Seeing such a treasure, Lin Yi moved his mind, so he asked Lao Cao silently, "Lao Cao, how much do you know about Ye Dehui, the author of this book?" "Let's get to the bottom of it first. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

In Lin Yi's eyes, Lao Cao has always been unlearned, and his understanding of editions has always been very poor, and his only advantage is that he knows how to judge the situation, know which books are valuable, which books are not valuable, and which books are easy to sell at what time.

But this time he was wrong, underestimating Lao Cao's learning ability and underestimating Lao Cao's understanding of this book.

As soon as he heard that Lin Yi had taken the examination of the author of his own book, Lao Cao, who had already done his "homework", made a fool of himself and said that it was reported that Ye Dehui was a native of Xiangtan, Hunan, and in modern history, this person's moral character was corrupt and his political stance was reactionary, but he did have a lot of achievements in academics. As a result, it has been said that he "seems to have been forgotten by history, and his ghost seems to be haunted."

These words were copied from the information by Lao Cao, and at the moment he was shaking his head with his hands behind his back, which looked like an expert and scholar. Seeing that Lin Yi listened carefully, he continued to taunt Ye Dehui and his people, first of all, he didn't dare to compliment his appearance. The face is clear, the eyes are close-eyed, and the face is full of pockmarks, nicknamed "Ye Mazi".

In the social environment in which he lives, his role is that of a big bad gentleman and a big bully.

Ye Dehui's bad lines can be counted in many ways. The first is to be proud of the country's sages, the second is to be greedy for women, the third is to love money as life, the fourth is to be rich and unkind, the fifth is to oppose the Restoration, the sixth is to resist the revolution, and the seventh is cruel by nature and kills people with their own hands. With these seven, it is enough to enter the ranks of the "four evildoers" in the rivers and lakes. As for the arrogant attitude and beating people, it can only be regarded as pediatrics.

Ye Dehui's bearing of these crimes is by no means the result of "wanting to add crimes, there is no excuse". For every crime, there are solid facts there. For example, the article of being rich and unkind cannot be excused.

Ye Dehui is good at business, has opened several shops, and has been the president of the Changsha Chamber of Commerce for many years. However, when there was a grain shortage in the province, he hid 10,000 loads of surplus grain at home, not to mention that he wanted to open a warehouse for disaster relief, and he refused to even sell the grain at a reduced price. He just wants to collude with profiteers and make huge profits.

Besides, his greed for women is also obvious to all. For women, he is not only greedy, but also dominant. Usually he likes to collect and engrave the poetry collections of the women in the Qinglou, judge them, and make rankings. He had money and could buy concubines, and bought one after another, a total of six. He famously said that "buying a book is like buying a concubine, and you can't see enough beauty". The group of wives and concubines was not satisfied, and went to the brothel for many years to look for flowers and willows. Not only women, but also men. Once watched the Hunan drama Xiaosheng Daonan, forcing people to commit suicide with water and completely get rid of his entanglement.

This incident also shows that he is cruel by nature. What's more, when he saw that his fifteen-year-old maidservant Liu Xuemei was beautiful, he wanted to take her as a concubine. However, Liu Xuemei was not moved by his gold, silver, jewelry and silk, and would rather die than marry him. Ye Dehui forced the big girl and nailed a silver hairpin into the top of Liu Xuemei's head, causing the fragrance to disappear. Liu Xuemei's tragic death caused a sensation in Changsha City at that time.

But such a person is a very accomplished bibliophile, a scholar, a philologist, a bibliographer, and an editor. Some people say that when people today are sorting out and researching ancient documents, they "can't get around" the name Ye Dehui.

In his writings, Mr. Lu Xun introduced Ye Dehui as follows: "Ye Dehui, the word is negative, the number is Yuan, a native of Xiangtan, Hunan, and a bibliophile. He also called him "a bibliographer, a bibliophile, and an engraver."

The Dutch sinologist Gao Luopei commented on Ye Dehui: "Ye Dehui's book proves that he is an erudite and rigorous scholar. ”

Today's more representative evaluation of Ye Dehui is: Ye Dehui is insignificant, but his learning is desirable.

After Lao Cao said this, he clicked his lips, then looked at Lin Yi and said, "That's all I know about him, is there anything else that needs to be added, and I ask Brother Lin for more advice." ”

Lin Yi: "......"

Pointing to the head, he actually said everything that should be said like memorizing a text, which shows that Lao Cao has done his best in this book. Lin Yi was embarrassed to fool people again, and said very earnestly: "You are right, Ye Dehui is indeed such a person, in addition, this set of books is engraved at the end of the Qing Dynasty, it is Ye Dehui's self-compiled engraving, a large white paper book, including a volume of Su Nu Sutra, a volume of Su Nu Fang, a volume of Yu Fang Secrets, a volume of Dong Xuanzi, a volume of heaven and earth Yin and Yang Joy and Great Happiness, a volume of Qinglou Ji, three volumes of Banqiao Miscellaneous Notes, a volume of Wumen Painting Boat, five volumes of Yanlan Xiaopu with a volume of Hai Ze Xiaopu, three volumes of Huimen Watching Quatrains, and a volume of Mupi Sanren Drum Words attached to Zhuang Wangu Song, The Qianjia Poetry Altar will record one volume, and the Donglin Altar will record one volume, and the full poetry altar will record one volume, and the thirteen kinds and twenty-one volumes will be complete. ”

Lin Yi said it in one breath, and Lao Cao's head was dizzy, he thought that what he said just now was enough to have a "level", but he didn't expect that Xiao Linzi would introduce it professionally enough. I'm ashamed of myself.

