Chapter 52: Going to the Countryside as Educated Youth in the 1970s 15
[This is a parallel fictional world. Please do not take any similarities between place names and people as they appear.]
Xiaoyi goes up the mountain twice a day to collect herbs and wild vegetables. There are quite a lot of dried wild vegetables at home.
Zhang Xiaojia felt that the wild vegetables from his family, his father, Aunt Leng, and his uncle's families were enough to last them a year, so he didn't let Xiaoyi pick any.
He Xinyan had a slow memory, so she always did poorly in exams. She stopped going to school after junior high school. A 14-year-old boy also graduated from junior high school and went to the countryside. Zhang Xiaojia went to the bookstore and bought a set of high school textbooks. He taught the two of them every afternoon. Anyway, they had time and could learn slowly.
It is called the Hejia Health Center, but since people from the Ninth Village came to see a doctor, it is impossible for Zhang Xiaojia to turn patients away.
A group of people pulled the injured man to the clinic on a cart. Zhang Xiaojia and He Xinyan took him to the operating room. After the examination, they were lucky that no bones or nerves were injured. After Zhang Xiaojia cleaned the wound and sprinkled medicine powder on it, they heard the young man's screams. The door of the operating room was broken open and someone rushed to Zhang Xiaojia to hit him. Zhang Xiaojia kicked him directly.
Zhang Xiaojia said coldly, "Get out."
The middle-aged woman who was kicked sat on the ground crying and cursing, "The doctor killed me, you have to compensate my son."
The captain also rushed in and shouted angrily, "Liu Guihua, what are you doing? Can you barge into the operating room? Get out quickly, Doctor Zhang is treating your son."
The captain glanced at Li Jianmin lying on the hospital bed and was stunned. The wound on his leg had healed, leaving only a scar.
The captain stammered, "Zhang Xiaojia, is Li Jianmin okay?"
Zhang Xiaojia said coldly, "Well, okay, how long do you want to lie on the operating table? You're already healed, why don't you leave?"
Li Jianmin was stunned. He pressed the wound hard with his hand, and the pain subsided. "Thank you, thank you, Doctor Zhang."
Zhang Xiaojia wrote out a bill for 5 yuan. When He Xinyan went to collect the money, Liu Guihua was acting like a troublemaker again, yelling and refusing to pay the medical expenses.
Zhang Xiaojia pulled He Xinyan behind him and said coldly, "Go to the county hospital. This injury will cost at least 20 yuan, and it will take another half a month to heal. The 5 yuan is for wound cleaning and medicine. You don't have to pay. From now on, I will not treat anyone in the Ninth Village except the He family. As long as you can guarantee that you are not the next one to be injured."
After Zhang Xiaojia finished speaking, he pulled He Xinyan away.
A group of people had seen Li Jianmin's wound. They had a good idea in their minds and knew that what Zhang Xiaojia said was right. Last time, a member of their team was hospitalized for half a month. The bed fee alone cost 9 yuan, and all other expenses cost more than 30 yuan. No one dared to be sure that they would not be injured. Since it was related to their own interests, they blamed Liu Guihua one by one.
"Aunt Guihua, this is just being dishonest of you. The doctor cured your little son, how can you deny your debt?"
"That's right! Aunt Guihua, if you don't pay, we'll get sick in the future and the clinic won't treat us. You can't be so selfish. Pay quickly."
"Pay quickly"
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Liu Guihua was left with no choice but to pay the bill and run away in shame.
He Xinyan asked, "Master, if Liu Guihua doesn't pay, will you stop treating her in the future?"
Zhang Xiaojia did not answer his apprentice's question, but made a declaration: "As a medical student, this medical student's declaration is for you.
