Chapter 397: Money talks and the 'Rejuvenation Pill'

Wang Mengde and Ran Xiaomei knew it a long time ago.

After a woman becomes pregnant, she usually has some strange habits in eating or behavior.

For example, some like to smell car exhaust or Chinese herbal medicine, and some like to ask their men to do something that makes them feel ridiculous, and if they don’t do it immediately, they will be very sad.

Some people will suddenly like a certain kind of food, and this food must be uncommon and seldom eaten often, and most of them are heavy-tasting foods.

These special habits that women develop during pregnancy are mainly related to changes in hormone levels, adjustments in body functions and psychological state.

A few years ago, He Shengnan had a similar situation during her pregnancy. At a certain point in time, she suddenly wanted to eat a certain food.

The conditions at the time did not allow it, but fortunately Wang Mengde had the system with him, and he took a small risk to get the food she wanted back.

Unexpectedly, this time, she changed her preference and wanted to eat fried cicada monkeys.

"Shengnan, you want to eat fried cicada monkeys, that's easy.

It happened that there was a heavy rain the night before yesterday, and the ground was still damp. Plus, now was the time when cicada monkeys started to emerge.

Tonight, let Meng De lead Yuan Xun and Yuan Di to catch some outside, soak them in salt water overnight, and fry them for you tomorrow."

Ran Xiaomei said with a smile.

Then she turned to Wang Mengde and said:
"Meng De, you heard me, right? Bring a flashlight and a lantern tonight and catch more. They won't go bad if you soak them in salt water for a short time. Keep them for Shengnan to eat whenever she wants."

Since the "old Buddha" in the family had spoken, Wang Mengde naturally agreed.

However, he will not really do it himself. After all, he has to do various things personally recently and he is very busy.

Even if he has a day off on Sunday, he still has to think about work from time to time in his mind, so that he can have an idea of ​​what he needs to do in advance and start working on it on Monday. This way, he can get twice the result with half the effort.

in the afternoon.

The sun was about to set. Although the weather was still very hot and you would sweat even if you didn't move for a while, there was no direct sunlight, so many people started to come out.

The children in particular were all sweating profusely, and even had streaks of dirt on their faces. They didn't mind the heat at all, and gathered in groups of three or five to play various games.

Wang Mengde, carrying a cloth bag in his hand, led Wang Yuandi and Wang Yuanxun to the outside of the courtyard. He shouted to a few half-grown children not far away:

"Huzi, Jackie Chan, Zihao, Maodan, the rest of you come here."

A few little kids who were playing games in the shade heard Wang Mengde's call and quickly packed up their toys and came over.

On weekdays, the adults in their family have told them many times that when they meet Wang Mengde, they must be respectful and never cause trouble.

After all, everyone gets sick, and having a skilled doctor around makes things very convenient for the neighbors.

Besides, the people living in this alley are ordinary people and workers. The most they can do is to be a small leader in some unit or factory.

They all knew that Wang Mengde had great power, a high status, and knew many leaders.

Therefore, these people wanted to curry favor with him more, but unfortunately they never had the chance.

"Uncle Meng De, what do you want to talk to us about?"

Jackie Chan asked first, holding a wooden pistol in his hand.

As he spoke, he looked at the Wang Yuanxun brothers carefully.

Although Wang Yuanxun and Wang Yuandi were not as naughty as the Wang Yuanchao brothers, they would fight with others every now and then.

But because he had adequate nutrition at home and practiced martial arts regularly, he was a head taller and much stronger than his malnourished peers.

In addition, the two brothers have always been inseparable, so even seven or eight people of the same age are no match for them.

When I was a child, it was inevitable that some unpleasant things would happen with other children, and we had many fights.

So all the kids of similar age in Nanluoguxiang Hutong were afraid of them.

“I have something to ask you.

Have you caught a lot of cicada monkeys at night recently? Starting from tonight, the cicada monkeys you catch can be sent to my house, and I will exchange them with you for White Rabbit milk candies.

Ten cicada monkeys for one candy, are you willing? If you are willing, I will give each of you one as a deposit."

Wang Mengde said with a smile.

After saying that, he took out a handful of White Rabbit milk candies from the cloth bag.

