Chapter 625: Ordering the Medicine Cabinet
Is Lu Ye destined to get hurt every time? What kind of logic is this woman using?
Wang Yumei realized she had misspoke and explained, "No, that's not what I meant. I just wanted to ask Deputy Battalion Commander Lu how my husband, Lao Zhou, was injured."
"Go to the hospital to see him; someone will take care of this for you."
After Lu Ye finished speaking, he went downstairs with Bai Zhi.
Wang Yumei followed closely behind, and Political Commissar Zhang was already waiting in the family compound.
When Political Commissar Zhang saw them, he asked, "Xiao Lu, where are you going?"
"Political Commissar, we're going to the city."
"Going to the city? Is there something wrong?" Political Commissar Zhang became even more curious upon hearing this.
"Yes, something came up."
Bai Zhi didn't explain in detail before the couple left the family compound.
The two rode their motorcycle to the county town, parked it in front of the shop, measured the dimensions of the counter, and then took a bus from the county town to the city.
It takes almost two hours to ride a motorcycle to the city, which is hard on the vehicle and fuel, and more importantly, it's not very safe.
Just after 10 o'clock, the shuttle bus entered the city.
After getting off the bus, they asked for the address of the furniture factory and then hailed a taxi.
There are several small furniture factories in the city's building materials market.
They are all solid wood furniture, made and sold simultaneously.
The two of them went inside and took a look around.
The furniture factory owner received them, inquired about their needs, and said that there was no stock available.
"We can make medicine cabinets, but they need to be custom-made."
Bai Zhi took out the medicine cabinet blueprints she had drawn earlier and asked the shopkeeper, "Can you make this style?"
The design of the medicine cabinet she drew wasn't much different from those in other Chinese medicine shops; it was just a corner cut to fit the size and location of her own shop.
The cabinet on the corner is designed as a partition.
It's used to store Western medicine.
"We can print it out, but are you sure you want this kind?" the furniture factory owner asked, looking at the blueprints.
Bai Zhi replied, "Yes, that's confirmed. This is planned according to the location of our store, making the best use of all the space."
"OK."
The furniture factory owner was rather stern and had a serious demeanor.
But the person was very professional. After listening to Bai Zhi's requirements and the dimensions she provided, they immediately took out paper and pen and drew out a more professional drawing.
Yes, that's right.
"Okay, then you can take a look at our timber first, and then we can discuss the price."
"We have pine, oak, cedar, walnut and other woods," the owner explained. "Oak is hard and durable, pine is relatively soft, walnut has a beautiful grain, and cedar has a natural fragrance that is quite pleasant."
Bai Zhi said, "Let's choose oak. This kind of wood can at least help repel insects."
Upon hearing Bai Zhi's words, the boss looked at her with more respect.
Even at such a young age, he understands.
"good."
The furniture factory owner said, "Based on the dimensions you provided, if we choose oak, plus labor, this medicine cabinet will cost six hundred yuan to make."
"Boss, could you give me a discount? This price is a bit too high."
The furniture factory owner explained, "The main problem is that your place is quite far from the furniture factory, so I have to send people to the county town to make cabinets, which is a huge expense in terms of labor."
Upon hearing the boss's words, Bai Zhi could no longer try to negotiate the price.
She thought all they had to do was prepare the finished products and deliver them.
I didn't expect them to go directly to the store to make the cabinet.
The row of cabinets in their store is quite large, and considering the labor costs, the price isn't high.
"Could you give us two chairs as a gift?" Bai Zhi pointed to the finished products from their furniture factory. Since she couldn't get the price down, she could only ask them for more free gifts. "Just give us two of those chairs, for the doctors to use when they're seeing patients."
The furniture factory owner hesitated for a few seconds, met Bai Zhi's expectant gaze, and finally nodded, "Okay, it's settled then. You pay the deposit first, and I'll bring the timber over to the site to make the cabinets later."
If all the furniture is made into finished products in the furniture factory and then transported there, some bumps and knocks are inevitable.
Therefore, they would cut all the timber before transporting it over to make and assemble the products on the spot.
This ensures the furniture remains intact.
The two paid a deposit of two hundred yuan. After the furniture factory owner issued a receipt and left his address, they went to the medicinal herb processing plant in the city to inspect the medicinal herbs.
The medicinal herb processing plant has a fairly complete selection of medicinal herbs.
Upon hearing that they had come to purchase medicinal herbs, the sales manager warmly received them.
He then took them to the medicinal herb processing workshop for a look.
All the medicinal herbs here have been processed into Chinese medicinal slices, and those that need to be processed are all processed using professional processing machines.
Bai Zhi had already prepared a list of medicinal herbs before she arrived.
She then handed the list to the sales manager, asking, "Do you have all these medicinal herbs?"
The sales manager glanced at it, pointed to the arisaema and other medicinal herbs on it, and said, "We don't have these herbs here. They are all from the south. Besides, the traditional Chinese medicine doctors who usually come to our herbal medicine factory to purchase goods have never mentioned using these herbs."
Bai Zhi said, "Could you help me contact medicinal herb factories in the south to purchase supplies?"
The factories naturally began to cooperate on medicinal herbs. If they could help her source the herbs, she would save a lot of costs and time.
Bai Zhi was worried that the sales manager wouldn't be willing to help, so she said, "Our TCM clinic will definitely become a bigger client of yours in the future, and we hope you can help us out. We want to cooperate for the long term."
"Okay, I'll try contacting them."
Bai Zhi asked for the sales manager's contact information, and the two parties agreed to come back to pick up the goods next time.
Lu Ye felt like he was just accompanying someone today.
He wasn't helpful at all; he just foolishly followed his shrewd wife around, watching her negotiate and discuss with others.
Both of the last two issues were resolved perfectly.
"Shouldn't we go back?" Bai Zhi glanced at her watch. It was already three in the afternoon. If they took the bus back to the county town now, and then rode their motorcycles home, it would be evening by the time they arrived.
Let's go.
The two rushed to the bus station, and when they arrived, the bus had ten minutes left before departure.
Lu Ye saw fresh strawberries for sale at the station, so he went over and bought a pound. He also thoughtfully bought a roll of toilet paper. After sitting down, he opened the bag, looked at his wife, and said, "Try some."
He said, "These must have been grown by the villagers nearby; they're very fresh."
Bai Zhi took a strawberry, wiped it clean, and put it in her mouth.
The sweet and sour flavor filled my taste buds; it was absolutely delicious.
She gave him a sweet smile and said, "You're so kind."
Then she wiped another strawberry clean and fed it to him.
Looking at his wife who was so easily satisfied, Lu Ye felt a little uneasy.
I feel like I owe her even more now.
He was on a mission that required him to stay away from home for many days, leaving her alone at home and causing her great anxiety.
Even when he was by her side, he couldn't offer her any real help when she was out working.
I feel like I'm just a decoration.
He even suddenly felt a sense of crisis.
If he can't be relied upon at all, won't she be disappointed in him?
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