Chapter 257: Guarantee and Fake Medicine

Jia family.

There were five people in total, including adults and children, sitting around the dining table.

A plate of green vegetables without much oil was placed in the middle, with a small dish of pickles next to it.

As for the staple food, it is a small amount of steamed buns and wowotou made of Erhe flour.

Since Qin Huairu is the only one working in their family, although she has been converted to a first-level worker, she only earns more than 30 yuan a month.

Based on the Beijing average living standard of eight yuan, their family's per capita income is far from enough.

In addition, Jia Zhang still had a rural household registration and did not have various rations of grain and non-staple food, so they lived a tight life.

When cooking, I only put a few drops of oil in, and usually I only cook one dish.

In the past, Yi Zhonghai also helped out by sending him some corn flour every now and then, and the leftovers that Sha Zhu brought back also helped to supplement the family's income.

But ever since Sha Zhu got married and Yi Zhonghai shifted his goal of providing for his retirement, all this help has disappeared.

If Qin Huairu hadn't been pregnant again, she would hardly have been able to eat steamed buns made from double-grain flour once a month.

"Grandma, Shazhu's family bought a chatterbox, let's buy one for our family too."

Banggeng took a bite of the steamed bun and said to Jia Zhang.

Just now in the Central Courtyard, he was hiding in the crowd, staring at Sha Zhu's radio with envy.

"Oh, my dear grandson, our family doesn't have any industrial coupons at the moment. We will buy some when we have them."

Jia Zhang said to Bang Geng with a kind face.

She actually wanted one too. It would be wonderful if she could have someone to chat with and listen to opera while taking care of the children and doing housework at home.

Unfortunately, the Jia family only has one industrial voucher a month, which may not be enough for daily purchases of industrial products.

Naturally, there will be no extra money saved to buy big items.

After listening to the conversation between his son and his mother, Jia Dongxu felt very unhappy. He snorted coldly and took a big bite of the steamed bun.

He also heard about Sha Zhu's radio, which was bought with Yi Zhonghai's tickets and money.

This made him extremely dissatisfied with that 'master'.

In the past, whenever good things like this happened, Yi Zhonghai would always think of him first, but now, he has actually abandoned him.

Qin Huairu, who was standing by, naturally guessed what her husband was thinking.

She sighed in her heart, her man is really a hopeless case.

It was such a good opportunity, but I didn't seize it, and in the end it ended up in such a mess.

Thinking of the excellence of Wang Mengde next door and He Shengnan's happiness, she felt extremely regretful and also blamed God for being really unfair.

We are both women, so why are there such big differences in our lives?

a few days later.

Weekend morning.

Wang Mengde pushed his bicycle, and together with He Shengnan and his daughter, they were going to Wangfujing Department Store to buy a radio.

Before leaving, Ran Xiaomei suddenly remembered something and hurriedly said:
"Meng De, bring a few more industrial coupons and buy some big batteries. The flashlights at home have been flattened several times by North Korea and are almost out of light."

In this era, the capital had electricity early on, but for various reasons, especially in the summer, power outages would occur every few days.

Sometimes I can even stop overnight.

In addition to kerosene lamps, every household also has flashlights.

In Wang Mengde's family, Wang Hao and he were often called up at night to see patients, so the flashlights in their home were used more frequently.

Whenever the flashlight did not work, Wang Yuanchao and Wang Weiguo would take out three large batteries and crush them with their teeth.

This way you can use it for a longer period of time.

Wang Mengde tried to stop this dangerous behavior several times, but unfortunately he was too busy and by the time he learned about the situation, the battery was almost bitten to pieces.

"Okay, Mom, I'll buy a few more. Don't let them chew on the batteries in the future. Batteries are highly toxic and have an adverse effect on their health."

Wang Mengde agreed and then gave another instruction.

"Is this really poisonous? I see other people's homes are the same and nothing has happened."

Ran Xiaomei said doubtfully.

As far as she knew, everyone had been doing this a long time ago, but no one had any health problems.

"Mom, this is true. How can I lie to you? This won't show up in a short period of time, but it will have great harm to your body in the long run."

