As the sun rose, more and more people came in to watch the large piece of material in the field.
"Give way and let the prince and his wife stand forward."
Seeing the young master Jia Chu deliberately leading the prince and his wife towards this side, the crowd automatically moved out of the way.
Everyone whispered to each other: "Who are the prince and his wife? Which one has been making a lot of noise these days?" Some who arrived late asked people around them about the situation.
"You are asking, in this place in Yunnan, who dares to pretend to be the crown prince?" Don't want to die?
Someone who had greeted Mu Yan and Huo Xi in advance approached Mu Yan and Huo Xi with a friendly attitude: "The prince and his wife are also here to appraise the stones?"
"Just take a look." Mu Yan said calmly.
The man nodded, not knowing what to say.
"Your Majesty and Madam, please stand over here." The people who occupied the vantage point to view the stone immediately vacated the space, and Mu Yan nodded towards them.
The stone watchers were very excited when they saw the friendly attitude of the prince and his wife, and they spontaneously told Mu Yan about everyone's predictions for the stone so far.
"Everyone thinks this is a good piece of material with immeasurable value. But no one dares to put a price on it."
"No, if such a large piece of material is cut out and carved into a large piece, the jade mountain can bring back gold and silver to the family."
"That's a real turnaround." "No."
"Since no one dares to bid, how about the prince and his wife trying to estimate the price?" Chu Yi suddenly said.
Mu Yan glanced at him lightly from the corner of his eye and said nothing. Huo Xi didn't notice and said with a smile: "We don't understand this either, we are just laymen."
"It doesn't matter. Madam has learned a lot just now, so just give me a random price to try. Such a large piece of material has been lying around for two or three days, but no one dares to bid. Madam, why don't you make a move and sell our shop earlier?"
It's also good to get some money back. It costs a lot to transport such a large piece of material."
Huo Xi glanced at Chu Yi strangely. The young boss seemed to have been encouraging him and his wife to raise a price? What do you mean?
He turned to look at Mu Yan.
Mu Yan raised his eyebrows at her almost invisible, and Huo Xi understood.
This also shows that something is wrong.
While hesitating, Mu Yan said warmly: "Since the young master is so humble, you can make an offer as you like. Everyone present is an expert, so they won't be surprised. If everyone is really interested, they will naturally make a counter-offer. In business, there is always going on.
There’s no way to negotiate a fixed price, let alone such a large piece of material.”
"Yes, the prince is right. We are really interested in this piece of material, and our hearts are itching. Just look at me and you, no one dares to bid first. The price is too high, this is a big deal
If it is not opened well, you will be blamed. If the price is too low, you seem to be sorry for the material."
"That's right. Madam helped me estimate the price, which just broke the situation."
"That's right, you have to look at the stone. Even if you think it can rise, others may not think so. Even if everyone agrees that it can rise, no one can tell how many good goods can be produced. Madam, just make an estimate.
price."
Chu Yi nodded in agreement: "That's right. Madam will help you estimate the price."
The couple looked at each other, and Huo Xi smiled and said, "Then I really estimate the value? I just said it casually, and everyone should just listen."
Everyone nodded and looked at her.
Huo Xi thought for a while, "Master Chu's family said that a stone of the same size as this was sold for 110,000 taels of silver last month. I heard that the price increased in the end, and it turned out to be Laokeng Nuozhong..."
Those who knew the situation all agreed, "I know that piece of material. It was bought by the senior official of Lintao Tusi Mansion. Although it is only a waxy type, the jade material is large enough, and it can be sold into any ornament.
Several times the price.”
"No. I thought that piece of material could be a good product at the time, but the price was so high that I didn't dare to buy it."
"I was there that day. I also made a bid, but when the price reached 100,000 taels, I didn't dare to follow suit anymore. The official brother obviously took a fancy to that piece of material. Who would dare to follow suit?" He said.
He glanced cautiously towards Mu Yan.
I wonder if this prince, who has only heard of his name but not his personality, will bid accordingly. If he takes a fancy to this, no matter how interested everyone is, they may not dare to reach out.
Seeing the lively discussion, Chu Yi smiled and said to everyone: "Mrs. Shizi is very lucky today. She just pointed at six stones in the scrap pile and cut them into four pieces!"
"Oh? That madam is really a great way of good luck!" Everyone looked enviously and complimented Huo Xi.
Who doesn’t like to hear good words?
Huo Xi felt a little carried away after hearing this. Could it be that she was really good at holding money? She looked down at her hands.
Mu Yan saw it with his eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
"Since you guys want me to bid, I'll give you a price based on the piece of material last time." She circled around the piece of material twice, thinking about what Chu Yi had just told her about picking stones.
Some words of experience.
I just looked at it for a long time and couldn't see anything. I just regretted that God didn't give me a golden finger or a clairvoyant eye or something.
After thinking about it, he said: "How about eighty thousand taels? If you like it, you can bid."
Everyone was stunned at first, and then the crowd started to make a noise.
"The Crown Prince's wife made a bid! Eighty thousand taels? Just right."
"Then I'll take the opportunity and I'll add five thousand taels!"
Eighty-five thousand taels?
"Then I'll give you 90,000 taels!"
Anyone who can spend ten taels of silver to enter the venue just to see the stone is someone who is not short of money. In less than a moment after Huo Xi finished speaking, the bidding price of five thousand to five thousand taels had already reached 120,000 taels!
It is already 10,000 taels more than the piece of material bought by the chief official of Lintao Tusi Mansion some time ago!
"Twenty-five thousand taels."
"One hundred and thirty thousand taels!"
…
When the call came to 150,000 taels, the voice became weaker.
The stone is very large, and it was indeed quarried by Huang Bachang. The raw stone itself represents its extraordinary origin, and it has a high value as soon as it is quarried. Not to mention such a large piece of material.
The more you bid, the more people are interested in it. Seeing that the thing you want to buy is being snatched, the more you feel passionate and anxious.
Chu Yi, the young master, understands the psychology of stone bettors. He hired several masters from Jiu Shengxing to look at and estimate stones to keep beating the drum, causing the price to go up and up.
At first, everyone thought it could go up, but when others confirmed it, they wanted it even more. The price was raised from 80,000 taels to 170,000 taels.
Huo Xi was stunned. One hundred and seventy thousand taels!
This is the profit of her dozen or so shops along the canal in half a year! Even if this is doubled, it is more than what she makes in a year with hundreds of people working hard.
He glanced at Mu Yan nervously.
Mu Yan squeezed her hand and looked at Steward Mi, who was watching and scratching her head.
At this moment, everyone started to touch the stone to see the stone. Oh my god, one hundred and seventy thousand taels of stone. If it breaks down, the blood will really spurt out and the muscles and bones will be seriously injured.
Steward Mi saw it from the corner of his eye and quietly gestured to Mu Yan.