On this day, the sun was bright and the wind was light, and the flowers were bright and the birds were beautiful. Su Tao, the prefect of Jiangxi Province, auctioned forty-two shops on Zhuzi Street in the lobby of the government office. It was scheduled to start signing autographs at 2:00 a.m., and the auction started at 4 o'clock. It was early outside the government office.
There were many people queuing up. Yang Guotai was still pretending to be a disciple at this moment. Looking up, 70% of them were obviously not serious businessmen.
When the time came, four tables were lined up. The clerk asked the merchants who were interested in participating in the auction to get their number plates, sit in the seats, and leave their names, places of origin, etc. There were many tall, short, fat and thin people, all wearing silk shirts, like rich men, with waists and waists.
There are huge sums of money in the room. The civil servants have already received instructions, no matter who they are, they must register and issue licenses in a formal manner.
After taking the number plate, he followed the four government officials who led the way and crossed the threshold. There was a long table across the courtyard in the front yard. On the table were placed tea, snacks and the four treasures of the study. There were many large and small wicker baskets piled underneath. There was a long table.
An old Taoist priest with white hair and white hair, wearing an apricot Taoist robe, is sitting in front of the table. It is Zhenming. Next to him are two young men and a middle-aged man. One young man is also wearing a Taoist robe, and the other and the middle-aged man are standing there.
The man was dressed like an ordinary person. Seeing a tall and fat man walking over, Zhenming pointed out: "You, wait."
Seeing the Taoist's good demeanor, the man came over and clasped his fists: "What do you think, Taoist Master?"
Zhenming said: "Take out the quiver hidden in your sleeve, the treasure bag in your arms, and the dagger in your boots. Weapons are not allowed at the auction." The man was stunned.
The little Taoist priest brought a wicker frame as big as a basin and said, "Put all your weapons and hidden weapons here. Xiaodao will pin the numbers on them for you. After the auction, you just come and pick them up. We don't charge a storage fee."
The man said: "These are the things I use to defend myself."
The other young man said: "Don't worry, this is the prefect's yamen. When you come, you will be my guest. No one dares to disturb the guests in our master's territory. Besides, these things of yours are useless." Naiyi pursed his lips, "You are like this
No matter how fast a sleeve arrow is, can it be as fast as a musket?"
The man shook his sleeves and said angrily: "Do I have to bring it in?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the middle-aged man behind the old Taoist priest walked up to him in a few steps, raised his hand to grab the man's wrist, put his other hand into his sleeve, and removed the quiver from his sleeve. The man just struggled a few times.
, the treasure bag in his arms was also taken out, and another purse was taken out. He raised his leg to kick the middle-aged man, but he pulled out the dagger from his boot. All the things were put into the wicker frame. The little Taoist priest looked at
He looked at the number plate in his hand: "You are Mr. Huang Daguan No. 2, right?" As he spoke, he wrote a sign neatly and clamped it on the wicker basket with a clip. "Just hold your number when you leave.
I'm here to pick up something." Mr. Huang's face suddenly became as bright as gold - the middle-aged man's martial arts skills were far superior to his. Several people had already walked into the gate of the government office behind him, and they could see clearly. Some of them were looking at each other.
The yamen servant who led him in said with a smile on his face: "Official Huang No. 2, please come with me." Huang Daguan had a gloomy look on his face and followed him helplessly.
The next government official came over with a polite man. This man was wearing a Confucian shirt and a Confucian scholar's scarf. He also had a folding fan in his hand. Zhenming said: "You, take out the hidden weapon in the fan bone and behind the belt."
." Then he turned his head and ordered, "Use a small frame."
The little Taoist priest agreed, picked out a small finely woven wicker basket the size of a plate, and bent down to look at the number plate in the man's hand: "No. 5 Liu Daguan."
The young man stood in front of the bill and quickly wrote the signature: "No. 5, Mr. Liu Daguan."
Official Liu laughed and said, "There are so many people under Su Tao." He shook his fan casually, and many iron needles fell out. He untied his belt in front of everyone, turned it over and saw that it was indeed goodbye.
