The antique market in the old streets of Chujiang City is one of the bustling places in the city.

While it was still early, Ye Xiaofan drove to the old street after arriving at Chujiang.

On the outer overpass, you can see stalls selling jade and handicrafts everywhere.

Entering the long street, there are large and small antique calligraphy and painting shops and the former residences of celebrities on both sides.

The crowd was bustling.

Ye Xiaofan casually scanned the surrounding shops.

"Yulangxuan?"

Ye Xiaofan held the box and walked into this jade shop with high-end and luxurious decoration.

The furnishings are elegant and include antiques, calligraphy and paintings.

The graceful girl wearing a blue and white cheongsam bowed slightly and said, "Welcome."

"Sir, what do you need to buy? Jade and jewelry on the first floor, antique calligraphy and paintings on the second floor."

The girl's eyes were filled with awe.

The young man with good temperament in front of you may be either rich or noble.

Naturally, in terms of attitude, he will be more enthusiastic than other guests.

He held his hand politely and guided me, and his eyes seemed to sparkle, blinking.

The counter was full of jades and jewelry, and there were three or five shop assistants standing behind it, all smiling at Ye Xiaofan.

“Do you provide jade appraisal services?”

“Yes, Yulangxuan cooperates with national authoritative testing institutions and can provide professional and domestically recognized identification certificates.

"Song Qiu, the owner of our store, has a doctorate in archeology and is a well-known jade expert in the industry. He has considerable attainments in jade and antiques."

The cheongsam girl replied proudly.

Ye Xiaofan took out the box and put it on the table, "Then let your boss come over."

"No hurry, I'll take a look first, there's no need to trouble my master...

“Secondly, visual inspection is only the first step. What is truly reliable and what you need is definitely instrument inspection and the issuance of a certificate.

"No matter what the situation is, there is no need for my master to come forward."

A young man in black Tang suit and sandalwood bracelets opened the curtain and walked out.

He paused, looked at Ye Xiaofan first, and then walked over.

After glancing at the wooden box made of ordinary material and worthless, his eyes became even more contemptuous.

How could someone with some background and connections come here to ask for a meeting with Master Song Qiu?

"My surname is Ling." Ling Yuncai smiled and stood still, "Sir, do you need to identify the jade?"

"right."

"Well, is it passed down from ancestors?" Ling Yuncai asked while following the procedure and not in a hurry to open the box.

"Sent from the wild boar." Ye Xiaofan answered truthfully.

"What?!" Ling Yuncai thought he heard wrongly.

"A gift from a wild boar?" the girl asked emphatically.

Ye Xiaofan shrugged, "Yes, but that's not important. I just want to know their value."

"Haha, sir, your joke is quite funny." Ling Yun smiled and stopped asking about the origin of the things.

He opened the box casually.

One purple and one blue, two fist-sized irregular and round gemstones, under the crystal lamp, their luster is colorful and the shimmer is flowing.

After their spiritual energy was absorbed by Ye Xiaofan, the stone skins of the stones automatically fell off and turned to ash, leaving behind their pure jade parts.

In an instant, several shouts of surprise came from the store.

"it's beautiful!"

"This should be jade, right?"

"Jadeite of these two colors is quite rare."

"It may be worthless chalcedony. It's up to Master Ling to judge."

The girl's eyes widened.

Ling Yuncai's eyes widened, his mouth opened and trembled slightly.

Ye Xiaofan had a clear view of their reactions.

"It looks fine." Ling Yuncai's shocked expression quickly subsided, he pretended to be calm, nodded haughtily, and picked up the two gems.

It's cool to start with, the texture is round, clear and even.

Ling Yun just flipped it casually and already knew it well.

"What kind of stone are they?"

"This...is a bit like jade, but jade and chalcedony are similar, so it's easy to get them confused. They need to be carefully inspected. Secondly, the counterfeiting techniques are becoming more and more sophisticated.

"Only my master's level has the level and authority to determine the truth and falsehood at a glance."

Ling Yuncai carefully put the stone back on the cushion of the box and quickly closed it, "So, I need to go into the workshop and use instruments to test it for you. You can pick it up tomorrow."

Ye Xiaofan stared at him for two seconds, and the man's eyes suddenly wandered away.

"It's been too long, and you don't seem to be planning to give me any written evidence. If it doesn't work, I'll ask the city testing agency for an appraisal another day."

Ye Xiaofan shook his head and refused.

This Ling Yun gave him the feeling of being sneaky and harboring evil intentions.

Not very reliable.

He didn't understand jade, but he thought these two items were extraordinary.

A lot of things can happen if you leave it in someone else's shop for a day.

This thing, even if you take pictures and keep evidence, it may not be useful.

The water for jade antiques is too deep, and it is difficult to have a standard for their value.

"What you said is right." Ling Yuncai feigned anger, "Why do you make it seem like I have an agenda against your broken stone?"

"Look at our store. Damn it. The jade, calligraphy and paintings combined are worth over 100 million yuan! Can I covet you for two rubbish stones?"

"Yulangxuan has been open for ten years, but I haven't seen any kind of stone before. It's emerald. My master has a collection of it!"

"There are too many customers who come to appraise treasures, and most of them have the same moral character as you.

“I always feel that the things I bring for appraisal are treasures and priceless.

"Two days ago, someone was holding a stinking stone from the pit. It must be a paperweight handed down by ancestors and used by Emperor Qianlong. It's really funny."

Ling Yuncai was furious, scolded sternly, and had a faint tendency to throw the box out.

But he stopped his action in time.

Ye Xiaofan frowned slightly, Ling Yuncai's tone was rude, but what he said seemed to make sense.

Ling Yun took a deep breath, calmed down his emotions, and then laughed again, "Well, if you don't worry, I'll contact Master now."

"Please wait for half an hour, I will call Master now."

"Okay." Ye Xiaofan nodded.

Ling Yun then carried the box and entered the inner room.

The girl invited Ye Xiaofan to drink tea in the rest area.

Ye Xiaofan sat on the sofa.

"Bring more people here!"

A faint sneer came from the inner room covered by the red curtain.

The office environment inside is airtight, and ordinary people may not be able to hear the sounds inside in front of the curtain.

Ye Xiaofan's ear was amazing and he caught this faint sound.

His eyebrows became sharp, but he remained silent, quietly sipping the fine tea.

The girl stood to one side, trying to find a topic to talk to Ye Xiaofan for a few more words.

"Is your store a black store?" Ye Xiaofan suddenly looked up.

"What?"

The girl was stunned for a moment and replied with a smile: "We are the largest jade antique store in Chujiang. Naturally, many competitors are jealous and will do anything to smear and spread rumors."

She has been working here for more than a year and has heard some negative reviews, but she definitely can't compare to a black shop.
To be continued...