Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 2126: Medicinal Materials Control
It was the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month and the weather was sunny.

After the Little New Year, the city finally had some good weather, although it was still so cold that it hurt people’s faces.

Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and now every household is preparing to celebrate the New Year.

Red flags were hoisted outside the alleys, on the streets, and in the factories.

In the courtyard, the New Year atmosphere is brewing. The snow that was trampled by the children in the yard is cleared away by the adults, who are sweeping the floor and cleaning the house. They have tidied up the yard tidy in preparation for the New Year.

The happiest ones are the children. They wake up in the morning and run out. Sometimes they don’t come home for the whole day and no one cares about them!

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Master Yang walked out of the door, looked at the sun above his head, then leisurely took out his pipe, put out a pinch of tobacco and stuffed it into the pipe bowl, then pressed it hard with his hands, and then took out a match to light it.

"Grandpa, where are you going today?"

In the yard, Xiao Liu's wife was playing with her child. When she saw Master Yang coming out, she greeted him.

Everyone in the courtyard is familiar with Master Yang, and because of Yang Xiaotao, everyone in the courtyard respects him very much.

"Ah, go outside for a walk!"

"There's nothing going on at home, let's go check it out!"

Yang Xiaotao got up early in the morning to go to work. At the end of the year, there was a lot of things to do, and Liu Huaimin and his friends were unable to handle it alone.

Ran Qiuye took the child back to the slum. Ran's mother had caught a cold recently and her cough wouldn't get better.

Last night, Yang Xiaotao took out two boxes of medicine, saying that he had asked someone to get them from abroad. Ran Qiuye was overjoyed and sent them over early in the morning.

Originally, Ran Qiuye wanted to come back at noon, but was sent away by Master Yang, who said that he was an adult and would not starve to death as long as he had something to eat.

Yang Xiaotao wanted him to go to the machinery factory to have a look so that he could have lunch, but was rejected by Mr. Yang as well.

So, he was the only one left at home.

Fortunately, Wangcai is with me.

After saying hello to the people in the courtyard, he walked slowly to the hanging flower gate and saw Yan Fugui who was cleaning the front yard.

"Hey, Uncle Yang. Where are you going?"

"Oh, Teacher Yan, please go out and take a walk..."

Master Yang replied with a smile, then walked out with his hands behind his back.

"Slow down, it's cold and the ground is slippery, be careful!"

"it's okay no problem…"

As he said this, the grandfather walked out of the gate and headed into the alley.

Yan Fugui watched the man and the dog leave, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "What a blessing!"

Ever since Ran Qiuye helped Yan Fugui become a member of the rural school, Yan Fugui no longer has to worry about unemployment.

Although the salaries in rural schools are not as high as those in urban schools, there are benefits.

Especially during festivals, there would be local specialties, noodles, and even monetary rewards for good performance.

Last time, Yangjiazhuang Primary School organized an awards ceremony before the holiday.

Yang Xiaotao went there at that time and brought a truckload of prizes with him.

I heard that there was a teacher named Liu Yonghui at that time who directly rewarded students with a sewing machine.

That's a good thing. Not only can women at home do some sewing and mending, but they can also make some clothes in exchange for daily necessities.

Thinking of the reward, his heart was burning with excitement.

He arrived late, so his reward was only a bag of sweet potato noodles.

During the Chinese New Year, each person was given two kilograms of pork and a bag of eggs.

If this had happened in the past, there would be no pork or eggs, not even sweet potato noodles.

Therefore, Yan Fugui felt that it was a wise decision to get in touch with the Yang family.

Naturally, I have a special liking for the people of the Yang family.

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Just as he was staring at the gate in a daze, he heard a cough behind him. Yan Fugui turned around quickly and saw Yi Zhonghai walking out of the hanging flower gate with his hands behind his back.

"Hey, Lao Yi!"

Yan Fugui gave a professional smile and asked, "Are you going out for a walk?"

Yi Zhonghai smiled warmly, "Yes, let's go out for a walk and visit our old brothers."