Many darts.
The young man pinned the sign to the small wicker basket and said with a smile, "Don't worry, it will never be damaged."
Liu Daguan raised his hands and said: "Please give me a favor, Mr. Xiao. Mr. Xiao is good at writing calligraphy. What's your surname?"
"My surname is Yuan," the young man said, "Thank you so much for the compliments from the officials."
After Liu Daguan left, the next person dressed up as a local rich man walked to the bill and took out a dagger from his sleeve. Zhenming said: "You must also take off the soft sword from your waist."
The rich man said with a bitter face: "This thing is precious, Taoist priest, please don't let me break it."
"Don't worry, don't worry." The little Taoist priest said, "I will take off the guard in any form, and return it to you in any form." The rich man had no choice but to take off the soft sword from his waist.
Zhenming said again: "You can't bring in those things hidden in your arms." The rich man sighed and took out a lot of paper buns.
The young man surnamed Yuan asked curiously: "I heard that all those who use soft swords are highly skilled in martial arts. If you are so powerful, why do you still use these messy medicines?"
The rich man said: "Walking around in the world, not everything can be solved with a sword."
The rich man smiled obscenely: "Young master, you will understand when you grow up."
The young man curled his lips and muttered: "I'm already so old..."
The rich man followed the government servant in. Behind him, a man in black walked straight to the lobby without looking back. Zhenming called him, but he just didn't hear. The middle-aged man walked over and blocked his path, saying: "Excuse me, please take out the weapons and medicines on your body."
." Without saying a word, the man suddenly raised his fist and struck the middle-aged man in the chest. The middle-aged man turned on his toes, avoided the fist, and struck the man's arm with a backhand. The man had no time to stop, and forcefully
After being touched, I shouted "Ouch", and cold sweat suddenly broke out on my head and face.
At this moment, three people jumped up from behind and kicked the middle-aged man with three legs. The middle-aged man leaped into the air. As soon as he said it, there were several cold lights flashing in the air, and several hidden weapons could not be seen clearly.
At the same time, he pierced the air and shot at the middle-aged man. Many of the people waiting were practitioners, and they couldn't help but take a breath. Then they saw the middle-aged man kicking three times in a row.
He kicked the three attackers in the head, and the three of them fell to the ground with an "ouch!" The middle-aged man himself landed safely and unscathed. There were several jingling sounds on the ground, and three darts, two sleeve arrows and
One caltrop, and six locust stones. The whole courtyard was silent.
Then I heard the little Taoist priest say in a crisp voice: "Why don't you drive out these people who are obviously ill-intentioned?"
The young man surnamed Yuan said: "Master said, since it is a fair auction, we cannot discriminate against the Green Forest people. What if someone wants to settle down and open a shop to actually do business? Besides, what if we let them in."
The little Taoist priest said: "That's right. They can't mess around - they can't beat the master and they can't beat the senior brother."
The middle-aged man withdrew and returned to the man in black: "Can you please take out the weapons and medicines on your body?"
The man in black gritted his teeth. After a while, he raised his head and said, "That's it! You have done a good job, I will accept your defeat." He turned around and walked to the case. The little Taoist priest had already brought the wicker frame over, and the man took out a
To Emei, there were two concealed weapon pouches and a pile of paper bags. The young man surnamed Yuan said loudly: "Official No. 9 Zhou Dynasty." With a swipe of his pen, he wrote a signature and pinned it on the basket. A Yamen servant came and took the basket away.
The people behind him became more honest when they saw that they were no match for this middle-aged man. On the 16th day, Liu Xiaoqi came in. Zhen Ming looked at the sky: "Young man, arrows in sleeves, concealed weapon pouch, and dagger."
Liu Xiaoqi pointed to her nose: "Me?"
"Of course it's you."
Liu Xiaoqi whispered: "Why don't you open a back door and turn a blind eye?"
Zhenming stroked his beard: "No."
Liu Xiaoqi muttered: "I had a great chat with Mr. Su yesterday. It would be stingy not to let go of such an idea." He handed over all the guys from his arms honestly.
