by a great scholar in the previous dynasty. It enjoys a high reputation in the Qing Talking Society. The reserve price is 100 taels. The auction starts now... "

"110 taels."

There is a bid.

"One two twenty two."

Some people continue to bid.

"130 taels..."

"150 taels..."

The people downstairs generally increase the price by ten taels of silver.

"150 taels, is there a higher one?"

The moderator began to ask questions.

At this time, from the private room next to Qin Ya on the second floor, came a voice as clear as spring water and rocks, very gentle and elegant: "200 taels."

"200 two times..."

"200 taels for the second time..."

"200 two times and the third time..."

No one pays a premium anymore.

"200 taels, then this set of pens, inks, paper, and inkstones belongs to the distinguished guests of the Tianzi room on the second floor, and the items will be sent to the private room for you later by a special person."

After saying this, the second auction item was brought up.

This second auctioned item was different from the first one, it was a huge box, something was placed in it, and when it was lifted to the auction stage, it emitted a faint fragrance.

Everyone was attracted by the fragrance.

Seeing this, the host explained with a satisfied smile: "The second auction item is a storage box made of golden nanmu. We all know that golden nanmu is precious and not easy, and it is usually a tribute hidden in the royal inner garden. , This piece of golden nanmu was consigned by an anonymous seller to the auction house, and the staff will conduct the auction, starting at 200 taels of silver."

The host's voice just fell.

Immediately someone started bidding.

"250 taels."

"Amount of 270."

"280 taels..."

It was beyond Qin Ya's expectation. She originally thought that many people would want such a rare and precious wood, but she never expected that from the beginning to the end, no one in the other private rooms opened their mouths to bid.

No matter how lively the shouting was, only the people in the hall downstairs were raising prices.

"280 taels for the first time."

"280 taels for the second time."

"280 two times and the third time..."

"Okay, this golden nanmu box will be obtained by you, madam. Later, you can follow our staff to marry the backstage and pay to take the box away."

The final auction price was only 280 taels, which was 20 taels lower than the useless set of pens, inks, paper, and inkstones.

Qin Ya turned her head to look at Li Chenggu, wondering, "Isn't golden nanmu rare and valuable?"

"Golden silk nanmu is indeed expensive, but it is a dead thing after all. A box is not very useful. Generally, people with background look down on it, and ordinary people don't think it is necessary to spend a lot of money to buy such a dead thing. It is not as good as a university. Scholars' pens, inks, paper, and inkstones are popular."

Li Chenggu looked at her softly and explained.

Qin Ya was ashamed, she never thought that there was such a layer inside.

Thinking back to when I was in Yunding Village, no one would be shocked to hear the golden nanmu, but now in the provincial capital, few people take it seriously. They would rather have pens, ink, paper, and inkstone than the golden nanmu box. .

"I am indeed a poor man."

Qin Ya couldn't laugh or cry.

Li Chenggu comforted: "You are not poor, your silver fox ferret is much more expensive than this golden nanmu box."

Qin Ya thought about it again, it was true.

No matter how valuable the golden nanmu box is, it is not as valuable as a piece of her clothes. Thinking about it this way, I instantly feel that I am so rich that I will explode.

(End of this chapter)