The old book stalls at the "Sanxian Mountain" temple fair are very distinctive. The feature is that sellers coming from nearby basically have no good books worth collecting on the stalls, let alone thread-bound books, and books in the Republic of China.

And those sellers from afar have a little "extraordinary". To be precise, there are many good things, but the prices are also very expensive.

After "scanning" the old book stalls piled up by "road goods", Lin Yi did not find any good books worth collecting except for buying this Nobel "Lost". So he had to turn his attention to those book stalls where sellers came from afar.

These sellers from afar are basically the same as those selling antiques. They are not so much like books, but are antiques. Because of the high price, basically no one cares about them.

Lin Yi read a few stalls casually, and the other party asked for a high price of 70 or 80 yuan, such as Guo Moruo's "Goddess" and a paperback published in the 1950s. Lin Yi clearly knew that the book was printed in large quantities and was of a ninth grade online, but it was only about 20 or 30 yuan.

Seeing these old books sold as antiques, Lin Yi didn't know what it tasted in his heart.

When did old books become collectibles? I can’t help but sigh when I remembered the unexpected gains at the used book stall before. The most exciting time was to find a handwriting of Lu Xun with eight-line-mounted lines, which cost less than two yuan. It was really cost-effective. Another time, I bought a collection of eight calligraphy books. Although it was only a few thin pages, it was a treasure I had long admired for, and it was extremely precious.

Not long ago, Lao Cao's experience of digging books was simply unbelievable. He found a sketch album by Mr. Huang Dufeng, a master of Lingnan School, in another place! Even today, his proud expression is still shaking in front of Lin Yi's eyes, which is unforgettable. But then again, this is just his personal subjective assumption, which is really the original work of Master Huang. Especially after Lin Yi's spiritual identification, he was even more certain that it was a fake. However, Lin Yi did not tell Lao Cao the fact that it was in the end. After all, the greatest happiness of bookkeeping is to find a bargain.

Mr. Peng Hung wrote in his article "Tao Shu": "Tao Shu can sometimes make people sad. Seeing the hard work of the literary masters put on the street stalls and selling them, people couldn't help but think of the embarrassment of the dragon swimming in the water, the tiger falling into the sun, and even the bitterness of the ladies from the family falling into the dust."

Lin Yi deeply agrees with this.

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At this moment, I wandered around at these stalls that sell "antique books". Although I knew that these old books were expensive, Lin Yi couldn't help but read them in front of a stall.

There are many antique books in this bookstore, but most of them are books in the Republic of China, especially some new literature in the Republic of China. They have good looks and good content.

Among them are "From September 18th to July 7th" published by Jiangxi Publishing House in 1949, "My Youth Times" written by Ai Wu, a modern writer who was printed by Kaiming Bookstore in 37th year of the Republic of China, Lin Chen, a contemporary writer who was printed by Kaiming Bookstore in 37th year of the Republic of China, "Search on the Deeds of Lu Xun", and "Sin" written by Yutian, a Publishing House in 30th year of the Republic of China, and "Struggle" printed by Kaiming Bookstore in 37th year of the Republic of China. "Buddler---Three-Act Script" by the famous playwright Xiong Foxi, a famous playwright published by Shanghai Zhonghua Bookstore in 29th year of the Republic of China. "Selected Works of Tian Han" by Wanxiang Publishing House in 36th year of the Republic of China, and "Xiangxi" by Shen Congwen, a contemporary writer who was printed by Kaiming Bookstore in 33rd year of the Republic of China.

Lin Yi couldn't put down these books, and read them again and again. The boss who sold books seemed to be from Xiangxi, and said with a strong accent: "Little brother, these books are all good books, each of which is almost a hundred years old, and they are all new literature in the Republic of China--Do you know what new literature is?"

Of course, Lin Yi knew what the new literature of the Republic of China was, but he pretended to be ignorant. Seeing this, the stall owner of the book seller popularized his knowledge and only described the collection of new literature of the Republic of China as a collection project that can make a lot of money. He said that as long as you buy one from me, you can double it by selling it next year. It seems that buying his books is even better than investing in stocks.

After hearing this, Lin Yi still looked ignorant and asked, "How much does these books cost?"

The book stall owner saw that he finally asked for the price, so in order to avoid scaring him away, he said, "How many books you want to buy, you will get discounts if you buy more."

Lin Yi picked up the eight books he had just read, placed them in front of him, and said, "Let's just these eight books for the time being."

The stall owner's eyes lit up and he thought to himself, "A big customer."

"Ahem, little brother, I look so gentle and gentle. I look like a scholar at first glance. You can meet me and choose so many books, which is considered to be your fate. So... These books were originally sold for four or five hundred yuan, but I would give you a discount, each book is 300 yuan, and eight books are 2,400 yuan!"

When Lin Yi heard this price, he shook his head like a rattle and said, "It's too expensive---I can't afford it." After that, he made a move and wanted to leave.

Just kidding, this book seller really regarded him as a fool, with three hundred books, and the most valuable one was Shen Congwen's "Xiangxi", which belongs to Shen Congwen's early prose work. The book vividly describes the beautiful and rich place of Xiangxi. The author starts from the scenery and describes "the ship of Changde", "people of Yuanling", "the wharf of Baihe", "the coal of morning robe" and "Miao people's problems". From this, we can see the author's early longing for his hometown. The geographical landscape, human relationship accidents, smooth writing, and colorful, especially the description of the style of Xiangxi, Miao people and bandits is even more distinctive. It is the author's early prose travel notes. At that time, there were only one thousand volumes published, which can be said to be a rare treasure.

