Chapter 45: Going to the Countryside as Educated Youth in the 1970s 8
[This is a parallel fictional world. Please do not take any similarities between place names and people as they appear.]
The girl's face changed, she picked up a stick and walked out, and hit a woman in her twenties with the stick.
The woman screamed, "He Xinshui, what are you doing?"
He Xinshui didn't say a word and just beat him with all his might.
The old woman scolded, "Boss, look at this child, you have spoiled him like a child, and you still don't stop him."
The middle-aged man grabbed the stick and yelled, "Xiao Shui, she is your aunt, you are being disrespectful."
When He Xinshui heard what her father said, tears finally fell. "I can't have an aunt like this. You bastards, you clearly knew that mother was going to give birth in the next few days, but this aunt still asked you to support her. As a daughter of the He family, I have never seen such a coward. From today on, I will not recognize this aunt. Last time mother gave birth, the aunt also came back and caused her to have a difficult delivery. My brother died when he was only three days old. This time it's the same again. You guys just spoil her! I am also a member of the He family, and I also have dividends. If the family splits up, I will support my mother."
The old woman cried out, "This is against heaven, this is against heaven, Boss, if you don't teach this little girl a lesson, I will die."
The man picked up a stick and was about to hit He Xinshui. Zhang Xiaojia picked up a stone on the ground and hit him on the hand, causing him to scream in pain.
"I want a divorce," the voice of the woman in labor was heard, and she walked out tremblingly and said.
This sentence was undoubtedly a landmine, and it exploded, and the onlookers ran to find the old patriarch.
This matter caused quite a stir; the old clan leader, four clan elders, and everyone from He Yi to He Ba came.
Zhang Xiaojia did not leave because she might have evidence to prove that the pregnant woman was forced to give birth prematurely.
Zhang Xiaojia walked over to He Wu and dropped a bombshell, saying, "Someone is trying to murder a pregnant woman. What are you going to do? Report it to the police or lynch her?"
He Yi to He Ba were all stunned by the explosion.
He Qi immediately said, "Report to the police."
He Wu also spoke up, "What's going on?"
Zhang Xiaojia answered the question irrelevantly, "How are the He family's dividends calculated? After the birth of a child, there is one more person in the family, so the money is less, right?"
The He family's dividends were distributed to each household and then divided equally according to population.
The second generation of the He family were all smart people. They understood immediately and looked at Xiaoshui's aunt He Xiayun in disbelief.
"What's going on?"
"Xiao Shuiniang came to me for a checkup two days ago, and her due date is in half a month.
Xiao Shui Niang gave birth early because the woman gave her a lot of almond milk porridge yesterday.
Eating almonds in early pregnancy can easily lead to miscarriage, while eating more almonds in late pregnancy can lead to premature delivery.
This morning, I took all my family members to my mother-in-law's house to support her. My mother-in-law is not in the village. You can go and find out why she went to the Eighth Village in this weather.
The most important thing is that this isn't the first time the woman has done this. Three years ago, the exact same thing happened. I just asked Xiaoshui about it, and three years ago, the woman also brought almond milk porridge."
Everyone looked at He Wu. After all, he was the young clan leader. If he reported to the police, he would definitely be beaten by the old clan leader. They were just small fry and there was no need for them to be beaten together.
Report to the police or let the He family handle it.
He Wu looked at Zhang Xiaojia. If it weren't for her, he would have settled the matter privately, but now that was impossible.
"He Qi, go report to the police," He Wu said loudly.
As soon as he finished speaking, He Qi ran to find the police. He Yi and the others left He Wu and kindly pulled Zhang Xiaojia aside.
When the old patriarch saw that Zhang Xiaojia was not with He Wu, he immediately picked up the cup and smashed it at him to avoid accidentally hurting the young doctor.
He Wu cursed He Yi in his heart as a bastard and pulled Zhang Xiaojia away. Otherwise, judging by the old man's fear of death, he would never have hit him.
