The enthusiasm of the audience applauding was not high, it was perfunctory twice, and only a few shopkeepers were left to support the scene, to say that the popularity and charm value of the shopkeeper Song were worse than Hu Xiaotian, and the enthusiasm of the applause naturally weakened a lot.
Hu Xiaotian said: "Tonight's dinner is in the name of charity, everyone can gather together, not for my Hu Xiaotian's face, but for the word charity, for the benevolence and kindness of each of us in the chest, the Qingyun Bridge was washed away by the flood a month ago, this is the throat of Qingyun to the hinterland of Xichuan, after the Qingyun Bridge was damaged, it caused great inconvenience to the lives of the people of Qingyun, I am Qingyun County, I see the pain in my eyes, I dare not say that I am an official, I can benefit one party, But I will do my best to do it, anxious about the people's anxieties, suffering the people's suffering, I will make the repair of the Qingyun Bridge the first problem to be solved during my tenure. ” Xu Qinglian and Liu Baoju were still kneeling beside King Zhou, their knees were numb, hearing this, the two of them scolded in their hearts at the same time, rhetoric, all the credit has been taken up by you, and the plan to repair the Qingyun Bridge is obviously a good decision made by us.
Now I suddenly feel that I hurt him before, but it seems that I gave him a big bargain for nothing.
Hu Xiaotian said: "It's easy to repair the bridge, but it's not so simple to really implement, Qingyun County has been plagued by natural disasters over the years, and the harvest has been poor year after year, and no family has any surplus food" Speaking of this, he deliberately paused, and stared at Xu Qinglian, who was still kneeling on the ground: "Lord Xu once mentioned that each family should collect five taels of silver, I think it's not appropriate to think about it, although repairing the bridge is beneficial to the people, but such a showdown and fundraising is difficult for the strongman, and most of the people in Qingyun can't afford to pay the five taels of silver, If we really have a showdown, I don't know how many wives will be separated.
Families are ruined.
He completely clarified this matter, and the so-called door-to-door showdown of five taels of silver was the first to be proposed by Xu Qinglian, and it had nothing to do with Lao Tzu.
Xu Qinglian's face turned blue and purple at this time, and he wanted to get up and argue with Hu Xiaotian, but he didn't dare in front of King Zhou, so he could only kneel there honestly with his head down.
Let Hu Xiaotian put the basin on her head.
Hu Xiaotian said: "Tonight's charity sale, will invite everyone here, just want everyone to contribute to the money, can contribute to the people of Qingyun, charity in no order, love regardless of size, as long as everyone has a heart is enough, today's first lot is the blue and white porcelain vase donated by the Song shopkeeper of Hongyan Building."
Song Shaofu personally walked onto the stage with the blue and white porcelain vase he donated, and circled the stage according to Hu Xiaotian's guidance.
Presented to everyone to see, although this blue and white porcelain vase is produced by the kiln, it also has a history of more than 100 years, and it can be regarded as a fine product in the porcelain of the kiln.
Hu Xiaotian said: "The blue and white porcelain vase, the reserve price is ten taels of silver, and the minimum price increase is five taels per bid, by the way, all the silver obtained from tonight's auction is used for the repair of Qingyun Bridge."
This lot will be taken away by the successful bidder. ” After understanding the rules.
He also asked the shopkeeper Song to take the porcelain to the scene for interested parties to observe at close range, and then the auction officially began, and a merchant immediately called out fifteen taels.
Governor Xie Shi Zhang Ziqian has always loved collecting, and when he saw this porcelain vase, he was quite fond of it.
Hearing someone bidding, he also called out twenty taels, and when he called, the hall immediately fell silent, after all, the people present today are except for King Zhou.
Even if he has the highest status, how dare other officials and businessmen bid with him.
Since ancient times, the people have not fought with the officials, and robbed with the officials, what good end can there be As soon as Hu Xiaotian heard Zhang Ziqian's bidding, he secretly complained in his heart that this old man was troublesome, he asked the shopkeeper Song, the market price of this blue and white porcelain vase is also about fifty taels, the old man Zhang is purely here to pick up the cheap, you girl bargain, who dares to call you Hu Xiaotian looked at Zhou Wang Long Yefang expectantly, but found that Long Yefang was actually distracted at this time, and looked at the southeast corner, which was where the red-clothed chick Xiyan was. is clearly fascinated by the beauty of Xiyan, and his attention is not on the auction site at all.
Hu Xiaotian could only shout: "Twenty-two once, twenty-two two" Looking at Zhang Ziqian's eyebrows and smiling, Hu Xiaotian said in his heart that this old man picked up a big bargain for no reason, are you here to support or smash the field Zhang Ziqian didn't know the intention of Hu Xiaotian's auction, but everyone has shortcomings, and he is no exception, when he sees his favorite porcelain, he can't help but want to get it as soon as possible, so he can't wait to open his mouth to shout the price, not because he has bad intentions for Hu Xiaotian.
Hu Xiaotian reluctantly raised the auction hammer, which was actually a mallet used to strike the gong, because he had negligently forgotten to customize an auction hammer, so he temporarily found a hammer to replace it, and the gong surface was placed flat on the table, and it was considered a final word when he knocked it on.
