When everyone heard this voice, there was an uproar, and they all raised their heads and looked upstairs.
Someone can bid five thousand taels today, which is already a big deal that has never been seen before, but someone can really add more, and one more is one thousand taels
Everyone couldn't help but want to see how sacred this big-spending tycoon was. Xu Cong'an, who was already complacent in the crowd, turned ugly and turned around to look up.
But I saw that the location of the room was extremely high. Although there were large and exquisite windows, I could only vaguely see two figures sitting there, but I couldn't see the real face.
The more invisible, the more mysterious and unattainable this person appears.
Everyone started talking.
At this moment, the old lady on the stage exclaimed excitedly: "It's Young Master Yan! Young Master Yan offered 6,000 taels, can there be a guest official who wants to add more?"
Everyone found that the voice and attitude of the prostitute were different.
Although she was smiling just now, her face was already flattering, she took two steps forward and looked upstairs.
At a glance, the person sitting upstairs is a big man.
Xu Cong'an watched for a long time, but couldn't see who was sitting upstairs. At this moment, he heard the two people beside him whispering.
"Young Master Yan? Could it be the one who does the porcelain business in the city?"
"Isn't it! Besides him, who else in Jinling City has such a great hand?"
The man next to him said yes.
"That's natural. I heard that Young Master Yan can do such a big business because he has contacts with the capital officials of Chang'an! If you can know the adults of Chang'an, then it's not just how much money you want, how much money you have? "
Hearing the words, the other nodded vigorously.
Hearing this, Xu Cong'an's head burst into an evil fire.
Who was he sitting on top of, it turned out to be a businessman who burned kilns and sold porcelain? How dare a lowly merchant in the district dare to rob people with him
What else did you say "the adults who know Chang'an"? Of the broken officials in Chang'an City, who can be as big as his grandfather? Not to mention that Young Master Yan upstairs, if he really went to Chang'an, let alone him, even the backer behind him would kneel down and kowtow to himself.
Hearing this, Xu Cong'an was furious, and he only thought that he couldn't let this shabby merchant get the upper hand, and he couldn't control how much money he had in his pocket.
He didn't even notice that the two men who seemed to be chatting next to him exchanged glances calmly when they saw his reaction.
"Six thousand two hundred taels!" Xu Cong'an raised his placard.
There was an uproar in the building. Looking at this situation, the two upstairs and downstairs are going to discuss the level again.
The old bustard hurriedly said: "Xu Gongzi bid six thousand two hundred..."
"Seven thousand." Before she could finish speaking, the sign upstairs lit up again.
The sound was not too loud, but as soon as the sound came out, the four seats suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at each other and did not speak for a while.
This... This master's handwriting is so big
And Jun Huailang upstairs also looked at Xue Yan in surprise.
Seeing Xue Yan staring at the audience, there was a lazy smile in his amber eyes, as if he was playing with a dying prey.
Jun Huailang naturally knew that Xue Yan would not go and rob Xu Cong'an of the woman, but when Xue Yan raised his placard to bid, he couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable.
A little stuck, and a little irritable.
He has always been heartbroken, and this kind of emotion is especially hard to see in him.
Under the stage at this time, everyone's eyes fell silently on Xu Cong'an.
Xu Cong'an came this time to bring Yujing home. In Jinling City, he has always been delicious and fun, and he knows everything. He was there when Yujing appeared for the first time.
Such a beauty, as long as he is here, how could it possibly be cheaper for others
Therefore, each time he increased the price by 200 taels, it was actually 2,2000 yuan.
From his point of view, this was not a small amount, but the man upstairs seemed to treat money as an object at all, cherishing words like gold, as if it was troublesome, and added the whole number directly.
In this comparison, the superiority and inferiority are immediately evident. Even though the two are bidding against each other at this time, Xu Cong'an seems to be a dwarf and a little more angry.
"... 7,200 taels!" Xu Cong'an raised the placard again, his voice trembling.
