Chapter 105105 Liver Disease Treats Spleen and Kidney & The Store is Hot
"What's wrong Shu, what's the problem?" Brian asked anxiously.
He knew Shu must have made some progress, but he couldn't understand it and he was anxious!
Shu Jinyue did not answer, but continued to look closely at the patient's skin.
Generally speaking, when patients come to the liver disease department, we mainly look at their skin color, eyes, and palms. We first check whether their skin is yellow or not, and secondly, whether they have spider nevi and palmar erythema. We rarely get so close that we can see the pores on the patient's face.
And Shu Jinyue happened to see his pores, which were slightly enlarged.
The patient works as an official at a radio and television station. He usually pays great attention to skin care. His skin is generally fair and delicate. However, the pores on both sides of his nose appear abnormally large, which seems a bit strange.
"Do you often get oily on the sides of your nose?"
The patient nodded.
Shu Jinyue then asked him to stick out his tongue, which was a little more yellowish than last time. "Have you ever eaten any yellow food?"
"No."
Very good, the possibility of staining is ruled out.
Except for a few medical staff who had come into contact with Jin Yue, no one else present knew her. Seeing that the "expert" that Yang Moli strongly recommended to Brian was such a young lesbian, they felt it was a bit absurd.
In the medical and health field, strength is often the key. But where does strength come from? Isn’t it the practical experience accumulated from tens of thousands of cases? To those who don't know much, this is equivalent to being old.
This Shu Jinyue doesn't look experienced, either in terms of his attire or his appearance.
A patient asked curiously: "Who is this? Why does he act like a charlatan as soon as he comes here?"
"Hush, I heard that they hired a Chinese doctor from outside."
"She's a Chinese medicine practitioner? Forget it. She's so young, what can she see?"
Jin Yue had seen too many such doubts, and she was too lazy to listen. Of course, she was thinking quickly in her mind at the moment and didn't pay any attention to what others said.
"Put your hand out so I can feel your pulse."
Affected by the surrounding voices, the patient had little confidence in her and did not reach out for help, “I don’t want to see a Chinese doctor.”
Shu Jinyue laughed more and more, "Do you not want to see a Chinese doctor, or do you not want me to see one?"
The patient looked embarrassed for a moment, "I think I have the right and freedom to choose."
Mo Shuyi was also at the scene. He stepped forward and said, "We understand how you feel, but please trust us. Dr. Shu Jinyue is an excellent doctor who is proficient in both Chinese and Western medicine. She has helped our provincial hospital cure many difficult and complicated diseases that Western medicine could not cure."
He is now more graceful than before, with his hair combed back, looking like a leader, and his words are much more convincing than those of a youngster like Shu Jinyue.
The patient was indeed a little shaken.
He continued, "You can see that we Western doctors have tried everything we can think of, but there is really nothing we can do to cure your disease. Why don't you let Chinese medicine try?"
"But I heard that Chinese medicine is very harmful to the liver, and many drugs are toxic to the liver and kidneys."
Yang Moli didn't like this kind of dithering character, so she said quickly, "I admit that some Chinese herbal medicines are toxic to the liver and kidneys, but Western medicines are also toxic. Don't you want to take them?"
The patient was speechless.
"Besides, the so-called toxicity is also linked to the dosage. It is foolish to talk about toxicity without considering the dosage. Doctor Shu hasn't even taken your pulse yet, and hasn't confirmed what medicine to use, how much to use, and how long to take it, yet you have already made a hasty conclusion. Is this the awareness and style of conduct that you should have as a cadre?"
The patient's face felt a little hot.
Lin Zhen in the crowd looked at Yang Moli and secretly gave Jin Yue a thumbs up. This Dr. Yang is really amazing. He dares to confront patients! As an intern, she knew that in the hospital's food chain, patients were at the top.
Qin Haiyang eased the atmosphere at the right time, "Just give yourself a chance and let Dr. Shu take a look, okay?"
The patient then nodded in agreement, and Jin Yue grabbed his wrist and began to take his pulse.
The ward was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. No one dared to breathe, and all eyes were on the patient and Shu Jinyue's face.
Jin Yue didn't frown the whole time, "Have you had abdominal distension in the past three years?"
"Yes, but only occasionally. There is a hereditary stomach problem in my family, but it's not serious, so I didn't pay much attention to it. Could this be a problem?" The patient felt that it was not surprising to know this, because many people experience occasional abdominal bloating, and indigestion is a common cause.