Health is at stake, life is entrusted to me! I volunteer to dedicate myself to medicine, loving my country, being loyal to my people, adhering to medical ethics, respecting my teachers and observing discipline, and striving for all-round development. I am determined to do my utmost to eliminate human suffering, promote perfect health, and uphold the sanctity and honor of medicine. I will save the dying and the wounded, endure hardships, and persevere in my pursuit, dedicating my life to the development of my country's medical and health cause and the physical and mental health of mankind.
Zhang Xiaojia continued, "As a doctor, I also have a physician's declaration.
I solemnly swear:
Consciously uphold the dignity and sanctity of medicine, respect life, practice equality and compassion, prioritize patients, be sincere and trustworthy, be diligent and prudent, be honest and fair, engage in lifelong learning, and strive to shoulder the lofty responsibility of improving human health.
Keep the above oath in mind and put it into action."
"When you become a doctor, remember that patients are paramount. Don't forget that when we put on the white coat, it means the burden of responsibility and expectation. When we put on the white coat, it means the mission of entrusting lives."
After Zhang Xiaojia finished speaking, she told her apprentice to think carefully about whether he wanted to be a doctor again. She was going to clean and disinfect the operating room in preparation for the next patient.
Rumors about Zhang Xiaojia and Li Jianmin suddenly spread in the Ninth Village, saying that Zhang Xiaojia and Li Jianmin were alone in a room, and Zhang Xiaojia took off Li Jianmin's pants and had physical contact with him.
After the He family found out, they wanted to stop it, but they couldn't stop the rumor from spreading. He Wu ordered the He family not to mention it in front of Zhang Xiaojia.
The whole village was saying that if the Li family had not sent a matchmaker to Zhang Xiaojia to propose marriage today, Zhang Xiaojia would still be kept in the dark and would have directly driven the matchmaker away.
Zhang Xiaojia sneered, "Hmph, in the previous life, the original owner was framed and had physical contact with a man, which damaged her reputation and caused her death. Now they actually want to use such a simple rumor to force her. Do they really think she is easy to bully?"
Zhang Xiaojia borrowed a tractor from the He family and went to the county Youth League Office to report the situation first. If they could handle it, that would be great. If they couldn't, she would have an excuse to go to the Gewei Bureau. She knew in her heart that the Youth League Office would shirk responsibility, but she didn't expect to hear people from the Youth League Office say that she should pay attention to her reputation and influence and not bring shame to the youth leagues. Their words made it clear that she was wrong.
Zhang Xiaojia was not angry at first. After hearing this, he looked at her gloomily for ten seconds, then turned and left.
Zhang Xiaojia immediately went to the Gewei Bureau.
Seeing Director Xiao of the Gewei Bureau, he directly mentioned that his father was the deputy commander and deputy political commissar of the Fifth Military Region in the South City Sea Region. He took out a photo and said, "I am a doctor. I cut open the patient's pants to treat a thigh injury. Is this considered physical intimacy? Are you forcing me to marry the patient? Is not getting married a mistake? Why don't we have surgeons? The Lord of Central City even hugged me. Can I hold him responsible?"
Director Xiao knew it as soon as he heard it. Looking at the photo and after listening to Zhang Xiaojia's words, the corners of his mouth twitched and he shouted in his heart: At that time, your mother was still a baby.
Zhang Xiaojia continued, "The county youth affairs office didn't stand up for the youth. Instead, they told me to be mindful of my influence and reputation and not bring shame to the youth. They kept saying it was all my fault. Why? I'm a doctor. Saving lives is my duty. How could saving lives be wrong? Last month, the mayor of Zhongcheng gave me 50 yuan and even wrote a letter praising me."
Director Xiao's eyes widened as he excitedly said, "Comrade Zhang Xiaojia, can I see the letter?"
Zhang Xiaojia said reluctantly, "You can't tell anyone, otherwise I will be criticized again."
Director Xiao took the envelope and wiped his hands with a handkerchief before opening it. He carefully opened the letter and saw the end. His hands were shaking and his eyes were red. When Zhang Xiaojia saw this, he immediately said, "Director Xiao, be careful. Don't damage it. I want to keep this letter as a family heirloom."