"Eight thousand." His voice fell, and the one upstairs had already raised his placard.
Xu Cong'an heard the discussions of several people beside him.
"...As expected of Young Master Yan!"
"Yeah, coming today and seeing Young Master Yan bidding is a worthwhile trip!"
Xu Cong'an has been praised by all the stars since he was a child. His family has a high position and he has hardly ever entered the palace. The "broken merchant" upstairs is the first one who can make him suffer this kind of inferiority.
Young Master Xu can endure the first time, but not the second time.
"... Nine thousand taels!" Not to be outdone, he gritted his teeth and raised his placard.
If he said that just now, he was still bidding for the Yujing girl on the stage, now, it is all for the sake of overpowering the person upstairs.
"Ten thousand." Young Master Yan upstairs raised his placard again.
Xu Cong'an gritted his teeth.
"Twelve thousand taels!" He held up the card.
All he was thinking about now was how to suppress the merchant and let the praise of others turn to him.
Because he is the grandson of the Prime Minister of the Right, and the porcelain seller upstairs is just a businessman who has made some stinky money with the Beijing official.
Why is he showing off his might in front of him
But he didn't know that in the eyes of everyone around him, his eyes were already red, and he looked a bit crazy.
This time, there was an inaudible low laugh from upstairs.
"Young Master Yan" did not bid any more.
The old bustard repeated three times in front of the stage, and finally dropped the hammer, saying that it was the first night of the Yujing girl, and delivered it to Xu Gongzi at a price of 12,000 taels.
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The crowd dispersed, and the bedroom on the roof of Qingyuefang was quiet.
The old bustard sat at the table, slowly shaking the fan in his hand, and looked at Xu Cong'an in front of him with a half-smile.
"Xu Gongzi, you are still short of 9,300 taels of silver from the slave family," she said. "You called the price yourself, and you can't go back now."
In front of her was a large stack of silver bills, which were 101,070 taels of silver.
This is the money that Guo Rongwen gave him, along with what he brought himself, but it was still not enough.
If it was placed in Chang'an, the mere 9,000 taels of silver would be nothing to him at all. But he didn't expect that he would be planted on this amount of money today.
He was quite embarrassed and did not speak for a long time.
The old lady looked at him, and after a while, she laughed softly.
Holding the fan in one hand, she counted out 12,000 taels from the pile of banknotes, and the remaining piles, she pushed forward with the fan, and the banknotes were scattered on the table.
"Yinu, let's forget it." The old man smiled. "Miss Yujing is already waiting in the room, the beautiful time is beautiful, young master should not delay in front of the slave."
What she meant was that Xu Cong'an was not allowed to redeem Yujing's life.
Just now, Xu Cong'an was still hesitating, but when he heard the contemptuous and smiling tone of the old man, he couldn't help but think of the flattering look of nodding and bowing when the old man faced the window of "Young Master Yan" just now.
Xu Cong'an couldn't hold his breath.
He had no other choice, so he hurriedly said, "Can you give me a little more grace? My family sends me tens of thousands of taels of silver every month, and next month's will arrive soon. As soon as the money arrives, I will make it up for you. "
He said it was tens of thousands of taels, naturally he was bragging.
Although the Xu family said that they were not bad for money, they also knew that he had a temperamental love for the world. Now that he is alone and doesn't want to go home, his father has reduced a lot of his food and clothing expenses, so as to use this method to force him back to Chang'an.
But his mother didn't want him to suffer, so she often used her own dowry to make up for it in the envelope.
But even so, Xu Cong'an only received two or three thousand taels of silver every month.
Two or three thousand taels of snowflake silver is indeed enough for him to be happy and happy here, but not enough for him to buy back a brothel at such a sky-high price.
But it doesn't matter, isn't there Guo Rongwen here
The man was his father's grandfather's dog, and he was very obedient. What he said, that person dared not do nothing. A while ago, I asked him to get 80,000 taels of silver, and he got it as soon as he said it.
