Seminar

In the newly established military hospital, the gynecology department is not large, and the number of doctors can be counted on one hand. Among them, the most experienced one is undoubtedly the director of gynecology, Han Xiumei.

Before coming to the Military Hospital, Han Xiumei worked in a maternal and child health hospital in the provincial capital. At that time, she was already the head of the department and was well-known.

With her position, there is actually no need for her to support the construction of the military hospital, because her qualifications are sufficient. What she needs is time and connections to slowly work her way up.

If she came to support the construction, it would obviously be impossible for her to continue to maintain her network, and the positions above were vacant. If she left for several years, when she returned, the original positions might have been occupied by others. No matter how you look at it, it's a loss.

Of course, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the military wants to develop the military hospital well. They have recruited so many people and obviously want to build the military hospital into a new key hospital.

However, no matter how well the military hospital develops, it is still located in the countryside, while the maternal and child hospital is located in the provincial capital, which has a natural locational advantage.

Han Xiumei is not from a military background, so coming here is not a loss no matter how you look at it.

But there are never people in this world who only care about benefits. Especially in this era, there are countless people who are full of passion and want to serve their motherland.

Han Xiumei is 45 years old this year. She and her husband have been married for many years, but their relationship is average. Her children are already adults and have started their own families. She no longer has to consider the overall interests of the family as she did when she was young, and she also wants to put everything aside and make choices based on her own heart.

Coming to the place of residence alone was her choice.

This is also the main reason why Ye Min came to Han Xiumei first.

Another reason is that as the head of the department, she has extensive experience and her words are more convincing.

After determining the target, Ye Min quickly took action. That day, Ye Min told Qian Xiaoyun in advance and asked her to help pick up An An from Feng Li's house, while he went to the hospital cafeteria to eat.

After getting his meal in the cafeteria, Ye Min looked around and found Han Xiumei sitting in the corner.

Some department leaders are approachable and like to mingle with their subordinates, even having lunch with them. However, some department leaders feel uncomfortable having lunch with their subordinates, so they take the initiative to distance themselves from them in daily life.

Han Xiumei is the latter type of leader. She either eats alone or with leaders from other departments.

Today she is alone.

Ye Min walked over with her lunch box and said hello, "Hello, Director Han, can I sit here?"

Han Xiumei looked up and a hint of surprise flashed across her eyes when she saw Ye Min.

The hospital had only been open for a short time, and Han Xiumei still hadn't recognized all the people there, but she knew Ye Min. The reason was simple: there were too few female doctors these days.

For example, in military hospitals, except for the obstetrics and gynecology department, all medical staff are women. The number of female doctors in other departments can be counted on one hand.

In the past, there was only one female doctor in the clinic: Ye Min.

She was a latecomer, she used to be a nurse, but she changed her job to become a doctor at the beginning of the year, and she got rid of the internship title in just a few months.

People who are not familiar with her may think that she is a well-connected person who got to where she is today by taking advantage of her status as a military wife. But people who know her a little bit will know that she is indeed very capable.

Up to now, she has not encountered any medical accidents and has always had a very good reputation. Many of the patients who see her are recommended by her friends.

Therefore, although Ye Min felt that she was just a junior doctor, many new medical staff knew her.

Han Xiumei had a good impression of Ye Min. She extended her hand to her and said, "Sit down."

Ye Min thanked him, put down his lunch box and sat opposite Han Xiumei. After opening the lunch box, he smiled and said, "We ordered the same dish."

The canteen provides two meats and four vegetables for every meal. Each dish has a different price and can be freely matched, so the chances of having the same dishes are slim. Ye Min ordered green onion ginger chicken, stir-fried mushrooms and shredded potatoes today. Han Xiumei's dish is exactly the same as hers, which can be said to be a coincidence.

Han Xiumei also looked a little surprised, and followed Ye Min's words to chat about the two people's food tastes. Their preferences were indeed very similar, and after just a few words of conversation, the relationship between the two people became much closer.

Han Xiumei came first and ate faster. Ye Min had something to say, but it was not very convenient to talk in the cafeteria, so she wanted to go wash the dishes with her and ask for a few minutes to talk.

So when she saw Han Xiumei was almost done eating, Ye Min also quickened her eating pace. When she was eating shredded potatoes, the chopped chili slipped into her throat, chopping her so much that she covered her mouth and started coughing.

Just then Han Xiumei finished her meal, put down her chopsticks, looked at her and asked, "Are you okay?"

