The Red Era: Starting from a Truck Driver

Chapter 64 Jiang Changhe's Treatment Plan
Timber mills are built near suburbs because of noise and the large space they require and the fact that they need to be accessible to traffic. Timber is needed for urban construction and is transported from timber mills.

After Jiang Cheng drove to the timber factory, he followed Director Liu's instructions and went directly to a man named Zhao Tian. Zhao Tian then took them to a large warehouse, and outside the warehouse were a large number of trees, many of which were very large.

Nowadays, many trees that are dozens or hundreds of years old are not well protected, and there are still a lot of tree resources.

Arriving at the warehouse, Zhao Tian spoke to the warehouse manager and then left. The manager would record how much wood Jiang Cheng and his team took away, and then they would just take the receipt to the finance department to pay.

On the way here, Master Li briefly introduced some wood conditions to Jiang Cheng. If you want cheap wood, buy pine and willow. But if you want good wood, buy beech. Of course, if you don't consider the price, it is best to buy red wood.

But if you want rosewood furniture, it is better to go to some old furniture supply and marketing cooperatives to find materials. Buying rosewood directly to make furniture is a bit too high-profile. Rosewood furniture is now equipped for some big leaders and purchased by some large units.

Jiang Cheng is here under the pretext of buying some desks and stools for the transport station. If he buys a bunch of redwood, that would be a big deal. If he can buy beechwood, he is considered to have good performance and money.

Even if he could buy beech wood, Jiang Cheng would only buy part of it. Jiang Cheng had a lot of money now, more than 700 yuan. He didn't even count the kelp Zhang Yang helped him sell, which was not much.

This 700 yuan is enough for an ordinary worker to work for two and a half years without eating or drinking. But if all the wood is beech, a set of wood for a table will cost more than 100 yuan. Add the bed, wardrobe, desk, dresser and cabinet, and the materials alone will cost 400 to 500 yuan.

So Jiang Cheng had to buy them in pairs. He could use beech for the table, dressing table and desk, and cheap pine for the rest. When China opened up and the idea of ​​a millionaire became popular, no one would say anything if he bought a whole set of rosewood.

Master Li picked for a long time, and Jiang Cheng helped him put the selected items aside. The warehouse manager was also registering them. After everything was selected, the warehouse manager called two porters from the factory and asked Jiang Cheng to park the car and load everything.

Jiang Cheng took the list of materials to pay the finance department, spending more than 200 yuan. Jiang Cheng calculated in his mind that if he bought all pine wood to make furniture, it would not save much compared to buying a whole set of furniture at the supply and marketing cooperative. At most, he could save the money for a desk.

The key is that you need tickets to buy furniture these days. Without tickets, you can’t buy furniture even if you have money. No wonder some people can’t buy furniture when they get married, and can’t get wood, so they even dismantle old doors to use as materials.

After buying the wood, Jiang Cheng drove back with Master Li. It was still early, and Master Li planned to work a little longer until dark. If he didn't work later, he wouldn't be able to eat Jiang Cheng's dinner.

When we got home, we moved all the wood to the side room and placed it vertically against the wall, which didn't take up much space.

After unloading the wood, Jiang Cheng had to do the last thing of the day. It can be said that he did not stop for a moment today. He had to go to the hospital to ask if his father Jiang Changhe's condition could be treated.

Jiang Cheng didn't drive to the hospital. One reason was that it was too conspicuous, and the other was that it was difficult and laborious to start the car.

As soon as Jiang Cheng left, some women from the neighborhood came to visit again. Everyone has seen clam oil in clam shells, but no one has ever tasted what clams taste like.

There were also crabs, which were really big. In the seasonal months of this year, there were crabs for sale in the market. But they cost fifty cents a pound, and they were not as big as the ones Jiang Cheng brought. The clams were soaked in water, and the crabs looked quite clean, so Zhou Lingying still carefully scrubbed them one by one with a brush.

When Zhou Lingying was brushing crabs by the pool, there were many children watching. The younger ones even asked the aunt if she could give him one after the crabs were cooked.

As for crabs, Zhou Lingying could let the children touch them. But Jiang Cheng brought a net bag of crabs, because the crabs were big, there were only a few of them. These crabs were not available for less than 50 cents each, and even if she was kind, she would not give them to the children.

After cleaning the crabs, Zhou Lingying started to cook before Jiang Cheng came back. She planned to cook a pot of rice for dinner today, and put a few sweet potatoes on the rice.

At night, Zhou Lingying also planned to ask Jiang Cheng how to arrange the meals in the future. She didn't see any coarse grains at home. Today was just after she came to the city, so it was okay to eat better. She was not a fool who would eat like this every day.

Master Li, who was working in the corridor at the entrance, saw Zhou Lingying cooking rice again, and he was happy in his heart. He didn't think much about it. He ate whatever the boss cooked. He just felt that this boss who drove a car was different from ordinary people, and the food was really good.

Jiang Cheng came back from the hospital at nearly five o'clock. He paid 20 cents to register at the hospital. Regular outpatient registration costs 10 cents, but he went to Changcheng First People's Hospital, which is considered the best hospital in the city, and the registration fee is indeed a bit expensive.

The news I got from the surgery department of the hospital was that it was difficult to perform neurological surgery now, and the risk was very high. If I wanted to do it, I might have to be sent to the city of Beijing or Shanghai. But from the traditional Chinese medicine side, the plan I got was that there was a way to treat it, but I had to be prepared for long-term treatment.

Acupuncture and massage techniques can treat Jiang Changhe's symptoms, but it's not 100% certain. It depends on the specific situation. Anyway, there is a probability.

"Jiang Cheng, how is Dad's condition? Can it be cured?" Zhou Lingying saw Jiang Cheng coming back and went into the room, so she followed him in and asked.

"We can't have surgery, but there are treatment plans. The hospital said that with Dad's condition, even if there is an effect, it will take several months to half a year to get better. Talk to Master Li while we eat later, and have the bed made in the next two days. Once the bed is ready, I'll find a time to bring Dad and Mom over." Jiang Cheng pulled Zhou Lingying to his side and said.

"It's good that it can be cured. I'm going to prepare the vegetables." Zhou Lingying said.

Zhou Lingying was very happy to hear that the treatment was possible, even if it would take a long time. People in this era still attach great importance to filial piety, and Zhou Lingying also understood why Jiang Cheng's mother was brought in. The main reason was that Jiang Cheng's father needed help to go to the toilet, and even if Zhou Lingying was filial, it was impossible for the newly married daughter-in-law to serve them.

"Well, let's go prepare the dishes. Lingying, I'll wash your back when you take a shower tonight." Jiang Cheng said. As an experienced driver, he would feel uneasy when he had nothing to do.

Zhou Lingying did not respond to Jiang Cheng's words. She didn't know how other couples lived, and she had no way of understanding. She guessed that it was all like this. She could imagine that she would ask Jiang Cheng to wash her back at night, so he would definitely not be honest.

But what if other couples live like this? I can't just refuse because I'm shy.

(End of this chapter)