Yutai Bi

Chapter 148 Auction 2
An hour is enough for them to play.

"Yes, the servants will come back on time." The three servants were overjoyed and went hand in hand.

At this time, a new pot of peonies was brought to the field.The branches are low and scattered, and the leaves are like feathers.This is a purse peony.The flower shape of this peony is not spherical or bowl-shaped.Instead, they fell upside down in a row, small and exquisite, with small purple purses hanging on the branches.

The owner offered 200 taels of silver and was finally bought at 280 taels.

Then I brought a few more pots.There are quite satisfactory varieties, such as Wei Zi, Lvxiangqiu, Luminous White, etc., as well as new wild products found in the mountains.

When a kind of green dragon lying in the black pool in the white jade urn was lifted up, Cen Sanniang noticed that the Wei family sisters had smiles on their faces.

Qinglongwoheichi is one of the treasures of peonies.The dark purple petals bloom in layers, wrapping the green stamen in the center.It looks like a green dragon lying in the black pool, hence the name.

This pot of Qinglong Woheichi has tall and straight branches, dense and dense flower branches, four or five large flowers blooming in full bloom, and several buds are about to bloom. It can be seen that it has been cultivated for many years.After the maid next to her introduced her, she quoted a price of 500 taels.

Since the Wei family sisters used it to bid for the auction, their original intention was to gain a lot of limelight.Although it is not as good as the pot of Yao Huang who was elected as the queen flower by everyone, it is also the second most famous flower in this auction.

Although the two sisters were married, they are extremely beautiful and have many followers, and they all bid to please the beauties.In an instant, 3000 taels of silver were called.

"4000 taels." Cui Mengdong opened his mouth, and he gave an extra 1000 taels of silver, successfully photographing the flower.

Wei Xiaoqing is going to marry into the Cui family this year, and is Cui Mengdong's prospective sister-in-law.The future brother-in-law bid for this flower at a high price to tell everyone how much the Cui family attaches importance to the Wei family.Wei Xiaoqing's face was full of joy.

Smiling triumphantly at Du Yan.

The next thing that was brought up was the Du family's pot of Jade Tower Diancui.In terms of species, this flower is not as precious as Qinglongwomochi.Shengzai has grown for more than ten years, the branches are extremely thick, and the plant shape is large, planted like a tree in a large flower urn with two people hugging each other.The flowers that bloomed were bigger than the mouth of a bowl, a dozen white jade-like flowers were dotted among the emerald green leaves, and dozens of buds were waiting to be released.

Cui Mengdong showed a smile.Apart from the owner of Suiyuan and the Du family, he was probably the only one who knew that this potted flower came from the Du family.

"2000 taels." He added 200 taels of silver to the starting price of 800 taels.

Sister Wei Shi sat next to him, Wei Xiaoqing smiled slightly, and said to her sister: "It's not as famous as our family, but it's extremely rare to see such a luxuriant one. 2000 taels is enough."

Du Yansui once told Cen Sanniang that it was worth 1000 taels of silver.It has doubled, thanks to the Peony Fair.It was put on consignment at the flower farmer's house for 200 taels of silver. There were many people who saw it, but no one really made up their minds to buy it until before the Peony Festival.

Cui Mengdong bid a high price of 2000 taels, and there was no competition in the field.

Du Yanwan was extremely unwilling: "Sister-in-law!"

Cen Sanniang knew what she meant and did not sell it.She sighed: "Yan Wan, why can't you think about it? If you think this way, someone wants to be a stick, and you think that you can annoy us by doing this. Why do you want him to succeed? According to me, I can't wait to thank you Mr. Cui. After earning his money, he eats and drinks himself. He should be the one who is angry!"

Du Yanwan knew that she should think like Cen Sanniang, but she just couldn't swallow it.

Cen Sanniang was confident: "Don't worry, it's not certain whether he will be able to carry him home."

At this time, there was no one competing in the field, thinking of sending this pot of peonies to Du's mansion, Cen Sanniang and Du Yanwan's expressions must be extremely exciting.Cui Mengdong smiled slightly.

"My master offered 4000 taels." A maidservant standing beside the flowers announced the new price crisply.

There was an uproar among the people at the banquet.

She bowed to Cui Mengdong, "My master loves this flower very much, so I ask my servant to bid for it. I also ask Mr. Cui to cut it off."

4000 taels is quite a high price.This maid spoke very politely, and did not intend to compare prices with Cui Mengdong.We all know that the owner of Suiyuan loves peonies, if Cui Mengdong doesn't want to, just be polite and give up.

After Du Yanwan was startled, she grabbed Cen Sanniang's hand and became excited: "Sister-in-law, the owner of Suiyuan really offered 4000 taels to buy our peonies!"

At this time, Cen Sanniang no longer had any doubts about the identity of the owner of Suiyuan, and felt in her heart that it is good to be rich, and she can play in a graceful manner when she is rich.She looked at Du Yanwan and thought, why doesn't Du Yansui have more younger sisters?
"Sister-in-law! Are you insane with joy? Why do you look at my eyes so strangely?" Du Yanwan said angrily.

Not only is she crazy, she can't wait to laugh out loud, she has a certain idea, put a long line to catch big fish, Yan Wan, you should be making a contribution to our family.

