Chapter 291 Catching Snakes Is so Profitable

As soon as the words "realgar wine" came out, the young people who had just gathered around suddenly became timid.

It's fine if you just drink a little, but once Liu Xiong gets interested, he won't just drink a little.

They don't know how much realgar is put in it, or whether there are other ingredients added. If there is a problem, who should they contact? Can the first aid here keep up?

Liu Xiong seems unreliable. It’s not that they don’t dare to drink realgar wine, they just don’t dare to drink Liu Xiong’s realgar wine!

One person asked nervously: "Mr. Liu, did he guess it right?"

Liu Xiong glanced at the faces of several people and sneered mockingly, "Look at how cowardly you are!"

Without looking at them anymore, Liu Xiong clapped his hands: "As expected of Brother Snake. Know me! Yes, this is realgar wine!"

Several other people couldn't help but said:

"Isn't it said that realgar wine is only used to draw characters now?"

"Yes, yes, it is said that heating can turn it into arsenic. Brother Liu, you haven't heated it before, have you?"

"The realgar wine doesn't taste good. Let's drink something else. There's so much wine on the table."

Ignoring those people, Liu Xiong opened the small wine can and turned to Feng Yi, "Brother Snake, do you think realgar wine can poison you?"

Feng Yi said without hesitation: "The poison will not stop you."

When Liu Xiong heard this, he felt that he had seen the right person: He is indeed my idol! You can even drink a pot of wine!

Le Diandian took two wine glasses, filled them with wine, and handed one to Feng Yi.

After looking at the other young people, Liu Xiong thought they were brothers after all, so he said, "Why don't we all come together?"

The others fell silent.

Feng Yi said: "Everyone's resistance is different, and some people are allergic to it, so it's better to be cautious."

Liu Xiong pouted, "Okay, let's drink our own and ignore them."

Realgar wine is indeed not the type that Feng Yi likes. Even if he is now resistant to the smell, it does not mean that he will like it.

Of course, it’s okay to drink it.

As he just said to Liu Xiong, even if he drank the whole bottle of wine, the realgar content would have no effect on him.

However, for ordinary people, too much can be toxic.

After one cup, when Liu Xiong was about to pour more, Feng Yi stopped him: "Just the right amount."

"Of course, I understand!" Liu Xiong was about to pour the wine, then he re-covered the wine jar and let others take it away.

Liu Xiong actually knew what those people who dared not drink were thinking, and because of this, he felt that Feng Yi was worthy of close friendship.

Be brave!

Loyalty!

After drinking a glass of realgar wine, Liu Xiong looked more pleasing to Feng Yi!

Thinking of Feng Yi's purpose of coming here today, Liu Xiong asked: "Brother Snake, do you have any intention of shooting today? Which ones are you interested in?"

Feng Yi said: "Pay the old gentleman's zodiac sign."

Liu Xiong looked embarrassed, "I'm afraid this is a bit difficult."

As far as he knew, at least three people were eyeing his grandfather's ancient coin.

The bidder may not necessarily be looking at the thing, but the person behind the thing.

Liu Xiong observed the expression on Feng Yi's face.

Seeing Feng Yi's mild reaction, Liu Xiong guessed: Brother Snake should be mentally prepared, and he didn't seem to show a strong willingness to bid.

In fact, just as Liu Xiong guessed, Feng Yi really had not made up his mind yet.

Because he has not seen the actual object, Feng Yi is not sure whether he will participate in the final bidding.

"Well, let me take a look first." Feng Yi said.

The auction was about to start. Liu Xiong wanted to stay at this table, but his elders asked him to leave. He took the person forward and went to the auction without knowing what was said. Liu Xiong had a look of dissatisfaction on his face, but he still sat down at the arranged table obediently.

There were several young people at that table who played well with him or knew him, and they were all children from wealthy families who were somewhat famous in Rongcheng.

Someone saw Liu Xiong and Feng Yi talking there just now, so they asked him:

"Is that Feng Yi? He is here today to participate in the bidding?"

"Yeah." Liu Xiong was not in a high mood and responded perfunctorily.

He was used to being arrogant, so the person who asked the question didn't pay attention and continued:

"I also heard the news just now. Feng Yi really wants to take a shot at your grandpa's copper coin?"

"If you know, why don't you ask me?" Liu Xiong's tone was not very good.

"What do you think the boy's purpose is for coming to this auction today and staring at your grandfather's copper coin?"

"I don't care why, but it's none of your business?"

"Isn't this just curiosity?"

The man ignored Liu Xiong's stinky face and turned around to talk to the others.

The auction begins.

