CHAPTER 802: CHAPTER 764: FAMINE ERA 5

Ye Huan thought for a while, "Dad, I’ll go to the hospital. There are many patients in the hospital, and a lot of work to be done. I won’t go anywhere else; I’ll just go to the hospital."

Ye Qiang was surprised, "Hospital? Such places are so unclean. You’re just a young girl, how can you...?"

"Alright, if she wants to go, let her go. You send her in the morning and pick her up at night. You both set a time to meet up."

Ye Huan telling Ye Qiang the place was already the biggest concession. The old man had lived for more than half a century. How could he not see the little girl had her agenda?

Whether she was there to tend to people or sell things, since she wanted to do it, let her go ahead. This family cannot help her much, but it certainly should not restrain her or become a burden.

Around Qingming, the mornings were still a bit cool. Ye Huan wore a patched-up local shirt. Her clothes throughout the year were mainly cotton cloth, which were altered from her brothers’ old clothes, so they were gray and looked quite shabby. But Ye Huan wasn’t picky. She wasn’t pretty to begin with, so dressing up wouldn’t help; living like a tomboy was fine.

But her little sister wasn’t as easy-going. She often envied the young girls in other families who could wear colorful clothes. In their family, there were no girls, so they only had the option to wear their brothers’ childhood clothes.

In these days, there were no bicycles. At least, they hadn’t seen any in this area. Her father originally wanted to borrow a wheelbarrow or a trolley to push her, but she refused.

"Dad, I can walk; there’s no need for you to push me."

So, the father and daughter used their two legs to walk for over ten miles, taking two to three hours to reach the county.

The hospital at this time was far from the grandeur seen in the previous world. It was just in a big yard with a few two-story buildings at the front and back.

The buildings were made of blue bricks. Though it was called a county town, it was only slightly better than the countryside in terms of housing. There were more people gathered, but compared to big cities, it was no match. Just from the way people dressed, it was clear that a small county town wasn’t much better than their countryside.

At most, the clothes were a bit cleaner and rarely had patches.

Her father left her at the hospital gate and went back, knowing it would take him another two or three hours to walk home, and then accompany her back in the late afternoon. This thought made her heart ache.

But this was his way of expressing his love for her. She couldn’t refuse. She could only think of earning more money to support the family.

Not many people are willing to come to the hospital unless necessary, and this holds true for all times.

She found a secluded spot and took out her little ragged basket, which she had prepared in advance, with the fruits she had stored for some days.

There were strawberries, apples, and tomatoes, three types. Logically, there shouldn’t be off-season fruits at this time, but real wealthy people could get them. These are the kinds of things that shouldn’t appear in such a small county unless it’s a big city like Shanghai or Beijing.

To make some money, she went all out. After all, these were products from space, making them excellent nutrition for patients.

Knowing pregnant women would benefit from these, she carried the goods to the maternity ward, going room by room discreetly, only asking well-dressed families, as only they could afford them.

The colors of her fruits were tempting, very beautiful, and also particularly large. For one silver coin, someone could buy two apples, two tomatoes, and four strawberries from her.

As she was selling fresh goods, one silver coin was indeed not cheap. But considering the products from space, selling them cheap would mean losing money. Even after asking seven or eight families who didn’t buy, she wasn’t discouraged. After covering the entire ward, she only sold two silver coins worth.

Later, a female doctor saw the fruits in her basket, looked surprised, and very interested: "Little sister, how do you sell these apples?"

With what was left in her basket, she could sell for three silver coins. Thinking doctors had money, she directly said, "You can take all these for three silver coins."

The female doctor, hearing the price, just slightly frowned, but after rummaging through the basket and checking the fruit’s appearance, nodded satisfyingly.

"Sure, follow me, I’ll take them all."

Ye Huan followed the female doctor to her office and laid all the fruits on her table.

"I’m sorry, ma’am, I only have this one basket, so..."

"Ah, it’s no problem. I have a cloth bag, and I can easily pack them up."

At that time, everyone used those cloth bags brought back from Shanghai, with two round handles, which were very convenient.

While searching inside her bag, the female doctor asked her, "I have Legal Currency and coins from the Henan Government. Do you want them?"

Ye Huan shook her head: "Ma’am, I only take silver coins. If there’s none at all, see if you have anything in your hand you can trade with me, let me have a look."

After careful consideration, the female doctor eventually handed over three silver coins to her, and upon receiving the silver coins, Ye Huan sweetly asked a question.

"Ma’am, is the hospital hiring temporary workers, or do you know of any job suitable for me? If there is, could you introduce me? If possible, I’ll sell these fruits to you for just one silver coin."

Hearing this, the female doctor’s eyes sparkled: "Do you know how to read?"

"I do, I finished up to the fifth grade in elementary school."

The female doctor pondered with pursed lips, "There are indeed two jobs. One is to help in the kitchen, and the other is to transfer trash in the nursing area, basically a janitorial job. The salary is the same, thirty silver coins a month, or you could choose other currencies, like Legal Currency or the currency issued by the national government." (Note: The currency values mentioned are fictional, don’t scrutinize)

Thirty silver coins a month isn’t much, but working at the hospital would make it easier for her to sell fruits.