When Liu An's manor was attacked by bandits, Zhen Yi and Liu Bei prepared for the auction for nearly ten days and finally held it in the capital, Luoyang.

The venue was Zhen Yi's house. He merged several adjacent houses in his house to create a huge house.

Nearly a hundred desks were placed around the room to entertain distinguished guests attending the meeting.

The middle is empty and used to display auction items.

As one of the world's leading businessmen, Zhen Yi maintains close or distant connections with many dignitaries in Luoyang.

Zhen Yi sent a total of 48 invitations to this auction, inviting 48 people from aristocratic families to attend the auction.

Of course, Zhen Yi was not so arrogant that if he sent invitations, others would definitely attend. Therefore, when delivering the invitations, he specially gave each person two pieces of fruit candies, making them one of the rare items in the auction.

Attract people to attend.

Just inviting people to the meeting consumed 5 cans of fruit candies, and the other two were eaten when Liu An introduced the fruit candies to Zhen Yi.

Of course, Zhen Yi had discussed with Liu Bei about using fruit candies as an inducement to invite the aristocratic family, and Liu Bei was convinced of this and agreed.

Liu An asked Liu Bei to take full charge of handling the auction, so Liu Bei had the right to agree on his behalf.

The auction is scheduled to start at 3:00 p.m., which is around 11 o'clock in modern times.

Choosing this time was Liu Bei's attention.

Liu An had previously handed over the details of the auction to Liu Bei. Liu Bei knew that the milk tea instant noodles in the auction were all fragrant and most people had not eaten lunch yet. If they were lured with the fragrant smell, they might be able to sell them at a higher price.

It was said that it started at 3:00 p.m., but many people had arrived at Zhen Yi's residence before that time.

At this time, most of the children of wealthy families, especially those who are young and have not yet entered official positions, have nothing to do. Rather than idle around, it is better to come and visit this unprecedented auction event in advance.

Many of them were actually called by the 48 rich people who had received the fruit candies. After those people tasted the sweetness of the fruit candies, they were very surprised, so they spread the praises one after another, praising the excellent taste of the fruit candies, and invited their friends.

Participate in the auction together.

By three o'clock, the hall was full of guests, and some people were even standing behind the seats.

Zhen Yi had no choice but to temporarily place a circle of desks in front of the original desk, giving priority to wealthy people to sit in the front row, and the vacant seats would be filled by others.

Even so, there were still people without seats, but there was no room for desks in the hall, and Zhen Yi had no choice.

It was past three o'clock, and those who came early were impatient to wait, so Zhen Yi started the auction.

The person in charge of the auction was naturally Zhen Yi. He stood in the middle of the hall and asked his servants to bring a jar of fruit candies that had been prepared from the backyard.

"Gentlemen, I'm Zhen Yi. I'm Qianxin. Please be polite here."

After saying that, Zhen Yi bowed in four directions, then picked up the fruit candy bowl on the desk and said:

"I believe that many of you have tasted this product. I won't introduce it further. I will start bidding immediately. The starting price is 10,000 yuan. Each increase in price must not be less than 1,000 yuan. The higher bidder will win!"

"I'll offer eleven thousand!" As soon as Zhen Yi finished speaking, someone made a bid.

Zhen Yi looked towards the place where the sound came from, and saw that it was Yuan Shu and Yuan Gongdao, and asked: "Yuan Jun offered eleven thousand yuan, is there anyone higher?"

"Twelve thousand." Another person bid. After saying that, the person stood up and cupped his hands towards Yuan Shu and said, "Brother Qiu, don't blame me. I am also nostalgic for this fruit candy."

"It's okay, the one with the highest price gets it!" Yuan Shu cupped his hands to the man with a half-smile, and then said: "Fifteen thousand dollars!"

"Sixteen thousand dollars." The man raised the price immediately.

Before Yuan Shu could make any move, another white-faced man without a beard with a shrill voice joined in: "I'll pay 20,000 yuan!"

Everyone looked around to see who this bold person was, but upon first glance, they all looked at each other, and no one recognized who this person was.

When Zhen Yi saw that no one was bidding anymore, she shouted loudly: "This... noble man bids 20,000 yuan, is there anyone higher?" He did not recognize who this beardless man was.

Yuan Shu loved this sweet fruit candy so much that Zhen Yi gave him two pieces a few days ago. Because Yuan Shu was cautious, one piece was given to his servant. He only dared to taste it after seeing that the servant had eaten it without any problems.