The emcee was a well-known TV host. After a simple opening and congratulations, he introduced representatives of the organizer and several important guests, including Mr. Fu who spent money with his zodiac sign.

Mr. Fu is in good spirits. Although he is about the same age as Feng Yi's grandfather, he looks more peaceful and does not have the overbearing feeling of Mr. Feng.

Of course, no one present was stupid enough to think that this old man was as talkative as he seemed.

For this charity auction, the chief auctioneer of the city's largest auction company was invited, and all the money from tonight's auction will be donated to various projects such as children's medical aid.

The first lot is the two giant rice dumplings.

Feng Yi's attitude towards this thing was that he could take it or not.

However, even if Lu Yue didn't say it clearly in the information, Feng Yi could guess that this gift box must have been pre-ordered.

Moreover, this rice dumpling must be eaten today after being photographed. The flavor will definitely be lacking after two days. It’s hard to bring it back to Yangcheng to share.

He would not participate in the competition.

Sure enough, after a while, the Zongzi gift box was sold at a high price of 6999.

The person who successfully won the bid even stood up and bowed to the people around him to express his gratitude.

When other people were bidding, Feng Yi observed that there were some familiar faces, and some were completely unfamiliar.

Feng Yi did not recognize half of the people at the table where Lu Yue sat.

Before the opening, Lu Yue came to say hello, but today Lu Yue had business socializing and did not talk to Feng Yi much.

Feng Yi picked up the auction item information and looked through it again.

Because the nature of this charity auction is different, it does not strictly follow the rules like commercial auctions. Before the auction, no physical display was seen, and there may even be some changes in the final auction items. The information in hand can only be used as a reference.

The first few auction items were all jewelry, vases, ashtrays, etc., which Feng Yi was not interested in.

At a table in front of the venue, Liu Xiong deliberately exchanged seats with someone, so that he could see Feng Yi's side from his angle. It was rare to see this idol who caught snakes, so he observed him more first.

However, Feng Yi seemed to have no interest in the opening items, and kept looking through the information in his hand.

Several young people nearby came over and whispered to Liu Xiong:

"I thought that the starting price of this kind of auction would be one dollar."

"What a shame! If the starting price is one dollar, you still want to join in the fun, right?"

"Alas, I finally got a number plate, I have to show up, right?"

"Then you show up!"

"Tsk, it's not worth it. Just that ring, a thing worth hundreds of thousands, spent nearly one million to buy it, no matter how you think about it!"

"What's a loss or not, look at how stingy you are! This is to provide charitable medical assistance to children from poor families! You can spend so much money on a trip, why don't you be reluctant to spend it on this?" Liu Xiong looked at the other person with disdain.

The man secretly curled his lips: You are so generous, why don't you ask your family for money!

Usually they spend a million or so to go out and play, which is to maintain normal interpersonal relationships, and they can ask their families to reimburse them.

They are willing to do charity, but this amount is beyond their psychological tolerance.

It's not that they can't afford it, but it's not cost-effective.

Besides, one of their family members will definitely represent them at the auction, so they don't need to donate extra love.

When the auction is over, they can donate some money and go through the motions.

However, Liu Xiong is indeed different from them, with a lot of "pocket money".

People who are usually flamboyant must show off in such occasions!

Liu Xiong raised his "666" number plate to bid, and finally, he spent three million to bid for a pendant with a starting price of 500,000.

In fact, there were other people who thought this pendant was suitable and wanted to bid for it, but when they were bidding, they found that the other bidder was Liu Xiong, so they gave up.

It's not that they are afraid of Brother Liu's family, but they just don't want to fight with the younger generation on this.

Most of the people present were well-known figures in Yongcheng. They had participated in many such activities and knew how to deal with any situation.

Be decent and give some face to the Liu and Fu families.

Besides, this is not a commercial auction, but a charity event. There is no need to fight with "children".

After bidding one item after another, it was finally the zodiac coin.

Liu Xiong became excited.

Before this, when Liu Xiong knew that his grandfather was going to offer an item, he planned to use it as bait to raise the price.

If the amount in his mind was not reached, he would bid for it himself.

But now, knowing that Feng Yi was also eyeing this item, Liu Xiong was a little hesitant.

Should I raise the price too high?

It was rare for my idol to participate in the auction.

After a few seconds of brief consideration, Liu Xiong made a decision.

Between the idol and the grandfather, of course, I would choose the grandfather!

However, in order to show respect, Liu Xiong decided not to bid at the beginning, and wait and see how other bidders would perform. When Feng Yi is no longer competitive, he will come and not confront Feng Yi directly.

