A doctor who travels through two eras

Chapter 24 Buy Medicine and Send It Back to 2023

This was Lin Sanqi’s first time to “monetize traffic” and exchange a bag of rice for 300 yuan in cash. With the care of the dean, this business was extremely profitable.

Lin Sanqi was so happy that he ran to Kuanjie Chinese Medicine Hospital again.

Fu Muxiang had finished lunch and was chatting with his colleagues in the Chinese medicine pharmacy when he saw his brother-in-law coming over again.

"Sister-in-law, I need to trouble you for some Chinese medicine."

"Qizi, aren't you feeling hot running around in the middle of the day?"

Fu Muxiang said a few words of concern, took the prescription and looked at it. This time it was two pieces of paper with different handwriting.

Lin Sanqi said with a smile:

"Sister-in-law, I was also asked by someone to help me. I want seven pills of each of these two prescriptions. How much is it?"

Fu Muxiang was actually full of questions. She wondered how this brother-in-law had just returned home, how could he know so many people? And someone immediately asked him to do something?
But Fu Muxiang had the good qualities of a traditional woman. She didn't ask questions that she shouldn't ask, and didn't say anything too much. So she gave some pointers:
"Qizi, take these two prescriptions and go to outpatient room No. 5 to ask your elder brother to copy them. Prescriptions from other hospitals must be prescribed by doctors in this hospital before they can be prescribed."

After all, a hospital is not a pharmacy and must have its own rules and regulations.

Lin Sanqi took the prescription and found his cheap brother who was taking a nap in the clinic.

Lin Gancao took the prescription and immediately recognized its origin:
"This one is a modified Bazhen Decoction with two precious Chinese herbs added. The efficacy is definitely good, but it's too expensive. The second one should be the Ginseng Yangrong Decoction, which removes two herbs and adds five. The efficacy is slightly worse, but not by much, but the price is more than half cheaper."

Lin Sanqi thought, it seems that this sweeping monk is really quite capable and not just an ordinary guy.

"Then big brother, please help me copy two prescriptions. I'm bringing these prescriptions to my friends."

Lin Gancao didn't ask any more questions. He picked up a soft-bristle brush and quickly copied down two prescriptions and signed his name on them.

Lin Sanqi ran to the price-quoting window again. The staff inside calculated the price by clacking their fingers. The first prescription cost 160 yuan, while the second prescription only cost 57 yuan. The price difference was not half, but two-thirds.

Half an hour later, Lin Sanqi ran away again with two boxes of Chinese medicine.

In the afternoon, some members of the Lin family went to work, some went to school, and no one was at home.

After Lin Sanqi got home, he moved his mind and traveled back to 2023 through the system space.

The Lin family in 2023 had not had dinner yet. Lin Musen had been waiting in his son's room. When he heard the bathroom door open, he immediately went to greet him.

"Son, you're back? Is this the Chinese medicine from over there?"

The packaging of Chinese herbal medicines has remained unchanged for thousands of years. They are all made of yellow kraft paper and tied with hemp rope. Packages of Chinese herbal medicines are stacked up and tied into a bag like candied haws, which makes them very recognizable.

"Yes, Dad. This was purchased at the Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 59. The medicinal materials are absolutely the most authentic. Now mom doesn't have to worry about taking medicine." Lin Musen was also a little excited. His wife's condition and the annual medical expenses were always a concern for him. How could he not be happy that the problem had been solved?

"Okay, okay, the efficacy of these 59-year-old herbs is definitely several times better than the current ones. Hey, did you buy two?"

Lin Sanqi explained:

"This is the prescription you gave me. The doctor there said it was a modified version of Bazhen Decoction. These seven doses cost a total of 7 yuan. This was modified by an old sweeper I met occasionally, removing musk and safflower.

Later, another doctor said that this prescription was called Ginseng Yangrong Decoction, which was similar in efficacy to Bazhen Decoction, but the price was two-thirds cheaper, only more than 50 yuan. I thought since we were going to try it, we should try both prescriptions, so I bought them both. ”

Lin Musen was a little stunned:

"No way, the old man sweeping the floor at the Chinese Medicine Hospital over there has this ability?"

Lin Sanqi shook his head:

Lin Musen gave a few instructions and suddenly asked:
"Oh, these two pills cost more than 200 yuan. I checked online and found that in 59, the average worker only earned 3 or 40 yuan a month. Where did you get so much money when you just crossed over? Did your parents there give it to you?"

Lin Sanqi smiled bitterly after hearing this:

"The parents there were very generous. As soon as I passed through, they divided the property among their three sons. I also got five large gold bars and 5 yuan in cash. Unfortunately, the mother there said that I had not started a family yet, so she kept all the money and gold for me, so I didn't have even a penny on me.

I brought a bag of rice with me before, hoping to improve the food of the family there. Later, I sold the bag of rice to the director of the Chinese medicine hospital, and he insisted on giving me 300 yuan. That’s where I got the money for the medicine.”

Lin Musen was puzzled after hearing this:
"No, no, I looked at the information online. The rice at 59 yuan is only 3 or yuan per pound. How can you sell it at yuan per pound? This is a sky-high price. A worker can only buy ten pounds of rice with a month's salary. Did you calculate the price wrong?"

Lin Sanqi retorted speechlessly:
"Oh, old man,

Do you know what they are eating over there now? Let me show you."

After saying that, Lin Sanqi took out two brown steamed buns:
"Come on, Dad, try this. This is the staple food in 59. It is said to be made from corn flour ground from corn cobs and corn kernels. The color alone doesn't make you feel appetizing. It makes your throat hurt and tastes terrible."

Lin Musen took the steamed bread and looked at it left and right for a while, then picked up one and took a bite and started chewing. After a long while, he said slowly:

"It's really unpalatable. Even the corn cobs are ground into powder and mixed in. What nutritional value can it have?

Lin Sanqi also sighed:

"Dad, the Lin family is already well off to eat these steamed breads. I went to give a gift to the dean at noon. The dean of the Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a high-ranking cadre, also eats steamed bread at home, and the side dishes are just some pickles. There is no meat at all. It's too miserable."

(End of this chapter)