Due to the deflated wallet, Chen Xing found a Hong Kong-style food stall on Smith Street in Chinatown at noon, but he didn't dare to order more, and ate two large plates of dry fried beef river, which was considered to be able to cope with lunch.

To the west of Nanqiao Road, there is an area where department stores, gold stores, and jewelry stores are concentrated, looking at the bustling crowd, Chen Xing hesitated, and finally did not go in. I vaguely remember that when I was shopping in Chinatown with Ivan a few days ago, I seemed to have seen an antique shop in the back alley of Tianfu Palace, and the door face was inconspicuous, that is, Chen Xing had an extraordinary memory, so he remembered it vaguely.

I searched for it from memory, and sure enough, I found it in a three-story building about 50 meters away from the back door of Tianfu Palace.

"Yat Ya Xuan", a wooden plaque with a sense of age engraved with these three large black characters, hangs on the face of a door on the first floor, and it is easy for people who are not familiar with Singapore's Chinatown to ignore the past and not know what business it is. If it weren't for Chen Xing's curiosity at that time, he sensed it with his divine sense, and knew that there were all kinds of porcelain on the Bogu shelves in the store, all kinds of jade on the counter, and all kinds of calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls, and he wouldn't be sure that this was an antique shop.

Pushing the door in, a woman wearing a plain and elegant cheongsam greeted her. Looking at the age of 24 or 5 years old, the facial features are elegant and soft, the hair is in a bun, the round face is a little baby fat, the figure is long and slightly plump, and with the decent cheongsam, it looks even more concave and convex, and the body is graceful. The woman in Southeast Asia is not tall enough, but she is wearing fish-mouth high heels with a height of only 5 centimeters, but she is almost catching up with the height of Chen Xing's chin, and her height is definitely more than 170 cm.

Looking at Chen Xing's young Oriental face, exuding sunshine and confidence, neat short hair, tall figure, sports T-shirt and shorts, and white sneakers, Peng Ruomei's eyes lit up, and it is too rare for such a young man to give birth to a natural sense of intimacy.

Peng Ruomei, a Singaporean Chinese, ancestral home in Quanzhou Province, Fujian Province, China, is 25 years old this year and holds a master's degree in history from the National University of Singapore. Because she has always been in a single line, there is only one person in her generation, no brothers and sisters, and her parents opened a gold store in London, England, and she is usually based in London, and only she accompanies her grandfather to stay in Singapore. The Pang family has 2 gold shops in Singapore and 1 of the earliest heritage antique shops in Singapore. After graduating last year, Peng Ruomei has been helping her grandfather manage these three stores. The two gold stores have always been taken care of by the old employees of the Peng family, and when they are usually fine, Peng Ruomei likes to drink tea and read books in Yi Ya Xuan.

"Hello sir, welcome, what do you need to choose?" Peng Ruomei asked Chen Xing in English with a smile. The eyes that were crooked because of the smile were like the autumn moon on two lakes, which made Chen Xing's heart ripple for a moment.

After settling down, he smiled politely at Peng Ruomei, and Chen Xing also said in English: "Do you have a jade pendant here, I want to see it." ”

"Of course, please follow me. Pang Ruomei gracefully led Chen Xing to the jade counter, and continued: "We are the most heritage antique shop in Singapore, with a history of more than 100 years. ”

Looking at the antiquities area, there are not many things, there are jade pendants, bracelets, etc., Chen Xing doesn't know it, there are only a few things, simple and unpretentious, and it can't talk about how exquisite the workmanship is, but under Chen Xing's perception, it has a sense of vicissitudes.

He didn't know how this sense of vicissitudes came about, it felt the same as the box of jewels in the shipwreck, but the thickness of the vicissitudes was different. For example, just like the carbon 14 test antique age, the thicker the vicissitudes of life, the older the age, the light and thin sense of vicissitudes, the age is average, but no matter what, they are all old objects from 200 years old. He obviously felt that the jewelry he had obtained from the sunken ship was much heavier than the ones on the counter, and it was not of the same level. But what the criteria for judging are, I don't know yet, so let's study it slowly.

Next to the modern products, it is more dazzling, necklaces, rings, bracelets, pendants, all kinds of ornaments, full of a counter, mainly jadeite and Hetian jade, there are also some gemstone products of various colors, looking at the modern precision machine mass production, first-class technology, first-class appearance, that is, Chen Xing perceived, there is no speciality, and the box of gems from the Tamil Tigers, there is no feeling, it is sure to be a thing of the modern period.

However, there are a few rings with red, sapphire and jadeite, which are brilliant and extraordinary. Although Chen Xing did not know the grade of gemstones and jadeite, he was sure that they were worth a lot of money. However, compared to the gems and jadeite I own, it seems that it is not enough to see.

Chen Xing thought to himself: "It turns out that the divine perception of the Heavenly Eye is still so useful, and it can also perceive the age of the item, so if you have time, you must study it carefully, what is the basis and standard for judgment." If you can estimate the time or age of the antiquity, it will be very helpful for you to find and identify similar objects in the future. ”

In the 90s, the foreign antiquities market was strictly managed and the industry atmosphere was very positive, especially in Singapore, which was deeply influenced by the ancient Chinese style. The items sold may not be ancient, may not be fine, it all depends on the customer's own eyes, whether it is an eye or a leak, listen to the destiny of heaven, but it must not be true, otherwise it will not be able to gain a foothold in the industry, as long as a fake is out, there will be no day to raise your head.

