According to the information received upon entering, a total of 130 lots were prepared for this auction.
These lots cover various types, including antiques, treasures, artworks, etc., and each lot has undergone rigorous review and appraisal to ensure its quality and value.
The wild ginseng provided by Lan Guoer is classified as a treasure and is the last to appear.
And her target today - the pair of jade bracelets and jade pendant, were actually packaged and auctioned as lot No. 58.
This was something she had not thought of beforehand, and it was difficult for her to estimate whether the final transaction price was within her affordability.
The auction started with several pieces of ceramics and calligraphy and paintings from the late Qing Dynasty. Compared with those in her own space, Lan Guoer was not very interested in them and did not raise her bid.
The atmosphere at the scene became increasingly lively due to several high prices.
Next are the treasures, deep-sea pearls, diamonds, sapphires, jade raw materials, etc.
He Xiangqian seemed very interested in this and successfully bought a pigeon egg and a ruby for HK$800,000 and HK$1.2 million respectively.
Lan Guoer also tried her hand at it and bought a five-kilogram piece of heavy windowed jadeite for HK$120,000, thinking of helping her daughter to improve her eyesight when she got home.
The Song family's grandparents remained silent, probably because they hadn't seen anyone they liked.
At the front of the stage, the host's high-pitched voice sounded again.
"The next set of items to be auctioned is one of the highlights of this auction! Its provenance is extraordinary, coming from the Situ family, the renowned jade merchants in Hong Kong!
As we all know, the Situ family, a century-old jade merchant, possesses countless fine jades! This set of jade artifacts was originally intended by Mr. Situ to be passed down to the family, so you can imagine its quality and preciousness..."
Following the main poet's passionate introduction, two jade bracelets of uniform color and a jade plaque were displayed on the stage by the etiquette lady.
Under the illumination of the lights on the stage, the three pieces of red jade emit a soft glow, making them look even more lively and attractive!
Lan Guoer was once again deeply attracted by them! That familiar feeling came over her again! And it was even stronger than when she saw the piece at the counter!
She couldn't help but indulge in it and wanted to find out more.
Song Feifei was also staring at the three jade pieces in the etiquette lady's hands.
Unlike Lan Guoer, she was almost regretting it to death at this moment!
These three jade pieces were obviously of better quality than the one in her hand! Especially the jade plaque, which was a full circle larger than hers and the color was even more red and translucent.
Not to mention the two jade bracelets! She could even imagine how eye-catching and dazzling they would be on her fair and slender wrists.
"Feifei, I think this set of jewelry is very nice!"
Old Madam Song put on her reading glasses for this purpose, and nodded repeatedly as she looked at the stage. "In my opinion, the dowry money in your hand is not worth keeping. You might as well auction it off and pass it down to your family or wait for it to appreciate in value."
Old Madam Song is knowledgeable and has a good vision.
How could Song Feifei not know that this thing was not bad! But where did she have the money to buy it now? At this moment, she dared not say that she had spent all her money and bought a jade pendant that was worse than the three pieces in front of her!
"Grandma, I think the starting price for this jade, given its quality, is definitely going to be quite high! My dowry...isn't it a bit far from enough?"
This was the only way she could console herself! At the same time, she hoped the jade would fetch as high a price as possible!
Especially when she saw Lan Guoer's eyes that were so bright that they almost glowed, she wished that these three items could be sold at a sky-high price!
What she can’t get, Lan Guoer will never get!
"Oh my God! Isn't this so beautiful?" He Xiangqian also looked hopeful!
But she knew the starting price for this set wouldn't be too low! She figured if there weren't many bidders, she could try to get a spot.
Zhou Jingrui noticed the expression of the little woman beside him that was full of love and desire, and silently withdrew his gaze, even secretly making plans to light a sky lantern!
"Now I'm announcing the starting price for this lot!"
At this time, the host spoke again, and everyone in the audience pricked up their ears.
"The starting price for this set of truly peerless jade is!" The host paused to leave the question unanswered, and the audience's excitement surged with him!
Song Feifei, in particular, felt her heart almost leap out of her chest! She silently prayed, "Fifty million, sixty million... one hundred million! The higher the better, the higher the better! May the Virgin Mary and the Buddha bless us, the starting price must not be less than fifty million!"
Thinking about that day at the counter, Lan Guoer couldn't even come up with 38 million, and watched helplessly as she got the jade pendant she wanted first, she calculated that as long as the starting price exceeded 50 million, she, Lan Guoer, would not even have the chance to raise her hand!
At this moment, the host spoke passionately again, "The starting price for lot 58 is 38 million! Each bid must be increased by at least 1 million. Bidding begins now!"
Although it did not reach the expected 50 million, Song Feifei still breathed a sigh of relief!
But what surprised her was that for a moment, there was a lot of discussion in the venue, but no one raised a sign! This made her heart, which had just calmed down, hang in the air again.
She only bought a jade pendant with the same 38 million. Could God be so unfair to her?
What she didn't realize at the moment was that most of the people who came to the auction today were there for the finale, the Hundred-Year-Old Ginseng.
Even if you can't get the 700-year-old one, aren't there still 200-year-old, 300-year-old, or 500-year-old ones you can try to get?
Thirty-eight million is not a small sum. Even those who are interested in this set of jade have given up their thoughts at this time, thinking of saving more money to buy the wild ginseng!
Isn’t this what her dear grandmother, Old Madam Song, thought?
She originally thought that if the price of this set of jade was not high, she could bid for it and keep it, but she never expected that the starting price would be so astonishing!
Although she still had some money in her hand, she came here today for the 700-year-old wild ginseng.
Just looking at the people present, you can tell that almost all of the five major families in Hong Kong City, except the Qiu family, are present. She has quite a few competitors today!
It's easy to tell that the starting price of that wild ginseng is definitely not low! And this thing in front of me is neither edible nor drinkable, how can it be compared to the life-saving wild ginseng!
It would be safer for her to keep more money.
"Oh! This is too high!" He Xiangqian sighed and threw the sign in his hand to the ground.
Although she was rich, things were different now! Now that she had the hope of having a baby, she had to make more plans for the upcoming baby in her belly.
Lan Guoer had never imagined this would happen! She looked back in surprise, only to see that no one was holding up a sign. If she hadn't learned how to manage her facial expressions so well in her previous life, she would have burst out laughing.
"Thirty-eight million!"
At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly sounded beside me.
Lan Guoer roared in her heart!
Why is Zhou Jingrui joining in the fun? Should she fight for it or not?
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