The old diary was very large, about 16 pages, and the cover was black leather, and when I opened it, I saw that on the title page of the diary was written: Zhou Chuanlong's "Navigation Log", 1963, purchased at a grocery store in Wan Chai. Then I used a pen to draw a playful parrot in the lower right corner of the title page, and the drawing was very good, vivid, as if this parrot could talk, and it would tell you all kinds of stories recorded in this diary.

When Lin Yi saw this, he couldn't help but be interested in this diary, so he couldn't help but open it lightly and look at the contents, starting from the first page, that is, July 1, 1963, was Zhou Chuanlong's first time as a crew member and the first day of running a boat.

It is still a fountain pen, the handwriting is very small, but neat, although it is traditional, but it does not hinder Lin Yi from reading, you know, Lin Yi used to read a lot of old books in traditional characters, and in terms of traditional Chinese reading, there was no barrier. The contents of the diary recorded on this day are very detailed, so detailed that it is full of trivial things about rotten sesame seeds and rotten grain, and even how much money it cost to buy a diary is clearly written, and said that the female boss of the grocery store who sells notebooks is interesting to him, the original text is, "She looked at me, there was fire in her eyes, it was very hot, and I was also hot; Perhaps, I should take advantage of his husband's absence in the evening, after all, I will leave tomorrow. Between the lines, it is revealed that the author is an extremely sullen person, very poetic, and good at stealing people in the middle of the night.

Look again on page 2, July 2, 1963.

The diary of this day mainly wrote that the crew ran with him, and it also mentioned that some of the crew members came from Vietnam, saying that they were in great distress there, and that they were fighting with the Americans, and the Vietnamese people did not have enough to eat. The original text was, "He looks very thin, like a skeleton standing on a walking side, listening to the accent is from the Vietnamese side, I can't understand what he says, but he is very obedient, anyone can call him, let him wipe the deck, wash the toilet, even the compatriots from the mainland also call him, the Vietnamese boy is willing to do anything, this is very good." ”

Look again at page 3, July 3, 1963.

The diary is also interesting, about the ship sailing to Luzon, Zhou Chuanlong and his crew got drunk at a nearby hotel, got into an argument with the indigenous people of Luzon, and ended up fighting.

Luzon is in the Philippines, and it seems to be very happy to fight with the Filipinos there, and he wrote in his diary: "Those Filipinos dare to call us piglets, and I am really angry." For this tone, we directly beat the five of them with three people. They were all very thin, and they were afraid when they saw that we were tall and big, but they did not run. I casually compared it, they were more afraid, afraid that we would know Chinese kung fu, in fact, I had really learned the Great Sage splitting before, but unfortunately I couldn't use it after the fight, everyone kicked with their feet, scratched with their hands, and even directly held the wrestling ......"

"One of the bastards bit me, and I punched him down, knocking him to the corner of the mouth with blood...... When the police came, we knew we had to flee, and Filipinos liked to favor their own people...... This fight was very comfortable, we are proud that we are Chinese, and see who dares to call us piglets in the future. Between the lines, this Zhou Chuanlong is still an angry young man in Hong Kong, with a strong sense of nationality, and Lin Yi likes such people.

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Actually, there are a lot of people nowadays who like to collect some old diaries. The collection of diaries is roughly divided into two categories, one is the collection of blank diaries, that is, collectors have a "cleanliness habit", like the kind of diary that has not been painted, has not been written, mainly like the beautiful illustrations in the diary, for example, the 1956 art diary "A kind of book" cloth hardcover with the original box sleeve - unused, because there are works by the famous Liu Danzhai and others, it can be sold for 1800 yuan.

Another type of diary collection, on the other hand, is dedicated to the old used diaries. And this kind of collector is the real "know-how" veteran.

Those used diaries, such as those of the land reform period in the 50s, were basically received in the archives of many universities for academic research during the "land reform period", and if the handwriting is good and the content is rich, they can be sold for more than 800 yuan, or even thousands.

There is also the "Cultural Revolution" period in the 60s, which is also very popular with book lovers. At this time, in addition to the very special illustrations of the model play, the diary can also understand the living conditions of the people at that time, as well as private affairs, through guò This kind of diary, the minimum of good quality and good content is thousands.

In addition, special diaries such as the yellow "Maiden's Heart" in the sixties and seventies have also become collectors' favorites, at least three or four hundred yuan each.

To put it bluntly, most of the people who like to collect diaries have a "voyeuristic fetish" and like to spy on other people's **.

Among the many diary collections, celebrity diaries and diaries from the Republic of China period are even more difficult to find, and they are often bought at a large price as soon as they appear.

For example, in the 1958 edition, Jian Bozan gave Yang Ji'an "Construction Diary", because it contained Jian Bozan's gifts, it was auctioned for 8,500 yuan last year, and a diary of a female student detailing the Nanjing incident in the 26th year of the Republic of China (1937) was auctioned at a sky-high price of 23,000 yuan at the Hanhai auction.

It can be seen that the diary collection has begun to become hot, and many people have not realized a little here, so that many good diaries can be found on the book stall, 8 yuan, 10 yuan, 20 yuan, you can buy a very good old diary, these old diaries as long as they are taken online or sold to those veterans who know the goods, the price can be increased tenfold, for many book lovers, it is definitely "profitable", when shopping for books, make money and spend a little money, why not?

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At this moment, Lin Yi looked at the "Navigation Logbook" and forgot the time, Zhou Jiahua's kid became impatient, snuffed out the cigarette he had smoked, and said: "Big guy, what are you looking at, what is there to see in my uncle's diary, if you like it, you can buy it all, and take it home and read it however you want." ”

Lin Yi knew that this kid was impatient, so he said, "I just read this, and I haven't seen that box yet." ”

Zhou Jiahua said: "I haven't seen the box either, who knows what the hell is inside, if you want it, just give some money and take it!" ”

Damn, a loser.

Lin Yi was about to speak, when suddenly, his nose shrugged, and a wisp of book incense came out of the unopened cardboard box.

Lin Yi couldn't help but be stunned, could it be that there is something good in this?

Seeing Lin Yi in a daze, Zhou Jiahua, a loser, said: "1,000 Hong Kong dollars, it's all for you!" ”

Lin Yi turned his head, "Really? (To be continued.) )