There are not many wards in the health center, and each ward has 3 beds.
When Xu Nanxing and others came in the afternoon, there was no one else in the ward. It was an empty ward.
They didn't bring much with them, just a few of Zhang Luyao's clothes.
When they went out shopping, Zhang Luyao also put all the things into his own apartment space.
When they came back, there was not only one more family in the ward, but also a lot more things.
There are four people in this family: a pregnant woman, a man, a child and an old woman.
The pregnant woman was lying on the hospital bed, apparently waiting to give birth. Next to her should be her husband, her daughter, and her mother-in-law.
The pregnant woman has a rosy complexion and it seems that she is taking good care of the baby.
However, in rural areas, pregnant women usually invite midwives to their homes to deliver their babies. Xu Nanxing was a little surprised to see this pregnant woman come to the health center to give birth.
The little girl next to her looked to be only 2 or 3 years old, at an age where she couldn't walk steadily yet. At the moment, she was sitting quietly playing with toys.
The man was a dark-skinned country boy, who was silently packing up his things.
The old woman was sitting on the hospital bed outside, fanning herself leisurely. When she saw Xu Nanxing and Zhang Luyao just entering the room, she looked at them with a pair of triangular eyes.
Seeing that two little girls came in, he couldn't help mumbling something.
Xu Nanxing was speechless when he saw the ward was full of things.
This family’s stuff not only filled up the other two empty beds, but there were also a lot of things in the aisle.
Xu Nanxing couldn't help but gasp in surprise. Was this a medical consultation? Or was it a move?
However, seeing that this family is so domineering that they have occupied other beds, it seems that this family is not easy to deal with.
Xu Nanxing said bluntly, "That bed inside is ours. Please take your things away! Otherwise, if they get mixed up with ours, it will be hard to explain!"
When the old woman saw Xu Nanxing and the other man coming back, she knew that the bed was occupied.
She originally wanted to occupy the other two hospital beds so that she and her son could sleep on them at night and save the accommodation fee at the guesthouse!
The arrival of Xu Nanxing and the other man immediately shattered her idea of occupying this bed.
Hearing what Xu Nanxing said, the old woman glared at the two of them angrily.
If you want to covet things from my house, no way!
The old woman pursed her lips and reluctantly took back the things on the innermost bed.
Seeing that the other party had taken away all the things, Xu Nanxing and the others stopped talking.
Xu Nanxing was also speechless. She actually wanted to occupy an empty bed and sleep there at night!
Now it seems that I can only squeeze into the same hospital bed with Zhang Luyao at night!
But looking at the way this family behaves, I don’t know if I can sleep well at night!
Xu Nanxing really can't sleep if there is someone making noise next to him!
Um, or she could just go home and come back tomorrow morning?
Just as she was about to speak, Zhang Luyao seemed to see through her thoughts, grabbed her hands, and said earnestly: "Nanxing, you won't choose to abandon me and run away alone, right?"
Zhang Luyao thought Xu Nanxing was tired of this family and was planning to go to the guesthouse to get a room for the night, so he said that.
She doesn't want to face the whole family alone!
Although this is a health center and there are doctors and other patients outside, she is still a little scared!
Xu Nanxing had no choice but to agree to stay. After all, she was not very comfortable letting Zhang Luyao live here alone.
The two had nothing to do, so they took out the biscuits and fried dough twists they had just bought and started eating them while sitting on the hospital bed.
Before, Xu Nanxing was sitting on the stool provided in the ward. Now the stool was occupied by the man of that family. Xu Nanxing didn't plan to ask for it back, so he just sat on the hospital bed with Zhang Luyao.
Xu Nanxing took the damp biscuits in his hand and ate them in small bites.
The cookies are buttery and should taste good if they are not damp.
Unfortunately, loose foods are not vacuum-packed and are indeed susceptible to moisture, especially now that it is summer, the wettest season of the year.
Zhang Luyao, who was standing by, said thoughtfully, "Do you know why these biscuits get damp?"
Xu Nanxing: "...This is nonsense. The weather is humid, so these foods will definitely get damp! Isn't this normal?"
Zhang Luyao shook his head upon hearing this and said, "This is just one of the reasons. The most important reason is that the food got damp, which increased its weight."
Xu Nanxing:!!!
"Are you saying that someone deliberately let these foods get damp to increase their weight so that they can sell them for more money?"
"That's not right! All the money earned by the supply and marketing cooperative goes to the public, and there's no benefit to individuals! So why bother with this?"
There is no such thing as commission in this era!
Whether it is a supply and marketing cooperative or a state-owned unit such as a department store, how much is sold has nothing to do with the salesperson!
If too many items are sold, the salesperson’s income will not increase. If the items cannot be sold, it is none of the salesperson’s business and it will not have any impact on him!
Salespeople all receive a fixed salary.
This is actually one of the important reasons why the salesperson’s service attitude is poor!
Zhang Luyao laughed and said, "Your thinking is not open! Who said that you have to sell it to get benefits?"
"Even if things become more plentiful and heavier, there are still benefits! Can't the extra stuff be disposed of privately? It's not just biscuits and fried dough twists, but also daily necessities like grain, MSG, and salt. They can also increase in weight by getting them damp, so the extra can be embezzled privately."
"And what about things like those bulk soy sauces, vinegars, and wines? Not only have they been damp for a long time, but you just add water to them. Wouldn't it be easy for anyone to detect the clues? There are so many things you can do with them!"
"When we bought these cookies and fried dough twists just now, there was no moisture-proofing at all. These foods were completely exposed to the air. Who would believe that this wasn't intentional?"
Xu Nanxing was speechless.
How do you describe this cleverness?
Even if you guess it, there is nothing you can do about it. People will say that moisture is an inevitable normal phenomenon.
As long as the weight is maintained, it's fine!
Not only does this happen in supply and marketing cooperatives, many large factories also embezzle materials from the factory by falsifying loss reports.
After the reform and opening up, many state-owned enterprises were destroyed by this kind of internal corruption.
Xu Nanxing suddenly felt that the biscuit in his hand was no longer fragrant.
Just as I was about to find some water to drink, I suddenly heard a little girl's voice: "Grandma, I want to eat cookies!"
Xu Nanxing turned around when she heard that and saw the little girl in the family pointing at the biscuits in her hand and speaking to her grandmother while swallowing her saliva.
When the girl's grandmother was about to scold her, she rolled her eyes and said to Xu Nanxing and the others with a smile: "My granddaughter wants to eat some cookies. Can you two girls give her one or two to try?"
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