"I studied medicine at the age of eleven..."
Yang Yinghe slowly told his classmates, "When I was eleven, my father took me to the town's medical master and begged him to take me in as his apprentice. Without saying a word, my father kicked me in the knee, and I knelt before him."
The students were all listening attentively. Yun Heng also retracted the panel and listened to Yang Yinghe talk about the past.
When people get old, they tend to miss the past. Yang Yinghe was talking about his own past, the medical study experience of a Chinese medicine practitioner and a national medical master. This is invaluable to his classmates.
In previous lectures, Yang Yinghe rarely talked about these things. Today, there were few people, and he happened to see a group of young faces, so he couldn't help but talk about the past.
"Those who know me well know that I've had three teachers in my life. The first was the master doctor at the town clinic. At that time, there was still a war going on. My father asked me to study medicine just to make a living."
"At that time, the master didn't ask many questions, just two. The first one was 'Why did you study medicine?'"
"I was young at the time, so I honestly answered, 'I just want to eat.'"
"The master then said to me, 'Since you've chosen to study medicine, you can't regret it.'"
Yang Yinghe laughed as he said this: "At that time, I just wanted to have enough to eat. Why would I regret studying medicine?"
"Later, I gradually understood that being a doctor isn't just a job to make a living. It's different from many other professions. When you're studying medicine, you face the life and death of patients, the pleas of their families, and the weight of your responsibilities. You carry a heavy responsibility on your shoulders. Sometimes, a life carries the weight of an entire family."
"You guys are so lucky."
Yang Yinghe smiled and said, "Sitting in a bright classroom, with teachers teaching you, textbooks, and time off, I would follow the master teacher every day as soon as I opened my eyes, identifying medicinal herbs, grinding them, and dispensing them. I was only eleven or twelve years old, and I wouldn't go to sleep until the clinic was empty..."
"It was raining heavily, and I had to go on a medical visit with the old doctor. I carried my medical box on my back, and I walked one step at a time, not daring to complain. I was afraid that the old doctor would chase me away and leave me hungry..."
"At that time, I worked so hard to learn and memorize the rhymes, just because I didn't want to be an apprentice..."
"Then I only learned half of it, and the clinic was gone. It was blown up by a bomb..."
The students' eyes were a little moist as they listened. Many of the things that 91-year-old Yang Yinghe had experienced were really beyond the students' imagination and had never been thought of.
"My master was lying in a pool of blood, and I was powerless to help. I could only cry. After all, I was just an apprentice..."
"I was lucky and not injured. The master held my hand as he was dying. That's when I finally understood what a doctor was. If I were a doctor, if I had learned more, the master might not have died..."
Yang Yinghe talked for more than half an hour, but the scene was completely silent. No one said a word. Everyone was immersed in the story Yang Yinghe told.
To be precise, it is through experience.
As Yang Yinghe said, children nowadays are happy. They have bright classrooms, textbooks, teachers, classes, and holidays. At that time, Yang Yinghe had to work and learn at the same time. If he wanted to escape his fate, he could only study hard.
It is true that some famous doctors are indeed from aristocratic families, but many Chinese medicine practitioners actually grew up like Yang Yinghe. Even if they are from aristocratic families, they still have to start from the basics.
"That's a bit too much."
Yang Yinghe spoke for a while, then smiled and said, "Seeing young people like you, I can't help but feel emotional. I say this just to tell you that being a doctor is not easy. Since you have studied medicine, you can't regret it. Study hard. You have better conditions and you should learn better than me."
As he spoke, Yang Yinghe looked at Yun Heng and said, "Xiao Yun, I heard that you have cured many difficult and complicated diseases in just two years since you graduated. Tell us how you learned it so we can learn from each other."
Yun Heng: “…”
Just share this experience?
Yun Heng was a little stunned for a moment. How could they communicate like this?
I have a panel?
A simulation space?
"Doctor Yun, please tell me something too."
Lei Yi smiled and said, "We are actually curious too. Doctor Yun is very young, so his experience should be more meaningful for everyone to learn from."
"I......"
Yun Heng opened his mouth and said, "I don't really have any tricks. When I was in school, besides attending classes, I read books in the school library."
"I know that."
Tian Xiaoya smiled and said, "Yun Heng hardly ever went out to play with anyone back then. He spent all day in the library. He spent eight years in the school library, and he had read almost every book in the library."
“That’s what experience is.”
Yang Yinghe smiled and said, "So, there are no shortcuts to many things in this world. You see Xiaoyun making rapid progress and achieving high levels of proficiency right after graduation, but you don't know that Xiaoyun was more diligent than most people when she was in school. She spent eight years reading in the library to enrich herself. After graduation, she applied what she learned and saw in clinical practice. That's how she was able to soar to new heights."
"Mr. Yang, thank you for your compliment."
Yun Heng felt a little guilty.
"There's an idiom that goes, 'If you don't make a sound, you'll be a surprise.'"
Yang Yinghe said: "The reason why they can make a big splash is that they are preparing when they are not making a big splash. Only when they are fully prepared can they make a big splash."
"Mr. Yang said it very well."
Lei Yi smiled and said, "It's a rare blessing for these children to hear Mr. Yang share his experiences today."
"You can't say that."
Yang Yinghe smiled and said, "Medicine is all about intention. As a doctor, you should not only learn the basic methods of traditional Chinese medicine, but also focus on understanding the form. In clinical practice, you should understand medical skills that your teacher didn't teach you and that are not recorded in previous literature. Only in this way can you achieve great success and not take human life lightly."
"I've said so much today, on the one hand, because I hope that you will study hard and make the most of this opportunity. On the other hand, I hope that you will gain some insights and be able to provide you with some help. So, my words today will not be in vain."
Yang Yinghe paused and said, "I have said quite a bit, so I don't have much to say, classmates. If you have any questions, feel free to ask."
"Mr. Yang rarely has time, so everyone should cherish the opportunity."
Wang Zhiqiang also said hurriedly.
The students were still a little nervous in front of Yang Yinghe. At Wang Zhiqiang's urging, someone asked cautiously, "Mr. Yang, we also want to learn Chinese medicine well, but we always feel that we are not good enough."
"Very good."
Yang Yinghe smiled and said, "This is also a doubt. If you ask, it's a good opportunity for us to solve it together. Xiaoyun, tell us first."
Yun Heng: “…”
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