Chapter 136 The stamps are beautiful
Song Shuyan was still immersed in the joy of receiving his first manuscript fee, so he said very easily, "It's okay, if you need the car, I'll go to Aunt Guihua's house to borrow one."
"But... Mingzhu, you'd better come with us. Don't be alone. The road to Niubei Mountain is not safe."
She kindly reminded him.
Zhang Mingzhu heard that her father implied that he didn't want her to go to town. She was a little angry and felt that her father was confused. His own family needed the car, but he favored outsiders.
Seeing that Song Shuyan had taken the initiative to give up borrowing the car, he felt a little better.
But he still said it with a bit of disapproval, "Niubei Mountain? Not peaceful? How is it not peaceful?"
Song Shuyan was reluctant to say more, "Anyway, don't go to town alone. Let's go back and forth together. We'll have company."
The captain's eyes flashed, and he thought of something.
In fact, if there is any disturbance in the three villages, news will spread.
I heard that there was a woman in the next village who came home in a mess a few days ago. She just said that she accidentally fell while walking. Her villagers laughed at her, saying that she was such a grown-up and could still fall while walking.
Now it seems that the woman might not have fallen by herself.
When the captain thought about this, he could no longer sit still and didn't want Zhang Mingzhu to go to town.
"Mingzhu, what exactly do you want to buy? Just ask Song Zhiqing and the others to bring it back. Look at how tanned you are today. Don't you want to go out less and keep your skin white?"
Zhang Mingzhu was conflicted. She grew up in the village, so her skin wasn't as fair and tender as the educated youth from the city.
She tried to avoid going out during the day as much as possible, and her skin became a little whiter. She thought happily that on her wedding day, she would look better in her wedding dress than usual!
But her father is a rough man.
Very careless.
I just haven't figured out yet whether I need to make a new red dress for my wedding.
In fact, the captain is not careless.
He just thinks that it doesn't matter whether you wear red or not when getting married.
He prepared two pieces of cloth for Zhang Mingzhu, one blue and one black. The blue one was used for the top and the black one was used for the pants.
Those two pieces of cloth are enough to make three sets of clothes, let alone two.
But Zhang Mingzhu doesn't like it.
His everyday clothes are either blue or gray.
How can marriage be the same!
The captain is a pragmatist. He thinks blue is good, gray and black are also good. They are durable and don’t look dirty!
So when buying the fabric, he decided to buy these two types of fabric.
When Zhang Mingzhu received the cloth, she was really angry and begged her father to find a way to exchange it for some cloth coupons.
The captain didn't quite understand.
But seeing that my daughter was angry, I had no choice but to do as she said.
I just put a few cloth coupons in my daughter's room last night. I guess she woke up and saw the cloth coupons and wanted to go to town to buy cloth.
I wonder what else she wants to buy besides fabric.
Zhang Mingzhu glanced at Song Shuyan and twitched her fingers in confusion. She wanted to buy cloth, but cloth was heavy and took up space. She was really afraid that these two educated youth looked very weak and had no strength, so it would be difficult for her to bring back the cloth even if she bought it for them.
She sighed, "Never mind, I'd better go to town."
Seeing her insistence, the captain had no choice but to grit his teeth and said, "Forget it, I don't have anything to do today. I'll drive the tractor to take you there!"
Zhang Mingzhu was surprised. "Dad, aren't you afraid that the villagers will say you're abusing your power for personal gain?"
The captain laughed and scolded, "At worst, I can just add some diesel to the tractor at my own expense!"
Ji Chi's eyes lit up.
Instead of riding his own bike, he could take a tractor, which meant he could buy more cakes, canned goods, and fine grains.
The educated youths in the Youth League ate cornmeal porridge every day.
He had eaten enough! He had originally wanted to eat at Grandma Qin's house, but was rejected by Qin Jin.
What Ji Chi didn't know was that Qin Jin's refusal to partner with him was instructed by Zhou Jingshen. This petty-minded man saw at a glance that Ji Chi's purpose of going to the countryside was not simple, but was for Song Shuyan.
He wanted Ji Chi to suffer a little.
Since I went to the countryside, of course I had to eat and live with other educated youth.
Shu Yan was the same at the beginning.
The reason why Qin Jin listened to Zhou Jingshen so much was because Zhou Jingshen promised him that he would teach him some martial arts when he had time.
Zhou Jingshen actually taught him a few tricks in private.
The captain drove the tractor over and turned the front of the tractor to yell at them, "Get in!"
"Dad, I want to sit in the front with you!"
The captain said disdainfully, "Why sit in the front? There's only so much room in the front. Go away, sit in the back!"
When the team leader is driving a tractor, he really doesn't like someone sitting next to him, as it will affect his performance.
Zhang Mingzhu curled her lips and climbed onto the truck bed angrily.
Song Shuyan and Ji Chi followed.
The tractor rumbled onto the road, and the three of them clung to the edge.
On the road, when the captain saw pedestrians, he would slow down and ask, "Where are you going? Do you want a ride?"
They are all villagers from the upper and lower villages, and he is just trying to make things convenient for them.
In this way, several people got on the road one after another.
Song Shuyan sat in the corner, next to Ji Chi. The car was bumpy, and sometimes it was inevitable that the two would bump into each other.
Song Shuyan didn't take it seriously.
Ji Chi blushed.
Keep your distance from her with restraint.
She was also on guard against others bumping into her.
When he arrived in the town, he was sweating profusely and only breathed a sigh of relief after getting off the car.
The team leader parked the car in the open space in front of the supply and marketing cooperative and took out a cigarette to smoke. "You guys go in and have a look. I'll wait here!"
Song Shuyan didn't actually want to buy anything. She pursed her lips and smiled, "You guys go shopping. I'm going to the post office to mail a few letters."
The post office is not far from the supply and marketing cooperative.
Ji Chi hurriedly said, "Shuyan, I'll go with you!"
Song Shuyan refused, "No, go buy whatever you want. I don't have anything I want to buy. Maybe by the time I send the letter back, you won't have finished shopping yet."
That’s true.
"Okay then." Ji Chi turned and entered the supply and marketing cooperative.
Zhang Mingzhu got off the car and went straight to the counter selling fabrics. She was used to doing her own thing and had no intention of going to the supply and marketing cooperative with others.
After Song Shuyan finished mailing the letter, he saw a pile of discarded envelopes in the corner and asked the lady at the post office counter, "Sister, can I cut out the stamps on the envelopes over there and keep them for myself?"
In fact, she knew nothing about the collection value of stamps. She just thought that since they were scraps that she was going to sell anyway, many stamps were colorful and looked nice, so she could cut them out and collect them. Even if they were not worth much, it would be great to keep them for herself and look at them occasionally to pass the time.
The lady at the counter simply glanced at the pile of envelopes in the corner and smiled, "Whatever you like, it's up to you."
He was kind enough to lend her a pair of scissors.
Song Shuyan thanked him happily, and took a pair of scissors to cut off the stamps on the envelope one by one.
Some people looked at it and asked curiously, "Comrade, what do you want this thing for?"
Song Shuyan blinked, "Don't you think these stamps are beautiful?"
"It looks good but it can't be eaten!" The passersby lost interest instantly.
Song Shuyan was happy to have some peace and quiet, and he was busy cutting the envelopes, his hands were almost worn out.
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