Guan Xiaoxiao looked at the huge poster and felt a bit pity: "On such a big poster, Uncle Dong's photo should be put on it."
Yu Haiguo nodded crazily on the side: "Yeah, sister Xiaoxiao is right, but my dad must be put in."
Yu Hua looked at his son with a smile: "My love for you is not in vain. I am still thinking of your father about this matter."
"Uncle Dong is too thin, so there must be a lot of room for the photo to be posted. Dad is fatter, so it would be appropriate to post it."
"You kid——"
Yu Hua pretended to hit Yu Haiguo, but the kid ran into his mother's arms and hid. Yu Hua looked at Yu Dong and the others angrily, "Am I fat?"
"I'm not really fat, I'm just a little put on." When Bi Feiyu said this, he was still staring at Yu Hua's belly.
Yu Hua lowered his head and looked at his slightly bulging belly, took a breath, and retracted his belly.
Jin Yi's life was so carefree, not only him, but Mo Yan also gained some weight compared to before.
…
It’s the evening of August 8th, New York time, and it’s already the morning of August 9th here in China.
Chen Mobai got up early in the morning, washed briefly, and then tore off the calendar pages hanging at the door.
He had already marked August 9th on the calendar with a big red pen. Today's "Old Book" is on sale, which is a very important day for him.
After going out, Chen Mobai quickened his pace and rushed towards the bookstore in front of the school.
At 8:05, he arrived at the door of the bookstore. He thought the bookstore was not open yet, but when he arrived, he found that the door of the bookstore was already open and there were many people inside.
He met two classmates at the door.
"Li Chao, Hu Hai, are you here too?"
Li Chao and Hu Hai saw Chen Mobai and said with a smile: "Nonsense, don't look at what kind of day it is."
Seeing that each of them was holding an "Old Book" in their hands, Chen Mobai couldn't wait to ask: "How is it? Is the new book good?"
"We just got it and haven't looked at it yet." Li Chao looked at the bookshelf and tugged on Chen Mobai's arm: "Go and buy it quickly, otherwise it will be gone soon."
Chen Mobai was startled, "No way, Fenglin Bookstore is always well stocked."
Hu Hai rolled his eyes, "No matter how well stocked we are, we can't handle the large number of people. It's only early eight o'clock, and how many people have already arrived."
Chen Mobai also looked at the crowd in the bookstore, and quickly told the two of them to go buy books.
The owner of Maplewood Bookstore really did not expect so many people to come today, but they have prepared 300 copies of "Old Books". Even if they don't sell enough today, they can deal with it in the morning.
Chen Mobai bought two books. Because the bookstore was crowded, he didn't stop and went straight home.
But before he got home, when he passed by Jinghu Park, he couldn't help but find a bench and sit down.
He has been waiting for this new book for too long. He got it now and he really can't wait to go home and read it again.
On the morning of August, the sun was fierce, but there was a camphor tree standing next to the bench, which blocked the sun and left a shade. The breeze blew across the lake. I climbed up to the lake shore and pushed Chen Mobai's fingers to copy the "Old Book" Open.
When he saw the chapter name, Chen Mobai couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
"Border town? Is it Shen Congwen's border town?"
He couldn't help but turn it over and take a look.
Chapter One, Border Town.
Chapter 2, alive.
…
Chapter 8, a letter from a strange woman.
…
Each chapter is the title of a book.
why is that?
With his head full of doubts, Chen Mobai turned to the first page of the text and began his reading journey of the new book.
After reading a few paragraphs, Chen Mobai probably understood why the chapter was titled "Border Town" because this chapter is closely related to the novel "Border Town".
A newspaper reporter accidentally received an old edition of "Border Town" and found a paragraph of text on the last page of the book.
This passage tells the story of the owner of "Border Town" who met his wife when he saw it in a bookstore more than thirty years ago.
"I probably got dizzy while reading. I looked up and saw a woman in blue clothes. I thought it was Cuicui jumping out of the book..."
When he saw this paragraph, Chen Mobai patted his head and said, "I'll go, this picture will look better."
After patting his head, Chen Mobai couldn't help but sigh, Yu Dong's story-telling ability is really strong. In just a few paragraphs, he hooked the reader's heart and made the reader want to be like that reporter. Know the story behind this book "Border Town".
When I saw reporters debating whether to explore the story behind this book.
Chen Mobai couldn't help but shout: "Brother, go quickly!"
He knew that the reporter had to go, otherwise the story would not go forward, but he still followed in a hurry.
The reporter finally went, and he followed the book's footsteps and found a small town.
In that small town, there was a bookstore, and the book "Border Town" was distributed from this bookstore.
The owner of the bookstore is a paralyzed woman who exudes the aura of being off-limits to strangers. She is unwilling to say too much to the reporter, but the reporter still gets an important piece of news from her: the original owner of "Border Town" is no longer there.
Getting such bad news is not a gain. At least the reporter knows that the bookstore owner knows the original owner of "Border Town".
…
As he continued to read, Chen Mobai discovered that although "Old Book" is not a mystery novel, there are mysteries buried everywhere. People can't help but read on, wanting to follow the reporter's footsteps and solve these mysteries. Solve the questions one by one.
While uncovering the past between the original owner of "Border Town" and his wife, the past of the bookstore proprietress also emerged step by step.
She told the reporter her past as if telling someone else's story. Her parents both fell into the water and died when she was twelve years old.
Later, when she was working in a factory, she fell and became paraplegic.
…
When Chen Mobai finished reading the entire book, the shadow of the camphor tree behind him had become very short, and the sun hung high above the camphor tree, emitting a fierce brilliance.
The wind blowing from the lake has also become hot and dry.
The story of two time and space and two pairs of lovers kept echoing in Chen Mobai's mind.
The narrative technique of this novel is so good and appropriate, and it closely connects four people who are separated by decades.
Now Chen Mobai looks back at the chapter names in the catalog and keeps sighing. He has read all these ten books, but now after reading "Old Books", these ten books are a little more special to him.
meaning.
Chapter completed!