Although the masked woman did not speak fluent Chinese, Changsheng still understood her words, suppressed the anger in his heart and asked in a deep voice, "How to bully?"
"Money, I want her a lot of money." The masked woman looked nervously outside the room as she spoke.
Changsheng didn't know why this masked woman was so afraid of others seeing her talking to him. Judging from her appearance, she should be an unmarried woman waiting to be married. It must not be that her husband is strict, but it is a special custom of foreigners. Women are allowed to talk to strange men.
Changsheng knew that time was tight, so he kept his words concise and focused, focusing on the key points, "Who bullied her?"
"Maka, people from Maka Mountain, bad guys." The masked woman answered eagerly.
"Maka Mountain?" Changsheng confirmed again.
"Maka Mountain." The masked woman nodded.
At this moment, Aguduo outside the house had already introduced the sweat-blooded horse to everyone, and the group began to turn around and enter the house. The house where the two of them were located had six connected rooms. There was a wooden platform to the west and a large number of rooms to the east. Seats, no doubt the auction takes place here.
Seeing everyone entering the house, the masked woman hurriedly turned around and left, while Changsheng stayed where she was, picking up a bunch of grapes and putting one in her mouth.
The people participating in the auction this time all had number plates. Li Dexin knew that Changsheng was number 28, so he diligently guided him to the corresponding seat.
After Changsheng sat down, he whispered to Li Dexin and asked, "Where is the masked woman in front of her from?"
"Back to the general, this person must be from Khotan." Li Dexin said in a low voice.
"Where is Khotan located in Tingzhou? How long is the distance?" Changsheng asked.
"Due west, it is more than a thousand miles away from Tingzhou, but these more than a thousand miles are all desolate desert." Li Dexin replied.
While the two were talking, the black stallion had been led into the house and stood on the wooden platform on the west side. Aguduo personally presided over the auction. There were five old men sitting on the north side of the wooden platform, including a barbarian. There are also Han people. According to Aguduo, these five people are all well-informed shopkeepers and ministers from different regions and can value the valuables brought by people participating in the auction.
The auction was hosted by Aguduo himself, and there was an assistant on the stage holding a gong. Aguduo struck the gong and the bidding began.
There are three bloody BMWs participating in the auction this time, one is the golden-furred stallion, and the other is the pregnant mare. Compared with these two horses, the price of this black stallion is undoubtedly higher. Go lower.
The starting price was 100,000 taels, and each bid could only be a multiple of 10,000 taels. As the gong rang, someone immediately bid for 100,000 taels. Others did not hesitate to wait and raised their hands to increase their bids. Everyone already knew Changsheng inherited all the properties of the Ni family in China and was extremely wealthy. In addition, before the bidding, Changsheng went on a killing spree. Everyone became more and more wary of him. They did not dare to get involved with the golden-haired stallion and the pregnant mare. Neng placed his hopes on this relatively ordinary stallion, and he chased after me. It didn't take long for the bid to rise to 200,000 taels.
After reaching 200,000 taels, the price increase began to slow down. Changsheng had not participated before, but now he finally took action and directly bid 500,000 taels.
As soon as this statement came out, the whole hall was in an uproar, and everyone's eyes were focused on Chang Sheng. Everyone's eyes were different. Some were shocked at his wealth, and some were puzzled by his direct offer of an astonishingly high price, but more Still disappointed, this black stallion was the most common among the three horses. Changsheng directly offered a high price, showed his attitude and determination, and undoubtedly wanted to kill all three bloody horses.
After bidding 500,000 taels, no one bid again, because 500,000 taels of silver is equivalent to 50,000 taels of gold, which is already an extremely shocking number.
Aguduo was extremely satisfied with the bid that was five times the starting price. He counted down quickly to ten beeps. After ten beeps, the final decision was made. Changsheng successfully won the black stallion.
Five hundred thousand taels was a large amount, and Aguduo was worried that Changsheng wouldn't be able to get it, so he spoke politely, hoping to verify the capital.
"Without capital verification, Tingzhou's Taiping Trading Company is worth five hundred thousand taels." Changsheng said casually.
Aguduo is also a businessman himself, so he naturally knows how much the Taiping Trading Company in Tingzhou is worth. Five hundred thousand taels is just a conservative estimate, but in fact it is far more than five hundred thousand taels.
In doing business, it is important to put villains first before gentlemen, and the contracts that should be performed must be strictly fulfilled. Changsheng wrote the transfer document on the spot, stamped with the gold seal previously donated by the Ni family, and was witnessed by Li Dexin, the governor of Tingzhou. Both parties signed and signed, and the transaction was completed. .
Everyone who participated in the auction was not jealous because Chang Sheng got the sweat-blooded BMW, because in their opinion, the price Chang Sheng paid was a bit high, and the most unfair thing was that the price he paid was directly increased from 200,000 to 500,000. He can slowly increase the amount and get this bloody horse at a smaller cost.
Changsheng could guess what everyone was thinking, but he did not regret that he directly offered the sky-high price of five hundred thousand taels. There is a common problem in the world, that is, they all hope to get the maximum return with the minimum effort. This is actually not shrewdness, but It’s stupid. There are so many advantages to take advantage of in the world. At least nine out of ten people who suffer losses and are deceived want to take advantage. People who want to pay less and get more will only end up with two ends. One is to be annoying and be rejected by others. . The second is to be taken advantage of by bad people and suffer losses.
