Alien landlady

Chapter 57 Enjoying the Auction
Everyone knows for whom Principal Hart suddenly released this news. Everyone in Wangdu pays close attention to what the Shadowless Cat did every day. Everyone involved in this arrest mission has seen the report. Bai Tongtong and the cat have contributed a lot .His Majesty and the ministers were worrying about what conditions to use to make the Shadowless Cat stay in their country with peace of mind, but they heard that Bai Tongtong wanted to buy a field. This at least shows that the cat will not leave in a short time.

So Bai Tongtong received an invitation letter to the auction specially sent to her. The confiscated farmland was divided into eight pieces, about one hundred acres each, and she was free to bid for it.

Ever since the task was handed over, Bai Tongtong has never cared about the future of the task target. Just like the tasks released by the mercenary guild, you can get money after completing the task. Few mercenaries are curious about the story behind the task. Novices may be interested, but this interest will be wiped out after a few life and death experiences.

As the captain said, the task is the task, just think about how to complete it, don't ask why.

Bai Tongtong happily put away the invitation letter, picked up a pen and paper and began to plan her future village.

Bai Tongtong also went to the preview of the auction the day before the auction. In the special exhibition hall, there were all kinds of confiscated items including furniture, decorations, famous paintings, antiques, gold and silver tableware, etc. that were confiscated from mansions in the city and the country. Ah Huang only took them away. The things in the safe were unchanged, and it was only when we arrived at the scene that we found out that the colorful gauze curtains, one of the auction items, were natural colored gauze imported from abroad instead of artificially dyed ordinary goods. Many women in gorgeous dresses were discussing there, Everyone said how beautiful it would be to hang in your own home.

[A broken curtain is so valuable?loss! ! ! 】Ah Huang yelled in pain, his paws were itchy and wanted to go forward and scratch the curtain immediately.

[Don't put on a bandit face, it's ugly. 】Bai Tongtong lightly kicked Ah Huang's buttocks,【The ones hidden in the safe are still the most important, followed by the ones stored in the warehouse. Compared with the ones kept indoors, they are of little value. 】

【It means that the really good things are not brought out?What if someone likes to show off? 】

[It is very troublesome if precious things are broken. Even famous antique paintings have to be taken down for maintenance every few months to slow down the impact of seasonal changes.If there is such a showmanship, it must be someone who is not short of money. 】

[Okay, I got it, next time there is such a big landlord, in addition to the safe, we will also search the warehouse. 】Ah Huang licked his mouth, not looking at these good things that made him miserable.

[By the way, having said that, the authorities must know that the safe was stolen and lost property and documents, but there was no news from outside.No doubt? 】Bai Tongtong was walking, watching and chatting with Ah Huang. She fell in love with a pair of seven-branch gilt copper candlesticks, which can be used in the celebration dinner when she takes pictures of the farmland.

[You just can't forget the follow-up progress of this mission, right? 】Ah Huang raised his head and rolled his eyes at her, 【Mercenary Novice Syndrome. 】

[This is a normal psychological development process, so don't complain about me. 】

[Too lazy to care about you. 】Ah Huang wagged his tail, shook off Bai Tongtong, and went for a walk by himself.

Bai Tongtong's legs were weak from wandering among the exhibits, so she strolled to the furniture exhibition hall and sat down on those comfortable chairs, and finally settled on a lady's writing desk with exquisite materials and exquisite workmanship. There were shelves and drawers under the desk. All kinds of messy little things can be sorted and stored, and the men who are watching are discussing that this is still a 200-year-old furniture.

Bai Tongtong walked around the table twice with great interest, asked the men a few questions, and after finding a suitable price range, added it to his auction list.

Ah Huang ran over from under the ladies' skirts to look for Bai Tongtong, dragged her to another exhibition hall displaying entertainment and leisure products, and showed her two flat round rattan stools, probably for ladies or children to sit on and see the scenery It is used for games in the room, take off the feather cushion inside, it is just the size of a cat's litter.

【I want this. 】Ah Huang jumped into one of them and lay down comfortably.

[This is a pair. 】

[Then buy a pair. 】

【it is good. 】There is another pair of rattan stools in the list.

