Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

In the Qing Dynasty, ordinary people could not have more than a hundred volumes of books at home, and most people were too poor to afford books.

Zhu Xu was just a poor boy who had never been an official. He just helped others identify treasures and now he had his own shop. In that era, it was a counterattack within a counterattack, which was a miracle.

Yan Hong said: "When Zhu Xu got older, he came to Hong Kong alone because he was tired of life in the mainland. At that time, there was an unreasonable person in Hong Kong. He founded the Qilin Society. Those who want to learn his skills Everyone must join the Qilin Association. And those first batch of people who came out of the Qilin Association later became the elite forces of all walks of life in Hong Kong City..."

Lin Ran finally figured it out. Yan Hong was introducing him to the origin of the Qilin Club.

In fact, it is a non-governmental organization similar to the Pao Brother Association, except that the people in the organization are scattered at all levels of society, forming a secret force.

No wonder the three major families don't take it seriously. If that's true, the three major families are just ants that are harder to crush. They are still just ants.

Lin Ran lamented that the underground world was so dark.

He also felt more and more that he was well protected in his previous life. The higher he climbed, the wider the world he saw.

Finally, Yan Hong said to him: "You accept Mr. Zhu as your teacher and study with him for a while first. The position of president of the Qilin Association will be yours. Including this store."

"Are you too?"

"Yes, I have learned treasure appraisal from Mr. Zhu since I was a child." Yan Hong's expression became relaxed.

"Didn't he say he didn't accept any disciples?" Lin Ran thought of what Zhu Yawen said to him on the TV show. Was it just a lie to him?

"Haha, we are just ordinary outer sects. Because our talents are limited, we cannot learn the essential parts."

Lin Ran smiled and said: "How is that possible? Appreciating treasures is nothing more than reading more about history and touching more antiques. Isn't your shop also doing a good job?"

To be able to own such a big shop in Causeway Bay, and no one dares to make trouble inside, shows that he is doing well.

Yan Hong shook his head and said: "Appraisal of treasures is just superficial. Haven't you noticed that Mr. Zhu is particularly young?"

Lin Ran looked at Yan Hong with some surprise. He originally thought that he was the only one who noticed this.

No matter how well-maintained a person is, as he gets older, the parts in his body are rusty, and he cannot walk as lightly as he does.

It's not like Lin Ran has never seen long-lived old people. They often remain motionless. Turtles can live longer because they remain dormant for a long time and their cell division rate is slower than that of other organisms.

Involuntarily, Lin Ran thought a little too far.

Yan Hong said: "That's because Mr. Zhu learned the art of breathing and breathing from Master Zhu Xu."

"Wait a minute, what does breathing have to do with the secret art of treasure appraisal?"

"Do you know why Mr. Zhu is called the Ghost Eye of Treasure Appraisal?" Yan Hong said seriously without a hint of joking in his tone, "That's because Mr. Zhu can see the death energy in cultural relics at a glance!"

Dead gas?

This was the second time Lin Ran heard this word.

The last time he was in the woods in Cangzhou, Hongwu told him that being surrounded by this kind of energy often meant that his life was not long.

It was later confirmed by them that it was just a superstition.

It's brought up again here.

Lin Ran knew that due to the intertwining of two cultures, Hong Kong cities had a higher degree of superstition about ghosts and gods than most mainland cities. After all, they had not experienced dilapidation, and many people still had scriptures and Buddhist statues hidden in their homes.

"Mr. Zhu has mastered the ability to sense the breath of antiques by practicing the art of breathing and breathing. He can feel the age of antiques by relying on the concentration of death air."

He carefully handed He Qing a cardboard box he took out.

"Thank you." He Qing took it and opened the lid of the box casually. At that moment, his eyes suddenly lit up.

It was so magical that Lin Ran almost believed it.

It was obvious that Lin Ran didn't believe it, and Yan Hong wasn't angry either. He smiled and said, "It's okay. He will tell you how to practice after you get started."

Then, Yan Hong took out a paper box and carefully handed it to Lin Ran.

After Lin Ran took it over, he opened the lid of the box.

In an instant, his eyes lit up.

Inside is an ancient copper coin with the words "Zou Tianguan" engraved on it in inscriptions.

"This is for you. If you encounter trouble in the port city, just show this coin and most of the troubles may be solved." Yan Hong said with a smile.

This coin seemed to be only a hundred years old, so Lin Ran knew nothing about its function.

But Yan Hong told him that this was a token of the Qilin Sect.

He still doesn't know how high the status of the Qilin Society is. It seems that he will have to make a judgment when he has the opportunity. With the help of the Qilin Society, a lot of troubles can be solved.

For example... a treasure hunt.

The back of this ancient coin has the words "Zou Tianguan" printed on it, but the front is engraved with the sacred beast Qilin.

"By the way, you can also save my big brother's number. You can contact me when you encounter trouble." Yan Hong took out a business card and handed it to Lin Ran.

Some treasures can no longer be understood from his known history. After rebirth, life experience is not omnipotent, especially in a port city where he rarely visited in his previous life. His memory function is extremely limited.

It seems that it is necessary to come to Hong Kong City more in the future to understand the customs and customs here, which will help him expand his power in the future.

The matter had been explained, and Yan Hong was about to arrange a car to take him back to the hotel, but Lin Ran refused.

"It's a rare visit to Causeway Bay. I plan to go shopping." Lin Ran said.

"That's right. It's probably your first time here. You're not like an authentic Hong Kong person. You can come to my store more often when you have time in the future. We can communicate and learn."

"Thank you."

Saying goodbye to Yan Hong, Lin Ran walked out of the antique store.

Looking at the Causeway Bay in front of me, people are coming and going.

When I first came to Hong Kong City, the fear of seeing gangs chasing people in the streets was gone.

Gangs don't just kill people on sight, they usually just go after people who owe debts.

Lin Ran took a deep breath and said, "Haha, it turns out this is Causeway Bay. It must feel great to be a leader here."

With the Chen family as his backer, Lin Ran didn't worry about encountering any dangers on the street, so he started walking around on his own.

In the early 80s, Causeway Bay had already formed a commercial district and was very lively, but in Lin Ran's opinion, the level of prosperity was still slightly inferior.

However, Lin Ran actually saw Tianmao Plaza.

Li's Tianmao Plaza is known as the center of every city.

His business concept is to build a square in the center of the city to integrate commercial and residential areas. Tianmao Plaza already has a video hall, cinema and karaoke room.

And all this will not be introduced to the mainland until [-].

Port cities in this era were relatively open. As an economic transit center, it was also convenient to purchase equipment from various countries.