It was not early at this time, the two went to the post office first, sent a telegram to Lao Yun's family to report safety, and then went down the street and turned into the department store.

Yunshang's goal is very clear, when he arrives at the department store, he must buy two hot water bottles first, so that Gu Shinian doesn't have to get up early in the morning to boil hot water.

I wanted to buy it when I went to the county supply and marketing cooperative, but unfortunately this thing was in short supply, and the two were unlucky, and the last time I went to the supply and marketing cooperative, it happened to be sold out.

The department store in the provincial capital occupies an entire four-story building, which is far from comparable to the two-story supply and marketing cooperatives in Qinghe County.

When you enter through the wide entrance, you will see rows of spacious, bright glass counters filled with a variety of goods.

Yunshang noticed that in the corner of the first floor, there was also a counter dedicated to customizing and modifying clothes.

Many people choose the fabric and style on the counter, leave their size, and then collect the voucher and come in a few days to pick up the new clothes.

There are also people who have 'obsolete' clothes in their hands, rework them at the counter, and through the skilled hands of the tailors, turn them into new clothes with a different style.

Such a novel corner is an eye-opener for Yunshang.

Gu Shinian also noticed this counter, squeezed over with Yunsheng, chose two pieces of woolen fabric, and ordered two tweed coats for Yunshang, and then at Yunshang's insistence, he also chose a piece of woolen fabric for himself and ordered a new dress before giving up.

The two of them are not very old, and as soon as they made a move, they were three tweed coats, which attracted the eyes of the people around the counter, and secretly guessed which family the two raised as losers.

Gu Shinian calmly took the voucher for picking up clothes in the curious eyes of the surroundings, turned around and hugged Yunshang and quickly disappeared into the bustling crowd.

"Second Brother Gu, let's go down from the fourth floor."

Yun Sheng also realized that he and Gu Shinian were too generous, and they were afraid of being targeted, so they didn't dare to stay below at this time.

The lobby on the first floor has two curved staircases leading to the second floor, with a ladder surface that is two meters wide, which is both spacious and foreign in this era.

The two went up the second floor from the stairs on the right, and found that the second floor was a counter selling ready-to-wear clothes, and there were fewer customers than the first floor, so they took her up to the third floor.

"Second Brother Gu!"

Yunshang's eyes lit up as soon as he arrived on the third floor, and he reached out and patted Gu Shinian's shoulder, signaling him to let himself down.

There are several large counters on the third floor, in addition to the hot water kettle that Yunshang wants to buy, there are also the most face-saving items for newlyweds to get married: sewing machines, bicycles, radios, watches, etc.

One of the most attractive is the stationery counter, in addition to the standard hero brand fountain pen displayed by the cadres, there is also a Montblanc brand fountain pen with great collectible value in later generations in the most conspicuous position.

The smooth lines, the black resin body and the delicate white six-pointed star at the top of the cap are particularly eye-catching under the illumination of the light bulb.

Yun Sheng couldn't take his eyes off it with just one glance.

When I turned around, I saw Gu Shinian also lying on the counter, staring at the Montblanc fountain pen with his eyes.

"Second Brother Gu, this is good, buy it!"

There were not many customers on the third floor, and several salespeople were lying on the counter, chatting and looking at the customers outside the counter.

The salesman at the stationery counter saw two children lying on the counter and didn't leave, so he lowered his head and continued to chat and knit sweaters after just one look.

"Go, go, are you literate? It's just a little older, I want to learn from adults to pin pens on their chests, and I don't want to see if you can afford it! Go somewhere else! ”

Gu Shinian came back to his senses, glanced at the salesman, lowered his head and asked Yunshang, "Ah Shang, how is this pen?" ”

"Beautiful! Want! Yun Sheng expressed his wishes succinctly.

She can't be angry with the salesperson, she and Gu Shinian are indeed young, and when they are not yet using a pen, the salesperson is not wrong except for a slightly poor tone.

Gu Shinian straightened up, pointed to the Montblanc fountain pen on the counter and said, "Comrade, let me take a look at this fountain pen." ”

The salesman laughed even better, put down the half-knitted sweater in his hand, took out a pen from the corner of the counter, and said:

"Little comrade, that sum is not cheap, it costs seventy or eighty yuan! Oh, this is cheap, as long as six cents and one, you can get it over and over the eyes! ”

“……”

Both of them were speechless, this is not good at being young, and they are often sent away as children.

Gu Shinian took a deep breath and spoke again: "Comrade, I am helping others choose fountain pens, not buying them for my own use." ”

The salesman looked at the two of them suspiciously, took back the pen worth six cents and one cent, and slowly took out the Montblanc fountain pen.

Gu Shinian took the pen, checked it carefully, and asked the salesperson to issue the ticket.

"Do you really want it? This one costs seventy-five dollars......

The salesman was still a little unsure, a fountain pen was seventy-five yuan, three months' salary for a worker, he could buy a cheaper watch, and he could buy two months' rations on the black market for the family to chew, these two children really had so much money on them?

Seeing Gu Shinian nodding, the salesman opened the bill neatly, clamped it on the wire above his head with a clip, and slid to the cashier with a "swish".

The fountain pen in the leather box became more and more high-end, and the salesperson carefully put it into the carton, tied a red ribbon on the outside, and finally handed it to Gu Shinian.

Gu Shinian put the pen into the military bag in Yunsheng's arms, and took her to buy two hot water bottles, and then went around twice in the place where the bicycle was sold, and went up to the fourth floor without saying a word.

Yun Sheng was a little puzzled, and asked in his ear, "Second Brother Gu, we have a bicycle ticket, don't we buy a bicycle?" ”

"I bought enough things today, so I won't buy them for the time being."

Two children, three tweed jackets, a Montblanc fountain pen, if you buy a bicycle, isn't it clear to tell others that they are fat sheep?

In order to avoid being targeted, it is better to wait until later to buy a bicycle.

The fourth floor is a place to sell furniture, there is only one counter inside, and a row of red-painted furniture is displayed at the back, there are kang cabinets, there are cages, there are standing cabinets, wooden chairs, etc.

The two of them glanced at the staircase on the fourth floor and went down, and did not go to the clothing area on the second floor, but went directly back to the first floor, and walked through one counter after another.

I bought a scarf, gloves, and woolen socks before going to the food counter.

On the counter, the fruit candy and the White Rabbit toffee are packed separately in glass jars, which are colorful and beautiful. There is also a small plate of loose biscuits next to it, as well as hemp flowers, and various preserves.

The two of them did not lack these foods, and only took a cursory glance and left the department store.