Chapter 39: Meeting an antique dealer by chance(1/2)
Huaixiu didn't know why Jiang Ze wanted to follow him. He said that it was fine anyway. His boss Cui Liang went to the casino. Jiang Ze despised him very much. Cui Liang didn't care about him at all and told him to stay there to cool down. Huaixiu laughed and said, "
The Six Doors is indeed the Six Doors, and the way they act is extraordinary."
Unexpectedly, this pawn shop also has a chamber of commerce, which takes over the auction. There is also a high-end auction house with two floors, filled with gold, cloth and silver. There is a large table in the middle, and there are dozens of seats under the table.
Tea and pastries were also provided. Before the ceremony started, there were dancers performing on the stage, with the elegance of Jiangnan tunes and the enthusiasm outside the Great Wall of the Western Regions. Once again, Huaixiu saw the prosperity of the capital city.
The attendees were all wealthy and well-dressed. Huaixiu and the other three were all dressed in commoners, so they were stopped by the guards at the venue. Even when the three of them showed their badges, they still refused to let in, and it seemed that they would not let people from the yamen go.
In the eyes, until Fang Baizhou appeared, Fang Baizhou was an official, so he was naturally more likable than the police officers. After all, Mr. Fang was from a good family, rich and powerful, so the guards gave him a huge favor and let him go.
"Master Fang also likes to come to this place?" Huai Xiu asked with a smile.
Fang Baizhou replied awkwardly, "It's my father's birthday and I want to find some treasures for him."
This lie was so lame that even Chang An and Jiang Ze saw it.
"Miss Li is here..."
Huaixiu smiled and said, "Looking for a cat."
"Huh?" Fang Baizhou thought he heard wrongly.
In a private room on the second floor, Zhu Yu looked at Huaixiu and smiled, "How dare she show up."
Yes, dare to let go of the crown prince’s dove.
Xiao Feng said, "Go down and catch her."
"No need." Zhu Yu said.
About half a quarter of an hour later, the auction house was already overcrowded, and everyone was very interested in sitting together in twos and threes chatting.
"I heard that there are many overseas treasures in today's event."
"What do you mean foreign?"
"It's incredible, that was smuggled in."
"There is a 'Xinyuan' pawn shop that privately sells many foreign items. In addition to giving them to dignitaries, the rest are auctioned here. Those wealthy businessmen like them very much, and they may not be able to buy them even if they have money.
Worth it."
"Foreign things are not necessarily that good."
"Things are rare and valuable."
"Do the people in the government know?"
Someone laughed and said, "For those of you who don't know, everything has been taken care of. Who cares? It's not a life-threatening thing, and it's not a forced purchase or sale."
With the sound of the gong, the auction officially began, and the entire venue became quiet. The dancers left the stage, and someone carried a few boxes to the stage. Then a middle-aged man with a short beard came on the stage and said with a smile, "I am
Everyone knows the name of Zhengwan's pawn shop owner, so I won't introduce him. The protagonist today is not me, nor are these beautiful dancers. Don't keep staring at them, your eyes should be focused here."
The man's words were quite humorous and made everyone chuckle.
"Boss Huo, please open the box quickly and let us see what treasures it is."
"Why are you in a hurry? You can't afford it anyway."
"Haha..." There was another burst of laughter from the audience.
The first box that Boss Huo opened was a pair of jade vases, top quality Hetian jade, crystal clear, the lowest price was fifty taels of silver, the one with the highest price got it. Then everyone started to bid, and the shouts rose and fell one after another, and it was very lively.
In a short time, the bid went from fifty taels to one hundred taels, and finally the deal was settled at one hundred and twenty taels.
The second box is a piece of sparrow fur, which is made of peacock feathers. It is colorful and very rare. "...On the peacock's gorgeous feather tail, only the top "pearl hair" can be used for twisting thread.
Craftsmen have to wrap these short pieces of fine down on a thin silk, and then use the silk thread to tie it into sections to fix the peacock down..." When Huaixiu heard someone introducing this dress around him, he couldn't help but smash it.
Tongue, such a piece of clothing is really valuable. As expected, this piece of clothing was sold for five hundred taels. Then the third box and the fourth box were opened and they were all treasures. They were sold at a good price respectively.