Exchange cicada monkey for White Rabbit milk candy!

When Hu Zi, Jackie Chan and other children saw the White Rabbit milk candy in Wang Mengde's hand, they were so greedy that they almost drooled.

Their family is not as well-off as Wang Mengde's. His parents are ordinary workers in a nearby factory, earning a few dozen yuan a month.

Not to mention White Rabbit milk candy, even ordinary candies are very expensive and most people can only buy them once a year.

The last time these kids saw White Rabbit milk candy was because they helped Wang Mengde and then shared it with them.

Each person got five candies at that time, but it was the best memory of their month.

Even after eating, the taste will still linger for a long time and everyone will never forget it.

Unexpectedly, Wang Mengde now took out the White Rabbit Milk Candy again, and it could be exchanged for the Cicada Monkey.

Cicada monkeys are not everywhere in the summer, but if you want, you can catch dozens of them in one night.

Although these foods are high in protein, they need to be fried slowly in a lot of oil to taste good.

More than a year ago, although the country restored the ration of edible oil to one kilogram per person per month, it was still not enough for people in those days of material shortages.

This is the case in Beijing. In some provinces, the monthly ration per person is only 3-4 taels, and families are reluctant to use oil when cooking.

Not to mention frying food in oil, the only time people would do that is during the Chinese New Year, when they would grit their teeth and fry some food to eat during the New Year.

Therefore, cicada monkeys are not as attractive to these little guys as shed cicadas and the remaining shells.

After all, cicada shells are a kind of traditional Chinese medicinal material. If you collect a lot of them, you can sell them at supply and marketing cooperatives or special purchasing stations.

Cicadas are treated as toys.

Therefore, the little guys were very excited about what Wang Mengde had just said, and they all loudly assured:
"Uncle Meng De, we are willing. Tonight I will take a flashlight and look for it under the big tree at the entrance of the alley, and then exchange it with you for White Rabbit candy."

"Uncle Mengde, I am willing to do the same. My brother and I will go together to catch them."

"And me, and me. I know where there are more cicada monkeys."

Looking at the children's flushed faces and their eyes staring at the White Rabbit candies in his hands, Wang Mengde smiled with satisfaction.

He waved his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet, and then began to give each person a candy.

The kids who got the candy cheered, then carefully peeled off the candy wrapper, licked it gently, and then showed an intoxicated look.

This is real White Rabbit milk candy, which is given to foreign guests as a state gift in this era.

Nearby, a few little girls who were jumping on sandbags also came over after hearing the news.

Wang Mengde accepted all of them and gave one to each of them. He also said that as long as they sent the cicada monkeys to his house at night, he would accept them all.

After watching the group of kids scatter and go home to prepare flashlights or lanterns in advance, Wang Mengde walked leisurely towards the entrance of the alley.

Many neighbors over there were playing chess or chatting under the big locust tree.

At night, starting from eight or nine o'clock.

Many children came to Wang Mengde's house one after another.

Everyone held some cicada monkeys in their hands, some had thirty or forty, and some had more than ten or twenty.

Wang Mengde accepted them all, and even those that were less than ten were counted as ten.

Soon, after half past nine, no one came anymore.

He roughly calculated that he changed about two hundred cicada monkeys in one night.

It really is true that 'money makes the world go round'!
Fortunately, there were empty jars for pickling vegetables in winter at home. After Ran Xiaomei washed them, she simply cleaned all the cicada monkeys and soaked them in salt water.

A few days later.

Every night for dinner, there is a plate of fried cicada monkeys.

He Shengnan ate most of it by herself, and the rest was divided equally among the others.

What's more, it is fried in a lot of oil over a low heat, and the food is crispy and fragrant, which makes adults and children, who are not interested in meat, start to develop an appetite.

on Monday.

Guang'anmen Hospital, in the intensive care unit.

Two electric fans were blowing continuously in the ward, but they couldn't take away all the heat.

When Wang Mengde came in, he happened to see Mike's friend, Alexander, lying on the hospital bed with lifeless eyes, except for the fan shaking its head towards him.

There were also two servants, fanning him with palm-leaf fans.

It has been almost a month since I came to China.

He looked increasingly older, and even his spirit seemed much weaker.

