Chapter 55 UFO1


    “People pounced on the bookstalls like MacArthur pounced on Christmas!”


    —Elon Musk


    The seven large book-selling points are equipped with seven categories of books, including social sciences, literature and art, children''s books, natural sciences, and engineering technology. Even stalls like engineering technology are crowded with people outside.


    Chen Qi and his party were dispersed as soon as they entered.


    He picked up the shoes, looked around in circles, picked up the shoes again, and saw Jiang Shan first. Jiang Shan was very stubborn. Taking advantage of her short legs, she actually got in front of the stall and held on tightly without letting go.


    He hurried over and shouted, "Where is Cai Ming?"


    "She was squeezed away in a swish!"


    "Stay here for now and buy you some books!"


    "I don''t need you to buy it for me!"


    "When I go back and ask your father for money, do you think I''ll give it to you for free?"


    Chen Qi patted her head and looked at the stall. He was selling children''s books. He picked up a set of the famous "One Hundred Thousand Whys".


    This set of books was written by a Soviet writer in 1929. It was later introduced into the country and spawned many versions. The content became more and more unreliable. Later, even things like the Bermuda Triangle were included. The Eight Classics of Children can be used as a science popularization of astronomy and geography.


    Chen Qi has no prejudice. He also believed in the Bermuda Triangle when he was a child!


    Even the Jewish people believe in democracy!


    "What do you want to see?"


    "I want to read good novels!"


    "Then you go to the stall over there?"


    "No, I can''t take it home, my dad will beat me to death..."


    Jiang Shan is one of the countless rebellious primary school students. She longs to see something different, but she doesn''t dare. She keeps picking and choosing. Chen Qi chose a set for her and said, "Buy this, your dad will never hit you!"


    "Five Thousand Years Up and Down" was first published in 1979, edited by Lin Handa and Cao Yuzhang, with a total of five volumes. After its release, it sold more than 5 million copies and became a classic.


    "It''s so expensive! Do you really want to buy it for me?"


    Jiang Shan was shocked by the price. One copy cost 73 cents, and five copies cost 3.65 yuan. Her daily pocket money was two cents, and she could buy some free popsicles and melon seeds.


    "It''s just a small amount of money!"


    Chen Qi has a huge sum of thousands of dollars in his pocket and cannot usually find a place to spend it. How can he explain this? He was finally able to spend it, and he was not stingy.


    He bought a set of "Up and Down Five Thousand Years" and several children''s literature magazines for Jiang Shan. He also bought a set of "Five Thousand Years" and "One Hundred Thousand Whys" for himself. He didn''t read it, but kept it for his collection. The old version was quite interesting. .


    He pulled Jiang Shan out, grabbed a chair in the cypress forest, and said, "Just watch here first. Don''t run around. I''ll go find someone else."


    "Um!"


    "Hey, it''s great that you''re usually so good."


    "Who told you to bully me all the time!"


    Jiang Shan wrinkled her nose at him, ignored him, and buried herself in reading.


    Chen Qi squeezed in again and found Cai Ming. He patted her shoulder: "Jiang Shan is on the chair over there. They will all gather there soon!"


    "I know, I know!"


    Nanako didn''t even look back.


    This is a stall for literature and art, and naturally the most crowded. It is not far from Cai Ming. Ge You is holding a book and laughing, while Liang Xiaosheng is like entering a treasure house. He wants to buy everything, but he is short of money.


    Chen Qi glanced at the flowers, and the degree of openness was a bit unexpected.


    There are many modern and contemporary masterpieces in China, and there are also quite a few classical masterpieces. "Feudal superstition" works such as "Journey to the West" and "Liao Zhai" that he thought would not be available were all openly displayed on the stall.


    Old acquaintances such as Hugo, Balzac, Chekhov, and Tolstoy are also included, as well as books about the United States, Japan, and Hong Kong.


    Of course Qiong Yao, San Mao, Jin Yong and Gu Long are definitely gone.


    Chen Qi picked out a set of "Journey to the West" novels from 1970 and a comic strip "Three Strikes of White Bone Demons" from 1972. Especially this comic strip was drawn by Mr. Wang Yiqiu, whose artistry is amazing.


    Why is "Journey to the West" so special that it can be published?


    Because Sun Wukong is considered to have a fighting spirit, there is a poem that goes: "The golden monkey rises up with a thousand-strong stick, and the jade moon clears thousands of miles."


