Lin Sanqi is still the dean now, and he still has a lot of official work to do. Many documents must be signed by him as the top leader.
In addition, people from various departments also have to come to report on their work. Whether it is real or fake, they definitely need to show up in front of the leader.
So in this way, Lin Sanqi's morning passed easily, and he didn't stop until noon when his stomach growled with hunger.
Bi Xinglong looked at his watch and reminded:
"Tou Lin, it's already 12 o'clock. Let's go to the cafeteria for dinner. I specially asked them to make braised pork today."
When Lin Sanqi was in Beijing, he could eat meat every day in the canteen of the Infectious Disease Hospital because "transportation and procurement" were convenient.
However, when Lin Sanqi was not in the capital, apart from the absolute guarantee of food supply, there was no way to provide other side dishes such as meat and vegetables, so the canteen of the infectious disease hospital resumed serving meat once a week.
The dean is back today, and the cafeteria specially found a way to get a few pounds of pork to welcome him.
Lin Sanqi stretched himself and asked, "Do my master and the others have any meat?"
Bi Xinglong quickly assured:
"Don't worry, Mr. Lin. You gave me all your government subsidies and receipts to keep. I followed your instructions completely. We provided meat at every meal and milk every day, and we didn't let them do clinical work anymore."
Lin Sanqi's rank in the capital was that of a senior official.
In addition to more than 200 yuan in cash and various tickets per month, this level also provides additional material subsidies.
For example, pork, beef, eggs, milk, sugar, snacks, cooking oil, etc., which are difficult to buy in the market, are distributed regularly by the logistics department every month, enough to cover the family's expenses.
Before leaving the capital for Bao'an County, Lin Sanqi arranged for his 11 masters to live in Dongmianhua Hutong. (Ren Yingqiu had passed away, so there was one less master.)
Then, he used the little power he had to hire two employees' family members as nannies to take care of this group of old men, and at the same time left all his food supplies to the old men.
It can be said that these old men did not suffer any loss by accepting Lin Sanqi as their apprentice.
Although he did not inherit their mantle, he at least fulfilled half of his duties as a disciple.
East Mianhua Hutong.
Lin Sanqi knocked on the door of his house. When the door opened, the figure of "nanny" Mrs. Li appeared.
Mrs. Li started taking care of the old men when she was at Changping Farm. Lin Sanqi paid for her out of his own pocket and gave her a monthly salary of 100 yuan and 100 kilograms of rice.
This income is higher than that of ordinary old doctors, so Mrs. Li has always been conscientious in her work and is deeply trusted by the old men.
"Hey, Dean Lin, you're back?"
Lin Sanqi smiled and said, "Hello, Sister Li."
"Oh, come in quickly, come in. The weather in the capital is still very hot this year. Dean Lin, please come in and rest."
Lin Sanqi took out two palm-sized radios from his backpack and gave them to Mrs. Li:
"Sister Li, this is the radio I brought from Hong Kong. It's battery-powered. It's a gift for you and Xiao Li. Thank you for taking care of the masters for me."
Xiao Li is another nanny. She is Mrs. Li’s niece. She can’t find a job because she is a rural girl.
Mrs. Li is very smart. She asked her niece to come to the city to take care of the old man's daily life. Even if she took good care of him, Lin Sanqi would still arrange a job for her in the hospital.
"President Lin, this is so embarrassing. Oh, you are so polite."
"Okay, just keep it. By the way, are my masters all doing well now? How's your appetite?"
When Mrs. Li heard that she was going to report on her work, she quickly said seriously:
"These old gentlemen are all very experienced. If they have a headache or fever, they will treat it themselves. Xiao Li and I are responsible for getting medicine for them at the Chinese medicine hospital. In addition, they have good appetites, so I prepare different meals to ensure that there is no repetition every day."
It was already August in the capital, and it was very hot.
Lin Sanqi glanced at the dean and found that there was no one around except Xiao Li who was busy in the kitchen.
"Hey, Sister Li, where are my master and the others?"
"Haha, the old men are all enjoying the cool air in the air-conditioned room in the west room of the main house."
Lin Sanqi was delighted when he heard this: "Okay, okay, they're not reluctant to turn on the air conditioner, are they?"
Old people all have a common problem, which is being frugal. They are reluctant to throw away leftover food and keep worn clothes and quilts from decades ago as if they were treasures.