"It's okay, I just choked." Ye Min coughed and quickly swallowed the rice in his mouth. Before he recovered completely, he lowered his head and took two more mouthfuls of rice.

Han Xiumei had lived to this age, so how could she not see Ye Min's little thoughts? Seeing Ye Min's anxiety, she said, "You can eat slowly. I'll wait for you."

Ye Min stopped and looked up at Han Xiumei: "Director Han, I..."

"Do you have something to talk to me about?" Han Xiumei asked with a knowing smile on her face.

Ye Min didn't deny it, and smiled shyly: "It's true that there is something."

Han Xiumei raised her hand, looked at her watch and said, "I'll be back at the department at one o'clock. You still have forty minutes. Don't worry."

"Thank you." Ye Min thanked again and slowed down his eating.

Three minutes later, Ye Min finished her meal and went out to wash the dishes with Han Xiumei.

After that, the two of them walked out and stopped in an open space on the side of the road. Ye Min did not hide anything and stated her request directly.

Han Xiumei did not reject it outright. She just said, "Your idea is good, but even if you say something like this, the listeners may not be able to accept it. What effect will it have?"

"That's one possibility, but there's another possibility that someone listened, accepted it, and implemented it strictly in the future," Ye Min said. "I always believe that knowing but not taking care of your body is different from not having a channel to understand it. The former is a personal tragedy, while the latter is the tragedy of the times."

Han Xiumei's expression changed slightly, but she lowered her eyes and said nothing.

Ye Min continued, "Moreover, I never thought of changing everyone's mindset all at once. After this seminar, as long as one woman is willing to give it a try, it will be considered a success."

Han Xiumei smiled: "You make sense."

Ye Min's eyes lit up: "Then are you willing to accept my invitation?"

"If you can hold this seminar," Han Xiumei paused and said affirmatively, "I will participate."

…

Although Liang Juan and Director Li were very familiar with each other, she did encounter some difficulties in the process of persuading the other party. Fortunately, she finally succeeded in convincing Director Li.

However, Director Li nodded with a condition. She did not agree to organize a briefing for all military wives to attend. She only gave fifty places for the first time, and these fifty participants had to be determined by her.

After getting the list, Ye Min immediately understood Director Li's intention.

These fifty people are all military wives with a relatively high level of education in the family compound, and from their usual behavior, it can be seen that they are also more receptive to new things.

Director Li considered everything, so Ye Min and the others naturally had no objections. The next day at work, he discussed the matter with Han Xiumei, and the time was quickly confirmed.

A seminar is not like a social gathering. The latter requires the mobilization of a large number of people and takes a longer time, while the former is simply a small meeting. The Women's Federation has many organizations and is very experienced, so it was directly scheduled to be held on Sunday afternoon.

After lunch that day, Ye Min went to Qian Xiaoyun's house, who was also on the list.

After the two met, they went to the Women's Federation together.

They arrived at the Women's Federation neither too early nor too late. Almost half of the fifty people had arrived. They sat together and whispered, discussing why the Women's Federation had called them there.

As soon as Ye Min and Qian Xiaoyun sat down, someone asked them if they knew.

Both of them knew about it. Ye Min, needless to say, was one of the planners of this event, and Qian Xiaoyun... was just a hire hired by Ye Min.

But the two did not answer each other's questions, but said: "The meeting is about to start, we will know later."

Although they were curious, they were not extremely concerned. After hearing what they said, they stopped asking and changed the topic to other things.

Time passed quickly during the casual chat. At two o'clock in the afternoon, all the invited military wives arrived, and Director Li and Liang Juan also walked into the conference room one after another.

After entering, the two of them did not waste any time. Liang Juan directly told them the theme of this meeting - physiological knowledge.

As soon as the topic was announced, the whole audience was shocked. Some were surprised, some were curious, and some were excited. Ye Min turned around and took a look. When he saw no one frowning, he breathed a sigh of relief.

After the topic was clarified, it was Han Xiumei's turn to come on stage. After she came in, Liang Juan emphasized her resume.

When they learned that she used to be the director of the maternal and child health department of the provincial capital, and that she came to the local area to support the construction of the military hospital because of her lofty ideals, and is now the director of the gynecology department of the military hospital, everyone was immediately in awe and pricked up their ears when she spoke.

Han Xiumei wrote the script for this speech herself. Although it was just a small event, she took it very seriously and had carefully designed the topic.

