"Dad, I have some silver. Please pay a deposit first and I will take you to earn some silver later."
Feng Lao Si called his eldest brother aside and told him about Fengjiu’s plan. Feng Lao Da nodded and agreed.
Boss Feng: "Brother, do you think the price can be negotiated? If it can be cheaper, I will make the deal. If not, we will go look for other places."
Li Yaren thought for a moment and said, "How about this? I'll go ask the boss. You two gentlemen, please wait here for a couple of cups of tea. I'll be right back."
"Okay, we'll wait for you here."
When Feng Lao Si saw the people leaving, he asked Feng Jiu, "Where are we going to earn so much money, my daughter?"
Fengjiu had already thought about it. When they were shopping, she saw an auction house not far ahead. There would be an auction tonight.
She took out a set of glass tea sets from the space, which would surely sell for a high price.
She bought this set of tea sets from abroad and spent tens of thousands of dollars on it. In ancient times, it must have been a treasure worth a fortune.
"Don't worry, Daddy. There are so many treasures in the nest space. If you take any one out, it will sell for more than this little money. Don't worry."
Seeing Fengjiu was so confident, the two brothers were no longer worried. After a while, Li Yaren came back with a happy look on his face.
He said loudly, "You two gentlemen are so lucky! The boss has decided to leave in five days, so he has reduced the price by five thousand taels."
Feng Laosi discussed with his eldest brother and agreed on a price with Li Yaren. He paid a deposit of 10,000 taels and the balance would be paid in two days.
After the handover, they returned to the inn. Feng Jiu took out a set of glass tea cups from the space. Boss Feng couldn't help but sigh that this tea set was so beautiful.
Seeing that the eldest brother was studying in the room, Fengjiu went to the eldest brother's room and left some food for him.
He gave him some more spiritual spring water and went back to his room to find his father.
In the afternoon, Feng Jiu did not disturb the eldest brother's studies. The eldest and fourth Feng brothers carried their daughters directly to the street where the auction house was.
The auction house is a five-story building that looks very high-end and has two stone lions at the door.
The plaque on the door read Mingyue Auction House. Feng Lao Si walked into the hall holding Fengjiu, and Feng Lao Da followed him in with a wooden box in his hand.
A man in his forties at the counter came out to greet them upon seeing them come in. "Gentlemen, our Mingyue Auction House is having an auction tonight. You're early!"
Feng Lao Si: "Boss, we have some items that we need you to auction."
The shopkeeper said politely, "I'm so sorry, gentlemen. Our auction items for tonight have already been decided. I'm afraid you'll have to wait until next time."
Feng Lao Si: "Shouldn't the shopkeeper take a look at the things before making a decision?"
The shopkeeper thought for a moment and said, "We don't accept ordinary things. If it's something good, you two gentlemen can come by the fifteenth of next month."
At this moment, a young man in gorgeous clothes came down from upstairs. He was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old and was extremely handsome.
She wore a crystal clear jade pendant on her body and was spinning a string of Buddhist beads in her hand. Following behind her was a man in his thirties dressed as a black guard.
Seeing that Shopkeeper Wang was talking to Feng Laosi and the others, he casually asked, "What's the matter with these two young masters? The auction won't start until tonight. Didn't you make it clear?"
"Master, these two gentlemen are here to consign items. I told them that the items for this auction have been finalized and asked them to come back next time."
"You two don't seem to be locals. You probably don't know the rules of our Mingyue Tower. I'll explain it to them right away."
The man looked at the Feng brothers for a few seconds and motioned them to follow him. The man sat in a seat by the window and made a gesture of invitation.
Feng Lao Si and Feng Lao Da also sat down politely.
The man's pupils trembled when he saw Feng Jiu in Feng Laosi's arms, and he looked at Feng Laosi again.
"Is that your daughter in the young master's arms?"
Feng Lao Si: "Yes, my daughter."
"How old?"
"Over a year old."
"Can I hug her? She looks a lot like an old friend of mine."
Feng Lao Si: "My daughter is very shy and doesn't like to be held by outsiders. I'm sorry, sir."
Phoenix Liquor: ???
Is she shy?
Seeing that Feng Lao Si was unwilling, the man did not force him.
"What items are you going to auction? Can you show them to me?"
Boss Feng placed the box on the table and opened it.
The man's eyes lit up when he saw what was in the box, and he took out a pair of white gloves from his sleeve.
Fengjiu: "Were people in ancient times already so particular about this?"
The man picked up the cup from the box and looked around. "It's indeed a fine treasure. I've seen a lot of fine glass, but this is the first time I've seen one of this quality. The workmanship is also very exquisite."
Feng Lao Si: "I got this by accident, and I'm selling it to start some business."
Man: "My name is Huo Xiao, the owner of Mingyue Tower. I've taken this item and will put it up for auction tonight."
Boss Feng: "I wonder what the boss's base price is. How does your building take a cut?"
"The reserve price starts at 80,000 taels of silver. The auction price for this item will not be less than 150,000 taels of silver. You can rest assured. We will take 5% of the auction proceeds."
Feng Laosi and the other man had no objection, so Huo Xiao asked the shopkeeper to write the receipt.
Huo Xiao saw the child in Feng Lao Si's arms looking at him: "Baby, can you hold your uncle?"
Feng Jiu thought about it and stretched out his two chubby little hands, but Feng Lao Si had no choice but to let go.
Fengjiu kept looking at the man in front of him. Huo Xiao unconsciously touched his face and asked, "Baby, why are you staring at your uncle?"
Fengjiu: "I think uncle is handsome. Nannan likes uncle very much."
After hearing Feng Jiu's words, Huo Xiao's mouth corners couldn't help but rise: "So your name is Nannan, uncle likes Nannan very much too."
"My name is Fengjiu. Feng means phoenix, and Jiu means drinking. Nannan is the nickname my family gives me."
Huo Xiao thought the little girl in his hand was so cute. If she really was Mingyue’s daughter, he wouldn’t mind.
Huo Xiao asked the waiter to bring many cakes, which looked very delicate. Huo Xiao took a piece of peach blossom cake and fed it to Fengjiu's mouth.
Fengjiu took the food in one gulp. Seeing the dimples appearing at the corners of Fengjiu's mouth while she was eating, Huo Xiao's eyes suddenly widened. He was sure that this was Mingyue's daughter.
Feng Laosi also noticed that something was wrong with Huo Xiao, and hurriedly took the child from Huo Xiao's arms.
Huo Xiao also came back to his senses at this time, looked at Feng Lao Si and asked: "Is your wife's surname Zhao?"
Feng Laosi felt a sense of crisis when he saw this man for the first time. Now he knew what was going on.
"My wife's surname is indeed Zhao. Could it be that you know my wife?"
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