Time flies, and it’s March 1981 in a blink of an eye.

With the arrival of spring, the cold winter gradually fades away. After the first spring rain, the weather gradually warms up, but there is also more moisture in the air. The season when everything recovers is also the peak period for colds.

Uncle Qi is an old employee of a state-owned factory. He has been working in this factory for almost thirty years. He has always worked in the front-line team and is one of the best masters in the workshop.

Years of working environment and smoking habits, coupled with recent changes in the weather, have caused Uncle Qi's bronchitis to relapse at this time every year. He has experienced a long cough every year. This disease can be said to be serious or not.

It was serious, especially at night, when he couldn't help but have bouts of coughing that kept him from sleeping well all night.

On this day, Uncle Qi had almost finished the medicine he had dispensed before, so he took the time to go to a local hospital he often visited. He called the internal medicine department and found an acquaintance, Dr. Zhang, who had been treating him. When his number was called, all of them

The uncle entered the door and couldn't help coughing twice before he could say anything.

"Uncle Qi, what's the matter? Have you finished the medicine again?" Dr. Zhang saw that it was Uncle Qi. He smiled and took the medical record card and registration ticket from Uncle Qi, and directly inserted the ticket number into the iron sign standing vertically on the table.

, opened the medical record card and asked.

"Ahem, yes, Doctor Zhang. I'm almost done with the medicine. I'll take some more back here." Uncle Qi coughed twice and nodded.

"Uncle Qi, you'd better smoke less. This cigarette is not a good thing. In fact, your disease is caused by smoking. It will be bad for your health in the long run." Dr. Zhang nodded slightly and took a look.

Uncle Qi couldn't help but remind him with his yellowed fingers.

"Hey, you've said this so many times, but you also know that I really can't quit smoking. I don't have any hobbies in my life. I only smoke a few cigarettes. If I'm not allowed to smoke...

Ahem, cough, cough...what's the point of living?"

Uncle Qi smiled bitterly and shook his head. He also knew that smoking was not a good thing, and smoking would not do any good for his disease, but the problem was that he really couldn't quit.

"Although I say that, you should try to smoke as few cigarettes as possible and smoke better at the head office, right?" Dr. Zhang advised tactfully.

Uncle Qi nodded in agreement. Although he agreed verbally, God knows whether he can actually do it. In fact, every time he meets Dr. Zhang, they have these few conversations. They have been talking to each other for several years, but Uncle Qi still remains the same.

Don’t change.

Doctor Zhang actually knew it in his heart. Looking at Uncle Qi's expression, he smiled bitterly and shook his head. What should I say about this kind of thing? The most the doctor could do was to give instructions. Is it possible to tie the patient up and watch to prevent Uncle Qi from smoking?

He took out his stethoscope and asked Uncle Qi to lift up his clothes, listened to the lung sounds, and then took a bamboo stick to look at Uncle Qi's throat. As before, there is no good medical treatment for bronchitis and recurrence caused by weather changes.

You can prescribe some medicine to soothe your throat and lungs, and take it to recuperate.

Lifting up the pen, Dr. Zhang took a prescription sheet and prescribed medicine to Uncle Qi. After writing two lines of words, he suddenly remembered something. He raised his head and asked Uncle Qi: "Uncle Qi, what you drank last time was loquat ointment from No. 1 Factory.

How about opening the eighth factory for you this time?"

"The No. 8 factory? Why open the No. 8 factory? Isn't the No. 1 factory better than the No. 8 factory?" Uncle Qi asked subconsciously.

"Originally, it was like this, but Factory No. 8 has just released a new loquat ointment product. It is said to be very effective. Why don't you open a bottle and try it?" Dr. Zhang explained.

Uncle Qi thought for a while and nodded. After all, Dr. Zhang was an old doctor who treated him. He was always right to listen to the doctor. Besides, loquat ointment from the first factory and the eighth factory were actually similar, but the first factory was more famous.

, Uncle Qi is just used to it.

Since Dr. Zhang recommended No. 8 loquat ointment today, let’s try it. What if this new product is effective?

Seeing Uncle Qi's agreement, Dr. Zhang nodded and continued writing on the prescription form. After a while, he took out his seal and stamped it, then handed it to Uncle Qi.

"Uncle Qi, please keep the prescription form and go directly to the window to pay and get the medicine."

"Okay, thank you Dr. Zhang, cough cough cough... see you next time..."

After saying goodbye to Dr. Zhang, Uncle Qi left the internal medicine department with the prescription form and went straight to the lobby to pay for the medicine. When paying, the amount reported at the window made Uncle Qi stunned, because Uncle Qi had been coming to prescribe these medicines.

The amount has long been known, but today's amount is nearly five yuan more expensive than in the past.

"Why is it so expensive? The price of food outside has increased, and the price of medicine has also increased?" Uncle Qi asked while paying.

"There is a loquat ointment that is different in price from ordinary ones. It is much more expensive than ordinary ones." The comrade at the window replied.

This answer suddenly made Uncle Qi feel dissatisfied. No wonder Dr. Zhang recommended the use of new products from the Eighth Factory. It turns out that the price of new products is high! Isn’t this hospital a life-saving and healing hospital? Why is it still doing business now? To deceive people into using high-priced products? This is not the case.

Mazi is not pockmarked, is it a trap?