Director Xiao carefully placed the letter into an envelope, handed it to Zhang Xiaojia, and asked, "Comrade Zhang Xiaojia, the 50 yuan in your envelope is a reward, right? Let me exchange it with you. I'll seal this 50 yuan and keep it as a family heirloom."
Zhang Xiaojia said reluctantly, "Next time, I'll ask my dad to ask for you."
Director Xiao immediately said, "I will go to the Ninth Village with the police, the Youth League Office, and the County Party Committee to handle this matter immediately. Don't worry, I will definitely not let your reputation be damaged."
Zhang Xiaojia said gratefully, "Thank you, Director Xiao, for taking care of the educated youth. I'll be leaving now and going to the post office."
When they got to the post office, they could make a phone call directly. After Zhang Xiaojia answered the phone, she immediately exaggerated the incident and told her father (actually, she was telling it to the eavesdropper), explaining how she had to compromise and how pitiful she was. She went to the county educated youth office to ask them to solve the problem, but was criticized instead and told to pay attention to her reputation. She said everything was her fault, how helpless she was, and had to come to the Gewei Bureau. She had no choice but to take out the photos. She didn't do it on purpose, nor was she showing off, nor was she taking advantage of the situation.
Zhang Guocheng felt heartbroken. His precious daughter had been wronged.
Zhang Xiaojia knew the call would be monitored, but he pretended to be guilty and whispered, "Dad, I took out the letter praising me again. Will you be punished? I've already told Director Xiao not to tell anyone. I hope the Lord of Central City won't know! Most importantly, I'm so angry. I saved someone and ended up with my reputation damaged. Should I even continue to be a doctor?"
"Jia Jia, if you're unhappy, then don't be a doctor. Go herd cattle for the He family. It doesn't matter if you have a few work points. My father and your Grandpa Feng will support you."
"Dad, you're the best. I'm hanging up now. The staff is rushing me."
"Jia Jia, don't take it to heart. You have to remember that only when you are well will your dad be well. Do you understand?" Even though he knew that his daughter was just putting on a show, Zhang Guocheng was still worried.
Zhang Xiaojia quickly assured him, "Dad, I know my life is very important. I will definitely persevere."
When Zhang Xiaojia hung up the phone and paid 15.6 yuan, his heart was bleeding again. The phone bill was too expensive.
Zhang Xiaojia bought 100 kilograms of rice, three boxes of 100 kilograms of noodles, and 200 kilograms of sweet potatoes. The supply and marketing cooperative actually had yellow peaches without a ticket. Zhang Xiaojia wanted to buy them all, but was not allowed to. Each person was limited to buying 2 kilograms.
When they arrived, they went to the scrap collection station and saw some scrap copper and iron, so Zhang Xiaojia bought some of it.
Looking at the time, it was just the opening time of the state-owned restaurant. Zhang Xiaojia rushed over and saw the meat dishes including stir-fried pork with green peppers, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and steamed buns with cabbage and lard residue. She ran over excitedly, her mouth slightly raised, and said, "Master, please give me 10 steamed buns with stir-fried pork with green peppers, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and cabbage and lard residue. Please put them in my lunch box and the buns in the bag. Thank you."
She would save these for dinner, and now she was going to eat the rice in her own space.
When he returned to the village, there was no one in the whole village and no one was working in the fields. Zhang Xiaojia turned around and thought, and immediately knew that the people from the Gewei Bureau must be having a meeting in the playground.
Zhang Xiaojia returned to the clinic and put the food away. Xiaoyi and He Xinyan were not there.
I went to the He family to exchange the tractor, but there was no one there. Even the He family members had gone to a meeting.
Zhang Xiaojia had no choice but to drive the tractor back to her doorstep. She didn't dare leave the tractor at the He family's house. In case the tractor was lost, she couldn't afford to pay for it. She knew in her heart that the possibility of this happening was very small.
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