Chapter 48 Renting a Mountain to Grow Medicinal Herbs
On the way, Zhao Jie secretly wanted to take Chen Yin and her husband to a better restaurant for dinner, otherwise he felt he could not express his gratitude to Chen Yin.
But Chen Yin was keenly aware of Zhao Jie's purpose and walked straight into the small roadside restaurant.
Seeing this, Zhao Jie had no choice but to follow him in.
He looked at Chen Yin, who was sitting calmly in the small restaurant, and always felt that she was different from all the doctors he had seen.
While the restaurant hadn't served the food yet, he couldn't help but ask about his mother's medical fees.
"Doctor Chen, I wonder how much your consultation fee is? I'll find a bank to transfer it to you tomorrow."
Zhao Jie was very familiar with this operation. He poured tea for Chen Yin while talking.
He never expected that what Chen Yin said would almost make him spill the tea in his hand.
"As a member of the Health Bureau, I'm responsible for diagnosing and treating your illnesses. My consultation fee is only 50 cents per person. So, we're both taking advantage of Comrade Zhao on this meal today."
After Chen Yin finished speaking, Liu Mengxi beside her nodded at the shocked look on the other side, indicating that he had heard correctly.
This time, Zhao Jie gasped in shock, unable to believe that a doctor with Chen Yin's medical skills would only charge fifty cents for a consultation.
Not to mention him, no one else would believe this if you told others about it.
Just when he was about to explain that the situation was a little different, he said, "Doctor Chen, my mother is not a candidate for treatment by the Health Bureau. You can't use this..."
"But wasn't it you, Comrade Zhao, who asked me to come? And I still have a salary from the Health Bureau, which is more than enough."
"this……"
For a moment, Zhao Jie was so surprised by Chen Yin's behavior that he was speechless.
He met Chen Yin's clear, serious eyes, and all the words he had prepared were of no use at all.
Afterwards, the three of them had a meal together and did not continue the previous topic.
But in the end, Zhao Jie couldn't bear to see Chen Yin go back empty-handed, so he bought some famous snacks from Dongyu for the two to take away.
Chen Yin couldn't refuse and could only accept it. She watched Zhao Jie's back as he seemed to be running away, and soon he disappeared.
Liu Mengxi couldn't help laughing when he saw this scene.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Look at you, what have you done to Secretary Zhao? He's happy to give it to us, so it's no big deal for us to just accept some food. Besides, don't villagers often send food to the town's clinic? They both have the same intentions."
As he spoke, Liu Mengxi lowered his head as if he wanted to put his head into a bag, wanting to see clearly what Dongyu's famous snacks were.
"It's the same intention, but it's too expensive, so there's no need."
As she spoke, Chen Yin opened the bag in her hand, revealing the packaged snacks inside.
Liu Mengxi looked at the names on the wrapping paper and read them out one by one.
"Rice candy, peach slices, sesame stalks, mahjong cakes, and cowhide candy! Wow! Dongyu has quite a variety of snacks. Let me try this mahjong cake and see how it tastes. Does it make me as happy as playing mahjong?"
"What? Your hands are itchy and you want to rub them?"
"Forget it, it's boring for the two of us."
Chen Yin knew that her friend had misunderstood and immediately explained:
"It's not just the two of us, but if you like, you can play with Aunt Chunli next to the clinic. She likes to play a little when she's free."
Hearing this, a gleam of light flashed in Liu Mengxi's eyes, but she had not forgotten her current identity and purpose, and her hands waved slightly weakly.
"Forget it, I'd better learn my medical skills first, and then I can talk about entertainment when I have time."
Then, the two stopped discussing the topic and found a hotel to stay in.
The next day, Qi Wenzhong subconsciously wanted to find Chen Yin and Liu Mengxi to visit Dongyu City together, but found that he didn't even have their contact information.
If he had known this earlier, he would have ignored Sister Yin Yin’s refusal and followed the two of them yesterday.
I don’t know how Secretary Zhao’s mother’s illness is going?
All these questions will only be answered if Qi Wenzhong goes to the clinic again.
Because at this time Chen Yin and Liu Mengxi had already set out on their journey back to the clinic.
Although Liu Mengxi was quite interested in city tourism under Qi Wenzhong's temptation before, when she heard Chen Yin say that there might be patients waiting for them in the town at this time, she instantly lost all interest in having fun.