"Have you had a poor appetite in the past six months? Do you not feel like eating? Has your appetite decreased?"
"Yes, but that's because I'm always thinking about the elevated aminotransferase. Who can have a good appetite when they're sick?"
When the onlookers heard this, they nodded immediately, saying that this was the truth.
"This Doctor Shu isn't that great. I thought he was capable, but he only asks about eating, drinking, defecating and urinating. How is he any different from the old men and women we meet and chat with in the alley?"
"Pfft... As soon as we meet, we talk about food, drink, and the toilet, isn't it?"
Shu Jinyue seemed not to hear everyone's laughter and ridicule. She remembered a term she had seen on her mobile phone - refutational personality. No matter what she said, he would refute it back, and he often used rhetorical questions to answer other people's questions. This patient had a typical refutational personality.
His family, friends and colleagues must all be very tired. Shu Jinyue felt a little sympathetic towards the people around him.
After such a long period of experience, Jin Yue has not only improved his medical skills, but has also mastered some body language. With other patients, she tried her best to control her emotions and tried not to show them on her face so as not to cause them psychological burden, but with this patient... Jin Yue decided to do the opposite.
So, the patient felt that there was a kind, gentle and compassionate gaze on him. This gaze emanated from the eyes of a doctor, and that feeling was... quite creepy.
Mo Shuyi and others who originally had hope in Jin Yue's medical skills actually saw such an expression on Jin Yue's face for the first time. Their hearts, which were originally full of expectations, suddenly fell to the bottom. After so many years of tacit understanding, they could tell Jin Yue's expression.
As long as there is a glimmer of hope, she will not show this expression. She will either think or comfort. Even if she encounters a difficult problem that she is not sure about, she will tell the truth that she is not sure and that she needs a few days to think about it. Anyway, she will not have this kind of "go home and eat whatever you want" look.
Mo Shuyi sighed softly. Others who didn't know Jin Yue looked at his expression, and when they saw him sigh, their hearts skipped a beat - there was no hope.
If this was a liver cancer patient, everyone would be able to accept that he was ultimately beyond help, after all, it is a terminal illness known to everyone. But in his case, it was just a simple elevation of the transaminase without any discomfort. It was just a simple elevation, and the patient died during the treatment. Not only could the patient and his family members not accept it, the doctor himself could not accept it either!
Especially when you think about the fact that the patient is so young and pays so much attention to his health, he would quit smoking and drinking just because of a small abnormality in one indicator. Such a self-disciplined person would actually... Everyone's regret was written on their faces.
Maybe this is fate. Those who don't pay any attention to their health, have no sense of self-discipline, and smoke and drink, will not get any disease. But he was extremely careful, but still fell victim to a minor elevated transaminase!
Being "cared for" by so many doctors with such eyes, the patient began to feel uneasy. Could it be that... the Chinese medicine practitioners also think that he is hopeless? !
He swallowed nervously, "Doctor, I... I..."
"I need you to tell me the truth. You can deny my questions, but if I ask the right questions, don't rush to refute them and don't explain them first. Do you understand?"
The patient nodded hurriedly, "I said it, I will tell you."
At this moment, even if he was asked to tell him how much money he had in his passbook, he would be willing to do so.
"Does your stool, especially in the past six months, feel particularly sticky and sticky, and does it feel like you can't pass it completely every time?"
"That's because I..."
"Shh, just listen to me first." Shu Jinyue felt that this person really liked to refute. It was different from the kind of complete refutation. He always habitually explained himself.
"In addition to sticky stools, do you feel that the saliva in your mouth is thicker?"
"Yes, I..."
Shu Jinyue didn't give him the chance to retort as usual, but quickly asked: "Does your hair feel particularly oily? It's only been a day since you washed it, and it's already dirty?"
"yes."
Not to mention, many people actually have these symptoms. When everyone present heard these questions, they habitually applied them to themselves and immediately shouted: Oh no! They have these symptoms too! They also tend to have oily faces, uncomfortable bowel movements, and their hair becomes oily quickly!
Could it be that they also have a terminal illness? !
Brian was looking around at everyone's faces and was so anxious that he screamed and urged Yang Moli to translate quickly, asking what Dr. Shu had said, why the crowd was in turmoil, and why everyone was so cautious.