In addition, different people have different opinions on the value of something. As long as you think it is worth it, don't worry about how much it is worth in the eyes of others.
Then came the second horse, a mare that was pregnant with Liujia, with a starting price of 150,000 taels.
When others were bidding, Changsheng took out the baggage that Song Cai had prepared for him before and handed it over to the people responsible for estimating the value.
After opening the baggage, the five people were all dumbfounded. At this time, the two scrolls had not been unfolded. What shocked them was undoubtedly the Blood Spirit Pearl and the Luminous Pearl.
Changsheng originally thought that the value of the Blood Spirit Pearl and the Luminous Pearl would be higher than the calligraphy and painting, but the valuations of the five people were contrary to his guess.
One hundred and eight Blood Spirit Beads polished from Water Rhinoceros horns are valued at 800,000 taels. The reason why they are so valuable is because these 108 fingernail-sized Blood Spirit Pearls are all made from the bloody horns inside of Water Rhinoceros horns. The heart is polished, the blood of the slaughtered rhinoceros is scattered, there is no blood in the horn, and the character is gray. Only the blood of a rhino that has passed away will be restrained in the center of its horn, and its color will be red. Only three beads of this quality can be polished from one rhinoceros horn at most. In other words, this string of blood beads was taken from at least thirty-six water rhinos that had passed away. The ancients said that the cloud body has two wings of a colorful phoenix, and the mind has a clear connection. This object is the most psychic and is one of the eight treasures of Taoism. Wearing it with you can not only enhance your spirituality and speed up your cultivation, but also can catch a glimpse of ghosts and ward off poisons and evil spirits.
The Dragon Night Pearl is also valued at 800,000 taels. The magic of this object is not just that it emits light in the dark night, but that it can be carried by living people to keep their appearance from aging, and it can be kept in the mouth of the deceased to protect the body from decay.
Wu Daozi's painting of Zhong Kui and Yan Zhenqing's hundred-character calligraphy are both valued at millions. The reason is that these two paintings and calligraphy are indeed authentic works by the two people. They are truly masterpieces of calligraphy and ink and national treasures.
It was difficult for Changsheng to understand why calligraphy and painting had such high value. In his opinion, no matter how good the painting or writing was, it was just a calligraphy and painting.
As soon as the estimate came out, all the people participating in the auction were stunned. What shocked everyone was not the high value of these four treasures, but that they couldn't believe that Changsheng would use these treasures in exchange for the bloody BMW, because in In their opinion, the value of these four treasures has far exceeded that of the bloody horse.
In a hurry before leaving, Song Cai did not tell Changsheng the magical features of the Blood Spirit Pearl and the Luminous Pearl in detail. After hearing the comments from the appraisers, Changsheng was reluctant to exchange the Blood Spirit Pearl and the Luminous Pearl for the price directly. For one million taels, he used Wu Daozi's painting to take a picture of a pregnant mare.
Needless to say, the golden-haired stallion was also photographed by him using Yan Zhenqing's hundred-character essay.
Although the trip was in vain, the people who participated in the auction did not feel depressed or regretful, but only had endless regrets. The regret was not that they did not get the bloody BMW, but that a young and energetic fool actually exchanged a peerless authentic work and a national treasure passed down from generation to generation. Several horses.
Chang Sheng didn't know what everyone thought of him. He only knew that calligraphy and painting were of no use to him. He had to keep the Blood Spirit Pearl and Night Pearl. The Blood Spirit Pearl could be dismantled and given to Datou and others, and the Night Pearl could be given to Ni Chenyi. This was originally the Ni family. They were leaving in a hurry that day and didn't have time to take them away.
At the end of the bidding, the three bloody horses returned to eternal life.
Changsheng did not take away these three bloody horses, but temporarily fostered them in Dayao Inn. He then returned to Taiping Trading Company and ordered everyone to pack up and prepare. After he came back, he moved his family back to China, away from this place. The cold wind and yellow sand outside the Great Wall.
Taiping Company has external business, and Shopkeeper Ma knows about Maka Mountain. Maka Mountain is the only way to travel from east to west. It is located at the end of the desert. There are thousands of horse bandits entrenched on the mountain. These horse bandits rob homes and do all kinds of evil. The merchants who pass by have suffered a lot. Its harm.
Shopkeeper Ma only knew this. As for the leader of the horse bandits on Maka Mountain, he didn't know anything about his cultivation.
After listening to what Shopkeeper Ma said, Changsheng knew better. The reason why he was in a hurry to end the bidding was because he was worried about the safety of everyone in the Ni family. As the saying goes, people are cheap when they leave their hometown. The Ni family left their hometown and brought a lot of gold and silver with them. Foreigners are most vulnerable to the covetousness of evil people, and they must rush over to help as soon as possible.
Chang Sheng did not tell Shopkeeper Ma where he was going. After leaving Taiping Store, he bought dry food and water bags from the street, then got on his horse and galloped westward.
At sunset, one person and one horse entered the vast desert. Looking up, there was only endless yellow sand.
Although Changsheng was a little worried, he was not nervous because Young Master Hei had followed the Ni family to the Western Regions and he knew where Ni Chenyi was...