The middle-aged man said: "Locust stone bag."
Liu Xiaoqi curled her lips and gave him a complaining look. She took off the book bag embroidered with ink bamboo from her waist. She started calling and took out a book with the two characters "The Analects of Confucius" written on it. Look at him.
After opening the object, I realized that it was not a book, but a cardboard box. Liu Xiaoqi turned the cardboard box over and poured out a lot of locust stones.
The little Taoist priest said: "Why don't you put the box into the basket together? You will have to put it back again later."
Liu Xiaoqi put away the carton and put it back into his bag and said, "Keep the box for elegance." The little Taoist priest and the boy named Yuan both rolled their eyes.
Everyone entered in order. At the end of the hour, Su Tao, wearing a brand-new official robe, walked out from behind with a smile. Everyone shouted in unison, "Master Su——" Su Tao cupped his hands and said, "You must know that today I want to
Auction the forty-two shops that were sealed a while ago to repay the money owed by their owners."
Someone stood up and shouted loudly: "Excuse me, sir, who do the owners of those shops owe?"
Su Tao glanced at the master next to him. The master said: "That's too much. If nothing else, they bought those shops at very low prices. Don't they have to compensate the sellers for the price difference?" Everyone was in an uproar.
The master went on to say, "There are also those who hurt people and have to compensate them for the money they spent on healing their injuries. There are also those who robbed people. Even though the people have been rescued, they naturally have to compensate for the losses over the years."
The man said: "Since it was bought by force, why not return the shop to the original owner?"
The master said: "Firstly, even though it was bought by force, the price was just low and it was not taken by force, so the original owner still got the money; secondly, our master has asked the original owners and they don't want to take the shop back. They just want to pay for it."
Just pay the price difference. Our master said, in addition to the price difference, you also need to make up for the interest over the years to make it fair."
Another person below said loudly: "Mr. Su, I heard that Mr. Su has a source of cocoa tea from Malay countries in Southeast Asia. Is this true?"
Su Tao smiled and said: "This matter is not under my control, and I don't know about it." This statement sounded like acquiescence in everyone's ears, and there was another uproar.
Su Tao coughed twice and glanced at the master. The master said loudly: "Today's auction, the order is as follows." He took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and read it loudly according to what was written on it. "The first item, Xiaolongzhai
.The second item, Duobao Tower..."
After finishing reading, a clerk came out with a carved box. He opened the box, took out a wooden base and a gavel and placed it on the desk. He said with a smile: "The auction of Xiaolongzhai will begin now. The starting price is thirty taels of silver.
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Liu Xiaoqi immediately raised his sign: "Forty Liang!"
The clerk said: "Forty taels on the 16th. Is there any more?"
Su Cheng, who was disguised as a man and mingled with the crowd, raised his sign in a low voice: "Fifty taels."
Liao Dongjia, who owns a tea shop, held up a sign: "Sixty taels."
The original owner of a tea shop held up a sign: "Seventy Liang."
Liu Xiaoqi held up a sign: "Eighty taels."
Su Cheng held up a sign: "One hundred taels."
Liao Dongjia raised a sign: "One hundred and twenty taels."
Liu Xiaoqi raised his sign: "One hundred and fifty taels."
Everyone suddenly fell silent. The civil servant shouted: "One hundred and fifty-two on the 16th. One hundred and fifty-two on the 16th. Is there anyone with a higher bid? One hundred..."
Su Cheng smiled slightly and said in a crisp female voice: "Two hundred taels."
Before he finished speaking, Liu Xiaoqi shouted: "Two hundred and fifty taels!"
Su Cheng immediately answered: "Three hundred and fifty taels." Everyone was stunned.
The clerk shouted: "On the 36th, three hundred and fifty taels once. Three hundred and fifty taels twice. Is there anyone who bids higher?" He paused and raised his gavel, "Three hundred and fifty taels."
——" "Boom!" "Three times! Deal! Congratulations to Mr. Zhang on the 36th." Everyone in the audience knew that Su Cheng was a woman, but the clerk just pretended not to know.
