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Chapter 2 Learned a lot!(1/2)

Early the next morning, Zhu Yu cooked porridge and fried two vegetables. After eating and cleaning up, he went to the edge of the port.

There are many large and small cargo yard owners in the port area.

Yesterday, Zhu Yu learned from John that a small yard owner, James, was going to auction four containers today.

James's cargo yard is located in the corner of the port area. It is inconspicuous and the traffic is not very convenient. Basically, those who rent containers here are not rich people.

Zhu Yu also came here to try his hand this time - after all, in the busy cargo yard in the port area, most of the auction containers stored some popular commodities, and Zhu Yu couldn't afford the auction goods that often cost tens of thousands of dollars.

When he arrived at the goods yard and saw a dozen people already here, Zhu Yu's heart skipped a beat!

These treasure hunters are so unscrupulous!

I saw several treasure hunter celebrities, such as Madden, Diana, the black Joey brothers, etc., these are all the great treasure hunters who hang out in the port area!

I often hear about them buying containers for tens of thousands of dollars and earning tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars a month.

Why would such a person come here to hunt for treasure?

Seeing Zhu Yu's arrival, several regulars in the bar smiled and said hello:

"Hey, Zhu, are you here to watch the fun, or are you ready to take a gamble?"

"I heard from Old John that this Chinese boy also wants to gamble his luck."

"When you get here, it all depends on your luck!"

Madden, who had a good attitude, said to Zhu Yu:

"Then good luck to you!"

Zhu Yu said thank you.

This Madden looks very polite, but according to John, he is the most sophisticated among them.

John also warned Zhu Yu that if he came to take photos of the containers, he must not let others, especially Madden, see what he was thinking.

Otherwise, you will definitely be intercepted!

Zhu Yu blended into the crowd, saying hello while looking at the four containers that had been hung in the open space.

The auction hasn't started yet, and all four containers are locked.

Zhu Yu walked up to him and "scanned" the first container seemingly unintentionally.

Inside the container were some old furniture, several tin tubes, and an old box.

According to the experience gained from John, old furniture is not valuable. Most people cannot see the contents of the tin tube, but Zhu Yu can see that there are some old packaging bags inside.

In that old box were some game controllers, old records and other things.

It all adds up to less than a hundred dollars.

He immediately closed his eyes and went to look at the second container.

There is an old piano at the door of the second container. There are also several standard boxes inside, all of which are musical instruments.

Zhu Yu simply passed by. This container was an "open item" and he couldn't gamble.

Close your eyes, feel dizzy. Rest for a while.

The black brother Joey next to him laughed at Zhu Yu:

"Chinese boy, your body still needs training. You must learn from us!"

Zhu Yu smiled and said nothing.

I think if we really want to fight, the two of you together are nothing!

The third container contained several boxes of old clothes and a broken suitcase. There was a table at the door blocking the view, and a pile of old clothes on the table.

The key point was the suitcase. Zhu Yu glanced at it and found an antique typewriter inside.

This thing is worth some money!

Zhu Yu immediately looked away, feeling a little dizzy.

By this time, the yard owner had already arrived, but the auctioneer hadn't arrived yet and had to wait a while.

Zhu Yu rested for a while and looked at the fourth container.

Inside the fourth container were a dozen cardboard boxes neatly arranged. Zhu Yu glanced at it and saw that there was printing paper inside!

There seems to be a machine or something in the box at the back, but Zhu Yu can no longer see clearly!

His dizziness became even worse, and he had no choice but to withdraw his Sky Eye!

Gotta take a break!

At this time, the auctioneer arrived.

Zhu Yu had seen this auctioneer before. He looked about forty years old, had a bald head, and wore a jacket. He was usually relatively silent in bars.

But during the auction, it was very eye-catching!

The yard owner said a few words in a hurry:

"These containers are all leased by others without renewal. Some of the owners are farmers and some are businessmen. I hope you can make a fortune here!"

After saying this, he motioned to his assistant to start.

The assistant took the big pliers and unscrewed the lock of the first container.

The container opened, revealing the old furniture inside.

The onlookers immediately came over to watch, but they could not cross the line.

After looking around, the auctioneer immediately stood in front of the container and raised his hand:

"The starting price is fifty dollars, fifty dollars...good! Sixty...one hundred...one hundred..."

He speaks very fast, but expresses himself very clearly!

As long as one person increases the price, the numbers in his mouth will immediately start to change, and his hand will point to the person who increased the price.

While Zhu Yu was resting, he listened to the auctioneer shouting the price. He was a little surprised at how he kept the same tone from beginning to end and couldn't even hear him take a breath!

This auctioneer is not easy!

Zhu Yu also offered a symbolic $100, but after being surpassed by others, he stopped bidding again.

Not many people bid.

Soon, the container was acquired by the black brother Joey for two hundred dollars.

Everyone else was laughing and joking, some congratulated Joey, and some made sarcastic remarks.

When the second container opened, Brother Joey did not look at his own container, obviously planning to take continuous pictures.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw the old piano, and the voices of the onlookers immediately became enthusiastic.

The auctioneer was also very happy. After everyone had seen it, he immediately shouted:

"The starting bidding price is five hundred dollars, and the bid increase for each auction must not be less than fifty dollars!"

"One thousand dollars!" Madden was the first to bid!

"Two thousand dollars!" Diana followed.

"Two thousand five hundred dollars!" Zhu Yu also followed.

However, his price was quickly exceeded. Within a minute, the bid for the container reached six thousand US dollars!

Everyone knows that although those musical instruments are second-hand goods, they are still worth some money!

In the end, Matt paid $9,000 for the container.

Matt had a trace of pride on his face.

Next, is the third container.

The auctioneer started the bidding at US$25 this time and increased the price by no less than US$25 each time.

Because the old table at the door is blocking it, I can't see clearly inside.

However, those with sharp eyes still saw the old clothes exposed from the box inside.

The auctioneer also knew this, so the starting price was not high.

But even so, not many people participated in the photo shoot.

Diana called the price once and raised it to fifty dollars.

Then Zhu Yu increased the price once, to seventy-five dollars.

Zhu Yu's performance was not eye-catching, and no one noticed.

Madden raised the price once to a hundred dollars.

Zhu Yu's palms became sweaty - he planned to take over this container, but he couldn't make it too obvious.

Seeing that no one was raising the price, he raised the price to one hundred and twenty-five dollars with a slightly nervous voice.

The auctioneer looked at him with strange eyes - he had seen him several times at the auction site, but he had never seen Zhu Yu auction before.
To be continued...
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