Thinking of this, Uncle Qi's face suddenly darkened, but he didn't say anything. After all, Uncle Qi has labor insurance, and the money for dispensing medicines can be reimbursed by the unit. If you spend more money later, the unit will pay for it, but in the factory

Uncle Qi, who has been working for a lifetime, feels very uncomfortable with this unhealthy trend.

After paying the money, Uncle Qi went to get the medicine with a sullen face. After handing in the order, a large amount of medicine was delivered out shortly after. But at this time, Uncle Qi found that there was a rather large thing handed out with the medicine. This

The outside of the toy was wrapped in a very delicate paper box, which was larger than an ordinary tea cup. When he saw this toy, Uncle Qi was stunned and quickly asked the comrade who distributed the medicine if he had given it to the wrong person.

The comrade who distributed the medicine carefully checked the list and medicines and told Uncle Qi that it was correct, that was it. Uncle Qi pointed at the carton and asked what it was. The comrade who distributed the medicine told him that it was loquat ointment. After hearing this answer, Uncle Qi

He was even more puzzled. He had always eaten loquat ointment, but he had never seen such a big box. It was usually just a small glass bottle.

Since there were still people queuing behind him, Uncle Qi had no choice but to take the medicine first. After taking the medicine, he found a chair in the hall to sit down and sort out the medicine.

The other medicines were all the same as before, and they were quickly sorted out. When he finally looked at the carton containing loquat ointment, Uncle Qi curiously opened the carton and took out the inside.

When he took out the contents from the carton, Uncle Qi couldn't believe that his eyes suddenly froze. He was about to stand up subconsciously, but when his eyes fell on the printing on the outside of the thing in his hand,

When the font was displayed, the action stopped again.

"This... this...?" Uncle Qi played with a warm cup in his hand in surprise.

This is a well-made warm cup with a unique shape. The outer shell of the cup is made of plastic and the materials are very good. The color is dark green. The font of Yanjing No. 8 Traditional Chinese Medicine Factory is printed on the cup body. There are also a few words on the other side.

The big characters read Refined Loquat Paste.

The cup was heavy in his hand. Uncle Qi looked at it for a while, then opened the seal around the mouth of the cup, and then unscrewed the lid.

When the lid of the cup is unscrewed, you can see at a glance that the cup is filled with brown loquat paste that exudes a familiar smell. In addition, you can also see the threads of the sealed cup mouth and the structure inside.

The inside of this thermos cup is similar to that of a thermos bottle, but the inner liner is not made of glass, but made of purple clay ceramics. Such cups are rarely seen on the market. Uncle Qi once saw a similar thermos cup in a city department store.

The size is about the same as this warm cup, but the price is nearly eight yuan. At such an expensive price, Uncle Qi will not buy it at all, so he still uses the enamel cup that he has used for many years and was originally awarded as a reward for advanced workers in production.

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After being stunned for a while, Uncle Qi suddenly realized why loquat ointment was so much more expensive today than before. It turned out to be this reason.

Thinking of this, Uncle Qi's anger just disappeared in an instant, replaced by his love for this warm cup. Although the price is a bit expensive, this warm cup is very good, and the most important thing is that the medicine he came to the hospital to prescribe is medicine.

The fee can be fully reimbursed. After reimbursement, won’t the warm cup become free for me?

This account is so easy to settle. Such a good thing has never happened before. You know that it costs a lot of money to buy such a warm cup in a department store. Now I can give myself such a warm cup for free. It’s great! It’s great!

For a moment, Uncle Qi's complaints against Dr. Zhang were all gone, and he was secretly happy. He played with the warming cup with a smile for a while, and suddenly seemed to remember something. He quickly stuffed the warming cup back into the box and put it in the box.

Put the other medicines into your handbag together.

After doing this, Uncle Qi trotted towards the Department of Internal Medicine without saying a word, and returned to Dr. Zhang after a while.

"Uncle Qi, why are you back?" Dr. Zhang had just finished receiving a patient, and before he could call the next one, he saw Uncle Qi pushing the door open and entering in a hurry.

"Dr. Zhang, I suddenly remembered that we are very busy with work in the factory. I guess I won't have time to see a doctor during this time. How about you prescribe more medicine for me? I won't need anything else. Just help me with the loquat ointment.

Just open more, you can open three... no, five more bottles for me, okay?"

Seeing Uncle Qi's eager look, Dr. Zhang was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Okay! What's wrong? This loquat ointment is a good thing. It can be used to treat illnesses. If you are not sick, you can also drink it to treat yourself.

Throat, you want five bottles, right? Just wait a minute, I’ll open it for you..."

Twenty minutes later, Uncle Qi left the medicine retrieval place with a smile on his face, holding five large cartons. Adding the previously opened bottle to the five bottles just opened, Uncle Qi opened six bottles of loquat ointment in one go.

Uncle Qi also has a wife and two sons at home, plus his two daughters-in-law and not counting the children. There are exactly six adults in total. Each of these six cups is one. Thinking of this, Uncle Qi feels happy.

On the way home, Uncle Qi suddenly remembered that these six cups were probably not enough. Wouldn't it be a loss if he didn't stock up on more of such good things? Besides, things will break after use, and stocking up on more is always better. The more he thought about it,
Chapter completed!