Ministry of Health

Xiang Yiyang and Shi Zhonghua had just returned to the guesthouse, thinking of taking some things to visit Pei's father before lunch, when they received a message from the front desk of the guesthouse telling them that Pei Hejun had woken up and Pei's father was fussing about returning home from the hospital.

"That's good. I bought the fruit for nothing!"

Xiang Yiyang grumbled, but his expression was particularly bright. He even gave up the itinerary scheduled for the afternoon. He waved his hand and said impatiently: "Let's go, take this and go see the boy. Maybe we can see him in the army in a few days."

Shi Zhonghua was about to nod when he suddenly slapped his head and reminded him, "Xiang Tuan, you forgot that you still have something to do!"

Xiang Yiyang was stunned and didn't remember it immediately.

Shi Zhonghua could only remind: "Further study!"

If the brigade's doctor could further his studies and become a team doctor, the Pei family would have a better life in the future.

"This matter!" Xiang Yiyang remembered it with a headache, shook his head and smiled, "That's right, if it's not done well, I'm really embarrassed to go to your house."

I promised it with confidence yesterday.

No matter what, we have to get this matter settled before we move on.

The two thought about it for a while, and then went to a hotel for a casual meal at noon. In the afternoon, they bought some gifts and went to the county health department.

The next day, three people from the Sixth Brigade came, saying they were there to see a doctor. When they heard that there were two doctors here, they asked the villagers which one was better.

Xia Ping was the most responsible person among the three. He didn't look too good. It was outrageous to send people out to work in the middle of summer!

Especially the two options given, a 22-year-old man who had studied with a barefoot doctor for three months, and a 17 or 18-year-old woman who had studied with an old doctor for a few months.

It can be seen from this that the former is more suitable for further study.

How many women are barefoot doctors?

But there was nothing they could do. Who could have asked them to have connections? As soon as the man in military uniform sat in the office, his superior, the Minister of Health, asked them to do the work.

Although they are dissatisfied, they still have to do it.

The first place the three of them went to was Zhoujia Village. They split into three groups and found more than 20 people, young and old. Most of them answered the question about Doctor Li Quan: "Is he OK?"

"That's it. It's just a headache, isn't it?"

"Okay, okay."

Xia Ping was not surprised by this answer. Barefoot doctors are a new type of doctor that has emerged in recent years. Their main purpose is to bring medical services to rural areas so that everyone can afford medical treatment.

It is impossible to say how good the medical technology is.

So this answer is actually sufficient.

After asking questions in Zhoujia Village, the three of them turned to Peijia Village.

This question, however, is very important.

The villagers pulled them aside and said, "Don't worry, go and watch. It will definitely be good."

"Doctor Jiang doesn't look very old, but his medical skills are really good. He cured my migraines that I had suffered for years. What's wrong with you, young man? Just tell Doctor Jiang!"

"Don't go to the wrong place. Don't go to the one in Zhoujia Village. The doctor there is not good and will cheat you out of money."

Xia Ping's eyes darkened: "Cheating money? Aunt, what does this mean?"

The villagers immediately told the story of Xisheng's mother, and then took the initiative to say: "Doctor Jiang is different, she is really good, and she told us that it is the man who decides whether to have a boy or a girl. Oh, if I had known this earlier, my daughter would not have been scolded by her in-laws for two years just because she gave birth to a girl..."

After the villager left, Xia Ping's expression became strange.

I felt a little embarrassed for a moment.

Just now I thought that Li Quan was definitely more suitable for further study, but then I was slapped in the face. How could this person with bad character be able to study?!

Someone beside him was suspicious and asked, "Why are they talking so much about this? Are we being fooled?"

Xia Ping's heart moved, and after a moment's hesitation, he said, "Then let's go and see if any of you feel unwell anywhere."

The two of them shook their heads quickly: "No, we are in good health."

Xia Ping looked at himself. He was a premature baby and had been in poor health since childhood, so his family used connections to let him work in an office. Therefore, he particularly disliked going out.

In his condition, it is common for him to suffer from profuse sweating in the summer.

If you were a patient, you should act like a real patient, right?

Pei Family

After yesterday's excitement.

The next day, the Pei family returned to peace.

The rice has been harvested. It rained yesterday afternoon and evening, and the sun was shining brightly again this morning. The wet areas were dried up before noon. The villagers were threshing the rice, busy coming and going.

There were not many patients at Jiangxi Health Clinic, except for one person who came to ask for whitening cream.

No, it's scar removal ointment.

The ingredients for this thing are expensive, a box costs two dollars.

Mu Wan bought a box without blinking an eye. Jiang Xi thought that Mu Wan would not want the rest for a while, so she pulled her two sisters and painted their faces with it.

Jiang Yu looked up obediently, not moving a muscle, and allowed his sister to torment him.

Jiang Mi felt much worse. There was something stuck on her face. She felt uncomfortable even when she was sitting. It was like something stuck on her butt. She twisted her body vigorously: "Are you okay? Big sister, it hurts so much."

"Don't talk, don't touch anything, and stay in the room." After wiping, Jiang Xi saw that she still wanted to touch her face with her hands, so he quickly slapped her hand away and reminded her.

Jiang Mi pouted.

Jiang Xi stuffed a candy in it.

The little girl immediately pursed her lips and smiled, being very well behaved.

Jiang Xi was happy, and it was Jiang Xi's turn to stuff two more fish into the pot.

This quiet little girl actually made her love her more.

When she went to wash her hands, she heard someone calling her from behind the bathroom. She quickly went into the room and saw a thin, fair-looking young man waiting there.

