Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 528 Chapter 527 Training Completion
Tang Zhitong has always had the idea of ​​doing something to earn foreign exchange, but he was not so determined. He believed that if it works, it will work, and if not, forget it, because he understood that in the face of the general trend, the power of an individual is minimal.

But ever since the last time Ye Zhijuan took out the overseas remittance coupons, Tang Zhitong began to think that if he could make some more inventions and earn some overseas remittance coupons, his family would be able to eat better with a legitimate reason.

However, inventions are not that easy to make. The consideration of using hawthorn to earn foreign exchange was partly a spur-of-the-moment decision, but it was also due to the fact that other people failed to really make good use of hawthorn.

If others did a good job, how could Tang Zhitong have a chance?

Apples, pears, citrus fruits, bananas, dates, honey and other items have become second-category commodities since 58 and have been subject to the dual unification system.

For all fruits classified as Class II or above, the best ones are picked out and either exported fresh or canned for export. The rest are sold domestically. This may not sound good, but it indirectly proves the desire for foreign exchange.

Hawthorn has simply been reclassified from the previous ordinary category to the third category, and is allowed to be freely bought and sold.

Some people may say that as long as something can be eaten, it has calories. This is true, but the human body will not deceive itself. People are not full to begin with, and the more hawthorn they eat, the faster they digest, the stronger their hunger becomes, and in severe cases, heartburn will be aggravated. Who would spend money to suffer this?

It was precisely because of the increasingly tight food supply that Tang Zhitong gave up the plan to ask Zhang Ruojian to get hawthorn pills for his sister. When the day came when he was too full, he would just use hawthorn to make do.

Hawthorn has value, but its value is limited, and to some people it is just a waste.

Although hawthorns are now also canned, since they are only classified into three categories, it means that they are not so popular and there is still a lot of potential to be tapped.

A lot of trees were cut down in 58, but a lot of trees were also planted, including many economic fruit trees. However, "peaches take three years, apricots take four years, and pears take five years", so it will take several years before they are edible, and it just so happens that three years have passed.

Far water cannot quench immediate thirst. We still have to find a way to earn some foreign exchange on the existing basis and exchange it for some food.

Tang Zhitong decided to make quinces because he was craving for them. Quinces are not suitable for export as they are too similar to hawthorn in candied water. He instead planned to make fruit jelly and hawthorn slices.

In addition to being made from hawthorn, fruit danpi can also be made from apples.

In addition, Tang Zhitong feels that apples and tomatoes also have great potential.

We know that tomatoes can stand up because decades later, due to the unique geographical conditions, the Northwest region exported a large amount of tomato sauce.

As for Apple, it is a reasonable speculation based on facts.

The history of apples being truly grown on a large scale and benefiting the people in China is not long. When Newton was hit on the head by an apple, apples were still a precious thing in China. Kang Mazi used this thing to reward people to show the emperor's grace.

Another two hundred years passed before American pastor Nevis brought the San Francisco apple, which was large, crisp, red-skinned and hard-fleshed, to Yantai. He opened a demonstration farm and marked the beginning of apple cultivation in Yantai.

Don't think that apples from foreign countries are good. The one that hit Newton on the head was the "Flower of Kent". The fruit looked and tasted very bad, not even average. It is not good to eat raw and has a sour taste. It can only be used to make apple pie.

The reason why the flower of Kent has been able to survive to this day is because of Newton. After all, it was the apple tree that "dared to hit" Newton's head, not because it was delicious.

At present, the canned apples in China are all lumps of flesh cooked in sugar water. We wish the flesh is as big as possible, because only a bigger flesh can reflect that we are using the best apples and give the best to the customers so that we can ask for a higher price. But think about it the other way around: a small size does not necessarily mean that we cannot make money!
Why should the unpalatable apples be left to the domestic people? What's wrong with being sour? Just add more sugar. Isn't ketchup popular because of its sweetness and sourness?

Apples can be used to make pies, but they can also be used to make jam. Foreigners mostly eat bread, which has no taste. Wouldn’t it be delicious if you spread a layer of jam on it?
Whether it is ketchup, fruit leather, hawthorn slices or applesauce, the information is asymmetric. Although Tang Zhitong knows that these things have a certain market, he is not clear about the current situation abroad. He can't go abroad for inspection just because of this, right?
Even if you bring it up yourself, it will definitely be rejected and may even be censored.

What reasonable reasons can be used to bring this up? This is a difficult point!

Tang Zhitong temporarily wrote down these ideas on paper. He had no idea what to do for the time being. Maybe if he communicated more with Xiao Wang and changed his ideas, he would suddenly see the light.