If this book is worth 300, it is definitely a small leak, because even if it is sold for 500 yuan, it is worth it. However, the other seven books are not worth the money, each one costs at most more than 100 yuan.

Where did the book sellers know that Lin Yi was a big expert in the collection of "New Literature" in the Republic of China. He thought he really didn't know anything, so he asked him patiently, "How much money can you pay at most?"

Lin Yi looked at Lao Cao and cut off half of it and said, "1,200 yuan!"

The stall owner was suspicious and looked at Lin Yi again and again, because the price of Lin Yi handed over was too accurate, and the precision made him not much money to make. However, he ran from Xiangxi to come here to celebrate the temple fair. He thought he could have a great harvest. Who knew that the locals didn't know the goods, and the people who came here to pray to gods and Buddhas were even more blind. He didn't even look at the book stalls. The temple fair was about to end tomorrow. Could it be that he took a big duck egg and went home? Damn, the round trip fee was not enough!

Thinking of this, the book stall owner gritted his teeth and said, "It's better to do this. Brother, I think you want to buy it and I want to sell it. You can add some more---1,500 yuan, and you can take away the eight books!"

Lin Yi knew that he was loose when he saw his expression. Since you were loose, I was determined to the end, so he continued to shake his head and said, "I bought your books for 1,200 yuan. I don't know how to explain to my family-----Oh, if you don't sell it, then forget it, I'll read it again." After that, he made a gesture of wanting to leave.

The boss was anxious and said hurriedly: "Little brother, please stay -----Let's discuss it again, 1,300 yuan, I'll give you another 200 yuan discount."

Lin Yi still shook his head, looking very stubborn.

Seeing this, the boss had no choice but to say, "Okay, 1200 is 1200 yuan! It's considered a customer who will be you!"

For those who come to set up street stalls all the time, it is very good to sell some of them if you can make a profit. First, you can earn a travel fee, and second, you can also bring less things.

In fact, Lin Yi knew in his heart that the boss of these eight books would probably cost about seven or eight hundred yuan, and earning about 500 yuan for 1,200 yuan is almost the same.

In short, for these business people, it is better to make money than not.

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Sure enough, seeing Lin Yi's "big deal" and buying books worth thousands of yuan at the "antique book stall" in one go, other people selling such antique books became jealous.

Seeing Lin Yi bringing up his newly bought books, he hurriedly greeted him enthusiastically: "Come and have a look, I have a lot of good books here too!"

"Good books are very discounted, and the more you buy, the more you offer!"

"Friends, let's take a look. Which one is the cheapest to give you!"

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Seeing that everyone was so enthusiastic, Lin Yi took the initiative to sweep his eyes to other old book stalls, and began to "buy, buy, buy" in the eyes of outsiders!

First of all, he purchased the "Manuscripts of Mr. Kang Nanhai" issued by Shanghai Youzheng Bookstore in the Republic of China for 450. Kang Nanhai is "Kang Youwei". The manuscript was written by Mr. Kang Youwei's disciple Xu Qin and Shen Zipei, who wrote a question for the school. It is a precious material for studying Mr. Kang Youwei's life's revolutionary deeds, political aspirations, and literary calligraphy. It is a rare treasure. According to the current market price, the value of about 85th grade is around 600-800 yuan.

Then he bought the "Supplementary Textbook for Middle Schools" "Natural Science Wartime Textbook" issued by the Commercial Press Bureau in 27th year of the Republic of China for 150 yuan. The authors were written by Song Jianqin and Yang Jie of "Military and International". These two works were works from the War of Resistance Against Japan and had special significance for studying the history of the War of Resistance Against Japan.

Then he purchased the "Styling and Appreciation of Purple Clay Teapot" for 30 yuan, and the photocopy of the Song version of "Book of Changes" for 20 yuan, which is of high value for studying the Song version of the books.

However, what made Lin Yi even happier was that he spent 100 yuan to purchase a "Selected Prose Sample Essays" from the early Republic of China. The book is a model essay written by famous contemporary authors, including masterpieces such as "Revolution and Restoration Debate", "A Brief Study of the Yangtze River Situation", "On colonial policy", "Assay on the Equal Rights of Men and Women", "Explanation of the Republican System", "Explanation of the Merits and Convictions of Zeng's Left Hand", "Explanation of the Rule Power", "On the Discipline of China's Disadvantages", "On the Discussion of the Pros and Disadvantages of the Monarchy and Democratic Democracy", "Description of the Current Situation of the Great Powers", "Sending Mr. Sun Yat-sen to Ningxia", "Selecting Opium Discussions" and other famous works. They are rare materials for studying the revolutionary politics, history, economy, culture, military, etc. of the Republic of China. The book is beautiful in font, smooth in writing, and exquisite in language, which is worth collecting and has high value.

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Lin Yi is so well-known that he only reads the people around him who read books and buys books. If there are also "rich people" who buy books, Lin Yi is undoubtedly the "rich people" among them.

The bags of books he was carrying were getting heavier and heavier, and more and more stall owners were calling him to buy books. Smiling at him was a constant stream of sellers. Watching him take advantage of the wide table - compared to those poor sellers, countless people regarded him as a "walking ATM", hoping to make a small profit from him.

Lin Yi cooperated very well with them and the sellers, because Lin Yi knew that at this point, these people would sell the rare books in their bookstall as long as they could make some money. For nothing else, they just read other people's books but they had not opened them yet, and they could not get through this psychological barrier.
Chapter completed!