Ren Yuanfei spent the whole day observing the changes in the condition of bed 23.
At the same time, all the severe influenza patients and their families in the inpatient department were also paying attention to the changes in bed 23.
The ward is like a small society, and any gossip spreads very quickly. Everyone already knows that bed 23 got an imported drug through the doctor.
The effect can only be described as miraculous. I took the medicine on the same day, my fever subsided on the same day, and my spirits improved immediately.
Everyone saw this with their own eyes, so they became convinced of the efficacy of this imported medicine.
I heard it was quite expensive, and the family of bed 23 refused to tell me the specific price, so everyone rushed to the doctor's office.
"Doctor Chen, I'm the family member of bed 9. I'd like to ask if you still have that flu medicine?"
"Yes, yes, Doctor Chen, we all want to buy medicine."
A group of people gathered in the office, making a lot of noise. The other doctors knew the taboo and left the office one after another.
Chen Xia said bluntly, "I still have some medicine, but the quantity is running low. I need to ensure the medication for bed 23 first."
"Don't worry, bed 23 is important. My daughter's life is important too. Doctor Chen, you must save my daughter. She's been running a fever for so many days. We're so worried."
"Yes, my father has had a high fever for several days and has lost a lot of weight. It's so worrying."
Chen Xia made a downward pressing motion with both hands.
"Don't argue, don't argue. I can help you find a way to get the medicine, but this medicine is imported and is really hard to come by. It also sells for a high price abroad, so it's not cheap."
"How much is one?"
"5 yuan a pill."
Chen Xia thought about this price for a long time before deciding on it. He couldn't set it too high.
These days, the monthly salary for an ordinary worker is only 30 to 40 yuan, and for a cadre it is only around 70 to 80 yuan. It is too expensive and people cannot afford it.
But it can’t be too cheap either.
You charge 50 or 60 cents for each pill. Regardless of whether you can make money or not, at this price, no one would believe that you are importing the medicine.
So cheap? Are you selling fakes?
That would be a completely thankless task.
Since life is more important than anything else, then Tamiflu, which costs 5 yuan per pill and a course of treatment for 3 days, is 30 yuan.
This price is just less than an ordinary worker's monthly income and half a month's salary for a cadre, so it should be affordable.
As for our fellow farmers, to be honest, there are really not many farmers who come to the hospital for treatment these days.
Farmers are truly poor and penniless. The poorer they are, the more they have children, and the more children they have, the poorer they become. So, don't expect to make money from them.
After hearing the price, many family members felt a little uneasy.
My goodness, the hospital fee for one day is only 2 or 3 yuan, but you have to pay 5 yuan to buy a pill. Wow, foreign products are really expensive.
Everyone has complaints in their hearts, but there are also decisive people.
"Doctor Chen, I want this medicine. I'll go back and get the money right away. You have to keep it for me."
When someone takes the lead, others get anxious.
"No, Doctor Chen, I want this medicine too. You have to keep it for me and don't sell it to anyone else."
In this way, a group of patients' families hurried home to withdraw money, fearing that if they were too late, the special medicine would be sold out, which would be really the end of them.
As I said, patients with common influenza are treated in outpatient clinics, and those who need to be hospitalized are in more serious condition, so the sooner they are treated, the better.
But there are always exceptions, for example, the farmer in the corner just refused to do it.
"Doctor Chen, I really can't come up with that much money, but I have plenty of grain at home, and it's too late for me to sell it now. Can you please exchange the grain for medicine?"
The person who said this was a middle-aged man, and judging by his clothes, he should be a village official.
Chen Xia thought about it and realized that the grain would be even better. He could buy it at a fair price here and sell it at a higher price, making a bigger profit. Although it took some effort, how much energy was worth per pound?
"That's fine, but rice would be best. Chicken eggs, duck eggs, or anything else will do. I won't let you get any loss. I can buy them at the market price. How about that?"
The village cadre slapped his thigh and said happily:
"What else can I do, Doctor Chen, I'll go home right away and get some food. Where should I send it to you then?"
"Oh, do you know the plum garden west of Ke Town? Ask around. I'm at home at night, and there's a river pier behind my house."
In this way, the two of them agreed on the transaction method.
Faced with the gratitude of the farmers, Chen Xia felt a little embarrassed and made up his mind that he would give farmers a discount when they exchanged grain for medicine in the future.
"By the way, there's one more thing everyone should pay attention to," Chen Xia reminded again:
"If you really can't come up with the money or food, you can also look for antiques in your own homes. I will give you a discount based on the value. If there is more, I will pay it back, and if there is less, I will make up for it. What do you think?"
Now, many onlookers became thoughtful and tried to go home to see if there were any old items at home.
Although many antiques were smashed and burned in that special era, that was only a small part.
Most antiques are simply changed hands, from one home to another. Of course, everyone on earth knows how they were changed.
This was also a trick that Chen Xia came up with on a whim.
The Jiangnan region, including Yuezhou, has been an ancient cultural city since ancient times. The urban area of Yuezhou itself has a history of more than 2,000 years, making it an absolute land of cultural relics.
In addition, Yuezhou has always been a wealthy region, with imperial examination literature and business culture prevalent. If you want Jinshi, you can have Jinshi, and if you want money, you can have money, so a large number of antiques are deposited among the people.
Since antiques are not valuable now, Chen Xia just took the opportunity to buy some.
Even if Chen Xia no longer paid attention to major economic events, he knew that from 1980 until 2020, before Chen Xia was reborn, the value of banknotes had been depreciating.
The price hikes in the 1980s were even more terrifying. No one wanted to save money, and all the goods in the market were sold out.
My goodness, people who deposit their money in banks with fixed-term deposits will not know how much they have lost even if they receive an interest subsidy of more than 10 percentage points.
So Chen Xia wants to save more things and less money.
Finally, Chen Xia counted that there were 12 patients who asked to buy medicine this time, and 9 patients' families did not say anything. It was not known whether they were short of money or did not believe in the effectiveness of the medicine. Chen Xia could not do anything about it.
Of course people should enjoy good medicine if they pay for it. If they can get Tamiflu without paying, then what is the use of the police?
For those who went home to get money and food, Chen Xia asked the nurses to distribute the medicine to the patients in advance and take it immediately. The sooner Tamiflu is used, the better the effect.
There is no need to worry that the patient's family will not pay. These days, people's reputation is more important than their lives.
If a family fails to pay back debts, they will be laughed at by their neighbors, and their children will not be able to find good in-laws.
Unlike later, the one who borrowed the money was the grandson, and the one who owed the money became the grandfather.
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