After rejecting Xu Dening's invitation to dinner, He Ruixue returned to the compound, only to hear a familiar voice coming from inside.
A look of surprise appeared on her face, and she quickened her pace to go into the house. "Dad, Mom, why are you here?"
"Oh my Dongbao, you are finally back. Come sit next to your mother."
Zhao Meiya kissed her for a long time before she told her the reason, "It's because your great aunt is sick and the medicine the doctor prescribed is only available in the city, so she asked me to buy it for her.
We came to see you and buy some medicine for her."
Well, her mother has a clear distinction between the primary and the secondary, it’s all personal feelings.
"What's wrong with you?"
"They said it was a gastrointestinal problem. The doctor at the commune clinic wrote me a prescription and asked me to get some medicine. You said she's so old, she could just take some painkillers, but you insisted on making such a fuss, which would cost a lot of money and burden the family."
Although this is a cruel statement, the current medical treatment situation for most ordinary people is that in the past, people in rural areas had to endure illnesses.
The great man was furious when he heard that 90% of the health care workers in the country were in cities.
“The Ministry of Health only provides services to 15% of the country’s population, and most of this 15% are farmers. The vast majority of farmers have no access to medical care, no doctors, and no medicine.
The Ministry of Health is not the people's Ministry of Health. It should be changed to the Urban Health Ministry, the Master's Health Ministry, or the Urban Master's Health Ministry!"
Therefore, he focused on the medical problems in rural areas and wanted to train doctors that rural areas could afford. After the order was issued, medical training classes were set up in many places to teach chemistry and physiology.
Many young people went there to study, and after returning they became barefoot doctors in their own villages. Although they were not as proficient as professionals, they could help treat wounds and cure headaches and fevers.
Many barefoot doctors would go to the mountains to collect herbs in their spare time, grow herbs in the yard, and use folk remedies to treat illnesses, just to save more money for the villagers.
Probably this year, the "Barefoot Doctor's Manual", which is known as one of the magical books of time travel, will be published. It will be divided into two different versions based on the differences in medicinal materials in the north and south.
He Ruixue remembered that she had seen a book collected at home. Every page of the book was so yellow that it looked like it had been dyed, but his grandfather treasured it so much that no one would touch it easily.
During this period, people's belief in the great man was extremely fanatical. Only by putting yourself in this environment can you truly feel that he is indeed worthy of it.
After all, gods and Buddhas will not come down to earth to save all living beings, but they really bring good days to the people.
There is also the policy of sending educated youth. Although people in cities are reluctant to go to the countryside nowadays, for rural areas, the arrival of educated youth broke down class barriers and accelerated rural development.
Some people would complain, cry and insist on coming back, some would spend their days in a daze, but some would be positive and investigate the village, and based on the actual situation, help set up factories, open schools and use tractors to plow the land.
They use the knowledge they have learned to help their fellow villagers, and when they recall those youthful years in the future, they are full of smiles and emotion.
In fact, their very act of going to the countryside has already reduced the burden on the countryside, allowing them to be self-reliant, and the supply of food transported from the countryside to the city can be reduced significantly.
"Mom, is there a barefoot doctor in our village?"
"There was one in the past, but his medical skills were not very good and he didn't know how to treat it. Last year, we selected the second daughter of the team leader to go to the county for training. She will be able to take up the position this year. I don't know if the young girl can do it. Forget it, at least she is better than Lao Zhang."
"Old Zhang can't do that."
He Dagen, who was usually taciturn, rarely spoke. "Two years ago, your fourth cousin's daughter-in-law was sick. He said she had a stomachache and prescribed some medicine. But the condition got worse and worse. Later, we took her to the commune hospital and found out that she was actually pregnant, but it was just an early pregnancy.
After taking so many medicines, the baby in her belly could not grow up, so she had to use medicine to abort it. The girl was physically and mentally hurt, and she lay in bed for a long time before she recovered;
There was also the neighbor next door to ours, whose little grandson was only six years old. He said he had a fever and went to get an IV drip. I don’t know how he got it, but he died after two hours.”
He Ruixue frowned deeply, "Is this for medical treatment or is there a grudge against the villagers?"
"That's right. Those families had a big grudge against him, so they asked him to withdraw two years ago. They originally wanted to choose another boy because they were afraid that the girl would marry someone from another village.
With Lao Zhang's example, everyone in the brigade was intimidated, believing that girls were more attentive and could learn better. The brigade leader's daughter was already in junior high school, so she was the perfect fit. Besides, she was already married, and her parents' and husband's families were both in the village, so there wasn't much of a problem.
Zhao Meiya glared at him, feeling that he was competing with her for her daughter. "I finally got here, why are you always talking about village affairs? Dongbao, how is your new house? If there's anything you don't like, just tell me. Just do it like the original construction team did, and I'll have them make changes."
"No, they're all suitable. Mom and Dad, you can stay with me for the next few days. I'll clean up the guest room."
The guest rooms were naturally in the east wing, and only one of the rooms in the middle was cleaned, without any furniture placed in it.
Zhao Meiya thought about it and nodded. "Okay, I'd be happy to live with my little girl. I can also help you cook and sweep the yard. Your sister-in-law is busy with work. Xiaojie, I heard that you are helping your sister-in-law with the laundry. That's great. Grandma loves you well."
It was rare for He Xiaojie to experience such kindness from her, and she couldn't help but feel flattered. "I didn't do anything, I just went over to help occasionally."
"And me, grandma!" He Xiaoyou held up his watch. "I'm feeding the chickens at my aunt's house."
"Well, keep it up. You'll be able to do a lot in the future."
Zhao Meiya nodded perfunctorily and glanced around again, as if she was picking out the person to take care of He Ruixue. "Lü Lan, after you finish your confinement, will you go back to work? Will you live at work or at home?"
"I don't know. It depends on the situation."
"When you're free on the weekend, remember to clean up Dongbao's house. She's lazy and it becomes like a doghouse after she sleeps on it for a few days. She doesn't even bother to wipe the grease off the stove."
Although she was complaining, she had no intention of asking her daughter to change. Lu Lan certainly understood what she meant and nodded quickly, "Grandma, don't worry. My aunt has helped me so much, I will definitely..."
Halfway through her speech, she suddenly cried out, clutching her stomach and gasping for air in pain, her entire face wrinkled. "Mom, I'm afraid I'm about to give birth. My stomach hurts so much."
"Don't worry."
Wang Taozhi had given birth to several children and was experienced. "Tell me how you feel the pain."
"It's just cramping, my stomach is so tight, I can't breathe, and it's getting more and more painful, Mom...
"That means she's about to give birth. Chunsheng, go to the yard and borrow a cart from someone so we can take her to the hospital."
A group of people hurried to the hospital, and Lu Lan was pushed into the delivery room. From outside, all they could hear was her suppressed cries of pain, one after another, which was heartbreaking.
Later, a doctor came and told her not to waste her energy, which allowed her to grit her teeth and endure it.
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