Chapter 155 Going to the County to Sell Medicine
More than ten sisters-in-law were already waiting outside the military compound. Lin Qingqing washed her face, washed her hair, and sat down under the awning to rest.
If it's 2:30, it's 2:30. It would be wrong to let these sisters-in-law feel that they have to register because they are standing in line in the hot sun.
Later she would have to teach the sisters-in-law in the compound how to identify and prepare herbal medicines. If she didn't keep her word, she would be at their mercy in the future.
Lin Qingqing sat in the pergola, slowly eating an apple, and took out a book to flip through leisurely, leaving the door open for her sisters-in-law to read freely.
Soon all the sisters-in-law from the Eagle Claw Group arrived. Seeing their sister-in-law waiting at the door, they laughed at how anxious they were. When they entered the door and saw Lin Qingqing's expression, they were stunned. They turned around and looked at their sister-in-law who was craning her neck to look inside at the door, and then they understood everything.
They said nothing and went about their own business.
At half past two, more than forty sisters-in-law were all present.
Lin Qingqing also sat down at the table on time and began to register the sisters-in-law without changing her expression.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, everyone finished registering. Lin Qingqing put away the table and the roster, and registration for today was over.
Xiuhong and Honghua packed up the leaves and stems of the plants they had collected recently, and Xiaomei also packed her own.
This time, they didn't have to hand over 20% of the money from selling the meat to the army, it was all their own money. They were busy until the early morning these two days before going to bed.
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At seven o'clock the next morning, Zhao Lihai drove his car and stopped in front of Lin Qingqing's house.
Jiang Haixia also came with us.
Xiuhong and Honghua loaded bags of herbs into the car, and Zhao Lihai also came to help.
"Sisters, leave it there. I'll do it." He came up with a smile and grabbed the sack and put it at the back of the car.
Jiang Haixia also loaded all the herbs into the car silently.
As soon as Xiaomei saw her, she remembered the day in the mountains when Jiang Haixia was carrying two large wild animals and wearing a rabbit and pheasant coat.
She also admired the power of using iron to chop bones and break bones.
That day, Xiaomei saw that the children all liked her and surrounded her and asked her questions, but she didn't get angry. She must have just been cold on the outside but warm on the inside, so she wasn't so afraid of Jiang Haixia anymore.
After loading the herbs, several people got into the car, and Xiaomei and Lin Qingqing sat in the back.
The car slowly drove out of the military compound, and everyone knew that Lin Qingqing was going to the county to inquire about the purchase price of herbs.
Yesterday they asked Xiuhong how much those herbs could be sold for. Xiuhong said that Lin Qingqing would go to the county to ask today.
When they saw the car, they greeted it enthusiastically and stopped only when it reached the gate of the military compound.
After leaving the troops, Lin Qingqing asked Zhao Lihai: "Did you tell Haixia that I was going to the county today?"
Zhao Lihai chuckled: "I have to say it." He is your guard, a colonel.
With Xiaomei around, everyone was talking in a cryptic way, and Xiaomei felt like they were playing a guessing game.
An hour and a half later, the car stopped in front of the county state-owned pharmacy, which had just opened at 8:30.
Lin Qingqing and others got out of the car. Zhao Lihai, Xiaomei, and Jiang Haixia moved all the things from the back of the car and placed them in front of the pharmacy.
There were three sacks of stems, Xiuhong and her partner had nearly one sack of leaves, and Xiaomei had more than half a sack.
The tall salesperson and another female salesperson are on duty today.
As soon as he saw Lin Qingqing, he recognized her and grinned, revealing his big white teeth.
"Comrade Lin, good morning. Are you here to sell herbs today?" He saw the sacks at the door.
In the past two days, some people have come to the commune below to sell herbal medicine. Although the quantity is not large, the most important thing is that the preparation is of qualified quality. There is still a long way to go in the future.
They were able to teach those who had no basic knowledge of herbal medicine, and after Lin Qingqing left, they were able to spontaneously teach other members how to collect herbs and make medicine. The publicity effect this time was very effective.
Unexpectedly, although Lin Qingqing looked like a little girl, she was also a capable person. She allowed the people of Liu Tangbao Commune to exchange herbs for food, and now all the people in the commune have food to eat.
And Zhao Xiaobao was also punished by the higher-ups and removed from his position as team leader, and sent to labor camp for a while. He was so cowardly and irresponsible, yet he was still the team leader and almost caused a riot. I heard that now a young man named Yang is the team leader, and he was recommended by the villagers themselves.
They used these things as topics of conversation during their free time at work.
"Yes, these are what we are going to sell today." Lin Qingqing pointed at the sacks.
The tall salesperson walked out from the counter to pick up the sack. Lin Qingqing's side was full of female comrades, so he definitely had to help.
Zhao Lihai saw his movements and hurriedly picked up a bag and walked towards the counter.
The two men moved the five sacks of herbs to the counter, and Lin Qingqing and Xiaomei also walked over to watch him weigh them.
One stalk weighs 93.6 jin, one leaf weighs 26.7 jin, and one leaf weighs 18.2 jin.
The tall salesman put all the herbs in a small room behind the counter and took out a few sacks. "The herbs are ready to be poured out. Take these sacks."
Xiaomei took it with a smile: "Thank you comrade."
He walked over to the cashier's desk and counted Lin Qingqing's money with the clacking of his abacus beads. After a while, he looked up and said, "The stalks are 11.23 yuan. The bag with more leaves is 34.71 yuan, and the bag with fewer leaves is 23.66 yuan."
He counted out three amounts of money for Lin Qingqing from the drawer and put them on the counter.
Lin Qingqing gave the 23 yuan portion to Xiaomei and put the other two portions in her bag.
Xiaomei took the money with shaking hands, counted it again, and then carefully put it into her small wallet.
"Our army also wants to sell medicine, and I'm here today to ask about the price," she said to the tall salesperson.
The tall salesperson laughed and said, "That's very touching. It's an honor to be a military wife and contribute to the country."
"There's plenty of Artemisia selengensis, Ajuga scabra, and Schizonepeta tenuifolia growing on the mountain near our unit. I'd like to ask how to harvest these three herbs."
The tall salesperson smiled and deftly recited the purchase requirements and prices: "Artemisia selengensis in sections is 85 cents per jin, and dried whole is 65 cents per jin. Ajuga serrata unsectioned is 1.5 yuan per jin, and sectioned is 1.8 yuan per jin. Schizonepeta tenuifolia unsectioned is 0.4 yuan, sectioned is 0.6 yuan per jin, and Schizonepeta tenuifolia spikes are 1 yuan per jin."
Lin Qingqing remembered it after hearing it and nodded to the tall salesperson: "Thank you, sir."
As usual, he took out a few candies from his bag, turned around and left with Xiaomei.
Behind me, the tall salesperson and another salesperson said thank you: "Thank you, Comrade Lin."
Now several people are preparing to go to the county post office to write letters.
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