"That's all thanks to your support, Brother Ting. Without your connections in the south, I wouldn't dare to take the risk of running to the south."

Shen Junqian was very generous: "It's all our own business. Pick out whatever you like and bring it back to Weiwei to make soup. When the baby is born, I want to be their godfather."

"Then I won't be polite to you. Take the things and put them on my account."

He Ting had invested in Shen Junqian's company, and he felt that he had to sort out the accounts.

"My old man sent a letter from the northwest. I came to you to pick up some things to send to the northwest."

"Also, Weiwei wants to set up a medicinal material purchasing point in Xiangyang Brigade, and wants a list of medicinal materials purchased by the county hospital."

Director Shen is the director of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department of the county hospital. He has strict control over Chinese medicinal materials. Shen Junqian was able to get this batch of tonic herbs for making soup thanks to Director Shen's connections.

He Ting also planned to go to the county hospital later to ask Director Shen for a list of medicinal materials to be purchased.

Shen Junqian used to deal in nourishing medicinal herbs and was very familiar with the purchase of medicinal herbs from the county hospital.

"Brother Ting, you don't have to go out of your way to find my old man. Just copy a list from me. The hospital's medicinal materials purchasing department is our own."

Shen Junqian told He Ting about his plan: "When I get in touch with the south this time, I'll see what medicinal materials they need. The medicinal materials your team purchases don't need to go through the hospital's purchasing office. You can sell them directly from me."

"We still have to go to the county hospital to ask your old man for help."

He Ting showed Shen Junqian the list Lu Baiwei had prepared. Only Director Shen could help get the medicines for injuries, anti-inflammatory drugs, gastrointestinal medicines and vitamins on the list.

Shen Junqian is almost done with his work here, so he will leave the rest of the work to my younger brother.

He called He Ting: "I'll go to the hospital with you. It's almost time to get off work. Let's pick up my old man and have a meal at the state-owned restaurant."

Shen Junqian rode his bicycle and took He Ting towards the county hospital.

When approaching the county hospital, He Ting bumped into an unexpected person as he passed by an alley along the river.

This person was Yin Jiaming, whom I met at the post office.

He was talking to someone in a secluded alley.

When Shen Junqian drove He Ting into the alley, he was pulled into a yard by the man in dark blue homespun clothes and disappeared.

He Ting, who was talking to Shen Junqian, suddenly stopped talking. Shen Junqian turned his head while riding his bicycle and saw He Ting staring at the courtyard deep in the alley.

"Brother Ting, what's wrong?"

"Nothing, I think I saw someone I know."

The person who met Yin Jiaming looked familiar, and He Ting felt as if he had seen him somewhere before.

Shen Junqian asked him who the acquaintance was, and He Ting told him about Yin Jiaming's sudden return to Xiangyang Brigade.

"He said he was doing geological research in Lop Nur before. The climate in the northwest is dry and windy, and there are a lot of sandstorms. He didn't look like he had been exposed to the wind and sun."

"He was very generous. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, he went to Weiwei's third uncle's house and exchanged a Hero pen worth more than ten yuan for a few days' worth of food."

When He Ting and Shen Junqian picked up Director Shen at the county hospital and went to a state-owned restaurant for dinner, Yin Jiaming entered the county department store.

After finishing her meal at her parents' house, Yin Yue'e hurried back to the department store to be on duty.

I had just stood at the counter for a while when Yin Jiaming came over.

"Uncle, have you picked up the package and finished your business?"

“It’s all done!”

Among the people in the Yin family, Yin Yue'e is the one that Yin Jiaming likes the most.

He explained his purpose to his eldest niece: "Yue'e, can you spare some time? I want to buy a bicycle in the department store."

"ah?"

Yin Yue'e expressed surprise!

Her mother Shen Guixiang wanted to buy a bicycle, and her uncle really bought it.

Doesn't the uncle understand what her mother is like now?

Yin Yue'e was thinking about Yin Jiaming: "Uncle, let me tell you the truth, my mother is a person who never gets enough of everything she wants."

"If you buy her a bicycle this time, she may ask you for a radio and a sewing machine next time, hoping that you will buy all four major items."

"So when she asked you to buy a bicycle for the family, just listen to her and don't take it seriously."

How could Yin Jiaming not see Shen Guixiang's greed?

However, he had other considerations when buying a bicycle.

He had to keep in touch with the county town frequently, and the team didn't often have tractors going to the commune, so having a bicycle would make it more convenient to get in and out and get things done.

Yin Jiaming told his niece that he bought the bicycle so that he could go to the commune to send letters and to the county town to do business.

Yin Yue'e then found someone to take his place and accompany him to choose a bicycle.

It's easier to get things done if you have acquaintances. The salesman at the bicycle counter heard that Yin Jiaming was Yin Yue'e's uncle and a geologist, so he gave him an internal employee price, charging him five yuan less for a bicycle.

But then, Yin Jiaming gave Yin Yue'e a big piece of unity.

"Yue'e, take this money. I'll buy food for your child."

I have already accepted the notebook given by my uncle. One should not be too greedy.

Yin Yue'e refused: "Uncle, I can't accept this."

"You also have to save money and marry us a little aunt as soon as possible."

"Just take it if I tell you to. I've been traveling all over the place, and I haven't thought about starting a family yet."

Yin Jiaming had to give the money to Yin Yue'e.

Yin Yue'e thought about it, ran back to the counter, weighed a few pounds of snacks, two pounds of rock sugar, and peach cakes, and took a bottle of malted milk. Yin Jiaming pushed his bicycle out of the department store, and Yin Yue'e chased him and stuffed a bag of things into him.

Yin Jiaming wanted to refuse!

Yin Yue'e stuffed her things in her bag and ran back to the department store without saying a word.

have to!

This niece is not loved in vain.

Yin Jiaming was riding a bicycle with a bag of things hanging on the handlebar and a package he had picked up from the county post office tied to the back seat. He was riding to the commune to which the Xiangyang Brigade belonged.

It was almost dark when they arrived at the commune, and it would take another half an hour to ride to Xiangyang Brigade. Yin Jiaming pedaled his bicycle so hard that he almost hit the woman who came out from the bushes.

"He Zhiqing, why is it you?"

He Yan was nearly hit by a car. She stepped back and fell on the dry grass by the roadside.

She covered her stomach with her hands, looking embarrassed: "I went to the commune hospital to see a doctor and came back to relieve myself in the woods."

When he was about to hit someone, Yin Jiaming got off the bicycle.

He parked his bicycle and leaned over to help He Yan. When he got closer, he could see clearly that her face was pale and sweat was oozing from her forehead in such a cold day.

"You have an upset stomach?"

"Well, I ate too much cold food and got a stomachache. I took the medicine prescribed by the doctor at the commune hospital, but it didn't work. I was halfway..."

He Yan thought that people have three urgent needs, so she went into the tree to relieve herself.

But how can I say such words to a strange man?

She found it difficult to speak and hesitated for a moment.

Yin Jiaming was understanding and didn't ask.

After helping He Yan up from the ground and confirming that the bicycle didn't hit her, but she just fell down because she retreated too quickly, Yin Jiaming felt relieved.

He pushed his bicycle back on: "He Zhiqing, it's getting late."

"It's not appropriate for a female educated youth like you to travel in the dark. I'll take you back to Xiangyang Brigade."