Doted By The Regent King-Chapter 481: Offer a Sky-high Price

A piece of Peach Blossom Spring fetched a sky-high price.

Ah Jiu stated that the highest bidder would win, and since the bidding for jade revealed from the stone was a willing transaction between parties, no one wanted to miss out on such a piece of Peach Blossom Spring.

Many of the jade merchants present were not short of silver; what they lacked was rare and fine jade. After all, merchants like them found it easy to earn silver, but to rise in ranks and curry favor, they needed precious items. After all, to some of the Imperial Nobles, silver was considered mere filthy lucre.

But some treasures, such as precious and rare medicinal herbs, works by famous artists, calligraphy, ancient books, jade and the like, were highly collectible. Acquiring these could enhance a family’s heritage and be passed down through generations. How could silver compare to that? fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm

Indeed, the price of the small piece of Peach Blossom Spring was about to break through two hundred thousand taels, and the atmosphere in the entire meeting was as fervent as the blazing sun, both among the spectators of Wufu and those in the Winter Solstice private room.

Two hundred thousand taels, what a concept. Before it was cut, it was no more than nine thousand taels.

Wufu secretly calculated the figures; if this were in the middle to late Qing Dynasty where one tael of silver was also worth about two hundred or more yuan, then wouldn’t these two hundred thousand taels amount to tens of millions now?

Thus, Wufu thought the price was actually not high, considering that this Peach Blossom Spring could fetch a value of hundreds of millions in modern times.

As Wufu thought this, the bidding stopped at two hundred thousand taels. The buyer was a merchant surnamed Zhao from the prefectural city, who bowed his hands in thanks to the likes of Lou Wanyuan and others for their courtesy.

Although no higher price was fetched, it was still the highest bid of the past two days, enough to be talked about widely.

Since the Peach Blossom Spring was sold, there was no reason for Wufu to continue standing on stage. After all, there was still seed material to handle, and as for the transaction procedures, taxes, commissions, and so on, others would naturally take care of it.

Wufu simply stepped down from the platform with the composure of a craftsman who had just cut the stone for someone else.

"Miss Wufu has quite the skill," Yu Zhen said to her in a low voice, suffused with admiration.

Two hundred thousand taels, he just missed out on that, and it almost made him spit blood!

Wufu blinked innocently and said, "What do you mean, Craftmaster Yu? Oh, neither of us got that Peach Blossom Spring, which is truly regrettable. Didn’t you say it was a must-have for you? I heard you bid several times!"

"You!" Yu Zhen’s eyes bulged as big as bronze bells.

Shameless, utterly shameless!

"How come Hundred Treasures Silver Building has a ’mentor’ like you who elbows out, not in?" Yu Zhen spat out another remark, deliberately making it within earshot of Wen Jian, clearly trying to stir up trouble.

Wen Jian would not allow himself to be provoked, and with a dry laugh said, "Miss Wufu has indeed brought glory to our Hundred Treasures Silver Building; she was the one who cut open that piece of Peach Blossom Spring."

Although he felt a pang of loss, who could he blame? He had doubted her twice, after all!

"Then I’ll look forward to seeing how she brings glory to Hundred Treasures Silver Building tomorrow," Yu Zhen left in a huff, flinging his sleeves as he went.

"Tsk, blaming me for your own misjudgments!" Wufu scoffed, and turning to Wen Jian with a smile, she said, "Third Old Master Wen wouldn’t blame me too, would he?"

"How dare I!" Wen Jian suppressed the sour feeling in his heart and said, "I’m still counting on Miss Wufu to bring glory to our Hundred Treasures Silver Building!"

"Well said, well said!" Wufu laughed heartily.

Back in the private rooms of Hundred Treasures Silver Building, Wufu was surrounded by several craftsmen who, no longer pretending to be her seniors, asked for her insights on the Peach Blossom Spring she had just assessed.

Wufu did not hold back, sharing her observations in detail, to the great benefit of them all.