Xia Ping had his hands folded across his chest, but when he looked up, his face suddenly turned red. He put his hands down somewhat awkwardly, took two steps forward, and instinctively reached out to shake her hand: "Hello, I'm here to see a doctor."

After saying this, he secretly glanced at the woman in front of him.

Unlike the simple and honest country girl he had imagined, Doctor Jiang was unexpectedly pretty, with curved eyebrows, big, bright eyes, a delicate nose, a pink mouth, and somewhat tender cheeks, but fair skin. Even though she was wearing simple clothes, her appearance in this gray house seemed to make the whole room different.

Jiang Xi was a little surprised, as she had never seen such a person here before. Usually, people who wore white shirts and looked white came from well-off families, so they would never come to the village doctor for medical treatment.

However, since the customer had come, she still accepted the order. She politely shook hands with the customer and immediately pointed to the examination table nearby: "Sit down first, I'll take your pulse."

Xia Ping's face turned redder and he was still thinking that the girl's hands were a little cold.

He sat down as he was told. The conditions here were simple, but the pulse pillow was clean. He placed his wrist on it, and the other person's fingers came over. The cool touch was still particularly obvious on his wrist.

Xia Ping could feel his heart beating faster and faster, and thought to himself, she wouldn't be able to sense it, right?

Until the other party spoke: "Your health is not good, it seems that you were born with a deficiency of Qi and blood. Do your hands sweat a lot? Do you get up more often at night?"

Xia Ping: “?”

He calmed down a little. Although she was still asking questions, her tone was very sure. He was a little surprised. He didn't expect that this was a person with real ability. She could see it in such a short time.

He coughed lightly and nodded: "Yeah, yes."

Seeing this, Jiang Xi asked about the details and then said, "I'll give you two injections first."

As she spoke, she opened the acupuncture kit.

Xia Ping: “!”

The heat in his heart completely cooled down, and he looked at this in horror. He had received acupuncture only rarely over the years, and had basically used medicine to supplement his health, because he was afraid that acupuncture would be too long and too scary.

This woman actually uses acupuncture? !

Seeing that he was looking at something strange, Jiang Xi comforted him, "It may look scary, but I promise, it will be fine and it won't hurt. Take off your shirt and I'll disinfect you first."

Xia Ping wanted to run away, but he was too embarrassed to run away as she kept comforting him with soft words. He could only bite the bullet and blush as he took off his shirt and let her inject him with the needle.

One stitch, two stitches...

There are fewer and fewer needles on the acupuncture kit.

Xia Ping wondered if there was a hedgehog on his back?

His heart felt colder and colder. It didn't hurt too much, but his scalp was tingling.

Thirty minutes later, when Xia Ping paid the bill, took the medicine and left the clinic, his hands and feet were still cold. Two colleagues hiding under the shade of a tree saw him coming and ran up to him and asked, "How is it? Is this doctor still okay?"

Xia Ping nodded: "Very good, probably better than Li Quan."

Colleague: "Why do you look like that?"

Xia Ping sighed and shook his head sadly.

He just fell in love with a girl, and now he has a psychological shadow. Can't he feel bad for a while?

That afternoon, the phone at the brigade headquarters rang.

Pei Shengcai answered the call immediately: "Hello, this is the Sixth Brigade."

The other party: "I am the secretary of the Ministry of Health. After research and discussion, we have decided to give the quota for the county hospital training in September to Comrade Jiang Xi. Please make a good notification in the brigade and send the person over on time."

Pei Shengcai was confused: "Ah? Can our team also have a place for further study?"

Isn't it just a few months since the doctor was introduced? He hasn't even seen a few patients yet and he's already going to study?

"Yes, there is. Didn't your deputy captain recommend Comrade Li Quan before? But Comrade Li Quan's situation is special, so he was screened out and replaced by Comrade Jiang Xi."

What else did Pei Shengcai know after hearing this? It must be that bastard Zhou Xin who did this. He has relatives in the commune and is always better informed than him!

He was furious, but facing the Ministry of Health, he still happily agreed and asked about the details of the further studies and how Jiang Xi was chosen.

The call was hung up, and Zhou Xin came in with Lin Tao.

Seeing that his face was not right, Zhou Xin smiled and said, "Brother Pei, what's wrong? Are you in a bad mood?"

Pei Shengcai wanted to get angry, but when he thought of the phone call just now, he laughed again, still laughing heartily: "No, haha, I'm in a very good mood. Just now, someone from the Ministry of Health called me and said that Comrade Jiang Xi from our village is too outstanding. She was allowed to participate in the training in September. That Li Quan is not good enough and was rejected!"

Zhou Xin: “?”

Lin Tao: “!”

They were both shocked and looked very strange.

Wasn't this training quota Li Quan's? How did it become Jiang Xi's?!

But when they wanted to ask, Pei Shengcai said happily: "You guys are busy, I have to go inform Comrade Jiang Xi of the good news."

After saying this, he took away the loudspeaker used to call the team members.

Not long after walking out, Zhou Xin and others heard Pei Shengcai's loudspeaker in the brigade office shouting, "Congratulations to our brigade comrade Jiang Xi for his outstanding performance and for defeating other candidates to be selected to study at the county hospital!"

"Congratulations to our team leader Jiang Xi for his outstanding performance and for defeating other candidates to be selected to study at the county hospital!"

“…”

After a moment of silence between the two people in the office, Zhou Xin jumped up in anger: "... Damn it! What does Pei Shengcai mean!"

Lin Tao pulled him fiercely: "Brother Zhou, calm down, let's calm down!"