When massive amounts of network information compete for eyeballs
When digital products gradually replaced paper books
There are still some people
Still fascinated by the smell of books emanating from the lines
I can't resist the touch of my fingertips turning over the paper
Deep in an alley about 200 meters from exit H of Bantian Wuhe Metro in Shenzhen, in stark contrast to the bustling shops and business districts outside, there is a small shop that faintly emits the smell of books, and the sign sign reads "Jiujin Bookstore".
Today's "Can I Make You a Meal" starts here.
Boss, how much is a pound of this book?
"The influence of man is short and weak, but the influence of books is broad and far-reaching." At the entrance of the bookstore, there is a line of slogans with red characters on a white background, and when you enter the store, you will find many famous sayings and aphorisms about reading posted on the wall. Only the electronic scale placed at the entrance seems to be very incompatible with the atmosphere of the bookstore with the fragrance of Hanmo books, and the boss told Liu Yiwei: "The second-hand books here are weighed by electronic scales, all nine yuan a pound, which is also the source of the name of the bookstore." ”
He Zehua, a native of Wanzhou, Chongqing, is the owner of Jiujin Bookstore. Old He loves to read books after working, the old books at home are piled up a lot, and there is always a place to be made, but when I look at the price of the booksellers... "Very good books, just sell so much money, strange heartache, I might as well sell them myself." In 2000, Lao He's second-hand books were spread out for the first order, and he earned 7 yuan, "after reading the book, learning knowledge, and making a little money", Lao He decided to take this as his business.
Generally speaking, cultural people always have to talk about their original feelings when starting a business, but Lao He, who is not highly educated in self-deprecation, does not have so many twists and turns: "At the beginning, it was to make money." "Lao He can read books, but also pick books, Wang Xiaobo, Mo Yan, Yu Hua, Zhang Ailing, Borges, Márquez, Fitzgerald, Chinese Studies, History, Management, Inspiration, Parenting... East and West, domestic and foreign, all walks of life have everything.
The old ho is practical, the customer is also practical: "the most important thing is still cheap.". Buying old books from all walks of life at low prices, except for a few out-of-print ones on the market, the rest are all sold, and Everyone who buys books can find their loved ones at the right price.
Although the second-hand books here are old, each one will be carefully sorted and disinfected by Lao He and his wife, and arranged according to the content, and there is basically no damage. Lao He's attitude towards books has infected customers, one after another, many people have become "book friends" with him, some people even take a two-hour bus to come here to "treasure hunt", Lao He will also carefully help everyone pay attention to the books they like. Books are bought by people who understand, is a good destination, the mouth said "make money" Lao He, with actions to let everyone see the feelings of a person who loves books.
Follow me, are you wronged?
Shenzhen's land is scarce, coupled with the rise of electronic products in recent years, the meager profits of bookstores have become difficult to maintain household expenses. Lao He had to work another job to supplement the family to support the rent, shop rent and family expenses, and the daily operation of the bookstore had to be taken care of by his wife Yi Zhenglin.
Going out at seven o'clock in the morning, returning home at night, the wife has to take care of the shop and take care of the children, she can't go away one step, and she is often too busy to eat; perennial hard work has become a disease, the old He's health is not as good as before, and all the physical work is also borne by the wife alone. There is no moment of relaxation in spirit and physical strength, lao He looks in the eyes and hurts in his heart: "A woman is really tired to live to this..." The promise when he first fell in love: follow me, absolutely do not let you be wronged, he feels that he owes his wife a lot.
However, all the things that make Lao He tearfully blame himself seem to be "not worth mentioning" when he comes to his wife. During the day's shooting, her face was always filled with a happy smile from time to time.
In her opinion, a man who is willing to eat even if his wife is not good at cooking, a man who spends money on himself but responds to his wife's needs, a man who rarely quarrels and does not put on a face, if there is a husband like this, why should the woman ask for it? As for the gold bracelet that was sold to pay the rent, and the old book that weighed thousands of pounds carried alone, it was only the common responsibility of the family, and it had nothing to do with grievances.
Marriage, such as people drinking cold and warm self-knowledge. There has never been a perfect couple in this world, only two ordinary people who are walking in the red dust world with each other. Perhaps in the eyes of others, the life of Lao He and his wife is difficult and bitter, but the mutual cherishing and understanding of the two people is enough to dissolve the head-on blows that life has given them.
The owner had an affair and closed for a day
Lao He had a wish that had not been fulfilled.
"When I came to Shenzhen in 2008, I wanted to take a double-decker (sightseeing) bus as a family for a luxury day trip." However, the pressure of life and the expectant gaze of book lovers make Lao He unable to let go of this bookstore that has been operating for many years, tomorrow and tomorrow, and more than ten years have passed.
For more than ten years, watching his wife work hard with him, the two could not even remember how long they had not enjoyed life, and Lao He felt that he could not wait any longer.
As long as the family is together, the hard work is worth it. The life of Lao He and his wife, like the old books in the store, does not ask for a bright and beautiful leather bag, every micro-scroll corner, every yellowed page, are the traces of time caressing, silently warming the hearts of the two people.
【Source: Southeast TV】