Chapter 326 Time to Shoo (2/2)

The auctioneer started to introduce them: these books were the 1990 edition of the ”Standard Bible Encyclopedia.” They had been donated by Mr. and Mrs. Martin, and were well-preserved; the starting price was 440 dollars.

This set of encyclopedias was great for Christians. You could interpret every aspect of Bible using one of these; not only were they interesting and fun, but they were very insightful.

Li Du shook his head; more things that were useless to him. He didn’t need to bid.

When the bidding started, Sophie bid for the books, showing respect for her parents. This made the auction more intense.

Marate was in the bidding again, however: he pursued each offer vigorously and kept raising the price. In the end, he successfully got the books with 860 dollars.

When he bought them, everyone applauded. Li Du overheard Martin say, ”That’s a shame. These books will end up on the shelf. It would be better if they had been bought by Sophie for 440 dollars.”

Mrs. Martin glared at him. ”Come on—don’t let people hear you say that. But it’s certainly a pity—we preserved this set of books very well.”

Li Du smiled in secret; this old couple was interesting.

One by one everything was auctioned off—nothing failed to be sold. No matter if the prices were high or low, the Christians were supportive during the entire auction.

Halfway through, a young girl held up the next item on a tray: a little green makeup box used by girls.

Seeing this box, Sophie was happy and said, ”Hey, this was donated by me. It’s a lip gloss container. I wonder how much it will sell for.”

This green box was as big as a hand, and was made with emerald or jade. The edges were varnished with enamel paint. Red and blue stones were inlaid on the top. It was beautiful.

”How much was this lip gloss container?” Li Du asked.

”One hundred dollars. When I studied in Phoenix, I bought it from a decoration shop that was closing down. The boss said it was made with Burma jade. Obviously, it’s fake; it was way too cheap.”

The auctioneer started to introduce the box; he emphasized that he was not sure about the authenticity of the jade and stones. The bidding price was 50 dollars.

Li Du looked at the television screen up front, which showed the detailed features of the box. Seeing the red, blue, and green stones on the box, he was reminded of high-end jewelry culture. He was tempted, and let the bug out.

The bug was not attracted by the box—it seemed like it had existed for only a short while.

Li Du let the bug fly over to the box and used its ability to see the past. He thought this box didn’t seem to be made by synthetic jade—which was usually roughly-made—it seemed to be made of genuine jade.

The ability of the bug started to work; the past was flashing back.

The first thing that Li Du saw was someone polishing the box, and then writing a name underneath it. The was a complicated apparatus and sophisticated blueprints around it.

There were some big and small pieces of jade on the table. In another flash, someone opened a safe, and some jagged, colorful stones were taken out of it.

These stones, after being well-polished, were inlaid in the box. It was then sent by plane after being wrapped in velvet.

Seeing this, Li Du became excited.

He was excited not because he had found something valuable, he was so excited because he realized that he had better taste.

Except for attending auctions, he had been reading book and info. Obviously he was doing the right thing, this could make him stronger.

When the auctioneer started to bid, Li Du sat back and relaxed, he prepared to shoot.