After Lin Yi said this, he said: "In terms of editions, this set of books is the first printing and engraving, which is very collectible, and what is even more rare is the big red seal on the title page, according to my identification, it should be Ye Dehui's own private book collection seal......

Lao Cao was excited when he heard this, he had been with Lin Yi for so long, but he clearly knew that everything with a seal in the first engraved book seemed to be very valuable.

So his blood boiled, and he held his breath and asked, "Then how much can this book be worth?" The little eyes were dumbfounded, just waiting for Lin Yi to release a bomb.

Seeing that he was so eager, Lin Yi smiled and said: "This series of books is in good condition, and it is the first edition, if you buy it for 1,000, it will probably sell for about 25,000, plus Ye Dehui's private book collection, the price will be doubled, almost 50,000." ”

I thought that Lao Cao would be very excited, but unexpectedly, this guy muttered: "Damn, it's only worth 50,000." I thought I could sell a book for hundreds of thousands of ...... like you."

Lin Yi was speechless, the books that he could sell for hundreds of thousands of yuan were basically rare ancient books in the world, although this "Shuangmei Jingyan Series" was very collectible and academically valuable, but after all, the content was edited into a series of previous ancient books, and it did not belong to the rare book type, so the price was greatly discounted.

To make a simple and easy-to-understand analogy, the article "Heaven and Earth Yin and Yang Joy and Great Happiness" collected in this series of books is written by Bai Juyi's brother Bai Xingjian, the original is from the Dunhuang Grottoes, and this original is the "world's rare book", not to mention the value of hundreds of thousands, or even millions of tens of millions.

only laughed at this old Cao Cai's obsession, the things bought for 1,000 yuan have multiplied 50 times, and they are not satisfied with 50,000 yuan.

"Lao Cao, let's be honest with you, I actually like this set of books very much, if you are willing to transfer it to me, I can buy it for 60,000 yuan, what do you think?" Lin Yi didn't plan to say anything more, and directly asked Cao Yidao if he was willing to sell.

When Lao Cao heard this, his face was flat, and he said righteously: "Brother, if you say this, you will see the outside--- you pay 60,000 yuan for 50,000 things, that seems how unrighteous my brother is!" It stands to reason that the more acquaintances you are, the more you should give a discount to give some discounts, but you increase the price instead, how embarrassing am my brother. ”

As soon as Lin Yi heard this, he said in his heart that this old Cao was not incurable, and he didn't get into the eyes of money, and it seemed that he should have a little bit of a better opinion of him.

But before Lin Yi finished thinking about it, Cao Yidao said again: "But brother, I know that you have money, and this is completely taking care of my brother and me, if I refuse, you must feel uncomfortable--- I will also feel uncomfortable, why can't I refuse your kindness." 60,000 is 60,000! Do you think it's cash or transfer? ”

Lin Yi: "......"

Still look up at this big bald head.

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However, Lin Yi's money is not so easy to earn, after transferring money from a bank card and paying 60,000 yuan to buy this set of "Shuangmei Jingdark Series", Lao Cao happily patted Lin Yi on the shoulder and said: "This is a good brother, happy and neat." Then he patted his chest and said: "What do you say in the future, although I have no money as an elder brother, I have a lot of strength!" ”

Seeing this, Lin Yi smiled and told Lao Cao, since the deal is completed, and you are so righteous and awe-inspiring, then do me a favor.

Lao Cao thought it was a big deal, but it turned out that he asked him to help Zhang Luo buy books, buy those student reading materials, and said that he would donate them to the school library.

This kind of thing is not a piece of cake for a second-hand book dealer like Lao Cao, taking the opportunity, he asked Lin Yi with a cheeky face for 3,000 yuan of "carriage and horse fare", and complained to Lin Yi before leaving: "In these years, it costs fuel to run anywhere, especially your Land Rover, which is a tiger who drinks oil!" ”

Lin Yi then remembered that it seemed that his Land Rover had been lent to this bald head for a month, and he still hadn't returned it yet.

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I have to say that this old Cao is still very fast, especially when he casts a large net to collect old books, and in just three days, he has purchased almost 10,000 extracurricular reading materials for primary school students from those booksellers who buy and sell used books.

These books are also very cheap on the stalls, two or three yuan a piece, Lao Cao bought a large amount, and the purchase price was even lower to three yuan a catty, about seven or eight cents a piece.

In fact, many booksellers have such books in their hands, not because they are worth a lot of money and are ready to stock up on appreciation, but because these books are too difficult to sell. Except for those parents who take their children to buy a few copies at the used book stalls, they basically can't sell them, and even if they go to the stalls near the school, it is unknown whether they can sell them. The reason is that there are too few children in the city who like to read now, they all play with mobile phones, play electric, or play online, who still reads. On the contrary, the children of those mountain villages, children in poor areas, they do not have such superior conditions, and they can only rely on reading these books to be able to contact and understand the outside world.

Therefore, these student books, which are not eye-catching to the children in the city at all, are treasures that open the window of the world to those poor children---!

(To be continued.) )