The bumpy loess road was so dark that the donkey couldn't see clearly, and the car almost overturned several times. In the end, it was village chief Shitou who led the donkey in front and led the way to get home safely. Chief Shitou called the door, and his mother-in-law opened the door. At this time, Gawa had already fallen asleep. He asked his mother-in-law to heat up the potatoes in the pot for him and Liu Fang, and then mixed a tomato into the cold sauce. The two simply ate it and went to sleep separately.
The next day, when the sky was slightly bright, the two got up and set out. First, they went to the village headquarters. Village Chief Shitou found the red-lined manuscript paper and wrote crookedly on it:
letter of introduction
Hereby, Yang Liufang (male, 17 years old), a villager of Shiyi Village, Zhaomagou Township, Xizhou City, went to your company to purchase the drug metamizole for prevention and treatment. The key was issued to the villagers. Please get in touch. Sincerely, salute.
Shiyi Village, Zhaomagou Township, Xizhou City
After writing, I put it on a red leather notebook, took out my official seal, breathed twice, and stamped it to where it was signed. Seeing that the covering was not clear, he took out the ink pad and dipped it in it, then covered a clearer one next to it before handing it to Yang Liufang. After Liu Fang put it away, Chief Shitou packed it up. The two of them caught up with the donkey cart and set off again. This time, the head of Shitou Village took Yang Liufang to Sancha Road before returning to collect water. The two agreed that the head of Shitou Village would come to Sancha Road to pick him up the next evening.
Arriving early this time, Yang Liufang quickly caught a tractor heading into the city. Arriving at Yantan at noon, Yang Liufang was in a hurry and did not go to the vegetable farmer to say hello. He directly transferred to the bus to Xizhou and headed for Xizhou City. When the bus arrived at Xizhou Bus Station, Yang Liufang was already hungry. He immediately bypassed the train station and went to the restaurant where he had his first beef noodles to eat noodles. After a big bowl of beef noodles, he was satisfied. Liu Fang stood up and burped, and walked along the road to Xizhou Pharmacy. He wanted to buy the medicine before going back to the market, so as to save himself the unnecessary trip back and forth.
With the letter of introduction from the village, Yang Liufang was not as submissive as last time. He walked straight into the pharmacy. It was the doctor who was on duty last time. Yang Liufang handed over the certificate and said confidently: "Doctor, uh (I) represent uh We came to Mengcong (our village) to buy medicines." Afraid of being disbelieved, Yang Liufang deliberately left out the pronunciation of the Xizhou dialect that he had just learned.
The doctor took the letter of introduction through the glass counter and asked, "Yang Liufang, right? Why aren't you adults here?"
"There are many illiterates in Emencong (our village). They can't read and dare not come to the city." Yang Liufang said nonsense.
"How much do you want to purchase this time?"
"126 bottles." He reported back if there were any.
The doctor raised his head and looked at Yang Liufang questioningly, "So many?"
"Well, Emeng Zhongbei (we are going to) give Congming (villager) a bottle of haha (part 2)." Yang Liufang didn't care whether he was right or not, anyway, he imitated the tone of the village chief Shitou and Chen San, He spoke with a Xizhou accent.
"Then your letter of introduction is not high enough, so you have to get a letter of introduction from Zhaomacuan Township to make purchases." The doctor handed back the certificate.
Liu Fang suddenly became anxious and did not drop his Xizhou accent. He said in Mandarin: "Doctor, our village is really in urgent need of this. There is a child. When I came out, he had a fever and was shaking. He vomited no matter what he fed. He said he was giving out a key. .”
"Then you can't purchase that much with your letter of introduction."
"Doctor, how much can we purchase?"
"I'll give you one box at most."
"How many are in a box?"
"50 bottles."
"Okay then, 50 is 50, let's deal with emergencies first." Liu Fang handed over the letter of introduction again, took out 5 unity cards from the money he brought, and put them on the counter.
