Chapter 16 The Golden Phoenix in the Mountain Village
Yuxi Village.
Captain Jiang Dezhu looked at the certificate again and again. The certificate was genuine. He looked at Du Ruoxia again and still felt a little incredulous.
A doctor is going to emerge from among the educated youth in their Yuxi brigade.
You should know that there are no doctors in Yuxi Village and the medical environment is very poor. We have reported this to the organization many times, but it has been of no use. People in their brigade usually have to go to the neighboring village or the county hospital for medical treatment.
Jiang Dezhu was still incredulous. Du Ruoxia noticed the captain's doubtful expression and said:
"Captain, this letter was indeed opened by Hu Guangyi, the director of Yuxi County People's Hospital."
Jiang Dezhu said, "It's not that I doubt the letter of introduction, it's just..." Jiang Dezhu hesitated, "Little girl, Dean Hu said he wants you to go there to be a doctor, can you really treat people?"
Jiang Dezhu read the letter of introduction several times. It clearly stated that Du Ruoxia was to work as a medical staff member, not an apprentice, but a full-fledged doctor. Naturally, he needed to consider whether Du Ruoxia had the ability to do so.
Although they haven't spent much time together, Jiang Dezhu hasn't yet witnessed Du Ruoxia's abilities in the medical field.
"Um... When I was rescuing people, Aunt Lin, Aunt He, Wang Sufeng, and He Meiling were all watching. You can go and ask them."
"They all know?" Jiang Dezhu asked in surprise.
"Dean Hu wanted me to work at the hospital because he saw my ability to save lives."
"Comrade Du, let me make this clear first: I can stamp this document, but you are still one of our Yuxi Brigade members."
"no problem."
Jiang Dezhu was overjoyed; by all accounts, he could be considered a golden phoenix that had flown out of their remote mountain village of Yuxi.
"Then where will I live?"
You see, Jiang Dezhu is begging her to stay, so she naturally can't treat herself badly and tries to stay in a single room if possible.
Jiang Dezhu patted his chest and said, "Comrade Du, don't worry, our Yuxi Brigade will definitely not treat you badly. We will find a way to arrange the best accommodation for you. The dormitory for educated youth that you requested is already under construction. I really don't have any extra dormitory rooms for you to stay in."
As they talked, Jiang Dezhu could only laugh awkwardly and then tried to appeal to their emotions, saying, "Comrade Du, please bear with me for now. You'll have to squeeze in with the other two comrades for a while. Once the educated youth dormitory is set up, we'll definitely decorate your room very nicely."
"Oh, I see... I heard the county hospital will arrange accommodation for me. Should I go stay there instead? That way, we won't have to trouble our brigade."
Du Ruoxia said, seemingly embarrassed.
Jiang Dezhu thought to himself, "Is this person leaving?"
That won't do!
Du Ruoxia had only been there a short time and had no connection with the Yuxi brigade. Once she left, she completely severed ties with the brigade and refused to acknowledge herself as a member of Yuxi Village!
"No, no, Comrade Du, I heard that your father came from our Yuxi Village. You are also a part of our Yuxi Village. Don't worry, I will definitely solve your accommodation problem as soon as possible."
"Oh, by the way, our brigade has three bicycles. You can ride one to work from now on; it'll be very convenient."
Jiang Dezhu said with great conviction.
Seeing this, Du Ruoxia had no choice but to accept it. After all, the county hospital hadn't told her about accommodation, and these days there were no commercial houses for sale. Everyone had enough to live in, let alone sell or rent them out. She could only stay in Yuxi Village for the time being.
The educated youth and villagers all returned by car. Aunt Lin and Aunt He, who are usually big talkers, were surprisingly quiet the whole way, and no one spoke.
Because today's events were too embarrassing and not in their best interest, if they were to speak out, it would only give Du Ruoxia the limelight. They wouldn't do something that would benefit others while diminishing their own prestige.
They had been holding back all the way, and only after they finally got home did the two of them gather under the big locust tree to start chirping crickets.
"Where did that little vixen learn her skills? She can actually save people?"
"Who knows? She's so young, I don't believe she really has the ability to treat illnesses. I guess she just got lucky."
"I also think that the little vixen is so good at seducing people and has everyone completely bewildered."
The two cricketers tried to keep their voices down today, but Jiang Dezhu, the brigade leader who was passing by, still heard them. Not only Jiang Dezhu heard them, but Du Ruoxia, who was on her way back to the educated youth dormitory, also heard them. At this moment, she quietly watched Jiang Dezhu to see how he would handle this matter.
Under Du Ruoxia's gaze, Jiang Dezhu knew he couldn't keep trying to smooth things over. Right now, the most important thing for the entire Yuxi Brigade was to retain Du Ruoxia, a talented individual. He coughed, and Lin Meifeng and He Chunhong, who were in the middle of their enthusiastic discussion, didn't notice until Jiang Dezhu coughed louder, at which point they realized what was happening.
"Oh my god, why are you being so quiet?"
"Oh my god, oh my god, when did the brigade leader arrive?"
Jiang Dezhu said with a stern face, "Just when you're talking badly about other people."
"Where...where did we talk badly about people? When did we talk badly about people!" Lin Meifeng wanted to deny it to the death.
Du Ruoxia said slowly, "You keep calling me a demon, and you still say you're not swearing?"
Jiang Dezhu: "Lin Meifeng, He Chunhong, let me tell you, from now on Du Zhiqing will be a doctor at the county hospital. You two watch your mouths, because she has the support of our entire Yuxi Village."
Jiang Dezhu made his point very clear, but Lin Meifeng and He Chunhong were still not convinced.
"Captain, how did Du Ruoxia become a doctor?" He Chunhong questioned.
Lin Meifeng chimed in, "Exactly! Don't be fooled by Du Ruoxia's paltry sums. Can she really be a doctor?"
Du Ruoxia: "Why can't I be a doctor? You two were blocking my way to save people in the county town, and you almost killed the patient, do you know that? You are ignorant and stupid."
Lin Meifeng and He Chunhong looked at each other in disbelief. Jiang Dezhu frowned. "Is that so? You two never do anything productive and just think about finding fault everywhere. I think you're too idle. Deduct half a month's work points from each of you!"
"Hey, Captain, how could you do this? Deducting half a month's salary, are you trying to kill us?"
"Captain, we didn't do anything wrong, we were just a little gossipy."
Du Ruoxia said, "Are you just gossiping? You're already framing me. I bet the whole village will be calling me a quack tomorrow."
"That's your own business. Whether you're a quack or not isn't something we can decide with just a few words. In the end, it's your own medical skills that are inadequate. What are you pretending to be?"
At this moment, Wang Sufeng walked over and said, "Aunt Lin, Aunt He, everyone saw what Du Zhiqing did to save people. It's not like what you said, that her medical skills are not good. Her medical skills have been recognized by the hospital director, and she was even invited to become a doctor."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com