    The last two sentences are: "I cheer Sun Dasheng today, only because the demonic fog has returned!"


    …


    Gong Xue and Zhang Jinling separated, and she stood in front of a stall, holding a book and reading it carefully. As he looked at it, a voice came from behind and said, "How many copies have you bought?"


    "Not yet, I want to buy this." She shook it, and the words "Jane Eyre" were written on the cover.


    "I suggest you wait. The movie "Jane Eyre" was just released in China this year and is very popular. The publisher will definitely release a new translation. Yours is a translation from the Republic of China period, so it may not read smoothly."


    "Oh, then I''ll wait."


    Gong Xue put down the book obediently, took another copy of "Notre Dame de Paris", and asked: "Are these foreign masterpieces all old translations?"


    "That''s about right. If you like it, you can buy it and keep it in your collection."


    "Collection? I don''t have a place to put things."


    She shook her head and asked, "What about you, what did you buy?"


    "I bought a lot, and they are all on the chair over there. After you finish your selection, go over and gather... Hey, I will spend today, and whatever you buy is mine."


    "I''m paid, so you don''t have to worry about it. Go see other people."


    When Gong Xue heard this, she couldn''t help but smile, took out a small wallet from her pocket and shook it. It is sewn with blue cloth, the stitches are fine, the embroidery is beautiful, and it is divided into several layers. It must be made by myself.


    "As expected of a rich lady, everyone else uses handkerchiefs, you use a money clip."


    "you!"


    Gong Xue bit her lower lip. The ingredient issue was a thorn in her heart. This rotten person kept bringing it up. Chen Qi didn''t care, whistling and flashing away: "I can''t spend any money I want, so where can I go to reason with you?"


    Seven people came today. Chen Qi was the third youngest from the bottom, but he acted like a talker, arranging this and that.


    About noon.


    Everyone finally gathered together, under a towering ancient cypress, with a pile of books on the chairs, and happily took stock of the harvest.


    Liang Xiaosheng picked a bunch of classics, Ge You and Zhang Jinling picked a few novels, Nanako was amazing, he bought a lot of popular science books, and Gong Xue bought a dozen books of various genres.


    Chen Qi is exaggerating. He has dozens of books stacked on top of each other.


    He originally wanted to see if there were any old books, but he couldn''t find them. When he had time, he went to a Chinese bookstore to have a look. This era is a good time for picking up leaks. There are almost no competitors. Even a loser like Ma Weidu is still working as a milling machine worker in the factory...


    "Why did you buy so many movie books?"


    "The Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, oh, even Hong Kong!"


    Ge You looked through Chen Qi''s harvest and was quite surprised.


    "Let''s see the outside world. I''m a screenwriter now, but I don''t want to be a screenwriter all my life. Just like you are playing a small role in a drama troupe, do you still want to play a small role all your life?"


    "In no mood!"


    "That''s right, people always want to go to higher places... I''m going to find something, otherwise I won''t be able to get it."


    Chen Qi left for a while, and then brought Yu Xiuli back. Yu Xiuli held a bag and a bundle of rope in her hands and said with a smile: "You are all Xiaoqi''s friends, right? What a coincidence, I''m right there to help." Woolen cloth."


    "Hello, aunt!"


    "Hello, aunt!"


    Several people met his parents for the first time and quickly said hello. And out of her mother''s instinct, Yu Xiuli scanned the circle covertly and quickly:


    Zhang Jinling: It’s too big.


    Jiang Shan: Too young.


    Cai Ming: Yeah.


    Then he looked at Gong Xue again, and his eyes lit up. This girl was pretty, fair and fair, but she didn''t know how old she was, but she looked quite young...


    Yu Xiuli made a mental note, **** the pile of books and put them into a bag, and warmly invited her to her home for dinner. Everyone declined one after another, performing a complete set of human relations and sophistication.


    After Chen Qi and others bought the books, they rested under the tree. Later, Ye Shengtao and others came and wanted to take a look.


    Several people gathered not far away, and the discussion was very exciting and loud. Chen Qi listened to a few words with a subtle expression.


    "Nonsense, are there any aliens in this world?"


    "The People''s Daily reported a UFO last year, so why is it still false? Can the People''s Daily report nonsense?"


    "Speaking of which, I actually saw it once. I was in the countryside three years ago. I got up one night and saw a light spot in the sky. I didn''t know what it was. It stopped for a few seconds and then disappeared in a whoosh. .


    I guess it must be the UFO you are talking about! "


    (End of chapter)