Little Life on An American Ranch

  Chapter 24 Auction (3)

   "Six hundred dollars!"

  The man who had been smiling nicely just now had no smile on his face. He hesitated for a long time before uttering a sentence between his teeth, insisting on adding fifty knives to the six hundred dollars.

  Jim shrugged his shoulders, then raised his hand and shook it lightly in the air, waved helplessly to signal that he would no longer bid.

   "Six hundred and fifty dollars" someone made an offer.

  Different from the middle-aged man, the woman presiding over the auction is very happy now, and keeps asking: "Is there any more, is there any more?"

   "Six hundred and seventy dollars!" The man's face was almost twisted into a twist.

   "Anyone else six hundred and seventy dollars a time!" the woman yelled.

   "No one wants it anymore, such a high price, Brian, you are crazy!" A black old man who looked a little older said a little bit dissatisfied.

After taking pictures of five or six warehouses, all the smiles on the faces of the original group of treasure hunters disappeared. So far, the lowest one has been shot at 450 US dollars, far exceeding their expectations. If it continues like this I originally planned to buy five libraries, but I can only buy four at most. If I want to grab everyone's favorite, then it is dangerous to buy two.

The current situation has nothing to do with Jian Heng, and it doesn't have much to do with Jim. It's mainly because of the two novices in the crowd. Jumping up, I didn't see the twenty-one plus a few times when I took a few pictures, which really gave a group of treasure hunters a headache.

   Originally, Jian Heng was going to teach this group of people a little lesson, but now it seems that he doesn't need it at all, not only because he doesn't need it, but he pays attention to the few eggs in the crowd, so as not to ruin his business.

  Finally, the middle-aged man Brian took down the warehouse, handed the money to the woman, took the key and stood at the door.

   The group of people didn't talk much, just watched him open the door so quietly. For a treasure hunter, it's a win or a loss, so everyone pays attention to keeping quiet. If others make a profit, everyone will naturally be more lively. If they lose money, it is best to walk away quietly, lest some bad-tempered people take their anger on themselves.

  They are all veterans who know this rule, but a few newcomers, including Jian Heng, did not make a sound. These people are completely curious and want to see what valuable things are inside.

This is a bit like playing a scratch-off lottery ticket. Before it is scratched off, everyone is full of curiosity about this lottery ticket. They especially want to know whether it will be a prize of 100,000 yuan after it is scratched off, or thank you for your patronage. That kind of anticipation Special recruitment.

  So the whole warehouse suddenly became enigmatically quiet at this time.

   Click!

With a few bangs, Brian used a huge vise to pinch the lock, which belonged to the original owner. Then Brian opened the lock of the rolling door with a key, and only heard a slight dull rattling sound. Brian unscrewed the built-in lock and stretched out his hand to push the rolling door up.

  All eyes were on the slowly opening rolling door.

well!

   Waiting to see the things in the house clearly, someone among the treasure hunters let out a soft sigh. The whole warehouse is full of furniture, as well as some broken pipes, wood and so on. All solid wood furniture is quite expensive for domestic people, but Americans generally use wood to build houses, so where do you take solid wood furniture seriously, unless it is antique or precious wood furniture, but these two are obviously It's not something a middle-class family can play.

  Anyway, this warehouse is not worth six hundred and seventy dollars, let alone six hundred and seventy dollars. It would be difficult for these old furniture to be placed on the second-hand stalls for two hundred dollars. Brian's vote was a loss.

   "No problem, right?" Women don't care about Brian's mood. For her, the things in it have nothing to do with her now, and her profits and losses are not her own, so she naturally doesn't care.

  Leaving Brian standing at the door of the warehouse with a bitter face, the woman led the rest to the door of the warehouse for the next auction.

  The woman flipped through the book, took out the key and shook it in her hand: "The following is No. 30, Area B!"

   "Three hundred and five, does anyone want it?" The woman said to the crowd.

   Without waiting for the girl's words, Jian Heng raised his hand to signal for three hundred and five.

  Before Jian Heng put his hand down, someone immediately called out three hundred and seven, and then someone called out three hundred and nine.

Maybe it's because there are no good things in a row, everyone's bids have obviously become more conservative, and the price increases from twenty to twenty, and finally after four hundred and five, only when the woman asks twice in a row does someone increase the price once. .

   "Five hundred!"

  Jian Heng has been silent all this time, just waiting for everyone not to overtime before making a move.

