Chapter 125: Pearl Club (Part 2)

Since the first day of May, Linjiang Tower has stopped operating outside, and everyone is preparing for the fifth day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th day of the 19th month of the 19th month of the 19th month of the 19th month of the 19th month of the 19th month of the 19th month of the 19th month of the 19th month of the 19th month of the 19th month of the 19th month of the 19th month of the 19th month of the 19th month of the 19th month of the 19th month of the 19th month of the 19th month of the 19th month of

Cao Yong, under the name of "Mr. Qu", set up a private room in Linjiang Tower. According to Wei Xin, the shopkeepers of Liuhe Money House have also moved into Linjiang Tower and began to provide loans to those Zhujia households who have insufficient money on hand.

In a blink of an eye, it was the fifth day of the fifth month, and it was finally time to wait until the lights were used, and the "Pearl Club" kicked off.

The first floor is facing the corridor on the second floor, and a four-foot-high platform was temporarily built. On the table is a long case of half a person. On the right side of the long case, there is a small copper hammer about one foot long. Opposite the table is a fan-shaped round table with pen, ink, paper and inkstone. There are no more or less chairs placed beside each table. There are two customers who receive this Pearl Club post.

When the downstairs were full, the guy who was greeting upstairs also signaled that the guests from all the private rooms had arrived. Wei Xin came down from the second floor with a bright look, walked to the stage with a smile, gently picked up the copper hammer, and knocked on the table three times. Originally, the somewhat noisy lobby immediately quieted down.

Cao Yong sat in the second floor private room, looking downstairs through the bead curtain with a familiar arrangement, and felt very moved. Just like fiddling like a cat and tiger, she felt a bit like an auction venue. Those who came with Cao Yong were originally the Wei brothers, Wu Sheng and others, as well as the Zheng brothers and sisters and Cao Fang. Because the venue was closed, they were afraid that someone would peep or make trouble, the Wei brothers and Zheng Hu both took people outside the building to guard the building. Because Wei Xin had already gone downstairs, Cao Fang also went out to take care of him. There were only Cao Yong and Zheng Woxue in the private room.

Zheng Woxue glanced at Cao Yong with a calm expression and couldn't tell what it felt. After tonight, the method of raising pearls is no longer a secret, and she will not lose her freedom because of this. However, why is there only confusion in her heart but no joy to break free from the constraints?

Wei Xin has already spoken downstairs about several rules of this conference. This "Pearl Club" has 27 pearl merchants from north and south. They will bid for the pearl farming method in the form of a secret bid, starting from 50,000 taels of silver. The top ten companies with high bids will obtain the secret method of raising treasures. Ten years after obtaining the secret method, the secret method must not be leaked in various forms, otherwise the auctioneer has the right to claim compensation at ten times the bid price; even if the secret method of raising pearls is not bid for in the end, it is not allowed to spy on the matter in various forms within ten years, otherwise the auctioneer has the right to make a claim of ten times the bid price.

These were all said and said before, and they were also implemented in copywriting. All participating companies signed confidentiality agreements, otherwise they would lose their qualifications to attend the meeting.

In addition, all participating in the bidding must pay a guarantee of 10,000 taels of silver before today. The guarantee is directly deposited into the Liuhe Money House. If someone bids at a high price and cannot pay it in the end, the guarantee of this 10,000 taels will become a liquidated damages to the auctioneer. In addition to providing part of the loan for the pearl households, the Liuhe Money House also provides guarantees for the auctioneer. If the auctioneer cannot give the secret method of cultivating pearls to the other party after the auction, the Liuhe Money House is willing to claim compensation at double the bidder's price.

Thinking about the ten thousand taels of silver that had been deposited in Liuhe Money House this afternoon, Yang Mingchang was so angry that his teeth were itchy. This was his family's secret method, but he had to spend money to bid. What is this? Thinking about the past few days of running around, he almost got angry. The unfilial son had already married and had children, and he didn't recognize him at all. His daughter was also indifferent to seeing her. He refused to see Yang Ruixue when he sent him, and he ran into a wall again.

When he learned that his son had married Cao Fang's niece and went to talk to Cao Fang, Cao Fang was cold and gave him a soft nail, and there were also some threatening words: "Who can take advantage of the Cao family in Jiangning? If someone wants to make a pearl farming idea, he will probably cause trouble!"

