(5,000 words)

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the weather is cold, but there are still some people who want to go to work, and it is indeed not easy, but this year there is one more industry that will go to work for the New Year.

"On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the buses stopped, and I still had to go to work, so I really wanted to die. I'm really sorry, I'm sorry for you to come all this way to pick me up, I'm afraid I'm going to be late together. ”

"It's okay, it's the first day of junior high school, it's okay to go late. I used to be on duty for the New Year, and I was busy with New Year's greetings this morning, and I usually didn't buy books until the afternoon. ”

"That's right. By the way, I have been working shifts these days, resting at home, and I heard that the store "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was sold a few days ago? ”

"That's right! Let me tell you, this book is really good for his grandmother. I didn't believe it was so lively on the Internet before, but after I got the goods, I couldn't help but be curious, pop, the dish was bad, and I couldn't pull out my eyes anymore! I haven't done anything in the past few days, so I'm just looking at this, oops, I can't stop seeing ********! ”

"Really? My mischievous brother whispered in his ear half a month ago, saying that he would leave him a complete set no matter what, saying that as long as he has a set of "Shooting the Condor" in hand, he will have nothing to ask for in the next half a year, and he must grit his teeth and clench his fists to fight for a college! ”

"The young man has ambition. According to my estimate, there will be no fewer people who come to buy "Condor Shooting" today. ”

“…… Are we going to be late? ”

"Not really. I have said that there are many people who buy books and read books on the first day of junior high school, but most of them are in the afternoon, and when it is close to noon, there are some children who have received New Year's money after worshipping the New Year...... Hiss! I rub, what's going on?! ”

The two bookstore staff were chatting when the car turned around and came to the bookstore.

On the side of the road, a few piles of debris from firecrackers that had been roared last night were cleaned up by the cleaners. It's not time to remove it yet.

In the open space square between the debris, a few lines are not too long. But the total number of people added up to a team of nearly 100 people. In fact, it's not a queue, everyone is just standing in a scattered position. Waiting together to chat happily. Most of the young people are dressed in new and fashionable clothes, showing the festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival everywhere. Among them, there are also a few children who look like elementary school students, wearing brand new clothes and shoes, jumping around happily there.

It's a sunny winter day. Early in the morning, the sun has not yet come out, and the temperature is close to freezing.

But even though it was outside, everyone had a good chat. Obviously, I didn't expect to meet so many like-minded people, and it was a festive New Year, but no one showed too much impatience.

waited until they saw two staff members wearing bookstore overalls stop and stopped, and the whole crowd gathered a little and consciously gathered at the door of the bookstore from the previous scattered state.

The two staff members raised their wrists to look at their watches, glanced at each other, and walked over stubbornly, ready to open the store at the same time. I am also ready to welcome everyone's denunciation and complaints, after all, I am indeed late today, and I am nearly twenty minutes late. The staff member who drove the car lowered his head and opened the door, and the one who rubbed the car was Xiaoyuan. Hurriedly turned around and apologized:

"Happy New Year everyone! There is a delay, it is late, so let everyone wait for a long time. I'm sorry ......."

However, it was much more than the two of them expected. Everyone greeted them happily and sincerely:

"Don't get in the way, New Year's Day, I understand."

"yes, we've just arrived. I had a good chat and made new friends. ”

"Happy New Year, both of you."

"You two are working hard. I have to come to work for the Chinese New Year. ”

"That's it, your leader has to increase his salary, otherwise we won't rely on him!"

Although the words are simple and simple, not sensational, but in such a winter morning, you say a word to me, accompanied by the white heating exhaled in front of the smiling faces, but the two staff who were still dissatisfied with coming to work are warm all over their bodies, and the whole unpleasant depression in their hearts disappears in an instant.

Madoka said curiously: "Everyone is here to buy ...... "Shooting the Condor"? ”

Everyone laughed, and then nodded, and between the smiles, there was a self-evident and like-minded meaning.

At this time, Xiao Fang had already opened the door of the store, and while letting everyone in, he hurriedly said: "Actually, you don't have to come so early, it's not too late to come back after the New Year." Unlike when "Capital News" was serialized, the inventory of the physical book of "Shooting the Condor" is definitely very large. Guaranteed to anyone can buy ......"

