Chapter 133: The Five Blessings Grass

  The next morning, Song Jian and Lü Feng headed towards the Hua Zu Building in Maozhou City.

  Hua Zu Building is a landmark building in Maicheng, with a statue of Hua Tuo in front and some historical famous doctors' sculptures and introductions around. The Hua Zu An, which commemorates Hua Tuo, is also nearby. Although the specific address of Hua Tuo's hometown can no longer be verified, the people of Maicheng regard Hua Tuo as a celebrity from their hometown to worship.

  The Hua Zu building was built in a lotus shape, also implying that the people of Huazhou attach importance to cleanliness and morality when doing business.

  At the entrance of the building, an old man in a dark blue long gown with large sleeves stood, his face wore a gentle smile. The style of his clothes was somewhat like Tang suit, but also different from Tang suit, with a slanted opening at the collar, a wrapped hem at the bottom, and a long-sleeved robe that resembled the attire of an ancient scholar.

  An elderly man stood beside two women wearing cheongsam dresses, one of whom held a POS card machine in her hand, with a sign next to it that read "Entrance fee: 100,000 yuan".

  "...Song Jian was speechless for a moment, this way of making money is really too awesome."

  Lü Feng quickly took out his bank card and swiped away 100,000 yuan. Song Jian had no choice but to pay the 100,000-yuan entrance fee as well. He glanced at the old man beside him and was secretly shocked in his heart - this old man was not simple at all, hiding his true abilities and with an ethereal aura that might be on par with Cloud Void Master.

  Upon entering the Hua Zu Building, Song Jian Dao said: "This entrance fee is a bit expensive, isn't it?"

  Lv Feng smiled and said, "At this price, trading here is completely worry-free, no need to worry about safety issues. Moreover, think about it, if the organizer of this place wasn't powerful and influential, with strong rallying power, how could they gather so many precious medicinal materials at once?"

  Song Jian nodded and said: "That's the idea, but this time there are at least several hundred people or even thousands. One person is one million, that's...one hundred million?"

  Lv Feng scratched his head and said, "This is the energy of a big family. Alas, we work hard for several years but can't earn this much money. They just stand at the door for a few hours and make so much money."

  "What's their business," Song Jian asked.

  Lü Feng glanced around, walking up the stairs with Song Jian, and said: "You know about 'Spring and Autumn Six Gates', right? The organizer of this event is actually from the Confucian Gate of the six gates."

  "Huh?" Song Jian was somewhat astonished, no wonder the old man was wearing strange clothes earlier. It turned out to be a Confucian attire, but this Confucian wasn't just about literature and etiquette, how could his kung fu be so fierce?

  Lü Feng and Song Jian arrived at the third floor, pushed open the door, and in the middle was a huge conference hall. The conference hall was three stories high, circular in shape, and in the very center was an exhibition platform.

  Lü Feng took a look at the number plate in his hand and said, "Let's go, to our own private room."

  The card in hand is similar to the door card of a hotel room. Find your own box, swipe it on the doorknob, and you can enter. Song Jian and Lü Feng entered the same box, which was directly opposite the central stage, and inside the box, there was a price counter, which should be used for bidding.

  "This auction house is quite advanced," Song Jian exclaimed in surprise.

  "That's, in Huaxia country, among the top three, and this auction house fully considers everyone's privacy. You just need to press your bid on this meter, if the auction is successful, naturally there will be staff who will deliver the goods to you, others won't know your identity, so I say it's worth the price here." Lü Feng smiled.

  Song Jian nodded and said: "That's not bad, Lao Lü, by the way, how much money did you bring to participate in this auction?"

  After three days of getting along, the two people are also familiar with each other. Lv Feng is smiling all day long, although he has some old fox-like thoughts, but he's not a bad person. As for Song Jian, although he doesn't like to joke around, he's very sincere, so Lv Feng feels at ease with him too.

  "Over 50 million, I suppose," Lü Feng said with some satisfaction. "For the sake of health and longevity, I'm more than willing to invest. How about you? I've made some inquiries about you, young man. Your group isn't very big, but from what I've seen over the past couple of days, it seems like you have plenty of funds at your disposal."

  Song Jian heard that Lü Feng, a person of this status, had brought more than 50 million, and he couldn't help but feel relieved. He smiled and said, "I've brought a bit more than you."

  Lv Feng smiled and then sighed, saying: "Being young is great, having courage, I'm not capable of that anymore. Although my family business is quite large, the enterprise assets under my name are over 2 billion yuan, but I don't dare to exchange all my assets for RMB to buy these medicinal materials. After all, once the liquidity is broken, the company may go bankrupt at any time."

  Song Jian sat down, and only then did he realize that these seemingly successful businessmen actually had very little idle funds in their hands. This was also easy to understand, as anyone with idle funds would invest them in new projects rather than leaving the money sitting in a bank.

  About an hour later, the auction started on time.

  The old man at the entrance walked up to the stage, bowed his hands in all directions and said: "Thank you very much for your presence at this rare medicinal material auction. This is the first time our Confucian school has hosted such an auction. If it's successful, we'll continue to hold auctions for weapons, jade antiques, and even martial arts secret manuals. The rules of the auction are clear to everyone: the highest bidder wins, but please check your bank balance carefully. If you bid beyond your means and cause the item to go unsold, don't blame me for being impolite. Alright, the auction is about to begin. Just a reminder: there are 100 items up for sale, with the best ones at the end, so please be patient. Haha, let's start!"

