Chapter 603 Brother Jiu, am I smart this time?
As soon as the old man said this, many guests on the two floors below came out of the house and ran to the medicinal herbs to take a look.
The entire venue was suddenly filled with a buzz of heated discussions.
“In this day and age, we can actually see the thousand-year-old snow lotus from the Western Regions. It’s a blessing in this life.” An old man in the crowd was supported by a young man on crutches and walked to the snow lotus. His voice was trembling with excitement.
"That makes sense, that makes sense." The people around echoed.
"Mr. Meng, please let us open our eyes soon." An old man who was in charge of the auction was rubbing his hands excitedly because he was familiar with him.
The old man above, called Mr. Meng, smiled faintly and said, "Everyone, please be patient. I will open the box soon."
As soon as the old man said this, the noisy crowd immediately fell silent, and everyone almost subconsciously looked towards the box in the middle.
Wenjiu was upstairs, so naturally he didn't go downstairs. From such a distance, he could only see a little silver light.
The sounds of people sucking in air-conditioning came one after another, and everyone was amazed. Those who couldn't squeeze to the front to see it kept shouting for permission to borrow it, and some were whispering to each other to ask for information. The hall soon became lively again.
However, the excitement did not last long before everything became quiet. Wenjiu looked over again and saw that the old man had obviously closed the box.
"The snow lotus from the Western Regions is actually fresh! When I was young, I traveled to the Western Regions with my father. I saw it once on the Tianshan Mountain. However, it was too dangerous at that time and I didn't have the ability to climb to the top of the clouds to pick it. I only saw it once. Today, fifty years have passed, and I have seen this holy medicine again. It is worth my trip to the world." The old man said in a trembling voice.
"Grandfather, isn't it just a flower? Is it really so rare?" The young man next to him asked with some doubt.
"What are you talking about?" The old man said with a stern face, "What flower? You kid, this is top-grade Western Region Snow Lotus! Western Region Snow Lotus is extremely difficult to grow, and because of its special medicinal properties, there is nothing else that can replace it. Western Region Snow Lotus of this fine quality may not be seen for thousands of years. Today, you are all lucky enough to have this opportunity."
The old man was obviously very sociable. After he finished speaking, he immediately made people feel good about him and everyone agreed with him.
"That's right, you are so lucky to have seen her twice in this lifetime."
"Yeah yeah."
Everyone looked at the old man's grandson with disapproval.
The young man couldn't bear so many eyes, so he immediately clasped his fists and said, "Grandson, I'm grateful for your advice."
"This snow lotus is indeed a holy medicine. Now that it's placed in front of me and I take a look at it, I feel like I've gained strength." One of the guests stared at the box and said with a smile.
"Brother, what you said is ridiculous. How can it be so magical? Even if this snow lotus is rare, it shouldn't be like this."
"Hey, brother, you're not right. I feel refreshed too. Just smelling the scent makes me feel good."
The middle-aged man with a scholarly demeanor flicked his sleeves and said, "You're exaggerating. You're deceiving others and yourself."
After throwing down these words, the middle-aged man leisurely returned to his Xuanzi Room No. 1.
"This brother probably didn't get close enough to see it just now, so he must be jealous."
When these words were spoken, everyone couldn't help but smile.
"Dear guests, please return quickly. The auction will begin immediately." Elder Meng said with a smile. When most people had returned, he announced in a loud voice, "The auction begins. The starting price for this snow lotus is 100,000 taels. Bidders may throw beads. Each bead must not be less than 1,000 taels. The auction begins..."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the ringing of a bell.
The bell in Room No. 1 of Xuanzi began to ring.
At this point, the guest, who hadn't even returned to his room, laughed again: "Great! He just said we were exaggerating, but now he's already started bidding the price!"
This immediately caused everyone around to burst into laughter, and everyone quickly ran into the house.
"The bid for Room No. 1 Xuan is 130,000 taels. Are there any other guests who would like to bid?" said Mr. Meng.
"Haha, this kid is really generous!" Someone was heard shouting from afar.
Immediately afterwards, several more beads slid down.
Mr. Meng counted them one by one and finally said, "The highest bid for Room 4, Xuanzi, is 180,000 taels. Other guests may continue to bid, but each bid must not be less than 1,000 taels."
"Room No. 55 is priced at 210,000 taels..."
"Room No. 49 is priced at 250,000 taels..."
"The 24th best house in Tianzi is priced at 280,000 taels..."
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"Room No. 37 of the Emperor's Palace is priced at 390,000 taels..."
As more and more beads were thrown, in the end only the Tianzi Room was left for bidding.
Gasps echoed from the crowd below. Clearly, the price had been bid too high. It wasn't that anyone below the Di level couldn't afford the money, but taking out such a large sum at once would cause turmoil for the entire family. Most of the people were watching the Tianzi family compete with each other.
"390,000 taels once... 390,000 taels twice, 390,000 taels three times..."
Before Mr. Meng could even utter the word "deal", he heard the sound of bells ringing again.
Everyone subconsciously looked towards the source of the sound and gasped in shock.
Elder Meng took the bead in his hand, glanced at it, and was stunned for a moment before he immediately said, "Room 8 of the Seven-Colored House is offering a price of 440,000 taels. Are there any other competitors among the troops?"
"Oh my god, the people from the Colorful House are bidding too! One family actually raised their bid by 50,000!"
“Yes, although the Western Region Snow Lotus is rare, the price is really too high. It has been pushed up to 440,000 taels!”
Everyone was obviously shocked. The people in the Seven Colors House were very powerful, and the price was too high. Some of them were originally eager to try, but now they had given up.
Just when everyone was stunned, they suddenly heard the crisp sound of a bell.
"Room No. 34 is priced at 450,000 taels..."
"Old Ten!"
"Master Ten!"
Wenjiu and Jiuyan were stunned when they saw the Tenth Master throwing down a bead, and turned around with shock on their faces.
The Tenth Master grinned, "Don't get so excited. These people love snow lotus so much. If we don't take this opportunity to raise the price, we'll be in big trouble. Ninth Brother, am I smart this time?"
As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Wen Jiu and said, "Little Fourth Sister-in-law, I have helped you a lot this time! When you make a lot of money, don't forget to thank me!"
Wen Jiu: "...I am so grateful to you."
Wen Jiu originally thought that 440,000 taels had quietly gone into his pocket and was extremely excited, but who knew that the Tenth Master would pour such a big bucket of cold water on him.
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