The two of them got up very early the next day.

As soon as Shiyue got up, she ran to Cui Yun's house to borrow a bicycle.

Cui Yun didn't have one, but she enthusiastically took Shiyue to the military affairs office and borrowed the head of the military affairs section's bicycle.

With a car and following Cui Yun's instructions, the couple rode their bikes directly to town after dinner.

This was the first time the two of them had gone out on a bike together. Sitting on the back seat, Shiyue felt very comfortable.

A gentle breeze made the fishy smell of the sea seem less unpleasant to her.

Tie Liuying is not far from the sea. Shiyue and Liang Yueming had taken the opportunity to visit it while the men were busy.

However, the sand on this beach isn't very fine; it's made up of various pebbles and broken seashells.

It's very uncomfortable to walk on, and you might even cut your foot if you're not careful.

The salty, fishy smell that wafted over them from time to time made it difficult for the two of them to get used to it.

So after going once, the two sisters-in-law lost interest.

At this moment, riding along this coastal road, gazing at the distant sea that shimmered like a giant gem under the sunlight, Shiyue was completely captivated by the beautiful scenery.

She couldn't help but pinch her husband's waist and said, "Let's go to this beach sometime."

He Lixuan's body tensed as she gripped him, and the car almost veered off course.

He couldn't help but laugh and said, "Don't move around. If you move, we won't have time to wait. You believe it or not, we could fall right now."

Shiyue then behaved herself.

The two rode their bikes for more than an hour before finally arriving in town.

Upon arrival, they went straight to the place Cui Yun had introduced them to: a morning market spontaneously organized by the nearby fishing villages.

The origin of the morning market is similar to that of the Tie Liuying area, but because it is a town, there is a larger flow of people, so the market is also slightly larger.

Unfortunately, even though they left early, and it wasn't even past eight o'clock yet, the morning market had already closed.

Looking at the market, which was now just a pile of garbage and almost deserted, the two of them were a little disappointed.

Shiyue wanted to explore other places, but He Lixuan stopped her and said, "Let's take care of the important business first."

Shiyue and the others came to town today for another reason: to send out the gifts for Uncle Shen and Chuxia.

There was also a letter for them.

“Okay, if there’s a phone here, I’d like to call your aunt and ask if my mom and I need to adjust our Chinese medicine. She said that we should adjust our medication according to our condition.”

"Okay, let's go ask."

As they talked, the two began asking around for the town's post office.

This town is small, with only one post office, but unfortunately, it doesn't offer long-distance telephone service.

They said they had to go to the county to make a long-distance call, so the two of them had to give up.

The two of them first sent out the letter they had written, and then prepared to find a place to take out the large package of gifts that they had put in the small house and mail it away.

They brought almost a whole sack of stuff with them!

I just didn't take it out in advance because I was thinking of going to the market first.

Just as the two were about to leave, Shiyue glanced at the open warehouse behind the counter and found many packed parcels lying haphazardly inside.

Some were just left on the damp ground.

She stopped.

Shiyue pulled her husband back and asked the staff inside, "Excuse me, how often are your packages delivered?"

She pointed to the open room as she spoke.

The staff member glanced in the direction she was pointing, but was clearly quite used to this kind of situation.

He said nonchalantly, "Who can say for sure? It depends on the number of packages. If there are many, we'll ship them earlier; if there are few, we'll ship them later. Generally, we send them to the county every seven to ten days."

Shiyue: "..."

Although she planned to send mostly dry goods to Uncle Shen, Chu Xia, and Jiang Dong, she couldn't keep putting it off like this!

If it's left in the town for ten days before being transported to the county and then traveling thousands of miles to the provincial capital, wouldn't it take a month to receive it?

Moreover, judging from their storage methods, the seafood might be dragged away by rats before it even reaches its destination!

Shiyue hesitated for a moment.

He Lixuan was clearly also finding this situation somewhat unacceptable.

He said, "How about we wrap it up properly again? If that doesn't work, we can buy some thick canvas."

Shiyue said, "It's already May, and it's getting hotter and hotter. We're sending food! If it's left in that stuffy, unventilated place for a month, do you think it'll all smell bad by the time they receive it?"

He Lixuan thought about the still slightly damp dried mackerel and remained silent.

"Let's find a place to eat first, I'm hungry." Shiyue pulled He Lixuan and walked outside.

Although they ate breakfast before leaving home, their stomachs were empty again after this trip.

The two found a state-run restaurant and sat down.

It was well past lunchtime, so the restaurant was almost empty. He Lixuan bought two bowls of Sanxian rice noodles and then found a corner to sit down with Shiyue.

Shiyue sat with her back to everyone, stirred the food in her bowl with a spoon, asked her husband to keep an eye on it, and then drifted into the small room.

She remembered the errand-running service that had been mentioned during the previous system upgrade.

When Shiyue was researching the new features, she had read the description of this service and knew that it could help deliver things.

The system doesn't specify the exact delivery method, but the starting price is twenty, and it increases proportionally based on the distance and the weight of the items being delivered.

Furthermore, the system will charge a 10% handling fee based on the shipping cost.

In other words, the minimum fee for Shiyue and her team to use the errand service is 22 yuan.

Shiyue really couldn't understand why they would use this service.

So I stopped paying attention to it after that.

At that moment, she felt that if this errand could be run across provinces and cities and deliver the items to Uncle Shen, the service fee of twenty-odd yuan wasn't too much to bear...

Shiyue entered the small house and stayed inside for almost twenty minutes before coming out!

The rice noodles in their bowls had all clumped together, and the cashier at the door had glanced in their direction several times.

As soon as she came out, He Lixuan immediately lowered his voice and asked, "Did it work?"

Shiyue couldn't suppress the smile on her face.

She nodded emphatically: "It's done!"

Just then, Shen Yuanbai, who was inspecting work in the factory workshop, suddenly heard someone calling from outside: "Secretary Shen, Secretary Shen, someone is looking for you outside the factory, go and see!"

Shen Yuanbai stopped and asked, "Who is it?"

The worker shook his head: "I don't know him. He said someone asked him to bring some things to your home."