Chapter 109 Barefoot Veterinarian
He thought about the article on women's work that Xie Yun had written before. Yan Guixiang was called to the county women's federation to be praised, and was also rated as an advanced worker at the end of the year.
Maybe he can do it too. Before, he was an advanced worker in the commune. In the future, he will strive to be an advanced worker in the county, the city, and even the whole country!
Moreover, if workers can run the 721, why can’t farmers run their own comprehensive night schools?
He can!
Zhang Guangzong nodded at Xie Yun and left with high morale! He had so much to do!
Xie Yun fooled everyone and retired after completing his mission.
Oh!
Everyone is messing around, so she might as well try it, there's no harm in it anyway.
There is no TV, no internet, no cars, high-speed trains or airplanes. She cannot wander around. She has to be sneaky if she wants to eat and wear good things. Even if her family conditions have improved, she has to keep a low profile, for fear of arousing other people's jealousy and causing trouble for her. In such an environment, she will be eager to make trouble. As long as everyone is busy and excited, who will pay attention to her?
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After the Chinese New Year, a lot of changes took place in Liushutun.
Wang Qingli left her job and went to study at the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Station, where she learned while practicing. The commune also had its own pig farm, where she lived and worked with the breeders and veterinarians.
Wang Qingli was not afraid of dirt, hard work or fatigue, and after a month, she became a successful apprentice.
The veterinary station issued her a certificate of completion for the "barefoot veterinarian" training, and also gave her a wooden medical box, which contained an aluminum sterilization box for boiling syringes, a box of sterilized cotton balls, two veterinary metal syringes, two No. 16 needles, a stethoscope, and some commonly used medicines.
After returning, the brigade made an announcement through the loudspeaker that Wang Qingli would serve as the livestock and poultry health doctor of Liushutun Brigade. If anyone's livestock or chickens were sick, they could find Wang Qingli for help.
The health care of the brigade's pigs and cows was also assigned to her.
Wang Qingli is not only responsible for vaccinating pigs, but also for castrating boars and roosters.
Her house was also built quickly. This kind of adobe house can be built in three days. Based on the principle of starting from the easy to the difficult, the construction team built her house first and then went on to build the middle school.
The people in the yard also built a pigpen and a chicken coop for her, and hung a sign at her door: Liushutun Brigade Veterinary Station.
Wang Qingli: “…”
Okay, let it be a veterinary station.
The number of pigs raised in the collective pigpen of Liushutun Brigade increased from a dozen to 30. The number of members responsible for feeding the pigs increased from two to three, with Wang Qingli now adding four people in total.
In order to raise the pigs well, Wang Qingli really tried her best.
Not only did she focus on the pigs' health, she also went to great lengths to increase their food intake. She planted sweet potatoes in every nook and cranny around the pig farm. She even improved the pigpen, reducing the pigs' roaming space. The extra space was converted into a chicken coop, where she raised a hundred chicks.
The other three older sisters who were in charge of raising pigs joined her in her madness.
Xie Yun's family caught a piglet at the beginning of the spring. After Wang Qingli returned from her studies, she went to their house to castrate the pig.
Comrade Wang Qingli had a resolute look in her eyes and acted quickly, fiercely and accurately. She stepped on the piglet, tied the key parts with a hemp rope, and cut it with a knife, cleanly and neatly.
Castrating a boar costs 0.2 yuan, and castrating a rooster costs 0.5 yuan. Wang Qingli keeps the money.
Xie Yun gave her a thumbs up and said, "Sister Qingli, you're awesome!"
Wang Qingli smiled and said, "Those aren't difficult. I do have a practical problem right now. The medical kit the animal husbandry station sent me is missing something. There's no thermometer. This is a crucial tool for treating livestock, and even if I wanted to buy one myself, I don't have anywhere. The animal husbandry station doesn't have any extra. Binbin, can you help me think of a solution? What should I do?"
Xie Yun thought for a moment and said, "I'll write a letter to the provincial medical device factory asking for help. We're also trying to raise more pigs, to raise them well, and to ensure that people across the country can eat pork. It's only natural that they provide some help."
"Okay! I'll leave it to you. I won't charge you anything on this end, just for the letter paper and envelopes. I won't make up for the shortfall, thank you. From now on, I won't charge you for treating your pigs and chickens, except for the medicine."
Xie Yun smiled and said, "Then I'm getting a good deal, right? I'm planning to raise a few chicks, and if you have any roosters, I'd be grateful if you could castrate them. My chickens are getting old, and I need to raise some spare chickens before they can no longer lay eggs."
She didn't have to worry about raising the pigs and chickens; her brother took care of it. As for the three rabbits at home, one male and two females, she only had to secretly give them a snack.
"no problem."
After agreeing to Wang Qingli, Xie Yun turned around and wrote an emotional letter for help to the provincial medical equipment factory. He talked about how the people of Liushutun had worked hard to raise pigs well and to complete the pig-raising tasks assigned by the state. Now that they encountered difficulties, the first thing they thought of was to ask for help from their fellow workers, hoping that the workers could lend a hand.
More than ten days later, Xie Yun received a package from the medical equipment factory. Inside was a leather medical box, a full set of veterinary tools, and six veterinary thermometers.
She gave the things to Wang Qingli, who was deeply moved.
Xie Yun wrote another thank-you letter and submitted a draft to the provincial newspaper, telling this story of worker-peasant solidarity and mutual assistance. The medical device factory was also very happy and wrote to invite Xie Yun and Wang Qingli to visit the factory if they were free.
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Zhang Guangzong's application to register the night school went smoothly. Secretary Li and Director Zhong of the commune strongly supported him and took him to the Education Group of the Political Department of the County Revolutionary Committee.
When the education team saw this idea, their eyes lit up. "Great! This is a great way to respond to national policy! We need to prioritize the right of poor and lower-middle peasants to receive an education. Simply universalizing primary and junior high school education isn't enough. Previously, for various reasons, many poor and lower-middle peasants hadn't received an education. Now we can make up for it!"
Not only were the formalities handled quickly, but bricks and wood were also approved, allowing Liushutun to build houses and courtyards, and to construct a special school building for this poor and lower-middle peasants' night school.
They also told Zhang Guangzong, "When the school building is completed, you can officially hang up this sign. Then our county leaders will come over. We're not just talking about attaching importance to the education of poor and lower-middle peasants. Comrade Zhang Guangzong, you have great ideas. Do a good job!"
Captain Zhang's face turned red with excitement.
So, the engineering team, already busy building the junior high school and flour mill, received a new assignment: to build a night school. Someone chuckled and said, "I guess we won't have to work in the fields until the wheat harvest. This work will keep us busy for a while."
Someone else said, "Liushu Village is about to rise. Once these houses are built, our brigade will feel more impressive."
"Why don't we go to night school to study at night, so that we don't miss the opportunity in the future."
"My wife has only been in night school for a few days, and already she looks down on me. She comes home and says I'm a hopeless case and have no ambition. But I'm doing pretty well, aren't I?"
The workers laughed out loud.
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