Chapter 516 The Charm of Money 1
Yi Ke has been very busy these past two days. Because she used a silver needle to bring Chuncao back from the brink of death that day, she is regarded as a miracle doctor in the eyes of the villagers.
She also mentioned free medical consultations, so the members found time after work to let Yi Ke take their pulses and treat their illnesses.
Yi Ke said it was a free clinic, so there was no consultation fee, and even the medicinal herbs were not charged.
Yike knew very well that these people's main concern now was to make sure they had enough food and clothing. They would endure minor illnesses and pains if they could, and would not waste money on medical treatment.
So many people endure and delay their lives like this, and eventually minor illnesses turn into major ones, and they leave this world at a young age.
Yi Ke now offers free medical consultation for a few days, free of charge, and will also provide the herbs.
Almost half of the people in the village came to have their pulses taken and the doctor checked. Even those who were not sick were rushed by their family members to check their pulse.
It can be found that apart from the elderly, the majority of sick people are women, and they often suffer from gynecological diseases. Some women don’t even know that they have gynecological diseases. They just feel pain in their waist and abdomen and think it is caused by overwork.
Now, there is a woman in front of Yike. The woman came after everyone had gone to work. One could guess that she must have some unspeakable secret, otherwise she would not have taken a special leave from work to see the doctor.
In order to make it more convenient for everyone to see a doctor, Yi Ke specially placed a table in a corner of the courtyard as his own consultation place.
The woman sat down at the table, glancing towards the door from time to time, probably afraid that someone would come in.
Yike gestured for her to put her hand on the table and take her pulse. Yike took the pulse carefully and knew that the woman had a gynecological disease.
The woman whispered to Yike that her urination was not normal. She would often urinate and then go to work within a few minutes, then want to urinate again. If she was slow, she might spill urine on her pants. Even when couples were doing that thing, she felt particularly uncomfortable.
First, you can tell her that this is a gynecological disease. Women who suffer from gynecological diseases such as pelvic inflammatory disease or vaginitis will experience abnormal urination due to the stimulation of inflammation, and will feel that their urine is not clean, urination is difficult, urination is frequent, etc.
Yike picked some herbs for her to eat and wash with, and told her some precautions. For example, hygiene, what to pay attention to during menstruation, etc.
However, after consulting and asking questions, I found that many women do not know how to prevent gynecological diseases. Some do not even know that they need to see a doctor when they are sick. Instead, they feel ashamed or are afraid of being accused of having improper relationships with others and thus getting sick. These are misconceptions.
Yi Ke decided to help these ignorant women, so he decided to give a class on women's health knowledge.
Yi Ke said to Li Haoran, "Dad, I want to give a special class on women's health in the evening and invite all the women in the village to attend the class. What do you think?"
Li Haoran didn't take it seriously at first, thinking that the women had to do housework and take care of the elderly and children after work, and they were already very tired, and he was just afraid that no one would come to listen to the lecture.
The most important thing is that he believes that as long as women are full and eat well, they will be healthy.
After listening to his thoughts, Yike realized that this was the common thinking of people in this era, and also the thinking of those women.
During this free clinic, half of the women in the village had gynecological diseases to varying degrees. Having a serious disease will directly affect having children.
Continuing the family line and having children are the most important things for people in this era. After hearing this, Li Haoran immediately changed his mind and agreed to give classes to the women. He also suggested that the cadres should give ideological lectures to the men in the families and let the women come to listen.
Yi Ke said, "That's not necessary. Just tell them that everyone who comes to the class will get 10 cents, and they will get 1 cent for each correct answer. Those who want to come can come, and those who don't want to come won't be forced."
(In the 1960s, a full ten work points a day was worth only a dime.)
Li Haoran was so shocked by Yi Ke's rude behavior of spending money that his mouth twitched. Well, who told Yi Ke to be rich? He could do whatever he wanted because he was rich.
Li Haoran told the team leaders of each production team that they must give classes to women, specifically explaining health knowledge to women, and they would be paid 10 cents for attending a full class and 1 cent for answering a question correctly.
He asked the team leaders to notify those who were willing to come and listen to the meeting in the brigade headquarters at 7 o'clock in the evening and to bring their own stools.
The leaders of the three production teams in Beishan Village notified the women in the village to eat and the women were all excited.
"Hey, you mean Ziyi's wife, a little girl who is only in her teens, she wants to talk about our women's issues, she is so young, what does she know?"
"Then you are wrong. She is a doctor and can treat illnesses, so she must understand these things."
"Yes, this time I took the medicine she prescribed, and I feel much better now."
"Didn't you hear that those who attended the class would get 10 cents, which is what a strong laborer would earn for 10 work points a day. We only got 10 cents just for sitting and listening. Only a fool would not go."
"Yes, I'll go too. I'll ask my mother-in-law to help take care of the baby."
"You are stupid. Your mother-in-law is also a woman. Just let her go too. It's not like anyone says that the elderly can't go."
"Who will take care of the child?"
"Men, it's okay to let your man take care of you for a while."
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So, in the evening, Yi Ke found that the people who came to listen to the class were not only young and middle-aged women, but also old women with gray hair, trembling with the support of their wives.
Yike then realized his mistake in language. He should have added the word "childbearing age" before "women".
But since they have come, it is impossible to chase them away, so I can only let them go.
Yike and Li Haoran both underestimated the charm of money. They thought that it would be good enough to have more than a dozen people coming. After all, she was old enough and her patients didn't want her to see them for free. Not many people would believe her lectures.
But she forgot that ten cents could be equal to a full day's work points. They didn't care whether he could teach or not, they just wanted to get paid.
Yike looked at the densely packed heads of people sitting in the conference room, and they were black, white and gray.
Although there were many people, she was not stage-shy. She started with the female physiological structure and vividly explained the health care knowledge of the reproductive system such as the breast and uterus of pregnant women. She focused on how to prevent gynecological diseases, how to treat diseases within an effective time, and how to take care of oneself in all aspects in daily life.
First, we can use a combination of theory and practice to explain in a simple, vivid, easy to understand and remember manner. Finally, we can ask some questions for the women to answer and also let the women ask questions themselves. Every time a woman asked a question, Zhong Qixin would write down the names of the women who asked the question and answered it correctly. Each of them would receive one cent for each question and answer.
When the women saw that Zhong Qixin remembered their names, they believed more that they could get money and became more motivated. More people asked questions and rushed to answer them. The one who asked the most questions was actually the oldest lady in the room, Grandma Wang.
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