"What, I'm here to buy a knife, do I still have to undergo interrogation?"
The young man raised his eyelids slightly and asked calmly.
"It's not that... I'm just a rough guy. If I have something to say, I'll just say it."
Mr. Qi clasped his fists at the young man: "Five thousand taels of silver is not a small amount, brother, please don't joke."
It's very impolite to ask this question, and it's also very easy to offend people.
But Luo Lan did not stop Mr. Qi, but looked at him gratefully.
In fact, under normal circumstances, before the auction begins, you need to pay a certain deposit and apply for qualifications to participate in the auction to prevent someone from randomly bidding and being unable to pay in the end.
That auction became a joke.
But today all the young masters came, and if Luo Lan really asked for it, it would be like slapping them in the face, so Luo Lan didn't mention the deposit at all.
The young master has a lot of face, and after shouting out the price in front of so many people, even if he goes to borrow money later, he will not default on the debt, otherwise it will be embarrassing and a big loss.
But a stranger suddenly appeared and suddenly asked for five thousand taels, so Luo Lan had to think carefully.
"It turns out I was worried that I wouldn't have money to pay the bill!"
I saw the young man smiled casually, took out a stack of silver notes from his arms, threw it to the maid behind him, and asked the maid to bring it to the stage: "This is ten thousand taels of silver notes, put it here with the girl first, and wait."
Is it okay to pay more and withdraw less and make up less?"
"Okay, okay!"
Luo Lan bowed to the young man and saluted: "Thank you, Master, for your support!"
The young man waved his hand and asked, "Does this knife belong to me now?"
"Master, wait a moment," Luo Lan explained: "According to the rules set by my husband, I have to ask three times to make sure no one continues to increase the price. This knife will belong to the master."
"It's interesting." The young man nodded and motioned for Luo Lan to continue.
"This young master bids five thousand taels. I wonder, gentlemen, if anyone will increase the price?"
Luo Lan asked.
All the young men present were stunned by the young man's generosity.
That was a 10,000-tael silver note, so he threw it to the maid so casually.
This action showed that the other party did not take ten thousand taels of silver seriously at all.
Even in a place like the capital, ten thousand taels is a huge sum of money.
How rich must the other party be to have such confidence?
For a time, the young man became even more mysterious in the eyes of these young men.
Luo Lan didn't care what the young master thought, and continued to ask unhurriedly: "First time for five thousand taels!"
"Five thousand taels for the second time!"
After shouting here, Luo Lan paused for a moment, hoping that other young masters would continue bidding.
Unfortunately, five thousand taels was already beyond the limit of what the young masters could bear, and they all showed regretful expressions.
Luo Lan couldn't stop for too long. After waiting for about two seconds, seeing that there was still no one bidding, he had to shout: "Five thousand taels for the third time!"
After shouting, he stretched out his hand and knocked on the gong next to him: "Congratulations to this young master for winning the first cutting star in this auction!"
Upon hearing this, Tie Chui jumped off the stage, holding the black knife in both hands, and sent it to the young man: "Sir, please check."
The young man was not polite and reached out to open the box. After checking that everything was correct, he nodded to the hammer.
After the hammer left, the young man pulled out the black knife and stared at the inscriptions on the knife in a daze, not knowing what he remembered.
On the stage, the hammer brought out a new tray.
This time Luo Lan did not introduce the knife box, scabbard and other things, but said directly: "The inscription on this Zhanxing means that he fought for three thousand miles and defeated a million divisions with one sword.
The starting price is still one thousand taels, gentlemen, you can start bidding."
The reason why the first black sword can arouse crazy bidding is that, in addition to the novelty, the most important thing is the phrase "One sword lights up sixteen states" engraved on the blade, which carries the emotional sustenance of the military generals.
The words on this black knife sounded very domineering and in line with the wishes of the young masters, but they were not enough to make them crazy.
In addition, this knife was one of three samples, so there were not many bidders, and the final transaction price was only one thousand three hundred and fifty taels.
Luo Lan was a little disappointed with the price, but did not show it. He still smiled and motioned to the hammer to take out the third black knife.
"The inscription on this cutting star is to kill one person in ten steps and leave no trace for a thousand miles. When it's over, go away and hide yourself and your name. Everyone can bid!"
This one is also a sample, so Luo Lan thinks that it will probably be similar to the second black knife, and it will be sold at a less than ideal price.
Sure enough, only four young masters raised their voices to bid, and the price increase was not much. When the price reached one thousand, four hundred taels, no one continued to raise the price.
Just when Luo Lan was about to start counting, a timid voice suddenly came from the corner:
"One thousand five hundred taels!"
The voice sounds like a girl's.
"Who shouted?"
The young master looked around curiously.
Luo Lan was also a little surprised and asked: "Who is quoting the price? Please raise your hand."
"It's...it's me!"
A girl wearing a long green dress walked out of the corner with her neck curled up.
The dress and bun indicate that this girl is a maid.
"Whose maid are you? Why are you acting so mischievously?"
Mr. Qi shouted coldly.
"I...I'm not messing around. I came to buy this black knife for my young...my young master...I have money!"
Being stared at by so many young men at the same time, the maid almost cried out of fright, but she still insisted on finishing her sentence.
Then he hurriedly took out a handful of banknotes from his arms.
As soon as he finished speaking, all the young masters burst into laughter.
The maid might have been too nervous and spilled the beans. Although she immediately changed her words, the young master still understood.
It turned out that she was the maid of a young lady from a wealthy family. Her young lady probably admired Jin Feng or liked Jin Feng's poems and wanted to buy this black knife. It was not convenient for her to come forward, so she sent the maid over.
But no one knew that the maid was too timid and her secret was revealed as soon as she opened her mouth.
"This maid is so cute. Brother Liu, do you know whose family she belongs to?"
"The ladies from wealthy families don't go out easily, and the same goes for their maids. How can I possibly know her? Why, Brother Zhang, have you fallen in love with this maid?"
"That's not true, I'm just curious as to who the young lady in her family is."
"Recently, the storyteller has been talking about Baron Qingshui more and more. In addition, Mr. Jin is indeed very talented in poetry. There are many ladies who admire him. But those who dare to send maids directly to buy knives are probably the only ones who dare to send maids directly to buy knives."
Just one."
"I'm afraid this young lady really likes this little poem. That's right. This little poem is both domineering and free-spirited, and is most likely to be liked by girls."
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Things between men and women are one of the topics that are most likely to arouse people's interest in gossip.
The young masters were not exempt from the custom, they all smiled and guessed the identity of the maid and the young lady behind her.
[The author has something to say]
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