With every sentence Yang Moli translated, Brian's curiosity deepened. As a doctor for many years, he certainly would not put himself in the patient's shoes like an outsider. What he was curious about was how Shu knew that the patient had these symptoms?
Apart from the oily face, the patient had very good personal hygiene and was very careful about cleanliness. There was no smell of bad breath or hair odor at all. Shu was sure that she didn't detect it with her nose and eyes. "How could she know?"
Yang Moli pointed at Shu Jinyue's three fingers: "She is taking my pulse."
"Just touch with those three fingers... um, the radial artery?" According to his knowledge of anatomy, that part should be the radial artery, but what can this show?
According to the education he received, this part can at most count the pulse. Through the pulsation of blood vessels, it can actually determine whether the patient's face and hair are oily, and whether the stool is sticky. Why does it feel so mysterious?
Shu Jinyue didn't care what other people were thinking. She just concentrated on taking the pulse and continued to ask questions based on the pulse: "Do you sweat at night? Do you sweat when you are asleep, but not when you wake up?"
The patient already knew that she was the kind of person who didn't like to be contradicted, and didn't dare to say another word except "yes".
Brian stared at Jin Yue's three fingers with his blue eyes. He wanted to cut open her fingers to see if there were any most advanced sensors installed inside, or something that could directly connect to the human brain nerves and read memories... Of course, he knew that the only country that had this technology was Su Guo.
He thought to himself: Su Country is capable of anything, but Su Country will never share such evil and terrifying technology with Long Country.
Therefore, Shu definitely didn’t have this skill, she simply knew the patient’s condition through three fingers!
Shu Jinyue already knew the patient's condition. They had been looking in the wrong direction from the beginning. But it was not easy to say this in front of the patient. She looked at the director of the liver disease department and asked, "Would you please discuss this?"
Everyone understands that this is something that is not convenient to say in front of the patient, "Please come over here."
The director's office was a separate small room. Jin Yue followed them into the room, and Brian also followed shamelessly. He really wanted to know what was going on with Shu's three magical fingers.
"What insights does Dr. Shu have on this case?"
"I can't say I have an opinion, but just my personal view. I hope you can give me more advice." After saying this, Shu Jinyue looked at Brian and said, "It would be embarrassing to talk about Western medicine in front of you teachers. I won't do that. I will just talk about my view from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine."
She pointed to the words "elevated transaminase" on the medical record and said, "According to the patient's tongue, pulse and the results of the medical interview, the Chinese medicine diagnosis is spleen and kidney deficiency, dampness and heat accumulation, so my treatment method is to strengthen the spleen and kidney, clear away heat and remove stagnation..."
Before he finished speaking, Brian, who had only heard half of the translation, immediately screamed, "Spleen and kidney? Does Shu mean that the primary lesions of his disease are in the spleen and kidneys?"
Shu Jinyue looked at the pair of blue eyes and didn't know how to explain the theory of the five internal organs in traditional Chinese medicine. After hesitating for a moment, she could only nod her head, as she didn't want to explain too much to him, which was too troublesome for her.
Brian screamed again: "But his transaminase is obviously high, which is an indicator of liver function. If it is an indicator of kidney function, shouldn't it be creatinine, uric acid, and protein? But his indicators are completely normal."
Shu Jinyue smiled, "This is the difference between Chinese medicine and clinical medicine. Although we Chinese medicine practitioners call the same organs liver and kidney, our liver and kidney are not quite the same as those in Western medicine. Western medicine pays more attention to practical things such as morphological anatomy. For example, high transaminase is due to an increase in free transaminase in the blood, which can be detected in a quantitative way; while Chinese medicine pays more attention to functionality. For example, if the kidney is 'bad', it does not mean that the creatinine and urea in the blood are elevated, but that there is a problem with his water metabolism, which leads to accumulation of dampness and heat in the body and blocked channels, resulting in sticky hair and skin, sticky stool and saliva..." blah blah.
Three minutes later, Yang Moli, Mo Shuyi and Qin Haiyang took over the translation and barely managed to translate today's words clearly.
Brian seemed to understand what was said, but not quite. He seemed to understand some of the words, but they seemed to be different from his own knowledge... But it didn't matter. When it came to curing illnesses, no matter how much you talked, it was useless because the touchstone was whether it was effective.
