Chapter 50: A piece of red, worth a million RMB
The military camp was on a mountain, a little far from the town below.
In addition, the area is remote and there is no bus service.
Therefore, in order to facilitate the travel of military wives, the army would arrange vehicles from the motorcade to pick them up on market days.
The same is true today.
It was only six o'clock in the morning, and the vehicles were already waiting at the gate of the compound.
Jiang Ning packed everything early, put on a basket, closed the yard gate, and set off happily.
When she got on the car, she realized that she was still a little late.
The other sisters-in-law were more anxious than her. They had already gotten in the car early and were waiting for the time to set off.
A minibus with 20 seats was almost full.
Since Sister Xu’s introduction last time, the other sisters-in-law have become more familiar with Jiang Ning, and they see each other every day these days.
As soon as they saw Jiang Ning coming, they immediately greeted him warmly.
"Sister Ning, come and sit next to me. This is a good seat. It's not too bumpy and it's comfortable to sit on."
The one who greeted him was the second battalion commander's lover, Li Guihua.
She was sitting in the front row, and next to her was the third battalion commander's lover.
They both moved to the sides, leaving a space of about ten centimeters in the middle for Jiang Ning to sit.
This is well-intentioned...
But Jiang Ning really didn't want to be sandwiched between two people.
Jiang Ning looked up and scanned the interior of the car. Almost all the seats were occupied, except for the last row, which had one empty seat.
She also saw someone familiar.
It’s Wang Chunxia.
I don’t know if the other sisters-in-law did it on purpose, but many of them would rather sit together, and no one wants to sit next to Wang Chunxia.
Jiang Ning said.
"Sister Li, there is still room in the back row. I'll go sit in the back row."
"Sister Ning, why are you doing this with her? She has a weird smell..."
Li Guihua muttered.
But Jiang Ning had already strode over.
When Wang Chunxia saw Jiang Ning coming towards her, she unconsciously widened her eyes, with surprise and shock written all over her face.
Jiang Ning didn't just sit down gracefully.
He also greeted Wang Chunxia with a smile.
"Sister Chunxia, didn't we agree before that we would go to the market together? Why didn't you come to see me today?"
Wang Chunxia was shocked again.
She asked hesitantly, "…Do you still remember?"
Jiang Ning nodded and said, "Of course I remember what I said. When we get to the city, let's not get separated. You still have to take me to the market."
Wang Chunxia was overjoyed at this time.
She originally thought that Jiang Ning's previous words were just politeness.
Such a fair and tender city girl married Captain Qin. There were so many educated sisters-in-law in the compound, how could she be willing to be with a rustic country woman?
But I didn't expect that what Jiang Ning said was actually the truth.
Wang Chunxia laughed excitedly and said loudly, "Okay! Let's go to the market together. When you buy something, sister-in-law will help you compare. I'm very strong and can even carry a sack weighing more than 100 kilograms."
After saying that.
Wang Chunxia felt embarrassed again and her face turned slightly red.
Jiang Ning still smiled gently and said, "Then I would like to thank Sister Chunxia in advance."
The people around were all looking at Jiang Ning and Wang Chunxia in shock.
I have no idea why these two people with completely different styles and temperaments can sit together and chat so happily.
It’s really... so weird!
…
We drove all the way down the mountain.
The town at the foot of the mountain was much larger than Jiang Ning had imagined.
The city not only has supply and marketing cooperatives, state-owned restaurants, teahouses and the like, but also department stores.
The whole street was bustling with people.
This was far beyond Jiang Ning's expectations.
She thought it was just a small county town in a remote mountainous area.
besides.
There is also a special farmers' market, which is a place for people who come to the market to do small business.
Inside the market, there were crowds of people, as if all the people from the surrounding villages had come.
There are even managers in uniform around the market.
Jiang Ning was truly eye-opening.
and……
"Sister Chunxia, it's not that these things are not allowed now... In my hometown, the control is very strict, and only small businesses can be done on the black market."
"I was also shocked when I came here for the first time. In my hometown, if you are caught, you will be detained in the police station. Later, my husband Zhou said that this is... a characteristic... characteristic management. There are many ethnic minorities in the southwest, and the market day every month is an ethnic custom here, so it is allowed to be preserved."
After listening to Wang Chunxia's explanation, Jiang Ning finally understood.
With such an open farmers' market, it would be much more convenient for her to do small business in the future. She wouldn't have to hide like in the black market.
This place is really nice!
Jiang Ning happily noted this down.
But she was not in a hurry to go to the market, but said to Wang Chunxia.
"Sister Chunxia, can you go to the post office first? I want to call my parents."
"Why not? I also want to send money back home, so it's just right for us to go together."
Wang Chunxia was so happy that her hometown dialect popped up again.
But Jiang Ning didn't care at all.
The two soon arrived at the post office.
Jiang Ning went to make the phone call while Wang Chunxia went to write the remittance form.
Making a phone call is a luxury these days, costing two dollars per call.
Jiang Ning thought about Gu Yunshu's advice and was willing to spend the money.
But after dialing the number, it just wouldn't go through.
The post office staff reminded him, "Comrade, your phone is too far away. It has to go through several switchboards. If the signal is not connected, the call will not go through."
"Thank you, comrade. I won't call anymore. Please give me a telegram slip."
Jiang Ning had no choice but to give up and send a telegram instead.
Telegrams are charged word by word, and you can't say too many words.
The main purpose is to reassure Gu Yunshu and Jiang Yuanshan.
Jiang Ning also remitted fifty yuan.
After doing all this, when Jiang Ning was about to leave the post office counter, his eyes were attracted by a hint of bright red.
She looked closely!
The clear eyes suddenly sparkled!
The light that shone from his eyes was completely golden.
It was like there was a mountain of gold in front of her!
Jiang Ning walked over excitedly, staring at the square red stamp, and was so happy that he almost wanted to scream.
Especially after seeing the line of words on the stamp clearly.
“The whole country is red”
This is not a gold mine! Mountain!
After several years, this stamp became a legendary item in the stamp world, worth up to one million RMB!
But now, it's priced at just eight cents!
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