"You misunderstood, we are just going to buy a set and bring it over for New Year's greetings."

"That's right, now those nutritional products are too vulgar, and the old people don't like them, it's good to buy a set of "Shooting the Condor"!"

"The old man at home loves to read it, and the newspaper was inconvenient at the beginning, so I read a few copies unevenly, but I didn't read them all, and I regretted that I kept chattering. After buying all six volumes, Zhun Bao was happier than saying anything auspicious. ”

Xiao Fang and Xiao Yuan were stunned together, and then Xiao Fang grabbed a child who bypassed him and jumped straight to the counter of "Shooting the Condor", and said, "Children, you can also understand "Shooting the Condor"?!" ”

"I don't understand."

The child shook his head decisively, then snapped his fingers and said, "But my grandfather likes to read it, and he has every newspaper." My mother asked me to come over and buy a physical book of "Condor Shooting", and then take it to my grandparents for New Year's greetings. My mother calculated for me, and the six books were discounted by 200 yuan, and when I brought them to my grandparents, I was sure that the red envelopes would rise from 500 to 1,000 in previous years. My mom said, this is called, this is called 'small to big'. ”

“……”

The day passed quickly, and throughout the day, there was an endless stream of people who came to buy "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", and Xiao Fang Xiaoyuan never understood why two-thirds of the bookstores in the city could be closed between the first and third days of junior high school, but his own store manager would rather pay five times the overtime salary than insist on changing shifts without closing, and finally understood at this moment.

What is the sales record of the number of books in a single day, and what is the sales record of the total yards of foreign sales in a single day...... has been completely numbed by the refresh of "Shooting the Condor".

After a ten-minute delay in closing, the last group of book buyers were sent away, and after hanging a "closed" sign in front of the store, the two began to clean up. When I cleaned up the last corner, I found that there was an old gentleman with gray hair squatting here.

The old gentleman held the three, four, or five volumes of "Shooting the Condor" tightly in his arms, holding the second volume in his hand like a treasure, and the first volume that had been turned over next to him, as if he had seen some tense and exciting plot, and he didn't even hear the announcement of the closure of business......

"Old sir. Sorry, it's time for us to get off work. Come back tomorrow! ”

"Down, off work? Is your bookstore still open at noon? ”

"Medium, noon?!" Xiaoyuan was stupid and inhaled cold air: "Old gentleman, you came here in the morning?" Didn't eat lunch! It's almost half past six in the evening! ”

"Huh?!" The old gentleman was stunned, then stood up suddenly, looked up at the clock on the wall, looked out the window at the twilight, was stunned for half a minute, and then slapped his thigh sharply, and shouted, "Ah, it's broken!" The little grandson is still at home, and he came out in the morning to buy him a comic book, and when he saw that there were many people here, they were all buying this book, and he was curious to flip through it, and what happened, how did he forget the time all of a sudden! It's broken, it's broken, and no one cooks for him at noon! ”

"Huh?!"

Xiao Fang Xiaoyuan was also dumbfounded.

Xiao Fang smacked his tongue: "Uncle, you mean, you haven't heard of this "Legend of the Condor Heroes" before?" ”

"I haven't heard of it, but it's so pretty. I look at it like I'm stunned, I don't know hunger, I don't know thirst, and the habit of leaving half a life without a lunch break is gone! What a wicked door! ”

The old gentleman said, and suddenly said urgently: "Oh, what are you talking to me!" Why don't you hurry up and help me get a complete set of this book? I'm waiting to go home, I can't be hungry for dinner, right? ”

"Oooh." Xiao Fang hurriedly sorted it out, and then looked around, and found that the sixth volume was sold out, and if he wanted to, he had to go to the warehouse to get it, so he said: "Uncle, I'm sorry, I have to go to the warehouse to get the sixth volume, it takes about half an hour to come back and go, you think you might as well come again tomorrow......"

The old gentleman glared: "What day is tomorrow?" Hurry up and get it! Uncle, I'm going to watch it tonight! ”

Xiao Yuan exchanged a look with Xiao Fang, then pointed to the wall clock on the wall, and kindly reminded: "Uncle, look at this time, the little grandson's dinner has not yet been settled......