"I think it's necessary for me to stay in Dragon Country for a few more days. I'm very interested in Shu's views. I think I'll keep paying attention, you know."
"Okay, you're welcome." Shu Jinyue was not afraid of his identity as an "observer". With him around, he would be like having an extra neutral bystander, which would save him a lot of trouble!
Someone handed him a pen and paper, and Jin Yue began to write. He used Sanren Decoction as the base, added a few Chinese herbs for strengthening the spleen and kidney, and a little bit of herbs for clearing away heat, promoting qi movement and relieving stagnation, and wrote out a prescription with only fifteen herbs.
Brian looked and looked, but he couldn't understand anything except that the dosage was expressed in Arabic numerals and grams.
"Please translate for me, Jasmine."
It’s not that Yang Moli didn’t want to translate for him, but she didn’t know how to translate it. These Chinese medicine names are proper nouns. How could she, who studies andrology, know them?
Seeing her embarrassment, Shu Jinyue simply said to Brian, "If Mr. Brian is interested, you can bring your camera over to take pictures next time."
The original prescription certainly cannot be taken away, as it must be kept by the hospital. Her prescription is not confidential either. The next time she encounters a patient with the same elevated transaminase level, this prescription may not be effective. So she is not afraid of leaks and can let him take pictures.
The secret of traditional Chinese medicine lies in syndrome differentiation and dosage. Although different people with different diseases can use the same prescription as the basis, countless different prescriptions can be made on this basis.
"That's great, thank you so much for sharing, Shu you are such a great person."
You see, Shu Jinyue also said that he generously and selflessly shared his latest research results and was a good person, and he also thought that Shu Jinyue was a generous and selfless good person. This was probably due to the resource and information gaps caused by the different environments of the two parties.
Mo Shuyi sent Shu Jinyue downstairs and asked, "Are you sure about this patient?"
Jin Yue nodded, "At least seven or eight points."
Mo Shuyi raised his eyebrows, "You were trying to scare him on purpose? Even I was fooled."
Shu Jinyue really didn't want to hear his rebuttal. When meeting such a person, he would really get angry. It was just that their relationship was that of a patient and a doctor, so he couldn't refuse. If he met such a person on the road, Jinyue would not even pay attention to him.
"Okay, no need to send me off, go back quickly, Qingqing is still waiting at home."
Mo Shuyi smiled and said, "She asked me to thank you. Aunt Feng is a very nice person."
The more Shu Jin thought about it, the more he realized that this was the person introduced by Xu Duan. He knew everyone in Yard 16 very well. He not only knew each individual, but also the relationships between them.
The two separated and Jin Yue asked for leave from the epidemic prevention station. He did not go there, but instead prepared to go to the clinic for a check-up.
***
As for the Shu family, they acted as soon as they said they would. Shu Wenming was very fast. He only revealed the news that Wen Li was going to open a convenience store the night before, and the next day he asked the workers to come in, tear down walls, open windows, install doors, and purchase goods. He was very busy.
Aunt Zhao took two relatives to the clinic for medical treatment. When no one was around, she started chatting: "Wanqiu, I heard that your Wenming family is going to open a small store? And the first one right at the entrance of our alley?"
"Well, since Sun Laoliu's family can open one, they also want to try it, and it will be convenient for the neighbors."
Apart from anything else, parents no longer have to run far to buy soy sauce or vinegar, and they no longer have to go to state-owned stores or Xinhua Bookstore to buy their children's notebooks, pencils, erasers and ink. This saves parents so much trouble!
"It's good that your family opened a business, so we don't have to go to Sun Laoliu's house and suffer the wrath of others. Last time I went to buy two catties of salt, she weighed at least half an ounce less for me. I was so angry that I had a quarrel with her. Later, I told my family that even if she was the only one selling salt in the bookstore, we were not allowed to buy from her house again!"
Zhao Wanqiu hadn't taken care of the family's daily necessities for a while, so she didn't know about these things. "No wonder the children said they didn't like going to their doorstep."
"Oh, they are such wicked people. The son of the young widow of the Tian family went to buy canned food, but he ate it and had vomiting and diarrhea that night. Tian Meizhi took out the can and saw that it was actually two years expired!"
