Chapter 37
The old clerk was upset. "Young comrade, are you serious? As far as I know, the price of a Monkey stamp has already risen to 25 yuan! Even a single stamp is in short supply. The entire sheet of Monkey stamps is distributed to post offices across the country, and most of them are sold individually, making the entire sheet even less available. So the price of a whole sheet of stamps is not 25 times 80."
"I understand. Just ask for a quote for me and I'll do what I can."
"Please wait a moment. I'll go to the back to make a phone call and get back to you later." After saying that, he hurried to the office in the back.
Su Miao walked around the front hall, admiring various stamps. This year's zodiac stamp was "Ox", which had little room for appreciation, so she was not interested.
She now strongly suspected that the friend the old employee was talking about was himself. After all, he worked here and must be very sensitive to the increase in stamp prices.
In addition, those who are close to the water get the moon first. If you could buy it according to the ticket price when it was first issued, it would only cost 6.40 yuan. Now, the whole edition can be sold for several thousand yuan, which is a sure profit.
After a short while, the old clerk came out, his face full of joy. "Little comrade, come here. The current market price of Monkey stamps is 25 yuan each. My friend doesn't have single ones, but a set of four is 110 yuan, and a full set of 80 stamps is 2400 yuan! What do you think? Just buy a set of four and let your father know your intention!"
"Grandpa! Can you sell me both the four-piece set and the entire sheet? My dad really likes this stamp. If I go back and tell him, he'll definitely want to have a chance to collect it!"
The old employee thought about it and realized that his son was getting married next year. The girl was from another province and the bride price would be much higher.
I was planning to sell the monkey stamps, but this is a little girl...
Never mind. He didn't ask for an exorbitant price. He just quoted the market price, so it wasn't a scam. "Little comrade, it's hard to trade with you for such a large sum. If you can get your father to come, I can ask a friend to sell you the three four-piece sets and the large version!"
Su Miao held up his pinky finger and said happily, "Grandpa! It's a deal! Let's pinky-pink it!"
The old employee was stunned for a moment, then happily extended his little finger.
When Su Miao talked about this with his father in the evening, Su Yuanzheng agreed unexpectedly calmly.
Su Miao asked doubtfully, "Dad, don't you think it's weird that I'm going to spend nearly three thousand yuan to buy currently useless stamps? If it were someone else's kid, they'd probably get a beating!"
Su Yuanzheng buried his eyes in the newspaper and said, "I was reading a magazine a few days ago and saw an author saying that he had exchanged his stamp collection for a car, but he didn't specify what stamps they were."
"It should be the 'Monkey' coin I want to buy. It was issued five years ago and has already increased in value from 8 cents to 25 yuan per coin. It will continue to increase in value in the future."
"Monkey stamp? The one issued in the Year of the Monkey? The one with just a monkey on it?" Su Yuanzheng put down the newspaper and looked at his daughter with bright eyes.
"Yes! That one... Dad, you have one too, don't you?"
Before Su Miao finished saying "bar", Su Yuanzheng started rummaging through the drawers and finally found a notebook from under the bedside table.
"This is it! Your mother bought these when she wanted to send letters to relatives in other provinces. She used four of them, but the letters never came back, so she never used them again."
Su Yuan was turning to a page in his notebook and opening it to show Su Miao.
Inside is a brand new four-piece monkey stamp. The background of the stamp is red, and the pattern is a golden monkey drawn in black ink.
With excitement in his heart and trembling hands, Su Miao took the notebook and carefully examined it under the light.
The monkey stamp emits a faint golden glow when lit from the side, which is unique to the ink printing of the real monkey stamp. The monkey's hair is very clear and has a convex and concave feel.
"I didn't expect that we could have such a good thing at home! Dad, with this real thing for comparison, we won't be afraid of buying a fake tomorrow. We have to take a closer look."
"Okay! Dad, take a closer look too. Since my daughter said it's valuable, I have to keep it well."
