A doctor who travels through two eras

Jin Caifeng rubbed the embroidery needle on her scalp a few times, continued to refurbish her grandson's cotton-padded jacket, and said indifferently:

"I made this cotton-padded jacket when I first started working in the capital. We didn't need to wear cotton-padded jackets in winter in our hometown of Huadu, but we found out after arriving in the capital? Wow, winter in the north is so cold?
In the first winter, you three brothers were all crying with cold. Your father had no choice but to beg for help everywhere. Finally, the hospital saw that we southerners were really going to freeze to death, so they approved several kilograms of cotton for us, and then they made a cotton coat for each of us.

But there wasn’t enough cotton for each person, so what could we do? We could only make thinner cotton coats for me and your father, and thicker ones for you three brothers. Life was really hard back then.”

Before liberation, Lin Kucan and Jin Caifeng lived in a small Western-style building, drove a car, and had a dozen servants at home.

They wore silk and satin, ate delicacies from land and sea, and lived a life where they had food and clothes provided for them without having to do anything.

One can imagine how difficult life was for Lin Kucan and Jin Caifeng, two southern masters and their mistresses, when they suddenly became ordinary people, having to cook, wash clothes, and take care of three children.

Fu Muxiang felt bad when she heard her mother-in-law talking about the past, so she consoled her:
"Mom, the hard times are over, and our lives will become more and more prosperous in the future."

The second daughter-in-law, Pei Xuehua, also pretended to nod:
"That's right, Mom. Our country is getting better and better, and our lives will get better and better in the future."

Lin Sanqi watched the little movements of the second sister-in-law's hands and couldn't help but say:

Second sister-in-law, please stop pulling the cotton. If you keep pulling, there won’t be much cotton left on Jiageng’s cotton-padded jacket, and it will all get to Zhenzhen.

Jin Caifeng sighed again and smiled bitterly: "Yes, life will get better and better, but I don't know when the good days will come."

Lin Sanqi thought to himself, I know, it will take another 20 years for that old man to draw a circle on the edge of the South China Sea...

"Mom, if each person in our family has a cotton jacket, a pair of cotton pants, and a cotton quilt, how much cotton and cloth will we need?"

Pei Xuehua's eyes lit up: "Little brother, do you have a solution?"

Lin Sanqi suddenly remembered that his second sister-in-law was the most unreliable. If there was any disturbance one day, she would definitely be the first to report him, so he decisively shut up.

"What can I do? I'm just asking, haha."

"Oh……"

Pei Xuehua looked disappointed. She couldn't understand this brother-in-law. He used to buy things for his daughter, but she didn't know when he stopped.

Even if she wanted to take advantage, she had no chance.

Jin Caifeng glanced at her youngest son with an inexplicable look in her eyes...

At this time the door was pushed open again, and Lin Gancao shouted breathlessly:

"Hurry, hurry, everyone go to the hospital. The hospital has got a batch of Chinese cabbage. It stipulates that each employee can get 30 kilograms, and retired employees can also get some."

When Jin Caifeng, Fu Muxiang, and Pei Xuehua heard this, they threw away the needles and scissors in their hands and stood up excitedly:

"Really? That's great! Let's go quickly. If you go too late, you'll end up with nothing but rotten vegetable leaves."

Jin Caifeng was about to rush out when she remembered, "Big brother, little brother, you two should prepare the sacks. We have a large family, so we should prepare a few more sacks."

This is the first time that Lin Sanqi spends the New Year in the north. He counted with his fingers and found that there are 6 employed people and 1 retired employee in his family, which is 7 points. With all the above, he can get 210 kilograms of cabbage. Wow.

"Mom, there are more than 200 kilograms of cabbage. How can our family finish it?"

Jin Caifeng had already run out of the house by this time, and turned back to complain:

"Silly son, 200 kilograms of cabbage is far from enough. There are so many people in our family, and we have to rely on these cabbages to survive the winter. We have to find a way to get more. Hurry up, hurry up, don't be too late."

Lin Gancao laughed and explained:
"There are no vegetables in the north in winter. After we bring these cabbages home, we have to quickly make pickles with the flavor of our hometown. Then we eat pickles and sauerkraut every day for the whole winter, and we eat until we vomit."

Lin Sanqi understood now. It turned out that there were indeed regional differences.

In the south, people usually buy vegetables that are caught on the same day so that they can eat them fresh.

When people in the north buy vegetables in winter, they buy a whole cart of them, and the whole winter they only eat potatoes, radishes, cabbages, and at most some bean sprouts.

If calculated according to this standard, 30 kilograms of cabbage per person in one winter is indeed not enough.

The Chinese Medicine Hospital was already bustling with people and filled with joy.

Truckloads of cabbages were being unloaded. There was a scale on the ground, and the head of the logistics department and everyone in the department were busy.

"Everyone line up, don't mess around. We count the cabbages per person, everyone will get a share, no one will be left out."