"Generally, canned food has a longer shelf life, up to three years, but the canned food sold by Sun Laoliu's family is from the 1970s! Tian Meizhi got angry on the spot and had a big quarrel with her. She also took her son to the hospital for half a month, where he had a full body check-up. When he was discharged from the hospital, he was prescribed a bunch of medicine, including for colds, diarrhea, and headaches. I heard that he was prescribed a year's worth of calcium tablets to take home." Of course, all the expenses had to be paid by the Sun family.
Zhao Wanqiu was shocked. Tian Meizhi was not someone to be trifled with. Even Niu Xiaofang and her daughter had suffered at her hands. If Sun Laoliu's wife provoked her, she would be hitting a wall.
But, it’s deserved!
"I heard that your Wenli is also going to take unpaid leave?"
Wenli was a regular employee and originally wanted to resign directly, but Teacher Shu was old-fashioned and always felt that it was uncertain whether the canteen could make money. He said that she should not resign for the time being and should take a leave of absence without pay like others to leave herself a way out.
"If you ask me, Wenming won't go to work. The performance of the garment factory is uncertain and fluctuates greatly. If Wenli stays at the company, what if one day... she can still support the family? No one can predict what will happen in this world. Do you remember Wang Xiaohong? Her fifth brother learned to contract a fish pond to raise fish a few years ago. In the first few years, the price of fish was high and he made a lot of money. He thought of investing all his money to expand the scale and took out a loan. But last year, for some reason, all the fish in the fish pond died. The money he made in the previous few years was not enough to compensate for the loss. I heard that he is now running around collecting mountain products."
Zhao Wanqiu was unmoved. "Where there is reward there is risk. This is normal."
"Anyway, as long as you're not lazy, you can support yourself these days. We all support Wenli's decision."
After she said that, Aunt Zhao could only swallow back the words that were about to come out of her mouth. "It's really a blessing for Wenli to marry into your family. I think you treat her better than you treat Wenming."
Why didn’t Wang Xiaohong cherish this blessing back then? I can only say that she deserves it!
Shu Jinyue just walked to the door and heard these words, and suddenly thought of Wang Xiaohong. She had just met him last month. They were carrying things to Wang's house to thank Wang Laowu, and they happened to meet her there.
According to her, after she recovered from her illness that year, she went to the south and worked in a school-run shoe factory. She was piece-rate, with more work earning more, and her salary was not low. After returning to the village in the past two years, she also brought several sisters from the village with her. Now they are planning to contract a batch of work from the factory to do themselves, and if they can't finish it, they can recruit people from outside to do it. Judging from her clothes and the way she talks, she should have earned a lot of money.
"Wang Xiaohong's mother is really something. She doesn't think much of me. Recently, she has been bothering my husband, Lao Zhao, to introduce a partner to Wang Xiaohong. She said it doesn't matter if the partner has a city or rural hukou, as long as he doesn't mind her past. Lao Zhao wanted to agree, but I had a fight with him. If he dares to interfere in this family's affairs, I won't live with him!" Aunt Zhao now talked about Wang Xiaohong's lifelong event.
"This matter is indeed difficult to handle. I heard from Jin Yue that she is now in the south, very fashionable, and able to make money. She doesn't like ordinary men. Don't let your matchmaking fail and end up being blamed." Zhao Wanqiu advised sincerely.
Shu Jinyue listened twice, but didn't take it to heart. She accompanied her mother to prepare the medicine for the last patient. She hung a large sign "Closed" on the glass door, which stated the afternoon working hours. Then the mother and daughter went home to eat together.
"How about going to see the patient?"
"It's OK. I'm about 70% sure."
Zhao Wanqiu's eyes lit up, and she took her hand and said, "Tell me your idea quickly."
Unlike other mothers and daughters, in addition to chatting about gossip, they often talk about professional issues, the difficult and complicated diseases they encountered at work, and their own treatment ideas and results. At these times, Shu Linong always said that they were more like colleagues than mother and daughter.
"The patient's pulse is deep, thin, and stringy."
Zhao Wanqiu understood immediately: "So you think it's spleen and kidney deficiency, damp heat?"
"Yes, considering the medical consultation, this is indeed the case."
So, Zhao Wanqiu asked about the details of the consultation again. While Jin Yue was talking, she complained about the patient's rebuttal personality. She has been practicing medicine for many years, and this is the first time she has encountered this type of personality. It's really a bit new.
***
Besides the patient's family, Brian was the one who was more looking forward to the effectiveness of Shu Jinyue's prescription than them.
