Start from 1980

Neither does chapter 6

Zhou Wei and Pan Yuehua didn't know what Xue Yu wanted from Su Chen, and they couldn't ask, let alone accompany them, so they said to Su Chen, "Su Chen, let's go back first."

No matter what era it is, if the person in the dormitory is approached by a woman, as long as the woman's appearance is not bad, everyone will have a kind of inexplicable greed and jealousy.

But it was just greed and jealousy, and he didn't make a fuss, not to mention that Xue Yu was still a counselor.

"it is good."

Su Chen nodded, and then greeted Xue Yu: "Mr. Xue, hello."

Although Xue Yu's clothes are relatively simple, she has an intellectual beauty all over her body. This is probably the legendary "scent of books", fresh and refined, without any sense of disgust.

"Before I came to the capital, I received a letter from my uncle, saying that there was a champion in Rongcheng." Xue Yu said with a smile on his face, "I didn't expect it to be you, and it was the manager of the superior."

"Ms. Xue also belongs to Rongcheng?" Su Chen asked curiously.

Xue Yu nodded: "Yes, my hometown is from Chongming, oh, my uncle is Teacher Luo."

"Hey!" Su Chen was instantly surprised: "There is fate!"

This fate is near.

"Really?" Xue Yu smiled: "He also specially asked me to take care of you. If you have any problems in life or study, you can come to me."

"It's a good feeling." Su Chen laughed.

Xue Yu pursed her lips and said with a smile: "But you still have to study hard, don't think about stealing and playing tricks, by the way, are you busy soon?"

"There seems to be nothing wrong."

"Then I'll write a letter back to Mr. Luo and tell him that I'll see you, and he will give me back the money and let me buy a pen for you. You can go out with me later."

Thinking about it, Mr. Luo, who has taught a champion for a lifetime, must be very happy, so he asked Xue Yu to help buy a pen for Su Chen. This is not only a kind of teacher-student relationship, but also a kind of expectation.

With that said, Xue Yu lay down on the desk, took out letterhead paper and a pen, and wrote with a pen:

"Uncle, hello..."

The content is nothing more than seeing Su Chen, and then blah blah blah blah.

Su Chen said from the side: "Please ask Mr. Luo to take the time to tell my parents that I am fine."

"Okay." Xue Yu took up a pen and added this sentence: "Su Chen asked you to tell his parents that he is fine, don't read."

After finishing writing, put the letter away, seal the envelope, and put a stamp on it: "We'll go to the post office now, and then I'll buy you a pen, so I won't forget about it later."

"Then I will trouble you." Su Chen did not refuse.

If she refuses, maybe Teacher Luo will be very sad.

"What's the matter?" Xue Yu disagreed: "Study hard, don't let everyone down on you, let's go."

The two came out of the classroom. Along the way, they met students in dark blue or army green, or holding books and reading them while walking;

Or gather under the tree in twos and threes to discuss with each other; or sit opposite each other and practice talking loudly in foreign languages ​​with dialect accents.

Almost everyone is in a state of intense learning.

After Su Chen and Xue Yu came out of school, they went straight to the nearby post office.

There was a long line of people in the post office, most of them were people who sent or received letters to their families, because during this period, the national telephone penetration rate was very low, and there might be one in every village, or even several None of the villages.

Therefore, the telegraph and the oldest letters are still the most mainstream means of communication for the masses.

Su Fuhao, who was determined to be a future man, once again set his sights on the post office, feeling a little itchy in his heart.

Although the 80-year-old monkey ticket is worthless now, when you see something that you know will be valuable in the future, it is right in front of your eyes. If you don’t feel itchy, it is impossible.

There is an old saying: If God does not take it, you will be blamed; if the time is not welcomed, you will be blamed.

But this thing can’t be realized quickly. Buying it now is just to realize a dream. Don’t look at the speculation in the future. It’s very popular, but how many years do you have to keep it in your hands?
Seeing Su Chen eagerly tweeting at the post office, Xue Yu couldn't help being curious: "Student Su, do you still want to write back?"

"I just want to collect a few stamps." Su Chen replied honestly, his heart itching.

It's a pity that the money in the pocket is not allowed. If you buy a version, it will cost about seven yuan.

That's a huge amount of money!
It's not like later generations, where 100 yuan will disappear without ringing.

If you buy one or two, it feels a bit of a loss.

"Stamp collection?" Xue Yu was taken aback. There are still stamp collectors these days?

Because now everyone has no idea about stamps, they just know that they can’t be mailed without affixed on the envelope, and they don’t know that this thing can be sold for so much money later.

And now everyone is ashamed to talk about money, and Panjiayuan's area is just starting to drive out the 'ghost market' secretly.

It is at the time of three, four or five in the morning, when everyone sneaks out, buyers and sellers have to arm themselves.

After arriving at the place, the seller spreads out a piece of cloth or two newspapers on the place in his picture.

