The Fiery Era of Siheyuan

Chapter 50, Generous
How could you let go of such a box of treasures in front of you?
What is not mentioned must be captured. If you cannot capture everything, at least capture the valuable ones.

So, Li Weiguo smiled and said to Uncle Gu: "Uncle, you have collected these stamps very well. I wonder if you are willing to part with them."

"What are you interested in?"

"All."

"all?"

Such a loud tone shocked Uncle Gu.

Stamps worth thousands of dollars, do you dare to ask for all of them?

Uncle Gu immediately asked back: "Do you know how much these add up to?"

Li Weiguo smiled: "Here I counted, there are a total of 620 stamps, ranging from one cent to one dime, I finally figured it out, the face value is about 200 yuan, are you right? ?”

The old man was stunned at this moment. It took him, a collector, so many years to take care of such a large box of stamps that he would not be able to understand it even if someone else didn't give him a day.

Some people can guess the same thing just by reading it a few times. Young people nowadays are really good at it.

How did he know that Li Weiguo was a wall-hanger? With a quick glance, he could almost make a rough guess.

Zhou Can and Zhao Guobing next to him were secretly dumbfounded when they heard this amount. They can save thousands of dollars in stamps, which is really insightful.

For example, Zhou Can’s family belongs to the postal system, and they will give some task quotas and some benefits every year. They have saved some over the years, but they are only one or two thousand coins. I have never seen anyone who can save so much.

Uncle Gu nodded and approved the number he said, but he still persuaded him: "Stamps are not suitable for eating or drinking. If you like them, you can collect some. It's okay, but don't get addicted to it."

"Don't worry, my lord. I know what to do. I'm not playing with things. The reason why I want to collect stamps is to collect a part of stamps from each era. These stamps are the witnesses of history. You can understand history through stamps, which is very researched." value."

Li Weiguo knew Uncle Gu's concerns. It would be crazy for any child to spend thousands of dollars to buy stamps.

Uncle Gu didn't speak. He was silent for a while. Looking at Li Weiguo's firm eyes, he slowly said: "This box has been with me since the first day I became a postman. I accumulated it bit by bit for more than 40 years." It's the memory of my life. The old man is getting old, and he can't take this box of things with him anymore.

There is no child in the family who can inherit these things, so it is better to find someone you really like and keep him.Some stamps here are no longer in circulation, and they cannot all be counted according to face value. If you really like it, you can take 1000 yuan away. "

Li Weiguo thought about it for a while, but pretended to think about it without saying a word.

Zhou Can and Zhao Guobing next to him kept pulling on his clothes and winking at him to tell him not to be impulsive. This was not a small sum of money.

These days, most people’s wages are only 34 yuan a month. If they want to save 1000 yuan, they will have to spend two or three years without eating or drinking, not to mention having to support their families.

Throughout the year, excluding food, drink and daily expenses, it is considered good to be able to save one or two hundred yuan. There are a few people who can take out 1000 yuan at a time.

Li Weiguo pretended to hesitate for a while before nodding his head in agreement. This amount was a huge profit.

"Okay, then count according to what the uncle said. I will keep this box well. If you want to see it later, you can come to me anytime."

He directly reached into the satchel, and under the cover of the satchel, he took out a stack of big black ten from the space.

A stack of one hundred sheets, worth exactly 1000 yuan, was pushed directly in front of Uncle Gu.

Seeing his behavior, Uncle Gu glanced at Li Weiguo with a strange look. Someone actually went out with 1000 yuan. You shouldn't show off like this if you have money.

But he didn't say anything, nodded, picked up the stack of cash, and pushed the box to Li Weiguo.

After the transaction was over, Li Weiguo didn't want to stay any longer. After collecting his things, he said goodbye to Uncle Gu.

The main reason is that I am afraid that the old man will go back on his word. If he is reluctant to ask for it back, isn't this a waste of work, and he will leave as soon as possible.

Coming out of Uncle Gu’s house, Zhou Can, Zhao Guobing, and Zhou Bo were all fooled. The 1000 yuan was spent in front of their eyes without blinking, and the instigator was still holding the box at the moment. happy.

Zhou Can was a little worried and couldn't help but ask: "Weiguo, you won't bring disaster to your father's family, right?"

"Well, it's about the same, and there are some living expenses." Li Weiguo nodded.

Can I tell you, this is all sprinkles?

"Holy shit, you can't survive? Just spend 1000 yuan like this. What will you do in the future? How about forgetting it and returning the things, we don't want them anymore."

Zhou Can's face changed, it's okay, I took you out once, and I made you bankrupt, how can I explain it when I go back.

"What do you want to pay back? I won't pay it back when the king of heaven comes. But you don't have to worry, there are hundreds of yuan left. Don't worry, you won't starve to death. I really like it. It's not a waste of money. Don't worry." Li Weiguo comforted.

Hearing what he said, Zhou Can and the two felt relieved, as long as they didn't spend all of it, the few hundred left would be enough for Li Weiguo to live on.

Zhao Guobing saw his indifferent expression and immediately joked: "You said that if I burn this matter to Uncle Li by burning paper, will Uncle Li jump out of the ground and beat you if he finds out?"

"I think so. My Uncle Li's coffin board may not be able to hold it down at this moment." Zhou Can agreed with a strange smile on his face.

Li Weiguo rolled his eyes at his two bad friends. He didn't know if the cheap dad would jump out of the ground and beat him if he found out.

But he knew that if future generations knew that he got such a box of treasures, they would dig him out of the ground and kiss him hard.

Spending one thousand at a time to collect stamps is no small matter. Li Weiguo repeatedly told brothers Zhou Can and Zhao Guobing to keep it secret to avoid unnecessary trouble.

At the very least, Zhou's father and mother would have to nag him for a long time if they knew about it, so it was better to keep a low profile.

Back at Zhou Can's house, everyone sat and chatted for a while. At three o'clock in the afternoon, Li Weiguo and Zhao Guobing said goodbye to Zhou's father and Zhou's mother.

Zhou's mother is too enthusiastic, if I stay any longer, I'm afraid I will have to have dinner again, so let's come again next time.

After leaving the postal compound, Li Weiguo and Zhao Guobing were on different roads, so they waved goodbye and went home.

Li Weiguo rode his car to a corner where no one was around, swished, and put all the old envelopes in the sack and the box in the back seat into the space.

The sack of old envelopes and the box of postage stamps were directly cleaned of the stains and bacteria on the surface, and then stored in the constant speed warehouse.

In the short term, Li Weiguo will not take the initiative to collect anymore, mainly because there are several well-known stamps that have not been issued yet.

So, collect a little if you encounter it, and don’t bother to collect it if you don’t encounter it. Just collect a part of it every year. After all, these things are basically stir-fried, so there is no need to be too serious.

(End of this chapter)