In the evening.
In the alley, there were more than ten bookstalls scattered around.
Some were spread out on the ground with a piece of rag and a piece of plastic paper on top of it.
There were also mobile carts piled with all kinds of pirated books, pirated tapes, CDs, and so on. There were also small radios.
It was not dark yet, but there were already customers like Lin Sheng and Shen Yan wandering around in the alley. There were not many of them, but they were quite popular.
Many of the customers were enjoying themselves, and some even squatted in front of a bookstall to read.
There was only one light source above the alley, a high-power light bulb without a lampshade. It was estimated to be 100 watts, and it illuminated the entire alley below.
Shen Yan blended in with the sparse flow of people and excitedly rushed to the first bookstall to scan.
She was very experienced. In order to hide, the bookstalls often did not put pornographic books in the most conspicuous position.
But she was the fastest to find the hiding place of these small books.
Lin Sheng ignored her and slowly scanned the large dictionaries on the bookstall.
He was only halfway through the first bookstall when Shen Yan had already run to the third bookstall.
Lin Sheng was not in a hurry. He glanced around and did not find a Gourenne dictionary, so he moved to the second bookstall.
He remembered that there should be a variety of translation dictionaries here. Although they were pirated, it would definitely save a lot of money.
He scanned the stalls one by one. Soon, in the fourth bookstall, in front of a bookseller on the ground, Lin Sheng found a Gourenne dictionary.
"How much is this?" Lin Sheng squatted down and took out the dictionary from a pile of messy old books.
"15 yuan, no bargaining." The stall owner wore square glasses and a gray cloth mask. It seemed that he did not want people to know his face.
"Your words are not very clear, and the printing is not good. I will take it for five yuan." Lin Sheng bargained.
"You can't get it for five yuan. At least ten yuan. Little brother, you seem to come here often. You should know our market price, "the stall owner said quickly.
"Ten yuan …" Lin Sheng shook his head and stood up to leave.
"Alright, alright. Five RMB it is." The stall owner made a firm decision.
"Here." Lin Sheng quickly took out some change from his pocket, counted out a five and handed it to the man.
After paying, he picked up the book and flipped through it again.
The handwriting of the dictionary was clear and the printing was very good. The thickness of the dictionary was about the same as a brick.
A pirated book like this would normally cost at least 20 RMB. After all, the original ones would cost more than 40 RMB.
The reason why it was so cheap was mainly because the books were too unpopular. There were very few Gourenne dictionaries that needed to be bought.
Among the hundreds of books in the stall, there was only this one.
More importantly, the corners of the dictionary were more worn, and the whole book was abnormally loose, as if it would fall apart at any time.
"I don't care about anything else, as long as it works."
As soon as Lin Sheng recalled the recorded words, he couldn't wait to go back and translate them. Five yuan was his allowance for a day. He just had to be frugal. Although it was a little painful, he could go back and sew it up manually. Maybe the value of the book would increase.
Soon, Shen Yan mysteriously approached them with a bag of books in her hand.
"How is it?" She asked softly.
"I bought a dictionary." Lin Sheng raised the book in his hand. The red cover of the dictionary with white edges was a stark contrast to the erotic books in Shen Yan's bag.
"You …" Shen Yan stared at Lin Sheng with a twisted face. It was like she was meeting him for the first time.
"It's nothing. I'm going back to rest," Lin Sheng said calmly.
"You're so good at pretending!" Shen Yan pouted. However, she also understood Lin Sheng's temper. This guy had always been like this. This was also one of the reasons why she liked to use Lin Sheng as a cover.
"Alright, I picked three books. We'll split it evenly. One book is four RMB, three books are twelve RMB. Just give me six RMB," Shen Yan said softly.
"I don't have money." Lin Sheng was speechless. In the past, he was willing to buy books to rent to others to read and earn some money.
After all, in school, most students were not willing to spend a few RMB to buy books. Moreover, these kinds of books were good for reading. If they really bought them, it would be hard to hide them.
Therefore, being willing to spend a few cents to rent them was the best solution. He did not need to collect his own books, and the money spent was low. Moreover, the content of the small books was small. He would get bored after a while. He could also change to other books.
Another reason why Shen Yan pulled Lin Sheng was that she was a girl and it was not convenient for her to rent them to others. Therefore, she wanted Lin Sheng to be the landlord.
"If you don't pay, then this rent …" Shen Yan was in a dilemma.
"You can rent them to girls," Lin Sheng said calmly.
"… Girls are not as easy to earn as boys!" Shen Yan was a little mad. Previously, Lin Sheng was cooperative. Why did he suddenly change his mind?
"You can resell them. I have something to do recently. I don't have time to do this. "Lin Sheng really did not want to continue renting books.
It would be fine if it was a normal book, but renting erotic books was really too low class.
"A few RMB a day. You really don't want to do it?" Shen Yan was speechless.
"I don't want to do it anymore." Lin Sheng shook his head. "You're a girl. It's not good for you to do this. Don't do it for now. It's not good for your reputation. "
"You're in the way." Shen Yan was helpless.
"I can help you transfer the books to Yao Daiyu." Lin Sheng suggested.
Yao Daiyu was a student from another class who was also renting books. He also accepted small books. If they bought it and sent it to him, he would definitely be happy. It would also save him the trouble of choosing books.
"Alright …" Shen Yan was still a little unwilling.
Seeing her like this, Lin Sheng knew that she was unwilling and probably would not listen to him.
But even if they were good friends, he had said enough. It was up to her to decide.
The two separated at the alley of the bookstore and went home.
When Lin Sheng returned home, his parents left a note and went to the hospital to take care of his grandpa.
There were only two plates of cold dishes on the kitchen table.
A plate of cucumber scrambled eggs and a plate of red pepper shredded pork.
Lin Sheng heated up the rice and quickly ate the cold dishes. Then, he hid in his bedroom with the dictionary and began to study the text he remembered in his dream.
His bedroom was a place to sleep and also a study room to study and do homework.
In the evening, the sky was getting darker.
Lin Sheng turned on the table lamp. With the pale yellow light, he searched for the phrases of the Gourenne text word by word.
About half an hour later.
"Interesting!" Lin Sheng combined the basic grammar recorded in the dictionary and quickly translated the two words on the cover.
"It's really standard Gourenne text! I've never come into contact with this type of language before. But apart from the slightly curved style, these two words are actually correct! "
Lin Sheng stared at the two words in front of him and did not know how to describe it.
It was clearly just something that appeared in his dream …
"Then, these two words, when translated … should be …"
Swoosh swoosh. He slowly translated the words one by one in the dictionary below the words.
"Sharp weapon, long sword, method, handbook, handbook."
"Hmm? Put together … Could it be … swordsmanship handbook?! "Lin Sheng was stunned and suddenly realized.
Gourenne text was a word by word translation. The basic grammar was not complicated. Often, a single letter could contain several meanings.
But when they were put together, the meaning behind it made Lin Sheng's expression change.
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