The relatives of hospital staff continued to arrive, and the whole family came. The medical staff who were still at work had lost all interest and ran out to supervise, fearing that they would get bad food.

"Oh, our hospital of traditional Chinese medicine has the best welfare." "Yes, the whole country is suffering from famine, but our unit is still distributing cabbage, but it's all thanks to D."

"Hey, we have to thank our Dean Shen. These cabbages were obtained by our Dean with great difficulty. Otherwise, how could other units not get them?"

"That's right. Our dean is absolutely fair. If you ask around in the city, is there any better dean than this?"

The employees were praising him one after another, but in the dean's office, Dean Shen still had a worried look on his face.

"Old Ji, how are you doing? I only got No. 7 Chinese cabbage, and each person can only get 30 kilograms. This amount is far from enough for all the staff in the hospital to survive the winter."

Vice President Ji Qingju could only smile bitterly:
"Old Shen, at least you managed to get a few tons of cabbage. I didn't complete the radish purchase task you assigned to me. We clearly agreed on it before, but they went back on their word."

Dean Shen waved his hand:
"I have inquired about this matter. It's not your fault. The radishes were originally given to us, but I heard that vegetables are in short supply in the market, so the Beiping Grain Bureau directly requisitioned them. It's not your fault either."

Vice President Ji blushed: "I am so ashamed. It is also my fault for not being vigilant enough. If I had known this would be the result, I would have picked the radish before it was fully ripe."

Dean Shen leaned heavily on the chair and said helplessly:
"I originally wanted to get some vegetables for the employees to get through the winter, and then try to get a few big fat pigs for the New Year, like last time, even if it's just one pound of pork per person. Now it seems unlikely."

Kong Shuihu's face also turned red: "Dean, I apologize to you. This is because our procurement department did not do a good job."

At this time, Vice President Ji suddenly had an idea:
"Hey, Lao Shen, Shui Hu, we don't have any solution, but we have a capable person in our hospital. How about asking Lin Sanqi? Maybe he has a solution?"

Dean Shen and Kong Shuihu looked at each other and saw hope in each other's eyes.

Section Chief Kong said excitedly:

"Yes, this guy is very capable and good at building relationships. Last time, he was able to get pork from a place as far away as Qinghai. How about letting him try?"

Dean Shen nodded, then thought of something and ordered:
"We can let Lin Sanqi try, but this matter must be kept secret. If he can really get it, we can give him a letter of introduction and purchase it in the name of the hospital. Even if someone wants to investigate, it will be the responsibility of our hospital."

Vice President Ji nodded in agreement: "Of course, this cannot be done by a single employee."

Section Chief Kong stood up and said, "Then I'll go call Lin Sanqi."

Lin Sanqi was queuing in the crowd at this time. Each member of the Lin family was holding a sack. More than 200 kilograms of cabbage would probably take up three or four bags.

Everyone in the queue was beaming with joy and discussing excitedly.

Lin Sanqi was amazed at the mountain of cabbages, then he took out a camera from his pocket and took a picture of the "cabbage mountain".

The people in the queue were shocked: "Lin Sanqi, the film is so precious, why did you take so many random photos?"

"That's right. It costs 1 dollar to take a photo. If you want to take a photo, take me."

Jin Caifeng was also very distressed and complained: "You kid, you can't waste your salary like this. You still have to get married in the future."

Lin Sanqi laughed and shouted to the people in line:
"Come on, everyone turn around and look at me. I'll take a group photo for everyone. Eggplant~~~Okay~~~"

"I'm telling you, I'm not wasting film. Decades later, when we look at this photo again, queuing up to get cabbage in the middle of winter, it will be a memorable moment for us."

There was a friendly chuckle from the crowd:
"I think Comrade Lin Sanqi is right. Photos record our real lives."

"That's right. When I'm old, I'll look back and think about how I waited in line for three hours just to eat a cabbage. How interesting! Haha."

While everyone was discussing this, Section Chief Kong was calling out to someone:
"Lin Sanqi, is Lin Sanqi here?"

Lin Sanqi raised his hand after hearing this: "Chief, I'm here!"

"Hurry to the dean's office. Dean Shen wants to see you."

"No, Chief. My older brother and I are the only two males in my family. My mom and her family can't carry so many cabbages."

Section Chief Quan was not far away and was very happy. He thought, is Lin Sanqi still short of these vegetables? Is there any need to queue up?
"Xiao Qi, if the dean calls you, go quickly. I'll have someone deliver your cabbage directly to your house later."

Jin Caifeng also urged from the side: "Hurry up, you are such an ignorant kid, you dare not go even when the dean tells you to."

Lin Sanqi then gathered the sacks together and walked over to Section Chief Quan:
"Uncle Quan, please help me with my Chinese cabbage, but don't give me too much."

Section Chief Quan laughed and scolded: "Get lost, you little bastard."

He turned around and whispered to his men, "Pack 500 kilograms of cabbage and send it to the Lin family. Don't let anyone see it..." (End of this chapter)