Chapter 103: Allowing poor families to receive medical treatment
It was past four o'clock when Xiuhong came back for the second time.
It happened that the second batch of herbs had been dried on the bluestone slab. She poured the herbs into a basin to soak, then gathered up all the dried herbs and piled them next to the pergola for Honghua to use.
Only then did he drink several handfuls of water from the water pump, and roughly wiped the sweat from his mouth and forehead with his sleeves.
After drinking the water, he didn't even take a break. Instead, he squatted down to wash the herbs, and then put them on the bluestone slabs to dry.
Although Honghua is not the most important part of the job, it is not easy for Xiuhong either. She has to run errands and exert a lot of effort.
Neither of them had any complaints and felt that this kind of cooperation was very good.
After drying the herbs, Xiuhong saw a pile of leftover herb stems on the stone table. She walked over to take them away and throw them away.
Lin Qingqing hurriedly stopped her: "Sister Xiuhong, pile up all the processed ones there first."
Xiuhong was puzzled: "Isn't this useless?"
Honghua looked up and said, "Qingqing just said that the medicinal properties of this herb are mainly in the leaves. Although the stems are also effective, they are not as good as the leaves."
Lin Qingqing nodded: "The Wodong Leaf Pharmacy charges us 1.3 yuan per pound, so when they sell it to hospitals or patients, the price will be higher than this."
"I think people are rich and poor, and there are also people who can't afford to seek medical treatment. I want to sell these stems to state-owned pharmacies at a low price so that poor families can also receive medical treatment."
Sister Xiuhong glanced at the pile of leftover stems in a corner of the bluestone slab and thought that what she said made sense. Those without leaves could be sold at a low price, but those that cost more than one yuan per pound were too expensive for poor people to afford.
Besides, it would be good if it can be sold at a low price of one cent per pound, which can buy a few eggs.
Honghua smiled again and said, "We can get a lot of stems in one day. We need to dry the bluestone slabs to dry them out in the sun. We can dry the stems at night. We won't be home tonight, so let Xiaomei help. We can split the money from the sales among the three of us."
Since they were using someone else's yard, they should have owed him a favor. This way, they could repay Xiaomei for the favor, and it would be fair.
Xiuhong also understood Honghua's meaning. The two of them could harvest much more stems in a day than Xiaomei could by herself. Over the years, the profit would be more than just a few cents. They could just consider it as repaying the favor of borrowing someone's yard.
"I'm going to trouble Xiaomei again. I wonder if Xiaomei is willing to help." She smiled and looked at Xiaomei.
Xiaomei looked up and smiled: "Why not? It's just a convenient thing, and I'm even taking advantage of it."
After saying that, several people laughed at the same time.
The interactions between people all require a sense of propriety. If you can strike a good balance between them, you can get along well.
After chatting for a while, Honghua got up and went back to cook with Xiuhong. After a busy afternoon, Honghua processed three full baskets of winter melon leaves.
Xiaomei got four baskets of radishes and put them on the kitchen roof to dry.
Xiuhong borrowed a backpack from Lin Qingqing, picked up the third batch of winter straw from the ground, and spread the remaining stems on the bluestone slabs to dry in the sun.
After they were done, they carried the baskets back home. In the evening, they divided up and finished cleaning the baskets.
Xiuhong and Honghua left, and Xiaomei followed them to water the private plot.
Planted in the yard are edible Chinese cabbage, rapeseed, red amaranth, and water spinach, and planted in the private plot are tomatoes, late beans, loofah, green onions, and peppers.
Vegetables grow fast in hot weather. The vegetable patch in the yard changes every day, and the small cabbage has already grown leaves.
After watering the fields, Xiaomei came back from her private plot humming a song. She was so happy that she had a way to make money. When the time came, she would have everything and could also send money back to support her family.
"Sister, let's have sorghum noodles tonight. I saved a bowl of soup from the rabbit stew for lunch. It's delicious for cooking noodles."
"Okay." Lin Qingqing was rummaging through the medicinal herbs in the basket in the yard.
Xiaomei used a loofah to wipe the dining table in the living room clean so that she could use it to roll noodles later.
Then he went into the kitchen to knead the dough.
“Knock knock knock~”
Lin Qingqing heard a knock on the door and wondered who could be knocking at this time?
When the door opened, Political Commissar Wang was seen with a smile on his face. He looked at Lin Qingqing with a flattering expression.
Lin Qingqing was used to his smile and said calmly, "Hello, Political Commissar."
Political Commissar Wang looked past Lin Qingqing and glanced at the yard, his face full of the suggestion of "Why don't you invite me in to sit down?"
Lin Qingqing turned sideways, and Political Commissar Wang walked into the yard on his own.
Seeing the stalks of wheat lying on the ground on the bluestone slab, he pointed and said, "Comrade Lin, have you developed another sideline business?"
When Lin Qingqing heard this, she knew that Political Commissar Wang had spoken to the old man yesterday.
She rolled her eyes and said, "You're asking this question even though you already know the answer."
Lin Qingqing ignored him and sat down under the awning. Political Commissar Wang didn't get angry and followed her happily.
"Old Man Lin from the state-owned pharmacy called me and said you're very professional in herbal medicine and he wants you to promote herbal medicine to the communes under Changping County."
Afraid Lin Qingqing wouldn't want to go, he immediately started to flatter her: "Comrade Lin, you're amazing! Do you know who that old man Lin is? He retired from our military research base and now has a cushy job at a state-owned pharmacy. I've known him for all these years, and I've never heard him praise anyone. He said you're professional, better than any military doctor, and you have a good temper and are a nice person. He said he thinks you're suitable for this job and wants you to go."
Research base? Lin Qingqing frowned unconsciously. There is a research base in the army? This was the first time she heard someone mention it.
"I can go."
Political Commissar Wang was about to say a few more compliments, but when he heard this, he immediately broke into a huge smile. Old Man Lin had said that if he could convince Lin Qingqing to go, he would be willing to treat his wife. It wasn't easy to get the old man to do it.
He was thinking happily in his heart, and the wrinkles on his face were all gathered together when he smiled.
"Old Man Lin said we'll go to the commune to spread the word in three days. I'll have the army drive you there then. The county is giving you extra subsidies for this. Each commune will provide you with food and an additional ten yuan subsidy."
He knew that Lin Qingqing had just received 50,000 yuan and didn't think highly of such a small amount of money, so he simply explained the situation.
"good."
Seeing that Lin Qingqing agreed so readily, the political commissar walked away staggering with a smile.
Seeing this pace, Lin Qingqing shook her head helplessly.
During dinner, Lin Qingqing told Xiaomei about her plan to go to the commune to promote herbal medicine in three days, and asked her to stay at home and not go out too much when she was not around.
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