Fifth floor.
"Seven hundred!"
"Seven fifty!"
"Eight hundred!"
"..."
After Xia Wanqin's speech, several pairs of young and beautiful lovers began a fierce round of bidding.
Whenever the men hesitated, they saw the tender, pitiful looks in the women's eyes beside them and gritted their teeth, continuing to raise the price.
"One thousand taels!!!"
When that price rang out—
The entire hall went quiet.
The few people bidding also calmed down.
One thousand taels of gold was already an astronomical sum for most people.
And at this moment—
"Women's money really is easy to earn!" Jiang Ning smiled, sighing inwardly.
Compared to its original value, this one thousand taels was undoubtedly a heavy premium.
For it to fetch one thousand taels of gold had exceeded his expectations. He was satisfied.
Below—
Once the bid of one thousand taels of gold came out, no one else competed.
Seeing this, Xia Wanqin wasted no more time and directly announced the deal.
"Next is Number Fifty-five Auction Item, Mustard Seed Leaf!" Xia Wanqin cleared her throat and spoke.
Standing by the window, Jiang Ning also looked toward the display platform.
He saw a maid come over from the rear holding a rosewood tray, place the rosewood tray in her hands on the table before Xia Wanqin, then slowly withdraw.
"Mustard Seed Leaf—I believe many people do not know much about this item!" Xia Wanqin said.
"Manager Xia, stop keeping us in suspense. Just introduce it directly!" someone below the platform said.
Xia Wanqin smiled and continued, "The Mustard Seed Leaf is an ancient treasure left behind from the Ancient Era, an ancient treasure complete and undamaged, an ancient treasure that can still be used in the present age. This item is famed as one leaf, one world. A top-grade Mustard Seed Leaf is