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The person in charge of the auction in the Fang family is a middle-aged man in his forties, with high cheekbones and deep eye sockets. He has two small mustaches on his lips. He is from Xiyue at first glance. He is wearing a long shirt with narrow sleeves on the right side and his hair is tied up. Wearing a black gauze crown, the outfit is 10% Chinese.
"Thanks to all the bosses for coming to Chufeng Tower, I will host the Qizhou Incense Festival in the first half of this year. I am Qian Mo, you can call me Lao Qian"
Hua Xi chuckled to himself, "Laoqian," the Fang family really knows how to choose people. This name is just right. They are sure to make a profit in this bidding meeting.
Qian Mo kept saying some beautiful words, and the bidding meeting officially started.
"Everyone here is an expert in incense, and you all know the 'three things of the stove and bottle' mentioned in incense, namely the incense burner, the chopstick bottle, and the incense box. Today, the first auction item starts with this incense burner."
Qian Mo opened the silk cloth on the lot that the waiter had placed on the Eight Immortals table in advance. Inside was a hollow golden smoked ball, about a palm wide in diameter, with a hanging chain on the upper part. The gold was a bit dim, and it looked like a piece of jewelry. Objects of the year.
Hua Xi¡¯s eyes lit up when he looked at the smoked ball. Incense balls are also called incense balls, mattress incense burners, and quilt incense burners. There are two small bowls with two annular movable shafts inside the smoked ball, which are riveted to the inner concentric ring movable shaft. No matter how the smoked ball rotates, the small bowls always remain horizontal, so the lit spices contained in the small bowls will not burn clothes and quilts. . The Emperor of China did not advocate luxury, so such exquisite incense, incense, quilts and ingenious appliances were rarely seen in the princes' homes.
"This is a hollow gold smoked ball with two birds entwining lotus branches and a lotus pattern made in the palace of Emperor Wude of the Chen Kingdom. The two hemispheres are closed with mother-and-son buckles, and the whole body is beautifully decorated. If that guest is interested, you may wish to come and have a look."
Because it has been nearly a hundred years since the fall of the Chen Kingdom, the last Emperor Wude was fatuous and extravagant when he was in power. After the palace was destroyed, many royal objects were lost to the people. It is not uncommon for smoked balls like this to be commonly used by palace concubines. Most of the people present were spice merchants and were not interested in such weird and obscene techniques. Even if there are people who like antique incense, most of them already have collections, so they don¡¯t care.
After all, the highlight of the bidding meeting is still to come. The first items to appear are usually small items, which do not require much money. They are mainly used to bring good luck to the opening of the business. Therefore, in the end, the only people who walked up to look at it were Hua Xi, the brown-haired and blue-eyed Xiyue woman, the young man beside the middle-aged Xiyue woman, and Feili. Obviously, the Xiyue woman preferred the delicate patterns of smoked balls, and the young man and Feili were the opposite of each other. The structure inside the smoked ball is more interesting.
After several people read it, Qian Mo started bidding, starting at one hundred taels.
"One hundred and fifty taels." As soon as the voice over there fell, the middle-aged man leading Xiyue's concubine across Huaxi began to bid.
"Two hundred taels." Fili shouted second.
The middle-aged man didn¡¯t expect anyone to argue. He glanced at Feili and found that he didn¡¯t seem to be cold. His expression changed slightly, and the price he quoted increased by another fifty taels.
"Three hundred taels." Feili refused to show weakness, and there was a lot of tension between the two.
"Three hundred and fifty taels." A clear female voice joined the two men's battle group.
The middle-aged man and Feili were stunned at the same time and looked towards Huaxi.
Feili only glanced at it and didn't care. He was about to continue bidding, but was stopped by Le Yi sitting next to him. Le Yi saw Fan Yun and Muxi next to Hua Xi, lowered her head and whispered a few words to Feili. Feili looked stunned and did not continue to bid.
