Du Juan's situation did not affect the couple's mood for their date, and they enjoyed a wonderful meal together.
Seeing that it was still early, Chen Shuning decided to go to the post office because she vaguely remembered that the kind of stamps that could be exchanged for a house seemed to have been issued around this time.
So he discussed with He Chaoyang: "Brother He, could you accompany me to the post office? I'd like to buy some stamps."
Because dried meat doesn't take up much space, Chen Jiandang took back all the dried meat that Chen Shuning made for his family and the He family.
After all, it's food, and it's better for someone to carry it back than to mail it. Who knows what your package might go through on the way?
He Chaoyang naturally agreed. He packed up the things he had just bought and the ladle containing the braised pork, and replied with a smile, "Sure, the post office is over here. You go first, and I'll put the things in the car."
"Okay, I'll go in and take a look first, then I'll wait for you inside the post office. Brother He, you don't need to rush."
The buildings of this era were all drab and gray, and this county post office didn't look much better than the post office in Hongqi Town.
Looking at the storefront, Chen Shuning had already given up hope of buying that set of stamps.
Chen Shuning walked dejectedly to the counter and looked at the young girl who clearly seemed forced to work, which made her mood even worse.
"Hello comrade, do you have any recently issued full sheets of stamps?"
Chen Shuning spoke quite loudly and had a good attitude, but the woman behind the counter just kept eating sunflower seeds and acted as if she hadn't heard him at all.
This attitude instantly ruined Chen Shuning's good mood, and he raised his voice slightly, saying, "Comrade, do you have any recently issued full sheets of stamps?"
This time, Chen Shuning spoke a bit loudly, and the woman who was eating sunflower seeds was clearly startled, her hand trembling as she cracked the seeds.
The girl, who had been nonchalant, suddenly became annoyed, glaring at him with wide eyes and shouting, "What are you yelling about? I don't know where this country bumpkin came from, wanting a whole sheet of stamps. Why don't you just buy them from the post office?"
"What a big mouth you have! Do you think the post office is your private property? You think you can just sell it? And what do you mean by 'country bumpkin'? You're looking down on farmers! You have all that landlord, rich, and capitalist mentality."
How dare you look down on peasants? Even the Great Leader said not to forget the word "peasant"; if you forget the word, reading a million Marxist books will be useless, because you have no power. Even Chairman Mao said that peasants are a force, so how come they've become bumpkins in your mouth?
Agriculture is the foundation of the nation; when the foundation is firm, the nation is at peace. When agriculture prospers and farmers are stable, the country is unified and society is stable; when agriculture declines and farmers are unstable, the country is divided and society is turbulent.
Comrade, your blatant disdain for farmers and your open promotion of such derogatory remarks give me reason to suspect that you are deliberately undermining unity among the people.
As soon as He Chaoyang entered the room, he heard Chen Shuning's clearly angry words, so he quickly walked over and asked softly, "What's wrong?"
Lin Xiaoyan has been at home for several years since graduating. She spends her days idly arguing with her sisters-in-law, causing chaos in the house every day.
Because of her reputation for being unreasonable since childhood, it was difficult for her to find a husband. Moreover, Lin Xiaoyan was always picky and looked down on ordinary families.
In the end, the sisters-in-law couldn't take it anymore, and the old man kept pressuring them not to divide the family property. In the end, the wives had no choice but to pool their money and find her a way out.
She got the job at the post office, but because she was new, all the senior employees had already arranged to work shifts with their supervisors during the Chinese New Year holiday so they could comfortably spend the holiday at home. Only she, the newcomer, had to fill in for them.
That's why Lin Xiaoyan was full of resentment. She never expected to run into such a tough opponent today. These country folk who usually don't even dare to speak loudly not only dared to yell at her, but also came up with so many profound truths.
Although Lin Xiaoyan didn't understand the meaning of Chen Shuning's middle part of his speech, she did understand his last sentence, which was about deliberately undermining the unity among the people.
During such a sensitive period, if she were to be labeled with such a accusation, not only would she be implicated, but her family members could also be affected.
So, she got anxious. Then she noticed that the People's Liberation Army soldier wearing four pockets looked familiar, and he stood next to Chen Shuning as soon as he entered the room. This made Lin Xiaoyan even more anxious.
Before Chen Shuning could speak, he quickly said, "Um, um, it's nothing, it's all a misunderstanding. This comrade wants a newly issued full sheet of stamps. There just happened to be a sheet of stamps with the theme 'The Motherland is Red' issued before the New Year. I'll go get it right away."
"Um, um, please wait a moment, I'll go get it right away."
As she was speaking, Lin Xiaoyan hurriedly dropped the melon seeds in her hand and ran away, as if a tiger was chasing her.
Seeing this, Chen Shuning was quite frightened, and since it was the Lunar New Year, he was too lazy to argue with her. Especially after hearing the phrase "the motherland's mountains and rivers are all red," Chen Shuning became even more reluctant to pay attention to this incompetent and troublesome waitress.
So when faced with He Chaoyang's questioning gaze, Chen Shuning just smiled and said, "It's nothing, he's just a paper tiger, weak and troublesome, he was scared away by a few words."
Oh, right, Brother He, I was so busy watching the excitement that I forgot to thank Comrade Du properly. He was the one who delivered the coal to my warehouse.
So, Brother He, when do you think it's time to get some plastic bags? Should I treat Comrade Du to a meal or something?
Chen Shuning disliked owing favors, so he kept thinking about how to repay Du Xiangqian for delivering coal.
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