"Be sure to take the medicine according to the instructions. Can you get a thermometer?"
"Well, well, okay, I'll tell the villagers. How much does a thermometer cost?"
"5 cents."
"Then come one. By the way, doctor, what is a key?"
"Oh, it's what medical science calls malaria. It attacks at fixed points and at certain times. People will have chills, fever, and excessive sweating all over the body. It can occur multiple times over a long period of time. Your rural dialect has all been pronounced wrongly (Xizhou dialect: mispronounced)."
"Oh, that's terrible."
"Yes, if the disease lasts for a long time, anemia and splenomegaly may occur. You must take medicine in time."
"OK."
"Are you the village doctor?"
"I'm not a doctor, I know how to read."
"Oh, then spread medical knowledge to the villagers. If you encounter someone with a fever, be sure to take your temperature before taking medicine."
"Oh, by the way, I also want 150 boxes of cooling oil."
"Oh, this is an over-the-counter medicine. No letter of introduction is needed. I'll get it for you." The doctor went to inventory the cooling oil.
Yang Liufang paid for the thermometer and cooling oil, and the doctor packed the cooling oil in a plastic bag. Yang Liufang held a box of Analgin, hung the bag containing the cooling oil on his wrist, and walked out of the pharmacy.
A piece of white metamizole pills looks inconspicuous, but this box of 50 bottles only contains 500 pills, plus the cooling oil in red iron boxes, it is indeed very heavy. Yang Liufang hugged and carried her for a while, walked and rested for a while. After a long time, she walked to the market and felt that the bowl of beef noodles she had eaten was also completely consumed.
Arriving at the market with great effort, I was panting and carrying a box of Anagin, and arrived at Boss Chen's stall. Boss Chen was checking the goods, so he quickly stopped what he was doing, came out, and took it from Yang Liufang's shoulder and wrist. Drop the medicine.
"Xiao Yang, are you rich? This purchase is so much."
"Chen, Brother Chen, water."
"Oh!" Boss Chen put down the medicine, walked into the stall quickly, took out the teapot, and Yang Liufang took it and drank it until only the tea leaves at the bottom of the pot were left.
Boss Chen watched him finish drinking, then took another pot and handed it out.
"Brother Chen, it's ready." Yang Liufang drank water until he was full, then took a breath and said, "Brother Chen, you have to help me purchase another box and 26 bottles."
"So many, it seems like a big business!"
"Well, well, a dozen villages, and I need 170 sets of needlework."
"Oh, good, you boy! You are really good at doing business!" Boss Chen praised and gave Yang Liufang a thumbs up. "I'll go find a solution for you, or you can look after the stall for me and wait until I come back to get the goods for you."
Yang Liufang took out the medicine money and gave it to Boss Chen. Boss Chen took it and started busy purchasing medicines. Yang Liufang walked into the stall and suddenly remembered that he had not had time to ask Li Tongfu if he had been here, so he could only wait for Boss Chen to come back and ask.
It wasn't until the market was about to get off work that Boss Chen rode a yellow croaker (a tricycle with a body in the front, with a big head and a small tail like a large yellow croaker. The image of southerners calls it a "yellow croaker" cart, also called a reverse tricycle. (The northerner rides a tricycle with the bucket behind.) When he came back, there were two boxes of Analgin loaded on the car, and Yang Liufang hurriedly came out to welcome them.
"Wait a minute, Xiao Yang, are there any customers in the store?"
"No Brother Chen, no guests."
"Oh, my business is not doing well today. Fortunately, you, a big customer, came to support me." Boss Chen joked as he got off the yellow croaker truck, and the two of them worked together to unload the goods.
"I went to two pharmacies to buy it all. This is a prescription drug and there are restrictions. One box has 50 bottles and the other has 26 bottles. You can see if you order enough."
"No need to order, Brother Chen, you can never go wrong."
"Okay, I'll park the car and come back later to get the goods for you."
