Take Arada back to the past

Chapter 517, the first income.

On the way back, Yang Xiaole looked at Xie Danian and said, "Uncle, what do you think about the kang? I don't know the details."

Xie Danian pondered for a moment and said, "Now that we have a stove and a chimney, we just need to add a kang. It will take two days for two people to build it. Ten work points per person, this has always been the rule."

"That's fine!"

"The rest are red bricks. They cost 2.3 cents a piece. It depends on how big the kang you want to build.

The lumberyard has lumber. If a production team wants to build a house, it usually doesn’t cost money. I don’t think it’s going to cost you money either, but I’ll pay you for the labor. The rest won’t be much!”

Yang Xiaole nodded gently: "Okay, uncle, you can help me with it when the time comes. We'll settle the bill then. Let's order a three-meter one!"

This is considered a normal size.

In fact, usually work points must be obtained before they can be deducted, which is considered a preferential treatment for these educated youth.

Xie Danian agreed after hearing this.

"Okay, I get it. I estimate that it will take about 2 bricks. I'll talk to the captain later. Don't worry about the people. I can find them."

Yang Xiaole did some calculation in his mind.

The work points here are about 120, about 40 centimeters, plus labor costs of work points.

160 cm.

Not too little.

Equivalent to half a month's work points.

Even if a poor family is worth a fortune, building a house even with mud will require a lot of work points.

After the decision was made, the two of them came to the health center to take a look.

Yang Xiaole is the custodian, so naturally he has the key to this place. Usually, some farm tools used for plowing are piled here.

Important, but not as important as food.

The yard is a yard with earthen walls, and it is not very big, only about 20 square meters.

There is a toilet on the left.

In the middle are three red brick and tile houses, but they are not built with cement, but with mud.

When I opened the room, the layout inside was a little different from here.

The main room of this house is very large, occupying the space of the two rooms in the middle and on the left, with no partition wall in between.

On the right is a house.

At this time, there were many sacks, farm tools and other things piled inside.

Xie Danian looked at the stove in the main room and said, "We built this house ourselves. This side is for seeing a doctor, and the one next door is for examination. I don't know the details. The health worker at the commune said to build it this way. If we want to build a kang, it's next door."

Yang Xiaole took a quick look and nodded slightly.

pretty good.

It’s not much worse than what he had in Beijing.

But this house is public property, so he will only live there temporarily.

At most a year later, he went back.

"Just hang out next door."

After that, he asked, "By the way, uncle, can you make a wooden bed? Can you make a smaller bed and put it here so that it can be used during the inspection?"

"I will do it!"

Xie Danian nodded: "But we need the captain's consent."

"Well, it's okay. I'll talk to him then."

Yang Xiaole said this, and then muttered, "It doesn't have to be too big, a width of 1.2 meters will be fine."

Xie Danian nodded.

He looked around inside and gave some details.

Finally, he closed the door and left.

After they separated at the gate of the yard, Yang Xiaole went straight back to the educated youth site.

After all this trouble, it’s already time for dinner.

"Hey, Comrade Chen, our educated youth pointed out something wrong? Do you want to check it out?"

Seeing Chen Dongsheng at the educated youth point, Yang Xiaole smiled and made a joke.

You can tell what this guy is here for with your eyes closed.

To steal his girl.

The others couldn't help laughing when they heard this.

Chen Dongsheng was embarrassed for a moment and said, "I... I came to give Feng Zhiqing some red dates!"

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole looked at the red dates on the stove.

He smiled and said, "Oh, so that's it! I thought our educated youth had pointed out something wrong! It turns out they were sending dates? But Feng Xue seems to be allergic to dried red dates. She feels itchy all over after eating them!"

"Ah? Really fake?"

Chen Dongsheng was stunned for a moment.

Looked at Feng Xue with a hint of inquiry.

Feng Xue couldn't help but roll her eyes at Yang Xiaole.

She couldn't go and rip Yang Xiaole off, so she could only say, "A little bit before!"

Chen Dongsheng felt disappointed when he saw this.