It was not known whether Chen Yin had guessed correctly or had some sense of it, but when the two returned to the clinic, they happened to run into a mother who came to the clinic because her child had a cold.
"Doctor Chen—"
"Doctor Chen, Doctor Liu, you're finally back. Please come and check on my Yuanbao. He's been running a fever, and I can't bear to see him having acupuncture stuck in his head. I wanted to ask Doctor Chen if you have any better treatment options?"
At the end of her speech, Lu Yun almost burst into tears, her hands and feet went weak, and she almost dropped the child in her arms.
At the critical moment, Chen Yin dropped what she was holding and rushed towards the child.
Fortunately, she caught the person.
Chen Yin felt the heat in her arms, subconsciously hugged the child tighter, and hurried to the clinic.
When Lu Yun saw this scene, he didn't know whether it was because he almost made the child fall to the ground, or because his exhausted body and mind finally needed a rest, he sat down limply at the door, gasping for breath.
Liu Mengxi was so surprised by how quickly the situation changed that he couldn't react.
When she realized that someone had brought a seriously ill child to her house, she immediately picked up the things that Chen Yin had thrown on the ground and ran to the clinic.
After putting everything on the counter, Liu Mengxi subconsciously wanted to run to the clinic.
Just as she passed by the acupuncture room, she suddenly heard the sound of someone walking and immediately changed direction.
As soon as I lifted the curtain, I saw Chen Yin standing inside and the child lying on the bed with his body twitching constantly.
Looking at the child again, his cheeks were red, his teeth were clenched, and his lips were blue and purple. It was obvious that he was not in good condition.
"Yinyin, is there anything I can help with?"
Chen Yin was taking out the silver needle and disinfecting it at this time, and immediately replied:
"First, use alcohol to disinfect the child's hands, feet, ear tips, Baihui acupoint, and Dazhui acupoint."
“Hey!”
When Liu Mengxi heard Chen Yin's assignment, his expression instantly became serious. He immediately took out alcohol and cotton swabs and began to disinfect the child's vagina.
After Chen Yin finished her preparations, she immediately inserted silver needles into the child's ten fingers to cause bleeding.
She acted very quickly, almost in the blink of an eye, and the fingertips of her hands and feet were pricked and bleeding.
Next are the tips of the ears, Baihui acupoint and Dazhui acupoint.
The next second, the child who had been in a coma due to high fever suddenly cried out.
“Wow wow wow—”
The sound immediately woke up Lu Yun, who was lying limp on the ground. She scratched the ground helplessly with her hands like claws, using all her strength to support her body and stand up.
Then he quickly ran towards the direction where the child was crying, hoping to see what the child looked like.
At this moment, Lu Yun couldn't stop regretting in his heart. Why did he have to come to the clinic?
If she had listened to the doctor at the health center, the child would probably be lying safely in the hospital bed now. Even if the drip looks pitiful or there are some sequelae, it is better than losing the child.
So, her first reaction after entering the acupuncture room was to take the child into her arms and quickly take the child to the health center for treatment.
But when she saw the child's appearance clearly, she couldn't bring herself to do it.
Lu Yun looked at the child crying loudly on the hospital bed with some disbelief, staring at Chen Yin's every move.
Because she was surprised to find that the child's convulsion symptoms were gradually easing.
Seeing the child crying loudly, he was obviously in better spirits than before, and the time between convulsions was also significantly longer.
Lu Yun couldn't help but ask Chen Yin, who was treating her, "Doctor Chen, is my child's critical period over?"
"After the acupuncture, the child's high fever convulsion symptoms have been half cured. The only thing left is to take medicine."
"Okay, okay! What medicine do you need? Doctor Chen, just tell me and I'll buy it."
Lu Yun's mind was overwhelmed by the shock and joy in a short period of time, and he didn't think about what he said.
When she realized that her words could easily be misunderstood, Chen Yin had already handed her the prescription.
"Go to the counter first and get three doses of Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang. My mother gets the medicine and pays there too."
"Hey hey!" Lu Yun snatched the prescription, turned around and walked out.
Then, Chen Yin said to Liu Mengxi, "Mengxi, go get the Antelope Musk Antispasmodic Powder we prepared in advance. Give the child one gram first, and add 0.3 grams of musk to it and take it together."
"I'll go right away."
