1991, South Metropolis.

"Heaven and earth are leisurely, the tide rises and falls, grievances and grievances, life and death, and a few people can see through; the red dust rolls and rolls and the infatuation is deep and the love gathers and disperses, and sometimes it is left half awake and half drunk, at least you ......follow it in your dreams" The deafening music came out from the "Yan Wu Pai" tape recorder and resounded through Zaolin Street in the southern city.

This song is the title song of Hong Kong and Taiwan female singer Ye Qianwen's latest album "Walk Away in Style", and now it is sweeping the land of China and is everywhere.

Accompanied by high-pitched music, the retro streets are lined with shops and pedestrians.

At this time, Baihe rented a bookstore---

"Uncle Mao, settle the account!" Chen Tianlang wore an old blue and white striped sports school uniform, leaned against the wall comfortably, threw a snow-white "Ashima" cigarette to the owner of the rented store, and took out a handsome one in his mouth.

Next to him, Chen Tianlang's two younger brothers, Guo Fatzi and Wang Shishi, strode forward and poured out all the martial arts novels and romance novels in the three schoolbags.

Guo Fatzi's original name was Guo Gang, and Wang Shishi's original name was Wang Lei, both of them were Chen Tianlang who played from childhood to adulthood, and they were classmates, so the relationship was very iron, often Chen Tianlang had any ideas, so he liked to discuss with the two of them, and went out together to make some small money and spend.

At this moment, on the counter, colorful novels are piled up into a hill, such as Liang Yusheng's "Crazy Heroes and Tianjiao Witch", Wo Longsheng's "Feiyan Shocking Dragon", Gu Long's "Peerless Double Pride", Jin Yong's "Heaven and Dragon Slayer", and Hong Kong and Taiwan Qiong Yao's "Several Degrees of Sunset Red", Sanmao's "Troubled Learning" and so on, nearly 100 copies.

Uncle Mao, the boss, supported the black-framed myopia glasses on the bridge of his nose, glanced at this sixteen-year-old boy who had not grown his hair, and said with a smile: "It looks like business is good, I have drawn four yuan and five yuan of 'Ashima', and I still smoke one piece of two's 'big front door'." ”

Chen Tianlang raised his eyebrows, spit out a beautiful smoke ring, and said with a smile: "You count, there are a total of 100 copies, according to what we discussed before, you rent me a dime a day, and the rent will be settled once a month, and the total amount will be 300 yuan!"

Uncle Mao immediately took the money with a smile, skillfully untied the rubber band with his hands, spat on his hands, and began to count the banknotes.

The maximum face value of the banknote is 10 yuan, and the smallest is only one penny or two cents, all of which are crumpled and dirty, and I don't know how many people's hands have passed, but Uncle Mao is not dirty at all, and from time to time he dips his thumb into saliva, and his black and thin face is flushed, and he counts quickly.

"You can still bear it, Tianlang! I'll rent you one cent, you rent two cents to those students, I earn 300, you also earn 300, and you don't even have to pay the capital!" Uncle Mao said sourly after counting the money.

Thinking that he worked hard to get the capital to buy new books, and then he was so tired that he put them in a rented bookstore for rent like a dead dog, and earned as much as this hairy child in a month, Uncle Mao always felt uncomfortable in his heart.

Chen Tianlang glanced at him, and said in his heart, I earn more than you, old ghost.

It turned out that he didn't rent the novels to school at a flat price of two cents. Chen Tianlang listed some novels with more "chewy" content separately and rented them for three cents a day.

For example, the fake Wolongsheng wrote "Evil Immortal Lu Piaopiao", "Jade Tiger Jiaowa", "Jianghu Yan Fuxing", etc., these books are deeply loved by the majority of male students, for them to "solve problems" in the middle of the night, popularize "physiological knowledge", and help them "grow up".

Of course, as an excellent lessor, Chen Tianlang also took into account the needs of female customers, so Aunt Qiong Yao's "Paradise on Fire", which describes more "abuse" and has a stepfather and a strong B heroine, has become a key recommended object.

According to the rental rate in the last two months, this "Paradise on Fire" has become the romance novel with the highest rental rate for many girls. All the girls who read this book were all shy the next day, and they didn't even dare to look at the handsome Chen Tianlang when they returned the book.

Of course, these are all small money, and for Chen Tianlang, the biggest income is the buying and selling of "manuscripts".

It's very simple, hire someone to copy the more "passionate" storylines in some books, and sell them for five cents a copy.

At the beginning, in order to put an end to those unruly students, he tore off the wonderful part of the book "Hum Ha Ha Ha" to press the bottom of the box, and when he was "lonely", he took it out and took a look; later Chen Tianlang felt that this kind of business was promising, so he directly hired a gunman to copy it, but he didn't expect to make more money than usual.

In other words, in fact, Chen Tianlang and several brothers earned a total of more than 500 yuan this month, which is definitely a large amount in 91.

You must know that in 91 years, in a factory with good efficiency in Nandu, the salary of its regular workers was only more than 130 yuan, and an ordinary house of 100 square meters could be bought for 30,000 or 40,000 yuan.

A middle school student earns 500 yuan a month, and it is absolutely scary to say it.

After settling the bill, seeing that the time was almost up, Chen Tianlang threw the cigarette butt on the ground and crushed it with his toes, and said to Uncle Mao: "Uncle, your book here is almost finished, it's time to buy more goods." Don't be reluctant to buy, the more you shop, the more you earn. ”

"You kid, you still need to teach this truth!" Uncle Mao looked through the books that were rented out to see if they were torn inside, and on the title pages of many books he wrote with a big red seal: Those who tear books will die the whole family.

"Next time, I'll prepare some new ones for you, all of which are good works by martial arts masters from Hong Kong and Taiwan, so I make sure you little ghosts are fascinated. ”

"Well, it's better to have more Hum Ha books like Wo Longsheng, that kind of good rent. ”

"I know it's good to rent, but that kind of book is easy to teach bad guys, it's okay for adults to read it, it's not good for children to read it, what if something happens if you don't hold it back. ”

"Hehe, Uncle Mao, you are also a conscientious businessman. However, in recent years, everyone is rushing to make money and do business, and there are a few people who are conscientious? Profiteers and profiteers, no businessmen and profiteers, and only when they commit adultery can they make money. ”

"Little bunny, what are you reading, and why are you full of bad ideas?"

"Li Zongwu's "Thick Black Studies", haven't you read it?"

"I don't go to school well, just read some messy books. Don't learn from him!" Uncle Mao said to Guo Fatzi and Wang Shishi with a smile.

"It's late, uncle, we've been in a mess with him for a long time, it's incorrigible!"

"Yes, even if there is a panacea, it can't be saved!"

"Well, I'm talking about it for nothing. Uncle Mao showed an unteachable expression, skillfully put thirty yuan into his pocket, saved it as private money for playing mahjong and ballroom dancing, and stuffed the rest to his wife.

Chen Tianlang, this Uncle Mao is a typical bitch and wants to set up an archway, if he really has a conscience, he shouldn't have entered that kind of rubbing book from the beginning.

"Okay, Uncle Mao, if it's okay, we'll leave first, and we'll come back when you buy the goods. I wish you a prosperous business!" Chen Tianlang took a copy of "Nandu Daily" and did not pay, and left Baihe Bookstore with Guo Fatzi and Wang Shishi with a smile.

"Stinky boy, a newspaper costs two cents!" Looking at the back of them leaving, Uncle Mao couldn't help but shake his head, he was so rape at a young age, and he paid it back when he grew up.