Fisherwoman: After my divorce, I became rich by fishing at sea

Hearing Qin Fu's words, Feng Ji nodded.

"It's best if he's not interested. He's blind, so buying blood coral is useless."

Seeing that Feng Ji was finally free, Sun Fugui hurriedly poured him a cup of tea.

"Mr. Feng, I've heard a lot about you. Please try the tea I brought."

Sun Fugui had heard of Feng Ji's name a long time ago, but never had the chance to meet him.

Feng Ji's name was not that well-known in the early years. There are many people in Beijing who love antiques, and many of them grew up surrounded by antiques.

Feng Ji is one of these people. All his ancestors were antique collectors, so when Feng Ji was five or six years old, he dared to go to Panjiayuan alone to shop for antiques.

And without exception, all the items found are genuine.

Customers in the market thought he was young and interesting, and sometimes asked him to help them check the goods.

But this guy has had a sharp tongue since he was a child. When he encounters fake goods, he doesn't even try to hide them and directly exposes the stall owner's past.

Once he met a stall owner with a bad temper. If Ning San hadn't passed by, he would have been beaten up by the stall owner.

That's how Ning San got to know Feng Ji.

The two were of similar age and both had considerable abilities. However, just as they had grown up and gained some fame, they encountered war. Third Master Ning became blind and was subsequently exiled. Later, after being rehabilitated and returning to the capital, he gradually handed over all his business to Qin Fu.

As for Feng Ji, after his wife and children went abroad, he chose to hide in the small city of Longhai and opened a small antique shop.

If Feng Ji's brother had not come out to persuade him, and if Fu Wan had not enlightened him over the past year, Feng Ji would never have given up his muddle-headed life and agreed to join the Cultural Relics Restoration Institute.

Sun Fugui has liked collecting cheap antiques since he was young, and naturally admires Feng Ji, who can tell the authenticity of antiques at a glance.

He didn't expect to have such good luck today. Not only did he meet Fu Wan, who supplied his company, but he also met his idol Feng Ji because of Fu Wan.

Moreover, Feng Ji and Fu Wan had such a good relationship. Feng Ji took the tea, tasted it and exclaimed that it was good tea. Sun Fugui's excitement surged again.

He even stuttered when he spoke.

"Mr. Feng...Mr. Feng, why are you here today..."

It took a long time for Sun Fugui to find a topic to talk to Feng Ji.

Feng Ji made no secret of his purpose.

"I came here today just for the blood coral. To be honest, this thing is a national treasure, and we need to take it back and put it in a museum."

Feng Ji's face was serious, and Fu Wan and the others looked at each other in shock.

This thing is actually a national treasure?

Then how did it appear at this auction?

There was no one else around, so Feng Ji whispered the origin of the blood coral.

"This blood coral was originally an ornament in the Qing Dynasty palace. Before the Eight-Nation Alliance stormed the Forbidden City, Li Lianying had people hide it in a wooden box.

I also planned to wait for the robbers to leave and then dig it out and exchange it for money.

However, Li Lianying died tragically later, and only a few eunuchs under his command knew about the blood coral.

In the past few years, the higher-ups have sent people to look for this thing, but they have never found its whereabouts.

Unexpectedly, news about blood coral suddenly popped up at this auction. After we received the news, we rushed over to take a look."

After Feng Ji finished speaking a few words, he glanced at the audience.

Now it is the turn of the fifth item to be auctioned.

Although five people had already bid on the first five items, the number of people in the venue was increasing.

The seats below the stage were packed with people, and the VIP seats on the second floor were also full.

It seems that many people come here for the blood coral.

Feng Ji sighed, "With so many people, I don't know if the funds we bring are enough."

Fu Wan couldn't help but be curious, "Uncle Feng, how much money did you bring with you?"

Feng Ji held up three fingers.

"thirty million?"

"What are you thinking, three million!"

Feng Ji said angrily, what does this girl think of them? Although they deal with cultural relics every day, the institute is very poor, and the three million was scraped together by thousands of dollars.

"Three million? That's a bit far-fetched."

Qin Fu interrupted and said that although he had not seen what the blood coral looked like, he had a feeling that something that attracted so many people to join in the fun must not be a cheap thing.

As the saying goes, a thousand-year-old coral remains red for ten thousand years, and blood coral is an even rarer species among corals.

What's more, coral grows extremely slowly, and may only grow one or two inches in several years. Sun Fugui previously said that coral is half a person's height. According to the growth rate of coral, it will take at least hundreds or even thousands of years to grow to half a person's height.

From this perspective, the value of coral is revealed.

The piece of oxblood red coral that Fu Wan had received earlier was only the size of a palm, but it was sold for three million. That's why Qin Fu said that Feng Ji's three million was not enough.

Feng Ji knew that there was not enough money, but since the organization had no money, there was nothing he could do.

Although he brought his passbook with him, he didn't want to throw his coffin book into the room unless it was absolutely necessary.

I can only hope that there won’t be too many people rushing to grab the corals later!

Time passed quickly and more than an hour passed. After more than a dozen auction items were auctioned, it was finally the turn of the golden needle that Fu Wan wanted.

"Next, here are the Nine Mysterious Golden Needles. This is a set of twelve golden needles used for medical acupuncture. The starting price is ten thousand. Each bid must be in increments of no less than five hundred yuan."

As soon as Wan Jinlai finished speaking, Fu Wan raised her card without hesitation.

"Just in case!"

Before Fu Wan put her sign down, a young man sitting on the first floor immediately raised his sign.

"Fifteen thousand!"

"Sixteen thousand!"

Fu Wan followed, and then another voice sounded.

"Eighteen thousand!"

The tone of voice was a little strange. Fu Wan looked in the direction of the voice. The man was wearing a black hat. Qin Fu frowned and whispered, "This man is from an island country."

"Island people?"

Fu Wan was surprised. At the same time, Wan Jinlai had already started hammering.

"Eighteen thousand once, eighteen thousand twice..."

"Twenty thousand!"

Fu Wan raised the sign again. The previous man had given up, but the Japanese man that Qin Fu mentioned added another two thousand.

Fu Wan didn't want to argue with him, so she just raised her sign and called out her final target price.

"Twenty-five thousand!"

Twenty-five thousand is her limit. If it is more expensive, she may consider finding another set of gold needles.

The price is 25,000, and if the Japanese buy it, it will be a great value for money.

However, as soon as she said this number, the Japanese people on the first floor immediately turned their faces black.

He wanted to continue holding up the sign, but someone held his hand down and whispered a few words of advice to him.

“Twenty-five thousand once, twenty-five thousand twice, twenty-five thousand three times.

Deal! Congratulations to the lady!

Wan Jinlai made the final decision, and Fu Wan did not miss the sinister look directed at her from the first floor.

She raised her eyebrows and smiled provocatively at the man.

“That man’s name is Yamamoto Benjiro, and his family is a medical student.

I heard he's learning acupuncture from our country, and he probably wants to buy this set of golden needles to study."

Sun Fugui also looked down. Yamamoto Benjiro had business dealings with the Sun family, and he recognized the guy at a glance.

"Bah, our ancestors' things were snatched away and used to flourish by them. It's simply disgusting!

Comrade Xiaofu, you took a great photo. If you don't take it, I will arrange for someone to take it. We can't let them take our golden needles away!"