"Oh, hurry up, don't delay the meal!"

"I'm still busy cleaning, I'll be busy now!"

After saying these three sentences, Yan Fugui said "busy" with a smile on his face, then turned and walked into the house.

But he knew in his heart that things were different now than before. If he dared to try to play both sides as he did before, it would be like falling off the Yang family's boat.

Everything related to the Qin family and the Yi family must be treated with caution.

Feeling the alienation emanating from Yan Fugui, Yi Zhonghai still kept a smile on his face, but he felt extremely desolate in his heart.

When he came out of the yard, he saw Yang Xiaotao's great-grandfather walking out.

So I deliberately fell behind to avoid embarrassment.

But when I heard the conversation between the two people at the Chuihua Gate, I felt uncomfortable.

I think when I was the boss, Yan Fugui looked like this too.

All the rewards from the street office go into this guy's pocket every year.

Now, only a few years have passed and this ungrateful guy has forgotten about it.

He looked at the people in the front yard, and saw that no one of them paid any attention to him, which made him feel even more depressed.

If this had happened ten years ago, who in this hospital would have dared to do this to him?
Who wouldn't fawn over him?
But now?

Everyone avoided it.

It is true that when people leave, the tea gets cold; when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter!
Ugh!
He sighed inwardly and walked out.

Just as he reached the gate and before he could go out, he saw Qin Huairu running into the yard in a panic, and the two almost bumped into each other.

"Huai Ru, what's wrong with you?"

Yi Zhonghai looked at Qin Huairu in surprise.

When Qin Huairu woke up this morning, she took the money she had prepared and went out to buy medicine.

This was what the group had discussed last night. They were going to buy a batch of medicinal herbs and liquor before the New Year so that they could use them in the spring after the New Year.

At that time, everything was reviving and spring was coming!

Anyway, Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu felt that there was a way forward, so in the morning Qin Huairu went to a familiar pharmacy to buy medicinal materials for the medicinal wine.

Qin Jingru took the wine ticket and money to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy wine.

Just seeing Qin Huairu coming back empty-handed made Yi Zhonghai's heart skip a beat and a look of worry appeared on his face.

"The money is lost? Or something happened?"

Yi Zhonghai asked tentatively, but Qin Huairu took two deep breaths and then spoke anxiously.

"Uncle, something bad has happened!" "Something happened?"

Yi Zhonghai shuddered, and quickly held onto the door frame and asked, "What's going on?"

Qin Huairu looked as if she had lost her parents. "Today I took the prescription to the pharmacy to get the medicine, but the person who dispensed the medicine took a look and said that this was not the prescription written by the doctor and could not dispense the medicine."

"I argued with him, but he just wouldn't agree."

"Then I had no choice but to go find a doctor I knew for help. The doctor said that the higher authorities would conduct a strict investigation and crack down on fraudulent activities. Once discovered, I would be banned from doing this and would even have to eat peanuts."

"The doctor refused to sign, so I had no choice but to go to the pharmacy and ask for his signature."

"But the pharmacy just wouldn't give me a seal. They also said that if I have an emergency, don't have money to see a doctor or it's inconvenient, I can go to the street office and ask the director to sign. That's fine too."

"Can"

Qin Huairu didn't finish her words, but everyone understood that they were the only ones working in the street office, so they didn't have a good reputation and it would be strange if people would pay attention to them.

Yi Zhonghai immediately frowned, realizing the importance of the question, "Didn't you look anywhere else?"

"I went to many places, but the result was the same. They didn't give me medicine without a prescription!"

Yi Zhonghai frowned even more after hearing this!

"Go home first!"

Seeing more and more people coming in and out of the door, Yi Zhonghai knew that this was not the place to talk, so he turned around and took Qin Huairu home.

When they entered the house, they saw an old lady playing with Xiaodang and Huaihua at home. When she saw the two of them come in, she looked serious and was surprised. She hurried forward to ask what was going on.

"Don't ask yet, Huairu, tell me what you think?"

Yi Zhonghai sat on the kang, his face as gloomy as water.