Although Yang Mingchang was full of complaints, he knew that what Cao Fang said was true. After all, he was different from other Zhuzhou merchants and made a living under the eyes of the Cao family. If he annoyed the Cao family

Not to mention making money by raising pearls, I am afraid that if someone raises his little finger, his property will no longer be named Yang.

But compared with the Cao family being in-laws, the secret method of raising pearls is nothing!

Look at the appearance of her daughter, who can resist this beauty? Now she lives in the weaving house. Yesterday, Yang Ruixue said that the Cao family was very respectful to her. This shows that the eldest son of the Cao family is clear. If the two of them succeed, even if the daughter is not a real wife, she will be promoted to the second house and earn a royal family. Her father-in-law...

"Father-in-law, look, so many pearls!" Bai Dexi, the second young master of the Bai family who came with Yang Mingchang, spoke up and interrupted his beautiful dream.

The platform was brightly lit, and Wei Xin held a box and signaled to everyone: "These days, the most common question for everyone is whether there is really a secret method of cultivating pearls in this world. Because this is the secret of heirloom and the cost of making money, Wei cannot explain the secret of the method to you one by one. However, before the official bidding, we always have to give you an explanation. It is false to hear it, but it is true to see it. There are box of beads here. Please ask who to come and appraise it!"

Sitting closest to the platform was a middle-aged man. He immediately stood up and said in a Shandong accent, "I'll get started!"

Wei Xin smiled and asked him to go on stage, called the servant again, and handed over a jade plate. The middle-aged man first took out a silk handkerchief from his arms, wiped his hands carefully, then picked up a pearl from the box and put it in front of him to take a closer look, then placed it on one end of the jade plate and rolled it gently. The beads rolled directly to the end of the jade plate. The man's arms were trembling slightly, and he grabbed a handful of beads from the box, which were also scattered at the end of the jade plate.

The whole room was filled with the crisp sound of pearls falling from jade plates. Everyone in the audience looked straight. Everyone was a person who had been dealing with pearls for a lifetime, and their eyesight had long been tempered. Those were all top-quality beads, not to mention a box, even one piece would cost dozens or hundreds of taels of silver.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Wei Xin thanked the middle-aged man, asked him to go back to his seat first, and then patted him. He walked out from the original direction of the kitchen and two rows of servants in green clothes carrying trays, one row upstairs and one row to the lobby, and delivered the trays to each table.

Everyone looked at it attentively. On the tray were two sea bowls containing fritillaria, and two small plates containing a few pearls of different colors, and a pair of scissors were placed next to it. A small orchid plate contained a few large beads, and a small beads were held in a small chrysanthemum plate. Whether it was a big bead or a small bead, they were round and smooth, with few flaws. However, no one knew what this fritillaria was doing. Everyone was talking and speculating.

The same tray was placed on the long table in front of Wei Xin. He raised a small copper hammer and knocked it twice. When everyone calmed down, he said: "Since ancient times, picking beads only depends on the heavens to make a living. Even if you take out the beads, it will be difficult to know your harvest until you peel the beads. However, here, Wei will open your eyes with everyone and bet on your luck together. There are ten bowls of Fritillaria each. Everyone will open them together. Which table has the most beads to the shopkeeper of the good luck."

For a moment, whether it was the elegant room upstairs or the seats downstairs, everyone began to open clams and beads on the spot. As the fritillaria were opened, crystal round pearls were placed on the small plate, and breathing sounds were everywhere. How could everyone not be surprised? The two bowls of fritillaria were made of large beads, which were almost the same as those in the small plate of orchids; the bowl was small beads, which were almost the same as those in the small plate of chrysanthemums.

Everyone was excited. What did these words mean in front of them? It means that the question that I had been suspicious for a long time finally had an answer. This method of cultivating pearls does exist.

After everyone finished picking up the pearls, the servant in Qingyi stepped forward and collected the tray. The best luck was the guest in a private room on the west side of the second floor, peeling out a total of twenty-four large beads and thirty-seven small beads. According to the previous agreement, Wei Xin asked someone to reinstall the pearls in a brocade box and give them to the guest.

"Miss is so lucky. These pearls can be worth at least 3,000 taels!" said an old man with a slightly thin appearance, touching his beard.

"Are you good luck? Uncle, I'm a little nervous now!" The second lady of the Jiang family, the head of Liuhe Money House, was sitting in the private room. She was wearing a veil on her face and looked at the two brocade boxes in front of her.