Human life was at stake, so Liu Mengxi didn't dare to delay and quickly walked out of the acupuncture room. She took out the antelope musk deer antispasmodic powder that they had made when they were free and mixed it with musk.
After the child took the medicine, the sporadic convulsion symptoms that had existed completely disappeared.
When Lu Yun came back with the medicine, Chen Yin immediately said:
"You can take the child home now. He's sick now, so he needs extra care. Don't let him get caught in the cold or get blown by the wind. I've also written down the instructions for preparing and taking the medicine on the prescription, so please take a look at it."
"Thank you, Dr. Chen! Thank you!"
If Lu Yun wasn't holding the child in his arms, he really wanted to kneel down and express his gratitude to Chen Yin.
She shed tears of excitement and walked out of the clinic reluctantly.
I don’t know if the news of Chen Yin’s return spread throughout the town, but in the following time, Chen Yin and Liu Mengxi welcomed wave after wave of patients.
By the time the two of them could rest, it was already dark.
Liu Mengxi shook his sore hands, glanced at the almost deserted street, and said with emotion:
"It seems that the clinic should not be closed for too long in the future. Suddenly, I feel like my body can't bear it."
Chen Yin closed the door and looked at her friend with a smile.
"Could it be that the grand occasion of the free clinic hasn't prepared you enough?"
"It's different, it's different," Liu Mengxi waved her hand and said, but she couldn't tell what was different specifically.
"Let's go back and eat first."
Then, the two locked the door of the clinic and ate the sumptuous dinner prepared by Wu Dongmei.
The next day, the clinic opened on time and welcomed many patients.
But to their surprise, Qi Wenzhong appeared in front of them at noon with a lot of things in his hands.
Chen Yin looked at the luggage that was about to crush Qi Wenzhong's body, subconsciously reached out to help, and asked:
"Why did you bring so many things? They are all... medicinal herbs."
She leaned in closer and sniffed, immediately discovering the true form in the duffel bag.
Qi Wenzhong knew that he could not deceive Chen Yin, and he didn't want to lie. These were all sent by his father as compensation for his father's contempt for Chen Yin.
"These are all kinds of medicinal herbs my father sent me."
"Why did your father give it to you? Is it to pay your tuition?" Liu Mengxi took a bag, immediately untied the rope and opened it, and saw clearly that the top part was Poria cocos.
This medicinal herb is one of the most frequently used in the clinic, and it is very thoughtful of them to send it as a gift.
Hearing this, Chen Yin looked up at Qi Wenzhong and said, "I'm so happy that the clinic has one more person to help. Why do I have to pay?"
This is no longer the era when people need to take in apprentices. Even she herself cannot stand seeing people being exploited like this.
Qi Wenzhong waved his hands frantically in objection and directly stated his father's purpose.
"No, no, it's my dad who thinks Sister Yinyin works so hard and even holds free clinics, so he specially sent some herbs to show his appreciation. And when my dad thought about me studying with Sister Yinyin, he wanted to move all his things over to me."
"Your father is really too polite."
Chen Yin looked at the three bags of medicinal herbs, most of which were common, so after expressing her gratitude to Qi Tonghai, she chose to accept them.
"Thank you for your father's generosity. All the sick people in the village will be grateful to him."
Qi Wenzhong looked at Chen Yin's easy-going appearance and once again despised his father in his heart for his narrow-minded attitude towards everyone.
"Sister Yinyin, you can use it first. If it's not enough, I'll call my dad and ask him to send more."
"Eh? Junior Brother Xiao Qi, why is your elbow still bent outward? Your dad would be heartbroken if he knew."
"My dad is very happy about it. He is doing a good thing anyway."
…
The two of them talked to each other and moved all the medicinal materials to the warehouse for future use.
After talking about the medicinal materials, Qi Wenzhong had not forgotten another more important thing.
"Sister Yinyin, when we went to the countryside for free medical treatment last time, didn't Uncle Wu say he wanted to grow Citrus aurantium and Citrus aurantium fructus? My dad said he has connections and has asked them to help save some seedlings. It would be best to ask Uncle Wu how much he needs first, so my dad can ask his friends to save enough."
"As for honeysuckle, Uncle Wu can prepare it himself. If you want Poria cocos or other medicinal herb seeds, my father can also keep an eye out for them."
Chen Yin didn't expect to have such a surprise in such a short time, and she couldn't help but reveal a happy curve at the corner of her mouth.