Looking at so many dried red dates, I feel a little distressed. I don’t know whether to give them to me or not!
Finally, he was too embarrassed to take it and said, "Then... give it to you educated youth. I'll go back first."

Having said that, he ran away immediately.

After everyone left, Liu Yan suppressed her laughter and whispered to Feng Xue, "Hey, don't you like eating red date-flavored steamed buns the most? When did you become allergic to them?"

After saying this, he said sadly, "Oh, it's over. If we make red date buns in the future, won't you be able to eat them?"

Feng Xue glared at her and handed the red dates in the basket to Yang Xiaole.

"You have caused trouble, so you should pay him back yourself."

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole smiled and said, "Give it away if you want to. Just keep it. It's just right for replenishing everyone's blood."

Hearing this, Feng Xue rolled her eyes at him.

He grabbed the things, left the educated youth site with them and walked outside.

Feng Aijun looked at her leaving and said with a smile, "Hey, Xiaole, where did you take the medicine box just now? Who in the village is in trouble?"

"Well, someone is sick, I'm going to go take a look! I don't know if it's okay!"

No mention of tetanus.

This is a difficult problem that the medical community has not been able to solve. Now that he has cured it, the news has spread to big cities.

What should I do when the time comes and I ask him to share his experience?

It's okay to give me some well water.

The problem is, where is his experience?

That's all it can do now.

Feng Aijun nodded and said nothing more, then said, "By the way, what medicines do you have in your medicine box? The captain announced on the loudspeaker the other day that you are a medical worker."

Although I already knew about this.

But it is still worth mentioning. After all, this place is so boring that every little thing is news.

Yang Xiaole hummed: "Yes, Lin Zi told me. Let's notify him!"

After that, he asked, "By the way, the elementary school will start in a dozen days. Have you decided on a teacher?"

Feng Aijun shook his head: "No! They said the brigade had some objections."

"Oh, what's your opinion?"

"The captain said it was an exam to see who has the ability, but Ma Sanquan and his people said it depends on the family, so they haven't decided yet!"

Hearing him say this, Yang Xiaole nodded.

Not surprisingly.

This is because they are afraid of leading the child astray.

This cannot be changed in a short time.

It’s also the general environment.

Even if Xie Laosi had the intention, he couldn't go against this, even though this teacher was not on the staff.

Actually, they are all similar.

After all, it's just primary school.

Anyone here has the ability to teach, the only difference is whose method is better.

As he was speaking, Feng Xue came back expressionless, with nothing in his hands.

After coming back, he passed by Yang Xiaole but ignored him.

Looking at Feng Aijun's strange expression, Yang Xiaole rolled his eyes and returned to the room.

It's time to eat now.

Yang Xiaole took out the newspaper and shouted, "Okay, the meeting is about to start. The meeting is about to start. Let's have dinner after the meeting."

Hearing this, everyone gathered together.

The girl put out the fire, left the soup in the pot there, and placed the steamed buns on the shelf there to keep them warm with the heat from the pot.

After a meeting, we started eating again.

Everyone returned to their laughing expressions.

At night, Yang Xiaole lay there, thinking about things.

It seems like I need to find something serious to do.

He cannot change the big situation, but he can change the small situation.

After thinking for a while, I gradually fell asleep.

……

"The east is red, the sun is rising..."

Accompanied by the song on the radio, everyone woke up from their sleep.

Yang Xiaole didn't move when he heard the singing. After all, it was not time to go to work now, and no one else moved either.

The girls were even quieter.

The previous food is still owed!
So everyone unanimously decided that since there was still more than a month left before the busy farming season, they would not eat breakfast during this time.

It's a good opportunity for girls to take a breath.

In the past, I just had to ask for everything and basically never did any housework.

Because there are very few working couples in the city, there is basically a woman at home who takes care of the housework, or there are elderly people at home.

It’s not like in the countryside where children start working for the family by standing on stools at the age of six or seven.

In such a cold weather, the bed is the most comfortable.

Suddenly, a shout from the door made Yang Xiaole get up.

Judging from Xie Hongsan's voice, this guy's wife might have made some move.

I could only get up from the kang.

