He uses traditional Chinese medicine to treat chronic diseases, which takes a long time but can cure the root cause. However, he often combines traditional Chinese and Western medicine.
He can treat not only people but also livestock.
Sometimes he was the one who treated the sick pigs and cattle of the brigade, and he was also the one who treated the chickens, ducks, geese and dogs raised by the villagers.
Although Li Xiyue studied traditional Chinese medicine, she also dabbled in Western medicine. During the apocalypse, she treated not only people but also animals, so the job of a barefoot doctor was not difficult for her.
"Although I know a little about everything, I don't know everything. I don't dare to treat many serious illnesses and injuries rashly. Besides, my conditions are like this. I only have some basic Western medicines for treating headaches and fevers. However, you mentioned medicine and equipment to the county and commune cadres, so I think the higher-ups will soon issue a batch of medicine and equipment."
At this point, he said gratefully, "Girl, this old man thanks you on behalf of the entire brigade."
"Grandpa Xu, you don't need to be so polite. I was just mentioning it casually."
Uncle Xu shook his head, "You have truly brought benefits to everyone, and everyone will be grateful to you."
The morning passed by in this casual conversation, and when it was lunchtime, Li Xiyue returned to the educated youth settlement.
Wang Jiaxing and Huang Xinrui haven't returned yet, so Li Xiyue went to the kitchen to cook.
She felt a little guilty for eating for free these past two days. No matter how good Wang Jiaxing and Huang Xinrui were, she couldn't take it for granted.
They would take out a day's worth of food each morning and put it in the kitchen, while the rest they would keep to themselves.
After taking enough food for one meal, Li Xiyue washed the rice and put it in the pot.
There wasn't much refined grain; it was usually eaten mixed with whole grains.
She took a sweet potato from each of their food bags, washed it, cut off both ends, and put it in the pot to simmer together.
She put the pot lid on, squatted down in front of the stove to start a fire, and just as the fire was getting going, her two revolutionary comrades returned.
"Yueyue, are you cooking?" Huang Xinrui walked in, stroking Xiaobai's head with a smile. "You didn't come back for breakfast this morning, and I haven't congratulated you on becoming a barefoot doctor yet."
Wang Jiaxing also looked happy, "You two, one a work clerk and the other a barefoot doctor, will really benefit from your work in the future."
He admired them, but he wasn't jealous. He had no medical skills and no relatives around. He was just grateful that the villagers accepted him and didn't treat him badly.
Besides, the educated youth group is full of talented people, and he can take advantage of that. His future will definitely get better and better.
Thinking of something, he said, "It's just that Sixth Uncle has a rather strange temper, and Comrade Xiangyang is there too..."
Xu Xiangyang was the person in the village who resented the educated youth the most. He would avoid Xu Xiangyang whenever he saw him. You can imagine how difficult it must have been for Li Xiyue to work with someone like that.
Li Xiyue added some firewood to the stove and asked, "What happened to Comrade Xiangyang's uncle?"
Wang Jiaxing looked outside and, seeing no one else, whispered, "His uncle's leg is broken, and he's been bedridden for nearly three years."
"Your leg is injured? How did it get injured?" Huang Xinrui, who had already gone to wash the vegetables, craned her neck to ask.
Wang Jiaxing's face was very bad, and he was unwilling to say more. "It's better that you don't know. You can only ask me this question. Please don't ask anyone else. The brigade leader forbids everyone from discussing Comrade Xiangyang's family affairs."
Seeing that he also seemed reluctant to talk about it, Li Xiyue and Huang Xinrui knew the seriousness of the matter and stopped asking questions.
Li Xiyue poked at the firewood in the stove with the fire tongs. It seemed that Xu Xiangyang's uncle was Xu Xiangyang's Achilles' heel and could not be touched.
Sweet potatoes with rice, boiled cabbage, braised pork with potato chunks. The meat was provided by Li Xiyue, and Huang Xinrui contributed two eggs to make an egg and tomato soup.
While they were eating, Zhao Guohua, who smelled terrible, returned and sat down to eat, but Huang Xinrui stopped him.
"If you want to eat, you can hand over your grain first."
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