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"Back then, everyone was mobilized for war. Our ancestors from Xujia Village all participated in the War of Resistance against Japan. Less than a third of them survived. Before the war, Xujia Village was a large village in Yonghe County with several hundred households. But now, it has become a small village with a sparse population."
“I originally had six brothers in my family. They all went to fight in the war, but I was the only one who came back. I survived because of God’s blessing… My wife passed away early, and I only have one child, Guoqing’s father. Guoqing’s father only has Guoqing. If something happens to Guoqing, I will be letting down my ancestors.”
No matter what, we must leave an heir for the family to carry on from generation to generation.
Li Xiyue understood the old man's thoughts. The old man had his concerns, and the young man had his ideals and ambitions. It was a clash between the ideas of the older and younger generations, and she didn't say much.
Li Xiyue went out to talk to Xu Guoqing, but Xu Guoqing was very firm in his decision.
A new era will arrive, and the ideas of the older generation will gradually be eroded. If Xu Guoqing insists on his own ideas, Uncle Xu Liu will ultimately be unable to stop him.
After venting his feelings, Xu Guoqing felt much better. He is an optimistic person and immediately put aside his unhappiness, talking about the interesting things that happened in the village yesterday.
Although Xu Guoqing was a boy, he was just as gossipy as the aunties and grandmas in the village. In no time, he had told them all about the affairs of every household without even taking a breath, and he was laughing so hard that he was doubled over.
Li Xiyue finally understood why he was beaten every day; it was true that every beating a child receives is not for nothing.
However, although the villagers seem to have their own selfish motives on ordinary days, they are incredibly united when it comes to outsiders, especially hating the Japanese to the bone.
Although they each had their own ulterior motives, they were undoubtedly patriotic compatriots.
Back at Uncle Xu's house, Uncle Xu brought up another matter.
"The team committee has decided to build a clinic in the village. Since you are already a proper barefoot doctor, it's not good for you to keep crowding me. Besides, I'm getting old and can't be a barefoot doctor for more than two years. The team plans to have you officially take over."
He was the one who suggested this. Although he was lucky enough to pass the exam in the county town, he felt that he was willing but unable to do it. He could only work for another year at most, and he would retire next year.
Since there are more outstanding young players in the team, he should give up his position and let the young players take the lead.
This surprised Li Xiyue, but she wouldn't stay in the village forever; she was going to leave. Wouldn't the team be without a barefoot doctor then?
But then I thought that even if she wasn't there, there would be someone else, so I stopped worrying.
The clinic is expected to start construction in the next few days. With the harvest season over, everyone will have free time, so it will be built quickly.
The next day, Xu Guoqiang approached Li Xiyue and asked her to participate in the establishment of the health clinic.
The clinic was located on an open space next to the educated youth settlement.
As requested by Li Xiyue, there were a consultation room, a pharmacy, and an observation room. The observation room had a bed, which could be used for observation of seriously ill patients or as a ward.
In addition, a rest room was added, with a bed, chair and cabinet, which can be used for rest during duty.
To process the medicinal herbs, a stove was needed, so a room was built next to the rest room, and two stoves were installed.
Behind the clinic was a fenced-off yard with an outhouse, a woodshed, and a vegetable garden.
A yard was fenced off in front of the clinic, where racks were set up to dry herbs.
The house was built quickly, and Uncle Xu's medicines and equipment were moved over. Uncle Xu would also have to work at the clinic from now on.
The money was all provided by the team committee. Although the clinic was used by Li Xiyue and Uncle Xu, it belonged to the brigade, and they only had the right to use the things inside, not to take them away.
After everything was set up, Li Xiyue felt that it would be fine for her to stay in the clinic, since everything was complete except for the pot.
However, there are only three people at the educated youth settlement now, and the place is quite spacious. It's not easy for her to move out when there are so few people. If more educated youth come in the future, she can use that as an excuse to move out.
Originally, she was just preparing for the future, but she didn't expect that she would soon have an excuse to move out, because new educated youth were coming to the production team.
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