Now that Jinling City has been hit by disasters, a lot of money has been taken out. That official was the one who was in charge of money. The money was passed from his hands, and he took out a few thousand taels from it to give him an emergency. What trouble could it be
Therefore, when Xu Cong'an said this sentence, he was very confident.
Hearing this, the old man looked at him half-smile, stopped the fan in his hand, and then burst out laughing.
"What did the young master say? Is it possible that the slave family does not want to open the door to do business? Yujing girl is the heart of the slave family. If she can find a good person for her, it is not impossible for the slave family to suffer a little."
Saying that, she tapped on the table, and a maid brought a pen and paper.
"Either so. The Qian Nu family accepts it, and the Yujing girl's people are also handed over to the young master. But the price is from the young master, so there is no reason to bargain at this time. The young master only needs to set up a document for the slave family, as long as it can be done within three months. When the money is paid back, the account will be written off in one lump sum, and the slave family will not even want a cent of interest," she said.
Xu Cong Anke doesn't care about any interest, he only knows that the old woman can let him take people away on credit.
Xu Cong'an agreed, and immediately set up a document with the old bustard and signed it.
The old bustard took the receipt, read it up and down, dried it slowly, and then smiled and asked the maid on one side to take Yujing's prostitution contract, and asked her to lead Xu Cong'an out to lead Yujing.
The old bustard watched him leave, and when the door was hurriedly closed by Xu Cong'an, she smiled softly.
Another maid hurriedly brought the box and asked the old maid to put the note in it.
"Mom can be considered to have done this." The maid said. "The noble man and the subordinates sent by the noble man are all scary, and the slaves are worried all day long!"
Xu Cong'an signed in a hurry, but he didn't notice that the document was written very clearly. In a certain year, month and day, where and how much he bought an oiran, how much he paid, and how much he owed, it was clear.
The IOU doesn't need to be so detailed, but he signed the IOU, and he fully confirmed what happened today. If something were to happen in the future, just taking out this IOU would be the most powerful evidence.
The old bustard carefully put the note in and said with a smile, "Yeah, it's finally done."
As she spoke, she counted out some of the bank notes, and put the rest into the box.
"Mom, are you...?" The maid was puzzled. "Didn't the noble person say that he only needs the credentials, and the rest of the money will belong to your mother?"
The old lady glanced at her.
"How much Yujing can earn, do you know?" she asked.
Although Yujing is beautiful, she is not really talented. For a brothel girl in the south of the Yangtze River, looks are not enough. If you want to be a courtesan and a high-class waitress, you must have a lot of music, chess, calligraphy, painting, dance and poetry.
If the noble person hadn't come early, picked out Yujing, and spent more than a month, he made a special trip to ask a musician to teach her a drum dance, Yujing would never have sold for such a high price.
Without that noble person, Yujing would not be able to earn 10,000 taels of silver even if he spent his life in their building. At that time, the face is no longer, the flowers are ruined, and it is a blessing to find an ordinary merchant to marry.
Where can she make so much money, and how can Yujing be bought by a sham at a young age, and have lived in the days of brocade clothes and jade food
The old bustard took 30,000 taels and sealed the rest in a box.
"Jinling has suffered a great disaster, and there are many places to use money." She slowly closed the box and said. "I shouldn't have taken this extra silver. It's useless in my hands, but if you put it in the hands of the noble, it can save lives."
Saying that, she slowly shook her fan and looked out the window.
In the dark of night, Chunshui Alley is lit up with colorful lights, which is luxurious and extravagant. There are qinzheng and pipa, and the extravagant Jiangnan minor, mixed with the intoxicating fragrance of powder and wine, lingering in the night.
Under the lights, merchants and dignitaries came and went in an endless stream.
The old lady smiled softly.
"Quan is my low-ranking life, to accumulate virtue for myself."