I came to the door wearing my shoes.

Then I saw Xie Hongsan wandering anxiously outside the compound, but his mouth was covered by a scarf, so people who were not familiar with him could not tell who he was.

He opened the door and asked, "What's wrong? Is sister-in-law feeling better?"

Xie Hongsan nodded: "Yeah, she can open her mouth to eat today. My wife had difficulty swallowing a few days ago, but this morning she actually opened her mouth to eat and ate a bowl of food."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole nodded slightly.

"That's a good thing! What's wrong?"

"Medicine! Is there any medicine left? Can you give me some more? Do you want to see it?"

Yang Xiaole smiled and said, "Okay, wait a moment, I'll get something to take a look!"

After saying that, he turned around and left, then came back with the medicine box.

Follow the other person and rush to the other person's home.

Walking on the road, Xie Hongsan danced with joy and said, "Yang Zhiqing, you don't know, my wife didn't eat anything the whole day yesterday, and when she got up this morning..."

Yang Xiaole was listening there quietly, responding from time to time.

When I arrived at the place, I saw Tiehua coming over.

"Third brother, you scared me to death! So early in the morning."

Seeing two people coming, Tiehua complained there.

The other person ran to the educated youth point in a hurry early in the morning and was seen by her. The three people in the family thought that the person was gone at first!
Xie Hongsan said happily: "Too anxious. Yang Zhiqing, come in quickly."

Yang Xiaole followed him in carrying the medicine box.

After coming in, the old lady was sitting on the kang with the child, and Hong San's wife was lying there.

But compared to yesterday, I feel much more energetic today.

Yesterday I was almost dying and was in a daze.

At least I can open my eyes today.

After Yang Xiaole came in, he looked at her and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, are you feeling better?"

The other party might have been too weak before, so he forced a smile and nodded: "Yeah, much better, I can eat. Yang Zhiqing, can I still be saved?"

There was a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole smiled and said, "Don't worry, as long as it works, it's generally not a big problem! Let me take your pulse."

He was a fake barefoot doctor after all.

I can only pretend to take your pulse.

Seeing this, the woman stretched out her hand, and Yang Xiaole sat down and put three fingers on it.

He closed his eyes and pretended for a while.

As for the stethoscope, it can't be used, after all, she is a woman.

Now is not like the future.

It's not necessary either.

After a while, in the expectation of everyone, he nodded: "Well, much better, I'll give you a day's worth of medicine first, and then I'll make some more for you."

It certainly cannot be passed off as Western medicine.

They can only pretend to be Chinese medicine, since Chinese medicine often cures some terminal illnesses inexplicably.

This is what is called a folk remedy for treating serious illnesses.

As he spoke, he handed him a small bottle of brown medicine: "Since she can open her mouth, there is no need for needles. Dilute this with water three times and give it to her and the child to drink."

"Oh, okay, thank you, thank you. How much? Including yesterday's payment."

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole smiled and said, "The registration fee for the first visit is 5 cents, and the follow-up visit is 3 cents. The medicine is free! This is the rule. You can pay money or food!"

At least before the reform, the brigade’s cooperative medical care only charged registration fees.

If the disease cannot be treated in the brigade, you can go to the commune. The commune charges a fee, which is why few people go to the commune to give birth.

Seeing this, Xie Hongsan hurriedly took out a dollar and handed it to him.

"This is for you, thank you. I'll have to trouble you again later."

As he spoke, he took out a cloth bag from the box and handed it to him.

"Yang Zhiqing, this is the black bread from the Russians, try it."

Yang Xiaole didn't take the money from the kang. He smiled and shook his head: "Third brother, I'll call you that too! I can only take this much money. It's not my rule. Forget about the things. If you want to refuse, I won't come next time."

Hearing this, Xie Hongsan hesitated as he looked at the things and said, "Try it. It's a token of my appreciation."

But looking at Yang Xiaole's gaze, he finally gave up.

"Okay then. I, Hong San, owe you one life. No, two lives!"

Then he took out eight cents from his handkerchief and handed it to him.

Yang Xiaole took the money and said with a smile: "Then I'll take it!"