December 12st, the last day of 31.

Tang Zhitong followed his colleagues from the escort department to participate in the drill. He Hongchuan also sent someone special to participate, and even Fang Yuan had to obey orders.

Wang Bo also successfully obtained his practicing certificate on the same day and celebrated his graduation. The health authorities and the Women's Federation sent people to attend the graduation ceremony. The standard was not high, but the goal was very high.

The young students carried the medicine boxes distributed by the training class, which contained acupuncture needles, syringes, needles, steam sterilization boxes, and some commonly used gauze, cotton wool, medicines, alcohol, gentian violet and other items. They were like chicken blood, and each of them was full of passion to devote themselves to the health cause of the common people.

At the same time, Wang Huiru finished her medical tour and returned home, planning to prepare a lunch at home to see her nephew off.

After being stationed outside for a month or so, Wang Huiru also learned the ins and outs of this medical tour in the countryside.

It is not realistic to say that the Ministry of Health has not done any work in rural areas. In recent years, under the guidance of the highest department, the health department has been working with other departments to eradicate schistosomiasis.

This disease is a parasitic disease, but it is also contagious. The most serious areas are Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangdong, Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan.

The locals hate this disease very much, and there is a folk song: "The body is less than three feet tall, and the face is dry and yellow. The person is at the doorstep, and the belly is out of the house", "Women who suffer from the disease will get pregnant but not give birth. The baby cries unpleasantly, and nine out of ten families will be extinct."

From November 1955, when the boss issued the call to "eradicate schistosomiasis", to April 11, 1957, when a second-rate daily published the "Instructions on the Eradication of Schistosomiasis", to June 4, 20, when a second-rate daily reported the news that Yujiang County had eradicated schistosomiasis.

This is filled with the hard work and selfless contributions of countless people.

Wang Huiru still remembers "Two Seven-Character Verses: Sending Away the God of Plague", which was published on the front page of a second-rate daily newspaper on October 58, 10.

It is said that there has been new major progress in the fight against schistosomiasis this year, and it is almost possible to eliminate 80% of it. Perhaps because of this, the health department was only passive in the matter of the "Barefoot Doctor Manual" and was not criticized.

"Aunt." Near noon, Wang Bo, carrying a medicine box, walked into Wang Huiru's house in high spirits. This was an appointment they had made earlier.

"Are you here? Not bad, you've gained some weight." Wang Huiru first took Wang Bo's medicine box and put it aside, then took her nephew's hand, looked him up and down carefully, and finally nodded with satisfaction.

"We eat well all day, and apart from studying and sleeping, there is no other physical work... everyone has become fat." Wang Bo felt a little embarrassed, as if being "fat" was a sin.

"Yes. I bought you a book. You can study it yourself when you go back." Wang Huiru took the book from the side and handed it to her nephew. "Collection of Chinese veterinary prescriptions, veterinarian?" Wang Bo took it and looked at it, with a puzzled look on his face. He was a doctor, so why did his aunt give him this?

"Yes, a veterinarian. I went to the countryside recently and found that there is a shortage of not only doctors who can treat people, but also veterinarians who can treat livestock. Go back and study hard. As long as you spread your reputation as a veterinarian, people will definitely ask you to treat livestock. I met several this time." Wang Huiru pulled Wang Bo to sit down and said earnestly, "I'm different from you. I can refuse to see a doctor, but you are rooted in the countryside, so it's not appropriate to refuse. People will say you are arrogant."

"No one will ask you to look after the animals when you first come here. It won't do any harm if you just try and learn it carefully." Wang Huiru advised earnestly.

"Okay." Wang Bo nodded in agreement. His aunt was a city dweller and had more experience than himself, so she would definitely not harm him.

"Be careful when you first start taking the medicine. Make a careful diagnosis and prescribe the medicine according to the dosage in the manual. You can only reduce the dosage, not increase it. If you encounter a case you are not sure about, treat it according to the most similar method first, and then adjust the dosage after it works. Bring a small notebook with you and carefully write down various cases and the effects of various treatments. Finally, summarize them and find your own experience from practice." Wang Huiru recalled the situation when she had just graduated, and told her nephew about her experience bit by bit.

"Yeah." Wang Bo listened carefully and kept it in mind.

"When practicing medicine, you must always remember that it is better to fail to cure the patient than to kill the patient. Do you understand?" Wang Huiru reminded.

"Okay, I've got that in mind, aunt." Wang Bo nodded heavily in response.

"When I went down this time, I found some cases of edema. Let me test you, how do you identify edema?" Wang Huiru was very satisfied with Wang Bo's attitude, but was afraid that her nephew would step on a landmine that he shouldn't step on, so she tested him.