Then put a few antiques and jades, real or fake old handicrafts, old books and newspapers, and then squat aside, scanning the passers-by with the corner of your eyes, without making a sound.

Buyers should also pretend to be laymen, even if they see something they like, they have to look around, buy a fake one, and let the seller sell the real one at a low price.

In the past, there were several places outside Tianqiao, Xixiaoshi, Gaoliangqiao, and Chaoyangmen. Now, everyone secretly goes to Panjiayuan.

If you don't know how to do it or have no acquaintances, you can't find a place to buy it.

Su Chen touched his pocket and gritted his teeth: "Mr. Xue, why don't you wait for me? I'll ask."

"I'll go with you, too." Xue Yu thought for a while, and said, "It's just 80 years old. Collecting a few photos now, and looking at them ten or twenty years later, is also a kind of nostalgia for this era."

Hey, look at people's awareness.

Su Chen did not refuse, and immediately lined up with Xue Yu.

After queuing for about ten minutes, it was the turn of two people.

"Auntie, hello, we want to buy stamps." Su Chen said to the aunt behind the counter.

The aunt raised her eyelids: "How many do you want?"

"There are two editions of monkey tickets this year." Su Chen "lion opened his mouth", although he also wanted to collect other things, but his pockets were shy, and the old man had no money.

The aunt finally raised her eyelids: "Two versions?"

"Correct."

The aunt flipped through it twice casually: "There is no one."

This is a set of zodiac stamps issued in February this year, which is also the first zodiac stamp issued in China, and the first day cover is issued together with the monkey stamp.

The monkey stamp itself is a special type of stamp. This set of stamps includes a stamp with a face value of [-] cents. The background of the monkey stamp is a red pattern, which was painted by the famous painter Huang Yongyu. Later generations are very popular...

The most important reason is the capital hype in the stock market. Monkey tickets are owned by people from Wanwan. The reason why the price of future generations is very important is the result of long-term hype.

Su Chen's buying now is purely a psychological effect. If someone comes to this era and sees things that can increase in value in future generations, they probably can't help but buy them.

But it didn't.

"Auntie, do you have the monkey ticket first day cover? Please help me get some." Su Chen asked again.

The first day cover is an envelope. In addition to the monkey ticket, there is a fiery red sun on the front, and a line of words is printed under the sun: lunar calendar, Geng Shen year, first day cover FDC.

In the upper right corner is a stamp and a round official seal. There are three columns in the official seal, the top is the date, 1980.2.15, the middle column is the word Geng Shennian, and the bottom is BJ.

On the reverse are the names of the stamp designer and first day cover designer.

The aunt rummaged through the drawer: "Not one."

"Ok."

Unexpectedly, I didn't buy it.

After hearing this, Xue Yu said, "Since there is no one, let's go, and I will take you to buy a pen."

"Okay." Su Chen said.

Naturally, there is no need to go to the Friendship Store for pens, and it is not easy to enter the Friendship Store these days, and foreign exchange is needed. Xue Yu bought a pen at a store near the school.

She didn't let Su Chen follow, so Su Chen didn't know how much the pen she brought back was worth, so he went to the store to ask when he had time later.

"Mr. Luo specially asked me to buy this for you." Xue Yu solemnly handed the pen to Su Chen: "I hope you will not disappoint his expectations, take it apart and have a look."

Open it up and see that it's from the Hero brand, hey, the price of this pen is definitely not low!
In 78, the Hero Factory also established the Hero Gold Pen Factory Technical School, with a three-year schooling system to train talents for the factory.

Only four or fifty people are recruited a year, and the scores must be high enough.

The factory is also specially equipped with a two-carriage bus for transporting employees to and from get off work, which makes other factory workers envious.

"Thank you." Su Chen didn't ask how much it was, and then said, "Let me treat you to dinner."

At the end, I added another sentence: "The cafeteria."

Xue Yu chuckled: "I thought you were going to invite me out to dinner."

"Poor, I can't afford it." Su Chen was helpless.

"Since you are poor, you still want to buy stamps." Xue Yu rolled her eyes beautifully: "Come on, let's go to the cafeteria for dinner. It's your first time here, so I should invite you."

The two returned to the school cafeteria. Xue Yu didn't ask Su Chen to arrange it. She ordered a green vegetable, a homemade tofu, and two meat dishes. It cost about one yuan.

Can you imagine that you can still be full for a meal for two people?
"Let's eat. I'll treat you to this meal today. When you have money, just treat me back." Xue Yu said with a smile.

The two are fellow villagers, and they have a relationship with Teacher Luo. When they get along, they are more like siblings.

"Okay." Su Chen didn't hesitate at all, and immediately shook off his cheeks and started to work.

While eating, Xue Yu told him something that needs attention.

"...I'll take you to do other things tomorrow, or you're new here and you're not familiar with it."

(End of this chapter)