During this more than half a month, I drank the Chinese medicine prescribed by Wang Mengde every day and had acupuncture from time to time.

Sadly, these had absolutely no effect.

His originally hopeful mood turned into depression.

It seemed that his life was coming to an end.

Unfortunately, although God let him be born into a wealthy family, he did not give him a good body. In just twenty years, coupled with illness, he could not enjoy the joy of life at all.

"Mr. Alexander, how are you feeling today?"

Wang Mengde took a casual glance and roughly understood his situation, but he still asked.

"Doctor Wang, I feel like my health has been getting worse lately, as if something heavy is pressing on me.

It’s almost been a month. If the situation doesn’t change in a few more days, I will return home.

Of course, Dr. Wang, don’t worry. Even if the condition is not cured, I will pay one-fifth of the consultation fee as agreed upon earlier, to thank you for your hard work during this period of time.”

Alexander said with some difficulty.

Just a few words made him break out in a cold sweat.

Next to him, a servant quickly wiped him with a towel.

"Mr. Alexander, don't be discouraged. I have good news for you. With the approval of our superiors, we will definitely use the 'Rejuvenation Pill' to treat you.

This medicine is extremely precious. It uses expensive medicinal materials and takes hundreds of processes and dozens of days to produce. "

Wang Mengde smiled and comforted.

The so-called "rejuvenation pill" he mentioned was actually a name he made up on the spur of the moment.

This medicine was developed by him before. It can slow down the aging process of the elderly, strengthen muscles and bones, and protect the blood and organs.

Originally this medicine was top secret, and no one knows how it was leaked and found out by Mike.

Mike accompanied his good friend to China for medical treatment. He applied several times, wanting to use this medicine to treat his good friend.

At first my superior kept resisting and refused to agree. I don’t know why, but today he suddenly let me go.

And this medicine really uses a lot of precious medicinal materials as Wang Mengde said. Of course, the production process and time are not as complicated as he said.

He just said that to raise his own value.

"Really?"

Alexander asked in surprise.

He took a breath, then a hopeful look appeared in his eyes, and he hurriedly said, "Where is the medicine? Let me take it quickly."

To be honest, now he is willing to try as long as there is a glimmer of hope.

Besides, his good friend Mike told him before he left half a month ago that there is a confidential medicine in China that may be effective for his condition.

But he asked several times, and Wang Mengde and other doctors and nurses all claimed that they had no knowledge of the matter.

Unexpectedly, there is a turn of events now and he can use this medicine.

"Mr. Alexander, don't worry, the nurse will give you the medicine right away.

This 'rejuvenation pill' is taken three times a day, one pill each time. It is free for the first seven days. You can try it first to see if it works.

If you take it for one course and it doesn’t work, then you don’t need to take it again. If it works, I will tell you the price of this medicine.”

Wang Mengde said with a smile.

He looked at the other person as if he was looking at a lamb to be slaughtered.

Alexander suffers from progeria. He has been thinking about it for nearly a month and has changed four prescriptions, but there has been no effect.

Some time ago, Mike mentioned the "Rejuvenation Pill", and he thought about it carefully, and suddenly felt that this medicine might really be effective for "Progeria".

His superior asked him about this a few days ago, and he told the truth about his judgment.

"Doctor Wang, don't worry. As long as it works, I will buy it no matter how much it costs."

Alexander said excitedly.

When the nurse put the 'Rejuvenation Pill' into his mouth, he trembled with excitement.

Except for the door of the ward, Chen Long and others followed Wang Mengde silently.

After leaving the building, he couldn't help but speak:
"Director Wang, the patient is almost at the end of his life. I think his life is in danger at any time.

New ones need to be observed for seven days. Isn’t that a bit too long? Why not change it to three days? If there is no effect, let them go directly to avoid any accidents here and bad consequences. "

He also meant well. After all, the foreign patient just now was very grand and it was obvious that he was either rich or noble.

If something really happened at Guang'anmen Hospital, there might be a diplomatic dispute, which could be used by someone with ulterior motives and affect Wang Mengde's reputation.

"Don't worry. I know his condition well. His life will not be in danger within ten days."

Wang Mengde said confidently.

(End of this chapter)