Brian has been very busy these past two days. He asked Yang Moli if she could hire a specialized Chinese medicine teacher for him as he wanted to learn more about this subject.
Yes, now he was willing to call it a discipline, what he had previously called Eastern witchcraft.
Yang Moli and Qin Haiyang didn't understand. Their hospital was a comprehensive hospital, and the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department had been half-dead for many years. It was not difficult to find a Traditional Chinese Medicine teacher, but the teacher needed to know a foreign language, which was difficult.
Seeing his girlfriend in such a dilemma, Qin Haiyang said with a smile, "We can find Jin Yue's classmates. The girl who sat with Jin Yue that day is said to be the top student in her class, and her grades are comparable to Jin Yue's."
Yang Moli was half-believing and half-doubting. She remembered that the girl was very petite, a girl version of Shu Jinyue. According to her aesthetic standards, she was a middle school student (elementary school student). What professional knowledge could she know?
"Let's give it a try. That girl is also very smart."
Yang Moli really couldn't think of where to find someone who not only knew Chinese medicine, but also knew English and was proficient in Western medicine. She could only say that she would give it a try. If it didn't work, she would have to learn Chinese medicine by herself.
Lin Zhen was very happy to receive such a special task. Her teacher gave her three days off and asked her to accompany the foreign guests well and try to bring them to places with good environment and that could showcase the culture of Longguo. This matter also alarmed the department in charge of foreign affairs, which directly approved 300 yuan of funds for her with only one requirement - to showcase the new look of Longguo and make foreign guests feel at home.
Shu Jinyue didn't know yet how Lin Zhen would carry out the task. She had been excited these past few days, looking forward to the opening of her second sister-in-law's store. The people in Liuye Hutong don’t care about foreign guests or reception. They only care about the biggest thing happening in the Shu family recently.
"The decoration has been completed and the goods have arrived, but your second brother said that there is a smell in the house right after the decoration was completed. He is worried that it will be bad for my health, so he wants to wait until the smell dissipates before opening the business." Xu Wenli said, pointing to the back house of the first house at the entrance of the alley.
The more Shu Jin looked over, he saw a sign with red letters on a white background hanging on the wall facing the entrance of the alley. On it were five big words written: Wenli Convenience Store.
"Huh... the lights are still flashing?"
Xu Wenli said proudly, "Yes, your second brother said that this kind of light was made by Xu Duan with the help of someone else. He said it is the same as the light on a car. It looks like other signs during the day, but when the light gets dark, it will glow. It is even brighter at night. I tried it last night and I could see it even when I was standing on the road across the alley."
In this way, the sign of Wenli Convenience Store can be displayed across the street, not to mention that pedestrians and vehicles passing by on the road can see it at a glance! This is nothing more than free advertising that is broadcast every day!
Shu Jinyue thought to himself, Xu Duan is quite capable.
Although the house was bought, Shu Wenming still sought the opinions of the street office and the neighbors in No. 1 Courtyard just in case. He made a written statement about opening a window to run a convenience store, and every household head signed and put his fingerprints on it, so that there would be no place to argue in the future.
The house is not big, only about eight or nine square meters. The walls inside are painted in a warm beige color. There are several rows of shelves against the wall, which are neatly filled with all kinds of things: there are daily necessities such as matches, toothpaste, toothbrushes, towels, socks, insoles, washbasins and kettles; there are condiments such as salt, MSG, soy sauce, and balsamic vinegar; there are hygiene products such as soap, washing powder, and toilet paper; there are stationery such as pencils, erasers, ink, knives, and exercise books; and of course there are also food areas such as candies, biscuits, and canned food that children will never forget!
"I have experience in displaying goods. The most attractive items should be placed at the front, such as seasonings and food. Things like washbasins and kettles that are only bought twice a year should be placed at the back to save space." Xu Wenli pointed and introduced, "In fact, the most difficult thing is not to get a license, but to get the goods."
Yes, many things are still supplied with tickets, and it is impossible for a private individual to get so many quotas at one time. This is also the reason why many people know that they can make money by opening a small store, but no one really dares to try.
"Sun Laoliu's family has connections in the supply and marketing system, so they can get some things, but their variety is not as complete as ours. Many of them are inventory that others can't get rid of. They don't care if the products are expired or damaged, and they just sell them to neighbors with their eyes closed." As a result, several nearby alleys were full of complaints.
