Double-Cut During the War of Resistance: My Wife Came from 1937

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

It's time for Xia Weiwei to travel through time again.

Commander Liu said solemnly, "Comrade Xia, I'm troubling you. You must get as much quinine as possible!"

He knew very well that many leaders and officials suffered from this disease.

After the Red Army suffered a defeat in the fifth counter-encirclement campaign, it decided to embark on the Long March.

Just before the Long March, a certain leader had a high fever of 41 degrees Celsius, abdominal pain, headache, and did not eat for three consecutive days.

It was eventually confirmed to be malignant malaria, and he only recovered after several days of careful treatment with quinine tablets.

There was also Commander Lin, who had just recovered from malaria before the Battle of Pingxingguan.

If even these high-ranking officials are like this, then the number of lower-ranking officers at the battalion, regimental, and brigade levels who contract malaria is even greater.

"Don't worry, sir, I will bring it back."

Xia Weiwei nodded emphatically; she knew the importance of the matter.

She then sent a request to the other side and stepped into the ripple of time and space.

……

the other side.

Ma Hongwei was already waiting for Xia Weiwei.

As soon as Xia Weiwei appeared, she said anxiously, "Hongwei, Commander Lin's malaria has relapsed. Can you get some quinine?"

"Quinine?"

Ma Hongwei shook his head and said, "That's the king of banned drugs. Compound quinine injection and compound quinine tablets have already been discontinued. Quinine sulfate tablets and quinine dihydrochloride injection are prescription drugs, which are used as backup options for severe cases when artemisinin-based drugs are ineffective."

"The King of Banned Drugs?"

Xia Weiwei was stunned.

In their time and space, quinine was the best drug for treating malaria, and it was extremely expensive.

Although it cannot compare to sulfonamides, in the early stages of the War of Resistance against Japan, one pill could cost 1-2 legal tender on the black market.

Especially during malaria outbreaks in mountainous areas, a single pill could cost 3-5 French dollars.

Towards the end of the War of Resistance against Japan, a single quinine pill could be exchanged for a pig or half a dan (a unit of weight) of grain.

It's fair to say that the poor simply can't afford it.

"The safe range for quinine is extremely narrow; even a tiny overdose can lead to death!"

Ma Hongwei said in a deep voice, "Even a standard dose can cause persistent tinnitus, hearing loss, blurred vision, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and palpitations. In severe cases, it can cause permanent deafness, blindness, coma, and shock."

"Some people, even when taking only the regular dose, may experience anaphylactic shock, severe drug rash, and suffocation and death within minutes."

"We now use artemisinin. Although it can sometimes cause nausea, dizziness, headache, and abdominal pain, its side effects are much less than those of quinine, and it will not cause direct poisoning and death."

Xia Weiwei's eyes lit up, and she said, "Let's buy this artemisinin. I wonder if we can buy it in bulk?"

All I can say is I'll give it a try!

Ma Hongwei said, "Because our country is certified by the World Health Organization as a malaria-free country. There are only occasional sporadic cases imported from abroad, and there are no local cases in the country."

"Comrade Hongwei, I hope you can buy as much medicine as possible."

Xia Weiwei sighed, "There are really quite a few soldiers over there who have contracted malaria."

Ma Hongwei nodded and said, "Then you stay here at the shop and I'll go to the clinic to ask!"

"Wait a moment, I'll go change my clothes!"

As Xia Weiwei spoke, she hurriedly ran back to her room, changed out of her Eighth Route Army uniform, and put on the short-sleeved jeans she was wearing.

After the other person had changed their clothes, Ma Hongwei walked out the door.

He walked to the end of the main street, turned left, and arrived at the location of the brigade, which is the village committee.

Perhaps because they live in a mountainous area, the locals still use old names like brigade, team, and supply and marketing cooperative.

They are not used to terms like "village committee" or "supermarket".

Their village clinic is right next to the village committee office; it's one of the oldest brick and tile houses in the village.

When Ma Hongwei arrived there, he found two villagers receiving intravenous infusions.

"Second Uncle!"

Ma Hongwei shouted to a short doctor wearing glasses behind the counter.

The doctor at their village clinic was named Li Fujun, who was a distant cousin of his.

Li Fujun asked, "Oh, it's Hongwei. What's wrong?"

Ma Hongwei said in a low voice, "Second Uncle, come out for a moment, I have something I want to ask you."

"become!"

Li Fujun responded, lifted the partition, and walked out from behind the counter.

The two arrived at the courtyard of the clinic.

Li Fujun asked with a smile, "So, what do you need me for?"

Ma Hongwei countered, "Uncle, I wonder if you could buy a batch of artemisinin?"

"Artemisinin? Isn't that used to treat malaria?"

Li Fujun asked, "What do you need that for?"

"this……"

Ma Hongwei thought for a moment and said, "Don't I have a classmate whose father went to work in Africa?"

"Malaria is very common in Africa, and it's easy to get it. The key issue is that it's extremely expensive. His dad bought six tablets there, which cost over 120 yuan. How much would that cost in China?"

"Uncle, as you know, the older generation in our hometown are very frugal, and they have to stretch every penny to make ends meet."

"So this time when he went to Africa, he was thinking of seeing if he could buy a batch of artemisinin from China and send it over."

"Firstly, it can be used as a backup, as prices in China are much cheaper than over there."

"Secondly, if any of my coworkers need it, I can sell it to them and make a little extra money."

"Oh, I see!"

Li Fujun nodded and said, "That's easy. How much do you want?"

"Let's start with 10,000 boxes!"

Ma Hongwei said.

"puff!"

Li Fujun's eyes widened, and he hurriedly asked, "How much did you say?"

Ma Hongwei asked, "Second Uncle, can't you buy it?"

"no!"

Li Fujun frowned and said, "With so much medicine, customs can't possibly get it through!"

Although he had never been abroad, he knew that customs would check many kinds of medicines.

If you bring too much, then it constitutes drug smuggling.

He didn't want to cause trouble for himself.

"Second Uncle, don't worry, they must know the situation if they dare to ask for it."

Ma Hongwei quickly explained, "Besides, there are many workers, about a thousand people. If everyone gets a share, they'll definitely be able to pass the security check."

"If you're worried about problems, you can give me the phone number of the pharmaceutical company's personnel, and I'll try to find a way..."

Before he could finish speaking, Li Fujun interrupted him, saying, "You've already come to your uncle for help, how could your uncle not help you!"

"Go home and wait. I'll have someone deliver it to you the day after tomorrow. Is that enough time?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Hongwei exclaimed with delight, "Thank you, Uncle! We've made it in time!"

He hadn't expected things to go so simply and smoothly.

It has to be said, relationships are simple.

Suddenly, Ma Hongwei remembered something and said, "Second Uncle, could you get me some more amoxicillin and cephalosporin?"