Chen Xia’s “magic medicine” played a huge role. Although the number of cholera patients increased every day, there was no third death.
The course of illness for all patients has been shortened, and most of them are slowly recovering after corresponding symptomatic treatment.
The leader was very satisfied and asked Dean Gu to convey his gratitude to Chen Xia.
But Chen Xia also received bad news. The meal subsidy that was originally promised to him was gone, and Old Man Gu was ready to default on the debt. Anyway, he insisted that Chen Xia earned too much and should give some of it back to the hospital.
After work every day, Dean Gu and Ren Yuanfei would take Chen Xia to the top of the mountain behind the field hospital to chat and enjoy the scenery.
Of course, in order to take care of the elders, Chen Xia must prepare a bottle of good wine and some side dishes, such as roast chicken, braised pork, fried fish, peanuts, etc.
Chen Xia felt that he couldn't go on like this. If he continued to be blackmailed by these two old guys, he would go bankrupt. Just when he was feeling the pain in his wallet, good news came.
After twenty days of continuous fighting, the cholera epidemic finally ended.
All medical workers are already exhausted.
The day before the medical team was disbanded, everyone made an appointment to go for a walk on the mountain behind the field hospital.
Looking at the medical workers lying on the ground in all directions, Chen Xia expressed his sincere respect from the bottom of his heart.
It is this group of lovely people who are at the forefront when a major epidemic occurs in the country.
Whether it is the cholera in front of us, or the SARS and COVID-19 in previous lives, there are no complaints, no escape, and not even any subsequent compensation, but we still move forward courageously.
It was this group of lovely people who were demonized by the media and misunderstood by the public in their previous lives.
In many hospitals, there are so many medical disputes and even frequent cases of doctor murders every day. This is truly an unfair society.
Just as Chen Xia was still sighing, someone suddenly kicked him several times from behind.
Gu Lin was lying on the grass with her hands under her head and her mouth chewing non-stop. Chen Xia quickly shelled a few peanuts and handed them to her mouth.
"Eat, eat, eat! If you keep eating like this every day, you'll turn into a 200-pound fat pig and won't be able to get married."
"What do you care? Huh, hurry up, my mouth is empty."
Everyone around was looking at the two funny guys with a smile. In their minds, perhaps they had already been a couple for a long time.
After returning to Ke Town, Chen Xia took a half-month leave in one go, because the grandson of his father's uncle's third son's sister-in-law's great uncle's family was getting married, and he had to rush to Guizhou to attend the wedding.
Hearing this, Ren Yuanfei almost spit out a mouthful of tea to death.
"Stop talking nonsense! How come I didn't know your father had relatives in Guizhou?"
"Master, I must go to Guizhou. If I don't go now, it will be too late. This is related to whether I, your disciple, will have a good life in the future or just eat coarse food."
Chen Xia had said so much, what else could Ren Yuanfei do? But two weeks of leave was too long, so long that he didn't dare to approve it.
The old man was also wicked. He quickly signed his name and wrote: "Please ask Dean Gu for instructions."
Chen Xia rolled his eyes and knocked on Dean Gu's door.
After reading the application report, Old Man Gu crossed his legs, looked at Chen Xia with a smile and said:
"Just tell me, why are you going to Guizhou?"
"Hey, well, go earn some money for your wife."
"Hey, which Kiju girl have you taken a fancy to? Wow, hot chick."
Chen Xia's eyes began to turn white: "Guess again."
Dean Gu stroked his chin with his hand. "What opportunities are there to make a fortune in a poor place like Guizhou? Let me think, Maotai liquor?"
"Ding Dong, congratulations, you got the answer right, plus 10 points."
"That's strange. You don't usually drink, and you don't like it. Why did you go all the way to Guizhou to buy Maotai? Don't we have it in Zhijiang Province?"
Chen Xia complained, "You need a ticket to buy Moutai here, and I want a large quantity, but I don't have any."
"A lot? How much? You can't possibly transport it on a train, right? Forget it, I won't ask you anymore. I can ask for leave, but I have two requirements: First, all your salary for that month must be deducted. Second, bring me two cases of Maotai when you come back. How's that?"
Seeing that his goal was achieved, Chen Xia immediately smiled.
"Okay, okay, as long as you're willing to release me, I'll have plenty of Moutai. But there's a small problem. Could you please help me get a letter of introduction, saying I'm on a business trip to the hospital in Renhuai, Guizhou, so I don't get arrested as a vagrant?"
"I can promise you that. In addition, I'll give you an address. The commander of the Zunyi Military Sub-district is my comrade-in-arms and fellow villager. If you really run into any trouble, just ask him for help. I'll write down the address and phone number for you. When you come, just say you're my godson. I guarantee you'll have everything you need in Renhuai."
It was an absolute pleasant surprise. Chen Xia was still worrying about how to find connections to buy wine locally. Now that he had such a local tyrant, what was there to be afraid of?
Holding the letter of introduction and the commander's address, Chen Xia hummed a little tune and left the third floor of the administration.
Buying Moutai was really a flash of inspiration for him.
Because he got 50,000 yuan in cash this time, and in order to not let the money depreciate, he was thinking about what else is worth investing in these days.
Then I thought about what happened a few days ago when I invited Lao Gu and others to drink every day.
Inspiration came.
In the year when Chen Xia was reborn, Christie's Shanghai Autumn Auction sold a 1980 53% 540ml Feitian Moutai liquor (12 bottles) in an original box for RMB 660,000, with a single bottle priced at RMB 55,000.
Then let me tell you, in 1980, the retail price of Moutai was 8 yuan and the wholesale price was 4 yuan. Can you calculate how many times the price has increased in value?
Is there any "financial product" that can better preserve and increase value than this?
Even if I can't buy a bottle for 55,000 yuan, even if it's half price at 27,500 yuan a bottle, it's still a huge profit.
So Chen Xia must go to Guizhou this time.
Like wine, the taste of wine produced in each year is different and the price varies greatly.
For example, the 1982 Lafite is the favorite drink of the nouveau riche.
I guess the quality of Moutai produced in 1980 was particularly good, otherwise how could it be sold at such a high price?
Chen Xia was fortunate enough to be reborn in this era, so he absolutely could not miss this opportunity. Once he missed it, he would miss out on hundreds of millions.
When Gu Lin knew that Chen Xia was going to take a half-month leave to travel to Guizhou, her eyes turned red.
Don't get me wrong, it's not the kind of jealousy that comes from not wanting to part with your lover, but rather pure jealousy.
The little girl also wants to travel.
"This is impossible."
Chen Xia nodded her head. "That's fine with me. Do you think Comrade Gu would be willing to let you go out alone with a young man for half a month?"
"What's the big deal? It's not like he doesn't know you. What is he afraid of?"
"What is he afraid of? He's afraid of becoming a grandfather in 10 months."
"ah?!"
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