Qin Huairu hurriedly repeated what she had just said, and then said in a deep voice, "I asked someone at a pharmacy, and they said that the notice had been sent down since last week!"

"It is said, it is said..."

A trace of anger appeared on Qin Huairu's face, and her expression became ferocious.

"It is said that the production of Imperial Jade Liquor should be given priority, so the medicinal materials should be controlled."

"And it's a full range of medicinal material control. Even the common ones for dispersing blood stasis, stopping bleeding, reducing swelling and relieving pain require a list."

"I can see that these people are targeting us, targeting me."

Qin Huairu shouted at the top of her lungs, and after she finished shouting, tears started streaming down her face.

As she finished speaking, the room fell silent.

well! ! !
Suddenly, Yi Zhonghai sighed deeply and closed his eyes as if he had accepted his fate.

well! ! !
The aunt also sighed and looked at Qin Huairu with helplessness on her face.

"How could this person be like this?"

"Can't you give me a chance to live?"

As the old lady spoke, tears streamed down her face.

Yi Zhonghai shook his head, "The higher-ups don't care. They only care about the big guys. They don't care about small families like us at all."

"Not to mention, what we are doing now is a shortcut in itself."

Qin Huairu felt even more uncomfortable and aggrieved when she heard Yi Zhonghai say this.

Is it easy for her, a widow, to make a living with two daughters?

In the past, there was a Sha Zhu who supported me, but now, Sha Zhu has become someone else's man.

At least there was Yi Zhonghai in the past, but what about now?
Yi Zhonghai still needs her help.

The whole family, young and old, depends on her.

I finally found this job, I don't steal or rob, and I don't have any bad intentions, I just want to support myself, why is it so difficult?
"Why is it so difficult?"

Qin Huairu cried and shouted, then sat down on the ground at the door, holding her head and crying.

Especially when she thought that she could no longer rely on this "medicinal wine" to improve her life in the future, she felt even worse.

"Huai Ru, Huai Ru!"

When the aunt saw Qin Huairu crying so sadly, she hurried forward and hugged her in her arms.

"Auntie, why is it so difficult for me?"

“Why has it been so difficult for me these years?”

Qin Huairu lay in the arms of an old lady and cried bitterly. Yi Zhonghai sighed deeply after hearing this.

Qin Huairu found it difficult, and so did he.

Back then, he was an eighth-level master chef at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill.

Ninety-nine yuan a month salary.

There is also a big boss in this courtyard, who has prestige, face and substance.

But now, what have I become?
One of them sighed, one cried and held his head in his hands, and the other didn't know how to comfort him.

The room was in chaos and the two children were so scared that they hid aside and dared not speak.

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"I'm back, open the door."

The next second, Qin Jingru's voice came from the door.

Without waiting for Qin Huairu to get up, Qin Jingru pushed open the door and walked in, then looked at the three people in the room.

"What's going on?"

"Sister, why are you still crying?"

Qin Jingru hurried forward to pull Qin Huairu, but Qin Huairu stretched out her arm to push him away and continued to sit on the ground, "Don't worry about me, we won't be able to do our job from now on."

"What? What can't be done?"

The old lady looked up at Qin Jingru and told her about the restrictions on drug purchases.

Qin Jingru then raised her head in confusion, "No wonder, no wonder."

"What's so surprising?"

Yi Zhonghai asked, Qin Jingru walked to the side and sat down, "I went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy wine today, but the waiter said that the price has increased by 10%. I can only buy one bottle with the money I originally used to buy two bottles. Isn't that infuriating?"

"Now I know that this is what is going on."

"Ugh!!!"

Qin Jingru was open-minded about it. After all, what she got from Qin Huairu was only a part, far from being the main source of her livelihood.

As long as she continues to live in Lao Xu's house, she will have basic living security every month.

What's more, Xu Damao can also provide support.

Besides, she is the only one who can feed the whole family if she is well fed. So she thinks this business is better and can improve her life. If not, then it won't have much impact.

(End of this chapter)