Chapter 133 The county hospital is not a shelter
Winter passed and spring came, and time quickly brought us to 1978.
As soon as the notice to reinstate the college entrance examination was issued, many educated youth began to pick up their books again and bury themselves in their studies.
Du Ruoxia, who was holding multiple positions, felt that she could not continue like this. Looking at her increasingly full pockets, she finally made up her mind to resign and handed over the translation work at Director Xin's place to Song Hongjiao.
Despite Director Xin's various attempts to retain her and offer her a raise, Du Ruoxia remained unmoved.
I was thinking things would be easier from now on, but then I ran into Captain Jiang Dezhu on the road.
Jiang Dezhu smoked with a worried expression, as if he were sitting at the door waiting for Du Ruoxia.
"Comrade Du, how have you been lately?"
"Everything is fine, Captain Jiang. Is there something you need from me?"
"Since Comrade Du is so direct, I won't beat around the bush either. Now that the college entrance examination has been reinstated..." Jiang Dezhu paused, as if choosing his words.
"Captain Jiang, you don't mean to discourage the educated youth from taking the college entrance examination, do you? This is a national policy."
Du Ruoxia practically stated that Jiang Dezhu's actions were illegal.
Jiang Dezhu quickly waved his hands and shook his head, "No, no, I absolutely didn't mean that. I'm happy for the educated youth who are getting into university and have a bright future. But I'm worried about what will happen to the rest of our brigade."
Most of the educated youth are reviewing their studies. Our brigade's grain harvest is getting worse and worse. Before, other brigades were willing to subsidize us, but now we are self-sufficient, and we can't be self-sufficient!
"Comrade Du, you're so observant, can you help me figure out what to do?"
The poor grain harvest was simply because the previous pursuit of output led to all the land being planted with wheat and rice, which caused the soil nutrients to be depleted very quickly. She was not an agricultural expert and could only make a rough estimate, so she couldn't save the entire team.
"Captain, I'm just an ordinary doctor, and your question has really stumped me."
"Comrade Du, that Luo Xiaojuan from the educated youth group, she was introduced to the county hospital by you. Now she's a proper nurse, she has a skill to rely on, and life will be much better from now on."
"So, Captain, what do you want to do?"
"We have quite a few bright people in our brigade. Do you think you could recommend them to the hospital?"
“The county hospital isn’t a shelter, how can it send so many people?” Du Ruoxia shook her head.
Moreover, Luo Xiaojuan succeeded in becoming a nurse through her own efforts. She studied diligently and took the nursing exam for two years before finally obtaining her nursing license.
Jiang Dezhu sighed, and then Du Ruoxia said, "Actually, you can also plant other things instead of just grains. For example, you can plant Chinese medicinal herbs and then exchange them with other brigades that have good harvests. People will get sick eventually from eating grains, and Chinese medicinal herbs are indispensable. Moreover, Chinese medicine will be a direction supported by the country in the future. If we develop into a Chinese medicinal herb planting brigade, we might even become famous."
Jiang Dezhu's eyes lit up after hearing this. "Du Zhiqing, if what you're saying is feasible, will you come and guide us in planting it? Or..."
"I'm not that all-around capable, but I can recommend someone to you. He comes from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and is very familiar with Chinese medicine and traditional Chinese medicine."
"Okay, since it was recommended by Du Zhiqing, I trust him."
In fact, the person Du Ruoxia recommended was the grandson of the old Chinese medicine doctor.
Moreover, it became increasingly prosperous in the next three years, and the entire brigade became wealthy because of Chinese medicinal herbs.
After dealing with this matter, Du Ruoxia returned to work at the hospital.
"Doctor, doctor, please come and see my child."
As soon as Du Ruoxia returned to her office, she saw a young couple running in with a child in their arms. The woman was crying her eyes out behind the man, who also looked worried.
Gao Yuyang was looking after a patient and couldn't free up his hands.
"Please wait a moment, I'll be right there after I finish looking at this."
"Doctor, Xiao Zhen started having a high fever last night, and it hasn't gone down yet. She just had convulsions and was foaming at the mouth. Please, please take a look at my Xiao Zhen." Liang Guodong was a tall, burly man with a fierce look. He wore patched clothes and was a very rough-looking guy.
The woman behind him, however, was incredibly delicate, and her tear-streaked face made her appear even more pitiful and moving.
"I'm like this..." Gao Yuyang looked at it and realized it was so serious. Should we ask Dr. Du to come?
He looked at Du Ruoxia pleadingly.
Du Ruoxia then stepped forward, because doctors also have principles; the patient came specifically to see Dr. Gao, and she couldn't possibly steal his patient.
However, she will only take on a case if the patient requests it or if Dr. Gao agrees.
"The child has a high fever and we can't delay. Shall I come and check on him?" Du Ruoxia said, reaching out to check the child's temperature.
But Liang Guodong immediately turned the child around.
It's just because Du Ruoxia isn't wearing a mask right now, and she's too young. Xiao Zhen is his and his wife's first child, and he's afraid something might happen to the child.
“Your child is seriously ill and cannot be delayed. I know you think I am too young to trust me, but you have to trust the hospital. The fact that I am standing here means that my medical skills are up to standard. Do you really want to kill your daughter because of your own doubts?” Du Ruoxia was furious.
This is a situation where she feels helpless and powerless.
She mainly performs surgeries now and doesn't see many patients.
They only come to her when other doctors are too busy.
Or perhaps it's patients who came to see her for follow-up appointments.
She usually spends her free time chatting with patients waiting to see her doctor, and fortunately, she has also learned a lot of information.
Normally it's fine, but unless it's an emergency, she wouldn't force people to come to her for treatment.
But today was different. The child had a high fever and was having convulsions, and she wasn't allowed to see him. That's what really made her angry.
“I…” Liang Guodong didn’t know what to do either.
Zhang Meina slapped him on the back, "Why don't you hurry up and let the doctor take a look at Xiaozhen? Do you despise the daughter I gave birth to for you, that's why you don't cherish her?"
"Wife, I didn't." Even the toughest man, who is usually unyielding, becomes soft when facing his wife.
Shen Meina took Xiao Zhen from his arms and wiped away her tears. "Doctor, I believe you. Please don't take what the child's father said to heart. He's just a rough man. Please take care of our child."
Du Ruoxia glanced at them briefly. If the situation weren't so tense, she would have loved to gossip about the two of them.
A love story between a delicate beauty and a rough man.
"Give me the child. I'm a doctor, and saving patients is my duty." After saying that, Du Ruoxia carried the child into the adjacent cubicle, which was where patients usually underwent examinations, separated by a cloth.
After putting the child on the hospital bed, I quickly took the child's temperature, which was already 40 degrees Celsius.
I cursed under my breath, thinking how foolish they were to bring him in when his fever was so high. Weren't they afraid of damaging the child?
He called out, "The patient's family members, go find a nurse and get some warm water right away, quickly."
"Okay, okay, I'll be right there." Shen Meina turned to leave after hearing that.
Liang Guodong stopped him, saying, "Wife, I'll go."
Shen Meina stomped her foot. "Oh my god, don't scare the nurse."
Then she ran out quickly and came back a short while later, with Jiang Xiaoli following her back.
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