Chapter 114. Very indecent book
It turned out that the book that the old man wanted to buy was on that small note, and the name was a little fragrant called "Book-Obscene-Yan-Different Record".
Anyone who reads such a title will feel that this old man is a little old and improper, how can he read such a book.
At least Lin Yi had this idea from the beginning, and he also understood why the old man was embarrassed to speak just now. But soon, Lin Yi knew that he had misunderstood the old man.
Listening to the old man, this book was written by Ye Lingfeng, a contemporary master of calligraphy, "book-lewdness" is Ye Lingfeng's self-title, because some people are called "bookworms", some people are called "book lovers", Ye Lingfeng feels that he loves books like crazy, so he calls himself a "book-lewd" who loves books too much.
In fact, "Shu-Lewd-Yan-Heterogeneous" is a column that Master Ye opened in Shanghai's Xin Pao and Hong Kong's Popular Weekly, and its content is mainly an introduction to world sexual customs and knowledge related to sexual literature. In this column, Ye Lingfeng takes sexology as the center and records a lot of anecdotes, such as "Talking about obscenity-obscene literature", "About secret-play", "Shou-Gong-Sand and Chastity-Exercise-Belt", "Charming-Medicine and Witchcraft", etc., the content is both novel and gorgeous, and the text is clear and beautiful, literary, very knowledgeable, interesting and rational.
This work has been published in Taiwan, Hong Kong and other places a long time ago, but for some reason, specifically, the content is too fragrant and discordant, and it has not been introduced to the mainland. This time, it is rare for the above to show great mercy, except for a very small number of deletions, and officially published and distributed in the mainland in a set of two copies.
Because of the hardships of publishing, this set of books is known as the "Golden Vase Plum" in the book talk industry, and you can imagine how many people are looking forward to her.
The old man in front of him is one of them. The old man said that he loved to read all his life, and when he got older, he was even more obsessed with buying books, and the books in the house were almost unstuffed, but he still couldn't help it...... I was poisoned when I bought books, and as long as I couldn't buy any books I wanted, I felt empty. Especially recently, he has become obsessed with those books and words, saying that this kind of book is about how to collect books, how to find books, the story of books, and the interest of books, etc., which are very readable, and often read a book to understand the knowledge and content of many books.
The old people like this kind of book, and they love to buy and collect such books, and they have more contact, and even a few hundred yuan a copy of "Xidi Book Words", "Yuxia Storytelling", "Yonglu Book Words" and other fine books have been collected, but there is no set of "Book-Obscene-Yan-Different Records", but I have heard that this set of books has been published in Hong Kong and Taiwan, but in the mainland there is no such version, the old people are really eager to wear it. Finally, when he heard the news that this set of books had been released in China, he hurriedly ran to major bookstores to buy them, but before he could find them, the nearby bookstores were almost sold out. Go online shopping, he's so old, don't talk about ABC, he can't even play the keyboard, how can he buy it. So I heard that there were a lot of books here, so I had to come here to try my luck.
After saying this, the old man glanced at the books on the shelves again and said, "How can you find so many books?" "The bookstore is too big, which makes him a little confused.
Lin Yi saw that he loved books as much as he did, and he was still an old-timer who loved books like crazy, so he couldn't help but agree to help him find it. Hearing this, the old man happily said "thank you" again and again.
Lin Yi had never been thanked by such an old man, he was a little embarrassed, rubbed his nose, and said let's start.
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Lin Yi thought that it would be easy to help find books, as long as he asked at the information desk or checked the computer, but he was wrong.
Yes, in the age of technology, many books are logged on to the computer at the checkout desk of the bookstore to make it easier for customers to inquire; But this computer doesn't have a record of this set of "Books and Pornography".
The waitress in charge of the cashier was very responsible, speaking in Cantonese that Lin Yi didn't understand very well, that set of books should still be there, but I don't know where to put it, let them be patient, you can find it yourself.
The service attitude is good, but what is said is equal to not said.
Looking at the pleading eyes of the old man next to him, this time it was Lin Yi's turn to sigh, alas, look for it slowly.
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It is often said that people and books are destined.
Often when fate comes, you will easily get a book; On the contrary, when fate is not available, you can only look for it bitterly.
A minute passed,
Ten minutes passed,
Thirty minutes passed.
Finally, just when Lin Yi couldn't help but be discouraged and wanted to give up looking for it, after spending about forty minutes, he finally found the set of two copies of "Book-Obscene-Yan-Different Record" on the lower floor of a bookshelf, with a label on it, priced at 48 yuan.
Looking at this set of "old books" that were almost exactly the same as new books with protective film, the old man was so happy, the pair holding the book trembled slightly, and looked up at Lin Yi with tears in his eyes in addition to gratitude.
Lin Yi didn't expect that an old man would run all the bookstores in the neighborhood just to find a book, but he didn't expect that he would cry with excitement just because he could get a set of books priced at 48 yuan. ”
At present, in what era, there are more and more people guarding computers and mobile phones, how many people are willing to go to the trouble to find all the bookstores in the city for a book that is not too expensive, and how many people will cry with joy to get a long-awaited book?
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The old man was very grateful to Lin Yina, took the book and went to the cashier to settle the bill, maybe for him, having such a dream set of books is happier than buying anything. Before going to bed at night, you can pet it and read it, you can cuddle it to sleep, and in your dreams, you don't have to worry about this book anymore.
For Lin Yi, in this used bookstore, it is also a pleasure to meet an old man who loves books so much, and to be able to find the books he loves together.
However, when Lin Yi went to the counter to check out, this feeling of enjoyment dissipated, because the prices of the books he bought were not low, and even higher than the prices of online bookstores. But when I thought that people were running a storefront, and I had to pay rent and electricity bills, I was relieved.
Out of this used bookstore, although it is an old book bought in a used bookstore, there is no joy of "picking up leaks", maybe in such a bookstore, it is impossible to pick up leaks, after all, the smart boss has long been linked to the online platform. Picking up leaks will only appear in second-hand bookstalls, or inconspicuous small corners, like this large second-hand bookstore, don't even think about it.
With a trace of amazement and loss that had not been picked up, Lin Yi walked into a nearby convenience store, paid for a bottle of mineral water and a piece of bread, drank water and ate bread and walked out, but met a little black dog, dirty, with black curly hair, as if it had been rained and had not had time to comb it.
The little black dog barked at Lin Yi, staring at his dark eyes and licking his tongue, as if he was a little hungry.
Lin Yi ignored it and continued to walk forward. But he took a few steps, and it followed. Lin Yi had to find a secluded place to hide, hoping to get rid of the puppy. But Lin Yi ignored the puppy's wisdom and perseverance. No matter which direction he went, no matter how fast or slow he was, he couldn't shake it off.
Helpless, Lin Yi had no choice but to turn around and look at it.
The puppy also looked at Lin Yi, staring at the pitiful little black eyes.
Lin Yi sighed and said, "You won." He crouched down and broke the bread in his hand and threw it over. The little black dog opened its mouth and ate - quack, quack, it seemed to be really hungry.
At this moment, there was a loud whistle not far away, the little black dog "Wang" barked, and ran over, Lin Yi stood up to look, but saw that the little black dog had already jumped onto a scooter, which should be its owner.
The man was riding a scooter, and the pedal seemed to be carrying a sack or something, and when he saw the little black dog rushing up, he laughed and scolded, "Greedy guy, who is taking advantage of?" As he spoke, he pulled a cloth out of the car as he pulled his bike against the side of the road and pulled a cloth from the body. Shake off the cloth and pull out a large stack of old books from the sack.
This turned out to be a booksstand! (To be continued.) )