Chapter 208 Feng Ting
Before Lin Xi could finish what he was saying, he heard this speechless voice.
She looked over and saw that the person who spoke was an elderly man. When Dugu Xin saw him, his face was a little heavy and he said respectfully, "Boss, I don't know why you say that. Why can't we participate in the auction of Fenglei Tower?"
The old man glanced at Lin Xi beside him and said, "I know your identity as Dugu Xin, but I don't know the two people you brought in. It has always been the rule of Fenglei Tower not to do business with people you don't know."
Lin Xi was stunned. It was the first time she heard such an outrageous thing.
A shop that is open for business actually says it does not do business with strangers.
Dugu Xin frowned and wanted to speak for Lin Xi and the others, but Lin Xi did not let him speak. Instead, he spoke up, "Old man, may I ask, what can we do to be eligible to participate in the auction?"
The old man said, "Madam doesn't even want to take off her veil, so we have nothing to say."
Lin Xi said, "What does taking off my veil have to do with this matter? If I'm not good-looking, does that mean I'm not qualified to participate in your auction?"
“It has nothing to do with appearance. The truth is that everyone who wants to participate in the auction here must verify their capital and meet the requirements before they can participate,” said the old man.
Dugu Xin quickly said, "This girl is with me."
The old man actually shook his head. "According to the rules of our Lei Feng Building, only one person can enter at a time. If these two girls are not here to participate in the auction, we cannot let them in."
Now Lin Xi completely understood why Fenglei Tower has remained standing. It turned out that it simply excluded any professionals. All day long, it was this group of laymen who were mining stones here with their unprofessional knowledge. It was difficult for Fenglei Tower not to make money.
"Boss, as long as I can prove my financial resources, you will agree to let me participate in the auction, right?" Lin Xi said.
The old man nodded.
"Old man, please don't give me ambiguous answers." Lin Xi's tone became a little colder.
"Okay, you can participate in the auction only if you can prove your strength." The old man was forced by Lin Xi and said with an unhappy look on his face.
Over the years, anyone who saw her had to be respectful, but this woman seemed to have no respect at all.
It seemed that to her, he was invisible at his age.
"You go out first." Lin Xi looked at Feng Miao and said.
Feng Miao didn't say anything and immediately turned and left.
Dugu Xin looked at Lin Xi and immediately said, "I have already prepared your money."
The old man immediately said, "Really? The money that Mr. Dugu brought with him is a total of 10,000 taels. I wonder where the rest of the money is?"
Dugu Xin said angrily, "You actually seized my carriage!"
"Please don't worry, Mr. Dugu. We in Fenglei Tower are just helping you keep it temporarily. We have absolutely no other intentions." said the old man.
Lin Xi said to Dugu Xin, "Don't worry, sir. I have made all the necessary preparations."
After saying this, Dugu Xin was stunned.
Lin Xi didn't care at all, because with the system backpack, she had been carrying all the silver in the house with her for such a long time, and could take it out whenever she needed it.
She walked to the tea table and took out a stack of silver bills from her pocket.
The thick stack of banknotes left everyone stunned. They all thought that this mysterious woman was Dugu Xin's new love or something like that, but they didn't expect that she was actually so rich.
The banknotes were placed on the table, and Lin Xi said calmly, "How about it, Boss? I wonder if these funds are enough to participate in the auction of your Fenglei Building."
The old man picked up the stack of silver bills and counted them carefully, exactly ten thousand taels.
This woman actually took out ten thousand taels at random!
Looking at the relaxed look on her face, it seemed that it wouldn't be difficult to take more.
"You have to give me a definite answer whether it will work or not!" Lin Xi said.
With so many eyes staring at him, the old man couldn't say no, so he could only admit it, "Funds are not a problem, this lady can attend this job fair."
Lin Xi smiled, and put the banknote away in the blink of an eye. Her speed was as fast as a magic trick. Before people could see anything clearly, the banknote was gone.
After a small incident, the auction officially began.
Lin Xi looked at the stone in the corner, trying to find a normal excuse to get the stone down.
It can't be too obvious, or others will definitely think there is something wrong.
Lin Xi thought about it and decided that the best way was to make people think she was a fool.
Thinking of this, she told Dugu Xin again, "What I am going to do may cause you to be criticized, but don't doubt it, just follow my pace."
Dugu Xin nodded heavily.
The old man was the host of the auction. He said, "Everyone, this batch of stones was brought back from the far west. There are all kinds of stones. The rules of the auction are the same as everyone else's. Everyone raises their placards one by one, and each time they raise their placards, they will add 100 taels of silver."
Except for Lin Xi and Dugu Xin, it was not the first time for everyone to participate, so they urged the old man, "Boss, we have heard these rules hundreds of times, just start directly."
The old man also noticed everyone's impatience and said, "Okay, let's start. Let's look at the first stone."
As soon as the old man finished speaking, Lin Xi stood up and asked, "I want to ask, can I go up and take a look at this stone?"
"Okay." Although the old man said this, he was not very happy in his heart. He just felt that Lin Xi was meddling.
Lin Xi walked onto the stage, knocked and patted the stone, and even held it up to the light. Finally, he returned to Dugu Xin and said, "I think there is jade in this stone."
Only then did everyone realize that the person Dugu Xin brought was a military strategist.
However, seeing how she looked just now, they all sighed in their hearts, what a clueless person she was. The so-called gambling on stones is thrilling and exciting precisely because no information can be seen from the appearance.
"Okay, I understand." Dugu Xin seemed to trust Lin Xi very much, and the next moment he raised his sign and said, "One hundred taels."
When others saw this, they all laughed at Dugu Xin for having no vision. This piece of stone looked like an ordinary stone, and it would be a miracle if jade could be mined out of it.
Before each official shoot, the old man liked to take a stone for a test shoot. Unexpectedly, Lin Xi and Dugu Xin seemed to really believe it.
However, no one present told them the truth.
At this moment, Feng Ting suddenly said, "Two hundred taels."
Lin Xi looked at Feng Ting in confusion and frowned slightly.
To others, she looked like this because she was worried that Feng Ting would snatch her stone away.
After Feng Ting saw it, he became even more arrogant, "Three hundred taels."
That look was clearly a provocation. Dugu Xin believed Lin Xi's words, and when he heard Feng Ting's offer, he immediately followed and said, "Four hundred taels."
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