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Chapter 68 The Whole Country is Red

"Boss, do you have the whole country covered in red stamps? And monkey stamps?"

The boss sized up Song Li.

This girl clearly doesn't know anything about goods.

"The 'All the Mountains and Rivers are Red' stamp was issued in 1968. Because the map wasn't very accurate, it was only issued for half a day before being withdrawn. Those kinds of misprinted stamps are worthless. And this monkey stamp, which was issued this year, is even less valuable and has no collectible value."

Song Li: "Ah..."

The monkey stamps were only issued this year, so there aren't many of them.

Song Li continued, "Where can I buy these stamps?"

The man asked in bewilderment, "What's the point of buying this?"

Song Li explained, "I have a hobby of collecting stamps issued in different periods as a memento of the progress of the times."

"Oh, you'll have to go to the post office and see if the people there have any."

Song Li understood: "Okay, thank you!"

The two bid farewell to the antique market.

I went straight to the post office.

I don't even know if I can find it!

The post office is easy to find.

The first thing I did when I arrived at the post office was to buy stamps.

Looking at the post office worker, he said, "Hello, I'd like to buy stamps."

The staff member didn't question it: "Sure, which type do you want?"

"Monkey stamp".

How many do you want?

"How many do you have? I need the whole page."

Staff member: "Huh?"

Song Li said again, "I want to buy one edition after another."

At that time, stamps were issued in sheets, with each sheet containing 8 x 10 stamps.

Only when needed are they cut out one by one.

This was the first time the staff had encountered someone buying a whole sheet of stamps, which is eighty stamps in a sheet!

It probably won't last a year!

Song Li thought he would buy a few copies first, a little bit from each place.

Why did it take you so long to think of that? Otherwise, when I was selling things around, I could have collected some from the local post office!

It's alright though.

It's not too late to collect them now.

Song Li watched as the staff member handed over a stack of monkey stamps; there must have been at least a dozen!

Song Li said directly, "I want five copies."

Staff member: "Why are you buying so much?"

Song Li: "As a memento."

The staff member thought for a moment, and since the person had considered it, and this wasn't a rare item, said: "Okay. There are 400 sheets in total, and each sheet costs eight cents, so that's 32 yuan."

Song Li readily handed over the money.

Then he asked, "Comrade, I'd also like to collect photos of the entire country being red during the 1968 Cultural Revolution. Do you know anyone who has them?"

The woman heard this.

She did know that some people like to collect stamps.

But she didn't have that hobby.

Just then, an older man walked in.

"Uncle Liu, do you have any stamps with the 'All the Mountains and Rivers Are Red' design?"

Song Li turned to look at a man in his fifties.

He was wearing a military green outfit and had a postal service bag slung across his shoulder.

Just like the postman she saw when she was a child.

This uncle looks quite old; he's probably been doing mail delivery for a while now. Maybe things are alright at home.

The man called Uncle Liu stepped forward: "Yes! Back then, it was only issued for half a day before it was taken back, so we kept some at home."

Song Li was surprised: "Really? I like collecting stamps, could you sell me some, uncle?"

Uncle Liu readily agreed: "Sure!"

"I happen to be passing by my house on this trip, why don't you come with me to get it!"

"OK!"

Song Li said goodbye to the staff member and left with Lu Cheng and Uncle Liu.

Uncle Liu lives in one of these old hutongs in Beijing.

It resembles a traditional courtyard house.

However, several families live in this courtyard house.

Everyone greeted Uncle Liu when he returned.

Uncle Liu invited Song Li and Lu Cheng inside to sit down.

Song Li thought that since they would be discussing money later, it would be better to do so inside.

So I went in.

Uncle Liu was very polite.

Then he poured them both a glass of water.

Song Li: "Thank you, Uncle Liu, you're welcome."

Uncle Liu smiled kindly: "You must be tired from your journey. Here's some plain water, nothing expensive."

Uncle Liu went into the room to find something.

Then they took out a metal box.

It was opened in front of Song Lide.

Song Li didn't actually know much about stamps.

But she had seen the stamps depicting the entire country ablaze with red.

You can immediately spot the several bright red stamps at the bottom of the box.

The uncle then removed the other stamps from the top.

Below, the entire country was a sea of red.

"Uncle Liu, how come you have dozens of these? Weren't they recalled after only half a day of distribution?"

Uncle Liu laughed and said, "Only the postal items were recalled; those distributed to our postal workers were not recalled."

Song Li understood. Looking at the box full of random stamps, many of which he didn't recognize, he realized that Song Li was confused.

"There are so many, and I don't recognize many of them. Uncle Liu, are there any you want to keep? If not, I can take them all for you."

Uncle Liu laughed: "These are things we usually save, so take them if you want. You can't eat them anyway."

Song Li was delighted: "How much?"

Uncle Liu looked at the contents of the box.

"Just give me ten or twenty yuan!" Uncle Liu thought that this thing wasn't worth much anyway, and if someone liked it, he should just do them a favor.

"Uncle, you're selling this way too cheaply. What if it becomes valuable years later?"

Uncle Liu laughed heartily: "If it becomes very valuable in future generations, then you're just lucky, little girl."

Finally, Song Li counted out five hundred yuan from her bag: "Uncle, here is five hundred yuan. These things aren't worth this much money now, but I like them, and if I like them, they're valuable."

Uncle Liu looked at the five hundred yuan that Song Li handed over and said, "No need, no need, this is too much."

Finally, Song Li said that she likes to collect special things.

They insist on giving so much.

In the end, Uncle Liu only accepted 200 yuan; otherwise, he wouldn't have sold it.

Uncle Liu is also a very honest and upright person.

Uncle Liu saw that Song Li was a wealthy young girl who also liked to collect things.

Thinking of an old friend of mine who was in trouble, he asked, "Do you collect antiques?"

Song Li nodded: "If you like it, you can still accept it."

Uncle Liu nodded: "I have a friend who is short of money, but the offers from others are all too low, so he hasn't been able to sell. Some people have even said that his stuff is fake."

Song Li's eyes lit up: "I can go take a look."

"it is good."

Song Li handed the items to Lu Cheng.

They followed Uncle Liu for a long time.

After all these twists and turns, Song Li felt like she had lost her way.

Where are we headed?

They even passed by Kyoto University.

Then it turned into a small alley.

Finally, Uncle Liu stopped at the entrance of a courtyard.

Knock on the door: "Bang bang bang bang... Hey old buddy, I'm coming."

Uncle Liu looked at Song Li and said, "Wait a minute, my friend is getting old and his legs aren't very good."

Song Li nodded: "It's alright."