"Thank you! I didn't expect your father would help me get the news even though my uncle hasn't even started yet. I need to tell my uncle about this as soon as possible. I'll write a letter and ask someone in the village to take it back."
Since villagers have been coming to the town to deliver things every now and then recently, Chen Yin's communication with the villagers has become more convenient.
At least it won't be like before, where we couldn't contact each other for ten days or half a month and had to rely on both sides' manpower to travel.
After saying that, Chen Yin quickly took out a pen and paper and wrote the information about the seedlings on the paper.
Liu Mengxi stood aside, glanced at Chen Yin's rapid writing speed, turned his head to look at Qi Wenzhong, and gave him an appreciative look.
I have to say that this time Qi Wenzhong and his father really helped Yin Yin a lot.
It was the first time that Qi Wenzhong saw Liu Mengxi's admiring look, and his cheeks couldn't help but feel hot.
After Chen Yin finished writing the letter, her face turned as red as an apple.
She glanced at Qi Wenzhong doubtfully and asked, "Wenzhong, are you hot?"
This sound instantly awakened Qi Wenzhong's rationality. He panicked and kept fanning his cheeks with his hands, his eyes flickering as he said:
"Really? Yeah...it's a little hot."
"Why don't you turn on the fan?"
Chen Yin thought she had given a good suggestion, but she never expected that the blush on Qi Wenzhong's face would become deeper and deeper.
But she no longer had the energy to care about the other person's condition, because when she raised her eyes, she saw the figures of the villagers.
Chen Yin quickly stepped forward, stopped the person on the street, and asked him to help deliver the letter to her uncle.
Sister Xiuying, who was stopped, immediately agreed and promised with her chest that she would definitely deliver the things to Wu Qiufeng.
After receiving Chen Yin's instructions, Lin Xiuying didn't feel like going to the market anymore. She discounted the vegetables in her hand and hurried back to the village.
Seeing An Hongying's figure from afar, she stood on the edge of the field and shouted loudly.
"Aunt Hongying! Aunt Hongying——"
"Xiuying!"
An Hongying straightened up, picked up the vegetables she had just pulled out, shook off the mud, and looked at Li Xiuying who was approaching quickly. She couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
Lin Xiuying gasped for breath, licked her dry lips and mouth hard, raised her right hand, and shook the light envelope in her hand.
When she ran to An Hongying, she swallowed a little and said anxiously:
"This is the letter Yinyin asked me to bring back to my aunts. Yinyin said I'd better read it quickly and take the reply back to her as soon as possible."
"Yin Yin's letter!" An Hongying couldn't help but shout out.
After she came to her senses, she dropped the food in her hand and ran quickly towards Lin Xiuying.
After she took the envelope, she subconsciously wanted to open it and check it on the spot.
But he suddenly realized something and gave Lin Xiuying an embarrassed smile, "Xiuying, thank you for your help. I will just take this letter back."
"We are all from the same village, so please don't be polite, auntie."
Lin Xiuying also knew that it would be awkward for her to stay any longer, so she turned around and left after saying that.
An Hongying was anxious to know what was going on in her heart and had no intention of continuing to pick vegetables.
After picking a few bunches of beans at random, he hurried home with the basket.
At this time, there were only An Hongying and her mother-in-law at home.
An Hongying casually threw the vegetables in the yard and ran to her mother-in-law with the envelope, "Mom, look, this is the letter Yinyin asked Xiuying to bring home."
Upon hearing this, Li Xianghe immediately snatched the envelope, opened it, and stared wide to see clearly what was written inside.
She had also undergone literacy training a few years ago, but looking at the densely packed text still made her eyes a little dizzy.
She subconsciously moved the letter farther away and squinted her eyes, trying to see it clearly, but still found nothing.
Li Chunhe could only place his hope on his daughter-in-law. "Come, take a look at what's written on it."
An Hongying didn't notice the movement of the letter at all. Her eyes were fixed on the contents of the letter and she couldn't move them away.
Li Chunhe was still waiting for her daughter-in-law's response, but she found that there was no response. Her heart tightened instantly and she asked nervously:
"What's wrong? What's wrong? Is Yinyin in need of help in town?"
As soon as he finished speaking, An Hongying's surprised voice rang in his ears.
"No! No! It's great news."
Hearing this, Li Chunhe felt relieved instantly and asked anxiously, "What's wrong? What's the good news?"