At this time, a wealthy woman walked over with two pet dogs of the same breed. Seeing Ah Huang sleeping on the rattan stool seemed to inspire her, and she turned her head slightly and told the followers behind her to write down the pair of rattan stools. Bought it as a dog kennel.

Bai Tongtong and Ah Huang looked at each other, Ah Huang poked his head out of the rattan stool and glared angrily at the two dogs who were walking away with their master, 【I fell in love first!No one will let it go! 】

[I'll ask a craftsman to make you a new one? 】

【don't want!I want this! 】

[At any cost? 】Bai Tongtong felt that there was no need to start a fight for these two cheap rattan stools, 【Is it only a few copper coins to buy a brand new one? 】

[That's right, brand new is only a few copper coins. Most ordinary families buy this thing back for their children. This old woman actually wants to use it as a kennel, so she won't let it to her. 】

[Don't you still want to be a cat's nest? 】

[I'm a cat, they are dogs, if you don't let them, you won't let them. 】Ah Huang gritted his teeth and growled in a low voice, very, very angry.

【Okay, okay, I got it, I will definitely buy it for you. 】Bai Tongtong bent down and carried Ah Huang out, put the mat back, and took a look around.

A large number of items in the two mansions are only on display for one day, and it is impossible to see them all by just a quick glance. Tomorrow's auction schedule, the items she fancy belong to different categories, and this auction house can hold more than a dozen auctions at the same time, she doesn't want to miss what she fancy.

The next morning, Bai Tongtong participated in the land auction with the invitation letter. Generally speaking, the auction of confiscated items does not restrict the identity of the buyer, but the land is a special auction item, so the strictest rules must be followed. Only those who can sit on the site After signing up for the auction, the buyer who accepted the background check and passed the invitation letter allowed Bai Tongtong to skip this necessary procedure.If she was asked to sign up by herself, she would have refused immediately as soon as she saw that she was a mercenary.

Ah Huang wasn't here with her, it supervised the auction of furniture in another room, staring at Bai Tongtong's most wanted writing desk to see when it would come on stage.

The auctioneer showed up on time, and after a simple greeting, he went to the main topic and began to introduce the situation that the total area of ​​[-] to [-] mu is now divided into eight farmland plots. The land such as the manor house and the surrounding pond orchards are not included in the farmland area and will be auctioned separately.

Bai Tongtong didn't want to be close to the farmland of the mansion. She thought that no matter who bought the house, he would definitely not want to see other people's tenant farmers working in the fields when they looked at the scenery from the balcony by the window.

The auctioneer spoke eloquently, but Bai Tongtong was so distracted that he didn't listen. He thought that the big house would be the first to be auctioned, but he started with the land farthest from the house but on the side of the main road.

A baron's territory is only a few hundred acres, depending on where the territory is. A baron in a wealthy area does not have so much land, while a baron in a poor area may have thousands of acres of land. Together, even a year of hard work can't support a few people.

The Granary Plain belongs to the affluent area envied by everyone. The land is fertile, the grain output is high, and the climate is suitable for farming. His Majesty also consciously controls the number of nobles on this large piece of fertile land, so as not to pose a threat to his own civilian chief executive. The emergence of commoners and landlords.

The eight plots were originally a whole, with good irrigation and drainage facilities. You can buy any one. Bai Tongtong likes this piece of land near the city of Cossack. If she buys it and builds a small village, some friends will come to her in the future. Traveling will be easier.

Therefore, when the auctioneer knocked down the hammer to signal the start of the auction, Bai Tongtong was the first to raise the price with a sign, and proceeded slowly, no matter what others bid, she waved the sign to increase the lowest price.

Gradually, as the price rose and reached the expected psychological price of most people, the number of people competing for the No. [-] plot decreased, and only Bai Tongtong and the other two gentlemen were still competing.

Many people are talking in low voices, it's just the first piece of land, and the competition is so intense.

After another three or four rounds of bidding, the land has risen to more than 300 gold coins, and the price of arable land in Kosak City is only 2 gold coins per mu. One of the gentlemen shook his head and gave up the competition. How many years will it take to grow grain Only then can they earn back the money to buy the land, so now there is only one other person who is still fighting with Bai Tongtong.

The bidding for a 400-acre piece of farmland has not ended for so long, and it is about to break through [-] gold coins. Apart from the voice of the auctioneer, no one else speaks, and they all hold their breath and wait to see the final transaction price.

