Three days later, Tonghua Railway Station
Lin Sanqi came out of the car with a shudder. Even though he was wrapped in a military coat outside his cotton-padded coat and covered with baby warmers on the outside of his underwear, he still felt like his whole body was about to freeze.
For an authentic southerner, the cold in the Northeast is no longer a physical cold, but a magical 360-degree attack with no blind spots.
Seeing Lin Sanqi shaking every step he took, the fellow Northeasterners on the platform burst out laughing.
One of the middle-aged men asked: "Comrade, are you from the South?"
Lin Sanqi held up Lei Feng's hat and nodded: "I'm from the capital, but my hometown is Huadu, and I can't go further south."
"Oh, no wonder, why do comrades from the capital come to us on a business trip? In this ice and snow, there is nothing to ask for."
Lin Sanqi knew that they didn't really care about you, but were trying to trick you. If a stranger suddenly came to a border town like this, he would think of the walking 500,000 yuan.
"I am from the Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and I need to buy ginseng from your place. In addition, I also want to see the scenery of the north described by the great man, with thousands of miles of ice and snow falling, and feel the beautiful rivers and mountains of the motherland."
This is a beautiful statement. To paraphrase later generations, it is called political correctness, and there will be no problem wherever you go.
Sure enough, when people on the platform heard this, they immediately stood in awe of Lin Sanqi. Following the scenery described by the great man, this is the greatest compliment to the Northeast.
The originally outgoing Northeastern folks suddenly became enthusiastic:
"Young man, where do you want to visit? Mention a place and we will send it to you on a plow and keep it so that the comrades in the capital can feel the warmth of our Northeast Bank."
"What is a plow?"
"Haha, don't you understand the plow? It's the sled mentioned in the book, pulled by horses, squeaking fast."
Lin Sanqi understood. A few decades later, a trip to scenic spots in Northeast China would cost dozens of yuan. It is estimated that it is now the main means of transportation in winter in Northeast China.
But sledding is open-air. In the extreme cold weather of tens of degrees below zero in the Northeast, riding a sled is not enjoyment, but suffering. You will definitely be blown into a popsicle.
"No, no, comrade, if any of you would be kind enough to give me a ride, I'd like to come to your Tonghua Ginseng Cooperative Headquarters."
"Why not, let's go, I'm just on the way!"
After hearing this, a passenger warmly asked Lin Sanqi to go with him for free. It must be said that Northeastern people are very loyal.
Tonghua Ginseng Cooperative is not far from the train station.
This is a small town, not big in scale. Maybe because it is too cold, there are not many pedestrians on the street. Even though the Chinese New Year is approaching, there is no festive atmosphere and it looks gloomy.
Lin Sanqi sat on the sled and observed, sighing secretly, the people of the country have to wait for another year.
After a while, the fellow from Northeast China parked his sleigh in front of a second-floor building:
"Comrade, here we are, this is the Ginseng Cooperative."
Lin Sanqi climbed down from the sled with difficulty, her hands and feet were numb from the cold:
"Master, thank you, please wait a moment."
After saying that, Lin Sanqi took out a small bottle of Erguotou from his backpack, with the label removed: "Here, master, warm yourself up."
When the fellow from the Northeast saw that it was liquor, he burst out laughing without any hesitation:
"Logically speaking, I shouldn't take it, but this is good wine. Brother, I deserve it. Thank you."
The two parties were polite for a long time before saying goodbye. Lin Sanqi specially purchased a lot of small bottles of Erguotou from the market in 2013 for this trip to Northeast China, just to build up a relationship.
Tonghua Ginseng Cooperative Headquarters
Lin Sanqi looked at the sign at the door and knew that she was in the right place, so she went in.
"Comrade, who are you looking for?"
"Oh, I'm from the Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. My name is Lin Sanqi. I've contacted your president You Liqun in advance."
"You are Dean Lin from the capital. Oh, you are too young. President, hurry up, Dean Lin is here!"
This female staff member shouted so loudly that all the staff in various offices were yelled out. Then Lin Sanqi saw a middle-aged man running down from the second floor and rushed over at a flying speed:
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"Dean Lin, we are hoping for the stars and the moon to bring you here, haha. Well, Dean Lin, you... are so young..." You Liqun's hand suddenly stopped in mid-air, this was Is it better to shake hands or not to shake hands? Wouldn't it be too embarrassing to admit the wrong person?
