Chapter 148 What are the precious medicines in South China?
"There are so many of them, such as Phyllanthus urinaria, Pteris corydalis, Herba Cistanches, Curcuma zedoaria, Semen Cassiae, Andrographis paniculata, Imperata cylindrica, Schizonepeta tenuifolia, Trichosanthes kirilowii, Achyranthes bidentata, Dianthus chinensis, and Polygala tenuifolia."
Section Chief Kong smacked his lips as he looked at the Chinese patent medicine on the application form.
"It seems like this mission is quite heavy, with so many niche drugs gathered together. Old Wu, you should quickly arrange for someone to go and procure them. We can't delay their clinical use."
Deputy Section Chief Wu said in embarrassment:
"Chief, I have a problem I was about to report to you. Now there is no one in our department. What should I do?"
"No one, how could there be no one?"
"Section Chief, listen to me. Most of our comrades, including Yang Jinbo, Huang Zhuangqun, and Zhang Mingliang, are on business trips out to purchase goods and haven't returned yet. Yang Xiaoqing and Zhu Xingchen also left for other places the day before yesterday.
The remaining three comrades, Li Zexu, Bi Chunlong and Liao Zhanying, were injured in a traffic accident a few days ago. You also went to the hospital to visit them. Although their injuries were not serious, they could not travel long distances in a short time.
There are only a few female officers in our department now, and the rest are just you and me, two old men. What do you think we should do about this?"
Kong Shuihu slapped his forehead:
"Yes, yes, that's right. I forgot about that. Oh, what should I do? These ten or so herbs are urgently needed in the clinic. Wait, that's not right. We have another old man in our department. Isn't the Lin Sanqi room available?"
Deputy Section Chief Wu was secretly delighted, but pretended to be embarrassed and said:
"Well, well, Lin Sanqi just came back from the northwest and hasn't even had a chance to catch his breath yet. Besides, most of these herbs are concentrated in South China, which is not within Lin Sanqi's jurisdiction."
Section Chief Kong was dissatisfied when he heard this:
"He's not in charge of an area that's not his? He's a state cadre, so he should be a role model. We're bricks in the revolution, so we'll go wherever the organization tells us to go. Why are you wasting your time?"
Section Chief Wu continued in embarrassment:
"This is what happened, but Lin Sanqi alone can't complete so many procurement tasks."
Kong Shuihu was also an experienced purchaser. He picked up the application form and thought about it carefully, then made up his mind:
"Old Wu, I think this is the case. The six herbs, Phyllanthus urinaria, Herba Pteris davidiana, Herba Coptidis, Curcuma zedoaria, Semen Cassiae, and Andrographis paniculata, are all from South China. This time, let Lin Sanqi make the trip alone.
The herbs Imperata rhizome, Schizonepeta tenuifolia, Trichosanthes kirilowii, Achyranthes bidentata, Dianthus superbus, and Polygala tenuifolia are all available in Hebei and Shanxi regions, just outside the capital, so it's not far away. You might as well take the trouble to make a trip there.
If you really can't arrange for someone to come, I can go there myself. What do you think of my arrangement?"
Deputy Section Chief Wu thought to himself: This was arranged by you, not me, so you can’t blame me if anything goes wrong!
"I think this is fine. It's the best solution at the moment. However, it will be tiring for Lin Sanqi, who will have to travel to three provinces and six regions in one go. He will now have to do the work that used to take three people, and I'm afraid the young man won't be willing to do it."
Kong Shuihu searched the office and happened to see Lin Sanqi coming in humming a little tune, so he waved:
"Xiao Qi, come here!"
"Section Chief, you called me?"
Lin Sanqi walked over quickly and greeted Section Chief Kong, but pretended not to see Deputy Section Chief Wu next to him.
"Xiao Qi, our purchasing department has an urgent task this time. We need to purchase 12 medicines at once. Six of them are only available in the three provinces of South China and are urgently needed in clinical practice.
It's no coincidence that three comrades from the South China team are injured, and the others are all tied up with missions. So, I've discussed this with Deputy Section Chief Wu and hope you can go to South China."
Lin Sanqi blinked. All three members of the South China team were injured? And they were going on a business trip at this very moment?
What a coincidence.
Although contemporary college students have a clear look with a hint of stupidity in their eyes, they are not really stupid. They are still quite vigilant and always feel that there are villains who want to harm them.
"Section Chief, are you asking me to go to South China to purchase goods? And I have to travel to three provinces and six regions?"
Lin Sanqi had looked up information and knew that South China in 1959 was definitely not an economically developed region. On the contrary, it was the poorest and most remote place in the country.
Isn’t there a poem that describes it as follows: the roads in Lingnan are difficult to distinguish due to the fog, and the miasma surrounds them like a coiled snake.
Poverty means chaos.
Chaos means danger.
What's more, he is a "traveling merchant" who is alone and carries a large amount of cash. He is like a firefly in the dark night, telling everyone "Master is here to rob."
Section Chief Kong nodded and said earnestly:
"With great ability comes great responsibility. Your trip to the northwest has proven you're a qualified purchaser. The hospital needs you, the organization needs you, and you're a cadre. So if you don't go, do you want me to go? Do you want the women like Yang Qiuhong to go?"
Section Chief Kong thought that Lin Sanqi didn't want to throw a tantrum and was dissatisfied in his heart.
Although he had received benefits from Lin Sanqi and could give him extra care, in the face of collective interests, he still hoped that Lin Sanqi would obey the assignment instead of being arrogant and making excuses for things.