In front, the auctioneer is introducing this zodiac coin. Although it looks similar to other copper coins, it was not used for circulation in ancient times.

It is also the zodiac snake.

There are not many people who are interested in this ancient coin itself.

But when the auction officially started, there are many people who raised their hands.

Most of them are indeed going for Mr. Fu.

Liu Xiong has been paying attention to Feng Yi's reaction.

Just now, when the copper coin was taken out, he found that Feng Yi's expression changed!

Switched from the state of "wait and see" to the state of "determined to win"!

Then, Liu Xiong saw Feng Yi's decisive posture of raising his hand.

As Liu Xiong thought, Feng Yi was indeed determined to win this ancient coin!

Although there was a distance between them, Feng Yi had a special feeling for the ancient coin!

That's right!

It is indeed a coin that has been played by the ancestors!

It's just that the "patina" is not thick, and it's very old, so you can still see some rust on the copper coin.

Even so, compared with other copper coins of the same period, this one has been well preserved! It's as good as a replica!

Others just think that this copper coin can be preserved so well because it was lucky enough to be obtained, and all the collectors who handled it, including Mr. Fu, carefully maintained it.

Even the donor, Mr. Fu, thinks so.

Because they don't know the specialness of this zodiac coin and the added value on it, they will treat it as an ordinary ancient coin and donate it for auction.

This is different from the rocks in mountain caves. There is no instrument that can accurately detect the thin layer of "magma" outside.

Feng Yi is now learning how to trade coins. Let's take a look at the gap between him and his predecessors.

Just like playing with a certain object in a literary and entertainment circle, people with different physiques will come up with different objects.

In terms of palms alone, there are sweaty hands, oily hands, and dry hands. Whether to wear gloves when playing handball, how long to wear them, and how to play handball are all different.

Not to mention there are various other factors that will affect the final result.

Therefore, Feng Yi decided to refer more to the achievements of his predecessors, learn more, and then find something to practice...

wrong.

When playing with these things, should I use mimicry or prototype?

With claws or tail?

Do we need to find more control groups?

While Feng Yi was thinking about this, he didn't forget to hold up the sign in his hand to pay the price.

The price of this zodiac sign has increased from the starting price of one million to five million.

There are fewer people holding placards.

Some people think that if the price exceeds five million, it is not worth it.

Throwing money in may not achieve your goals.

But the rest of the population didn't think so.

In a few breaths, it increased from five million to eight million!

Liu Xiong was surprised. It was his turn and he hadn't raised his sign yet!

This, this, this...it seems like he has no use for him anymore.

He has pocket money, but he is reluctant to spend it on this!

While he was thinking about it, the place changed again.

On the big screen in front, Feng Yi's number plate and bid were displayed.

"Ten million!"

Many people in the venue looked at Feng Yi in surprise, including those at the front table who were concerned about their image. They couldn't help but turn around and look in Feng Yi's direction.

"Is he Feng Yi?"

"Why would he pay a huge price for this ancient coin?"

Is it for the limelight?

Or do you have the same purpose as other bidders?

besides……

"When did Feng Yi become so aggressive? Isn't he an internet celebrity expert?"

"With the Yangcheng Feng family's attitude towards Feng Yi, it is impossible for Feng Yi to be so generous."

Is there some background that they don't know about?

Or are there other, larger sources of funding?

Some people also went to see Liu Xiong and found that he had no intention of selling. They knew that the price had reached the satisfactory level.

Other bidders also hesitated at this time.

It's not a commercial auction, and it won't involve major interest disputes, so we won't continue to fight over it.

As the auctioneer drops the hammer, the bidding for this lot is declared over.

This ancient coin returned to Feng Yi.

The bidder just now was sitting at a round table not far from Feng Yi. He had a gentlemanly and polite smile on his face and raised the wine glass in his hand towards Feng Yi.

Feng Yi returned the salute with a smile.

Judging from the emotional information on the other party, he knew that the other party was actually scolding him in his heart, and the scolding was quite intense.

However, everyone still needs to maintain superficial etiquette.

Keep smiling.

Liu Xiong's table.

Several young people were also discussing.

"He actually got it photographed!"

"Is it so profitable to catch snakes?"

"There's a lot of money to be made in catching snakes! There must be other sources of funds!"

"Didn't you say that he was in such a miserable state before that he was expelled from the family?"

"That was how long ago! Did you just get online?"

"That kid is quite mysterious. After today's auction, there will definitely be more people checking his information, especially the source of his funds!"

"He is said to be an Internet celebrity, but I haven't seen him showing off his wealth online."