This is the first medical expense under the cooperative medical system.

The money does not belong to him, so it needs to be registered and then entered into the brigade's account.

Besides, he doesn't even care about this little bit of money.

Xie Hongsan nodded gratefully, then looked at his mother: "Yang Zhiqing, can you see if my mother's disease can be cured?"

Yang Xiaole looked at it.

Some are not sure.

Because he had already shown it to the other party yesterday.

Xie Hongsan's mother suffered from anterior disc herniation, which caused some nerve compression and was different from other diseases.

But he still nodded and pretended to come over to take a look.

"Auntie, let me show you!"

The old lady said nonchalantly, "I'm not that good looking, just take good care of my eldest grandson."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole just smiled.

Grandchildren are still more important.

After pretending to fiddle with it for a while, he said, "This should be a herniated lumbar disc. Do you want to try it? But you have to wait. I'll boil some medicine and bring it over in the afternoon."

"Ok, Ok!"

Xie Hongsan quickly agreed.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole put away the things and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll leave first. Come to me if you have anything else! Auntie, I'm going back first."

Seeing this, the old lady called out, "San, go see Yang Zhiqing off."

Anyway, we already revealed our true colors yesterday, so there’s no need to pretend.

"Okay, mother!"

Xie Hongsan naturally agreed.

"Auntie, I'm leaving too! I'll come over when I'm not busy."

Tiehua also greeted.

The three of them left the room together.

After being sent to the door, Xie Hongsan still did not go back and followed him out.

"Third brother, you don't need to follow me, I know the way!"

Yang Xiaole was polite.

Xie Hongsan shook his head: "It's okay, I'll go over too."

After hearing this, Yang Xiaole did not try to persuade him any further.

Tiehua, who was following behind, came over and said in a careless manner: "I didn't realize it! Yang Zhiqing, you actually know medical skills! You actually cured my sister-in-law."

Yang Xiaole smiled and said, "It's not cured yet, but there is great hope."

Tiehua smiled and nodded: "Third brother, then you guys go, I'm going back!"

After saying that, he said hello and turned away at an intersection.

Yang Xiaole followed Xie Hongsan towards the educated youth site.

Thinking of something, he asked Xie Hongsan, "Brother San, how did you get to the Russians? Are the controls there strict?"

Xie Hongsan shook his head: "The other side of the boundary river is tight, but it's much easier there. I went there from the mountains. I have my own way there."

"Oh, that's how it is!"

Yang Xiaole nodded. He had not been to places where people gathered. He just wandered around the boundary river.

Not sure about the situation over there.

"So you are alone? Haven't you been bullied in the past?"

"No, many people from our place have gone there. If my mother hadn't been in poor health and couldn't make it, I would have taken them all there. That's Siberia. We can find a place to live in the forest area. No one will take care of us. That place is really too big."

Yang Xiaole naturally understood after hearing this.

Siberia covers an area of ​​more than 1300 million square kilometers, but currently has a population of only more than million, with an average of less than two people per square kilometer.

Most of these are concentrated in major human settlements.

The land is vast and the people are sparse.

Australia is world-famous for its vast land and sparse population, but if compared with Siberia, it is not sparse at all.

"Then why are you going there? I guess you can't do private business there?"

It is now also a socialist country with no private enterprises. It also has a supply system and various bills.

It's pretty much the same as here.

Xie Hongsan nodded: "Well, we can't do business, but the management there is not strict. I went there to hunt with them and grow potatoes to exchange for things."

"Oh, then how often do you come back? We have been here for more than a month. I have heard of your name, but I have never seen you."

Hearing this, Xie Hongsan smiled bitterly: "Not necessarily. It depends on the situation every time I come back. The gathering place is a bit far from the boundary river, so it's not very convenient to go back and forth. I send some things over every once in a while."

Yang Xiaole nodded lightly when he heard this.

The other party was still somewhat wary of him.

It's not very detailed, just a rough outline.

I didn't ask too many questions, just some non-sensitive things.

Then he joked, "Third brother, if you have the chance in the future, take me to see the world!"

(End of this chapter)