Chapter four hundred and eighty sixth: make a fortune(1/2)
This time the shipment was obviously much larger than the last time.
So much so that after nearly three hours, Lu Chengzhang's turn to enter, there was still a final product.
It’s a pity... there are more people behind him.
This fine porcelain is like a bottomless pit. No matter how much water comes, you will never be able to fill it. It can always ensure that more than 70% to 80% of people cannot buy it.
There is really a last item.
Lu Chengzhang couldn't help but feel excited, and he even trembled with excitement.
If he had done his homework before, he had spent countless efforts and racked his brains. Moreover, the team that had been in the cold wind for three hours was getting dark. Lu Chengzhang felt that this was a gift from God to him, at least... he was lucky, much luckier than the team that was in the back.
As soon as I entered, I heard the guys cursing, obviously getting impatient: "There are only a few bottles left. Get out of here after taking them, so don't talk too much."
Lu Chengzhang was confident.
Now no one thinks that these guys from the Chen family are rude and everyone is used to it.
If you greet something with a smile, you won’t dare to buy it. Who knows if it’s fake?
Lu Chengzhang hurriedly paid the money, and the guy directly took out an exquisite cardboard box and stuffed it to him.
Obviously, this time, the packaging of porcelain began to be upgraded.
Lu Chengzhang held the cardboard box and took a deep breath. He wanted to see what was inside. However, after several guests who came along, they immediately tore the cardboard box. Two people showed a little disappointment, and theirs were also chickens.
This glaze-colored chicken is said to be the most common, although it can be sold for 17 or 18 stakes. It is said that the value of dragons and snakes with a smaller output can be doubled.
Of course, the most difficult thing is the tiger, and the tiger bottle is the rarest.
Several other guests encouraged him and said, "Come and take a look."
Lu Chengzhang was a little hesitant.
The guy leaned against the side, knocking the pumpkin seeds, and staring at the person with a squint eyes glared at him: "Look, I'm here."
This time, I didn't scold anyone.
Lu Chengzhang actually glanced at the guy with a grateful look, and suddenly felt that this guy was not as bad as the legendary one.
He couldn't help but feel nervous, trembling, and then opened the gift box.
Under the light, the unique luster of the porcelain bottle instantly revealed a corner. When he carefully took out the porcelain bottle, everyone held their breath in an instant.
“…”
Not to mention the other guests, even that guy, his eyes were about to fall off.
Someone said in a vain: "This...is this the tiger bottle?"
But on the bottle, a tiger descending down the mountain was lifelike, and even the beard was visible. The tiger king glared and was ready to go.
For a moment, Lu Chengzhang almost fainted. He suddenly shuddered and grabbed the porcelain bottle desperately.
"It's a tiger bottle, so it's a tiger bottle. Look... this tiger bottle uses multiple glazes. No wonder they say that this is the most difficult to burn."
"Oh my God..."
Everyone stared at the bottle intently, and a look of greed flashed through their eyes.
Lu Chengzhang's tears were about to come out. He did not come from a wealthy family, but was just a poor family. Therefore, he was only a ninth-rank official in the yamen, and no one cared about it. Although he was a little decent in Chang'an, his life was still quite difficult. Only the seven-cent money was his annual salary. If he hadn't had some fuel and water, he would have been afraid that he would not have saved the money.
But now... he held the tiger bottle with a trembling trembling, and for a moment, his eyes were so excited that they were wet.
It’s up to me, Lu family... I’m going to make a fortune!
He hurriedly put the tiger bottle back into the box, raised his head, and saw the greed that could not be concealed by the people around him, and he couldn't help but be alert.
Then he held the box containing the tiger bottle and left without looking back in everyone's surprised eyes.
This time, the tiger bottle was released.
News spread wildly.
The whole of Chang'an was alarmed.
Because there are so many rumors about tiger bottles, there are many different opinions on how many tiger bottles are on the market. Many people say that there is one in the prince, and some people say that the Cui family has taken one... But most people just have different opinions and only know that many high-ranking officials and nobles are unavailable.
After all, for those who have great energy to collect the other eleven bottles, it is nothing but this tiger bottle, but only this tiger bottle is just a rumored existence. Without such a tiger bottle, for some famous families, it seems that they will be a little short of breath when they take out the other eleven bottles to display them.
So the next day, news about the tiger bottle was reported again.
Lu Chengzhang has not been on duty for two days and just blindly took leave. He did not dare to leave home easily, for fear that the bottle would be stolen. Every day, he carefully held the bottle and moved it closer to the lamp to play and watch. When several friends came to visit, he also said he was not here.
Only Lu Wensheng was closest to him, so he called him. Lu Wensheng looked at this thing and his eyes were straightened.
"A lot of people have come to visit these days, right?"
"That was the case, and the news was leaked in the end. If I had known this, I would not have opened the box in front of the store. There were more than a dozen people coming yesterday, and three or four more came early this morning. They all said they wanted to collect the bottle. There was a merchant who offered a price of 570 guan."
Lu Wensheng took a breath of cold air, five hundred and seventy sprigs, and he could almost eat it for a lifetime.
Lu Wensheng looked at Lu Chengzhang deeply and couldn't help but: "What are Brother Lu's plans?"