"But your second brother is different. He knows some people in township enterprises and can get some things without approval of quotas. Xu Duan also helped a lot. He got some quotas for scarce goods from Sun Aihong's father. That's why our store is so well stocked."
Xu Wenli lowered her voice, "Xu Duan also told me to try selling it first. If I want to sell cigarettes later, he can also get the quota."
Shu Jinyue nodded. Of course, it was his second brother who persuaded Xu Duan to help. His second brother really put in a lot of effort to open a small shop for his second sister-in-law!
Not only did they take care of the decoration and supply, they also built a small table inside and took the radio from their room and put it on it, just so that my second sister-in-law could listen to music and the radio when she was bored!
The second sister-in-law only needs to sit in the room. The second brother has posted a small price list on the wall for the price of each item, and even made an account book. There is a long string of spaces behind each item. When she sells an item, she just writes an entry after the corresponding item, and just counts the "positive" when taking inventory at the end of the month.
This job is the dream job for the elderly!
Being looked at by Jin Yue with a teasing look, Xu Wenli's cheeks flushed, "Well, from now on, I will just sit here. I can sleep in in the morning or leave work early in the evening."
Then I can just tutor the three kids with their homework.
Shu Jinyue dreamed of living such a life. She was tired of saying "envy" to her second sister-in-law. She felt that if God had given her second sister-in-law such hardships, her second brother would definitely make up for them with more sweetness.
***
A few days later, Xu Wenli couldn't wait for the small house that was just painted with a layer of lime, so she set off a long string of firecrackers amid the chirping and laughter of the children. The second licensed convenience store in Xinqiao Street - "Wenli Convenience Store" was officially opened!
The Shu family was not a flamboyant family, and they didn't make a big fuss, but they could not resist the spread of word, and when they heard the sound of firecrackers, they rushed to the No. 1 courtyard in Liuye Hutong from all directions.
"Have you heard that Wenli's store is opening today, and everything is 5% off!"
"What is 5% off?"
"I can't explain it clearly. Anyway, you can do the math. She only charged us 95 cents for a dollar item, and only 9.5 dollars for a ten-dollar item."
"Is there really such a good thing?"
"Really! People from Xinqiao don't cheat people from Xinqiao. I heard yesterday that even soy sauce and vinegar are on sale. My family has run out of vinegar, so I'll go get a few pounds of it, and also buy some soap, toothpaste and toothbrushes. We can use them at home, and they won't expire if we keep them for a few days."
"I heard that even canned food is on sale. I'll buy a few and keep them for use when I visit relatives."
Everyone was talking about this, but they ran as fast as they could to Wenli's store, fearing that someone would get there first if they were a little slower.
Although Shu Wenming had expected that today's business would be better, he didn't expect it to be this good. After the fireworks were set off and the 95% discount was confirmed, everyone tiptoed in and shouted, "Give me two catties of vinegar, five catties of salt, and four pairs of socks..."
"And me, I want three cans of oranges, four cans of yellow peaches, and two kilograms of white sugar..."
"I, I, I, I want to..."
Fan Qiuyue and Zhao Dasao, who were asked by Shu Wenming to help in advance, were too busy to handle the situation. Xu Wenli, who was in charge of collecting money, was so tired that her hands were cramped. Although the prices in the canteen were a little more expensive than those in the supply and marketing cooperatives and department stores, it did not require tickets and had unlimited supply. As long as you had the money in your pocket, you could buy as much as you wanted. What's more, the discounts were real benefits, so everyone bought things as if they were free and rushed to grab them.
When Shu Wenming saw this situation, he quickly called Shu Jinyue for help. He asked Teacher Shu to ride his bike to get the goods and replenish the stock, while he helped maintain order on the side.
When people passing by saw so many people gathered here, the Dragon people's gene of watching the excitement took over and they also stretched their necks to look, "Hey, a dollar item only costs 95 cents? Is it really that cheap?"
"Of course, look at those ladies in front of us, they are fighting over a few bars of soap!"
"Oh hey, I want to buy it too!"
“I want one too!”
…
So, Shu Jinyue witnessed the popularity of Wenli's convenience store, and Teacher Shu once again kicked the chain until sparks flew and his calves were cramped. He spent the whole day either replenishing this or that.
