"How is that possible?" After blurting out these words, Lin Yicai realized that something was wrong, and turned his head to see that Mr. Ouyang and the girl were still talking cordially, and they didn't notice this side at all.

Lin Yi breathed a sigh of relief and gently held the book in his hand, isn't that what ...... What about the legendary Mr. Shen Congwen's "Border City"? The rare new literature of the Republic of China, which has been auctioned for thousands of yuan, is known as a well-deserved masterpiece among Shen Congwen's many works!

You must know that Mr. Shen Congwen wrote many novels and essay collections in his life, but among his many works, "Border City" occupies the most important position. It is no exaggeration to say that it was "Border City" that established Mr. Shen Congwen's historical position in the history of literature. In June 1999, Asia-Weekly launched the "Top 100 Chinese Novels of the 20th Century", ranking the top 100 novels written in Chinese around the world in the 20th century.

Those who participated in the voting of this ranking are famous scholars and writers at home and abroad, such as Yu Qiuyu, Wang Meng, Wang Xiaoming, etc. In this list, Lu Xun's novel collection "The Scream" ranked first, and Shen Congwen's novel "Border City" ranked second. But if it is counted as a single novel, "Border City" is the first.

In addition, in terms of publishing and distribution, the novel "Border City" has been translated and published in more than 40 countries including Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the former Soviet Union, and has been selected as a university textbook by more than 10 countries or regions such as the United States, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom.

In addition, the 1984 film "Border City", which was based on this novel, won the Jury Honor Award at the 9th Montreal International Film Festival in Canada. It can be said that this novel is a legend in itself, both in the literary and film worlds.

Looking at the book in Lin Yi's hand again, it is rare that the cover is extremely new, and there is no appearance of being eroded by the years. At this time, Lin Yi was very excited, and he habitually turned the book to the copyright page at the back of the book, which was impressively printed: Life Creation Library No. 9, the first edition of the 23rd edition of the Republic of China.

That's right, it's a book of the Republic of China, and it's the first edition, the first edition of new literature!

You know, although there are many versions, the first edition is hard to find. The first version is like a person's first love, the most precious and the most valuable.

Thinking of this, Lin Yi couldn't help but be shocked, who would have thought that he would find such a treasure in such a large number of old books.

The blood was boiling, Lin Yi felt feverish, turned his head and wanted to go to Mr. Ouyang and buy the book for 20 Hong Kong dollars. But immediately, Lin Yi thought again, Mr. Ouyang just said before, would he be willing to sell this book for 20 yuan?

Lin Yi was a little unsure, for fear that Mr. Ouyang would temporarily change his hexagram at that time, and the 20 yuan book would become 2,000 yuan.

Holding the book, the waves in Lin Yi's heart, after thinking about it, I don't know what to do.

It's better to pick a few more, and when the time comes, put this book at the bottom and settle the accounts together, well, maybe the old gentleman didn't pay attention and sold it like this.

With attention, Lin Yi immediately picked through the pile of old books with great interest, and spent almost half an hour selecting three more books, which were not of much value, but they could also be read and read.

At this time, Lin Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to take down the stack of books to settle the bill, but he heard a crisp voice say: "Do me a favor and hand me the hammer." ”

Lin Yi looked up, but saw that Mr. Ouyang had left at some point, and at this time only the girl was standing on the herringbone ladder, preparing to nail the wall to fix the bookshelf.

Lin Yi let out an "oh", looked around, and saw a toolbox in the corner of the wall, opened the box, there was a small hammer in it, stretched out his hand and tried it, it was quite heavy.

"Is it this hammer?" Lin Yi asked.

The girl nodded, "That's—you handed it to me." ”

Lin Yi walked over, raised his head and gave her the hammer.

The girl took the hammer, looked at him, and suddenly laughed, "Your face ......"

"What's wrong with my face?" Lin Yi wiped it with his sleeve.

"Why is your face so dirty, go wash it." The girl said with a smile, and suddenly said, "Forget it, I have wet wipes here, you use them first." As he spoke, he took out a pack of wet wipes from the bag of khaki bags and handed it to Lin Yi.

Lin Yi found out that the bags and bags that the girl was wearing were simply weapons and equipment, and basically every pocket was stuffed with something, such as a screwdriver, a nail remover, a curved ruler, and a pencil...... A carpenter has everything he needs. Lin Yi even suspected that if it weren't for the fact that the hammer was too big and heavy, it was estimated that she would have put it in a bag.

"Hey, why are you stunned, don't you wipe your face?" The girl saw that Lin Yi was in a daze with wet wipes again, so she kindly reminded him.

Lin Yi let out an "oh" at this time, opened the wet wipes bag, and took a piece of ash stains that wiped his face.

It doesn't matter if you don't wipe it, when you wipe it, the wipes are all black.

It turned out that the pile of old books had fallen a lot of dust, and when Lin Yi was shopping for books, he touched it here and looked there, so that his hands were all dust, and then he wiped his forehead with the back of his hand, and his face was blackened.