“Most edema is caused by kidney or heart disease.

If the swelling starts in the face and then spreads to the whole body, there is a high possibility of kidney disease.

If the swelling starts from the feet, it may be heart disease or cirrhosis of the liver.

Pregnancy…In the later stages of pregnancy, swelling may easily occur all over the body and feet.

If you press the above types with your fingers, water will move and form a depression.

If it doesn't sink when you press it with your hand and is still swollen, it may be caused by hypothyroidism. "Wang Bo thought for a moment and read out the script.

"Well, that's good. You have a solid grasp of the knowledge." Wang Huiru praised her nephew's performance and then asked, "How should it be treated?"

"Drink less water, don't eat salt or eat less salt, take some diuretics, such as plantain, dandelion, Kochia scoparia, corn silk, boil them in water and drink them." Wang Bo counted them out one by one with his fingers.

"Well, very good. You have a solid grasp of the basic skills." Wang Huiru was very satisfied. She also took time to read the "Barefoot Doctor's Manual". In order to facilitate patients and reduce medical costs, many of the medicines used in the book are common Chinese herbal medicines.

"Hehe." Wang Bo was very happy to get Wang Huiru's recognition, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Some of the swelling now is due to abnormal liver function caused by hunger. You must pay attention to this when diagnosing. You must understand in your heart and try your best to treat it, but don't say anything you shouldn't say, because this matter... do you understand?" Fearing that her nephew might make inappropriate remarks, Wang Huiru broke the silence and warned him solemnly.

"Okay, I've got that, aunt." Wang Huiru's words opened a door for Wang Bo that he couldn't normally access, but the scene inside was not very good and he didn't want to touch it.

"I won't repeat what I told you last time. You must consider the issue from the perspective of the people. Okay, wash your hands and eat first." After Wang Huiru said this, she stood up to serve the meal.

"Aunt, I don't want to eat here. I'll leave first. It will be dark soon." Wang Bo also stood up, not wanting to eat the rationed food at his aunt's house anymore.

"Be obedient and eat here before you leave. I'll give you the bus fare later and you can take the bus back." Wang Huiru didn't listen to her nephew at all. She brought out the meal, put the chopsticks on it, pointed at the washbasin, and asked Wang Bo to wash his hands.

Wang Bo scratched his head and finally agreed.

While eating, Wang Huiru kept picking up dishes and passing rice to her nephew, fearing that he would not be full.

After staying in the commune for about a month, Wang Huiru had a deeper understanding of the situation in the countryside. When Wang Bo returned, it would be difficult for him to have such a meal again.

"Aunt, I'm full. I really can't eat anymore." Wang Bo originally wanted to eat less and said several times during the meal that he didn't want to eat anymore, but he was always persuaded by Wang Huiru and finally he ate too much.

"Okay. Have a drink of water and I'll clean up." Wang Huiru saw that her nephew was really full this time, so she didn't let him eat any more and quickly cleaned the table.

"Aunt, let me do it. If you just eat and don't do anything, I won't be able to come next time." Wang Bo stood up and took the initiative to take over the task of clearing the table.

"Okay, you're sensible now. Go ahead and do it." Wang Huiru watched with a smile and did not stop him.

While Wang Bo was washing the dishes, Wang Huiru took out the millet that she had prepared long ago, as well as twenty yuan.

"Bozi, is there still some space in the medicine box? Put the millet and money in it and take them back." The roads are not very peaceful now. In order to prevent anyone from stealing food, Wang Huiru set her sights on the medicine box.

"Aunt, I won't take it. I can earn money now, and I will support the family in the future. I will slowly pay back what you gave me before." Wang Bo held down the medicine box to prevent Wang Huiru from opening it.

"Child, should I say you are sensible or not?" Wang Huiru was very happy that her nephew was sensible, but she also felt distressed, so she pretended to be angry.

"Just think of me as being ignorant. I won't take it anyway." Wang Bo was still holding the medicine box, shaking his head, and would rather die than let go.

"Get out of the way! You're making a scene! If you continue like this, I'll be angry." Wang Huiru grabbed Wang Bo's ear with one hand and his arm with the other and managed to pull him away.

Wang Bo stood aside, feeling somewhat at a loss.

"I won't go there this month. I'll go during the Chinese New Year. You must take the food with you and take the bus. Be good when you go back and don't embarrass yourself." Wang Huiru was very familiar with the medicine box and had carried it many times over the years. She gave instructions while packing.

"Yeah." Wang Bo choked up a little, turned his head and wiped his tears with his sleeve...

(End of this chapter)