The herbs included dragon bone, bupleurum, codonopsis, phellodendron bark, fritillaria, rhodiola rosea, angelica sinensis, gastrodia elata, platycodon grandiflorus, isatis root, astragalus, and angelica sinensis. As for the more valuable ones like ginseng and lingzhi, I kept them for myself.

"Hello comrade, do you buy medicinal herbs here?"

"Hello young comrade, this is indeed a pharmaceutical factory's purchasing station that specializes in buying medicinal herbs. Are you here to deliver some herbs?"

"Yes, comrade, we dug these medicinal herbs ourselves from the mountain. The cadres in the brigade said that the commune had not received any notice to purchase these herbs, so they told us to come here and inquire."

"Alright, please bring them over and let me see what medicinal herbs are included."

"Okay," I said, taking the burlap sack in front of me and taking out the cloth bags one by one, opening them all.

The staff at the purchasing station standing nearby were stunned. They recognized all the medicinal herbs, but they hadn't expected the little girl to have so many varieties, and to have processed them so well. One of them couldn't help but ask, "Young lady, do you know anything about medicine?"

"I know a little bit. My mother was a military doctor before she passed away. I also played in a military hospital. The pharmacy lady there taught me how to play."

"You are a family member of a martyr"

"Yes"

Hearing this, he didn't intend to ask any more questions. Seeing the row of medicinal herbs displayed on the counter, he said:

"Hashima oil is purchased by weight. For example, 10 grams is currently 25.96 yuan per jin; 12 grams is 27.88 yuan per jin; 15 grams is 32.69 yuan per jin; and more than 15 grams is 34.61 yuan per jin. You have 10 sticks of 10 grams, 8 sticks of 12 grams, 5 sticks of 15 grams, and 3 sticks of more than 15 grams, totaling 25.22 yuan."

The current purchase price of asarum is 2.4 yuan per jin (0.5 kg). You have 5 jin here, which is 12 yuan in total.

The current purchase price of Acanthopanax senticosus is 0.95 yuan per jin (0.5 kg), and you have exactly 7.5 jin (3.75 catties) here, which is 7.12 yuan in total.

The current purchase price of cork tree bark is 1.1 yuan per jin (0.5 kg). You have 11 jin here, which is 12.1 yuan in total.

The current purchase price for pangolin is 0.6 yuan per jin (0.5 kg). You have 8.3 jin (4.95 catties) here, which is 4.98 yuan in total.

The current purchase price of Bupleurum is 1.729 yuan per jin (0.5 kg). You have 18.9 jin (9.9 catties) here, which is 32.5 yuan in total.

The current purchase price of Codonopsis pilosula is 1.34 yuan per jin (0.5 kg). You have 14.6 jin (7.8 catties) here, which is 19.56 yuan in total.

The current purchase price of fritillaria is 5 yuan per jin (0.5 kg). You have 5 jin, 9 liang, and 6 qian (approximately 240 grams) here, which is 29.8 yuan in total.

The current purchase price of Rhodiola rosea is 1.93 yuan per jin (0.5 kg), and you have 6.7 jin (3.85 catties) here, which is 12.93 yuan in total.

The current purchase price of the herb *Immortality Grass* is 19.23 yuan per jin (500g). You have 3 jin, 7 liang, and 4 qian (150g) of it, totaling 71.92 yuan.

The current purchase price of Gastrodia elata is 2.42 yuan per jin (0.5 kg). You have 7.5 jin here, which is 18.15 yuan in total.

The current purchase price of bellflower root is 1.54 yuan per jin (0.5 kg). You have 23.7 jin (11.85 catties) here, which is 36.5 yuan in total.

The current purchase price of Isatis root is 1.04 yuan per jin (0.5 kg). You have 19.6 jin (9.8 catties) here, which is 20.83 yuan in total.

The current purchase price of astragalus is 0.77 yuan per jin (0.5 kg). You have 25.4 jin (12.75 catties) here, which is 19.55 yuan in total.

The current purchase price of angelica is 1.84 yuan per jin (0.5 kg). You have 8.8 jin (4.4 catties) here, which is 16.19 yuan in total.

The total price of these medicinal herbs is 339.35 yuan. Besides these, there are some receipts.” He then handed me a stack of receipts and a form, on which was written:

Industrial subsidies were also issued at a ratio of 20:1, grain coupons at 30:1, meat coupons at 50:1, soap coupons at 20:1, kerosene coupons at 20:1, oil coupons at 50:1, snack coupons at 20:1, cotton coupons at 50:1, match coupons at 20:1, cloth coupons at 50:1, sugar coupons at 50:1, and so on.

I counted and there were 137 tickets.

"Thanks"

"No need to thank me. Just bring over any more medicinal herbs you collect in the future."

"Okay, thank you, comrade."

"You're welcome. My name is Han Rui. Feel free to come anytime."

"Okay, thank you, Comrade Han. My surname is Li, and my name is Li Mianmian."

Hello, Comrade Xiao Li.

I never expected that these medicinal herbs would cost over 300 yuan, which is equivalent to a full-time employee's annual salary. Wow, this won't do. I'll have to work harder next year, but I can't sell them all at once; it's too conspicuous.

From now on, I'll just sell here every time I come to collect my subsidy! Oh right, I haven't collected my subsidy yet? What time is it now? I'll be there by 11:10, I need to hurry or they'll all be closed.

When I received the money and tickets, I glanced at them. They were all local receipts. I saw there were 11 grain coupons, each for 1 jin (500 grams). We'll go to the grain store to exchange them for grain later.

I quickly collected three months' worth of subsidies and receipts. Seeing that it was only 11:30, I went to the grain store next door. Luckily, the grain store was still open, so I hurried to exchange them for grain.

I was allotted 27 jin of grain per month, which would amount to 81 jin of grain over three months. I requested 24.3 jin of wheat flour and 56.7 jin of cornmeal. In addition, I exchanged the 11 jin of local grain coupons I had just received for another 11 jin of wheat flour.

After leaving the grain store, I carried the grain to the nearby toilet, quickly put the grain into my spatial storage, changed my clothes, and carried the basket I had prepared beforehand to Uncle Ma's house. I put down my things, said a few words, and left.

I went to Uncle Zhou's house again. His aunt was home, so I put down my things, said a few words, and left. I made an excuse that I had arranged to have dinner with some educated youth from the brigade at the state-run restaurant, and then I left. Neither Uncle Ma's nor Uncle Zhou's aunt had time to think about what return gift to give me before I was gone. What I didn't expect was that, even though I left, they had Grandpa Huang bring back a return gift the very next day.

Actually, I didn't plan to eat at the state-run restaurant. Instead, I found a place to change clothes and put on makeup in my spatial dimension. Taking advantage of everyone being off work, I started buying eggs all over the county town. The price was slightly better than last time, and I didn't need coupons. I sold 1000 eggs in the county town, six cents each, for a total of 60 yuan. I almost broke my legs from exhaustion, and I didn't even earn as much as I did selling medicinal herbs.

There was nothing I could do, wasn't there? I checked the time and it was already 1:30 in the afternoon, so I found a place to change back into the clothes I had worn before going to Uncle Ma's house, and looked at the receipts I had on hand.

After leaving, I went straight to the supply and marketing cooperative. Unfortunately, the person standing next to the counter was an old acquaintance. I could only bite the bullet and say, "Hello, Comrade Gu, I need to buy something."

"Oh, it's Li Zhiqing. What do you need?"