Since then, I have often reminisced about the extreme sweetness of the fruit candies, and regretted that such a rare thing was wasted in the mouth of a servant. This time he was bound to get the fruit candies.

Gritting his teeth, Yuan Shu simply said: "Twenty-five thousand yuan!"

"Thirty thousand!" The handsome man was unmoved and raised the price calmly.

"Thirty-five thousand dollars!" Yuan Shu said again, but the person who had previously bid with Yuan Shu had quietly withdrawn from the fight between the two.

Although there are others who also like fruit candies, no one dares to compete with Yuan Gongli.

The beardless man seemed to be aroused by Yuan Shu, and shouted in a high-pitched voice: "One hundred thousand!"

"..." Yuan Shu was silent. Although he didn't like the 100,000 yuan, he just wanted to buy a can of candy. Not to mention that he would look bad if word spread, and even the elders of his clan would not spare him.

Moreover, in recent years, the concubine from my family has lived in seclusion in Luoyang and has become more and more famous, almost surpassing his legitimate son. He needs to pay more attention to it.

Of course, the "almost surpassing his legitimate son" here is just what Yuan Shu thought.

Zhen Yi stood up and asked if there was anyone higher. He asked three times in a row, but no one answered. The jar of fruit candies was obtained by the unknown man without a name at a high price of 100,000 yuan.

The auction continued. This time, Zhen Yi asked someone to bring in two packs of tissue paper. One of the packs was opened on the spot and each person present took a piece to let them experience it for themselves.

The starting price of the paper was 5,000 yuan, and each increase in price should not be less than 5,000 yuan. In the end, it was bought for 9,000 yuan by a kid named Wang who was addicted to enjoyment.

Then came the milk tea. Zhen Yi brewed two cups on the spot and poured a cup into each ear cup on the table for everyone to taste.

The starting price of the milk tea was 2,000 yuan, and each increase in price could not be less than 100 yuan. In the end, Yuan Shu won the auction for 10,000 yuan.

In fact, Yuan Shu was only slightly interested in this milk tea, but when he saw that Wu Xiangjun, who was competing with him for fruit candies, wanted it, Yuan Shu deliberately raised the price.

But I didn't expect that the price was raised too high, and when it reached 10,000 yuan, the man gave up.

In response to this, Yuan Shu, who had just made up his mind to pay attention to his words and deeds, was secretly depressed.

Zhen Yi only opened one package of instant noodles. After soaking it, he ordered his servant to eat it in public.

That servant had never eaten anything so delicious, and he was ordered by his master to eat as much as possible.

Naturally, the servant let go of his food and looked like he was gobbling it up. The children of the aristocratic family who had not eaten lunch were all greedy. Smelling the strong aroma emanating from the air, almost everyone wanted to kill the servant so that he could replace him.

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So Liu Bei's plan succeeded in raising the price of instant noodles to 10,000 yuan a bucket.

Zhen Yi did not open a can of lunch meat, but said that the taste of this product was definitely not as good as the former one, and it could be stored for three years if unopened. The two cans were auctioned together, with a starting price of 5,000, and each increase in price should not be less than 5,000.

Hundred.

In the end, because the two cans of lunch meat were unopened, everyone's curiosity was aroused, and they were actually priced at a high price of 40,000 yuan.

Then, Zhen Yi took out the glazed porcelain vase and sauce she bought with money from Liu An.

Zhen Yi had sold these two items to some people in Luoyang before, so he knew the quality and price of these two items.

The glazed porcelain vase and the sauce were auctioned for 100,000 and 20,000 respectively.

As the finale, the sword attracted the attention of everyone present as soon as it appeared.

After Zhen Yi showed off his treasured sword, and then took out his Baidu Steel Knife and cut it off with one strike, everyone in the audience was shocked.

The starting price is 200,000 yuan, and each bid increase shall not be less than 10,000 yuan.

In this era where both BMWs and precious swords are priceless and unmarketable, the starting price of a sword that can cut through hundreds of steel knives with one strike is 200,000, which is definitely not high.

Especially in Luoyang, where wealthy families gather, what they lack is not money, but treasures that can satisfy their vanity, show off, or save their lives at critical moments.

The auction of the sword brought the atmosphere of the auction to its peak and became the most intense bidding in the entire venue.

In the end, Yuan Shu bought the sword for 1.1 million.

In his opinion, buying such a precious knife does not bring shame to the family, but should be something to be proud of.
Chapter completed!