The older generation was more or less principled, unlike the later generations who only cared about money and not people, and only cared about people but not about things...
Lin Sanqi did not answer immediately, but quickly calculated the pros and cons in his mind.
Yes, gain - loss.
He went to the northwest happily, not even afraid of wolves, because he knew that there was Cordyceps sinensis in the northwest, which was a hot commodity and could make him rich in 2013.
There are also precious Chinese medicinal materials such as ginseng, deer antler, donkey-hide gelatin, musk, gastrodia elata, snow lotus, etc., but the problem is that these are all in the north.
What's happening in South China right now? Are there mosquitoes everywhere? Are there leeches everywhere?
Lin Sanqi thought for a long time but couldn't think of what "benefits" he could get if he went to South China?
Seeing Lin Sanqi in a daze, Section Chief Kong didn't plan to waste any more words:
"Alright Xiao Qi, I'm ordering you here as the section chief. You're going to Huanan this time, so hurry home and pack up."
What else could Lin Sanqi say? Now that things had come to this, he had no choice but to go.
As for safety, we can only rely on the pistol and submachine gun. If that doesn't work, we can only shoot and fire to save those donors with ulterior motives.
People in the wilderness are not afraid of being discovered. Conversely, Lin Sanqi is not afraid of being discovered either. It depends on whether their knives are faster or his bullets are faster.
A depressed Lin Sanqi left work early and returned to the Gege Mansion, not even caring about the ancient buildings and street scenes he took with his camera.
Jin Caifeng was preparing dinner and was a little surprised to see her youngest son come back dejected.
"Hey, Qizi, what's wrong with you? Who made you angry at work?"
Lin Sanqi sat down on the stool:
"I received an order this afternoon to temporarily cover an injured colleague and go to South China to purchase supplies. This means I'll have to travel to three provinces and six counties. Oh my god, this is going to cost me my life."
When Jin Caifeng heard this, she stopped cooking.
"What's going on? Aren't you from the Northwest Group? Why are you doing the South China Group's work too? What is Chief Kong doing?"
"This is the order Section Chief Kong gave me. He said I must obey the organization and set an example as a cadre."
Jin Caifeng threw away her apron and stood up angrily:
"No, I need to talk to Dean Shen and Section Chief Kong about this. How can you order people around like that? I haven't recovered from the trip to the Northwest, and now I want to go to South China? Are you going on a business trip to Africa next time?"
As soon as Jin Caifeng stepped out of the house, she met her husband Lin Kucan.
"Alright, alright, I know everything. Lao Kong has already told me that the purchasing department is indeed facing difficulties. There are only four buyers in Beijing, and three of them are injured. We can't let the injured go on business trips, right? Even capitalists are not that cruel.
Now Qizai is the only one who is energetic and active in the entire purchasing department. If he doesn't go, who will? Even Wu Ming, the deputy section chief, has to go to purchase. Does that mean Qizai should be treated specially? So don't think too much about this matter. No one wants to punish Qizai.
(Deputy Section Chief Wu smiled but said nothing, keeping his achievements and fame to himself...)
Jin Caifeng was also speechless for a moment: "But, but..."
Lin Kucan put down the briefcase in his hand and washed his hands, saying:
"But what? Qizi might as well go to South China and visit our hometown, Huadu, while he's there.
First, he asked me to visit our relatives back home and let them know we were safe. Second, he asked me to visit our ancestral home on Renji Road. Although I have entrusted it to my family members to take care of it, I am still a little worried.
Jin Caifeng sighed, apparently convinced:
"Yeah, we haven't been back for 10 years. I don't know what's going on back home. Are there any people starving to death? Sigh..."
When Lin Sanqi saw his father coming back, he suddenly had an idea:
"Dad, let me ask you a question. What are some of the more valuable Chinese medicinal herbs in South China?"
Lin Kucan wiped his hands and answered naturally:
"Seafood is quite expensive in my hometown, haha."
"Dad, I'm serious."
"What I answered is true. Do you think Chinese herbal medicine is the only precious thing in your eyes?
Those seahorses, shark fins, and fish maws, don't you think they're precious? And don't underestimate the tangerine peel from our hometown. When it was at its most expensive, an ounce of tangerine peel was worth an ounce of gold. A hundred-year-old tangerine peel is worth more than gold.
“That’s right!!!”
Lin Sanqi's eyes suddenly lit up. "Why didn't I think of these things that are unique to South China?"
The living customs in the north and south are different and the differences are huge. For example, no matter how well Lin Kushen praises the tangerine peel, in the eyes of northerners, it is just dried tangerine peel, and they don’t want to eat it for free.
However, in the eyes of southerners, tangerine peel is a treasure. Not only does it have medicinal value, it also has collection value.
What about 3 to 8-year-old dried tangerine peels that have a pungent fruity aroma?
The fragrance of tangerine peel aged 9 to 20 years is refreshing;
Tangerine peel aged 20 to 40 years has a rich aroma;
Tangerine peel that is more than 50 years old is even more precious. It has the flavor of old medicinal materials and has become mellow and fragrant after years of aging.
If someone from the north gave you a box of orange peels from 50 years ago, they would probably think the gift giver was crazy. How could they be so stingy?
But in the south, a pound of 50-year-old dried tangerine peel is worth more than one million yuan, which is definitely a valuable gift.
Even in 2013, many bosses in the south gave their daughters tangerine peel as their most precious dowry, which shows how expensive tangerine peel is.
(End of this chapter)
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