It was Bai Tongtong's first real estate purchase, and she had windfalls from various sources in her hands. She was very rich and confident. When the bidding reached the figure of 400, a staff member came to her and showed her a badge ring.

"The owner of the ring hopes to buy this land so that it can be integrated with his existing farmland." The staff member whispered.

Bai Tongtong's current eyesight can only recognize the badge of the nobleman, but she has no idea what class or nobleman it is. She stared blankly at the staff, and did not forget to hold up the placard to keep up with the rhythm of the auctioneer.

"You might as well go back and tell that gentleman that I am buying a property for the first time, and finally I have the opportunity to be a landlord. It is his blessing that he can be my neighbor. Since it is a public auction, it will be fair. Otherwise, if I get angry Me, I let no grass grow in his farmland, and he has nowhere to file a complaint." Bai Tongtong also quietly replied to the staff.

The staff was stunned, and hurriedly retreated with the ring. After a while, a man dressed as a servant came and asked Bai Tongtong's name politely.

Bai Tongtong was not happy to ask her name, she squinted at the attendant, "Forget it, you don't need to ask for the name, if you have money, follow along, if you don't have money, you will give up, I have to buy other things, please don't waste my time .”

The servant ate a hard nail, and replied to the master with a livid face.

However, the other party did not bid any more, and Bai Tongtong got the land she wanted for less than 500 gold coins, which was more than twice the market price.

After quickly leaving the table to go through the formalities of the land deed, Bai Tongtong immediately rushed to the furniture auction and sat in a corner seat near the door. Ah Huang crawled under some chair to her feet and told Bai Tongtong that the writing desk she wanted It's already waiting at the back, and it will come up in three or four more lots, and it doesn't want the pair of rattan stools anymore.

【why? 】

【No reason, just let those two lowly dogs take it. 】

【You are avoiding my question. 】

[Well, I heard them talking about the material of the pair of rattan stools. Yesterday we didn’t know that it was made of black leaf vines that only parasitize on the black leaf fir. This rattan is the same as the fir tree, and it takes a hundred years to become useful. The same age as the tree, the rattan chair and rattan bed made of mature old rattan are warm in winter and cool in summer. They are definitely not something you buy casually on the street. 】

【Let me go, the rattan stools in the big landlord's house are made of rare materials. 】Bai Tongtong bent down and hugged Ah Huang on his lap, scratching its ears, 【Don't save me money, I just spent 500 gold coins to buy farmland.That broken rattan stool is worth less than 500 gold coins, right? 】

Ah Huang stood upright and rubbed his temples with Bai Tongtong's ears, his already clever appearance showed a taste of clever calculation, [I know where I can find black leaf fir and black leaf vine, why should I buy a second-hand one if there is a brand new one? . 】

Bai Tongtong was taken aback for a moment, then couldn't help laughing, 【So they are waiting for me here. 】

Ah Huang flicked his tail triumphantly, and quietly and docilely lay on Bai Tongtong's lap.

The writing desk was finally moved out, and it was identified by experts as an antique with a history of 220 years. The entire desk was made of a single piece of high-quality hardwood, and it was so heavy that it would die.

The material and age are also worth a lot of bidding, and Bai Tongtong is bound to get it, and finally got his wish.

After going through the purchase procedures and leaving the delivery address, Bai Tongtong turned around and rushed to the kitchen and tableware place. She wanted the pair of large candlesticks, but she was not interested in more exquisite and valuable gold and silver tableware. Seven candles were placed on the candlesticks. Reading and writing are so bright, she doesn't want her current good eyesight to become short-sighted due to the dim light.

Fortunately for her, as soon as she sat down, the pair of gold-plated copper seven-branch candlesticks appeared on the stage. If you don’t come to this large candlestick, you must find an experienced old craftsman to make it carefully. If you don’t want patterns, you can hurry up, and it will take more time to add some carvings and chisels.

Of course, those who can afford gold and silver tableware don't care about buying this pair of candlesticks, but after all, they are not as good as Bai Tongtong, who has a higher bottom line. She counted the time waiting for craftsmen to make it and set a psychological price for herself. When it was announced that the pair of candlesticks belonged to her, the transaction price was far from her psychological price.

(End of this chapter)