Lin Sanqi chuckled. He was only 23 years old this year, which made him look like an ordinary staff member. In the eyes of the general public, not all deans from the capital must be white-haired grandfathers.
"President You, you are right. Here, this is my work ID. I am Lin Sanqi from the Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. But I am not the president, but the deputy, haha."
You Liqun looked at his work permit and then at Lin Sanqi, his mouth still closed in surprise.
"Ah, I offend you, please forgive me, Dean Lin. Look at my dog eyes, I didn't recognize the real Buddha. Please come quickly, come inside, Xiaomei, hurry up and make tea!"
President You pulled Lin Sanqi and walked to the office upstairs, leaving a group of staff chattering and gossiping.
"Wow, the vice president is so young? I didn't even look thirty years old."
"How can I be thirty? I think he is younger than my son, in his early twenties at most."
"Are all big units in the capital so awesome? To become a deputy dean at such a young age, does that mean you have the rank of deputy department?"
"Shit, you don't understand anything. Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine is the main department, and the deputy director is the deputy department."
"Hey, our president is just a serious professional. Isn't that three levels higher than our president?"
"There must be someone at home, otherwise how could a newly weaned child climb to such a high position?"
"That's it..."
It was warm in the president's office, and Lin Sanqi warmed up for a while before feeling like she was alive.
After You Liqun made tea, he carefully sat on the chair with a smile on his face:
"It's almost the Chinese New Year, and I still have to trouble Dean Lin to travel all the way to the Northeast to deliver food to us. I really can't express my gratitude in words."
Lin Sanqi burst into laughter:
"President You, don't worry. As long as the warehouse is ready, the food will arrive soon. We are all here, are you still worried that I will be empty-handed?"
You Liqun was not embarrassed and continued to laugh:
"That's right. Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine has always supported our work. Comrade Yang Jinbo from the Purchasing Department of your unit is an old friend of ours."
Lin Sanqi thought about Yang Jinbo for a moment. He was the team leader in charge of purchasing in the Northeast region, but he had only met him a few times and was not familiar with him.
"By the way, President You, are the natural disasters in Northeast China so serious? I see snow everywhere. Auspicious snow means a good year."
When You Liqun heard this, he sighed:
"Dean Lin, you don't know something. In the past few years, this thief has been joking. Floods have been constant in the south, and droughts have been severe in the north. In the northeast, it is cold all year round.
Look outside, it's now over minus 30 degrees Celsius. Even when crops are planted in spring, the temperature is extremely low. These seeds will be frozen to death as soon as they are planted. Even if they sprout, they are inherently deficient and have extremely low yields.
The key is that we are in the northeastern forest area with little arable land, which is even worse. Ginseng farmers wander around the mountains all day looking for ginseng. Sometimes they go into the mountains and don't come out for months. Farming is not a type of work to begin with.
Fortunately, we are all old hunters here, and we can still hunt some game, collect some pine nuts and hazelnuts, otherwise we will really starve to death, so I can only shamelessly ask you to support us. ”
Lin Sanqi doesn’t want to be taken advantage of by President You, otherwise there will be endless troubles in the future, and she will have to cry poor when she should:
"Life is hard in the Northeast, and it's not much better in the capital. The current food quota for workers in the capital is only 24 kilograms for men and 21 kilograms for women. This is based on the premise that the whole country supports the capital, let alone other regions.< br>
I brought the food. The food we brought was grown on the farm of our Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, not bought from outside. In this regard, our staff at the traditional Chinese medicine hospital have to tighten their belts to save money. It is not easy. ”
President You was a little embarrassed, "Yes, yes, it's not easy. Thank you to the comrades from the Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine for their support."
President You was thinking, as long as there is food, I don't care where you come from. Why do you need to be shameless just for a bite to eat?
After Lin Sanqi talked about the difficulties, he knew that he had to give sweet dates. He came to the Northeast in person. In addition to helping "transport" grain, he just wanted to pick up some good goods.
He didn't believe that such a large ginseng cooperative would not have good products. It was just a matter of price.
Now for him, Lin Sanqi, if you want grain, give grain, and if you want money, give money. He is doing the job of a "second-rate dealer" and wants the best wild ginseng. (End of chapter)