The middle-aged man glanced at Huaxi, then looked at Ouyang Zheng next to him, and frowned slightly. Xiyue Meiji next to him touched him with her arm, and he continued to shout: "Four hundred taels."
Huaxi added another twenty taels, but seeing the middle-aged man looking like he was determined to get it, he glanced at the fragrant ball angrily and hesitated for a moment. The price had already been driven up. Although she liked it, she didn't want to waste the money. She thought that since it was something from Chen Guogong, there would be many exquisite objects like this among the people, and maybe she would have the chance to encounter them in the future, so she gave up in the end. Outcry.
Hua Xi didn¡¯t make a sound, Qian Mo asked with a smile: ¡°Is there anyone else bidding?¡±
??Fili intervened again at this time, "Four hundred and fifty taels."
The middle-aged man followed suit, and this time he only added ten taels. The two of them raised the price step by step.
Qian Mo smiled happily when he heard the middle-aged man and Feili shouting prices, wishing they could continue shouting.
The price kept rising, and the middle-aged man later shouted from 550 taels to 700 taels. Feili did not continue to increase the price. Huaxi couldn't help but glance in his direction, and saw that Le Yi didn't know what he said to Feili. Feili reached out and grabbed his disheveled blond hair and glared fiercely in the direction of the middle-aged man.Like an angry little lion, he finally curled his lips and stopped fighting.
Huaxi turned around, and Xiyue Meiji, who was teasing the man across from him in a low voice, looked at the gilded incense ball, then looked at Huaxi and Feili, her eyes seemed to be showing off her victory.
When Qian Mo heard the last price quoted by the middle-aged man, he was very satisfied and said with a smile: "Seven hundred taels, is there any other customer who wants to increase the price?"
There were impatient customers downstairs who were already clamoring for Qian Mo to hurry up. Qian Mo bowed and was about to set the price when he heard someone shouting: "Eight hundred taels."
Huaxi was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Ouyang Zheng, wondering why he suddenly spoke. Ouyang Zheng felt Hua Xi's gaze, but did not look back. His gaze fell on the middle-aged man opposite.
"Ah, Shithis customer's name is eight hundred taels." Qian Mo remembered what the boss had ordered and without revealing Ouyang Zheng's identity, he turned to look at the middle-aged man and asked, "Do you want to continue to increase the price?" ?¡±
The middle-aged man did not expect Ouyang Zheng to step in at the end. Seeing his extraordinary bearing and sharp eyes, he thought about it secretly. Finally, he lowered his head and whispered a few words to Xiyue Beauty, and shook his head at Qian Mo.
Ouyang Zheng took the silver note and handed it to the waiter. Qian Mo put the hollow golden smoked ball with two birds wrapped around the lotus pattern in a pear wood box and sent it to Ouyang Zheng.
Ouyang Zheng changed hands and put the wooden box into Hua Xi's arms, "Here you go! Since you like it, you have to do your best to get it."
Robber logic!
Hua Xi curled her lips secretly, opened the wooden box and took out the smoked ball and looked at it again and again. Although the appearance was mottled, the hollow lotus flowers on the ball were complex and exquisite. With a small hook, it can be hung in the tent or in the car.
Hua Xi naturally liked it and did not show off to Ouyang Zheng. She thanked him and accepted it.
When Ouyang Zheng heard her telling her to put away the mignonette carefully, her voice was filled with joy and joy, and the corners of her lips curved, but the smile was fleeting.
Not far away, Feili held his head with his hands, pouted and muttered: "It went around in a circle, but it's back in the girl's hands."
Le Yi shook her head, "Don't you also want to help her win it?"
Feili looked embarrassed, turned around and snorted, "I took action because she knew what was going on and prepared to give us a golden wattle pillow."
Le Yi smiled slightly, looked at his brother and said, "If you want to repay the favor, there should be a chance later."