Su Cheng looked at Liu Xiaoqi and nodded: "I agree." Liu Xiaoqi cupped his hands towards her. Everyone's eyes immediately changed when they looked at Su Cheng. There were many discerning and experienced people here who had already noticed that she was a woman. Like this
How can you not attract people's attention if you are beautiful, wealthy and spend a lot of money?
The clerk said: "Please go to the east wing next door, Mr. Zhang, to complete the paperwork and pay the money." Su Cheng stood up, slightly cupped her hands, and turned away. The eyes of all the men in the room followed her out.
The clerk coughed: "The next item is Duobao Tower. The base price is also thirty taels."
With the last hot spot, the bidding at Duobao Tower became more lively. Thirty taels was raised to three hundred taels in the blink of an eye. Then the No. 9 official from Zhou Dynasty raised a sign and said: "Five hundred taels." The whole house was silent.
The clerk shouted: "No. 9, five hundred taels. Five hundred taels once. Five hundred taels twice. Is there anyone with a higher bid? Five hundred taels -" "Boom!" "Three times! Deal! Congratulations to No. 9 Zhou Daguan.
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"Coax--" The crowd roared again.
The literary official smiled as if the spring breeze was blowing on his face and said: "Please go to the east wing next door to the official Zhou Dynasty to handle the paperwork and hand over the money."
Official Zhou crossed his legs and said, "I don't have any money with me today. Let's do it some other time."
The official's face suddenly turned from the east wind to the north: "Officials of Zhou Dynasty, according to the regulations, if the auction is completed, the money must be paid immediately."
Official Zhou said lazily: "I didn't bring it with me. Is there anything else you can do to me?"
I saw two yamen servants walking out. They were both descendants of the Yang family and had a lot of skills. They walked straight towards the official Zhou. The official Zhou didn't care. The hall was solemn. The two yamen servants had just walked four or five steps, and then
Hear Liu Xiaoqi say: "It was originally my shop, how can you snatch it away with just a vain shout?" He and Zhou Daguan were seated very close to each other. He stood up and walked to the man in two steps. He sneered and said, "If you don't have money, don't charge it."
Big clove of garlic." He reached out and grabbed the collar of Zhou Daguan's collar.
Official Zhou dodged to the side; Liu Xiaoqi's hand was faster than his neck, and he still grabbed the collar. Official Zhou was stunned. Liu Xiaoqi picked up the collar and lifted him up. Official Zhou was anxious and lifted him up.
He kicked Liu Xiaoqi's waist with his legs, but Liu Xiaoqi kicked him on the ankle, and he said "Ouch". Liu Xiaoqi said loudly: "It has nothing to do with the shop. I just want to beat you."
Official Zhou was stunned: "Where did I offend your Majesty?"
"You look at this girl's eyes so vulgarly that she deserves a beating." Liu Xiaoqi carried him and strode out, shouting, "Since this person can't hand over the money, did my three hundred taels just become a deal?"
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The clerk hurriedly said: "On the 16th, Mr. Liu, please wait! I will ask again." Naida said loudly, "The last bid does not count. The first one is the 300 taels on the 16th. There are others who have higher bids."
What's the price?" Everyone looked at each other and remained silent. The clerk coughed, and seeing Liu Xiaoqi walking very fast, he shouted faster, "Three hundred taels on the 16th. Three hundred taels once. Three hundred taels once. Three hundred taels twice. Still.
Did anyone bid higher? Three hundred taels—" "Boom!" "Three times! Deal! Congratulations to Mr. Liu on the 16th. Please go to the east wing next door to handle the paperwork and hand over the money."
"Thank you, Brother Officer~~" Liu Xiaoqi said as he walked away, "As soon as I finish beating this guy, go and hand over the money."
By chance, Su Cheng came back after paying the money. He looked at him and frowned, "What are you doing?"
"Girls, don't worry about personal grudges."
Everyone in the hall looked at Su Cheng, with indescribable emotions in their eyes.