  When everyone heard Jian Heng suddenly added fifty, they couldn't help but focus on Jian Heng.

   "If everyone is not optimistic about it, then I will buy it."

Jian Heng doesn't care about shelling out five hundred yuan to cover up his big Mercedes, as long as the big Mercedes is washed white today and has a serious origin, why would Jian Heng mind the small few hundred dollars? Piece?

Jian Heng suddenly added 50 yuan here, and it seemed that the people around him came back to their senses. This warehouse is one of the most promising ones for treasure hunters. The owner of the warehouse is a music enthusiast, and The annual income is quite high. They got the news that the former owner regarded the warehouse as his own private small theater. These people all understand that there is a high possibility that the warehouse has audio connectors or even high-end audio equipment, which is likely to make a lot of money. storehouse.

   "Five hundred and twenty"

   Immediately someone followed.

"Five hundred fifty"

   "Six hundred and three!" Jian Heng raised his hand, showing that he must win.

   At the same time, he glanced at the raw melon eggs with his own eyes.

   "Six hundred and fifty"

   "Six hundred and seventy"

  Most people in the crowd fell silent, only two followed Jian Heng and raised the price again.

  Jian Heng was overjoyed that it was the two high bidders in front of him.

   A treasure hunter from "Qibai" made a move.

  Jian Heng saw from their expressions that there was a high possibility that these people would follow again, so he opened his mouth and shouted the price over seven hundred.

  The woman glanced at Jian Heng, then turned her gaze to others, and said slowly, "Is there anyone else bidding?"

   After being stunned for about five seconds, the woman said: "The first time, the second time, the first...".

"Seven hundred and fifty!"

   Before the woman could utter a word, someone surpassed Jian Heng's bid.

   "Is there anyone else with a higher price than this?" The woman turned her eyes away from anyone, and stared directly at Jian Heng.

  Jian Heng shook his head with a look of reluctance.

   "Eight hundred!"

   Hiss! When the crowd heard that someone shouted 800, they immediately turned their heads and looked over. When they saw the bidder, many veterans had a thoughtful expression on their faces.

   "Eight hundred and twenty"

  Someone in the crowd followed.

   "Eight hundred and forty"

   Two raw melon eggs shot together.

   "Is there any more nine hundred and fifty, the last time, nine hundred and fifty, nine hundred and fifty deals!".

  The last one was sold for 950.

Nine hundred and fifty yuan, so there must be a stereo in this room, and it must be of a small fever level to earn back. If there is no such high-value thing, the person who bought it can be said to have lost money Pants up.

   Waiting to see the door of this warehouse slowly rise, many people have greater curiosity in their hearts, and they all stretch their heads to see what is inside.

well!

  As soon as the door opened, there was the loudest sound of regret so far, and the strangest thing was that there seemed to be some gloating in the sound.

After the door is opened, there is a stereo inside, but no matter how you look at it, it is not worth a few hundred dollars. It is an ordinary household product. Apart from this stereo, there are only two large sofa chairs, and a bed. The blanket was still twisted into a ball, and there was a U-shaped work shelf next to it, on which some electrical components were placed. The warehouse was a bit messy, and it seemed that the previous owner seemed to be in a hurry when he left.

After several warehouses, Jian Heng and some old hunters unintentionally formed a small cooperation, and began to feed two raw melon eggs. After a few warehouses, these two raw melon eggs wiped out the initial Arrogant, as long as you look at their faces, you can tell that their pockets are almost dry.

When the goal is achieved, Jian Heng doesn't make any moves anymore, even if he does, he just adds 20 to it, while the hunter is free to take what he likes. There are fights between them, but they are all maintained at the same speed, and there is no imposition. The high price overturned two raw melon eggs, and the remaining few transactions were only between three and four hundred.

   The things in the warehouse that are auctioned at such a price can neither lose much nor earn much. This is a normal warehouse auction.

   "I guess it will be difficult to gain anything today!" Someone whispered in the crowd.

   This sentence immediately received a few echoes, but there has been nothing that can be seen, and everyone is naturally a little depressed.

  At this time, the woman happened to be standing at the door of the warehouse where the big Mercedes was hidden, and began to flip through the notebook in her hand.

   Jian Heng's heart tightened secretly, but his face was as tense as possible, keeping his usual calm and indifferent.

  (end of this chapter)