Traditional Chinese Medicine: Back to the years when educated youths went to the countryside

Chapter 138 Mai Mantian goes fishing
In the courtyard, Wang Chengzhou was spinning around in circles, refusing to accept the bow.

Lao Guo was so anxious that he stamped his feet.

My family was poor, so I had to borrow a handful of flour from someone. Where could I find anything to pay for the medical treatment?
If I don't express my gratitude again, how can I feel happy in my heart?
However, Wang Chengzhou would never accept it if an old man in his late sixties, who was older than his father, kowtowed to him!
Isn't this a life discount?

Who knows, it's pulling.

Guo Dazhu ran out of the house in a panic, with a sad face and his mouth wide open, shouting: "It's over, it's over!"

After saying that, he spread his hands and almost cried.

He was quite a big man, but he looked like he was in despair. He was so angry that Guo Shuisheng stopped kowtowing his head and cursed with his eyes wide open:

"Look at your potential!"

"What happened?"

"What the hell is it done? It's gone?"

"Dad, Chuntao's milk is gone again."

Guo Dazhu didn't care at all. He rubbed his eyes and cried, "The child deflated not long after eating. He was crying in a hurry!"

"What can we do?"

"Chun Tao doesn't have enough milk! I thought it was a small waterfall, but I didn't know that after a few ticks, the flow stopped."

This guy always speaks in unexpected ways.

Either he is frighteningly naive, or he can shock someone with a little trembling.

The family was immediately nervous.

Even the young girl Guo Mingyue couldn't help frowning and smacking her pointed chin.

Not having enough milk is no small matter.

At worst, it can easily lead to malnutrition in children; at worst, it can even increase the risk of premature death.

However, compared to his son's panic, Lao Guotou seemed to have a backbone. He immediately looked at Wang Chengzhou and said eagerly:
"Boy, I said I would kowtow to you, but you didn't let me."

"It's fine now, I have to beg for mercy again."

"Tell me, why do we have the nerve to speak again!"

Wang Chengzhou couldn't help laughing, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he tilted his head and thought for a while.

I was wondering if there is any simple and cheap way.

After all, now that we have caught up, we must do something good and solve the problem completely.

During the moment of hesitation, the father and son became excited.

Do you think that my family has always been empty-handed and can't afford any remuneration, which makes the doctor Wang feel disgusted?
You know, it’s a busy time for Mai now.

They came across the river very early in the morning and didn't even bother to eat breakfast. They were really benevolent and righteous.

Even if you have some thoughts in your heart, it is reasonable.

"Hey, you treat her."

Guo Mingyue was impatient, so she immediately patted her chest and took over the task, "We don't have money to repay you, but you have a good body."

"As long as you cure my niece Chuntao, you can ask for anything you want."

"You can call me whatever you want!"

This silly girl is really a master of tricks.

I didn't even realize what I was talking about. The original intention was to pay for it with labor, but it seemed like payment with flesh.

Guo Shuisheng and Guo Dazhu, father and son, covered their foreheads, lowered their heads, and gasped.

Faced with such a tough thing, Wang Chengzhou couldn't help but get goosebumps. He couldn't help but glare at her with disgust on his face, "Stop talking!"

"I!"

Guo Mingyue was so angry that her chest immediately puffed up, she raised her fists and gritted her teeth.

But under the low eaves, he had to bow his head.

Now is the time to ask for help.

I had no choice but to close my mouth angrily.

Wang Chengzhou thought for a while, and suddenly, his eyes lit up.

He slapped his hands and said:
"Have it!"

"Actually, for this situation, prescribing medication is not as reliable as dietary therapy."

"Speaking of which, this is another native method summed up by working people, and it can be done without spending any money."

"What is it?"

Upon hearing that there was such a good thing, Lao Guo poked his head with excitement on his face.

"carp!"

Wang Chengzhou felt excited and blurted out these two words.

Hearing this, Guo Dazhu suddenly opened his mouth, full of doubts.

Scratching his head, he muttered:
"Why is this made from green onions and carp?"

"Is it treating a disease or cooking?"

"It's really strange. You don't prescribe medicine to treat a disease, but just make some food. I'm afraid you're not a cook, right?"

Guo Mingyue held her chin and squinted her eyes, fearing that she had the same thoughts as him.

However, although she is a tiger, she is not stupid.

She saw with her own eyes that Wang Chengzhou cured Chuntao in an instant with just one green onion.

Deep down, I already have some admiration for this extremely young village health worker.

However, for some reason, the two of them had a bit of a disagreement, and they would get angry when they saw each other.

