"Treasure Appraisal Conference?" Lu Xiaoshu's eyes lit up, obviously very interested, he hurriedly said, "In two days? Will it be held in the capital? Why haven't I heard anything about it?"
It stands to reason that such an attractive gathering as the Treasure Appraisal Conference should have spread long ago, but she didn't even know about it.
"It's not surprising that you don't know," Zhou Shizhi said with a quick smile, "It was held by a few Hu merchants in the Western Regions and a few top jewelry and antique businessmen in the capital, and only a very small number of people were invited to participate. I only know about the post sent by the crown prince! If you want to go, I will take you with me when the time comes, and I will buy you whatever you like!"
There is no woman who doesn't like to hear her man say this, it sounds like an indescribable arrogance, a very intoxicating arrogance.
"Okay! Whatever I like, you can buy it for me!" Lu Xiaoshu said happily, and the two looked at each other and smiled.
Not only did he satisfactorily throw out the fourth sister's problem, but he also made a lot of fun watching it, how can he make money!
On that day, Zhou Shizhi's carriage stopped at the back door of Lu's residence early in the morning. Lu Xiaoshu specially changed into a moon white gown, tied his hair with jade hairpins, and dressed like a man.
He is personable and dignified, although he is small in stature, he still looks suave and suave, with bright eyes and white teeth, and delicate features.
Zhou Shizhi's eyes lit up when he saw it, and he said with a smile, "I haven't seen you dressed like this for a long time, I really miss you a little!"
Lu Xiaoshu giggled, and said, "Will you tell me later that I am a brother you met? Brother Zhou!"
Zhou Shizhi laughed loudly, raised his hand and said, "My dear brother, please hurry up!"
"Brother, you are welcome!" Lu Xiaoshu seemed to return the greeting, and both of them laughed. Taking advantage of the situation, he put his hand in Zhou Shizhi's palm, got on the carriage and left.
The carriage drove all the way to the north of the city, passed through the busy city, and gradually turned quiet again. Lu Xiaoshu opened the corner of the car curtain and looked out, the silver light of the lake in the distance was jumping and shimmering, and it turned out that he had already arrived at the Beihai area.
Gradually, the shade of the trees on both sides of the road became thicker and denser. The trees were not only tall, but also luxuriant and neatly trimmed. They connected to the equally well-trimmed lawn, and there were chrysanthemums of various colors blooming and swaying.
Lu Xiaoshu couldn't help asking: "Where is this going?"
Zhou Shizhi smiled and said: "I heard that it is a separate courtyard of the prince, called Bieyoudongtian, and this time the treasure appraising meeting is also organized by the prince."
Lu Xiaoshu said "oh", and said with a smile: "The prince is very popular!" Having met so many big businessmen...
Zhou Shizhi stared at her deeply, and said, "Being a crown prince also requires a lot of money!"
Not long after, the carriage stopped, and Zhou Guang said, "Masters, we're here!" He jumped down, and opened the curtain to ask them to get out of the carriage.
Lu Xiaoshu jumped out of the carriage, and saw the ancient trees all around, but there was no gloomy feeling. Under the bright sunlight, the ground was dotted with light, against the high blue sky, simple and translucent, which made people feel refreshed.
In front of you is a manor covered in green shade, with white walls and black tiles, simple and simple.
On both sides of Fangzheng's doorway, there were two servants standing with their hands down. Seeing Zhou Shizhi's post, they respectfully let them go.
Several people went in, and when they entered the courtyard for the second time, Zhou Guang and others were stopped outside the door, and a servant stepped forward to invite him to drink tea in another hall, while Lu Xiaoshu and Zhou Shizhi continued to move forward.
The guides in the inner courtyard changed from servants to maids, and their treatment changed.
Lu Xiaoshu saw that the maid was wearing an embroidered water-red trousers, a long white silk skirt, and neatly combed her temples. She was very sweet and pretty, so she couldn't help taking a sneak peek at Zhou Shi. Be safe.
Passing through the exquisite small garden with stacked mountains and rocks and decorated with exotic flowers and plants, there is a small building in the Xieshan style in front of it. Sixteen young servants in bright clothes are lined up at the door, and there are beautiful maids. In and out of the house.
Zhou Shizhi and Lu Xiaoshu went in, only to see twenty or thirty people already inside, they picked a random place and sat down. Today's Treasure Lord and his guests will total about sixty or seventy people. In this not-so-large hall, it seemed quite crowded, and the voices of everyone whispering sounded loudly.
"You sit here by yourself, I'll go say hello to the prince and the others." Zhou Shizhi whispered to Lu Xiaoshu as soon as the two sat down.
Lu Xiaoshu nodded, and sat there peacefully drinking tea while listening to the conversation around him.
Zhou Shizhi left for about two cups of tea before returning, and at this time the treasure appraising conference was about to begin. On the stage set up in front, the master of ceremonies is making a brief opening speech.
After a few words, with a clear Luo Ming sound, the first treasure appeared on the stage, which was a set of Chinese Zodiac Shoushantian Huangshi seals.
Each piece is about two inches long and two fingers wide, standing on a red silk tray, with lifelike twelve zodiac patterns carved on one end, and an engraved seal on the other end. The texture is fine and moist, with a touch of soft light, showing an excellent texture.
