A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 353: 1 Red Stamp

"Brother Cheng, those two girls just now were pretty, did you fancy them?"

"No, don't think too much. I just want to make friends. I don't have the heart to think about those things right now."

"Brother Cheng, aren't we going home now? Where are you going?"

"The daughter-in-law of Director Zhou from the Street Office recently gave birth to a big fat grandson for their family. Let's buy some things and go visit him."

"Brother Cheng, we are not even familiar with Director Wu, why are we rushing to curry favor with them?"

"Kui Yong, you are too straightforward. You will be the mainstay of the family in the future. Don't always think about fighting and killing. You should learn some worldly ways."

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

Soon, the two arrived at the department store. Li Kuiyong saw Lu Cheng take out money and tickets from his pocket and buy a pound of brown sugar and two pounds of eggs. He couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Brother Cheng, where did you get the tickets? These tickets are not cheap."

"Don't worry about it."

Afterwards, the two returned home and opened the door. Lu Cheng pointed to the bucket on the ground and asked Li Kuiyong to pick it up.

Only then did Li Kuiyong discover that there were quite a few living crucian carps in the bucket.

Soon, the two men walked out of the alley with their things, turned two streets, and came to a courtyard with two entrances.

"Hello, Director Zhou. We heard that your family has a new baby, so we came here to congratulate you."

"Is it Lu Cheng and Kui Yong? You two kids are quite well-informed. Come in, come in. Just come if you want to. What gifts do you bring? Sit down and have a rest."

"Thank you, Director Zhou."

"What do you mean Director Zhou? When your parents were still alive, they often brought you over to visit. Just call me Auntie."

"Then we can call you aunt. I heard that your sister-in-law gave birth to a big fat grandson for you. Brother Tao is so lucky that the first child is a boy."

"Your brother Tao is just a fool with good fortune..."

Seeing Lu Cheng chatting and laughing with the director of the street office openly and making the other person smile with just a few words, Li Kuiyong felt a little impressed.

"...Aunt, we'll go back first. You're busy."

"Why are you going back? Eat here before you leave."

"We have already prepared it at home, so we won't bother you."

"Then take the things back. I know everything about your family. These things shouldn't be easy to get..."

"How can you take back the things you brought? Besides, these are for my sister-in-law to replenish her body, not for you. Okay, you don't have to send them."

After a few more polite words, Lu Cheng took Li Kuiyong and left.

After the two men left, Director Zhou looked at the brown sugar and eggs on the table, as well as the fresh crucian carp in the bucket, and couldn't help but sigh: "Old Lu really gave birth to a good son. He is so capable at such a young age. He can help more in the future."

On the other side, after walking out of two alleys, Li Kuiyong finally spoke: "Brother Cheng, when you give a gift to someone, you must ask for something. You are giving Director Zhou a gift because you want her to do something for you?"

"if not?"

"So...what do you want her to do?"

Lu Cheng did not answer directly, but asked: "Kui Yong, you should know what Director Zhou's wife does, right?"

"I heard that he is in charge of logistics at the coking plant."

"Everyone is going to the countryside now. I estimate that it won't be long before you have to go to the countryside too. What will happen to your family then? If you can find a way to arrange a job for Kuiwei or Kuiyuan, the situation at home will be much better."

"Brother Cheng, it should be easier to arrange a job for you, right? As long as you can stay in the city, I will feel relieved."

"Don't worry about that. I have my own plans."

In the original drama, the place where Li Kuiyong and Zhong Yuemin went to work in the countryside was between Jingbian County and Suide County in northern Shaanxi, and the Wuding River passed through there.

When considering future plans, Lu Cheng specifically learned about the situation there in detail, and then looked up some relevant information, and discovered a "great opportunity".

If it can be used properly, we will be able to quickly open up the situation in northern Shaanxi and achieve great things in the future, and even have better development than staying in the old city.

Therefore, Lu Cheng has made up his mind to go to the countryside with Li Kuiyong and others.

Of course, before that, you should try your best to arrange things at home.

In the afternoon, Lu Cheng rode his bike out for a stroll, caught some fish, and purchased some supplies.

With nothing to do at home in the evening, Lu Cheng moved the kerosene lamps of the two families together and placed them in his own room, where he supervised and tutored the Li family's children in their studies.

These days, Lu Cheng would take time out every night to tutor the Li family's children, focusing on guiding them to master learning methods, learn to think, learn to study independently, and learn how to find answers from books.

In the following few days, in addition to his daily routine of shopping on the black market and stockpiling supplies, Lu Cheng took the second son of the Li family, Li Kuiwei, and the third son, Li Kuiyuan, to meet some people, to do some activities, and to build relationships.

A few days later, the second son, Li Kuiwei, inherited his father's tricycle, joined the tricycle cooperative, and continued to work as a laborer. Although this job was a bit tiring and the income was not high, it at least provided a relatively stable source of income, which could also alleviate the situation of the Li family.

Moreover, Li Kuiwei has a job to do, so he doesn't have to go out and make trouble on the streets.

To celebrate, the Li family specially bought half a pound of pork.

That morning, Lu Cheng got up early, took Li Kuiyong out, had breakfast on the street, and then went straight to the nearby post office.

"Hello, comrade, do you have the newly issued 'The Whole Country is Red' stamps?"

"I'm sorry, the stamps you mentioned haven't officially gone on sale yet. They won't go on sale until the day after tomorrow. Here are some other stamps. Do you want any?"

"No thanks."

Afterwards, Lu Cheng took Li Kuiyong to another post office.

I went to five post offices in a row and finally saw the newly released "The Whole Country is Red" stamps in one of them.

Lu Cheng and Li Kuiyong each paid for a whole sheet of stamps and left in a hurry.

When buying stamps, the two of them deliberately wore hats and covered most of their faces with scarves, leaving only their eyes exposed.

After buying them, Li Kuiyong was still a little confused: "Brother Cheng, you spent four yuan to buy such a large sheet of stamps. What's the use of it?"

"Don't worry about what it's used for. When you get home, put the stamp away and cover it with two layers of plastic. It will be a family heirloom in the future."

"Brother Cheng, are you saying that the price of this thing will increase in the future?"

"That's right. Don't tell anyone about the stamps you bought today, understand?"

"I know, don't worry."

The National Mountains and Rivers Are Red stamp was originally scheduled to be officially issued on November 11, but some post offices got the stamps in advance on the 25rd and started selling them. On the 23th, someone discovered that there were errors in this stamp, and an urgent notice was issued to stop issuing it.

However, since some post offices had already sold some stamps before receiving the notice, some stamps flowed into the market and were not recovered.

By the 90s, a single stamp of this type was worth hundreds of thousands.

In fact, what Lu Cheng and his friends bought was a small vertical version in red.

The large red one was not issued and was required to be modified, so it did not enter the market. However, some people from the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications still got some large red ones.

The price of a large One Piece of Red stamp is at least 10 times that of a small One Piece of Red.

As long as Li Kuiyong can preserve this entire sheet of stamps well, he will be able to exchange it for a considerable fortune in the future.