The old patriarch looked at his son. What was the problem that required the use of public funds? If he couldn't solve it himself, wouldn't it be a divorce? The clan had done that before.
He Wu continued, "He Yi, go investigate the mother-in-law's case. He San, go investigate Xingren's case. He San, watch He Xiayun and don't let her leave. He Si, He Liu, and He Ba will take people to arrest He Xiayun's in-laws and take them to the police. After Xiao Shui returns with the old patriarch and the elders, take your mother to stay at my second aunt's house first."
Xiaoshui refused to do it and said, "Uncle Wu, I want to stay."
"Be good, Uncle Wu will give you and your mother an explanation."
Zhang Xiaojia still couldn't leave, so he stayed and waited for the police to take his statement. When the police arrived, Zhang Xiaojia told them everything.
The rest was no longer Zhang Xiaojia's business. She returned home and sat on her desk, exhausted. She still didn't understand why she had to kill people, and she was not desperate. She was really greedy.
What happened next was that Ping An came to tell her that Xiaoshui's parents were divorced, and the He family would give the dividends to her and her brother directly, and one-third of her father's dividends would be given to them. Until her brother turned sixteen, the He family would directly distribute it to them.
The evil plan that almonds would cause pregnant women to give birth prematurely was thought up by He Xiayun's husband. He Xiayun knew about it. He Xiayun's husband was sentenced to death, He Xiayun was sentenced to life imprisonment, He Xiayun's parents-in-law were sent to labor camps, and He Xiayun's two children were also sent to labor camps with their grandparents.
He Wu directly expelled He Xiayun from the clan and demanded that He Xiayun's dividend be recovered from He Xinshui's family. It was a huge sum of money, and He Xinshui's father had to pay one-third of it as compensation to the village, which would take twenty years.
Ping An scratched his head and said, "Sister, my father asked me to tell you something. He told you not to go out before the New Year. He said that if you go out, something bad will happen. He has to go to my eldest brother's house to deliver mutton tomorrow. He asked you to at least wait until he comes back, otherwise his father and my grandfather (the old patriarch) will not be able to handle it."
Zhang Xiaojia was so depressed, T^T, she was not Conan, and trouble would happen wherever she went.
"Ping'an, give this paper to your dad, and get me these Western medicines. Otherwise, why would I open a clinic? If I don't have anything, I can just close the door and go to bed. As for Chinese medicine, didn't they say there are a lot of people collecting herbs in Qitun? Go get them."
"Okay, sister, don't cook for lunch. My mother will make dumplings with green onions and mutton. I'll bring them to you."
"Okay, thank your mother for me."
Zhang Xiaojia polished the bamboo smooth to prevent cupping from damaging the skin.
They had dumplings for lunch, and chicken feet, shrimps, vermicelli pot with rice and rice wine dregs brewed by Ping An at night. She and Ping An were very full.
After leaving safely, Zhang Xiaojia opened the package that Uncle He had brought her two days ago. It was great, two large bags full of Chinese medicinal materials prepared for her by Grandpa Feng. Zhang Xiaojia put the medicine into the medicine cabinet, labeled it and put it away.
Zhang Xiaojia took the opportunity to take out the medicinal materials in his own space and filled the Chinese medicine cabinet.
She also took out the commonly used western medicines and prepared them. Only when she knew the origin of the medicines could she take them out.
She took out the herbs and planned to make ointment. Fortunately, she had wood-related abilities, which allowed her to remove impurities from the herbs and retain their essence. The ointment she made was very convenient, and did not require soaking, detoxification, sealing, or other steps. It could be done in one night.
Looking at the full jar of ointment, Zhang Xiaojia smiled with satisfaction. Seeing that it was only 3 o'clock, he decided to just wash it. Lying on the bed, he calculated the cost of the medicine. One patch was estimated to be less than 0.08 yuan, so he would only need 0.11 yuan to buy it.
Woke up at 10am.