The most rare thing is that the twelve pieces are the same size and color, with almost no difference. One or two fields of gold and ten taels of gold, and such a perfect set, the value may be more than a hundred times greater!
This set of seals is definitely a rare treasure for literati and refined scholars.
When it was presented, it really caused many people to exclaim in low voices.
"Shou Shantian Huangshi twelve zodiac seals are owned by shopkeeper Zhang of Baihe Zhai in Beijing, and the price is eighty thousand taels of silver!" The master of ceremonies sang loudly.
As soon as he finished speaking, a voice shouted: "I will pay one hundred thousand taels!"
The voice was high-pitched and thin, neither male nor female, it was unique to eunuchs, Lu Xiaoshu couldn't help but look at Zhou Shizhi.
Zhou Shizhi said in a low voice: "This is the Hongmao father-in-law next to His Royal Highness, it seems that no one will snatch it from the prince!"
Sure enough, the master of ceremonies yelled three more times, and there was quite a lot of chatter, but no one answered. Obviously, everyone knew that the eunuch belonged to His Highness the Crown Prince.
Then there was an exquisite and flawless luminous cup with a price tag of 30,000 taels; then there were crystal fans, top-quality Honolushan seeds, glass cups, Ruyi jade, Ruinaoxiang, Persian grape brocade, etc. There are also several pieces of high-quality jewelry, jade, and vase furnace antiques. Lu Xiaoshu's eyes widened.
Seeing that the transaction was over halfway, Lu Xiaoshu just watched the excitement, Zhou Shizhi asked with a smile: "Are you interested? My wife is saving money for me, isn't she?"
Lu Xiaoshu pursed his lips into a smile, and said softly, "Have you never heard a saying called 'the best part is yet to come'? Of course these things are good, maybe there will be better ones behind..."
While speaking, Lu Xiaoshu's eyes froze. Zhou Shizhi took a look on the stage, and saw that what the MC invited was a string of blood jade bracelets. The bright red color was so attractive that people couldn't take their eyes off it. Each bead is the size of a finger, and the whole body is round. What's more rare is that each bead is the same size. When touched lightly, the sound is clear and clear.
The beauty's slender hands are as white as jade. Wearing this blood red bracelet without any impurities, the red and white complement each other, it must be indescribably enchanting and glamorous!
"Do you like this? I think it's also very good!" Zhou Shizhi smiled and heard the price "8,000 taels!", and said: "10,000 taels!"
After that, there were several rounds of price increases, and Zhou Shizhi bought it for 25,000 taels.
Lu Xiaoshu saw that although he liked it, he couldn't help feeling heartbroken again, and muttered in a low voice: "I don't know how many pairs of good bracelets you can buy with 25,000 taels, and you can wear them every day for a month without repeating them! "
Someone nearby heard it, "Puchi" chuckled, and Lu Xiaoshu couldn't help but glared angrily.
Zhou Shizhi approached her with a light smile and said, "Haven't you heard a saying called 'a thousand dollars can't buy a good heart'? As long as you like it, what is so much money worth!"
Lu Xiaoshu said: "You—don't you need a lot of money in the future..." The voice behind was extremely low.
Noticing that the man next to him who was snickering looked at him strangely, Lu Xiaoshu was a little surprised at first, and then he lowered his head to see the men's clothes on his body before he understood what was going on. : "Look what! Haven't you seen it!"
The man didn't expect that a young man who looked so handsome, so tender, and obviously masculine and feminine would completely change his appearance when he became fierce. He couldn't help curling his lips and making a soft "cut", and turned his head away with a look of contempt.
The next few pieces presented were all jewellery, Lu Xiaoshu didn't want any more, Zhou Shizhi saw that a deformed pearl that was more than an inch long and shaped like an eggplant was very rare, so he also bought it, planning to ask craftsmen to inlay it to make a pendant afterwards Put it on for Lu Xiaoshu. Lu Xiaoshu couldn't resist him, so he accepted it.
Towards the end, when a picture of "Cedar and Qingxi River" by Bi Tengshan people was hung up, and the master of ceremonies called it "a masterpiece", Lu Xiaoshu finally became restless, and almost spit out a sip of tea in his mouth Go out, choking and coughing.
Zhou Shizhi held back his laughter, patted her on the back for comfort, and whispered, "Daughter-in-law, don't be so excited!"
"Why are you so excited! I'm scared!" Lu Xiaoshu was upset, his heart was smug and he couldn't help beating, he asked Zhou Shizhi with a light smile, "How much money will this painting fetch?"
"Priceless." Zhou Shizhi said without thinking.
"He will coax me!" Lu Xiaoshu said, his heart was so happy that it would bloom, and he sat happily waiting for the auction.
"This is a priceless treasure! There are not many works by Bi Tengshan, and now that he has passed away, his paintings have become swan songs! Let alone buying, it is rare to see it on weekdays! Ladies and gentlemen, this time Don't miss this opportunity!"
The master of ceremonies brushed off a little beard on his chin, shook his head and spoke passionately and intoxicated, while Lu Xiaoshu underneath was so angry that his palms felt cold.
Has the Bitten Mountain man passed away? Which bastard said that? Do you have any sense of responsibility? Isn't she, Lu Xiaoshu, sitting here perfectly