A doctor who travels through two eras

Chapter 27 I Want to Buy Hundred-Year-Old Ginseng

After dinner, Lin Kucan sent everyone away and left only his youngest son.

The light in the house was very dim, with only a 10-watt light bulb that was not enough to illuminate the house.

Of course, having electric lights was considered a rare privilege in 59. Not to mention the countryside, even in the cities, only one-third of the households had access to electric lights.

The Gege Mansion also benefited from the Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Lin Kucan took out a few books from his briefcase.

"Qizi, since you are ready to join the Chinese medicine hospital, even if you go to the purchasing department, you still need to learn some knowledge of Chinese medicine. These three books are "Ode to the Properties of Medicinal Materials", "Song of Soup Recipes", and "Compendium of Materia Medica".

These books are all basic books about Chinese herbal medicines. You can study them at home during this month. If you have any questions, ask me or your elder brother. Only if you can distinguish the quality of herbal medicines, can you purchase good herbal medicines for our hospital, right?

I also know that you have been away from home for 10 years and have neglected your studies. Now that you are an adult, it may be difficult for you to learn Chinese medicine again. But Qizi, after all, we are a family of Chinese medicine practitioners, and your father still wants you to learn more knowledge.

The work in the purchasing department is very hard. If possible, I still hope that you can become a doctor and become a famous Chinese medicine expert. I don’t say that serving the people is so noble, but at least you can make a lot of money and eat fat meat. "

It is pitiful to see the love of parents in the world. Although Lin Kucan already had an eldest son who passed on his medical skills, he always wanted his younger son to have the ability to make a living in this era.

Lin Sanqi took the three books, flipped through them casually and thought: It's so bitter.

Traditional Chinese medicine is really not something that ordinary people can learn. He has studied Western medicine for 5 years and it was already hard enough. Who would have thought that he would now switch careers to study traditional Chinese medicine?
But some things cannot be changed by his will. As his cheap father said, since he has reached this position, he must learn Chinese medicine.

"Okay, Dad. I will definitely study hard."

Seeing his youngest son's sad face, Lin Kucan also laughed:
"Son, don't be afraid that you won't be able to learn. When you go to the purchasing department, you will just run errands. You won't be asked to go out of town to purchase medicinal materials alone. When the time comes, just learn from the seniors in the department with an open mind."

While the father and son were chatting, Jin Caifeng and her eldest daughter-in-law were washing dishes under the faucet in the yard.

Although the atmosphere during the meal was weird, no one could resist the temptation of fatty meat and white rice in 59. No one could.

So the rice bowls and even the cooking pots are all clean, so why do I need to wash this bowl?
Jin Caifeng was a little absent-minded at this time. All she was thinking about was how to find a good wife for her youngest son. At the age of 23, he was already considered an older unmarried young man.

"Ah Xiang, what do you think of Kong Shufang from your pharmacy? I think she is absolutely very pretty."

Fu Muxiang would not talk about others behind their backs. When she heard her mother-in-law's question, she could only reply:
"Shufang, she's pretty good, good-looking and elegant..."

Who knew Jin Caifeng herself was shaking her head:

"No, no, your face is pretty, but your butt is too small. It will be difficult to have a difficult birth in the future. You have to find someone who is blessed."

In the eyes of middle-aged and elderly women, a "blessed" woman is one with a face that represents peace and prosperity, a figure that is voluptuous and graceful, and a gentle and elegant temperament. In fact, to put it bluntly, she is a slightly plump woman.

This aesthetic view is not necessarily the aesthetic taste of young people. Don’t young people like vixen with curvy figure and devilish body?

"Then what do you think of Wang Muyan from the hospital office? This girl has a big butt, and her father is said to be from the city, so she has a strong background..."

Lin Sanqi didn't know that his cheap mother was already thinking about helping him find a date. All he could think about was his father's instructions, so he tried to test him:
"Dad, does our hospital have any wild ginseng that's a hundred years old?"

"A century-old coin, yes. As far as I know, there should be 5 in stock." "Wow, 5!" Lin Sanqi was excited when he heard it. If they can be obtained by 2023, they will all be RMB.

"Dad, are you selling this wild ginseng?"

"Why not? How can we, as doctors, treasure our own ginseng and watch the patient die when he needs it? But these wild ginsengs are hard to come by, so the price is very expensive, and usually no one comes to buy them."

"Then...how much is one?"

Lin Kucan thought for a moment and said, "The exact price is not certain. It depends on the weight and appearance. Anyway, none of them is less than 1000 yuan."

1000 yuan was a huge sum of money in 1959. A worker would have to save it for several years without eating or drinking.

When the famous doctor Lin Kucan divided his family property, each son only received 1000 yuan.

The point is that no one can spend all their wealth to buy a piece of wild ginseng. How can they survive? In 59, people would starve to death.

Therefore, ordinary people cannot afford century-old wild ginseng.

Others think it’s too expensive, but Lin Sanqi doesn’t care. When he hears it’s only 1000 yuan, he feels a little secretly happy.

A bag of rice can be sold at a promotional price of 300 yuan, and a century-old wild ginseng is only the price of three bags of rice. My God, this is picking up millions for free.

Seeing his youngest son getting a little excited, Lin Kucan was puzzled and asked casually:
"Why, you want to buy a hundred-year-old ginseng to save your life?"

Lin Sanqi touched his head awkwardly:

"Dad, I'm asking this question on someone's behalf. You know I've been out there for all these years, and I've been taken care of by some uncles and aunties. Otherwise, I would have died several times. People in the black market are shady, so they want to ask me to find some medicine for them."

If other parents heard about the black market, they would definitely equate it with gangsterism.

Which parent would allow their child to associate with gangsters?

But Lin Kucan was an open-minded person. Thinking about his son who had been wandering outside for 10 years, he was naturally grateful to the people in the black market.

"Okay, if it's about medical treatment, and those people need it, you can help them if you can. But there is one thing, you must not commit crimes, especially not harming others, otherwise I will not forgive you."

"Got it, old man."

That night, Lin Sanqi still slept on the floor of the main room, and all he was thinking about was where to sell food.

Although he was using the name of the black market, he really didn't know where the black market was, so he had to find someone to find out.

In the inner room, smelling the smell of lime powder, Jin Caifeng was also worried:
"You said it's not a good idea to let Zaizai sleep on the floor every day. It's okay when it's hot, but what if it's cold? We have to find a street and ask the street to allocate a room for Zaizai. How can we get married without a house?"

Lin Kucan was lying in bed and thinking about this question:

"Go talk to the street director Qian tomorrow. There are many people being sent back to their hometowns now, and our Gege Mansion should have an empty house."

(End of this chapter)