Chapter 242
Seeing Su Yi looking at her doubtfully, Li Yue Niang waved her hands quickly and said, "It's nothing. I thought you left. Just wait for me at the door. I'll write the prescription and pay for it later."
Su Yi felt that this old woman was becoming more and more incomprehensible.
After the door curtain was lowered, Li Yue Niang looked at the doctor.
"Doctor, please prescribe the medicine for 80 yuan. In addition to a pound of coptis root powder, give me some other tonic medicines."
"What about soaked ginseng slices, donkey-hide gelatin for women to replenish blood, jujube and honey? I know your pharmacy has them all."
"We could actually apply to higher authorities for these things, but the country has taken so much care of us, and we don't want to continue to burden the Party."
"Excuse me, doctor."
When the gray-haired doctor heard Li Yueniang talk about how several of her family members had been soldiers from the battlefield, his eyes were filled with admiration.
He quickly prescribed medicine with a brush and took Li Yue Niang to the medicine counter with the prescription, instructing her to pick out the best ones and charge for the medicine based on the purchase price.
The girl who came to get the medicine looked at Su Yi's military uniform, then at the army green cart parked at the door, and deftly folded the oil paper wrapping the medicinal materials like a pattern.
"Hello, Chief, the total is eighty yuan!"
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"ah??????"
Su Yi's eyes almost popped out of his head. He turned around to look at Li Yue Niang and asked again, "Eighty?"
"Yes, sir, eighty yuan in total!"
Li Yueniang advised, "Just pay. Your health is more important than money."
"The body is the capital of revolution. Only with a healthy body can life go smoothly. Otherwise, life will be so difficult!"
"Changan and Meifang are still young. We can't just let them endure this illness just for the sake of money!"
The gray-haired doctor next to him thought Su Yi was reluctant to spend money, so he quickly began to persuade him.
"Commander, this elder sister is right. The body is the capital of revolution."
"Don't think this medicine is expensive. It contains all the best herbs to nourish the body. The ginseng slices alone are quite expensive. I asked the pharmacy to charge you the cost price!"
"It is your hard work that has given us the peaceful life we have now, and we hope that you will be well too."
"Actually, I shouldn't charge you any money, but we have our own rules here, and my authority is limited, so I'm paying you the purchase price for the herbs. I hope you stay healthy and happy."
Su Yi was roaring in his heart. His heart was really broken. Why are women so troublesome?
This one is so good, it cost me 80 yuan in one go.
But with so many people watching, he couldn't let anyone spread the news that he was a division commander, but he couldn't even bear to spend 80 yuan on his wife's medical treatment!
Isn't this just a joke?
Su Yi's face darkened as he tremblingly took out all his assets from his pocket.
Eighty-three dollars and seventy-three cents, after one encounter, only three dollars and seventy-three cents were left.
How is he going to survive for the next month?
Is it possible that I will have to live the same life as before, taking two puffs on a cigarette and then putting it out?
He handed the money to the toll collector with trembling hands. The toll collector was moved when he saw the leader with tears in his eyes and a look of reluctance on his face.
What a frugal leader he is. He is reluctant to spend money even on his own medical treatment.
The doctor standing nearby pulled Li Yue Niang aside and whispered, "I finally understand why you prescribed me several months' worth of medicine at once."
"Given the Chief's unwillingness to cause trouble for the country and his frugal nature, he's really not suitable for opening the business every month."
"If I take more at a time, it will last me a long time. If I come less often in a year, I won't feel so bad about it."
Li Yue Niang nodded in agreement, "That's right, he's the kind of person who always thinks of others but not himself."
"Thank you, doctor. He's eating well. I'll bring him back to see you later. Please help me persuade him then."
"Okay, okay, big sister, if you have anything, just come to me."
After Su Yi handed over the money, he walked away very quickly with a face as sullen as a horse's.
It was not until he got on the car that he pouted and complained to Li Yue Niang.
“I’m out of money again…”
"You women are such trouble. You're such a hassle."
Li Yue Niang naturally kept the herbs beside her and nodded in agreement.
"Actually, not every woman is troublesome. Qin Xiangxiang is probably a little special."
"Most people around me aren't as delicate as her. They'll just have to endure it."
Su Yi said dissatisfiedly, "Why buy her so many medicinal herbs?"
Li Yue Niang snorted coldly, "Do you think I want to? I've been watching her making a fuss at home all day!"
"You're just worried about the money. If you're not feeling well, just ask her. It's not like I'm spending your money."
"Don't give me a bad look, or I'll hit you!"
Su Yi subconsciously moved to the side, and suddenly a window of hope opened in his depressed heart.
Yes, it’s not him who is sick, why should he pay?
Qin Xiangxiang's salary is not low now, so this money must be reimbursed from her.
If she doesn't give it to me, don't blame me for giving her a hard time!
When he got home, Su Yi was sulking and went back to his room with a dark face to tinker with the radio.
Li Yueniang was delighted when she saw this and went to her room with bags in her hands.
The big bag of berberine powder was handed to the kitchen helper.
"Sister Feng, this is the medicine the commander prescribed for Xiangxiang. There are five packets in it. Take one out and boil it for her. She can drink it when she gets home from get off work later!"
"Okay, sis!"
Fengjie took the medicine bag swiftly, found a ceramic pot from under the stove and started to boil the medicine.
Li Yue Niang was checking her spoils in the room with a smile on her face.
Sliced ginseng, half a pound of large red dried dates, a bag of dried wolfberries, and a bag of donkey-hide gelatin.
The ginseng slices were packed in a small glass bottle, which looked very beautiful. I pulled open the cork and squeezed out two slices.
I put it under my nose and sniffed it gently. Hmm, it has a strong ginseng smell, but it's a pity that there is not enough of it.
"Just this little thing, and you spent eighty yuan? Or is that the purchase price?"
“It’s damn expensive!”
Li Yue Niang casually threw the ginseng slices into her teacup, corked the bottle, and hid it in her box.
She had suffered a lot a few days ago and was frightened by those two bad guys. She needed to replenish her energy.
He carried the teacup out of the living room, poured some hot water into it, and brought it back to his room.
Li Yue Niang then continued to check other things.
I have to say that although Tongrentang’s products are expensive, the quality is also impeccable.
The dried dates are big and shiny, the wolfberries are also very beautiful, each grain distinct, and the donkey-hide gelatin is rectangular and bright and transparent like amber.
Li Yue Niang couldn't help but curl her lips when she saw this. She really liked living here.
Qin Xiangxiang earns more than 30 yuan a month. After so many years, she must have saved a lot of money.
On the other side, Qin Xiangxiang got off work and walked back with a listless look on her face. She yawned unconsciously as she walked.
She was completely distracted and didn't notice the strange looks people in the compound gave her.
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