"Okay, next time the battery dies, just throw it away."

Seeing her son's serious tone, Ran Xiaomei said with a distressed look on her face.

Wangfujing.

As the largest store in China with the most comprehensive merchandise selection, Wangfujing Department Store attracts countless people to shop with its wide variety of merchandise.

In the bustling crowd, almost everyone was wearing patched clothes, and most of them were patches on top of patches.

There are very few people like Wang Mengde and He Shengnan who wear clothes with only a few patches.

If you see a child wearing new clothes, he must be from a well-off family.

Yaya rode on Wang Mengde's neck and saw the goods on the counters on both sides, and occasionally let out a cry of surprise:

"Dad, Dad, it's a beautiful dress."

"Wow, there are so many toys."

"It's candy, White Rabbit candy."

Not only her, but other children brought by adults also started shouting.

Suddenly, the shopping mall became as lively as a vegetable market.

The three of them walked through the crowd and went straight to the third floor.

This floor mainly sells large items such as furniture, home appliances and other industrial products.

Bicycles, sewing machines, watches, radios, etc. of several brands are placed directly on the counter or behind the counter for everyone to choose.

Of course, since buying these things requires tickets or industrial coupons, most people just come here to enjoy the sight, and only a small number of people can afford them.

I paid the money and industrial coupons and chose a Red Star brand radio.

The Red Star brand radio was the first domestically produced five-lamp electron tube radio produced by the Jinling Radio Factory in 1953.

In addition to the thirty industrial coupons, he spent about a hundred dollars.

Unfortunately, the Peony brand radio that was popular in the 1960s will not be mass-produced until next year, and it will not be available on the market this year.

After buying a radio, I went next door to buy some large batteries.

Then Wang Mengde accompanied He Shengnan and his daughter and started walking around the third floor.

Not far away, I saw a crowd of people gathered around the counter in front.

The three of them walked over out of curiosity.

Wang Mengde is tall. He stood behind the crowd and stood on tiptoe. He saw several brand new televisions placed behind the counter.

He recognized it at a glance. This was the first television set produced independently by China, also known as the "Beijing" brand TV set.

When it was produced in 58, it was reported in the Huaguo Daily in a prominent position on the front page.

Of course, his name also appeared on the first edition. Speaking of "Jingcheng" brand televisions, there is another interesting fact, that is, although the name is "Jingcheng", the actual place of production is in Tianjin.

It was produced by the Tianjin Radio Factory, also known as the State-owned No. 712 Factory.

This TV is a 35cm black-and-white TV made by pressing aluminum sheets into the shape of a washbasin, then embedding the cathode ray tube into it, and then putting a wooden shell in the front.

In the eyes of later generations, this kind of TV is very simple and if you throw it outside, only garbage collectors will take it.

But in this era, it is the representative of high technology.

Because the production line is relatively simple and requires a large amount of manpower, and they need to be very high-level workers, the number of televisions produced each year is very small.

Things are rare.

A TV set costs several hundred dollars. Not only that, TV tickets and air tickets are not something that ordinary people can afford. The number of industrial coupons required makes ordinary people feel desperate.

You know, the average salary of an ordinary worker is 30 or 40 yuan. This TV set will cost the worker almost two years' salary to buy.

And this is on the basis of not eating or drinking.

That afternoon.

In the courtyard, in addition to Sha Zhu's house, there were three more radios.

Not only Wang Mengde and Liu Haizhong bought one, but even Xu Damao generously bought one.

As sworn enemies who have been fighting each other for more than 20 years, he cannot stand by and watch the other side being proud.

Besides, this amount of money and industrial coupons was a piece of cake for their family and it was not difficult at all to take them out.

The next day, afternoon.

At the regular meeting of the Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Monday.

After all the other important matters were discussed, Dean Lu did not end the meeting immediately, but said to everyone:

"You may have heard some rumors recently, that is, Comrade Wang Mengde is preparing to conquer leukemia.

As everyone here knows, this disease is incurable. No country or organization in the world can cure it.