At this time, Lin Yi wiped her face with a tissue while watching the girl nail it. I saw that she first put the hammer aside, bit the nail in her mouth, took the rubber band and tied up her loose hair very quickly, and then carried the hammer, aimed at the fit point between the bookshelf and the wall, and skillfully drove the nail.

Lin Yi raised his head below and said, "How can you be a carpenter, few girls do this......"

The girl didn't look back, "Then what do you say girls should do?" ”

"Well, this ...... There are many things you can do, such as going to the supermarket as a salesperson, going to the cosmetics counter to sell cosmetics, or going to be an accountant or a secretary......

The girl giggled, "I think it's too long to be a salesperson, I don't like to serve people when I sell cosmetics, I don't have that major as an accountant, I don't want to be a secretary." ”

Lin Yi: "......"

The girl suddenly looked back at him, smiled playfully, and said, "Why don't you introduce me to him?" ”

Lin Yi scratched his head embarrassedly, "I just came to Hong Kong, I don't know the place well, you help me almost ......"

"Alas, it seems that the two of us are connected by the same fate, you just came to Hong Kong, it's good to say, I've been here for so long, but I can only be a carpenter." The girl sighed.

Hearing the girl say this, Lin Yi couldn't help but feel sympathy, after all, in his opinion, the girl is so beautiful that she can eat with her face, but she just works hard, which shows that she is a good girl. What is the most in Hong Kong? One is parallel imports, and the other is tender molds. Many girls as big as her often make tender models, take photos, accompany the wine party, and then get a lot of money.

"It's okay, you're so capable, you'll get better sooner or later." Lin Yi comforted.

The girl looked back and smiled, "Accept your auspicious words, if I develop in the future, I will definitely invite you to dinner." ”

"Hehe, okay, if I haven't left Hong Kong by then." Lin Yi said with a smile.

"What, are you going back soon?"

"Yes, I'm from the mainland, and I'm here to participate in an art exhibition......

"You're a painter?" The girl was surprised and looked at Lin Yi with wide eyes.

Lin Yi's face flushed, "No, it's the painter's follower, I'm a miscellaneous worker...... They are too old and many times it is inconvenient for them to ......"

The girl nodded, "I understand, you don't have to explain." ”

Lin Yi closed his mouth, for some reason, he felt a sense of loss in his heart, he never cared about his status, and for the first time he longed for what kind of boss he was, or a tycoon, as if only then could he be more dazzling in front of the girl.

The girl was very smart, and seemed to see something, so she said: "Everyone's opportunities are different, there is no need to always compare yourself with others, as long as you live a full and happy life, it is better than anything else." ”

Lin Yi shrugged: "You can see it quite openly." ”

"What if you don't see it? I'm not a little carpenter yet! The girl grinned and struck hard a few times, driving the last nail down.

"Okay, that's it. Help me and hold the ladder. "The girl is going to come down from above.

Lin Yi held on to the herringbone ladder with his hand and said, "You go down and ensure safety." ”

Under Lin Yi's protection, the girl got down the ladder and suddenly said, "What treasure did you find just now?" ”

"What?" Lin Yi might as well ask her.

"When I was talking to Mr. Ouyang, what were you surprised about?" The girl continued.

"I ...... Nothing. Lin Yi blushed.

The girl laughed: "It looks like you don't know much about lying, and when you lie, you blush." ”

"Really?" Lin Yi touched his face, a little hot. Usually this is not the case, for some reason in the face of this girl, he always loses his temper.

"Did you find a good book?" The girl looked at him as she gathered her tools. "There are some good things here, I often come here to buy books, because this is how I met Mr. Ouyang...... But Mr. Ouyang is very shrewd now, and he won't stuff the treasure into these old books, you have to read carefully. ”

Is this a reminder to me?

Lin Yi thought of this, and no longer concealed it, so he took out the copy of "Border City" and said, "I found this." ”

"New Literature of the Republic of China?" The girl blurted out.

Lin Yi smiled, "Connoisseur." ”

"Can you show me?"

"Of course, here you go." Lin Yi handed the rare book to the girl.

The girl took off the gloves she had been wearing while working, carefully took the book, and looked through it carefully.

Seeing her look so carefully, Lin Yi couldn't help but feel a little proud, and waited for the girl's praise, after all, being able to find such a book in so many old books can be regarded as a torch.

Who knew that the girl looked at it and suddenly said, "Are you sure this is the old book of the Republic of China?" ”

"Of course yes, isn't it clearly written on this copyright page?" Lin Yi said.

The girl smiled, handed the book to Lin Yi again, and said, "Sometimes what you see is not all true, to identify a book, in addition to looking at the copyright, you also have to look at the paper......"

What do you mean?

Lin Yi was stunned for a moment, and then looked at the book in his hand, the paper ...... Seems a little too new.

After all, the Republic of China has been sixty or seventy years now, and the paper of the Republic of China is yellow and old, but this book is clearly white-

In an instant, Lin Yi's fiery heart was cold. (To be continued.) )