Chapter 405 Zhu Jingyi
Everyone was curious, after all, they had never seen this kind of black and white bear before, and the key point was that it didn't even attack the girl in the cage.
"Everyone, this bear is from the Kingdom of Yue. It's said to have razor-sharp teeth that can even chew through iron, hence the name Iron-Eating Beast!" The auctioneer on the stage skillfully introduced the Iron-Eating Beast. "This girl and the Iron-Eating Beast are being auctioned together. The starting bid is 500 taels of silver, and each increment must be no less than 50 taels. Bidding begins now!"
The hammer fell and the field became very quiet.
The auctioneer paused for a moment before continuing his eloquent speech: "Although the Iron-eating Beast is so huge, as you can see, it doesn't attack humans. Bosses, there's no need to worry."
As he said that, he picked up a wooden stick and hit the girl in the cage hard.
Although the girl was afraid, she still carefully reached out to touch the iron-eating beast, and sure enough, no commotion was caused.
Seeing this, some wealthy merchants who were already looking for novelties immediately shouted, "Six hundred taels!"
"Seven hundred taels!"
Everyone started to bid higher and soon the price reached 1,500 taels of silver.
The auctioneer was not satisfied and pointed at the girl meaningfully, saying, "Everyone knows the rules of our Chu family auction house. People follow the goods. And she is an inexperienced person. If you are interested, don't miss out."
Afraid that others couldn't see the girl's face clearly, he lifted her hair to reveal her young and beautiful face.
The timidity that may be inadvertently revealed, as well as the weak and innocent expression, will greatly increase the interest of some people with special fetishes.
The girl quickly lowered her head and curled up in the corner of the cage, trying to avoid the malicious gazes of those people.
Luo Tingshan narrowed his eyes and grabbed Zhu Mingqing's arm: "It's Jingyi."
Zhu Mingqing’s pupils widened. The youngest daughter of the original eldest brother, her own niece!
"She..." Zhu Mingqing had countless questions in his mind, but the most important thing at this moment was to prevent the child from falling into the hands of others.
Seeing that the deal was about to be closed at 1,800 taels, she immediately shouted, "Two thousand taels!"
Zhu Jingyi looked over anxiously and found that it was a lady. Her eyes were immediately filled with hope.
From those sisters in distress, she naturally knew what would happen if she was taken away by a man.
God, please bless Jingyi with good luck and don’t let her fall into that kind of situation.
Master Feng Qi glanced over and was surprised to find that it was Madam Ming, with whom he had a grudge.
Now, we can’t give up!
He replied directly: "Two thousand and one taels!"
Zhu Mingqing also noticed the other party, narrowed his eyes slightly, and sneered: "Three thousand taels!"
"Okay, three thousand taels at a time. Anyone else want to bid?" The auctioneer was very excited. You know, in the past, a little girl would only be sold for a hundred or eighty taels of silver. Unexpectedly, the price would go up immediately after the addition of a wild beast.
The master still has an idea.
Master Feng Qi glanced at Madam Ming with ill intent and held up the sign: "Three thousand and one taels!"
Seeing that the lady stopped talking, Zhu Jingyi's heart skipped a beat and her breathing almost stopped.
Feng Qiye raised the corners of his mouth, not caring about what others thought. In short, he had to suppress the other party in order to show his status and financial strength.
Zhu Mingqing snorted coldly and was about to speak when Feng Shao came back. After hearing what happened, he immediately stopped his cousin and told him that this was his grandfather's distinguished guest.
"Seventh brother, if grandpa finds out, you'll be in big trouble!" Feng Shao glared at him fiercely.
Feng Qiye's expression changed slightly: "Is she the big customer who purchased the medicinal herbs?"
Feng Shao nodded: "Shut up immediately! If you dare to raise the price again, I will definitely tell Grandfather!"
Master Feng Qi was unwilling to accept this, but he also knew how much importance his grandfather attached to this matter. If it was really ruined by him and he lost the good impression of him, that would be terrible.
At that moment, he was not prepared to continue arguing.
But the other party didn't say anything.
Jiang Feng didn't understand what was going on, and urged, "Madam, don't you like this iron-eating beast?"
Zhu Mingqing said calmly, "So what if I like you? I don't want to be treated like a fool and taken advantage of!"
"Three thousand and one taels, once...three times! Deal!"
With a snap, the small hammer fell.
The auctioneer nearly fainted with joy. He made a huge profit from this commission!
Master Feng Qi almost fainted on the spot. He immediately said, "Second brother, I... didn't expect her to stop filming. It's not my fault!"
Feng Shao gave him a deep look and ordered, "Pay!"
Feng Qiye's face changed drastically as he thought of something: "You won't let me pay for it, will you? Just give it to them?"
Feng Shao was silent. Compared with the hundreds of thousands of taels of cash flow, three thousand taels of silver were nothing. It would be better to sell one to the other party.
Moreover, the Seventh Master directly confronted the other party, just to vent his anger.
In the end, Master Feng Qi had to take out more than three thousand taels of silver to buy the iron-eating beast and the girl, and watched his second brother go forward to talk to the other party.
When Zhu Jingyi learned where she was going, she couldn't bear it and fainted from fright.
When she woke up again, she was already in the inn. Everything around her was quiet. She woke up from a nightmare and found that the house was empty.
She looked at her clothes again, which were new and comfortable. She checked everywhere in a panic, but found nothing unusual, which comforted her.
Even though he is only thirteen years old today, he is already old enough to know things.
If she hadn't been clever enough to feign illness while being kidnapped, she would have...
Thinking of her sister who died on the road, Zhu Jingyi's eyes turned red and her nose felt sore.
"You're awake!"
At some point, a middle-aged woman pushed the door open, saw the little girl wake up, and ran out with a look of surprise on her face.
A moment later, Zhu Mingqing walked in behind her.
When Zhu Jingyi saw this familiar face, her wet eyes suddenly lit up: "It's you!"
Zhu Mingqing paused, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes: "Do you know me?"
Could it be that my disguise wasn't good enough and this little girl recognized me?
Fortunately, Zhu Jingyi also met him once at an auction.
"Madam, I'm not..." The little girl was so excited that she was incoherent, "Why am I here?"
Zhu Mingqing looked at his slender niece and asked, "Why, are you hoping someone else will buy you?"
"No, I really hope that the person who buys me is Madam!" Zhu Jingyi waved her hands in panic, and fearing that she didn't believe it, she knelt on the bed and kowtowed several times.
The speed was so fast that Zhu Mingqing couldn't react.
"Alright, Ansheng, stay here. If you have anything to say, we can talk after your injury heals!"
Afraid that the little girl would feel uncomfortable, Zhu Mingqing left quickly. She had no intention of revealing her identity. After all, she had never had any contact with her original body's family. It would be bad if she changed too much and scared them again.
Moreover, Mrs. Ming's identity should not be made public.
Zhu Jingyi was about to thank the lady properly, but she disappeared, so she had no choice but to stay put.
The woman who took care of her did her best. After all, as long as the money was in place, everything would be easy.
Zhu Mingqing also learned from the woman why his niece had ended up in this situation.
It turned out that he had lost his family.
The place where she was lost is neither far nor near from here, but it is definitely not a place a little girl can return to alone.
"What are you going to do with that kid?" Luo Tingshan asked.
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