After Boss Huo left the stage, the shopkeeper of "Xingsheng" Pawn Shop came onto the stage. Today he brought three treasures, an ivory pen, a pearl shirt, and a jade bracelet. This pair of jade bracelets is said to be hundreds of years old.
Huaixiu watched the excitement for a while. These things were far different from his own life. When he was about to ask Fang Baizhou what he was interested in, he didn't find him.
Hey, this person is always so mysterious.
Ignoring him for the time being, Huaixiu asked the buyers, "Isn't there a Persian cat?"
He replied, "You are talking about goods from the Western Regions. They are probably still in the backcourt now."
Huaixiu was not interested in the things on the court. Seeing that Changan was looking at it with great interest and even eating melon seeds, Huaixiu looked down upon him and then came to the backcourt. Changan and Jiang Ze also followed. Changan muttered, "I can't afford it. Let's take a look."
That’s okay.”
Jiang Zedao, "Then continue reading."
There were many people in the backcourt, all sellers, waiting to come on stage. As expected, there were several people from the Western Regions. Huaixiu saw a white cat in a cage. When he got closer to check, he found that it was not the owner's cat.
"Who are you?"
Suddenly there was a scolding, and Huaixiu and the other two people looked for fame and saw Fang Baizhou being lifted out of a room.
Fang Baizhou said, "I am a buyer."
"Buyers go to the front yard, what are they doing here?"
"There's nothing good in the front court, so I came to the back court to take a look."
"I think you look like a thief." Someone caught Bo Zhou and was extremely rude.
"Stop." Huaixiu stepped forward.
"Who are you?"
Chang'an revealed his identity, and the thugs looked at each other in surprise.
"Oh, it turns out they are some police officers." Quickly, a middle-aged man walked out and said, "This is Feng Yuan, the shopkeeper of the 'Xinyuan' pawn shop. I don't know what business these adults have. We are serious businessmen.
"
Huaixiu coughed lightly and said, "Six doors are investigating the case. Please get out of the way."
When the thugs refused to obey, Huaixiu raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why do you have to openly disobey orders?"
Shopkeeper Feng winked, and then several people let go of Fang Baizhou. Fang Baizhou straightened his clothes, his face expressionless.
"Boss Feng, it's your turn."
At this time, someone was shouting outside, and Fengyuan responded with a smile. With a wave of his hand, several of his subordinates raised their heads and walked out of the backcourt with their boxes.
Then Huaixiu, Fang Baizhou and others also came out.
Fang Baizhou then thanked Huaixiu.
Huaixiu said, "Why did Mr. Fang go to the backcourt?"
"This...Miss Li is better off not knowing."
"Hey, we just saved you." Chang'an was unhappy.
Fang Baizhou smiled faintly and did not answer.
Everyone has their own secret, Huaixiu thought, and stopped asking.
But a burst of applause erupted from the scene, "Boss Feng, what good stuff do you have this time?"
"Hurry up and take it out, I'll be waiting for you."
The finale must be better.
Feng Yuan cupped his fists and saluted everyone on the stage, "Everyone, I've been waiting for a long time. I'll give it to you right now." Then he clapped his hands and opened all the boxes.
Everyone stretched their necks.
Feng Yuan took out one of the objects, which was a bronze mirror. No, it was not made of copper, but made of a material that no one had ever seen before. It had a smooth and bright surface and was about the size of a book.
"Do you know it is this thing?" Feng Yuan said proudly.
Everyone was talking, "Hey, it reflects my appearance."
"Like a bronze mirror."
"Clearer than a bronze mirror."
"I've seen missionaries have this thing for use as a mirror, but it's not this big."
Feng Yuan laughed, "Yes, this thing is a mirror." Feng Yuan held the mirror high and walked in front of everyone, and everyone's faces appeared clearly.
"Wonderful thing, wonderful thing. I have never seen myself so clearly."
"What's the lowest price for this item?"
Fengyuan returned to the stage again and made a "cross" sign with his hands.
"Ten taels of silver?"
"No, ten gold."
Everyone was in an uproar.
Huaixiu and others took a breath of air.
To be continued...