Feili curled his lips and said nothing, his eyes swept across Huaxi and then towards the center of the hall.
Later, Qian Mo took out a celadon incense burner from the Dashun Dynasty and a quail jade incense box from the Chu Kingdom, which were bought by a Dahua businessman and the middle-aged man respectively.
The waiter presented a celadon incense box about one foot wide. Qian Mo introduced that it was the best plum blossom brain coming from the country of Bernie in the southwest. Opening the lid of the box, the white crystals inside are as crystal clear as ice and shaped like plum blossoms. Everyone present can smell the cool and sharp scent.
"The fragrance of plum blossom brains can be measured ten steps in number. This box is really the best borneol." Huaxi said to herself, the top plum blossom brains on the market in Dahua are very rare, and the best ones are the second-class ones. The crystals of Jinjiaonao are not as large and crystal clear as those of Plum Blossom Nao, while in general, Mi Nao is mostly used for agarwood.
The best plum blossom brains are rare, and even the tributes in the palace can only have dozens of pieces at most. It is rare that there is such a large number at this meeting, no less than two hundred pieces. If one of them eats this box alone, the rest of the people will naturally be unwilling to do so. Since the rules of this bidding meeting cannot be broken, some familiar businessmen secretly discuss cooperation in bidding, and some people plan to bid and see if they can buy it privately. A dozen or so slices are used as a shop assistant.
Huaxi was moved when she saw the good fragrant medicine, but she knew that she couldn't afford to buy such a big box. She thought that the Fang family would not be able to ship all of it, so she decided to buy it privately under Susukino Nobu's name. A dozen ideas.
After a final battle, this box of plum blossom brains was purchased by Feng Ji.
Next, two pieces of ox-headed sandalwood were auctioned.
When Qian Mo announced this name, Ouyang Zheng said doubtfully: "Niutou? This is the first time I've heard of it."
After hearing this, Huaxi explained: "Nutou Chan Sandalwood is the Tamaro Chan Sandalwood mentioned in the Lotus Sutra. It refers to a kind of top-quality white sandalwood produced in Niutou Mountain in Moraya. Sandalwood is divided into yellow sandalwood, white sandalwood, and red sandalwood."
Encountering a topic of interest, Hua Xi started to talk more, "If the scent is the most refreshing, it should be white sandalwood. Sandalwood regulates the Qi and can lead the fragrant things to rise to extremely high levels. However, due to the strong Qi, it is easy to release, but instead It takes away the breath of other fragrances, so it should be prepared with tea, wine, honey and other substances before combining the fragrance. The temperament will be gentle and restrained, making it easier to absorb the fragrance."
Huaxi was always so focused when discussing fragrances. It seemed that the passion hidden under her cold appearance was released at this moment. Even through the gauze, Ouyang Zheng could still feel the smile with flying eyebrows behind her, as if As bright as the sun. After seeing it once, you can't help but want to keep that smile forever.
After explaining it in one breath, Huaxi felt that he seemed to have said too much. Hua Xi's face turned slightly red when she caught Ouyang Zheng's gentle and smiling gaze. She quickly looked at the field, only to realize that the bidding on the field had already passed two rounds unknowingly.
Hua Xi concentrated her mind and watched the price changes on the market motionlessly, waiting for the opportunity to make a move.
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Post it first and fix it tomorrow~~Coughing (remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)It was released in an instant. Even through the gauze, Ouyang Zheng could still feel the smile with flying brows behind him, as bright and dazzling as the sun. After seeing it once, you can't help but want to keep that smile forever.
After explaining it in one breath, Huaxi felt that he seemed to have said too much. Hua Xi's face turned slightly red when she caught Ouyang Zheng's gentle and smiling gaze. She quickly looked at the field, only to realize that the bidding on the field had already passed two rounds unknowingly.
Hua Xi concentrated her mind and watched the price changes on the market motionlessly, waiting for the opportunity to make a move.
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