She focused on the symptoms and causes of gynecological diseases, and then proposed preventive measures, including using a separate towel bathtub, not wearing wet underwear...using family planning products, etc.

When Han Xiumei talked about the first few methods, everyone either nodded or seemed to be thinking about it. But when she mentioned the word "family planning products", everyone's attitude changed. Some were skeptical, and some were embarrassed.

However, Han Xiumei's reputation as an expert was there, and what she had said before had won everyone's trust, so although she felt embarrassed, everyone still listened carefully when she emphasized the role of family planning products.

Ye Min asked the question at the right time: "Where can I get these birth control products?"

As soon as Ye Min said this, the whole conference room fell silent, and everyone looked at her with different expressions. But she did not back down, and looked at the podium with her shoulders straight.

Liang Juan came forward and said, "After the meeting, we will distribute family planning supplies. Anyone interested can come to me to get one."

Han Xiumei also said: "Later on, you can also go to the military hospital and ask the nurse in the gynecology department to register and receive it."

After the interlude, Han Xiumei continued her speech.

The briefing was not long, only half an hour in total. As mentioned earlier, after Han Xiumei finished her speech, Liang Juan really walked up to the podium with a box and asked everyone to come to her to get the family planning supplies.

Although everyone has a new understanding of family planning products, under the influence of the long-term trend, no one is really willing to go to heaven to get these things.

Ye Min looked around and saw that everyone was either hesitant or looking away. She stood up and walked towards Liang Juan: "Give me a few, please."

"Okay, let's register here." Liang Juan said businesslike.

The people below heard their conversation and began to whisper to each other. Some were hesitant, while others were contemptuous. But until Ye Min returned to her seat, no one else stood up.

Seeing this, Qian Xiaoyun also stood up and walked towards Liang Juan.

People follow the crowd. If there is only one person, everyone will think that he is not sociable, but if two people do this, they will hesitate. If there is a third person, they will think this is a common thing.

Ye Min and her friends didn't find so many people to help them, so the third person didn't show up for a long time.

About two minutes later, or maybe three, when Liang Juan couldn't help sighing and was about to ask everyone to go back, the third person stood up.

Then the fourth, fifth, and sixth people stood up one after another until more than half of the participants had received the family planning supplies, and the seminar came to a successful conclusion.

…

After the presentation, Liang Juan did not relax but became even busier because the social gathering was about to begin.

The social gathering was scheduled for the end of the month, with nearly two hundred people participating. There were about seventy to eighty unmarried men and women from the hospital, and more than a hundred from the military. The gender ratio was very unbalanced.

But there is nothing we can do about it. Who made the army have so many older single gay men? They are all at an age where it is inappropriate to do this and there are reasons for doing that. So let's just go together.

Anyway, blind dates are all about chemistry. Even if there are an equal number of men and women, it may not all work out. It all depends on your own abilities.

The social gathering was held on the last Sunday afternoon in June. Logically, this had nothing to do with a married person like Ye Min, but the hospital had to be open on Sundays. With so many people going to the hospital, someone had to take the vacant seats.

Ye Min had originally planned to rest on this day, but after the time of the social gathering was set, she could no longer rest. Also, because there were many patients coming to see the doctor that day, she was extremely busy.

After finally finishing work and returning to the family compound, I still had to listen to people distributing dog food. It was said that there were more than ten pairs of dogs at this social gathering.

People from the Women's Federation and the Military Family Settlement Office participated in organizing this gathering, so news spread very quickly. The gathering didn't end until four or five o'clock, and by the time she got off work, everyone knew who had succeeded and who had fallen in love with whom but was unsuccessful.

Ye Min is quite familiar with the two protagonists who have fallen in love with each other but failed. The one in front is Feng Aiyun, and the one in the back is Zhai Mingqiu.

After knowing that Feng Aiyun was obsessed with looks, Ye Min was not surprised that she fell in love with Zhai Mingqiu. After all, Dr. Zhai was indeed good-looking, and the first time she saw him, she thought of Feng Aiyun.

But she had only dealt with Zhai Mingqiu a few times and was not familiar with him, nor did she have the intention to act as a matchmaker, so she did not rush into the matter of adultery, nor did she ask Feng Aiyun for her opinion.

Unexpectedly, as she expected, Feng Aiyun really fell in love with Zhai Mingqiu.

