jade carver

Li Rui finally got a batch of old books back.He didn't go door-to-door to collect it, it was too much effort, so Li Rui went directly to the waste paper buying station, negotiated the price with someone, and took a box of good quality.Li Rui had inquired from Lao Wang that it would be better if someone had written and stamped it, and this time he chose the same kind.

Li Rui was careful, and only made a small part to try.The box of books was left at home, but Li Rui's mother saw it. She picked up a few books and looked through them, a little surprised, "Oh, where did you get this book? It's not bad. Want to find it."

Li Rui remembered that there seemed to be a lot of books in his grandfather's house, "You want it? Just take it if you want it."

Mother Li shook her head, and sighed regretfully, "This book is pretty good, but it's not complete. It's not fun to put away this single volume." She flipped through Li Rui's box of books, fluffing up a piece of ashes, choking I had to cough, "You've made it too dirty, how do you look at it so dirty, it looks like it was picked up from a garbage dump..."

Li Rui didn't say a word beside him, but he picked it up in the trash.

After all, Mama Li came from a scholarly family, and she had an innate love for books, so she took a towel and wiped them off one by one, "There are so many, and they are all old editions, I haven't seen them for a long time. "

Li Rui moved a stool for his mother to sit down and rest for a while, and asked seriously, "Mom, what do you think of this book? Which one is more valuable?"

"Worth the money? You're about to smell like your dad!" Mama Li muttered, pointing to the books and telling Li Rui, "Here, look at this book, isn't it the year when it was published and the number of editions printed here? Is it? Some people like to accept the first edition. But there are also some that depend on the quality of the printing, and it’s useless to read it... You see, this is it, and such people will not accept it.”

But I also saw a rare and good book, "Hey! There is also a rough-edged book here! Look at the bottom, it's not cut, this one is very good, your grandfather knows someone who specializes in this kind of book! This one It's pretty clean, but the cover is a little bit crushed, and Xiuxiu can still be used..." Mother Li flipped through a few more books, and explained it to Li Rui carefully.

It was only then that Li Rui figured out that there were so many things to pay attention to when collecting books.

Mother Li packed all these books outside to dry. She told Li Rui, "Next time, don't just throw them in the box. They will be covered. Old books are thin and brittle, so be careful."

Li Rui nodded in agreement, and moved the books to dry together, "Mom, you are so knowledgeable, can you help me read it next time?"

Mother Li was laughed at by him, "I'm still called learned. I learned it just by listening to your grandpa! If you want to hear these things, go to the city with me next time and ask your grandpa to tell you more about it." Bar."

"Okay." Li Rui pondered for a while, and decided to look for the full set of old books just now, and take this as a favor.

Li Rui collected it for a while, but only collected 3 copies, not all of them.But just like this, it also made Li's mother happy for a while. She felt that her son was caring, and he even treated Li Rui's father a lot better.Li Rui's father was a rough man, but he loved his wife so much that he couldn't close his mouth when he went out after being coaxed by his wife.

Li Rui saw it, and secretly looked down on his father.But when he went to Cheng Ye's side later, he was dazzled by a few words.

Cheng Ye heard that Li Rui had collected a large box of books, so he wanted to take a look, "Brother Rui, I just want to see if there are any books on painting. Uncle Xia has taught me to draw Cao Yi out of water these days, and I have been doing it all the time. I don't know..."

Li Rui remembered that there seemed to be two books with characters, but the books were not clean, and Li Rui didn't want to show him.Cheng Ye couldn't find the picture book, and Lao Xia's eyes were not good, so he was too embarrassed to let Lao Xia teach him how to paint, so he just grabbed Li Rui's sleeve and begged him.Li Rui couldn't stand the pitiful little eyes, and one more thing, subconsciously, he always felt that the book was a clean object, so he took him there.

Cheng Ye read old books all afternoon, and when he came back, his eyes were swollen.He is not in good health, and the old books are dirty and have not been processed, and the dust is flying around when he flips them back and forth. No wonder he has eye problems.

After that, Li Rui didn't let Cheng Ye touch these old books, and he didn't care whether they would be damaged or not. He put them all in boxes and locked them up.

Cheng Ye's eyes were red, and when she was sleeping at night, Grandma Cheng opened her eyes and dripped eye drops.

Li Rui took the eyedrops from the side and gave Cheng Ye the drops. Watching the child shed a string of 'tears' in the blink of an eye, it was like crying. It would be a lie to say that he didn't feel distressed.

Cheng Ye couldn't open his eyes. After hearing Grandma Cheng's little feet walking away, there was still no sound around her, and she panicked.He reached out to look for Li Rui, "Brother Rui? Brother Rui, are you angry with me?"

Li Rui didn't say a word, and sat there without moving, waiting for Cheng Ye to grab his clothes before moving.He wanted to put down the eye drops, but this move made Cheng Ye misunderstand.Cheng Ye grabbed Li Rui's clothes, turned around and hugged him, his head stuck in Li Rui's arms and could not come out, "I was wrong, I will never read books again...Brother Rui, don't go."

Li Rui was more angry at himself. He rubbed the little head in his arms to comfort him, "Forget it, your eyes hurt, go to sleep first."

Cheng Ye grabbed his clothes and asked him, "Brother Rui doesn't sleep here?" Li Rui often slept at Grandma Cheng's house, and sometimes took Cheng Ye to sleep at his own house, and Cheng Ye was used to being with him.

Li Rui didn't agree to stay, "I have something to do tomorrow, so I'll go back first. By the way, Cheng Ye, I'm not at home these few days, so don't go to Lao Xia's, it happens that your eyes hurt, so you need to rest for a few more days. If you can’t go, let Feng Chen take you there, you know?”

Cheng Ye nodded, still reluctant to let go. "Brother Rui, I made a mistake today..."

Li Rui laughed, bowed his head and kissed Cheng Ye, but tasted the bitterness of the eye drops, "I really have something to do tomorrow, I'm going to my grandpa's house, and I'll sleep with you when I come back."

Cheng Ye nodded, and it took a long time to let go of Li Rui's clothes, "Okay."

Li Rui went to the city with his family, and it was a holiday to accompany Mother Li back to her natal home.Li Rui's father now owns two cars, one is an oil tank truck and the other is a car, which was specially bought to take Li's mother back to her natal home.

Li Rui's father wanted to make face for his daughter-in-law, and he also wanted to get a compliment from his mother-in-law's family. When he married Li's mother, he was often bombarded in turn. The most harsh sentence was "not worthy", but he always remember.Now that you have money, face engineering is essential.

But even so, my sister-in-law laughed a few words. "Hey, brother-in-law, what you are wearing today is different from last time! It's like what Dad said last time, oh, it's resplendent! Hee hee~"

Li Rui's father just smiled and didn't say anything, but he was still unhappy watching him.Li's mother touched his arm next to him, and Li Rui's father smiled, pulled his tie, and took a sip of the tea at the table.

The girls over there were laughing again, knocking sunflower seeds and whispering about it.

The author has something to say:

Things from my childhood:

Cheng Ye: Brother Rui, wait for me~~

In fact, Li Rui, who was secretly happy: ... If you can't keep up, don't come!

Cheng Ye (grabs the corner of his clothes): Brother Rui, woo woo...