Chen Xing probably asked about the price of the ancient jade pendant and the ring inlaid with red and sapphires, and secretly counted it in his heart.

turned around and said to Peng Ruomei: "Excuse me, are you the boss here?"

After receiving an affirmative answer, Chen Xing continued: "Actually, I have some things that I want to sell, I don't know if you can collect them here?"

Peng Ruomei was stunned for a moment, even if she had never despised Chen Xing who was wearing a sports T-shirt and shorts, she didn't expect that he would come to sell things, under normal circumstances, even if you want to sell something, you should go to the gold store, what is the reason for coming to the antique store, so young, it shouldn't be.

In recent centuries, as long as there are Southeast Asian countries, the Chinese population occupies a very important position, and in the economy, politics and other fields, the Chinese have a considerable right to speak. However, all people or families who have a certain status and economic strength in the local area are inseparable from one organization: Hongmen.

In the context of the general exclusion of Chinese in these countries, overseas Chinese have been able to gain a foothold in the local area and achieve the current results, in addition to their own diligent efforts, they have more or less been cared for, helped and supported by Hongmen, and almost all of them have a direct or indirect relationship with Hongmen.

The Peng family is no exception, and the business itself is black and white, even in Singapore, where the law is strict, it is also on the edge of gray.

has been exposed to it at home, and in recent years, Peng Ruomei has gradually become clear about the doorway here, and has handled it with ease.

Smiling at Chen Xing, Peng Ruomei said, "Accept it, as long as you come from the right way and the things are good, there will be no problem." He continued to observe Chen Xing's expression and eyes, and continued, "Can you see what it is?"

Chen Xing took out the small shark pocket from his shorts pocket, poured two jade medals, two gold coins and two gems onto a flannel tray on the counter, and then let Peng Ruomei look at it.

Putting on a pair of snow-white gloves and picking up a treasure-appreciating flashlight from the counter, Peng Ruomei picked up the jade plate, gold coins and gems respectively and looked at them.

Chen Xing was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart: "Professional enough, it seems that I will also add a set of professional equipment for treasure appreciation to my purchase list." ”

After a few minutes, Peng Ruomei's face became serious. Put down the treasure, turn off the flashlight, take off the gloves, turned to Chen Xing and said solemnly: "Sir, don't you mind letting my grandfather see these things, right? ”

Of course, Chen Xing has no opinion, and he is more relieved to let the professional old man appraise it.

Close the door of Yi Yaxuan, lock it from the inside, and it will not be open for the time being, and there is no one else in the store.

After Peng Ruomei obtained Chen Xing's consent, she carefully held the tray and led Chen Xing to a reception room on the second floor.

The room is very spacious, but the decoration is simple, snow-white walls, solid wood floors, a huge Huanghuali Eight Immortals table in the middle of the room with four Huanghuali Taishi chairs, the golden texture shape is peculiar, and it feels delicate and oily.

In the middle of the table of the Eight Immortals, there is an antique copper incense burner, a shiny incense box, and an old-fashioned match.

These objects gave Chen Xing that faint sense of vicissitudes again. "Except for the matches and the sandalwood in the box, they must all be more than 200 years old." He secretly guessed in his heart.

Peng Ruomei put the tray on the table, and casually lit another sandalwood stick and inserted it in the incense burner. Let Chen Xing wait for a while and leave the room.

All of a sudden, the smoke was faint, and the whole room was filled with the unique aroma of sandalwood. Chen Xing found that smelling the unique aroma of sandalwood, his thoughts were transparent.

A few minutes later, Peng Ruomei accompanied an old man in his 70s wearing a Tang costume into the room, and Chen Xing quickly stood up and shook hands to greet her.

After introducing themselves to each other, the two sides knew each other's names, the old man's name was Peng Yanzu, who had run a family heirloom antique shop all his life, and was very famous in the Singapore antique circle.

Although he is over 70 years old, Peng Yanzu, who is still in good spirits, simply said a few polite words to Chen Xing, and took out a professional tool box from his pocket, which contained snow-white gloves and a strong flashlight, a miniature professional magnifying glass that can be sandwiched in the eye socket, an ordinary magnifying glass, a pair of reading glasses, a few soft brushes, a piece of deerskin and a series of tools, which made Chen Xing feel convinced.

The old man's treasure appreciation process lasted for more than half an hour, during which Peng Ruomei brought a set of simple kung fu tea sets, and demonstrated to Chen Xing what is the classical and elegant art of tea ceremony, which dazzled the young man, and at the same time learned this technique with his extraordinary memory.

Looking at the golden soup in the cup, it is pleasing to the eye, smelling the tea is sweet and sweet, sweet and fragrant, and the heart is relaxed and happy; tasting the tea soup is clear and elegant, clear and long-lasting, and the aftertaste is endless.

Looking at Chen Xing's love to drink, Peng Ruomei soaked it 12 times in a row, and the taste was still full and sweet, and the fragrance was undiminished. "It seems that this is the best Zhengshan small species Jin Junmei, wait and ask grandpa for it." The girl thought silently.

When the old man took off his gloves and reading glasses, Chen Xing also put down his teacup and sat up straight. When he was appreciating the treasure, he was afraid of being disturbed, and he did not speak except for drinking tea.

Peng Ruomei handed her grandfather a neatly folded towel, sat up straight, and waited for the old man's evaluation, after all, she was still young and not as professional as the old man.

The old man wiped the sweat that was oozing slightly from his forehead with a towel, then looked at Chen Xing deeply and asked the following series of questions!