Ye Min was not surprised that the goddess was interested but the prince was not. Liang Juan had told her before that Zhai Mingqiu was not interested in marriage and she had never told her that she would attend the social gathering, so she was persuaded into giving it to her.

The flowers on the high ridges are hard to pick!

Ye Min sighed in her heart and didn't pay much attention to the matter.

After entering July, it rained for several days in a row. When the weather cleared up after the rain, various mushrooms popped up like bamboo shoots after spring rain, and Ye Min became even busier.

Well, among the patients she sees now, there are patients who are sent to the hospital almost every day because they eat mushrooms and see small people.

For this reason, whether it is the local family compound, the commune or the surrounding brigades, people were arranged to shout with loudspeakers three times a day, asking everyone to eat less mushrooms. If you must eat them, please choose edible varieties, and do not take the easy way out and cook the mushrooms!!!

But the effect of shouting through the loudspeaker was not very good. Not to mention people outside, there were hundreds of households in the compound where people were infected every now and then.

The people at the Women's Federation and the Military Dependents Placement Office are so worried!

Just after Ye Min and his family of four finished their meal, Liang Juan came to Ye Min to complain: "We've been shouting until our voices are hoarse, asking them to eat less mushrooms, but no one listened! Not only did they not listen, they even picked the poisonous mushrooms to eat. Now, there are a total of six people in the family, five of whom were admitted to the hospital, and the remaining one only escaped because he ate in the camp!"

Liang Juan was talking about the family of Deputy Battalion Commander Sun, whose entire family was hospitalized because they ate mushrooms at noon. They had a happy lunch, but in the afternoon both the hospital and the family home were in chaos.

Ye Min was also somewhat helpless, but did not complain. Instead, he said something fair: "They did not specifically pick poisonous mushrooms to eat. They were not careful enough and a few poisonous ones were mixed in with the edible mushrooms."

"I know, but there have been so many cases of poisoning in the compound. How come they don't learn their lesson and insist on eating it! Are these mushrooms so delicious?"

Ye Min thought for a moment and said, "It's quite delicious."

Liang Juan choked and glared at Ye Min: "What's wrong with you? Are you trying to argue with me?"

"No, I'm just telling the truth." Ye Min denied it, then said with a serious face, "It's actually very simple to curb this. Just let everyone eat free and non-toxic mushrooms."

The Dayuan Vegetable Market sells mushrooms, with a wide variety of them and they are non-toxic and safe. However, because they are purchased from a nearby production team, the price is about the same as the vegetables we usually eat.

Although mushrooms are cheap, their sales have always been average.

After all, mushrooms are everywhere, especially after the rain, you can find them just by going out. Get up early every day, carry a basket and go to the back of the mountain for a walk. It takes less than half an hour and you don’t have to spend a penny. You can get a day’s worth of vegetables. Who would still want to go to the vegetable market to buy them?

But among the military wives in the compound, it is no exaggeration to say that there is not a single one who can distinguish the different types of mushrooms, understand the toxicity of each type of mushroom, and the time required to fry and cook them.

Not to mention military wives, even the locals who have eaten mushrooms all their lives may not know this. If this were the case, there wouldn't be so many people going to the hospital every year because of seeing villains.

They are all half-baked and still want to save money, so naturally there are endless cases of poisoning from eating mushrooms.

Liang Juan understood what Ye Min said, but it was a difficult problem to solve because the mushrooms in the vegetable station were collected from surrounding brigades, and the mushrooms from the surrounding brigades were picked by the elderly in the team on the mountain. The time spent by the elderly picking mushrooms had to be counted into their work points.

Work points must eventually be converted into food or money for distribution.

Therefore, this cycle is ultimately a cycle of money. The vegetable market spends money to buy mushrooms, and naturally has to collect the money back after selling the mushrooms.

For military wives, mushrooms from vegetable markets are safe but cost money, while picking them by themselves is risky but free. Everyone has a sense of luck and always feels that they will not be the unlucky one, so most people tend to eat free mushrooms.

Dead end!

But seeing Ye Min's calm expression and thinking of her usual good brain, Liang Juan asked, "Do you have any ideas?"

"There is a way..." Ye Min said in a long voice.

Liang Juan urged, "Don't keep us in suspense. Tell us now."

"You or the Military Dependents Resettlement Office can find someone who knows about mushrooms and check the mushrooms picked by the wives every day. If they are inedible, just confiscate them. If they are less toxic, just inform them of the cooking time, right?"