The old gentleman rolled his eyes: "Nonsense, hurry up and take it!" Uncle, at my house, bread, milk, ham sausage, instant noodles, apples, eight-treasure porridge, everything! ”

“……”

……………………

During the New Year, various statistical mechanisms will lag behind.

In addition, the ordinary version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is issued in six volumes this time, some bookstores sell the whole set, and some bookstores dedicate a part of it to allow the purchase of separate volumes, which also increases the statistical difficulty to a certain extent, so the sales results from the first to the third year of junior high school did not come out in time.

But anyone who knows a little bit about the inside story knows that the sales must be quite quite terrifying.

Because if it weren't for the appalling sales, how could those bookstores that had already gone on vacation rush to open in the second and third years of junior high school?

Even on the third day of the Lunar New Year, more than 80 percent of the nation's bookstores closed could not resist the temptation of profits, stopped taking vacations, and opened for business, which was unimaginable at any time before.

However, everyone's eyes were soon all focused on the hardcover limited edition collection that will be launched on the fourth day of the new year.

This hardcover collection,It is said that the most advanced printing technology and the best quality paper at home and abroad are used,The price is also a lot higher,"The Legend of the Condor Heroes" six-volume hardcover collection,The price is 906,No discount。

"Huh! It's Lao Zhang, today is the fourth day of the new year, didn't you accompany your daughter-in-law back to her parents' house? ”

"When the two of them go back, I'll take the time to come over and see the old leader." Lao Zhang stood outside the door and said with a smile.

The old leader was about to invite him in, when he suddenly saw something he was carrying. I couldn't help but point my finger at him:

"Lao Zhang, I'm going to criticize you. When did you learn this ethos, I'm already glad to be able to come and sit down, what are you doing with all this nonsense. It's not that you don't know my temper, so quickly put it back in your car and tell you, we don't want to do this. ”

Lao Zhang explained: "The old leader misunderstood, I am not a gift, I am a ...... of heart"

The old leader waved his hand and interrupted: "You have to get it, don't go around, take it away quickly, otherwise I will say ugly things in front of me and won't let you in!" ”

Lao Zhang smiled: "Really let me take it!" Old leader, are you sure you don't regret it? ”

The old leader became angry: "What do you mean, Zhang Youbao, is it possible that you think I want to capture and indulge!" Tell you, if it weren't for my colleagues for more than ten years, would I spit on you, would you believe it or not? Good! Hello! I'll see what you Zhang Youbao brought today, let me turn over your true face! ”

As he spoke, he took the bag and opened it, and was dumbfounded.

It's nothing else, it's the hardcover limited collection of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" that he just went out and ran to a few bookstores that he didn't buy.

Lao Zhang said with a smile: "I told you that there are too many condor fans, and the number of collections is limited." Wait until this morning to go to the bookstore, a little delay is estimated that you won't be able to buy, you still don't believe it! No, I bought two sets early in the morning from a friend at the bookstore. I heard that you didn't get it, this is not a delivery to your door, whether you accept it or not, anyway, a total of 906 yuan, I will find my sister-in-law to ask for it in a while! ”

"Oh, Lao Zhang, you're always exquisite!"

The old leader smiled, hugged Lao Zhang's shoulders affectionately, and carried the collection beautifully. When he turned around, he shouted into the house: "Daughter-in-law, Lao Zhang is here, look at it at noon, the whole two hard dishes!" ”

……

"What time did you go out in the morning and what gifts did you buy?"

The wife glanced at her honest husband, patted the rime on his hair, and without waiting for him to answer, she sighed:

"Forget it, don't ask. Anyway, it's the same as the old three, and it's not as heavy as the eldest sister and the second sister. But filial piety is such a thing, each according to his ability, let's do our best, no matter what the eldest brother-in-law and second brother-in-law take out later, let's be happy, don't compare with them! ”

Her husband shook her hand, and said with gratitude and shame: "Let you fall in front of your parents." ”

"So what, marry a chicken and a dog and a dog, marry your little gardener, and you can only follow the poor but noble."

The wife smiled. "Let's go, it's not too early, don't let your parents wait."