At this moment, I heard Xiangqin's loud voice shouting: "My young lady is fifty taels" Hu Xiaotian saw that he was about to knock on the gong, so he quickly put the mallet back again, hehe, he always picked the door, and it was not so easy to pick up the cheap.
Zhang Ziqian was naturally a little disappointed when he heard that someone offered fifty taels, he was very good at porcelain appreciation, and he had just seen that the price of this porcelain vase was at most fifty taels, and it would not be worth it if the price was higher.
Besides, he is highly respected in Xichuan, and he is not so good as fighting with a few little girls.
Hu Xiaotian saw that no one was bidding, and immediately said: "I would like to add, the charity sale has nothing to do with the value of the lot, the focus is on love, I hope everyone will actively bid for the auction and contribute more to the people of Qingyun, fifty-two once, two times and three times" This time no one bid, after all, no one is a fool, and no one wants to spend a lot of money to sell such a bottle back.
The first transaction was successful, Xiangqin Le Hehe sent fifty taels of silver, directly from the account room of Hongyan Building, here Hu Xiaotian took out the second lot, this second lot is a landscape painting painted by the famous painter Yan Duliang by the famous painter Xiao Tianmu, this painting is full of shock, Yan Duliang once served as a court painter of Dakang, the best is the lady picture, the landscape paintings painted in his life are very few, and he died of illness half a year ago, so the price of his works is also rising.
When it comes to appreciating calligraphy and painting, Zhang Ziqian is a big man, he walked up and carefully looked at it a few times, and made sure that this landscape painting was indeed painted by Yan Duliang himself, even he couldn't help but be a little excited, Yan Duliang is good at painting ladies and ladies, but his landscape painting skills are not inferior to the ladies' pictures, but seeing this sunrise mountain and sea map, with the pen wild and uninhibited, with ink swaying freely, the momentum is overwhelming, and the weather is thousands.
Zhang Ziqian knew at a glance that this was a treasure among treasures, and couldn't help but glance at Xiao Tianmuduo, but he didn't know where this blind scholar got this landscape painting.
King Zhou also came over at this time, and when he got up, he found that Xu Qinglian and Liu Baoju were still kneeling in front of him, frowned a little annoyed, waved his hand, and said, "Get up."
When the two of them got this sentence, they stood up with relief, but although they got up, they did not dare to sit down.
Long Yefang is not keen on fighting for power and profit, he is attached to the landscape on weekdays, and has always been extremely enthusiastic about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and he also writes well and paints well, the reason why this painting can attract him to move there is another important reason, Yan Duliang once instructed him to paint when he was a court painter, and Long Yefang's ladies are also very good at painting, quite Yan Duliang's charm, so from this point of view, Yan Duliang can be regarded as his teacher, he is extremely familiar with Yan Duliang's handwriting, One glance concludes that the painting is genuine.
Even in the Dakang Palace, there are few landscape paintings of Yan Duliang, and this painting is really a rare treasure.
Among the guests, there are those who know how to draw, and there are those who don't know how to draw, but even if they don't understand, they know how to read words and colors.
Seeing Long Yefang move there, he already understood that King Zhou was already tempted, in other words, as long as King Zhou wanted it, no one could fight.
Hu Xiaotian saw that Zhang Ziqian and Long Yefang were all around, and personally appreciated it, and said that this matter was broken, as long as Long Yefang shouted the price, no one would dare to accept the price, and he originally wanted to use this painting to make a profit, but he was afraid that it would be shattered, but Hu Xiaotian couldn't say anything, and waited for the guests who appreciated it up close to return to their original positions.
Hu Xiaotian cleared his throat and said, "The bottom price of this sunrise mountain and sea map is five hundred taels of silver.
In fact, he had communicated with Xiao Tianmu privately, and the reserve price was set at one hundred taels, seeing that Long Yefang expressed strong interest, Hu Xiaotian estimated that the price would not go up, so he simply gritted his teeth and asked for a high price.
There was an exclamation at the scene, accompanied by whispers, even if it was Yan Duliang's lady's picture, the current market was only about three hundred taels, and Hu Xiaotian was really a lion.
Although Xiao Tianmu couldn't see the scene, he could hear the movement on the field, and when he heard Hu Xiaotian call out the high price of five hundred taels, the corners of his lips couldn't help but show a faint smile, of course he understood Hu Xiaotian's intentions, but he didn't know that this King of Zhou was reluctant to give up the silver.
Zhou Wang Long Yefang did not rush to speak, but picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea with a smile.
The person who spoke out of "I'll give five hundred taels" is Wan Boping, who is worthy of being the richest man in Qingyun, and he does have the spirit of a local tyrant.
Hu Xiaotian pointed at Wan Boping and said: "Ten thousand people go out for five hundred taels" Wan Boping's voice should be to support himself, it is estimated that as soon as Long Yefang bids, this guy will not dare to make a sound.
Hu Xiaotian said: "Is there a higher price?"
"I'll give five hundred and fifty taels" Everyone's eyes brushed towards the person who spoke, and the bidder turned out to be Qingyun County Ling Xu Qinglian.
To be continued: