Lead:
At five or six o'clock in the afternoon, a small bookstore in Jinan, Shandong Province, came in with all kinds of customers, all of whom seemed to be familiar with the owner Wang Shuzeng or about to be very familiar. This acne-covered but uncaring person seems to have an extreme enthusiasm for opening a bookstore, and also has an extreme familiarity with people. Although he already has seven mobile phones and 45,000 friends, he still keeps getting new customers to add him, and will recommend books every day with his funny jokes. Just as the name of his bookstore is so down-to-earth, he impresses all customers who come to the store with absolutely inexpensive books and maintains good relations.
Together with the clerks who have become friends, he wrote down their enthusiasm and love for the bookstore, their thoughts and poetic moments in their "Bookstore Diary"
Not expensive bookstore owner @ Wang Shuzeng
May 9, 2023
A girl walked into the bookstore, pointed to the painting on the wall and asked me, "Boss, who is this?" ”
I said, "This is Hu Shi. ”
The girl asked me again: "Has he ever been to the store, why did he put his picture in such a prime position?" ”
I said, "He came, and I saw that he looked good, so I took a picture and hung it on the wall." ”
The girl thought thoughtfully, then pointed to another drawing and asked, "Then this old man has also been here?" ”
I said, "Yes, his name is Liang Shuming. What do you think of his personality at first glance? ”
She thought about it and said, "It looks a little stubborn, and her mouth is pouted like that." ”
I said, "Your eyes are poisonous. ”
I said, "Look at the one below, the foreigner who smokes, do you see it?" He was the first foreigner to come to our store, named Camus. ”
March 28, 2023
Tell a story that takes place in a bookstore.
Today, in the bookstore, a girl asked me to recommend a book to her, she said that she likes to read foreign famous books, and asked me if I have any good book recommendations.
I was just about to recommend it, but before I could speak, a boy picked up Haruki Murakami's "Norwegian Forest" and walked up to the girl and said, "I recommend you to read this one, the author of this book has died, and the author won the Nobel Prize in Literature." ”
The girl asked him, "Have you read this book, how do you feel?" ”
The boy said: "I have seen it, I like it very much, I have watched it several times." ”
The boy then asked the girl if she had read the book?
The girl said that she had seen it and especially liked the beginning of "Norwegian Woods":
"Let me take your heart off and try to melt it slowly, to see if I am still perfect in your eyes, whether I care about me, and I am still unable to extricate myself."
March 23, 2023
Last night, two girls came to buy books, and one of them asked me, how much is the set of books "Taste Chinese Women"?
I said, there is no such set of books in the store.
She said, there is.
I said, no.
Then she took the set of books from the shelf, put it in front of me and said:
"Boss, I want this set of "Chinese Women", do you still say no?"
March 15, 2023
I have a friend who is also a book lover, and has been friends for many years. He came to see me almost every week, not only me, but also my books.
After getting acquainted with him, I asked him this question: "When did you first come to the store?" ”
He said to me, "It's been several years, and I have long forgotten the specific time of the first time, but I always remember your attitude towards me very clearly." ”
I asked him, "What is my attitude towards you?" ”
He said: "Of all the bookstores I visited, you were the first and only person to say hello to me. ”
He continued: "I've never met such an enthusiastic bookstore owner. ”
Hearing him say this, I began to try to remember the first time we met him.
I can't remember exactly what year we met.
I just remember that it was a summer, he came in wearing a T-shirt and big pants, tattoos on his arms and legs, and Buddha beads on his hands, like a big brother in society.
I said to him, "What books do you like to read, the books in the bookstore are not very complete, maybe in the warehouse." ”
What a plain sentence as water, but warmed the big brother of society, he said to me:
"The first time you saw me, you weren't intimidated by my appearance?"
I jokingly said:
"Not intimidated because you have a hello Kitty heart and your tattoo is just your protective color."
Later, he came to the bookstore more often. Every time he comes, the most he says is:
"It's worth the trip, it's a book I'd like to read."
I asked him, "Are you busy with work, you often work overtime, do you still have time to read?"
He said: "Yes, reading is my main leisure method, and I have no other hobbies besides reading. ”
I said, "You still have tattoos." ”
He teased me:
"Tattoos are just my protective color."
Last Saturday, the tattooed brother came to the store as usual and selected these books:
"On Photography", "Art and Culture".
"Yi Dai", "Wu Zetian Research".
"The Story of Tolstoy and Dostoev".
There are also "Bitter Son", "Man, Economy and Country", as well as "Unreasonable Behavior", "The First Man", "Forever Sailor", "Vinyl Design Art Collection".
There is also the Gu Cheng series:
"History of the Southern Ming Dynasty", "Peasant Uprising at the End of the Ming Dynasty", and "Collected Historical Writings of the Ming and Qing Dynasties".
And what he wants to see the most:
Mein Kampf series.
"Birth, old age, sickness and death, food, clothing, housing and transportation, this is my struggle, and it is also the struggle of everyone."
March 13, 2023
Let's see, two of them quarreled in the bookstore. I'll give you a restore of the scene.
The woman came to the bookstore first and chose books in the bookstore.
She said that she came after reading the Little Red Book and came to read the book.
About an hour later, the man came to the bookstore and said angrily to the woman:
"I said that I only came to visit for twenty minutes, but I have been shopping for more than an hour, and I don't answer the phone, do you know how difficult it is to park?"
The woman said: "You know it's hard to stop, don't you stop too?" ”
The man asked again: "How about only walking for 20 minutes?" ”
The woman replied like this:
"I don't want to shop more, I thought I could finish shopping in a few minutes, who knew that there were so many books here, and the selection was okay, so I would shop a little more."
The woman went on to say:
"I muted my phone."
The man said:
"Anyway, I stopped the car, you choose a little longer, I'll go outside and smoke a cigarette."
The man came back after smoking, and the woman chose the book, and chose these:
I Will Be Your Mirror, Shockism, Nihilism, Phenomenology of Spirit, Logical Philosophical Theory.
Also, "Cognition and Ethics of Critical Thinking", "Reading the Classics", "Reading Beyond the Classics".
Also, "In Search of the Millennium", "Between People and Land", "Witnessing Major Reform Decisions", and "A History of Chinese Zen Thought".
and Poems and Songs.
There is also the "Ancient Book of Mountains and Seas".
I said, take a picture of her.
The man said, Shu Shen, let him come.
What is true love?
This is what true love looks like.
After the two left, I thought of this sentence said by Dr. Yamada in the store:
"It's a very happy thing to have a lover who supports you in reading/buying books."
I think the Doctor is right.
March 3, 2023
A media outlet wanted to interview me, saying that he wanted to give me a different and in-depth interview. I decided to answer the questions they asked as truthfully as possible.
They asked me, "When is the happiest time of day?" ”
I said, "When I look at the turnover before closing, the turnover is good, and I am naturally happy." ”
They asked me, "When is the saddest time of the day?" ”
I said, "When I look at the turnover before closing, I feel sad that the turnover is low. ”
This is my honest answer from the heart. But when they were editing, they cut this section and replaced it with another monologue.
I asked why.
They said, "Lao Wang, this answer of yours is not in line with the core values of socialism. ”
Later, another media outlet asked me this question, and I still answered it this way.
Now ask everyone, when is the happiest time of the day?
February 26, 2023
I just remember it was last year, but I forgot what day it was. In the store, Zhao Bureau said to me: "Brother, that little girl who laughs and is especially healing has come to buy books." ”
The little girl who laughs very healing~~
I naturally knew who it was, and I hung two photos of her in the most prominent position on the photo wall, and there were too many people who liked the picture of the little girl laughing.
I also received a private message like this:
"Brother Zeng, I went to your bookstore one day in a bad mood, and when I saw a photo of a little girl holding a book, my mood instantly improved a lot, it was really healing."
I asked Zhao Bureau, did you take pictures of the little girl?
Who knew that Zhao Bureau said this: "The little girl finished choosing the book, stood in the bookstore, expecting me to take pictures of her, there were more people in the store, I didn't take pictures, the little girl waited for a while, saw that I didn't mean to take pictures of her, she didn't say anything, and left the bookstore with her mother."
This scenario came to mind:
"A lost face disappeared into the crowd".
How bad it is to disappoint a little girl.
I said to Zhao Bureau:
"If customers are willing to take a picture, take a picture of them as a souvenir."
After this time, every time the little girl came to the bookstore, no matter who was looking at the store, she would take a picture of her.
Today, the little girl came with her sister, and after they finished choosing books, I wanted to take pictures of them and left a photo of Figure 2.
The height of the little girl is getting taller and taller every time.
The personality is also much more shy than before.
After everyone chooses a book in the store, if you want, you can let us take a picture, print it on the spot, and give it to everyone.
If you don't buy a book, you can also print photos for everyone.
Keep a souvenir.
I really appreciate everyone's love for the small broken shop.
Love everyone.
February 18, 2023
Record an incident that happened late at night the other day. It was late, after 23:30, when the bookstore turned off the lights and was about to lock the door, a customer came in and inquired about a book, and he asked me if I had the book "Bankruptcy Bookseller's Notes".
I said, yes.
He said, great, he wanted the book to read on the way back.
He was so happy that he ran to several bookstores without the book.
I said, this book has always been available, and there are still many people who like it.
Then he asked me when I would write a book, "Notes on the Bankruptcy of Expensive Bookstores."
I smiled and said, I don't know when to write.
But what is that inside me~
He asked me if there were any book recommendations for him.
There must be ah.
I very solemnly recommend a copy of "The Art of Communication" to him.
January 22, 2023
What day is it?
It is the first day of the new year that everyone knows, and it is also the birthday of my dear, loving, lovely, and truly loving hostess Li Yonghua.
Come, let's bless her together:
Happy birthday, happy family, and mother-in-law relationship is too good.
December 5, 2022
She came to the store and became the last customer of the bookstore~
She started out as just a customer.
I often come to buy books, and we gradually get acquainted. Then we started talking and often went to the movies together.
She also often helps me walk my dog.
A few years before the start, she also gave money. I don't take it, and she's not happy.
Later, it was slowly not given money.
Now, she comes to the bookstore to get a book, and she doesn't even mention the money.
I asked her for money, and she told me to roll.
Come, let's say it out loud to her together:
"Give money."
July 30, 2022
It's 2:15 a.m. and I've just arrived home. When I came out of the store, it was 1 o'clock sharp, just in time for the rain, and my clothes were all soaked when I arrived home.
In another 7 or 8 hours, I'll be in the bookstore as usual.
In fact, I spend the rest of my time in the store except sleeping.
Xiao Zhao in the store went to Qingdao for several days, and Dr. Shanda returned to his hometown in Henan for the summer vacation.
Xiao Erhei in the store works the night shift.
The status of work in recent days is as follows:
"Tired, and fulfilling."
This is something I like, and although I am tired, I run this small broken shop with joy.
There were some people in the shop, familiar faces and strange faces, they were choosing books, I sometimes chatted with them, sometimes I was silent, and sometimes I would sleep on the table, really sleepy.
I will ask them if there is me WeChat. If not, let them add it, most of the friends are willing to add WeChat.
Also, have I ever printed a picture for you?
It's like more than a decade ago, when I was still setting up a stall on Quancheng Road, and when someone bought a book, I would ask the same question.
It's been ten years.
Writing here, the question arises:
When you come to the bookstore, do I chat with you enthusiastically, or do I not say a word?
Passion is like fire, and silence is me.
Do you prefer to choose books quietly, or do you have someone to chat with?
Write here.
The ending is:
Love everyone.
Love everyone.
Love everyone.
Not expensive bookstore clerk @ bookstore Xiaoer Hei
Bookstore not diary 1 | Borrow money to pay salaries
Our shop owner loves books, really, I'm not praising him. Which bookstore doesn't love books?
You say we like a book, we like it so much, then we must buy it!
What about our boss, stock!
As a result, our boss often frantically buys and likes a book, which is packed in boxes. The key is that he also doesn't like bestsellers, what is slow-selling, what he goes into.
Moreover, he was impulsive and often took all the money to buy goods, leaving nothing left, buying books like crazy, selling books like pulling silk.
I often saw him entering and pouring goods, and suddenly there was no money, so he sent WeChat to this friend, called that friend, and continued to purchase goods with money. Fortunately, our store is also a little famous, thanks to the love of all book lovers, the funds can still be turned, and he can afford to be so crazy.
Our boss is very good, even if the pockets are cleaner than the face, he never owes us wages, and he has to pay money when borrowing.
This month, he borrowed more than 10,000 yuan and paid me and Zhao Bureau.
He borrowed money from Zhao Bureau.
Bookstore not diary 2 | How can employees do this
In our store, our employees do not do the work of sorting out bookshelves. How can employees do this kind of work? It's all done by the boss himself. So, if you come to our store and see a man in his thirties with a slightly bulging belly, a pothole face, yawning, rags, and a stack of books to the shelves.
That's right, that's our boss.
And what are we doing as employees at this time? Sit at the cash register and swipe short videos, read e-books, chat, or just just be in a daze.
Our boss had severe procrastination, often when books were piled up all over the floor and he couldn't get off his feet, so he started to clean up. We don't dare to rush him, in case of urgent, it will not be good for him to pick and choose, after all, in the general environment, a down-to-earth boss is not easy to hire.
But I really can't stand it, as employees, we will still give orders to the boss." Brother, after work in the evening, you work hard to sort out these books. ”
Then we left work, leaving the boss late at night to burst the liver to sort out the bookshelf.
When we opened the door the next day at work, the whole bookstore was completely renewed, and we as employees were very happy.
Once, the boss was interviewed and asked about the attractiveness of the bookstore, and the boss talked eloquently: "I think the bookstore should still be based on books, as long as the books are well selected, even if there is no coffee, no cultural creativity, and the display in the store is very chaotic, it will still be attractive."
I said to my boss, "Brother, you are right, but this is not a reason for you not to tidy up the bookstore, please continue to tidy up after the interview."
PS: The writing is a little flying, much more exaggerated than the truth.
Bookstore not diary 3 | What do you mean by loneliness
The child asked me, "Uncle, do you have Peppa Pig here?"
I said." Yes. But I'll have to wait until your Uncle Shuzeng (our boss) comes, I'll go to the warehouse and get it for you. ”
The kid asked me." Is the warehouse far away? Are you going to get it yourself?"
I said." It's close, I'll just get it myself. ”
The child said." Yes? So how lonely are you alone?"
I was quite touched at that moment, really.
Most people were asking me how long it would take to get my books from the warehouse, and only this kid cared if I was lonely.
I asked him, "How about you go with your uncle?"
The child thought for a while, patted me on the shoulder and said." Loneliness is the norm in life, uncle, you have to adapt. ”
Then he turned to his mother.
Her mom was picking out a book and turned to ask me." You go to the warehouse, how soon will it take to come back?"
Bookstore not diary 4 | Little cute on earth
The day before yesterday in the store, a little girl held a book, chased her mother and said, "Mom, if I want to buy this book, I want to buy this book!"
The little girl's voice was immature, but not coquettish, and very resolute, quite like living in the store without getting this book.
I thought to myself what kind of book is so good, I have to persuade her mother to buy it for her, or she really lives in the store and has to take care of the food.
I looked over, well, it turned out to be Seiichiro Oyama's "All Suspects".
I thought she couldn't read this book, so I decided not to persuade her mother, but to persuade her.
I said to the little girl, "This book is not for you, you're young."
And the little girl said, "But I'm five and a half years old."
And I said, "Five and a half years old or not, at least six and a half years old."
And the little girl said, "But I'm starting to watch the young connections."
Admire! The little girl has a reason, a good reason, and a face.
So we both turned our heads to look at her mother at the same time.
Eventually, her mother bought her the book, and she opened it and sat in the doorway.
I breathed a sigh of relief that I didn't have to worry about the food now. Mr. Seiichiro Oyama never dreamed that he would write a children's book.
Finally, I sincerely recommend this "All Suspects" to all friends who are five and a half years old or have begun to watch the young connection.
Bookstore not diary 5| Favorite moments in bookstores
It is to open the door early in the morning, turn on the lights one by one, sweep the floor, mop the floor, finish mopping, and quietly wait for the moment when customers come to the door.
The silence of this moment cannot be replaced at any time. Sometimes it rains, as today, the sound of slow and urgent rain, the distant conversation of people, the occasional bird call, the occasional laughter, all merge into a natural symphony.
At this moment, you seem to be empty.
Whether it's the ideals in your heart, whether it's anxiety, fame, or stress, the god of silence treats them equally and empties them all.
At this moment you are only left with emptiness, the emptiness that can contain all things, and you become a vessel, an altar on a hill, an inconspicuous clay pot, which is getting darker and darker and dumber in the long river of years, but this is what you like.