"I...I can't explain it." Lu Chengzhang said seriously: "I felt satisfied when I looked at it. I couldn't eat or sleep."
"No." Lu Wensheng looked at Lu Chengzhang worriedly: "The so-called "every man is innocent and possesses a treasure". Brother Lu, although this bottle is good, it is not something you can own. When people see money, they will inevitably have the intention to steal. Now, while many people still don't know that the bottle is in the Lu family, it is better to take action quickly."
Why doesn't he understand this principle? It's just...
Lu Chengzhang hesitated, nodded, shook his head again, his eyes were covered with blood, and finally sighed and said, "Wait and see."
"Can't wait." Lu Wensheng shook his head and said, "This matter... must be decided early. I will be here with Brother Lu in the past two days. I can be careful of the clever clerks, but it's hard to say it over time. You and I have been together for many years, so you need to listen to my advice."
"Let's take a look." Lu Chengzhang looked painful.
These two days have been happy and sad, and they really want to torture Lu Chengzhang to death.
At noon, someone came to visit again. Lu Wensheng accompanied Lu Chengzhang to the hall to meet someone, but Lu Wensheng recognized the person who turned into ashes. Isn’t it Chen Fu who slapped him last time?
Chen Fu said to them with a smile: "I heard that Mr. Lu got the tiger bottle, congratulations here."
Lu Wensheng said with a cold face: "What are you Chen family doing?"
Chen Fu smiled and said, "I would like to ask, do you sell this bottle?"
The Chen family actually came to buy a bottle?
Lu Wensheng and Lu Chengzhang couldn't help but be a little confused, and they looked at each other.
"In fact, it's not just buying, but helping to sell. Our Chen family opened an auction house, so he found many people to come and take out the treasures. Later, the bidding was for the higher price." Chen Fu changed his former domineering attitude and kept smiling. He was very amiable. He continued: "If Lu Langjun wants to sell the bottle, he can entrust the auction house to sell it. Such an open bidding is better than privately granted it. After all, how much value this bottle is, it is better to sell it publicly, so as not to lose the Lu family."
Lu Wensheng and Lu Chengzhang looked at each other. Lu Chengzhang couldn't make up his mind and he couldn't bear to sell it.
Lu Wensheng is a businessman. He probably understood what Chen Fu meant, but gave Lu Chengzhang a wink: "The Chen family has a great business and I don't think they will be greedy for such a bottle. If you sell it like this, it is the most cost-effective. You can give it a try. Brother Lu, listen to my advice, this bottle really cannot be kept for a long time."
"Then... let's try selling." Lu Chengzhang was unsure of his mind, but finally nodded.
Although he was extremely reluctant to leave, he still understood the truth.
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“Auction? What is an auction?”
At this time, in the Wei family's study, Wei Xuanzhen looked at the servant and asked.
"It is everyone who bids for each other, and the higher the price will be." The servant looked at the head of the Wei family and said respectfully: "The auction house has made it clear in the newspaper. At noon today, the tiger bottle was sold at the auction house in Erpigou. I heard... many people were moved by the news."
Wei Xuanzhen felt a little anxious, and turned around and glanced at the eleven bottles in his hall.
The bottle is really well-made, and it is not an exaggeration to even tributes. Of course, the Wei family has many treasures, but the only thing that frusts Wei Xuanzhen is that... there is actually one missing in this bottle.
I heard that the only one who has the whole set is the prince. As for whether the Cui family has it, he can't make up his mind, but... Wei Xuanzhen is still very concerned about this tiger bottle, and everyone else has it. How can our Wei family not have it?
Nowadays, various topics about twelve bottles are circulating in the outside world. If anyone gathers twelve bottles first, it will inevitably cause a lot of discussion.
The Wei family is a deeply rooted aristocratic clan in Chang'an. Although it is less than the five surnames and seven sects, it may not be as good as some giant clans in Guandong and Jiangnan. But this is the territory of Chang'an.
Now that I finally got the news about the tiger bottle, what else can I do?
Wei Xuanzhen gritted her teeth and said, "Prepare it, let Silang go, and find a way to get the bottle."
"No." Wei Xuanzhen thought for a while, then shook her head: "No, I'd better go there with me. Everyone else, I'm not at ease."
The auction house is in Erpigou, close to the Chen family's mansion. At this time, it is already very lively. Countless cars and horses can no longer stop, so they can only park on the other street.
Many people arrived early and went in with the invitation, then... everyone went in and sat down.
This auction house is a new thing. When Wei Xuanzhen arrived, she saw many acquaintances. At this time, Wei Xuanzhen felt a little sank because he knew very well that these acquaintances had come in person, but I was afraid that the bottle would fall to, but I couldn't say which one of them would fall.
Lu Chengzhang and Lu Wensheng have come together. As sellers, they will wait in a small room next to the auction hall.
This is just a wooden board space, so they can hear clearly the movements of the auction hall.
Then...the auction begins.
At the beginning... the selling of some rare treasures was awesome, and everyone thought it was lively and bidding for them, but the bidding was not very exciting.
Which family who can come here has countless treasured antiques and is not short of such things?
Until the end, someone said: "The final bidding was the tiger bottle, which was made in Fuliang County, West Jiangnan Road...its craftsmanship..."
"Stop talking, hurry up and let everyone bid."
To be continued...