Traveling through books: Traveling through time with a golden finger to become a soft rice man

A slightly overweight businessman in ordinary clothes held up a sign and shouted, "Fifteen thousand taels!"

This is a person arranged by Yang Yuanzu in the audience to control the prices of the auction items and enhance the atmosphere on the spot.

"Twenty-five thousand taels!" After the first person took action, everyone else became active.

"Thirty-five thousand taels!" Some people were unwilling to be outdone and were determined to get the privileged identity card.

"Forty thousand taels!" As long as their son passed the imperial examination and became an official, their family would be able to rise to prosper from now on.

"Forty-five thousand taels!" I want to complete the master's instructions and put this identity card in my pocket. Maybe the master will be happy to reward me with this identity card. After all, I am the only businessman who came with the master today.

"Fifty thousand taels!" How come you are all so rich? When the imperial court asked you to donate money to support the border, didn't you all shout that you were very poor?

"Ninety thousand taels!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and burst into laughter: "Why are you here to join in the fun?"

This man is the well-known grain merchant Lian Laoban in the Daning Dynasty. He is very famous in the merchant circle, and even Lin Ting'an admires him very much.

Yang Yuanzu would hear the name of Boss Lian from his wife every now and then, and he also heard that he was so devoted to his career that he had not yet married, and he only had one godson, who was said to be a little boy.

Before meeting Yang Yuanzu, Lin Ting'an had been striving to become Boss Lian as his life goal. Unfortunately, he had an uncle with bad intentions, and Boss Lian's situation was completely different from his.

Boss Lian is an orphan who has been traveling all over the country with his master, who is also an orphan. At the beginning, his life experience is much more than Lin Ting'an. Moreover, he does not have an uncle who suppresses him in every way, but only a master who helps him in every way. Therefore, his innate conditions are much better than Lin Ting'an.

The boss replied in an infuriating tone: "With this brand, from now on I can wear gold and silver, I can wear silk and satin, I can travel in a luxurious carriage, my house can be decorated with carved beams and painted rafters, and I can have hundreds of servants. What do you think I am doing here?"

Others bid to change their family's destiny, and even bosses bid to enjoy life.

Upon hearing this, everyone wanted to get rid of such a strong opponent, so they all asked Yang Yuanzu: "Master, how can a mere boy like me have the right to bid for this identity card?" Then he added: "We bid for this card to make the best use of it and change the fate of our family. He bid for this card just to wear it and enjoy it, which is a sheer waste of resources!"

"Yes, yes!" everyone agreed.

Yang Yuanzu motioned for everyone to be quiet. He put away his usual kind expression and said seriously, "Today's auction items are open to all men, women, young and old. The highest bidder wins! As for whether you use this brand to let your offspring participate in the imperial examination or to enjoy life, I will not interfere. If you are dissatisfied, you can bid on your own. Don't argue like a gossip, or you will lose face!"

“Yes, if you are a man, you should bid. If you can’t win, you should join forces to embarrass Boss Lian. It’s really shameful!” There were many men and women at the scene. If others could unite to deal with Boss Lian, they could also support Boss Lian together. What’s more, not all men are sexist.

Those gentlemen who were well-read in the books of sages argued for Lian Boss from a fair perspective, "Since ancient times, people have not differentiated by gender when buying things. If this auction were to sell things based on gender, that would be the biggest joke in the world, ridiculous!"

There was a few arguments below, and the sexists were frustrated and were about to fight back, but Yang Yuanzu slammed the gavel, indicating that the auction would continue. If anyone dared to make a noise again, it would be regarded as contempt.

The crime of contempt is punishable by immediate death. Upon hearing this, no one dared to argue and continued to bid.

The previous people competed with Boss Lian for several rounds because they were unwilling to give in. However, they were not as wealthy as Boss Lian and were defeated one after another. The first special identity card was sold at a high price of 150,000.

During the second round of bidding, even the boss made several bids, which made everyone very angry. You said you already have one, why are you competing with them for it?

After appreciating the funny expressions of the crowd, Boss Lian stopped and let them go with a slight smile. I told you that you just challenged me. Boss Lian is not someone who you can easily mess with.

The second identity card was also sold at a high price of 150,000 taels because of Boss Lian’s intervention.

Then it was the last piece left. Everyone was arguing fiercely. Seeing that the winner of the second identity card was still bidding, everyone was so angry that they started to attack without caring about their image. An auctioneer who knew this person ignored their past friendship and shouted loudly: "Boss Hao, you have already won a card, why are you trying to snatch the last piece from us now? Are you deliberately leaving us no chance to survive?!"

Boss Hao said to the bidders present with a very apologetic smile, "I'm sorry, everyone. I have two sons who are not very good at what they do. I prepared an extra sign just in case."

"You're just taking precautions like this and you're not giving me any chance to survive!!"

Boss Hao still smiled harmlessly, "Look at what you said, bro. If you really want this brand, you can bid for it. I'm not stopping you."

The man was so angry that he cursed at the Daning Dynasty on the spot. After Yang Yuanzu knocked the gavel as a warning, everyone started a new round of bidding.

Some people who didn't have enough money actually started to borrow money on the spot, but everyone was short of money at this auction, so it was naturally difficult to borrow money.

If there are no common interests, people will naturally not lend money easily, but once people have common interests, it is hard to say.

Some people can tell what the other person is planning just by looking at each other. If one family's financial resources cannot beat that of a wealthy boss, then both families will combine their resources. The only way to bring the two families together is marriage. Two familiar bosses actually became relatives on the spot. No matter what, they had to get this special identity card first.

The financial resources of the two families far surpassed the wealthy boss who had already purchased a brand, so the last brand naturally fell on the shoulders of these two families.

As for how they would distribute and use the brand, the two families began to discuss it. After Yang Yuanzu registered the names of Boss Lian and Boss Hao's youngest sons in the file, the two families also came to a conclusion.

They ran over to ask Yang Yuanzu whether the ID card could be registered to his unborn grandson (grandson), but there was no sign of this grandson yet.