Chapter 210: Mysterious Manuscript
Hearing this, Zhang Xuebing couldn't help frowning, there really are other conditions!
"Boss Qin, to be honest, I'm really a little interested in this store, I don't know what conditions you have, you might as well just say it and listen to it!"
Second Master Qin looked at the two of them and smiled.
"I love books as life, so I opened this small shop, on weekdays is also with peers to communicate more, sell goods secondly, this time I went abroad to see my grandson, I am afraid that I will never come back in the future, this industry has to be sold, but I am reluctant to sell cheaply, and I don't want to sell to people who don't love books, so I thought of a condition to come out, people who can meet my conditions, this small shop plus goods are sent in vain, even if you can't meet the Jinshan, I don't want to sell!"
Zhang Xuebing understood that this Second Master Qin was difficult to leave his homeland, and he was even more reluctant to leave this shop, so he found such a reason as an excuse to stay for a while longer.
When there is a hurry, he will definitely sell the store and leave.
But this time is out of the score, Zhang Xuebing doesn't want to wait indefinitely.
At this time, Xiao Chenchen asked softly, "Then old man, you have to tell me what the conditions are!" β
Second Master Qin unhurriedly took a small bag wrapped in brown paper from the table, and said with a complicated expression.
"As long as you can prove that you are a book lover, it's OK, how to prove it, here is a color printing ancient book, they sent it to me from abroad, the words and pictures in it are unreadable, no matter who you are, as long as you crack the content on it, the old man's small shop will give it away!"
There are thousands of words in this world, and there are even more ancient civilizations like stars, so it is said that the words and fonts born in the 5,000-year history of China are innumerable, who dares to say that they can recognize all the words? It's just a joke!
Zhang Xuebing was very helpless about the old man's strange thoughts and psychology, and he didn't have time to accompany him to study these historical mysteries, so he said immediately.
"Old man, you're a bit of a strong man, if you don't want to sell the store, let's go find someone else!"
The old man rubbed the brown paper bag and sighed, "It's a bit too much, but the old man's obsession is not over, it's really hard to sleep, and the two of you are afraid that they will come for nothing!" β
Sometimes people become more stubborn the older they get, Zhang Xuebing and Xiao Chenchen glanced at each other, shook their heads and said.
He didn't want to waste any more time, "Then I can only wish the old gentleman to achieve his long-cherished wish as soon as possible, and we will leave!" As she spoke, she took Xiao Chenchen's hand and got up and was about to go downstairs, but at this moment she suddenly said. @
"It's okay for us to take a look, even if we can't crack it, we should have a long insight!"
Second Master Qin laughed, "Okay, it's a photocopy anyway, but it's okay for the two of you to look at it!" β
As he spoke, he carefully opened the brown paper bag, revealing a waterproof plastic bag, and opened the plastic bag to reveal a tin foil bag......
The packaging of the inner and outer three layers shows how much the old gentleman cherishes this photocopy.
Finally, the packaging was removed, revealing a stack of copy paper.
Zhang Xuebing and Xiao Chenchen looked at the copy paper curiously.
As Lao Qin flipped the page, the contents on it were presented page by page.
I saw that it was printed with all kinds of patterns and strange words.
These patterns feature flowers and trees, strange beasts, a galaxy of stars, a large number of naked women, and some machines.
The text is even more bizarre, neither like the Latin alphabet, nor like cuneiform, nor the square characters of Huaxia, which makes people look like they can only feel simple and mysterious, but they are confused.
Xiao Chenchen shook her head when she saw one, and when the last one was turned over, she smiled bitterly.
"It's not English, French, Italian, or even Southeast Asian script, and it seems that we have to find a language expert to study this book, and we can't do anything about it!"
Second Master Qin also smiled bitterly, "The old man has read countless books, knows seven or eight kinds of words, and he has never understood the meaning of it. β
Xiao Chenchen nodded and said, "Thank you Mr. for showing such a magical ancient book, we can be regarded as a long insight, if the old gentleman still wants to sell this store, please be sure to contact us, this is my business card!" β
As she spoke, she respectfully handed over a business card with the fragrance of Youyoulan.
Second Master Qin took the business card and said, ""
By all means, if you can't find the right person, you are my preferred buyer! β
He stood up and saw off the guest respectfully.
At this moment, Zhang Xuebing suddenly said, "Although I can't decipher the content of this book, I know its origin and several conjectures about the above content, I don't know if the old gentleman is interested!" β
Xiao Chenchen exclaimed, "How do you know? β
Second Master Qin's face changed and he said in a deep voice, "Young man, knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, old man, I don't like people to talk about it!" β
Zhang Xuebing smiled indifferently and said, "The old man hasn't mentioned its name since he took out this book, I think the old man should know, and if I say its name now, can it prove that I know a little bit about it?" β
Second Master Qin's eyes flashed, and he nodded and said, "That's right, the old man knows, but he didn't mention it, you can talk about it, if you really say it right, the old man will admit that you are qualified!" β
"Voynich Manuscript!" Zhang Xuebing said loudly, "The old man just showed a photocopy of a part of the Voynich manuscript in the Benecke Library of Yale University, am I right?" β
Xiao Chenchen and Second Master Qin were stunned. @Β·error-free start~~
Second Master Qin's face turned red, he gasped and grabbed Zhang Xuebing's arm, and said excitedly for a long time.
"That's right, that's right, what you said is not bad at all, hurry up and explain to the old man, what is it talking about!"
This manuscript was rarely heard of in this era.
But in the era of Zhang Xuebing's rebirth, it was a book that rotted the Internet.
The book was purchased from a church by a bookseller named Voynich and later sold to Yale University, so it is called the Voynich Manuscript.
The illustrations and texts on it are different from any species and words on the earth, so it caused a sensation for a while, and countless philologists, biologists, and cryptologists have studied it for many years.
Although the content on it was not cracked in the end, some people even said that this is a magic book, a book of abilities, and if you understand it, you can unlock the secrets of mankind and so on.
But two reliable conjectures have been announced, the biggest possibility is that this is a prank, and the other is the internal information of a mysterious female sect, whose research value is like chicken ribs.
Zhang Xuebing spoke eloquently, and the expressions on the faces of Xiao Chenchen and Second Master Qin were wonderful.
After a long time he finished talking about the origin and conjectures of the manuscript, and finally spoke softly.
"This thing, that is, to satisfy people's curiosity psychology, is actually really worthless, I advise the old man, it is better to focus on the study of our Chinese civilization, and maybe we can make achievements in the future!"
Second Master Qin was stunned for a moment, and then his expression turned bald, "Little brother, where did you see the explanation of this book?" β
Xiao Chenchen was even more curious, and cast a surprised look at him.