The next day, after closing the stall, Su Miao brought his father to the old employee's home.
Today was his day off, and in order to avoid gossip, he directly gave his home address to Su Miao.
It was the newly built staff dormitory of the post office, and he was assigned the leftmost room on the third floor.
Su Miao and his father came to the door carrying a bag of fruit. When they were about to knock on the door, they found that the door was not closed tightly and was ajar. The voices of the old employee and his wife talking could be heard from inside.
"Old man, are you really going to sell it? Will the price continue to rise if you don't tell me?"
"Alas! There's nothing we can do! Our family was only allocated this one-bedroom apartment, and our son is getting married next year. The 2,000 yuan betrothal gift won't be enough to buy a house."
"Why don't you discuss it with your in-laws?"
"It's useless! Xiao Wu has two younger brothers who are just waiting for this betrothal gift to go and see the girl. They won't accept even a penny less!"
"Alas~"
"Don't worry, old lady. I asked you to buy it directly at the counter, and it was only 8 cents a stamp. In just a few years, the price has increased so much. We can't be greedy. We should be content. The time has come for these stamps to find a new home."
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After the conversation inside ended, Su Miao and his father looked at each other and raised their hands to knock on the door.
“Here it comes! Here it comes!”
The old clerk came out to open the door, asked them to sit down in the living room, and asked his wife to pour some water.
The glass cups used to hold water are a complete set, with the words "Presented by Ning County Post Office to Advanced Comrades" printed in red on them. They should have been issued by the unit.
"Grandpa Li, this is my dad. His last name is Su, just like mine. Dad, this is Grandpa Li from the post office."
Grandpa Li and Grandma Li, who was looking for tea leaves, both laughed: "Little girl, are you the same as your father, or is your father the same as you? Hahaha!"
Su Yuanzheng touched his daughter's head and said with a smile, "Uncle Li, my daughter is a little naughty, please don't be surprised."
Grandpa Li waved his hand. "A clever child like this has a bright future. Yesterday I made an agreement with the young comrade. If she really brings her father here, I'll sell her the stamps. Now I need to confirm with you again. Do you really want to buy such expensive stamps?"
"Uncle Li, we really want to buy it. If you can part with it, we will definitely keep it as a treasure."
After getting Su Yuanzheng's approval, Grandpa Li immediately went into the room and took out a thick stamp album.
"This stamp album is larger and thicker. I bought it specifically to display the Monkey stamps. I'm giving it to you as well. Please take a look at the stamps first."
He professionally took out two magnifying glasses and handed them to the father and daughter.
Grandpa Li has preserved the monkey stamps to the same condition as when they were first published. They look even better than the ones Su Yuanzheng kept in his notebook.
It was the first time for both of them to see a whole sheet of stamps. The eighty bright red monkey stamps arranged together were very spectacular and opened their eyes.
After carefully examining the details of each stamp and comparing them with their own, the father and daughter confirmed that they were all authentic.
Su Miao said to his father, "Dad, let's give the money to Grandpa Li according to the price we agreed on."
Grandpa Li was stunned. "You brought the money directly? I thought you would think about it."
Su Yuanzheng took out a wad of money from his shoulder bag and placed it on the coffee table. He said, "Uncle Li, since Miaomiao had already agreed on the price yesterday, we came here with sincerity. Here is a total of 2,730 yuan. Please count it."
Grandpa Li stretched out his hand briefly, then retracted it. "You're paying now? No more bargaining?"
Su Miao replied, "Grandpa Li, we have also inquired about the market price of the Monkey Stamps. You didn't sell them too high. These stamps are worth this much. Please count them."
"Okay, I've met an open-minded person, so I'll be open too. Actually, these stamps belong to my family. The post office has a rule that employees cannot privately hoard stamps, so my wife bought them in the first place. Okay, now we'll count them on the spot, and then the payment will be made."
Grandpa Li called his wife to count the money with him, and the amount was just right.
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