An Hongying took the letter and described the contents in detail.
"Didn't Yinyin help us find books on Chinese medicinal herb cultivation when she came back last time? She even recommended some varieties suitable for us to grow."
"The letter said that it was from Yinyin's friend Xiaoqi's father. He helped us find a variety of seedlings that can be processed into Citrus aurantium. He asked how many we needed and if he could ask his friend to save some for us."
When Li Chunhe heard the good news, a smile immediately appeared on his face and couldn't be dispelled.
"Yinyin really never forgets us family members. Xiaoqi is also a good boy. He even asked his father to find a solution."
"Yes, yes." An Hongying echoed.
When Wu Qiufeng and Grandpa Wu came back from the fields, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law immediately told them the good news in the letter.
The two were also surprised by the good news, and their hesitant hearts suddenly became firm.
Grandpa Wu, in particular, acted decisively and decided to plant Chinese medicinal herbs right at the dinner table.
"Yinyin has helped us so much. If we hesitate any longer, nothing will happen."
"Qiufeng, we'll go find the village chief this afternoon and ask where we can rent a mountain in the village. It's only a few months until spring, when the planting season is perfect. During this time, we can clean up the mountain and plant the herbs next spring."
After saying this, he took a deep puff of his pipe, obviously having made up his mind.
When the other three heard this, they nodded in agreement.
Anyway, they had already decided to start growing Chinese medicinal herbs, and the letter sent by Chen Yin only helped them to strengthen their ideas.
Since you have to start whether you start early or late, you might as well start early.
After making up their minds, the family quickly finished lunch.
After a short lunch break, I quickly walked towards the village chief's house.
When Wu Qiufeng and his son arrived, they saw the village chief Wu Sheng preparing to go out.
Grandpa Wu called out familiarly, "Brother Sheng!"
"Uncle village chief."
Wu Sheng glanced at the two of them suspiciously, and instantly realized that they were looking for him. He immediately stopped walking out and asked curiously:
"Why are you and your son coming to see me at this hour? Is there something wrong?"
"I have something serious to say."
"Come in, let's talk inside."
Wu Sheng walked back, brought the father and son into the main room, and casually poured three bowls of water for them.
There was no need to hide the relationship between the two families. Wu Qiufeng glanced at his father and quickly spoke to make his intention clear.
"Actually, we came here to ask if there is any mountain land in the village that can be rented?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Wu Sheng looked at the father and son in front of him in surprise, and an unbelievable guess instantly emerged in his mind.
"Are you planning to rent some land to grow some fruit for sale?"
In his impression, Wu Qiufeng's family are all farmers who live a contented and honest life.
Even though many foreign merchants came to their town to rent mountains to grow fruit in recent years, they were not seen following suit.
I didn't expect that when the planting trend was gradually weakening, the other party actually wanted to rent the mountain to farm.
As an elder, Wu Sheng had no choice but to speak up and persuade him.
"If you want to grow some oranges or peaches, there's no need now. I've seen quite a few mountains planted with these two fruit trees. If there are too many fruits, they won't sell for a good price, and they might even rot in the fields. For people like us, working diligently on the land and doing other labor won't go wrong."
Hearing such heartfelt words, Wu Qiufeng knew that the village chief was doing this for their own good.
Because someone in their village had been tempted by the seeds before, they specially bought the good seedlings brought by merchants from other places.
But the end result was that the trees did not bear fruit after three or four years of planting. All the family members’ money was invested and they even ended up in debt. In the end, there was no good variety of fruit to return.
From then on, the people of Qingshan Village no longer dared to think about renting mountains to farm and make money.
This idea can indeed allow him to live a peaceful life, but Wu Qiufeng still has a desire to take risks in his heart.
"Uncle Village Chief, our family doesn't grow fruit trees, we grow other things."
"What to plant?" Wu Sheng couldn't think of anything else except fruit trees.
Upon hearing this, Wu Qiufeng glanced in his father's direction and found that the other party closed his eyes and nodded, then he immediately stated their goal.
“Actually, we want to grow Chinese medicinal herbs.”
"Medicinal herbs!?"
Wu Sheng’s first reaction was that it was impossible. Medicinal herbs are all grown naturally, and he had never heard of them being able to be cultivated.
But if you think about it carefully, most Chinese medicinal herbs grow in the soil, so why can't they be grown like vegetables?
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