Chapter 527

The express delivery had indeed arrived.

When Brother Xiao Zhang carried the human-sized express delivery, which was wrapped in layers of gray-green snake-skin bags, into the house, even Song Tan was shocked!

"What is this?!"

Until Wu Lan heard the commotion and came out; at this moment, she was examining the thing with a vigilant look in her eyes.

Brother Xiao Zhang grunted and propped the human-shaped thing on the ground, also sweating all over: "I don't know either! I thought it was a clothing mannequin your family bought... Anyway, it's for your family, it's so big, it was a close call that it didn't fit in the carriage."

But if you say it's a clothing mannequin, this is too big; it must be over 1.8 meters from head to toe—is this preparing to sell menswear?

Song Tan handed over the scissors: "You'll know once you open it."

Good fellow, the snake-skin bag and the layers of tape were wrapped so tightly that not a drop of water could leak out; the three of them used scissors to cut and tear for a long time before they successfully tore open the packaging—

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Everyone fell silent.

Yan Ran, who followed out of curiosity, gave a dry smile: "You guys... are quite childlike."

Tang Xiaodong, on the other hand, let out a "Holy crap" and quickly approached: "Such a big Tiga! My favorite, hahaha, it's really beautiful! Oh my, this design is very good; the feet can stand firmly on the ground!"

He reached out and twisted the blue fluorescent light on Tiga's chest, only to see it instantly turn into a dangerous red, flashing continuously, and emitting a rapid "bibo—bibo—" alarm sound.

"Goodness..." Tang Xiaodong's eyes were about to shine like its chest: "It's made so meticulously! This must cost a lot of money, right?"

Brother Xiao Zhang looked at the Ultraman in front of him, dumbfounded, and upon hearing this, he subconsciously looked at the price tag hanging on the back: "1288."

"Could this have been bought by Qiaoqiao himself?"

Until Wu Lan blurted out.

The homeless Ultraman was carried by Song Tan to Qiaoqiao's room—in this house, except for him, no one could tolerate having this thing standing in the room (except for Tang Xiaodong).

But Tang Xiaodong was still sleeping on a hard bed with Professor Song; even if he wanted to buy one, he was afraid of scaring the old master at night, so he could only watch Tiga disappear up the stairs...

And Brother Xiao Zhang, familiar with the road, unscrewed his cup and went to the water bucket to receive a full cup of tea water, only then taking a break:

"How many orders today?"

Until Wu Lan pointed to the pile in the corner: "Didn't you go to give gifts yesterday? Including yesterday and today, there are 17 orders in total."

Huh?

Brother Xiao Zhang was stunned: "Isn't it only possible to weave 6 straw mats a day? Did production increase?"

"That's not it."

Until Wu Lan explained: "Didn't you not come yesterday? Our family cleared the pond to sell fish, and it just so happened that there were still some small fish and shrimp in the morning, and since we had just dried them at home, we just sent them out."

There was one in the Imperial Capital, and there were the four of Professor Song's master and disciples.

Isn't that just right, 17 of them!

Brother Xiao Zhang, however, was struck by lightning!

"Yesterday... sold fish?"

Why did they suddenly sell fish? He had drunk a few too many cups at the wedding banquet yesterday, so he didn't drive over in the afternoon, and it just so happened that Song Tan also said it wasn't urgent and to send them together today...

Why did they sell fish?

Why did he happen to miss it?

"What kind of fish? How are they sold? Are there any left?" He asked with a mournful face, not holding out any hope.

Until Wu Lan laughed out loud: "I saved 6 crucian carp for you, no charge, specifically for you! But they were put back into the pond, so I can't give them to you now."

Such a diligent express delivery brother, he helped out a lot when they were busy, so Until Wu Lan thought it was only right to give a few fish.

Although she said she saved a few, in reality, there were more than thirty, after all, some crucian carp were really small, and for their own consumption, of course, it's fresher to catch them as they are eaten.

With Song Tan there, once the ground cage is down, what can't be caught?

"Isn't your wife about to give birth? After she gives birth, let me know, and I'll have Tantan put the ground cage down again to get the fish out."

Brother Xiao Zhang was so moved that his eyes turned red!

According to the customs here, a woman who has just given birth needs to eat more crucian carp, which is both nutritious and helps with lactation; his father-in-law had been looking for places to buy wild crucian carp for some time!

He knew the things from Song Tan's house; they were top-notch and also top-priced; saying it was six crucian carp, the money would probably be several hundred!

And this isn't something that can be measured by money!

They have him in their hearts!

Brother Xiao Zhang opened his mouth, and finally only said one sentence: "When my child's full-month banquet comes, you guys must come no matter what!"

Who would have thought that Song Tan was even more straightforward than him: "Going is fine, but I'm not giving a gift!"

Brother Xiao Zhang was instantly happy: "Don't give! Don't give!"

The two young people looked at each other, both very understanding.

Song Tan thought:

If I give fish and then have to give money, wouldn't that be too much of a loss?

Brother Xiao Zhang thought:

Giving fish is a gesture of friendship. Giving a gift, and then having to keep sending them back and forth whenever something happens in either family... it's troublesome!

Only Until Wu Lan glared at her: "What are you saying!" The exchange of human feelings and gifts is how people in the village interact; this is the rule.

Song Tan didn't care: "What kind of rule is that! If you don't give and I don't give, everyone saves the trouble of keeping accounts and returning gifts... The social interaction of contemporary young people, Brother Xiao Zhang and I have the final say!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Brother Xiao Zhang was also happy to see his teeth: "I didn't even want gifts when I married my wife; having to flip through the account book back and forth is very troublesome."

"But my mom said she sent out a lot, and it would be a loss if she didn't get them back... Song Tan, it's a deal, don't send a single cent!"

As he spoke, he packed nimbly:

"This package... dried fish and shrimp? A total of 8 jin, where should it be sent?"

"Oh, this is mine." Professor Song walked over and showed him the detailed address: "Send it here, I'll pay the express fee myself."

"Got it!" Brother Xiao Zhang acted nimbly: "Then I'll charge you according to Song Tan's family price; Uncle, you don't know, our shop relies entirely on Song Tan to support it, hahaha!"

Issuing the order, sticking the label, scanning...

"Alright! Let me see this five-jin package, is it also fish and shrimp?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Tang Xiaodong approached: "Your Fengfeng Express isn't cheap, right? What's the price at Song Tan's house?"

Brother Xiao Zhang became proud: "But we are fast, and we also provide door-to-door service! Song Tan's family starts at 4 yuan... Don't worry, your order is 10 yuan."

Tang Xiaodong smiled embarrassedly: "I'm not complaining that it's expensive, I'm just curious—come, this is the address, the packages for the three of us are all the same."

While watching Brother Xiao Zhang issue the order, Tang Xiaodong looked at Song Tan with a guilty conscience, feeling really embarrassed.

If you ask him, the teacher brought them here, saying it was to help the countryside, but they hadn't done any serious work after being here for a few days!

They looked at the mountain, and the surveying drawings were roughly out, but the specific planning and such, hadn't they not moved yet!

And then they slept on straw mats worth over a thousand for free (they did pay to buy a few and send them back), and every day they ate such good meals, tea soup, and snacks, filling their bellies round!

Just like this, they asked for four jin of dried fish and one jin of dried shrimp to send back, and they wanted to pay, but Song Tan insisted on not accepting it!

Three or four jin of shrimp only produce one jin of dried shrimp; not counting the effort, just counting the fresh ones, it's already several hundred yuan.

This, this, this...

The three young people looked at each other; they didn't know the old Song family's routine was deep, and instead felt more and more ashamed.