When Wang Lin saw Chen Shulan sitting on the ground, she asked, "Comrade Chen, how are you? Can you walk if we help you?"
Chen Shulan touched her ankle and said, "I tried to stand up by myself, but I couldn't. My ankle hurts a lot. Could you take me to the infirmary by bicycle?"
Liu Jiaxin glanced at Chen Shulan's ankle and said with a pout, "Your ankle isn't red or swollen, are you faking it?"
Chen Shulan knew Liu Jiaxin's identity and that Liu Jiaxin was jealous of her beauty, having taken her place as the factory's most beautiful woman. Liu Jiaxin had never been kind to her. But now Liu Jiaxin was questioning her injury, saying she was faking it. She absolutely couldn't allow herself to be suspected because of Liu Jiaxin's words.
Thinking of this, Chen Shulan said with tears in her eyes, "How could I be faking it? I know you've always had a problem with me, Officer Liu, but you can't wrong me like this."
Liu Jiaxin said, "You're just a pretentious person. You deliberately fell down in front of Director Han. Who knows what you were up to?"
Liu Jiaxin's words practically implied that Chen Shulan deliberately fell to get close to Han Yixian and seduce him. It has to be said, Liu Jiaxin hit the nail on the head.
At this moment, some factory workers gathered around, expressing sympathy for Chen Shulan's injury, and some began to whisper about Liu Jiaxin's words.
Chen Shulan didn't want any bad rumors to spread in the factory before she had even gained Han Yixian's attention. With tears in her eyes and full of shame and indignation, she said, "How can you accuse someone without any evidence? This is slander."
As she spoke, Chen Shulan covered her face and began to sob.
A female employee in her thirties or forties standing nearby said, "That's right, how can you, young lady, just spout nonsense and throw mud at someone like that? You're ruining their reputation."
Upon hearing this, the others began to whisper among themselves.
Liu Jiaxin's intention was to create public opinion so that even if Chen Shulan had feelings for Han Yixian, she wouldn't dare to approach him casually, otherwise people would think of what she said today.
Listening to the whispers around her, Chen Shulan felt a surge of hatred for Liu Jiaxin. From the moment she entered the pharmaceutical factory, Liu Jiaxin had been extremely unfriendly, constantly picking fights with her. Liu Jiaxin was so jealous of her, and the involvement of Han Yixian only fueled her anger. Chen Shulan strongly suspected that Liu Jiaxin also had feelings for Han Yixian.
She had only been at the pharmaceutical factory for a few days and wasn't familiar with the employees yet. It seemed she would have to find someone to investigate some of the people in the factory.
Seeing that more and more people were gathering around, Wang Lin said to a fellow worker pushing a bicycle, "Comrade, may I borrow your bicycle? We need to take Comrade Chen to the infirmary."
Seeing that Liu Jiaxin and Chen Shulan looked like they were cross-eyed, Wang Lin didn't dare to ask Liu Jiaxin for help. Instead, she asked a coworker nearby to help take Chen Shulan to the infirmary.
When it was time for work, everyone dispersed.
Liu Jiaxin followed Wang Lin to the infirmary, determined to see if Chen Shulan was faking it.
After Chen Shulan arrived at the infirmary, the doctor gave her a brief examination and said, "It's nothing serious, just some soft tissue contusion. I'll prescribe some medicated oil to massage it in, and you'll be fine after a couple of days of rest."
Liu Jiaxin, who was standing nearby, glanced at the doctor's words and thought that Chen Shulan was probably faking it. She decided she should pay closer attention to Chen Shulan in the future. They had already taken Chen Shulan to the infirmary, so their mission was complete. Liu Jiaxin pulled Wang Lin away. They weren't going to take Chen Shulan back to her residence.
Chen Shulan was furious as she watched Liu Jiaxin and Wang Lin leave. Liu Jiaxin was just too arrogant.
Chen Shulan was eventually taken back to her dormitory by her coworkers to rest.
There were other people at the pharmaceutical factory who had been sent to assist Chen Shulan. Chen Shulan then had someone investigate Liu Jiaxin's background.
Thanks to Liu Jiaxin's deliberate spreading of rumors, some comments about Chen Shulan began circulating in the factory. Whenever Liu Jiaxin saw Chen Shulan, she would immediately start arguing with her.
Han Yi first went back to his office to approve some documents and make a few phone calls to arrange some things, and then went to the laboratory to see Yuan Qihua's research results.
Yuan Qihua's research has resulted in a new antiviral drug made from herbal ingredients, specifically designed to treat colds and flu. This drug is highly effective for common colds and fevers, and is a medication widely needed by the public.
With the information provided by He Yuhan, Yuan Qihua quickly achieved results. With these results, they could report to their superiors and proceed with clinical trials.
Currently, the country is facing a severe shortage of various medicines, especially some Western medicines. Not only is drug research lagging behind, but the raw materials for drug production are also in short supply.
The medicine that Yuan Qihua is researching this time uses herbs as raw materials. It only requires five or six kinds of herbs, and these herbs can all be cultivated artificially. This way, the raw materials can be obtained by ourselves.
Moreover, this was also a path to wealth that He Yuhan had devised for Gu Qishen. Since the pharmaceutical factory needed herbs as raw materials, they could sign agreements with some villages to have the villages grow herbs for the factory.
Moreover, this medicinal herb cultivation doesn't require fertile land; it can be grown on barren hillsides. This way, it doesn't affect farmers' grain production and can also bring them additional income.
Gu Qishen had also been paying close attention to Yuan Qihua's research findings. Because of Yuan Qihua's success, he could encourage some villages to cultivate medicinal herbs.
For this reason, Gu Qishen specially found several people who knew how to grow medicinal herbs, and asked them to teach the villagers the techniques of medicinal herb cultivation.
Gu Qishen adopted all the suggestions He Yuhan gave him. In order to increase grain production, Gu Qishen called on all the villages in Qianyuan County to build water conservancy projects and also brought in a batch of high-yield grain seeds from City C.
He hoped to increase grain production as soon as possible, so that at least the people of Qianyuan County would have enough to eat.
This goal sounds easy, but it's incredibly difficult to achieve.
In addition to increasing grain production, Qianyuan County's industry also needs comprehensive reform to turn some loss-making enterprises into profits and increase the county's fiscal revenue. This way, the county will have funds for construction instead of having to apply for funds from higher levels for everything.
The main problem is that the country is facing difficulties right now, with too many applicants for too few funds. Even if you apply for funding, there's no guarantee it will be approved, so relying on yourself is the safest option.
Gu Qishen and He Zhenhua frequently went to the countryside to inspect and guide the work. Now the summer grain has been harvested once, and the harvest was quite good, which is also related to the fact that Gu Qishen brought in a batch of high-yield grain seeds.
The warm climate in the south allows for the cultivation of multiple crops. However, there's an art to farming; one shouldn't always plant the same crop on a single plot of land, but rather alternate between different varieties. To maintain soil fertility, the soil needs to be provided with the nutrients crops require, which necessitates fertilizer.
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