Xinjin County was devastated by the disaster. As Director of the Agricultural Bureau, Zhang Zheng was so busy running around every day that he often skipped meals. On the afternoon of New Year's Eve, just after returning from the countryside with County Magistrate Zhang, an elderly family member fell critically ill. After a busy night, they had to eat their New Year's Eve dinner in the hospital room.
On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, when Director Zhang was bringing water to his old father, he suddenly felt stars in front of his eyes. After a dizzying moment, he lost consciousness.
He was rushed to the emergency room, where hypoglycemia was suspected and a glucose injection was given. However, there was no reaction. The director, not wanting to delay, immediately summoned his master, a renowned traditional Chinese medicine practitioner in Xinjin County, to take Director Zhang's pulse.
As soon as the old Chinese doctor came to treat the patient, he explained that the patient was losing blood and his pulse was weak. He urgently needed to drink a concentrated ginseng decoction, otherwise his life would be in danger. However, the problem was that Traditional Chinese Medicine had declined in recent years, and ginseng, once a rare commodity, was even more scarce now. There was no ginseng in the hospital, and no one knew where to find it outside.
Sister Cai immediately thought of Xiao Li. He had been traveling to the countryside for many years and knew everything there was to know best.
Disregarding everything, Sister Cai rode her bicycle to the family compound. She had only gone there with a glimmer of hope, but she never expected her luck to be so good that she was hit head-on with a loud bang.
Technician Li saw that Sister Cai's shoes fell off due to running, and he was worried, so he quickly rode his bike to take her to the hospital.
When the old Chinese doctor saw the ginseng brought by Technician Li, he praised it as a rare and good ginseng.
After drinking a bowl of ginseng soup, Director Zhang woke up in just a moment.
Sister Cai burst into tears of joy, praying for God's blessing. Seeing that nothing was wrong, Technician Li quietly left the hospital.
The ginseng had been used, and the Feng family had to be informed no matter what. Sister Cai wouldn't deny her debt, but he couldn't ask her to fulfill it under these circumstances. There was still time to come.
When Old Lady Feng heard about the ginseng, she knew Jiaojiao had put it there on purpose.
"Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda! Fortunately, you took it yesterday!"
"I know Sister Cai. She will definitely not default on her debt." Technician Li assured Mrs. Feng.
"Okay! It doesn't matter whether we give it or not. If our family's ginseng can save a life, we will have accumulated merit."
Old Lady Feng was quite open-minded. Technician Li was filled with admiration. What a wonderful place! He looked towards the Daqing Mountains in the distance.
As expected, Sister Cai went to Technician Li's dormitory later that day. As soon as she saw Technician Li, she thanked him profusely.
Technician Li quickly explained the situation to her. "It was my own decision to give the ginseng to the Director. But I also spoke to Old Lady Feng about this today. She was very open-minded and said that it was fortunate that her daughter, Jiaojiao, had misplaced it, which gave us a chance to save the Director's life. Even if you don't give anything, it won't matter!"
Sister Cai quickly clasped her hands together and said, "She truly has a heart like a bodhisattva! She's so open-minded, I won't treat her unfairly!"
Sister Cai put down the things in her hand and said, "Don't take these so quickly. I'll bring some things for the children tomorrow. Also, I asked the price of that ginseng root. Dr. Qi said it's priceless."
At this point, she whispered, "He's truly a priceless treasure! After you left yesterday, our Xuejun dad was covered in filth and stench. The director arranged for him to take a shower in the family quarters out back, and guess what? When Dr. Qi took his pulse, he said his internal organs were as healthy as new!"
Technician Li was shocked. "What do you mean? A new student?"
"It means clean and flawless! Generally, when a baby is born, unless they're born with developmental problems, or have been injured in the womb, or have been malnourished, or the mother's health isn't good, they're like a new machine, flawless! That's what I mean."
Technician Li felt his scalp tingle. What kind of ginseng was this? How could it be so effective? Did the Feng family know that it was a priceless treasure?
"Dr. Qi said his family has been practicing medicine for generations, and their ancestors once had a medical book that recorded such a case. However, in all these years, I have only heard of this one case. This incident has been passed down in his family for generations like a legend. I never thought I would see it with my own eyes one day. Such ginseng is rare in the world. It has the essence of heaven and earth and has a rich spiritual energy to have such an effect."
No wonder Dr. Qi praised the ginseng as a rare and excellent ginseng as soon as he brought it to us yesterday. Back then, he probably didn't expect this ginseng to be so good.
"Dr. Qi said it was such a shame. If he had known it was such a good ginseng, he wouldn't have used even a single one! He also asked me to ask if I could find another ginseng like this. Even if it's smaller or less potent, it doesn't matter! At the very least, any ginseng will do!"
Sister Cai looked at Technician Li with bright eyes.
Technician Li shook his head: "I don't know either. I don't know... whether they know this ginseng is so good."
His words were a bit confusing, but Sister Cai understood them and quickly pulled out a cylindrical handkerchief from her pocket. Technician Li knew at a glance that it contained money.
Sure enough, Sister Cai opened the handkerchief and found a roll of unity inside.
"My family doesn't have much money, it's all here. A total of 190 yuan. However, I still have a few industrial tickets, which I collected from my relatives and friends. I can exchange them for a few hundred yuan. Xiao Li, please help me exchange them. Give any remaining money to Old Lady Feng."
Technician Li looked at the roll of industrial tickets. There were bicycle tickets, radio tickets, sewing machine tickets, thermos flask tickets, and other small and medium-sized tickets. In total, they could be exchanged for about 600 to 700 yuan.
"Okay, I'll help you change it. I'll tell you how many there are! Also, let me tell Old Lady Feng about this."
"Okay, okay! It's my duty! I know this is a life-saving favor. If you have time, please show me the way and I'll come visit you in person! As for you, I'll slowly repay your favor later!"
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