The husband and wife drove a second-hand car to the downstairs of the old man, and the luxury cars of the eldest sister's family and the second sister's family had been parked there.

I went upstairs and knocked on the door to enter the house, and as expected, the two families with deep pockets were carrying out their annual routine reservation project - selling gifts.

It was the eldest sister who opened the sun at this time, and when she heard the younger sister and brother-in-law coming in, her tone instantly rose an octave:

"Dad, Mom, these two things were bought by Lao He when he went to France to meet customers last month, and they are very valuable! I heard that Louis of France came to the more than a dozen, and the cane he used at the beginning was made by this family, which was purely handmade, only by reservation, and there was no one in China. In addition, these are two red envelopes, I wish you a happy new year, good health, and all the best! ”

The old man was always silent, nodded and didn't say anything.

The old mother-in-law was smiling, hurriedly took it, and hurriedly instructed the eldest son-in-law to fly around often, but to pay more attention to rest and diet......

The second daughter coughed, not to be outdone, and said: "Dad, Mom, this box of cigarettes and alcohol was brought over by an old comrade-in-arms of Lao Yun, there is no one on the market, it is a special internal supply, and it is exclusively for the position of the chief or above, Lao Yun is reluctant to give it away, and he is reluctant to smoke it himself, so he will use it to honor his father." This is our red envelope, you two old people are safe and sound, healthy and auspicious! ”

"Hey, hey, it's a special offer!"

The old mother-in-law smiled again, and hurriedly instructed the second son-in-law to entertain more in front of the official, but pay attention to nourishing the liver and protecting the kidneys......

The wife, that is, the third daughter, snuggled over and held the old mother-in-law's arm, "Mom, I'm coming back with Xu Ke to greet you and Dad." ”

As soon as the old mother-in-law smiled, when she turned around and saw the third son-in-law standing at the door, the wrinkles on her face instantly deepened a lot, and her smile became lighter.

The old father-in-law, who had never spoken, suddenly opened his mouth to greet him, "Xu Ke, what are you doing standing, sit." ”

The husband came back to his senses and walked up to his father-in-law with his things, "Dad, I brought you a set of books......

"I said Xu Ke, what kind of books will you give for the New Year, and you won't let people play mahjong later!" The eldest sister complained.

"That's right, I was unlucky last night, and I was still counting on returning to my book in the afternoon, you should be the first 'lose', are you unlucky?" The second sister also chimed in.

His wife's face turned pale, and her nails were pinched into her flesh. Although she actively adjusts her mentality every time, and comforts her husband not to care, it is definitely impossible not to compare and not care at all, and she does not ask her husband too much, as long as she buys some heartfelt gifts, her parents will not mind, especially her father, but the book ......

In an instant, the disappointment in my heart was sour, and the grievances were so turbulent.

The husband choked, and while taking out the gift, he said:

"Dad, I've heard you mention "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" on the phone more than once before, and there is a lot of regret in your tone. So I've been keeping an eye out for the news of physical books, and I got up this morning and queued up to grab a hardcover limited edition collection for you. I paid special attention to it, there are tens of thousands of words of historical background interpretation and creative experience written by the author Mr. Han Yi himself, as well as his personal collection of 50 favorite book reviews long reviews, which are very collectible. ”

The old father-in-law raised his eyelids, reached out to take the collection, and suddenly, shook his head and sighed.

The eldest sister observed her words and said, "Xu Ke, it's not easy for you to earn that little salary, I heard that there are more than 900 in a set, and your head is pumping!" ”

The second sister also nodded: "It's not, I heard that you have to get up at five or six o'clock to line up, I think it's really ...... It's hard to understand! ”

His wife's face was even paler, and she was already crying.

The old father-in-law sighed and said slowly: "Xu Ke, it seems that you still know me best, an old man." ”

What the?!

Nani?!

Everyone was dumbfounded.

The old father-in-law said, got up, and greeted her husband Xu Ke, who was also a little dumbfounded, "Come, come to the study, and talk to you." ”

The eldest son-in-law and the second son-in-law, who have always been in the old god and calm and relaxed, suddenly changed their faces.

The wife covered her mouth with her hand, and tears of excitement and surprise flowed down. (To be continued.) )