I don’t want to turn on the air conditioner in the summer, and I don’t want to use the heater in the winter. I would rather go to the hospital and spend money when I’m sick.
Mrs. Li laughed when she heard it:
"Don't worry, Dean Lin. Your masters are very understanding. Not only do they keep the air conditioners on during the day, they even leave them on at night when they go to bed. They all keep saying how comfortable it is."
In fact, Lin Sanqi didn't think about it. These old men were all famous doctors in the country before liberation and they had no shortage of money.
Although air conditioners were rare, for wealthy people, buying one to cool down was definitely not a problem during the Republic of China period, so these old Chinese medicine practitioners would all enjoy it.
In a sense, it is more enjoyable than Lin Sanqi.
At least these old men all have several concubines. For example, Old Man Han has 8 concubines, but Lin Sanqi has only two women in his life.
The Lin family in Dongmianhua Hutong has a main house with five rooms.
The middle is the living room, the west room and west ear room are the study and leisure area, and the east room and east ear room are the bedrooms of Lin Sanqi and Pan Ye, so no one occupies them.
Lin Sanqi walked into the main house and opened the door, and a gust of cool air hit him in the face, which was particularly comfortable in this hot summer.
Some of the 11 old men were lying down reading, some were lying down sleeping, and some were playing chess, with a few people watching nearby.
Lin Sanqi was delighted when he saw it and shouted:
"Masters, the leader is here to visit you."
Mr. Han was sleeping when he was startled by Lin Sanqi's roar:
"Who? Damn it, it's you, little brat. What are you yelling about? Be careful or I'll give you a few flying needles."
Before liberation, Mr. Han had killed a Japanese colonel with a flying needle. He had real skills. Lin Sanqi quickly clasped his fists and said:
"Master Han, it's my fault. Please continue to sleep."
"What the hell are you still sleeping for? Hey, where's Xiao Yezi?"
When the other old men saw Lin Sanqi coming back, they all put down what they were holding and greeted him.
Lin Sanqi greeted them one by one:
"Master Shi, Master Xiao, Master Lu..."
"Xiao Yezi hasn't come back yet. She's in Hong Kong nursing her baby. But she's petite, so her belly isn't very noticeable. I'm so worried."
Mr. Jiang is an old Chinese medicine gynecologist. He is probably old and has sympathy:
"Xiao Yezi is petite and has a small frame. Her family was poor before, and she was in very poor health. Having a child is indeed a difficult hurdle for her. I am worried about her too."
Lin Sanqi took off his shoes and sat down on the kang.
"Master Jiang, worrying is a good thing. Worrying means you need to take action. You don't have many disciples around you right now. Even if you have disciples in the capital, they are in a difficult situation now. It's not like Xiao Yezi and I. Are our disciples good?"
Mr. Shi laughed and scolded:
"Bullshit! I told you to study Chinese medicine and read more ancient books, but what about you? You just ran around like Monkey King all day and disappeared. Later, you just turned to Western medicine. Do you know how many students from all over the country wanted to become our disciples back then?"
When Mr. Lu mentioned those days, he became more energetic and stood up immediately:
"That damned Liu Xiuyan wanted to take me in as his teacher, but I was still in my prime. Firstly, I didn't want to teach my apprentice and starve to death. Secondly, Liu Xiuyan came from Shaanxi Province and I didn't know his background, so how could I dare to teach him? So I refused.
Guess what happened next? This guy knelt at my doorstep for three days and three nights, and it was snowing heavily. Oh my god, kneeling in the snow. Even if I had a heart of stone, I had no choice but to accept it under such circumstances.
Mr. Lu originally wanted to say how difficult it was to become his disciple.
It turned out that Lin Sanqi really knew Liu Xiuyan. His medical skills were impeccable, but his character was not good. Before liberation, he was a traitor and became the Minister of Health of the Wang Puppet Regime.
After the Japanese surrendered, Liu Xiuyan, knowing that he was in trouble, simply ran to Japan and practiced medicine there.
It is despised by the domestic medical community.
"Master Lu, you still have the nerve to talk about Liu Xiuyan? You dare to say he is your apprentice, but I refuse to acknowledge him as my senior brother. Back then, you also had poor eyesight, and you were willing to kneel in the snow for three days and three nights. How cruel is that person?"
If you're willing to be cruel to yourself, then you'll be even crueler to others. Look at you, you accepted such a disciple, and now your whole family is torn apart. Isn't it all because of him?" (End of this chapter)
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