"Comrade Qian Xiaolan, congratulations on passing our assessment.
From today on, you are a real barefoot doctor. I hope you can serve the people wholeheartedly like your wife in the future."
Qian Xiaolan took the red-covered notebook handed to her by Dr. Chen with some excitement.
The book was only the size of a palm, with the words "Barefoot Doctor Certificate" printed in gold on the red cover, and a red cross with a gold border just below the words.
When the cover was opened, there was a one-inch black-and-white half-length photo of her. Below the photo was the number 456 and a big red seal of the Baima County Health Bureau of Southern Province.
The second page is the doctor's specific information, and the third page is the seal of the issuing authority and the date of issuance - April 1, 1977.
Doctor Chen saw her staring at the photo again and explained with a smile:
"I got the photo from your lover."
Qian Xiaolan nodded. No wonder the man rummaged through her drawers the night before while she was not in the room.
When Secretary Xu and Doctor Chen came over, they asked the team leader to lead the way. People at that time did not have any entertainment activities, and watching the fun and gossiping were their sources of happiness.
Therefore, when everyone heard that the man with glasses and Dr. Chen from the health center were looking for Qian Xiaolan, those who had nothing to do followed them.
They had already seen the red book that Dr. Chen had been holding in his hand, but they were illiterate and just looked at it in confusion.
When they heard that it was a barefoot doctor's certificate, the crowd suddenly became excited.
They were whispering to each other, saying that their team would also have its own clinic.
After Doctor Chen finished speaking, Secretary Xu looked at Qian Xiaolan:
"Comrade Qian, I came to see you today mainly for personal matters.
Since you gave me the injection that day, I have been resting very well these past few nights. Could you please give me a few more injections?"
Qian Xiaolan looked at his face and felt his pulse before taking out the needle bag and giving him an injection.
This time, one less acupoint was pierced than last time, so Secretary Xu asked curiously.
Qian Xiaolan smiled and replied: "The acupuncture of silver needles depends on the specific condition of the body. It doesn't mean that the more acupuncture points you use, the better the effect will be."
Secretary Xu touched his nose awkwardly when he heard this: "Don't mind me, Comrade Qian. I don't have any other intentions. I'm just curious."
Qian Xiaolan nodded to show her understanding.
After everyone finished talking quietly about the brigade clinic, they looked up and saw Secretary Xu being very polite to Qian Xiaolan. He then secretly asked the brigade leader who the man with glasses was. When they learned that he was the commune secretary, they were all shocked and their eyes widened.
This secretary was the highest-ranking official they had ever seen (not counting those in the military). They had not expected that such a high-ranking official would specially come to their brigade to see Comrade Qian for a medical consultation and be so polite to her.
It seems that her medical skills are the best in the commune.
They thought of the hustle and bustle at Qian Xiaolan's house these days, and someone immediately hurried home.
Go home and get the medical fee to come and see the doctor!
As soon as Qian Xiaolan sent Secretary Xu and the others away, an old lady came over with a dried fish and said to her:
"Comrade Qian, could you please take a look at me too? My legs hurt a lot every time the weather changes."
Qian Xiaolan brought the old lady in and asked her to sit on a stool. She first looked at her hands, then squatted down to help her roll up her trouser legs and check her knees.
“Grandma, your legs have been sick for too long, and it’s unlikely to be completely cured.
I'll give you a few acupuncture needles to relieve your pain. Tomorrow, I'll make some moxa sticks. You can do moxibustion once a day. Then you won't feel as much pain when the weather changes. "
The old lady didn’t really understand what was said, she just nodded quickly when she heard that it could relieve the pain.
After Qian Xiaolan finished speaking, she took out the needle bag, started injecting the old lady with several needles.
While the needle was being pulled out, Qian Xiaolan smiled and looked at the next person: "Aunt Wang, are you here to see a doctor too?"
Aunt Wang laughed and put the four duck eggs on the table: "It's not me, it's not me, I'm asking on behalf of others.
I have heard that you are a good doctor, Xiao Qian. I went to the county to see my daughter these two days and told her about your skills. She asked me to ask you. "
Qian Xiaolan nodded, glanced at the people around her, and wanted to take Aunt Wang into the house to talk.
As a result, Aunt Wang was quite rude and simply waved her hand and said, "There's no need to avoid everyone. My daughter has been married for two years and has no children. Everyone knows this.
She and my son-in-law have been to several hospitals, but both of them are healthy and have no problems. But the strange thing is that they can't get pregnant. "
“Since both of them are in good health, there is no need for you to worry. It is probably because they are not destined to be together yet.
Tell your daughter and her husband not to worry, just relax, go to bed early and get up early, and exercise more." Qian Xiaolan comforted her.
"Ah?" Aunt Wang was surprised. Suddenly, she leaned close to Qian Xiaolan's ear and said, "Do you need to exercise more? My daughter said they have done it once a night. If they exercise more, how many times a day will they have to do it?"
Qian Xiaolan: “!!!”
Qian Xiaolan looked at Aunt Wang in shock: "Aunt, what are you thinking about?
I mean to let them run more and do exercises like this.”
Wow, Aunt Wang is indeed the most generous woman in the entire Xiawan Brigade. She can even ask her daughter about such a thing.
After hearing Qian Xiaolan's words, Aunt Wang paused, then clapped her hands and laughed as she walked away:
"Okay, okay, I'll go to the commune tomorrow to call my daughter. Xiao Qian, you go ahead and do your work. After dinner, I'll take you to the island to catch seafood."
Qian Xiaolan agreed with a smile, turned around and removed the silver needle for the old lady, then went on to check on seven or eight women before she rested.
Nine out of ten people here suffer from rheumatism.
There were no doctors on the island before, and they would never go to the commune hospital just for leg or joint pain.
Now that they know they have approval from the county health bureau and the commune to practice medicine openly, they come to try out the new technology.
There is no salary for being a barefoot doctor. In addition, Qian Xiaolan was neither a local nor an educated youth who had been sent to the countryside to work in the fields, so she could not be given work points.
Therefore, when everyone wanted to see Qian Xiaolan for treatment, they were worried about the consultation fee and went to consult the team leader, who gave them a rough estimate.
Those with better conditions were given three or four chicken and duck eggs, while those with worse conditions were given a kilogram of dried fish, or some fish they caught or vegetables they grew themselves.
Of course, if you need medicine, you have to pay for it, because the money needs to be handed over to the commune health center.
The captain was afraid that some people would take advantage of him, so he gave a serious warning:
"If anyone brings a few rotten vegetable leaves or a few broken kelp pieces and makes Comrade Qian angry and leaves, and no more doctors come to the island, you'd better get out of Xiawan Village!"
When everyone heard this, those who had any ulterior motives quickly put them aside and went home to get a pound of dried fish to give to Qian Xiaolan as medical fee.
Chicken and duck eggs are so expensive, dried fish is still more cost-effective.
As a result, Qian Xiaolan received seven dried fish and four duck eggs in one morning.
Adding the fees she received from seeing patients during this period, she actually had a total of twenty-five dried fish!
Qian Xiaolan is not worried about not being able to finish eating so much dried fish, because she has a client like Su Yirou who is in need of all kinds of supplies.
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