After thinking for a moment, Zhao Qinghuai shook his head: "No, use them together. The ointment should be specifically distributed to those with ulcers and cracks. The medicinal herbs that need to be boiled should be distributed as well. As for how to use them? Well, I'll go to town today and buy a few big pots. We'll see then. It would be best if each pot had its own pot."
Lin Ying has already written down the prescription. I've looked at it; it's all common ingredients, like radishes and ginger. I know some pharmacies since I bought Atractylodes lancea a while ago. Today I'll go buy some herbs, check the prices first, and make sure we can afford to use this every day. We'll also experiment for a few days and see how it goes.”
Wang Shan frowned: "Where will we get the money to buy these? A pot costs at least two industrial coupons, and these nine will cost almost 20 industrial coupons! Add to that the cost, a large iron pot costs 20, so nine would be 180 yuan! Plus, we need to buy medicinal herbs regularly, so the logistics department definitely won't approve it."
Zhao Qinghuai, however, looked relaxed: "It's alright. Didn't Lin Ying just get that bonus a few days ago? Let's use that first. Only if it works well will our application for supplies be more convincing."
Upon hearing this, Wang Shan hurriedly refused, saying, "How can that be? This is a matter for our army; how can we let you pay for it yourselves?"
Zhao Qinghuai, however, felt it was fine: "There's nothing wrong with it. Our family has little burden, and my monthly salary plus her subsidy is more than enough. The money is just sitting there anyway. When we apply, we'll write down the details, and once the subsidy is issued, we can return it."
Besides, Lin Ying didn't expect anything in return when she gave me the things, and she was the one who brought it up, so she'll definitely support my decision.
Wang Shan was about to say something when Zhao Qinghuai interrupted him: "Alright, just do as I say. There's still some time. I'll drive to town. I should be able to make it in time. They've suffered enough already. They don't need to endure this kind of hardship every day to toughen their will."
Wang Shan fell silent. Indeed, he hadn't been in this unit before, and his time as a private had been tough, but nothing as arduous as this. However, this was a vital border of the country, and it needed to be guarded.
Zhao Qinghuai left with the money and tickets.
I didn't get back to the unit until after 9 p.m.
Wang Shan didn't leave either, also wanting to know the specific situation on Zhao Qinghuai's side.
When Wang Shan saw that Zhao Qinghuai had returned, it was him who hadn't bought anything: "Didn't you buy anything?"
Zhao Qinghuai shook his head: "No, there aren't that many in town. I met the commune director in town, and he said he could arrange it for me, and I can pick it up tomorrow. Also, he said he could get me a batch of radishes and ginger. The town pharmacy has the remaining two medicinal herbs, but not many. So I'll have to go to the city tomorrow to check."
The reason I came back so late is because I went to the forest farm and got a batch of timber approved there. Isn't there a vacant lot next to our regimental dormitory? Tomorrow, you're in charge of persuading Minister Zhang to give us the necessary approvals so we can build a big bathhouse there. I've thought about it; even if the higher-ups don't approve any supplies, bathing in snow water every day will still have its benefits.”
Wang Shan was dumbfounded. How could this person come up with something so unpredictable? "No, is it that easy to build a bathhouse? How much water does one bathing pool need? With a regiment of a thousand people, how big of a pool would we need? How much firewood would we use?"
Wang Shan had never been to Zhao Qinghuai's house and did not know that his house had a bathhouse.
Zhao Qinghuai decided to do this because he thought of that bathhouse. No matter how tired he was every day, a hot bath made him feel completely refreshed.
However, he overlooked one point: there were thousands of people, not just the two of them in the family.
Zhao Qinghuai thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a solution. However, he was unwilling to give up so easily: "Well then, thank you for your hard work today. I'll go home for a bit!"
Around 10 o'clock, Lin Ying, still half asleep, watched Zhao Qinghuai talking incessantly as his mouth opened and closed.
Forcing herself back to reality, she slapped Zhao Qinghuai on the mouth and said, "I know what you're saying, go to sleep! Tomorrow you'll take me to the site to check it out. Preparing the materials will also take time, there's no rush this night."
After saying that, Lin Ying crawled back into bed and fell asleep.
Zhao Qinghuai watched as Lin Ying fell asleep without any burden, and couldn't help but smile. Lin Ying was right; the materials weren't all ready yet, and it was too early to say anything.
The next day, Zhao Qinghuai took Lin Ying to the military base to see the place where Zhao Qinghuai wanted to build a bathroom.
After watching, she couldn't help but ask, "How do you usually take a bath? Where do they get water?"
Not only Zhao Qinghuai, but Wang Shan and Zhang Shanlin were also there.
Wang Shan went to see Zhang Shanlin early this morning. After hearing what Wang Shan said, Zhang Shanlin knew that the Third Regiment had made some new moves.
As the head of the logistics department, he naturally wanted to treat everyone equally, but since people were seeking their own benefits and it was also a matter of goodwill, he couldn't refuse.
Furthermore, if this matter is handled well, the one who will benefit the most is him, the head of the logistics department.
However, this matter is quite difficult, so he came to see how feasible it is.
Upon hearing Lin Ying's question, Zhang Shanlin replied, "The conditions here are poor. Everyone can only take a bath once a week. We all bring our own basins to the bathroom, and the canteen will heat the water for us."
Lin Ying asked in confusion, "But I remember that all the women in our compound come here to bathe. Don't they have showers?"
Wang Shan laughed: "There's no shower. If there were, they would have frozen to death by now. They go to the logistics department's canteen. There's hot water there, and there's an empty room where they shower. Usually, whoever goes in to shower, their husband goes over to fetch water and watch the door. You've never been there?"
Lin Ying shook her head and explained, "I built a bathroom in my home."
Wang Shan asked incredulously, "A bathroom was built in the house?"
Zhang Shanlin laughed and said, "I know that. My child goes to your house every day and says that you don't have to leave to take a shower or use the toilet. Doesn't it smell?"
Lin Ying explained, "The toilet will flush, and the water will run away, so of course it won't."
Seeing that their conversation had turned to her family, Lin Ying asked again, "How did you get the water? It can't all be snow water, can it?"
Zhao Qinghuai said, "The army has running water, but the pipes freeze in winter and it's unusable. There's a well next to the canteen, just like at home. In winter, we use water from the hand pump. The army uses that well for washing and eating."
A hand pump well definitely wouldn't work. She checked; the cafeteria was quite a distance from the dormitory, and to get there, she had to pass the playground and the office building. Besides, she used a lot of water for showering every day, and one well probably wouldn't be enough.
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