Ping An has come two or three times, "Sister, are you awake?"
Zhang Xiaojia said embarrassedly, "Ping An, I'm sorry, I forgot the time when I was making ointment last night, so I got up late this morning."
"It's okay, sister, didn't you say there were no herbs?"
"Didn't your father bring me two big packages the day before yesterday? They contain Chinese medicinal herbs that my grandfather prepared for me. They will be enough for me for a while." Zhang Xiaojia explained.
It was sunny today and many elderly people came out. Zhang Xiaojia removed the cupping jars from them and then applied ointment on them.
Looking at the money in his hand, Zhang Xiaojia was speechless. It was not a good thing for the elderly to have too much money. One by one, they followed the old patriarch and asked for a monthly subscription...
"Gentlemen, this ointment does not need to be applied every day. Once a week is enough. After applying the ointment, there is no need to come for acupuncture or cupping every day." Zhang Xiaojia shouted.
None of the old men paid any attention to her. They were drinking tea, chatting, and playing chess. This place had become an activity center for the elderly.
In the afternoon, the blind grandmother brought a group of old ladies here for acupuncture and cupping. The old man was in the clinic, and the old ladies were in the second room for acupuncture and cupping.
Zhang Xiaojia was about to cry. There were forty or fifty people! They didn't leave after the acupuncture treatment, and they waited until their grandchildren came to call them before going home.
She shouldn't have pretended to be a fire dragon.
It snowed heavily at night. Zhang Xiaojia was so happy. I guess those old people won’t come to her place again tomorrow!
Zhang Xiaojia took out the Star kitchen appliance and cured the chickens and ducks. Tomorrow, Uncle He Wu will go to see his son, and he can help her send a package to her father and Aunt Leng for the New Year.
It only takes 1 hour. Zhang Xiaojia took out 100 kilograms of wet sweet potato vermicelli made by Xingji and let the machine dry it. After drying, there were 50 kilograms of dry sweet potato vermicelli.
There were 7 chickens and ducks, and Aunt Leng got one big cured duck, half a chicken, and 10 kilograms of sweet potato vermicelli.
Dad, Grandpa Feng, and Aunt Zhu, Zhang Xiaojia gave them a duck, three and a half cured chickens, and 20 kilograms of sweet potato vermicelli.
It snowed for three consecutive days, and He Qi brought people to clear the snow every day. The annual snow clearing fee was still very cost-effective. Zhang Xiaojia cooked warm soup for the people who cleared the snow.
He Qi asked, "Xiao Jia, every time the old men come, you are very busy here. Have you ever thought about taking an apprentice to help you?"
Zhang Xiaojia raised an eyebrow and said, "Uncle He Qi, you can accept me as your disciple, but I have to test you. A master-disciple relationship is a lifelong one, and I don't want to be disgraced in the education industry."
When He Qi heard that Zhang Xiaojia didn't refuse, he thought there might be something interesting going on. "I'll ask a few girls from the He family to come tomorrow."
"Don't take He Xincao. She's not suitable." Zhang Xiaojia said quickly, "She has another mission after the spring."
The next morning, the six girls of the He family, namely He Xinshui, He Xinhua, He Xinyan, He Xinyu, He Xinwei, and He Xinjing, came to the house.
Zhang Xiaojia looked at the six people in front of him and said calmly, "Do you know all the characters?"
Look at them and nod.
She continued, "Do you like studying medicine, or are your parents forcing you to study it? If you don't want to study it, you can leave."
Seeing that they still hadn't left.
Zhang Xiaojia took out a diagram of the human meridians and said, "In three days, memorize this simplest diagram of the human meridians. Now take this diagram to the acupuncture room and memorize it!"
After saying that, he sent them to recite the text. It was his first time teaching an apprentice, so he didn't understand. He told them to follow what Grandpa Feng had taught the original owner.
Three days later, Zhang Xiaojia handed them a blank human body diagram and asked them to draw the body parts and write their names. The test lasted two hours.
