Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

Everyone here restrained their arrogance, and the chief clerk ordered servants to bring chairs to the Lin family, which arrived one after another and everyone sat down.

The time has come and the auction has officially begun.

The host was not a glamorous beauty, but a serious chief clerk. He walked onto the stage and first made a brief speech to welcome everyone. Then he drew his knife and started the formal auction. There was no need for any extra polite compliments.

The opening scene was an antique painting. Following the chief clerk's introduction, everyone's attention was no longer focused on the Lin family, but on the painting itself. Some said it was expensive, some said it was cheap. In short, everyone has their own preferences.

But after the chief clerk called out the starting price of 100 taels, everyone, regardless of whether they had been picky before, began to join the bidding. As the price continued to rise, everyone scrambled to spend money without hesitation, which made everyone in the Lin family stunned.

Is this silver money?

What they are fighting for is face.

I have really broadened my horizons.

Then, the auction items were brought up one by one under the introduction of the chief clerk. Vases, calligraphy and paintings, flowers, jades, all of them exquisite and beautiful. But these things were neither good for eating nor drinking, and the gentry were vying for them.

This was an eye-opener for the Lin family and other country bumpkins who were out of tune with them. This was what the legend said about treating money as dirt. It was jaw-dropping and astonishing.

It seems that the biggest gain from their visit here is not the auction items, but seeing rich people fighting for things in a "high-end" occasion that is no different from that in a vegetable market.

Of course, the disputes in the vegetable market are to save a few cents, but these local tycoons spend money like water and spend it desperately, which is really amazing.

After finally going through seven or eight lots, it was finally the turn of the manor that Lin Xiaoyue had always dreamed of. According to the chief clerk, the area of ​​the manor was not much different from where they lived now, with the same four-courtyard structure and a hundred acres of fertile land. There was no pond, but there was a natural hot spring pool covering an area of ​​about half an acre, and two barren hills at the back, with large tracts of fruit trees planted on the hills...

Apart from anything else, the natural hot spring pool alone was enough to attract Lin Xiaoyue's full attention. She silently calculated the more than 13,000 taels of silver in her pocket. This was their entire fortune, and she didn't know if it was enough. If not, could she use other modern objects in the space to make up for it? !

In short, she is determined to win this dream manor.

The starting price is twenty-three hundred taels, in increments of one hundred.

As soon as the chief clerk called out the price, the gentry who followed suit began to bid one after another.

"Two thousand four hundred taels"

"Two thousand six hundred taels"

"Two thousand seven hundred taels"

……

As the price gradually climbed up, the hearts of the Lin family members began to rise. They knew how much the third girl wanted to buy the farm. They also knew that the girl had received a share of the 10,000 taels of compensation from Manager Luo. Add to that the income from the wine and beverage business during this period, and the total amount would be around 13,000 taels. It seemed like a lot, but it seemed not competitive in front of these gentry who spent money like water.

Lin Xiaoyue: ...Thank you. Why do you know so much about my family background? Can't you leave me some privacy?

Everyone: ...You didn’t hide it!

Lin Xiaoyue: ...

"Three thousand nine hundred taels"

"Five thousand taels"

The head of the Sun family raised the price to five thousand taels in one breath. As soon as he spoke, the other gentry were all silent. Everyone knew the grudge between the head of the Sun family and the seller.

To be honest, if this manor was not located in the suburbs, the location would be a bit worse, but because it has a natural hot spring, its market value is about five thousand taels. The price raised by the head of the Sun family here also means to stop, as the other gentry know that any higher price would be vain.

Moreover, the gentry present were not short of one or half a property, and seeing that the head of the Sun family had spoken, the others naturally gritted their teeth and stopped bidding with him.

I thought that Zhuangzi would definitely fall into the hands of the Sun family, but unexpectedly, Cheng Yaojin appeared from the side and said, "Five thousand one hundred taels"

The head of the Sun family swept his displeased eyes sharply in the direction of the bid, but when he saw Lin Xiaoyue's smiling face, his anger instantly subsided.

No other reason, his lifeline was being controlled - wine

Then there was the thought of her silly son being pressed to the ground and rubbed by her that night. The more he recalled that scene, the more pleasant it was. Involuntarily, the tense expression of the head of the Sun family relaxed.

At this time, Xiaocao came around from the back and handed a bottle of Red Star Erguotou wrapped in cotton cloth to the head of the Sun family. This time, Lin Xiaoyue only tore off the label sticker and did not replace the glass bottle, so it was considered an original gift.

Lin Xiaoyue bowed to him with a slight smile on her lips, meaning, please give me some space, this is your return gift, okay?

The head of the Sun family took the bottle handed to him by Xiaocao. Although he couldn't tell what was in the transparent bottle that seemed to be made of glass, his first instinct was that the crystal clear liquid without a trace of impurities was - wine.

His lifeline is in his hands, and he is willing to make friends with him. What else can the head of the Sun family say?

Besides, he didn't particularly care about that Zhuangzi, he just wanted to vent his anger. Now that the other party gave him a way out, he didn't lose face.

So, the head of the Sun family held a cup of Red Star Erguotou, leaned back in his chair leisurely, and said nothing.

Seeing this scene, the gentry and the chief clerk, who had thought they would see a fierce scene of the head of the Sun family beating Cheng Yaojin, were greatly surprised. When did Sun Yiba become so easy to talk to? It was really weird.

Lin Xiaoyue and the head of the Sun family were so calm that the people present felt uncomfortable. They also wanted to buy it, but... they didn't dare to offend Sun Yiba.

But who would have thought that this sudden appearance of a country bumpkin could make Sun Yiba feel frustrated and give in. No matter how hard I racked my brains, I couldn't guess what kind of entanglement could be between these two people from completely different classes.

The head of the Sun family withdrew. This time, the gentry's eyes flickered, but they no longer held a grudge against this farm. At most, they wanted to ask someone to find out the background of these people and then make a long-term plan.

As a result, Lin Xiaoyue got what she wanted and successfully took over the Dream Manor. She would laugh even in her dreams.

Ahahahahahahaha

Later, several more houses were auctioned. Chun Xing spent nine thousand three hundred taels to buy a house in a wealthy area on the east side.

It is said that the merchant was tricked and unable to compensate his opponent. He was short of money and was sued by the government. The county magistrate ordered the seizure of the defendant's property according to the law, and after selling all the property, the money was returned to the plaintiff.

Such a huge sum of money not only made the Lin family members who were traveling with them stunned, but also made the gentry present look at them sideways.

Everyone had nothing to say because they knew Dr. Qiao's background and it was normal for him to leave money for Chun Xing, but they didn't expect it to be so much.