Chapter 544: St. Paul's Street

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He only arrived at Aomen in the morning, and he experienced a hard battle in the afternoon, and even with the True Qi conditioning, Yu Fei still felt a little tired.

"Xiao Fei, Aomen, you are here for the first time, let's not rush back, let Jianshe take us for a good walk, this kid has not been running here before, he is familiar with it." Ye Jianjun said with a smile.

"Yes, Yu Fei. It's hard to make a trip, but it's a shame if you don't have a good stroll. Ye Jianshe also echoed and said. At this time, he no longer has the arrogance of the children of wealthy families, especially in the face of Fei, and he has no sense of superiority in his heart. Although he is a few years older than Yu Fei and is a top student of Beijing University, he really can't say anything compared to Yu Fei.

"Forget it. I'm not interested in these bright lights, so it's reliable to go back to the hotel and sleep. I'll leave tomorrow morning, and I've been saying that I'm going to Changhua to get a few pieces of bloodstone to play, but it's been delayed for so long, and I haven't fulfilled it. Now that I'm finally free, I'm just going to take a trip. Yu Fei said.

The last time he participated in the recording of the Treasure of the World column, Yu Fei became interested in bloodstone, and originally wanted to go to Changhua, but because of the excavation of the original Yongle Canon, the preparation of the museum, and today's gamble, Yu Fei was as busy as a spinning top, where is the time? Now that he is finally free, Yu Fei naturally doesn't want to waste it.

"I said that you kid is young, why are you just interested in antiques like Uncle Dong?" Ye Jianjun said helplessly. Although he also claims to be a collector, he has a wide range of interests and will not be willing to be lonely. He knew that Yu Fei was very assertive, and he rarely regretted what he decided.

But Ye Jianshe didn't give up, and persuaded again: "If you are interested in antiques, then you should go shopping more carefully." ”

"Huh?" Yu Fei was stunned: "What is the reason for this?" ”

"You don't know about that, do you?" Ye Jianshe said proudly: "Although Aomen is small, the antique market is very developed. St. Paul's, the Border Gate, Bishop's Hill and A-Ma Temple are all very large antique markets. ”

Because Ye Jianjun collects antiques, Ye Jianshe will buy a few antiques every time he comes to Aomen and bring them back to Ye Jianjun. So. Although he does not collect antiques, he is a good fan of the antique market.

As soon as he heard about the antique market, Yu Fei showed an expression of interest.

Ye Jianshe saw that there was a door, and introduced: "The development of the Aomen antique market is actually inseparable from its history. Because it just returned. The antique market here is still in its old state, and it is well worth a visit. You may not know how many foreigners buy antiques from Aomen every year. Among them, the Japanese are the largest, accounting for about 30% of the total turnover, followed by the Yankees, accounting for 20%, Australians accounting for 15%, and the rest are from West Germany, France, and Southeast Asian countries. And because of the extensive exchanges, you can often find many treasures that cannot be seen in the antique market in the mainland. ”

"Why don't we go to the antique market tomorrow morning?" Yu Fei was finally moved. Indeed, as Ye Jianjun said, it was not easy to come to Aomen. It's a pity if I just go back. It's not too late to delay a morning anyway.

In fact, according to Yu Fei's idea, he originally wanted to go to the antique market at night. But the time is indeed a little late, the gambling game started at four o'clock and ended at about eight o'clock, plus a conversation between Hong Kong and Macao tycoons. It wasn't until nine o'clock that Yu Fei and the others politely declined the invitation of others and came out for a simple meal, it was almost 10 o'clock at this time, and I am afraid that most of the antique shops had already closed.

"That's right!" Ye Jianjun patted Yu Fei's shoulder, and quietly gave Ye Jianshe a thumbs up.

The Ruins of St. Paul's is the symbol and symbol of the Ao Gate. It was originally the front wall of St. Paul's Church, 27 meters high and 23.5 meters wide. January 26, 1835, 6 p.m. St. Paul's Church suddenly caught fire, and two hours later, the bell gave its last wail, and the magnificent building was engulfed in flames, but the façade of the church made of huge stones was miraculously preserved. It has been standing for 170 years, and because of its resemblance to the Chinese archway, the Chinese naturally call it "St. Paul's archway".