I was so busy that the sun finally went down. I thought I could finally take a break. It had been a busy day and I had bought everything. But before I even sat down on the bench, young people who were getting off work arrived.
"Sister-in-law Wenli, I heard that your store is offering a 5% discount today. Is it still on sale now?"
Okay, another wave of business!
Even the three little ones were exhausted. Today was Sunday and they didn't have to go to school. They came to the store to help as soon as they opened their eyes, handing bars of soap to the neighborhood grandmothers and bottles of ink to their brothers and sisters. Of course, their favorite thing to hand out were snacks, as they always felt that they could smell a little bit of it after it passed through their hands, so it was worth it.
Shu Jinyue talked too much and his throat became extremely dry. Even Xu Wenli was so tired that she rubbed her wrists and her hands cramped from counting money!
Neighbors bought things with change, and he collected a whole basin of coins alone, not to mention the one, two, and five cents notes, which he put directly in a sack. In the end, Shu Wenming carried them home after dark, and the whole family locked the door and waited for the fuel to burn.
I counted all the money twice, and kept counting until after midnight, then I figured out that I had sold nearly nine hundred yuan on the first day of opening!
According to the source of goods and purchase price found by Shu Wenming and Xu Duan, the gross profit margin is at least 30%, which means that Wenli Store made a profit of 270 yuan on the first day alone!
This was her salary for half a year, and she earned it in just one day...
Everyone was silent. Xu Wenli's hands were shaking so much that she could barely hold the account book. "This, this, this... is this true?"
"Of course it's true, but don't be too happy too soon. Starting from tomorrow, there will be no discounts, and business will definitely decline rapidly. After two or three months, it should be able to stabilize at a constant volume, right Jin Yue?"
Shu Jinyue didn't really understand, "How do you know?"
"Xu Duan said so. He said that supermarket chains in Hong Kong and abroad all calculate in this way."
Well, it’s Xu Duan again. Xu Duan is really everywhere in this house, and Shu Jinyue begins to miss him more and more.
The next day, business dropped sharply. Shu Jinyue no longer needed to help. When he went to work at the clinic in the evening, he saw three little kids doing their homework in the canteen.
"Hey, Xiao Ping'an, where's your mom?"
"My mom has gone to the bathroom. Let's stay at the store!"
"If someone comes, will you sell anything?"
Xiao Pingan puffed out his chest and said loudly, "I can count and do a lot of addition and subtraction!"
"Then do you know how to use a scale?" Jin Yue grinned.
Xiao Ping'an was in a dilemma. The grandmas wanted half a pound of salt and a pound of soy sauce, and he didn't know how to weigh it.
"I can, auntie, I can!" Mengmeng looked up from her homework. She found that soy sauce and vinegar had long-handled spoons. A full spoonful was half a pound, neither more nor less.
"Then you don't know the price either, what will you do if you sell it at the wrong price?" Shu Jinyue is really a bad aunt.
Yaya said quickly: "I remember, I have memorized it all. Matches are five cents a box, vinegar is 1.3 cents a pound, and salt..." blah blah. She usually keeps silent, but now she can't stop talking.
Shu Jinyue: "..."
Okay, okay, you three are awesome. With you here, Wenli Store will never sell the wrong item and will not charge a penny less.
She walked towards the clinic while thinking about when Xu Duan would come back. But when she was still some distance away, she suddenly saw a crowd of people gathered in front of the clinic. It looked like a medical riot!
"Dr. Shu is here!"
"Doctor Shu, please help us take a look!"
"Yes, we are old patients of the liver disease department of the provincial hospital. We have been there for half a month, but the index has not come down. Please help us take a look!"
The liver disease patients with pale faces looked at Shu Jinyue with full expectation, as if she was their hope of survival.
"This is……"
"You may not know this, but the patient who couldn't be cured by the experts from Country M last time, after taking your Chinese medicine for four days, his transaminase level dropped to over 100! It dropped by 70%! He just went for a follow-up check this morning, and we were waiting at the nurses' station. After we got the results, we discharged him and went straight to your clinic!"
"I heard that you only charge 40 cents for registration. That won't do. You have to charge 4 dollars. No, no, no, we are willing to register with you even if you charge 40!"
Shu Jinyue, who was addressed as "you" by a group of older men and women in their 40s and 50s for the first time, said: "..."
So, you came to me right after you were discharged from the hospital?
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