As soon as I heard him speak, I instinctively wanted to bite my tongue.

"You idiot!"

When Lao Guotou heard this, he went up and looked at his son's head, struck it, and cursed:

"What are you talking about?"

"Aren't you happy that your wife can be cured without medicine?"

"Is your home lined with mountains of gold or mountains of silver? If I really need to prescribe some serious herbal medicine to you, do you have the skills to catch it?"

"I don't know what's good or bad!"

Guo Dazhu was scolded so badly that he didn't dare to talk back at all.

He smiled naively and backed away, for fear of being beaten.

Wang Chengzhou quickly comforted him and explained:
"Actually, carp is recorded as a medicinal material in many ancient books."

"The more famous one is that it is said in "Shen Nong's Materia Medica": Carp Gall tastes bitter and cold. It causes heat, redness and pain in the eyes; blue blindness and bright eyesight."

"In the Northern Qi Dynasty, Xu Zhicai's "Medicinal Pair" said: Carp is sweet and cold in taste. It can cure edema, bloating, athlete's foot, jaundice, cough and gas reversal, and lower the breasts to stabilize the fetus."

"From carp gallbladder, carp meat to carp scales, doctors from all over the world have verified that they have different functions."

“Traditional Chinese medicine is all about timing when it comes to treating diseases. As long as the timing is right, even though it is just a raw material, its efficacy is no worse than those of precious medicinal materials.”

Both the Guo family and his son were dumbfounded.

I didn’t expect that a carp has so many specialties, even those written in the book.

Guo Mingyue's almond-shaped eyes widened and she stared at him unblinkingly, her heart shocked.

Because of some unforgettable past events, she had worked hard and wanted to learn medical skills.

However, a rural girl, with no one to teach her, wasted all her efforts and only knew a few words, but could not understand the difficult ancient Chinese at all.

Not to mention the difficult vocabulary in medical books.

For example: yin and yang, exterior and interior, deficiency and excess, cold and heat.

A simple Eight Cardinal Principles syndrome, no one could explain it to her, and she couldn't really understand it even if she thought hard.

Therefore, when I heard Wang Chengzhou quoting scriptures and blurting out those words that made me feel intimidated, I couldn't even remember what it felt like.

"So, if possible, go catch a few carp in the Baihe River. It doesn't cost money and can cure Chuntao's illness. Why not?"

Wang Chengzhou breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that today's mission should be completed successfully.

Lao Guotou's family was having a hard time. He treated a disease himself, but he didn't let them spend any money.

They use things that can be seen everywhere in life and will not increase their burden. It can be regarded as fulfilling the duty of a doctor.

Unexpectedly, there was a sudden shout outside the door, "Guo Dazhu, why don't you go to work?" "Yesterday you were absent for a whole day, and you are not going today. Do you still want your work points?"

"Hurry up and go cut the wheat in the fields!"

"I'm coming!"

Guo Dazhu panicked, hurriedly ran outside with a sad face, and shouted back:
"Dad, why don't you delay one day?"

"I have to earn work points. Otherwise, if another person is added to the family, the food distributed will not be enough."

"And that carp...Mom, who cares about getting it!"

With that said, he ran away quickly.

It is estimated that the village cadres realized that there were not enough people working in the area, so they came to urge them.

After all, farming is busy right now, and God waits for no one.

If the wheat cannot be harvested as soon as possible, when it rains, sprouts will sprout in the ground.

"Big pillar!"

Old Guo Tou followed closely and opened his mouth, but was speechless.

Stomping his feet, he sighed deeply.

Guo Mingyue groaned, her eyebrows twisted together in worry.

Life is really difficult for this family!

Wang Chengzhou was silent for a while, sighed secretly, and said with a smile:

"Forget it, save people to the end, and send Buddha to the West!"

"Lao Guo, you should take care of your daughter-in-law at home. After all, the child is just born and cannot be separated from others."

"As for the carp, I'll get it for you."

"See the doctor and get medicine. We can't just see the doctor and not give the patient medicine, right?"

"Boy Chengzhou..."

Lao Guo lowered his head and held his hands, two drops of muddy old tears overflowed from his eyes, and his throat suddenly became choked.

In just one day, the young man in front of him had done an incredible favor to his family!

However, in fact, the two of them just met each other.

I just gave him a few words of advice casually in the melon field. What kind of interaction is that?
Lao Guotou sighed in his heart, walked up step by step, held his hand, and shook it vigorously.

"It's all right."

Wang Chengzhou was particularly bad at dealing with such a situation. He smiled awkwardly and said, "When everyone is in trouble, how can you not help them when you see them?"