Liang Juan's eyes lit up as she listened: "Hey! Is your idea okay?"

"That is."

Although the solution was good, there were many problems. Liang Juan asked, "Where can we find this person? And we have to pay people for doing the work, right? How is the salary calculated? What should we do with this person after the season is over?"

"We can recruit people from the surrounding brigades and have them come for one or two hours a day. This way, we don't have to charge too much. We can talk to the brigades directly and ask them to arrange for people. After the daily inspection, the arranged people can go back to work in the brigades. After the season, they can go back to work normally. We can do the same thing when the rainy season comes next year."

Although the Women's Federation and the Military Family Resettlement Office have received funding from above, the funds are not sufficient to allow them to add more positions at will. Mushroom poisoning incidents usually occur in June, July and August. Director Li would probably ask Liang Juan if she was crazy to propose adding more positions for this matter.

But it is not difficult to add a part-time job, one or two hours a day, and the salary is only five to ten yuan a month. If it lasts for two or three months, the Women's Federation can bear the cost.

Liang Juan thought about it carefully and thought it was feasible, but she asked again after a while: "What if a military wife doesn't come for the check-up or doesn't make it in time?"

"Military wives usually go to pick mushrooms in the morning. If you ask them to come at 8 or 9 o'clock, they will basically be able to catch up. If you are still worried that some people don't believe it, you can talk to Director Li and apply to limit the reimbursement of mushroom poisoning treatment expenses."

At the garrison, the basic expenses of treatment for soldiers and their families who are sick and hospitalized can be reimbursed. For example, when Ye Min gave birth to her child, she was able to get all the expenses reimbursed even though she stayed in a large single room. However, she had to pay the excess expenses herself when she stayed in a double room.

Although many people have been hospitalized for mushroom poisoning during this period, most of the poisoning was not serious. After all, if the condition is really serious, people may not be able to survive until they can be admitted to the hospital.

Correspondingly, the treatment process is not complicated and it is a minor illness, so the treatment costs can basically be fully reimbursed.

This is equivalent to those people in the compound who pick mushrooms to eat themselves in order to save money. Even if they see the villain go to the hospital, they will not suffer any financial loss.

As for dizziness, vomiting and diarrhea, it is difficult for them to learn from them unless they happen to themselves.

Therefore, Ye Min felt that the fundamental solution to this problem was to increase the financial cost, so he came up with another idea: "If that doesn't work, just fine them, three or five yuan each time, and make an example of them. I guarantee that no one will dare to do it again."

Liang Juan worked in the Women's Federation. She knew more about the military wives in the compound than Ye Min did. She knew this method was feasible and smiled, "You are smart! This method will work. I will talk to Director Li tomorrow."

"Okay, if it works, I'll take my two kids to the mountains someday."

"Picking mushrooms?" Liang Juan squinted her eyes. "You gave me these ideas, aren't you just preparing to go into the mountains to pick mushrooms?"

"Nonsense!" Ye Min denied it flatly, saying righteously, "I gave you this advice just to help you! I have absolutely no selfish motives at all!"

After he finished speaking, he realized that this statement seemed to be an admission that he went into the mountains to pick mushrooms. In addition, Liang Juan's eyes were sharp, and he couldn't help feeling guilty, and his eyes gradually wandered.

Finally, she coughed and said, "I do want to go into the mountains to pick mushrooms, but I mainly think that if this can be done, there will be old teachers in the compound to help with inspections in the future, and I don't have to worry about eating bad food or meeting bad people. This opportunity is too rare. Zhengzheng and Anan have never been to the mountains in their lives."

In fact, it was not just Meng Zheng and his sister. Ye Min had never been into the mountains. She was a city girl and had never seen the towering mountains until she joined the army. She had only heard about going into the mountains to pick mountain products.

So in her first year with the army, she was curious when she saw everyone making plans to go to the mountains to pick mushrooms. But she was pregnant at the time and couldn't go.

At this time last year, she had already left confinement and was able to go into the mountains, but as she worked at the health center, she would often see people being hospitalized for mushroom poisoning, and she felt a little scared.

Therefore, until now, she has never joined in the hustle and bustle. Whenever she feels hungry, she just goes to the vegetable market or the canteen.

Liang Juan didn't mean to blame her, she was just joking. She couldn't help laughing when she heard her pitiful words. "Okay, it seems I have to do something about Director Li."