"These days, the fastest way to commit suicide is to show off your wealth online! Ahem... Brother Liu, I'm not talking about you!"

When the man saw Liu Xiong looking over with an unkind expression, he quickly explained:

“I’m talking about those who used to be inconspicuous or downtrodden, but then show off online after becoming rich, public opinion will teach them how to behave!

"Is the source of funds legal? Have you paid taxes? Have you done charity? Have you contributed to society?

"Anyway, those have to be explained clearly. It's very troublesome. Those who don't want to explain will have to face huge pressure from public opinion!"

"So, Feng Yi is a smart man."

Liu Xiong sat nearby and listened to their chatter, with a dumb look on his face. He felt connoted.

Over there, Feng Yi had completed the payment and got the zodiac coin.

He really couldn't tell the outside world about Venom, and he didn't plan to disclose his relationship with the Ancestor Factory in the short term.

However, the latter type is not afraid of being found out.

Just check it.

Feng Yi carefully put away the money for the zodiac signs he had acquired at a high price.

He couldn't care less about spending money on researching this zodiac now, as he still had a target auction item.

Ahead, the auctioneer introduces the next lot.

It is an irregularly shaped meteorite that is as big as a football!

Liu Xiong noticed that Feng Yi's eyes had switched to the "definitely win" mode again, and his hands were already holding the number plate, ready to raise it at any time!

This... I had never heard of Feng Yi being interested in meteorites before.

For the first ancient coin, some people would speculate whether Feng Yi had any plans, such as moving to Rong City to get in touch with the Fu family.

But this meteorite belongs to a collector, and this person does not live in Rongcheng, and has no business dealings with most of the people present. Just because his ancestral home is in Rongcheng, and he heard that there is a charity event here, he gave this meteorite to Donate it for auction.

It doesn't matter if you have a relationship.

So, Feng Yi is really interested in this?

Liu Xiong had observed that whether it was the zodiac coin or the meteorite he had taken out now, Feng Yi looked at them with a focused gaze!

This discovery surprised Liu Xiong.

The snake catcher, the Internet celebrity Snake Brother, actually likes ancient coins and meteorites!

The young people at Liu Xiong's table also turned the topic of discussion to the meteorite displayed in front.

"Now it can be put up for public auction, there is not much research value, right? What's the difference between this and picking up a piece of rock in the mountains? The starting price is so expensive! Two million!"

"It's still different."

"For a collection, it's enough if someone thinks it's worth it! At least this meteorite is real, and those traded privately in the market are more than 90% fake!"

"Hey, this stone won't be radioactive, right?"

"It says on it that it will be confirmed safe after testing."

"Tsk, I can't appreciate it. It's just a piece of uneven stone. Who would really like it?"

"Ten years ago, I also thought meteorites were rare, but now they are just so-so."

"In fact, if it was just a small piece, I could buy it for fun. This big piece can't even be kicked like a ball!"

"Who would be stupid enough to kick this like a ball! Are you kicking it or is it kicking you? The force is mutual!"

"Hey brothers, in those legendary stories, aren't there meteorites from outer space made into top-grade swords or something? Otherwise, let's buy it back..."

"But this is not an iron meteorite!"

"Oh, forget it."

If you buy it back, you can only use it as a decoration, or collect it and wait for it to appreciate in value?

I don't know when I will have to wait!

Not worth it!

Liu Xiong stopped talking to them, got up and left his seat, and ran to the round table where Feng Yi was.

Feng Yi was looking at the meteorite in front of him, and a person rushed over to his side.

The person who was originally sitting next to Feng Yi, after Feng Yi successfully bid for the ancient coin at a high price of 10 million, was still thinking about chatting with Feng Yi, but was squeezed away by Liu Xiong. Dare to be angry but not to speak.

"Brother Snake, do you want to bid for that stone?" Liu Xiong asked before he sat down.

"Yes, I want to buy it."

Feng Yi grabbed the number plate in his hand, ready to bid at any time.

When he looked at the auction information before, he had set his eyes on this meteorite.

In fact, just like the zodiac coin, he did not make up his mind before seeing the real thing.

There are many kinds of meteorites, and whether it meets his requirements, he has to see the real thing with his own eyes.

As for the data given in the information, it is not very useful for reference to him.

Now I finally see it.

At first glance, Feng Yi's idea is-

It is especially suitable for playing!

I am particularly satisfied in my heart, and I am determined to bid for it.

I have been playing with it for a while, maybe I can give it to the housekeeper as a gift?

I don’t know how long it will take to polish it to get the "patina".

It is slower, but I am coding again and again (pigeon words)