Chapter 133 Turning Waste into Treasure!
With the pharmaceutical factory and experimental fields running smoothly, Su Yue had a few days of leisure.
She had just seen off Yang Yiyi, who was so excited she was incoherent, and hadn't even had a sip of water when the courtyard gate was pushed open.
The visitor was Deputy Director Qian from the Logistics Department.
Two soldiers followed behind him, carrying several heavy sacks.
"Director Su, congratulations!"
Deputy Director Qian wore a malicious smile, but his eyes were icy cold.
"I heard your experimental field was a success. That's truly remarkable and a great honor for our military region!"
Su Yue watched him without showing any emotion.
"Deputy Director Qian, you flatter me. I was just lucky."
"Hey, this isn't just luck."
Deputy Director Qian waved his hand, signaling the soldier to put the sack down.
As soon as the burlap sack hit the ground, a strange, damp, and musty smell immediately filled the air.
"Director Su, you are a truly capable person!"
Deputy Director Qian patted the sack and said with a forced smile.
"That's why I specially brought you some 'good stuff'."
"The military region's logistics department had a batch of medicinal herbs that had been stockpiled for a long time. Because of a leak in the warehouse, they became damp and moldy. Originally, they were going to be disposed of as garbage."
He paused, then changed the subject, his voice filled with amusement.
"But then I thought, this won't do! It's such a waste!"
"Director Su, aren't you the best at turning waste into treasure? You can even grow gold nuggets in saline-alkali soil, so these moldy medicinal herbs shouldn't be a problem for you, right?"
He leaned closer to Su Yue, lowered his voice, and spoke with malice.
"Director Su, I'm entrusting this batch of garbage to you for disposal."
"If you handle it well, it's your credit. I'll personally go to the commander to recommend you for credit."
"What if it's not handled properly..."
He drew out the sound and let out a cold laugh.
"Hmph, then don't blame me for not warning you back then. This business has gone too far; it's easy for things to go wrong!"
This is clearly a huge trap they've set for her!
The military wives who came over upon hearing the commotion all changed their expressions.
Sister-in-law Li wanted to step forward to argue, but Su Yue stopped her with a look.
Su Yue walked to the sacks and untied one.
An even stronger musty smell wafted over, and the medicinal herbs inside had clumped together, covered with colorful mold spots, which looked disgusting.
This isn't medicine; it's clearly a pile of poison!
Deputy Director Qian felt extremely smug as he looked at Su Yue's unpleasant expression.
You little brat, you think you can mess with me?
You're still too green!
Let's see how you handle this!
However, Su Yue simply glanced at it calmly and then tied the bag back up.
She raised her head and looked at Deputy Director Qian. There was no trace of panic on her face; instead, she showed a faint smile.
"Thank you for thinking so highly of me, Deputy Director Qian."
"I will accept this batch of medicinal herbs."
What?
Not only was Deputy Director Qian stunned, but the military wives around him were also dumbfounded.
Sister-in-law Li was so anxious that she kept stamping her feet.
"Yueyue! Are you crazy?! How can we keep this?! What if someone dies from eating it?!"
Su Yue ignored her and looked at Deputy Director Qian, speaking slowly and deliberately.
"However, I also have a condition."
"you say."
Deputy Director Qian had a look that said, "Let's see what other tricks you can pull."
"If we make money after processing this batch of medicinal herbs, how will the profit be calculated?"
Deputy Director Qian seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world.
"Make money? If you can make a single penny out of this pile of garbage, I'll change the word 'money' backwards!"
"All the profits go to your pharmaceutical company! I don't want a single penny!"
He was hoping Su Yue would make a big fuss, because the more she lost, the bigger her crime would be.
"good."
Su Yue nodded.
"Then please have Deputy Director Qian sign a written agreement."
Deputy Director Qian's smile froze on his face; he hadn't expected Su Yue to pull such a stunt.
But the words had already been spoken, and under the watchful eyes of everyone, he could only frown, ask someone for paper and pen, hastily write down the agreement, and firmly press his fingerprint on it.
"Director Su, I'm waiting to recommend you for commendation!"
He gritted his teeth and threw down those words, then slunk away with his men.
As soon as he left, the military wives immediately surrounded him.
"Yueyue, what are you doing! Aren't you jumping into a fire pit?"
"Yes, Director Su, this guy surnamed Qian is up to no good. We can't fall for his tricks!"
Su Yue dusted off her hands and reassured everyone.
"Sisters, don't worry."
She opened a burlap sack herself, reached inside and rummaged through it, then picked up a few pieces of medicinal herbs that were so moldy they were unrecognizable, broke them open and smelled them.
"Most of them only have slight surface mold, and their medicinal properties have not been completely lost."
Chief Engineer He rushed over upon hearing the news. When he saw the pile of things, his brows furrowed so deeply they could trap a fly.
"Xiao Su, this is ridiculous! How can you use something like this? Take it away and burn it! Don't let a small thing lead to a big loss!"
Su Yue shook her head, her eyes shining with confidence.
"Don't worry, Engineer He."
What others see as trash might be treasure to me.
That afternoon, Su Yue convened the pharmaceutical factory's core technical team, all of whom were military spouses she had personally trained.
She announced the first task: to deal with this batch of moldy medicinal herbs.
Everyone looked troubled.
"Factory manager, what... what should we do about this?"
"Yes, it looks creepy."
Su Yue had already come up with a plan.
"The first step is sorting. Pick out the most severely moldy ones and burn them directly. Keep the slightly moldy ones."
"The second step is disinfection."
She had several jars of high-proof liquor, specially supplied by the military region, brought over.
"Use a clean cloth, dip it in white wine, and wipe away the mold on the surface of the medicinal herbs little by little."
This method was unheard of, but the military wives still did it.
A pungent smell of alcohol mixed with mold permeated the rudimentary factory.
After wiping it clean, Su Yue directed everyone to proceed to the third step.
"Sulfur fumigation, secondary disinfection and sterilization!"
Thick, acrid yellow smoke rose from the factory, making people's eyes water.
Deputy Director Qian would come to "inspect" every few days. Each time, he would stand upwind, looking at the smoke and fire in the factory and the workers' dusty faces, and his sarcasm would grow stronger.
"Director Su, you haven't given up yet? You're wiping the wine and setting off smoke; anyone who didn't know better would think you're engaging in some kind of feudal superstition."
He pinched his nose, looking disgusted.
"I advise you to take this garbage away and burn it as soon as possible. Don't waste your energy and pollute the environment!"
Su Yue emerged from the thick smoke, her face blackened and white by the smoke, but her eyes shone with an astonishing brightness.
She smiled calmly.
"When the finished product is ready, we welcome Deputy Director Qian to be the first to try it out."
After several days of intensive processing, the batch of medicinal herbs that looked terrible were finally restored to some of their original appearance.
But everyone knows that these things absolutely cannot be made into oral medication anymore.
"Factory manager, what should we do next?" Sister Li asked, echoing everyone's concerns.
Su Yue smiled mysteriously and took out a new formula.
"Who said we were going to make oral medication?"
"The climate on Hainan Island is humid. Not to mention the elderly, even we young people all suffer from some kind of rheumatism and joint pain."
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