Chapter 24 Book House
Jiangsu and Zhejiang generation, Sanzhu town.
Most of the houses in this town are three- or four-story brick structures, and there is not much foot traffic on the potholed streets. The greenery on both sides of the road is sparse and sparse, as if no one has taken care of it for a long time. Not far away, a garbage can was knocked over to the ground, and the garbage inside was scattered all over the ground, but no one paid attention to it.
Xiao Rin didn't care about this, she turned into a secluded corner.
Follow the dirt path for 100 meters and pass through a small bamboo forest.
"Liyi Bookstore, it's really a good mood~"
This is an old book house in a secluded part of the town, hidden behind a small bamboo forest, with a dark brown wooden structure that looks very old, but it is rare that it has not been demolished as a dilapidated house. In the middle of the same wooden house, there is a plaque, the plaque is made of ancient mahogany, engraved with the four characters of the Liyi Library, the font is not strong, but it is not the type that is loved by ordinary people.
Although it is old, it is surprisingly large, and the two-story wooden structure shows that it has also been glorious in the past years. It's just that after the prosperity, everything is empty, leaving only a few wisps of bookish fragrance that linger in the forest.
Looking up, Rin felt a faint, but lingering, desolate voice always echoed here.
Old, full of history, profound, and knowledge...... These are the connotations that Xiao Rin read from these four words.
"Yo~, it's rare to have a guest, please come in. At this moment, a man in a black and white striped shirt stepped out of the room. He looked about thirty years old, looked a little thin, and had a small circle of black stubble on his chin, which had the vicissitudes of a mature man.
He looked at the woman in front of him, and after finding that it was a beautiful woman with a little baby face, he became even more enthusiastic: "Please come in, please come in, this old store has not been visited by a beauty like you for a long time~"
"Excuse me. But the person in front of him, Xiao Rin said politely.
A room full of books, this is Xiao Rin's first impression!
The content really doesn't match the signboard! This is Xiao Rin's second impression.
But there are some things that are interesting, and this is Xiao Rin's third impression.
Web novels, comics, celebrity photo ...... Anyway, the bookshelves that fill the whole room are full of these things, which makes people feel a strong sense of disobedience inexplicably...... It is very inconsistent with the four desolate ancient characters at the door of the store!
After looking around the room for a while, she asked the man sitting at the desk:
"Here...... That's all?" With some questions, Xiao Rin pulled out a copy of "Qinshan Demon Immortal" from the edge of a bookshelf: "I think a long time ago, books of this type were collected here. ”
"Sort of, but pretty much all of that stuff was disposed of before. I don't look like you're here to borrow books, by the way, my surname is Cang, Canglin. The man looked at her a few times, spread his hands helplessly, and said, "Who likes to look at those ghost things now." Saying that, the man took out two books "Infinite Terror" and "Naruto" manga from the bottom of the bookshelf, and took out a copy of "The Myth of the Three-Yuan Ghost" from the bottom of the bookshelf and placed it in front of Xiao Rin
"You say, do people nowadays want to read novels and comics, or do they want to read this baseless, even bizarre theory of ghosts and gods?" He pointed to "The Myth of Three-Yuan Ghosts", and his face was a little indignant: "It's all about some ghosts and gods, what ghosts happened there that year, and then where did any belief become gods, ah, but the most critical part of every place stops, and the ghosts are willing to read it!"
"I think people nowadays may be more interested in the first two books. Xiao Rin replied.
"Isn't this over, the things handed down by the ancestors can't be eaten as food, so it's normal to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new! Compared with the small town here, there are still some people who come here to rent books, although the money they make is not much, but it is enough to live. ”
"Tell me, what are you doing here, I don't believe you're just coming to see it. Although I didn't get out of town and couldn't see where you came from, you didn't smell like a townsman. Oh yes, if you're looking for antique books or anything, don't even think about it, I promise there's none. This person is even proud of his own eyes.
"Looking for a book, a very ordinary and complex book. ”
"Then you can look for it slowly, there is less here than anything, and there are more books. When he had said this, he went into the back room.