Comrade Wang Mengde was not afraid of this difficult disease, but resolutely took on this challenge. This spirit is worthy of encouragement.

Therefore, we cannot remain indifferent. I suggest that the institute should give him the greatest support.

In addition to human and material resources, any unexpected events that occur during the research process will also be borne by the Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine."

A few days ago, Pu Lao and Wang Mengde met with him privately.

He told him everything about the research on the treatment of leukemia, even the method of fighting poison with poison.

He naturally agreed wholeheartedly when Wang Mengde started new research.

But he was a little worried about using poison to fight poison.

This would happen if an accident occurred during the treatment, for example, an overdose of highly toxic Chinese medicinal materials was used in the prescription, leading to an accident for the patient.

That would have a huge impact on Wang Mengde's reputation.

As a rising star in traditional Chinese medicine and a future leading figure, President Lu certainly does not want him to have any stain on his body.

So, he did not agree at that time, but prepared to raise the issue at the weekly meeting.

"I agree that Comrade Wang Mengde's research is beneficial to China, the Chinese medicine community, and our research institute.

We can’t just let him keep giving without any other expression.”

Vice President Chen quickly expressed his opinion.

After he said that, he smiled at Wang Mengde to show his goodwill.

Last year, his disciple, because of the other party, was finally rated as an advanced person in the city and was successfully promoted.

It is a foregone conclusion that I will take over his job in the future.

So he returned the favor and supported Wang Mengde.

Moreover, apart from his selfish motives, he is more sincere.

After all, if the research is truly successful, the status of traditional Chinese medicine will be more stable, and the status of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Institute in the minds of superiors will also be more important.

"Yes, Comrade Wang Mengde not only represents himself, but also represents our entire institute.

I also think that what the dean and vice dean Chen said is absolutely right. "

On the other side, Vice President Zhu also agreed.

She has always been on good terms with Pu Lao, and in a while, she will be transferred to Guangxi Province for long-term work.

The students that I have taught over the years naturally cannot go with them.

Although Dean Lu is her senior, he will definitely take good care of them and there is no need to worry about anything bad happening.

But if Wang Mengde helps, those students will have a better life at the Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Especially Qian Dayong and Zhu Tao, they have benefited a lot in the past few years.

Not only did my position rise quickly, I also learned a lot of unique skills and now I am capable of standing on my own.

As the head of the Acupuncture Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, he was extremely impressed by Wang Mengde's acupuncture skills.

If the situation did not allow it, she would have wanted this young man to take over as the head of the Acupuncture Research Institute.

Seeing that two vice presidents have already agreed, the other vice presidents and the heads of various research institutes and departments will no longer object.

Therefore, President Lu’s proposal was passed unanimously.

"Haha, Comrade Wang Mengde, you can do your research with confidence from now on. If there are any problems or accidents, we will take care of them."

After the meeting.

In the dean's office.

Wang Mengde sat in a chair and listened quietly to President Lu's story.

"This morning, my superior called me over and told me a piece of news.

I don’t know whether this news is good or bad, can you give me some advice? "

After a pause, he picked up the teacup and took a sip of herbal tea, then continued:

"Comrades abroad have recently discovered a situation, that is, there are counterfeit products of the 'Palace Emperor Pills' that we produce and export.

Moreover, this imitation is not only exactly the same as our pills, but even the packaging is very similar. If you don’t look closely, you can mistake it for the real thing.”

After hearing his words, Wang Mengde was suddenly shocked.

Have foreign countries developed drugs that can enhance sexual performance so quickly?

If that's the case, it would be bad.

After all, the 'Palace Emperor Pill' can bring tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign exchange income to the country every year.

These foreign exchange were exchanged for a large amount of industrial equipment and food, nourishing the dry domestic

He quickly asked: "Dean, have the relevant comrades bought some of those counterfeit drugs?

If so, could you give me a few so I can study them and see what's going on?"

"The relevant comrades did buy a few boxes."

Dean Lu looked a little strange, and said in confusion:
"The country immediately tested and experimented with the drug, but the results were somewhat strange..."

(End of this chapter)