This is the antique market that Yu Fei finally chose to visit. St. Paul's Street is a more authentic antique market, the whole street is lined with all kinds of antique shops, "Chinese roots", "Xiangxing", "Huayi" are some very Chinese taste of the shop names.

Among them, antique furniture shops are a major feature of St. Paul's Street. Antique wood cabinets, cabinets, jewelry boxes and other daily necessities made of rosewood can be found everywhere.

Although it was only seven o'clock in the morning, there were already many people on St. Paul's Street, many of whom were blonde foreigners. Many of the staff at the antique shop are multilingual and proficient in business, so they can explain to customers in detail the origin and materials of furniture and antiques.

Of course, there are also many shops selling jade, bronze, tin, porcelain, calligraphy and painting.

Among them, the porcelain business is the most prosperous, and the porcelain items are very vivid, such as Lai, Guanyin, Smiling Buddha, Eighteen Arhats, Literati, Zodiac Signs...... There are also some colorful porcelain engravings and porcelain pot paintings, which are painted with ancient themes, such as the drunkenness of the noble concubine and the exit of Zhaojun. The knick-knacks of the ivory carvings are very attractive, whether they are animals or people, the images are lifelike.

Of course, the antiques market is the most indispensable thing to do. Yu Fei has visited more antique markets, and his vision is much higher. Walking on St. Paul's Street, he did not stroll over a little bit, but swept it with his true anger, but was disappointed to find that like many antique markets in the mainland, St. Paul's Street was also full of fakes. In this way, Yu Fei was very disappointed.

"Yu Fei, let me tell you, don't look at these people on this street are very inconspicuous, maybe they are the rich people of Hong Kong and Macao." Ye Jianshe acted as a landlord and introduced the situation of St. Paul's to the two. "And this small shop, the appearance of the door is not obvious, there are millions a year, to say the least."

"Gotcha, gotcha." Ye Jianjun said impatiently: "Look at you like that, I don't know and think you're a black tour guide!" Hurry up and take us to some reliable shops to see what good things are there. ”

"Ah, it's here." Ye Jianshe pointed to a relatively large antique shop in front of him and said.

Although the distance is not far, there are more people, so the three of them can only slowly shuttle through the crowd.

“hello? You...... Want an antique? At this time, Yu Fei saw a thin young man in his twenties holding a tattered ancient book and selling it to a blonde and blue-eyed foreign woman.

The woman was in her early thirties, and she didn't expect to be interested in Chinese antiques. But after thinking about it, Yu Fei was also relieved, Princess Alice is not very old, doesn't she also like to collect?

"Yu Fei doesn't pay attention to him." Ye Jianshe pulled Yu Fei's sleeve, lowered his voice and said, "This kid's name is Simao, and he has registered on the three major buses." Usually, they will go to the countryside to buy some antiques at a low price and sell them at a high price here. But he's basically a fake, a foreigner. The last time I saw him make snuff bottles out of bones, engrave them with pictures of the Spring Palace in ancient China, and then smoke them yellow and sell them to a Japanese man at a high price as antiques. But this kid is also a little good, he never cheats the Chinese, so although he is famous, he can still mix. ”

I see, Yu Fei knew it in his heart.

"But he doesn't seem to be able to do it well, can he succeed in selling a broken book to a young woman?" Yu Fei shook his head and passed by Simao and foreign women.

"You don't understand that." Ye Jianshe smiled and said, "This kid is a drunkard, and he doesn't mean to drink." ”

"Huh?" Yu Fei was stunned. What does that mean?

Seeing out of Fei's doubts, Ye Jianshe pointed to the woman's body, and Yu Fei found that this foreign woman's body was extremely angry, especially the twin peaks were towering, and she was afraid that she was about to reach the D cup.

There are a lot of people here, and it is inevitable to have physical contact when walking together. It seems that Simao doesn't want to sell any ancient books to women at all, but wants to take advantage of it.

Yu Fei shook his head with a smile, and was about to leave, but he heard Simao say a name that surprised him very much, and he couldn't help but stop again.