  The old man finished speaking and strode down from the platform with a sweep of his sleeves.

  Soon, an old man with a goat beard walked up, he stepped on the platform, and soon, a stone table slowly rose in front of the platform. There should be various buttons on the stone table, the old man clicked twice, and then the entire platform lit up.

  "Hehe, everyone, I'm the auctioneer for this exhibition. You can call me Old Hu. Now, let's invite a beautiful young lady to bring out our first item." With that, Old Hu got straight down to business and the auction began.

  A cheongsam-clad woman walked onto the stage, holding a yellow box in her hands and opened it, revealing a five-leafed grass that shone like jade.

  Lao Hu put the box on the platform, the lights came on, and the screens in each private room could immediately see the auction item from all angles.

  "This thing... I'm not sure what it is, but I can guarantee one thing. It's naturally grown like this, and its category should be a three-leaf clover. Legend has it that if you find a four-leaf clover, you'll get the blessing of the goddess of fortune. Of course, we Chinese people don't believe in such superstitions, but this five-leaf clover, with leaves as transparent as jade... I think it might not bring good luck, but at least it will bring wealth. Alright, let's start the auction, the starting price is one million." Old Hu didn't say more, and the bidding began.

  "What's going on? Why are there still these fancy things around. I've seen six-petaled ones, let alone five-petaled ones."

  Song Jian's face was shocked, he turned his head and looked at Lü Feng, "Six leaves? Is it also like this?"

  Lv Feng shook his head. "That's not it, just a grass, who knows, maybe one day there will be a genetic mutation and it will grow six leaves."

  Song Jian swallowed his saliva and pressed the button of 3 million.

  "What's going on? Is this grass so valuable?" Lü Feng asked.

  Song Jian nodded and said: "I don't know what specific effect it has. But it's absolutely worth this price."

  At this time, Song Jian's heart was extremely shocked. Because these five leaves of jade-like three-leaf grass were exactly the same as the Wu Fu Cao described in the "Shang Gu Zhen Ren Shu", and Wu Fu Cao was rated as top-grade in the "Shang Gu Zhen Ren Shu"!

  Top-grade medicinal material! What does that mean? It means that this small grass is more precious than even the likes of Ren Shen and Ling Zhi!

  This was also the first time Song Jian saw the top-grade medicinal materials described in the "Ancient True Man's Book"! He had thought that those medicinal materials didn't exist in this world, but unexpectedly, he saw them this time.

  Song Jianqi hoped that no one would recognize the goods and he could get it for 30 million.

  On the stage, Old Hu said with a hint of surprise, "Someone has already bid 10 million, is anyone else going to bid?"

  "One billion five hundred million, one billion five hundred million!" Old Hu was a bit stunned. He had originally thought that this thing wasn't worth much money, only its strange appearance, so he put it in the first position, but unexpectedly, this small grass, the price actually directly exceeded one billion."

  "Damn it!" In one of the private rooms, an old man stared at the screen and cursed viciously, "It's that idiot who raised the price so quickly! Now those other old ghosts who couldn't see anything before have also realized something."

  "Seventh Master, is this thing really so good?" a young man beside him asked.

  "Good? Hmph, an item that can change one's fortune, you say it's good or not! Now immediately call headquarters and transfer over 50 million, no, transfer all the funds over. This lucky grass must be secured." The old man said with hatred.

  At this time in the private room, Song Jian sighed and said: "Indeed, there are many masters, it seems that I won't be able to get this grass."

  Lü Feng stared at the panel in shock, watching as the price continued to skyrocket: "It's already 800 million! What the...?! Have they all gone crazy?!"

  At this time, Old Hu, who had been calm on the exhibition stand, also trembled slightly. He swallowed his saliva and said: "Please note that if the auction fails, the funds in the card will be confiscated immediately, and the auctioned items will be re-auctioned. Moreover, people like you will no longer be welcome in this exhibition hall from now on."

  The price finally stopped at 1.7 billion.

  Old Hu subconsciously rubbed his eyes and said: "Uh, 170 million the first time, 170 million the second time..."

  Inside the private room, the old man who was previously called "Qi Ye" suddenly became furious. He glanced at the intercom button beside him and pressed it immediately.

  "Hello, noble guest, this is the auction house customer service. How may I assist you?" came a gentle voice from inside.

  "Hello, may I ask if this item can be reserved and bid later? My funds are not in place yet." The old man said with a suppressed anxious heart.

  "I'm sorry, this doesn't follow the rules," the woman said.

  "Hello, I am Hongmen Old Seventh. And you..." The old man voluntarily reported his own identity, believing that this identity would be recognized not only in Miao State but also throughout the entire Huaxia Country.

  "None of you are any good!" A voice suddenly came from the other end of the intercom, an old man's voice, and then the intercom went dead.

  "Damn it!" Hong Laoqi's face turned red with rage, and he cursed as Old Hu struck the auction hammer on the exhibition platform, ending the sale of the first exhibit.

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