Chapter 35. The Fairy Scattering Flowers and Inspecting the Goods

The next day, I had a good night's sleep.

Luo Yihang's family of three got up before six o'clock again.

Zhang Guiqin stood at the pool at the door of the house, held her waist, turned around twice, twisted her neck, and felt... nothing.

At this time, Luo Cheng came out with two toothbrush holders, and heard Zhang Guiqin muttering, "What a cheapskate, doing so much work and getting nothing done after a good sleep."

Luo Cheng happily handed his wife a toothbrush cup and said, "You slept well. We farmers have to work in the fields and work hard to eat more and sleep better. We have been idle for several months in winter and our whole body feels uncomfortable."

"Look at what you can do." Zhang Guiqin habitually said a sarcastic remark, and took the jar. Before putting the toothbrush into her mouth, she said again, "It's true. In the past half month, I have a deep sleep, I don't get up at night, and my back doesn't hurt when I get up in the morning. I eat a lot every day, and I'm in good spirits."

"It's because I'm invigorated. Hang has given us so much to do since he came back, picking pepper sprouts, working the fields, and planting soybeans. His grandfather's fields also have to be cleaned up. Life lies in exercise." Luo Cheng replied while mumbling while brushing his teeth.

This is his unique skill, he can talk while brushing his teeth, and it is a skill that is passed down to boys and not girls.

Men are very impatient when brushing their teeth, and they just do it casually and finish quickly.

Woo woo woo, puff!

After rinsing his mouth, Luo Cheng felt like a child again and started to scatter flowers like a fairy.

The direction of the water splashed out and it splashed onto Zhang Guiqin's trouser legs.

"Ah! My skin is itchy!"

A happy day begins.

……

It was just past seven o'clock and Luo Yihang's family had just finished breakfast.

The guests have arrived.

Liu Yang drove a minivan and stopped at Luo Yihang's house following the navigation.

He got out of the car in a hurry, and then an old man who looked to be in his sixties, who was energetic and stylish, was helped down from the back seat.

A young man also jumped out from the front passenger seat with a black briefcase under his arm.

Luo Yihang heard the voice and came out, invited Liu Yang and his group into the house, poured them some tea and asked them to sit down.

After some introductions to each other.

Luo Yihang knew that the old man was the guest of honor this time. His surname was Yan. He was a college graduate in the 1970s and one of the first licensed Chinese medicine practitioners in the country in the 1990s. He had been in the industry for forty years and retired with a senior professional title. Now he was re-employed by the medicine factory.

The professional master in the factory is the one who speaks the truth and is more effective than the factory director.

The other young man is named Li and is a purchasing agent for the factory.

As for Liu Yang, a quality inspector who has just been employed for two years, he is just a newbie. Today he will act as a introducer and a driver.

Dingmen Gangzi came to the door in person, accompanied by a buyer and driving a pickup truck. It seemed that he was determined to win today.

No matter whether it was for the medicinal materials or for the people, the medicinal materials factory gave a lot of face, was very dignified, and spoke very politely.

It was mainly the buyer named Li who was doing the talking, praising both sides without leaving any trace. Zhang Guiqin and Luo Cheng were so pleased to hear that that they kept refilling water for the guests.

The group drank some water and rested their legs, then Mr. Yan spoke.

Or he would say that they were pushing the door open. As soon as he spoke, Xiao Li and Liu Yang fell silent.

"Let's not delay the host's work if we visit him rashly. Brother Luo, take me to see the things."

Of course there is no problem.

Luo Yihang stood up and took Grandpa Yan to the shed under the south wall, lifted the dust cloth to reveal the Poria cocos piled underneath.

Old Master Yan's eyes lit up, and he took two quick steps towards it, walking around the Poria pile twice.

Then he picked up a piece, weighed it, pinched it, and then put it under his nose and smelled it.

Then he moved the ones on the surface away, and took out some Poria from the outside, the middle, the bottom, and several other places, and held them all in his hands. Luo Yihang quickly moved a low table and a small stool over to set them up.

Old Master Yan thanked him, put down the Poria cocos in his hand, and took out a cloth bag from the bag he had been carrying with him, and spread it out on the table.

There were all kinds of tools inside, including small knives, chisels, scissors, hammers, magnifying glasses, grinders, and a small copper scale.

They are all polished to a shine and look like they have been there for many years.

At this time, Xiao Li and Liu Yang also came out, moved a machine about the same size as a water dispenser from their car, and found a socket strip to connect it to electricity.

Then he placed another backpack on the small table and pulled out several electronic instruments and small tools, some of which were equipped with probes.

Luo Yihang only knew a vernier caliper.

So I asked out of curiosity: "Your technology is pretty high-tech."

Old Master Yan nodded solemnly and said, "Don't look at my age, my mentality is not old, I have to keep up with the times."

Then he pointed to the one with the probe and said, "This is for measuring humidity."

Then he continued to introduce them one by one, saying, "This one measures sugar content, this one measures density, and this one can analyze liquid chromatography."

Finally, he pointed to the "water dispenser" and said, "This big one is used to test sulfur dioxide, heavy metals, fungal toxins, etc. It can tell whether pesticides are used or not and whether there are any harmful ingredients."

This is something that I have to say in advance.

Luo Yihang smiled and waved his hand, saying generously: "No problem, feel free to check."

Seeing Luo Yihang being so generous, Old Man Yan added, "The previous samples have been inspected in the factory, and I still remember the data. If you haven't seen it, I brought some gadgets with me to compare it."

This is what Mr. Yan said.

But the situation under his hands is completely different.

Each piece is carefully measured and weighed and recorded in a notebook, and then loaded onto the instrument one by one.

After obtaining the data, write down the formula and check it again.

Then they cut it with a small knife, scraped the skin with a scissors, sliced ​​it and ground it into powder, licked it, tasted it, smelled it, and looked at it. All kinds of tools except a hammer were used, and the inspection was very thorough.

There is a kind of rigor and old-fashionedness of the technicians of old state-owned enterprises.

At the same time, the old man was quite talkative. While he was busy, he chatted with Luo Yihang about what he was doing, acting like a teacher.

Luo Yihang really learned a lot from him.

For example, the machine detection mentioned above mainly checks whether there are any pesticide residues, heavy metal content, and whether there is any toxin pollution.

Safety testing is always the top priority when looking at medicinal materials. These are things that can cure diseases, and we must not allow one disease to be left uncured and another to develop.

The next step is to taste and smell the medicine to see its medicinal properties. This part mainly relies on experience.

Of course, I just said that by the way, I would take a look at it.

Finally, Mr. Yan nodded with satisfaction, and while packing up his things, he spoke to Luo Yihang.

"It's good stuff. I just received it."

Luo Yihang replied, "I received a call the day before yesterday. I was busy all day yesterday and just collected them from the mountain. You see, I only washed them and didn't hang them up. I don't know if they are suitable."

Old Master Yan glanced at Luo Yihang, pointed his finger, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, this is the right way. I want fresh goods, and I don't mind your small amount."

Then he explained, "If it's ordinary stuff, you can mess around with it, but I have to make it myself for this quality, and you can't control it."

"If you say so, then I won't be polite." Luo Yihang made a little joke.

Old Master Yan laughed, patted the dirt off his hands, and pointed into the house, "Then let's chat."

"Okay, let's talk."

(End of this chapter)