Xiao Rin was wandering around the house, she was not in a hurry, but looked through here and there. There is no one in the bookstore during this time period, you know, the students who come back to borrow books such as novels are all in school~
After passing through the passage between a small bookshelves, Xiao Rin found a girl.
She was sitting in a small chair, holding a book, reading it intently.
The girl was very young, she looked only thirteen or fourteen years old, and she was beautiful. The delicate body was draped in the same shirt as the man, the brows on the white cheeks were slightly furrowed, and there were a few grains of rice stuck to the side of the mouth, which looked a little bad.
She didn't bother and walked up to her gently.
"In March, wild foxes come out of the rain, and there are foxes living under the holes of dead trees. Do you believe in this kind of thing?" The girl read "The Wild Fox Under the Tree", a book that Xiao Rin had read in Maoshan and introduced the fox demon in the deep mountains. Although this book is not a Taoist book, in addition to recording the habits of demon foxes, it also contains some wonderful things.
"Hmm, ah, don't bother me!" the little girl was stunned for a moment, then gave her a blank look, and refocused on the contents of the book, ignoring Xiao Rin.
Looking at that focused little face, Rin at this time couldn't help but have an urge to pinch it hard~~
"Little ghost, didn't your mother teach you to be polite?"
"......" This time, the little girl simply didn't even say anything except to turn around and glance at her.
"......" Xiao Rin was not annoyed, she walked around, pulled another book from a bookshelf and walked over, and handed it to her: "If you want to understand "The Wild Fox Under the Tree", read this "Modern Demon Outline" first. Otherwise...... Well, it's going to be hard. ”
The little girl took the book, ignored Xiao Rin and read it herself, but her brows, which were originally slightly frowned, stretched.
............
The location of this book in Yangshi is not difficult to find, and it took some time for Xiao Rin to find it in this bookstore.
If you find it, it's time to go.
"What do you want?" Seeing the book in Xiao Rin's hand, Canglin was a little surprised. Recalling the ancient teachings of his family, some thoughts appeared in his heart. The Cangjia bookstore has a long history, and the specific time is no longer exquisite. There is a catalogue of ancient books at home, some of which the family can't find, can't see, or see, but they never doubt that those books exist!
And this "Sea of Stars and Moons", he saw it in that catalog of ancient books when he was a child.
"Yes, for some reason, I need to take it with me. Xiao Rin nodded slightly: "But I will make amends, whether it is money or something else, I will do my best to complete it." Although the value can not be compared to this book......"
You know, even now, she can't write this kind of book that contains a part of the world's truth. This is close to the Word, which can be called the product of miracles. Now, although she has become a Heavenly Master and has an infinite 'source', there is still a gap when she wants to write the world - that realm is unsearchable and unpredictable.
"It doesn't have to, anyone who can find the book can take it with them, that's the rule at home. Cang Lin waved his hand, not caring too much: "Besides, if it stays here, it will only become moldy!"
"......" Xiao Rin didn't speak, if this place was like this, she wouldn't refuse. She saw that the man in front of her was a little hesitant, as if he had something to say, so she said easily: "If you want to say it, just say it, now is a great opportunity to blackmail me~~"
"That...... Give me a way to get in touch. Don't get me wrong, it's not a conversation, I'm a person with a daughter!" said this, Canglin was a little embarrassed. But after glancing at his daughter in the bookshelf, he was still a little hesitant, so he made up his mind and said, "I know that you are different from ordinary people, this can be known from the fact that you can find this book......" He paused, "You have just seen my daughter, the one who just read the book." Alas...... That girl read those books and entered the 'gods', and there might be some trouble in the future. Speaking of this, Canglin was a little worried.
There are a lot of strange books at home, and I will always know some strange things.
Those who enter the gods, the heart is air-defense, and they will attract ghosts and gods.
Although he knows some strange things, he himself is in the common sense, and then he will have a weak heart!
"No problem. Chuckling and nodding, Rin took out a paper crane from his arms: "If something happens in the future, burn it so I can know." ”
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