Zhang Xiaojia went to the kitchen to make sweet potato rice candy. He had already boiled the sweet potatoes and fried the rice using the kitchen appliance last night. Today, he just threw the fried rice in and stir-fried it. It was done quickly. He poured it into a mold, let it cool a little, and then sliced it.
There was a big basin full of sweet potato rice candy, each bag weighing one pound, 40 bags in total. Zhang Xiaojia was a little dumbfounded, as it seemed like he had made too much. He left 10 bags and threw the rest into the space grid, making sure all the spaces were full.
"Sister, Ping'an is going to learn how to make wine. I'll be your little laborer these days." The fat boy next door jumped in.
"Chubby, come here, I'm in the kitchen."
"Sister, it smells so good." Pangpang looked at the sweet potato rice candy with bright eyes.
Zhang Xiaojia took a piece and fed it to Pangpang's mouth, smiling and saying, "Is it delicious?"
"It's delicious. Did you make this, sis? You're amazing."
Zhang Xiaojia took two bags and handed them to her, saying, "Fatty, this is your salary."
Calculating the time, Zhang Xiaojia went to collect the test papers. This paper was the easiest one, with only 100 lines, but she had so many mistakes. Moreover, she kept changing the points. Humph, she should let Grandpa Feng see how amazing her granddaughter is. She memorized this drawing in just half a day, but she only made one mistake. She was only 5 years old that year.
Looking at the last one, the paper was clean and the writing was powerful. Zhang Xiaojia saw that the lowest score was 41 points, but she drew 41, and each one was correct, with an accuracy rate of 100%.
Zhang Xiaojia looked at the name He Xinyan.
"One point is awarded for each correct drawing and name of a subject. He Xinwei scored the highest with 95 points, He Xinhua with 94 points, He Xinshui with 89 points, He Xinjing with 88 points, He Xinyu with 87 points, and the lowest score was He Xinyan with 41 points."
The other girls were looking at her, and He Xinyan lowered her head with an expressionless face.
Zhang Xiaojia continued, "He Xinyan, how many days do you need to remember everything?"
He Xinyan thought for a long time before saying, "Give me another five days and I can remember everything."
"Okay, I'll give you five days, and wait for you to come back and memorize it for me." Zhang Xiaojia turned around and asked them, "How many days do you need to memorize it all?"
The other girls said in unison, "One day."
Zhang Xiaojia nodded and said, "Okay, you guys come back tomorrow to do the dictation. He Xinyan, you can also do the dictation tomorrow without any score. Is that okay, He Xinyan?"
He Xinyan nodded.
"You can go back now."
In the second exam, it was still the same test paper. Zhang Xiaojia looked at He Xinyan first. This time she drew 54 marks. The paper was clean and every one of them was correct.
Others scribbled, their papers were not clean, and they wrote randomly when they didn't know the student's position.
Zhang Xiaojia got to know this group of people.
On the fifth day, during the third test, everyone scored 98 points, and He Xinyan scored 100. Every single one of them was correct, without a single hesitation.
Others still have traces of erasure.
Zhang Xiaojia posted the three exam papers and said, "Take a look at your scores from the three exams."
He Xinwei's eyes turned red when she saw that she only scored 98 points this time, while He Xinyan actually scored 100 points.
Zhang Xiaojia continued, "I've taken three identical exams. Did you find anything interesting after looking at your own and the others'? Doctors, especially those in Traditional Chinese Medicine, know that there are 720 acupoints on the human body, including 52 single acupoints, 309 double acupoints, and 50 extra-meridian acupoints. There are 402 acupoints used for medical purposes. There are 108 vital acupoints, divided into vital acupoints and fatal acupoints, of which 72 are non-lethal. Massage techniques such as pressing, pressing, and kneading usually do not harm the human body, but the remaining 36 acupoints are fatal and require special care. Pressing the wrong acupoint, even if it's a fatal acupoint, can kill the person."
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