I don't know how long it took, you stayed in the depths of the universe for too long, but in the world, it was only more than ten minutes, and the first customer entered the door, like the first drop of rain falling into a clay pot, followed by the second drop, the third drop...
Customers come like a storm.
You take back your thoughts, raise your smiling face, and return to this fireworks world.
Bookstore not diary 6 | What children think about breakups
Our store has a traditional project, as long as you buy a book in the bookstore, you can take a picture of it, and even print it out on the spot for you to take away.
We also put photos on the walls of bookstores.
Photographs are taken by individuals, friends, couples, parents, etc. If it is a couple, of course, there will be a breakup, and the breakup is made, but the photo is still posted on the wall.
Normally, if a book friend asks for it, we can just take down the photo.
But Brother Zeng, who was particularly six, had a couple of lovers break up, but he did not take down the photo, but put a label on the photo as "already broken up".
One day, after seeing this photo, a child asked his mother: "Already broken up?" Who broke up?"
And his mother said, "They used to be lovers, and now they're broken."
The child said." Oh, and they don't work together?
His mother said, "Uh....."
This is the love in the eyes of this child, love is cooperation, breaking up is not cooperating, very rational, extremely calm.
Think along the lines of thought:
Is marriage a business?
Is the wedding banquet sponsored?
Is having children a risky investment?
Is cheating a side hustle?
Is divorce bankruptcy?
Finally, may you find a partner who is willing to cooperate with you, and wish you a prosperous love business.
Bookstore not diary 7 | A slow and leisurely person
A shy guy came to the store, carrying a big bag and carrying a small bag, walking slowly, talking slowly, and looking for books slowly.
As soon as I entered the door, I stared at him, and I didn't forget to glance at him when I cleaned up the bookshelf, because his movements were so suspicious that he always avoided my sight. It turned out that I thought too much, and he had this character.
He strolled around for a while, and suddenly asked me slowly, "Teacher Wang Shuzeng is not there?" And I said, "Yes, he's not here yet."
Then he slowly searched for a book. I chose "You Can Never Wake Up a Man Pretending to Sleep" by this week. After settling the bill, he slowly took down the large bag he was carrying, slowly unzipped it, and then slowly put the book in.
He looked me in the eye and said, "I'm suddenly a little lost. I was stunned and asked with a smile: "Is it because you didn't see Teacher Wang Shuzeng?" "No," he said. He added, "He made me know Duchamp again." And I said, "Then why the loss?" He smiled awkwardly and said, "It's not either." ”
(The poet's moment of professional illness: his loss is the moment when poetry comes, and if he has the heart, he hopes to capture it.) )
He obviously didn't want to talk to me more about his loss, or that he wanted to talk to me more, but after a few seconds, he repented. At that moment he wanted to open his heart, but he suddenly felt pretentious again, or he had not yet gathered enough courage to expose his heart to me, a stranger who met for the first time.
He said to me again: "In terms of universality, the probability of meeting a person is one in a thousand." ”
It's like a response to my previous question, more like talking to myself.
After speaking, he asked for the seal in the store, and slowly stamped it, solemnly, and glanced at it one by one. It seems that at this moment, there is nothing bigger than sealing, and there is no hurry when the sky falls, and the ground must be covered when it falls.
We didn't speak again.
I hope that this accelerated era can treat this slow and leisurely person kindly.
Bookstore not diary 8| Write poems for cats and cats
At this distance from the bookstore to the warehouse, there are many stray cats, and a poem, to be exact, was written for them.
Nian Nu Jiao Meow
Cold and summer, spring and autumn change, and the years are easy to go. Generation of cats comes and goes, and the sun rises as usual. When I first saw Sanhua, I didn't want to hug it, but I suddenly flew up the wall. There are even large oranges, spitting meows and retreats from the enemy.
Chance encounter two small ones, one yellow and one white, egg yolk with glutinous rice. Takeshita had seen the Englishman, and there was no trace of negligence. Black cats will give birth, hawksbill turtles are newly pregnant, how many milk cats cry. One night of spring rain, new claws and new mud.
Note: Jiang Wen once wrote "Nian Nu Jiao", there is "a generation comes, a generation goes, and the sun rises as usual." ”
We were choking on our feet in the rapids
But try anyway