Half an hour later the convoy continued to move forward. This time everyone was in much better condition and started talking and laughing.
After driving and stopping many times, we finally arrived at the gate of Qingtan Health Center at noon.
The leaders of Qingtan Commune were already waiting, and they rushed out immediately when they heard the sound of a car. As soon as Chen Xia got off the car, he was tightly shaken by the hands of several local commune cadres.
The two sides had discussed this matter before and knew that the person leading the team this time would be a young head of the General Affairs Department, but they didn't expect him to be so young.
Chen Xia was a section-level cadre, and the director of the commune's revolutionary committee was only a deputy section-level cadre, so Yao Xixian did not act pretentiously.
He said enthusiastically, "Welcome Chief Chen, and welcome the comrades from the Fourth Hospital to our Qingtan Commune."
Chen Xia also hurriedly and enthusiastically shook hands with everyone present, "Director Yao, you are too polite. We would like to trouble you all to help take care of me this time."
"No, no, we welcome you to come to the free clinic for us mountain people. It's already noon, let's eat first, and then we can rest for the afternoon. We will officially start the free clinic tomorrow."
"The guest follows the host's wishes. Everything is subject to Director Yao's arrangements."
After exchanging some business amusement, the two sides headed to the commune cafeteria. This time, there were 24 doctors and nurses from the Fourth Hospital, plus several commune officials, filling up three tables.
The food in the mountains is better than everyone imagined. There is meat, stream fish, and various wild vegetables that are rarely seen in the plains. Everyone enjoys the meal very much.
Chen Xia even took out a bottle of Moutai and filled it up for several local cadres, who were so happy that they couldn't stop rubbing their hands. These township cadres usually had no chance to drink such good wine.
After dinner, everyone had free time. Chen Xia took Gu Lin for a walk in the nearby mountains and forests.
The mountains are really great. Two people can just hide in a small woods and chat about life without anyone seeing them. It's simply a perfect place for an affair.
The mountain people knew a few weeks ago that a city hospital would come to provide free medical services, so sick mountain people from several nearby communes came to inquire early and sold some local specialties to earn some money for medical expenses.
But when everyone was thinking this, the goods were all delayed, and the market couldn't sell all the things that were in stock. The only supply and marketing cooperative couldn't buy so many local specialties at once, which made people very anxious.
When Chen Xia pulled the flushed-faced Gu Lin out of the woods, they saw the street in front of the clinic filled with mountain people carrying loads and looking sad, so they asked the clinic director Hu Dayi in confusion.
Hu Dayi smiled wryly and said, "These people all wanted to sell their local specialties to the supply and marketing cooperative to get some money for tomorrow's medical treatment. But now the supply and marketing cooperative won't accept them. Sigh, we mountain people are really suffering."
Chen Xia seemed to be lost in thought. He walked along to see what local specialties were available.
Hey, is this Torreya grandis? This is a specialty of the southern mountainous area of Yuezhou, a high-end roasted nut that sold for over 200 yuan per pound at its peak.
Is this a small walnut? This is also a must-have snack during the Chinese New Year. It may be hard to bite, but it tastes really delicious.
Others include dried bamboo shoots, black fungus, sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
What interested Chen Xia the most was that many people from the mountains brought some wild animals, including rabbits, pheasants, yellow muntjacs, wild boars, and a group of wild birds with beautiful colors.
There are even several "snakes" that thick.
It's just like a zoo. There is no such thing as wildlife protection now. The mountain people can't even get enough food to eat. How can you expect them to love animals?
Chen Xia is actually a person who particularly likes small animals. Let’s put it this way, they are indispensable for every meal.
These wild game are almost never found in Ke Town, not even in Yu Deshui's guesthouse.
Even in his previous life, he could only eat it once, and it was extremely expensive. A pheasant could cost as much as a large abalone, and we didn't even know if it was truly wild.
So Chen Xia was happy. He had to buy them because they were rare delicacies.
When I think of the delicious dry-pot rabbit meat, pheasant pot, braised wild boar meat, steamed cold stream fish, and stir-fried yellow muntjac meat, my mouth can't help but water.
Of course, he didn't dare eat snake meat, no matter how delicious it was. The wild animal he feared most in his life was snakes.
Wild boar tripe is also a very precious food, said to be very effective for stomach problems. Chen Xia didn't believe it anyway. But that didn't stop him from buying some back home. It would definitely be a great gift for someone in the future.
It's like pie in the sky, what else can I say? Then I'll just buy it. I might even need it for my wedding during the Chinese New Year.
There will be a roasted rabbit and a pot of pheasant stew on the table. Wouldn’t that be tempting?
It just so happened that the staff of the commune canteen were all watching the fun, so Chen Xia agreed to pay them 3 yuan each for the afternoon and asked them to help evaluate the price of the game and help with slaughtering and removing the hair.
This was a pleasant surprise, and since they had nothing to do anyway, the staff of the commune canteen happily arranged it.
Chen Xia then shouted to the doctors and nurses watching nearby, "Don't just stand there and watch. If you want to enjoy the good life with me over the next few days, then come and help me. Anyone who just watches and doesn't do anything will end up with nothing."
Everyone agreed with a smile, and some people were already shouting, "Chief Chen, how many hares should we have tonight?"
"As long as you can eat it, one per person is not a problem."
Hahaha.
So everyone split up and went their separate ways. Chen Xia stood on the truck and shouted to the villagers on the street:
"Hello everyone, I'm from Yuezhou Fourth Hospital. I'm going to buy some game, Chinese torreya, walnuts, and the like. Everyone, line up and come one by one."
When these sad-looking mountain people heard about this good news, they immediately gathered together excitedly.
The young nurses immediately stepped forward to maintain order, and the young doctors helped with the carrying. They first asked Uncle Cheng from the commune canteen to estimate the price, Gu Lin paid, and then the canteen staff immediately went to slaughter the animals.
Pipeline operation.
The first person to squeeze to the front of the line was an uncle. His rough hands, wrinkles on his face, and tattered clothes all showed how poor his family conditions were.
He smiled innocently and said, "Comrade, I have three rabbits and two pheasants here. I shot them these past two days. They're all alive. Do you want to take them?"
Before Chen Xia could even speak, Gu Lin couldn't wait to answer: "Such fat rabbits, they must be delicious. I'll buy them. How much are they?"
Chen Xia asked in surprise: "The rabbit is so cute, why do you want to eat it?"
Gu Lin thought for a moment, "What does being cute have to do with being eaten?"
Chen Xia was defeated. In the mind of a foodie, there is only the difference between "delicious" and "not delicious". There are no profound ideas such as whether it is allowed or not, whether it is illegal or not, or whether one will be condemned by conscience.
If you really have this idea, just add more onions and garlic when braising.
While the two were still arguing, Mr. Cheng from the cafeteria had already picked up the rabbit and pheasant and was weighing them.
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