"Speaking of which, I'm still a village health worker and have more free time than you. It's no problem if I miss a day's work."

"Just wait, I'll go back and think of a solution."

Lao Guotou was so moved that he could not speak. He blinked his tearful eyes and was constantly afraid of being slapped on his palm.

Guo Mingyue turned her face away, wiped it a few times, turned around, her eyes were slightly red, and snorted, "I can't tell, you look like a human being now."

I obviously admired him very much in my heart, but when I said the words, I couldn't help but feel weird.

Don't know what's wrong.

Wang Chengzhou rolled his eyes, his impression of this arrogant young girl had reached its lowest point.

It doesn't matter how young and beautiful she looks!

Immediately, he ignored her and waved goodbye.

Hurry across the river.

The wheat field in Wangjia Village is in full swing.

Today, the sun is even more fierce than yesterday. Just after morning, it hangs scorchingly in the sky.

The commune members cutting wheat in the field, whether they are men or women, all wear a towel around their necks, stopping from time to time to wipe away the sweat.

Even some elderly men and women came to the fields to help.

They have weak waist and legs and cannot help much, but they can help pick wheat ears in the fields.

Large carts are piled with wheat, and only three or five strong men can pull them. Some will inevitably fall off when walking on the road.

Now that all the adults have gone to work in the fields, the children, who have no one to take care of them at home, naturally follow them to the fields.

However, the little ones did not have the worries of adults. They gathered in twos and threes under the shade of the trees in the field, either catching cicadas or making flutes, and had a great time playing.

Wang Chengzhou went to Guojiazhuang on the other side of the river early in the morning, fearing that his family would be worried. After returning, he immediately found Wang Honghe and Li Yuzhu and reported the situation to them.

Knowing that he was going to treat people's illnesses, both of them were very happy.

I feel that my son is becoming more and more promising, and no matter how tired he is, he doesn't feel tired anymore.

However, Wang Aiduo is a little pitiful.

She was not yet an adult, only 16 years old.

In her previous life, how could someone at her age cut wheat under the bright sun?

They all sit in classrooms with bright and clean windows and study with the air conditioner blowing.

One morning's work almost exhausted her.

The weather was already hot, but the little girl loved beauty very much. She covered her face and neck tightly with a gauze scarf for fear of being tanned by the sun.

Only two eyes are exposed.

At first glance, she looks like an Arab beauty from somewhere.

"Brother, I'm tired!"

As soon as she saw Wang Chengzhou, Siya couldn't hold herself any longer, her shoulders drooped, and she almost collapsed on him.

The voice was wilted.

However, what can I do if I am tired?
These are the days we live in these days.

Haven't you seen the two female educated youths from the city working in the bright sun?

Noticing Wang Chengzhou's gaze, Xu Xiaozhi seemed to be even sadder than Wang Aiduo. She punched the ground with a sickle and lost all the strength to speak.

There was glistening sweat dripping on his small chin.

My arms were shaking.

Tsk, that’s too bad!
Wang Chengzhou couldn't bear it and quickly turned his head away from her.

Suddenly, something moved in my heart, I lowered my voice and started to draw a big cake, "Siya, after work, I'll treat you to a big watermelon."

"All hardships are tests of fate. Only by persisting and not giving up can we see the final victory!"

"Comrade Wang Aiduo, come on!"

Si Ya gritted her little tiger teeth and wanted to bite him.

Angrily said:

"Wang Chengzhou, your back hurts when you stand and talk!"

"If you are able, you can cut the wheat and let me wander around for you."

"By the way, you're back, what else are you going to do?"

Xiao Nizi didn't believe his lies at all.

Being able to eat watermelon yesterday was a huge blessing from the team.

If you want to eat again, you can only exchange it with grain.

Although one pound of wheat can be exchanged for four or five pounds of watermelon, it is still reluctant to part with it.

Using yellow and orange wheat in exchange for a bag of water, in the words of parents, you are not the kind of person to live a normal life!

Even though Wang Chengzhou's family status is getting higher and higher, if he dares to trade wheat for watermelon, he will still get broomsticks.

Wang Chengzhou put his hands behind his back and glanced around, just like the leader who went to the countryside to inspect.

He coughed and said, "Nothing to do, just go fishing."

"What?!"

When Si Ya heard this, her temperament improved a bit, "Wang Chengzhou, just be a human being!"

"Mai Mantian, are you going fishing?"

　Thanks to Brother Feng Fengfeng for the reward!
　　Just one chapter today, eh!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)