The old man was a member of the original clan of Han Jiang's mother, the old minister of the money shop, and one of the people who depended most on Han Jiang's family. The downstairs was already hot. After seeing the wonder of raising pearls, everyone naturally urged Wei Xin to bid quickly.

After Wei Xin had made enough playful meat, he naturally waited for the one in front of him and immediately asked the servant to send a stick of incense stick. The limit was for one stick of incense. Each company asked to bid for a secret bid and signed a name, and then announced that ten winning bidders were announced.

Now that things have come to this point, it has become inevitable to learn the method of cultivating pearls. Otherwise, even if your own family doesn't learn, other families will learn it. Who would be willing to be so prosperous? However, when you really pick up your pen and want to write the price, everyone looks different. Even a Shandong man who has been on stage to identify pearls before will lose his usual straightforwardness and frown and don't know how to start writing. If you write less, you will lose the opportunity to make a fortune in vain. If you write too much, you may have to sell your property. It's still a different story to whether you have the capital to cultivate pearls.

The Shandong man hesitated again and finally picked up his pen and wrote down a number.

Yang Mingchang also felt that his brain hurt. How much should he write? 50,000 yuan is just a starting price. I am afraid that even if I write 70,000 yuan or 80,000 yuan, I may not be able to get the secret method of raising pearls in a stable manner.

Bai Dexi was determined to instigate his father-in-law to take this secret technique. Anyway, he would come to enjoy it in the future. He couldn't help but look around and want to see other people's bids. Naturally, everyone blocked it with their arms, and could not see any of them. Bai Dexi really had no choice but to whisper, "100,000, father-in-law, be safe!"

Yang Mingchang was upset, and saw people from several tables nearby looking at this side when they heard the "100,000" and couldn't help but glaring at his son-in-law. He picked up the tea next to him and wanted to be at peace first, but he happened to see two small characters on the tea tray. He quickly put down the tea cup and looked around. Seeing that everyone turned to write bidding, Fang gently stroked his chest, carefully moved the tea cup away, and saw the two small characters "Fifteenth". Although it was a bit taller, he was really happy in his heart. After all, he was his own daughter, and he still remembered to mention himself.

So, Yang Mingchang proudly glanced at the people around him who were still hesitating, picked up the pen and wrote a number on the paper, signed his name, carefully folded it, and called the servant in green who was waiting for not far away to pick it up.

Wei Xin saw Yang Mingchang handing over the secret sign, and opened it unintentionally, took a look, then looked at the private room on the east side of the second floor and nodded.

Cao Yong happened to stand at the door of the private room, looking at it, and felt relieved when he saw this, and retreated back to the private room with a smile.

Zheng Woxue had seen Cao Yong several times, but once he saw him in such a good mood, he couldn't help but ask curiously: "Young master, for the smooth bidding, the base price is 50,000, and the average price is probably more than 80,000, which is a good income!"

Cao Yong smiled and shook his head: "This bidding income has been settled long ago, there is nothing to be happy about. I am just happy that good and evil will be rewarded in the end! Miss Zheng, I promised you brothers and sisters five years ago and I will fulfill it. I am for this joy!"

"Young Master..." Zheng Woxue was still puzzled. Although Cao Yong heard the entanglement of the Yang family two days ago and said he wanted to vent his anger for their brother and sister, for some reason he still allowed the Yang family to participate in this Pearl Club. After all, there was a difference between public and private, so Zheng Woxue didn't ask much. After hearing Cao Yong said this, he realized that he had other plans.

Cao Yong smiled and took out a booklet from his sleeve and handed it to Zheng Woxue: "Look carefully, what is the difference from yours!"

Zheng Woxue ended up seeing the words "Secret Method of Raising Pearls" written on it, but it was not one of the ten copies she gave to Cao Yong yesterday. After carefully looking from beginning to end, she covered her mouth in surprise and looked at Cao Yong and said, "Young Master, if you miss that step, nine out of the ten Fritillaria will die. I am afraid that the person who raising Pearls will suffer a lot!" As she said that, she realized something, and her eyesight was filled with mist: "Young Master, for our brother and sister..."

Cao Yong looked at her, but his expression became a little solemn: "This is a conclusion! Since he abandoned your brother and sister for the sake of his money, he will be retribution for losing money in the future! However, since he has bad intentions, Miss Zheng must not be soft-hearted, otherwise he will inevitably be used by him!"

Zheng Woxue nodded: "Young Master, Woxue knows!"
Chapter completed!