"This flower is owned by Du Guogong's mansion. Seeing that this flower grows gratifyingly, the owner will definitely like it. I want to buy this flower as a gift for a beautiful woman, and forgive me for competing with your owner. 5000 taels." Cui Mengdong said slowly.

All eyes were on Cen Sanniang and Du Yanwan.

With a smile for the Bojia people, Cui Mengdong created momentum.No matter how much the owner of the garden loves this flower, hearing what he says will make him beautiful.If the price is increased, everyone will feel disgusted.

Du Yanwan just became happy, and the smile disappeared in an instant.

Cen Sanniang said in a low voice: "We've made a lot of money, Cui Mengdong is a real bully, why are you so sad?"

Du Yanwan was so teased by her that she burst into laughter and complained, "Really!"

I saw another maid came hurriedly outside and whispered a few words.The maid who bid the price saluted and said: "My master asked Mr. Cui if he could give up the pot of eighteen bachelors for 1 taels of silver? Besides this flower belongs to Mr. Cui, you can also choose another pot of peonies in the master's garden as a flower pot." compensate."

Cui Mengdong spent 5000 taels of silver to buy the Yulou Diancui of the Du family, and gave up eighteen bachelors. The two phases can be offset to make a profit of 5000 taels.We all know that the owner of Suiyuan loves peonies, so the collection must be high-quality goods, and you can choose another one.Not only earning money, but also winning the favor of beautiful people.

It can be said that the owner of Suiyuan has laid a heavy erbium.

Cui Mengdong graciously rejected the matter of asking him to choose another peony, which was praised by everyone.Eighteen bachelors were given up.I got 5000 taels of silver, I got Yulou Diancui, I got praise from everyone, and I gained both fame and fortune.

Ouch, when Cui Dalang found out that the Eighteenth Bachelor was sent to Du's house, wouldn't he jump out of anger?Cen Sanniang held back her laughter until her stomach ached.Unexpectedly, Dalang Zou's stinginess is stinginess, and there are times when he is very willing.The Zou family is bound to win this marriage.

"I didn't expect him to be cheaper! Sister-in-law, let's go home!" Du Yanwan stood up, not interested in reading any more.

Cen Sanniang didn't say anything, she got up and answered with a smile.

She suddenly found that the third maidservant hadn't come back, she frowned and said, "Could it be that the three little girls have lost their eyes because of the flowers?"

"Where did they go!" Du Yanwan was also dissatisfied.

After talking about half an hour, the time has passed.

Hei Qi said: "Young Madam, Second Miss, you two sit down for a while, I will go find them."

Cen Sanniang thought to herself that Zou Dalang's territory should not cause any major incidents, so she agreed.

The two sat down again.Waiting for Yao Huang who ordered Kao to be confiscated for 5000 taels of silver, the auction finally came to an end.

Cui Mengdong said loudly in front of everyone: "I bought two pots of peonies today, I hope they will return to their original owners."

The Wei family sisters accepted it happily.

Du Yanwan felt like eating a fly in front of everyone.Say no, don't give the Cui family face face to face.When people talk about it, they will only say that the Du family is stingy.If so, she would rather die than say thank you.

"Thank you Mr. Cui for your generosity, this concubine has the audacity to accept it." Cen Sanniang laughed.

There was a glint of complacency in Cui Mengdong's eyes.Looking at Du Yanwan, remembering the phrase "hypocrite", I felt hatred again.

"Being able to go to the Peony Fair is a concubine's honor. Give flowers to your confidant, and since the owner of the garden loves this peony, I can borrow flowers to present Buddha, so I can give it to the master for collection." Cen Sanniang turned around and smiled brightly.

Cui Mengdong looked at Cen Sanniang, their eyes collided, he saw Cen Sanniang raised her eyebrows, and her smile became extremely hateful.

There was a lot of gossip in the peony auction this time, enough for a good conversation, everyone cheered and parted away.

Seeing that Hei Qi hadn't come back, Cen Sanniang had no choice but to stay with Du Yanwan and wait.

When the crowd dispersed, Cui Mengdong did not leave.Walking slowly to the front of the two, he said lightly: "Mrs. Du, please tell the old lady that the Cui family will ask people to discuss the date of marriage in a few days. I hope the old lady will make more preparations."

Before lunch, this fellow politely asked a matchmaker to propose a marriage, but now it's time to discuss the wedding date.No matter how good the outer packaging of the aristocratic family is, the inner packaging may not be so noble and elegant.

Du Yanwan has already seen Cen Sanniang's slippery methods.Staring at Cui Mengdong, he managed to bear it wisely.

Cen Sanniang smiled and said: "A elder sister-in-law is like a mother. My old lady has entrusted my little girl's life-long affairs to me, my sister-in-law. You don't need to tell her old man. I can tell you right now. The Cui family doesn't need a matchmaker to come to the door. To avoid embarrassment, right?"

Cui Mengdong's eyes were cold, and he approached Cen Sanniang and said lightly: "I would like to advise Mrs. Du. The current Du family does not have the capital to be arrogant!"

Cen Sanniang smiled, as if she didn't hear it.She thought to herself, when Wu Meiniang kills your queen, your family will not even have a chance to make money.

Cui Mengdong left in a huff.

(End of this chapter)