Chapter 9: Great Harvest

Zhao Fangru felt strange: "Doctor Jiang, you can make whitening cream yourself, why don't you use it?"

After applying the whitening cream, there will be a faint rose scent on the face, but every time Zhao Fangru got close to Jiang Nianzi, she didn't smell any similar scent.

"Because I have no money."

Jiang Nianzi spoke frankly with a faint smile on her face, and she didn't feel unnatural at all because of this embarrassing question.

Zhao Fangru looked at her in surprise, and was stunned for a moment when she saw the bright and gentle smile on her face.

She thought that if Jiang Nianzhi turned white, she would definitely be a stunning beauty that would stun people at first sight.

After all, her skin was much darker than hers now, and she was still so beautiful.

Bright eyes, clear autumn pupils, that's probably what she is like.

It’s just that her skin color limits people from noticing her beautiful eyes at first glance.

It feels like pearl dust.

Zhao Fangru also felt that she had received a favor from her. She took out five yuan from her pocket and handed it directly to Jiang Nianzi: "Doctor Jiang, this is the fee for the acupuncture you gave me these days."

Jiang Nianzi looked at the five dollars she handed over and was very excited.

But she didn't take it: "I've already taken the money once, I can't take it again."

Zhao Fangru is a person with a bad temper. If others are too aggressive, she will be more aggressive than others. But if others are polite, she will want to help them.

"Oh, just keep it. You've never charged me anything before. Last time you charged me for the whitening cream and medicine, but you haven't charged me for the acupuncture yet."

She forced it into Jiang Nianzi's hand.

Jiang Nianzi refused: "Acupuncture is used as an aid. It is considered as after-sales service for the whitening cream you get from me. I can't charge you for it."

She also has her own principles.

Zhao Fangru was very fond of her because of what she said: "Just take it if I give it to you. Don't be polite to me."

It’s not that Zhao Fangru is blindly generous, she also has her own little thoughts.

During the days she came for acupuncture, she saw that the patients in the shop were polite and respectful to Jiang Nianzi. Coupled with the effect of the whitening cream, she became more convinced that Jiang Nianzi was a skilled doctor.

It's definitely a good idea to build good relationships with people like this.

Give her help when she is poor, maybe she will give back more in the future.

She was too enthusiastic, and Jiang Nianzi couldn't refuse her, but she wouldn't take the money for nothing either.

"How about this, if you continue to use the whitening cream, your skin will get better and better. I'll take the five yuan first, and I'll give you a few more bottles of whitening cream later."

That's a good idea.

Zhao Fangru nodded happily: "That's it."

Jiang Nianzi took her to the medicine cabinet and took out the herbs to start making the whitening cream.

Grandpa Zhang was treating other patients. When he saw Jiang Nianzhi bringing Zhao Fangru to apply whitening cream, he couldn't hide the smile in his eyes.

This girl is eloquent, not self-deprecating or conceited, and she doesn't fawn on guests. If she is trained well, she will be a good talent.

She had only been in the clinic for about ten days, and all the patients who had seen her had spoken highly of her.

Grandpa Zhang has been running the clinic for a long time, but he has never seen a patient praise him so gratefully.

He was originally worried that she would lose herself in the constant flattery.

He was overthinking it. This girl was not surprised by honor or disgrace. No matter how nice the patient said, she would just smile politely and never show off.

Jiang Nianzi prescribed three bottles of whitening cream for Zhao Fangru.

The cost of the whitening cream ingredients is 2.5 yuan, and she earns half of it.

After deducting the money for the medicinal herbs, she gave half to Grandpa Zhang.

Grandpa Zhang was reluctant to accept it at first, but Jiang Nianzi insisted, so he only took one dollar from her, and the remaining 1.5 yuan went into her own pocket.

After get off work, Jiang Nianzi took out the change from her pants and counted it.

During this time, she accumulated a total of about twenty dollars.

Without saying a word, she took the money and went to the cooperative to buy things.

When she was seeing patients, many patients gave her some food coupons to thank her. In order not to take the patients' money in vain, Jiang Nianzi charged less of the medical fees she was entitled to.

Rice was 1.5 cents per pound. Jiang Nianzi first bought 20 pounds of rice, a bucket of soybean oil, and five pounds of eggs. Finally, after thinking about it, she bought a can of maltose.

Eggs these days, whether from farmers or sold in cooperatives, are all real free-range eggs.

She bought a bunch of things and spent ten dollars in total.

Thinking about the yard in front of her house, Jiang Nianzi went back and bought some vegetable seeds.

After finishing the shopping, Jiang Nianzi realized that she had bought too many things.

This is a problem.

Maybe God was having mercy on her. Jiang Nianzi was worrying about how to get the things back home when she met an uncle from the village at the gate of the cooperative.

Uncle Wang came here pulling a bullock cart, also to buy things.

Isn't this a coincidence?

Jiang Nianzi smiled and said, "Uncle Wang, why are you in town?"

Uncle Wang didn't see Jiang Nianzi, and only turned his head when he heard her shouting, "Zizi, why are you here?"

As soon as he said this, he remembered what he had heard from people in the village a few days ago.

They all said that Jiang Nianzi was a promising girl. She was now earning 30 yuan a month by treating patients at the town's clinic.

Uncle Wang immediately smiled and said, "I'm here to buy some flour. Isn't your sister Yanzi going to get married soon?"

In this era of widespread poverty, flour was even more scarce.

But when a girl gets married, she has to prepare some good things to entertain the guests.

In addition, his son-in-law had good conditions and offered a large betrothal gift, so Uncle Wang decided to be extravagant.

Jiang Nianzi suddenly felt sorry: "It turns out that Sister Yanzi is getting married. Then I will wait for you and go back to the village with you later."

"Okay." Uncle Wang was a straightforward man and agreed without saying a word.

You can’t negotiate prices in the cooperative, so Uncle Wang quickly bought a bag of flour.

When Uncle Wang came out, he saw a pile of things under Jiang Nianzi's feet.

Boy, those are all good things.

Rice, soybean oil, maltose, eggs...

Which of these things would not be eye-catching?

Uncle Wang's eyes were filled with warmth when he looked at Jiang Nianzi.

The daughter of Ding Hongmei's family has really made great progress.

The children in the family are not good at studying, so Uncle Wang can only envy them.

With the help of Uncle Wang, the two of them moved the things onto the ox cart together.

It was almost evening when we arrived at the village.

Uncle Wang sent Jiang Nianzi directly to her doorstep.

Jiang Nianzi took out two eggs and gave them to Uncle Wang as a thank you fee.

"Hey, girl, how can I take your things?" Uncle Wang looked fierce but spoke very politely.

Jiang Nianzi imitated Zhao Fangru's gesture, stuffed the egg into Uncle Wang's hand, and said with a smile: "Uncle, don't be polite to me. If it weren't for your help today, I wouldn't be able to come back. Please keep it."

Now that it came to this, Uncle Wang no longer refused.

Holding the two local eggs, Uncle Wang felt very warm in his heart.

This is a precious thing.

After Uncle Wang left, Jiang Nianzi shouted into her house: "Brother, Doudou, I'm back, come out and move the things."