Chapter 100 No Call

Xu Damao had originally hoped that marrying Lou Xiao'e would allow him to rise to prominence at the steel rolling mill.

As a result, my father-in-law stayed at the steel mill without saying a word and didn't give a generous dowry. What did he want?
Do you want this boring wooden stake?

Do you think she can't have children?
Apart from washing clothes and cleaning, I can’t even cook!

"Leave! You must leave! Whoever doesn't leave is a grandson."

Lou Xiao'e didn't bother to pack up, and the two of them took out their household registration books and marriage certificates and went to the street office to file for a divorce!

Xu Damao felt that with his cadre status, it would be easy for him to find a new partner. Besides, his father-in-law would be retiring from the steel mill in half a year, so this period was a perfect opportunity for him to fall in love.

Lou Xiao'e was a little dazed. She knew why her father married her to Xu Damao. Now that they were divorced, she didn't know if her father would be angry. She didn't dare to go back, and she had nowhere to go...

Seeing her like this, Xu Damao was afraid that Lou Xiaoe would go back on her word, so he kept saying that whoever didn't leave would be his grandson!

There is not a penny's benefit. Whoever wants to get married can get married!
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When Wang Sheng moved, Wang Yuanchao was far away in the Hailar Branch of the Qihar Railway Bureau, eating snow.

At the end of November, he and Huang Ling finally got a house, which was equivalent to two spans of their house in the courtyard (three spans in total), and was three times the size of his original room.

Although it’s not as big as Wang Yuanchao’s dormitory, it belongs entirely to the young couple. How can they not be excited?

[Wang Yuanchao's dormitory is about 60 square meters, about the same level as the three-span room in the courtyard house]

Wang Yuanchao called Wang Sheng directly at their unit.

"Hey, are you here to support North Korea? I'm Wang Sheng."

"Brother, congratulations on your new home. I am far away in the frontier and was unable to attend your housewarming party."

Wang Sheng smiled and said:

"Hey, when are you coming back? Let your sister-in-law prepare a table for you! I'm not going to owe you anything!"

Wang Yuanchao laughed loudly and said:
"I'll give you a radio when the time comes, just don't tell mom!"

Wang Sheng's heart skipped a beat. The young couple was busy decorating their new home. Although they had arranged a lot of things when they got married, there were still many things that needed to be purchased again, right?

The parents gave them everything they were owed, and they were too embarrassed to ask for more from their family since they were the eldest and had younger brothers and sisters.

And now that the money has been divided, the plan to have a baby should be put on the agenda, right? Why not save some money?
The pitiful remaining money was obviously not enough to purchase another big item.

Wang Sheng was fine, but he knew that his wife would be extremely happy.

He knew that his third brother was quite powerful, so he didn't bother to be polite with him. He just said:

"Did you know that Xu Damao from our hospital got divorced?"

The courtyard is so small, and although most people were out for work or school when Liang Fen came to cause trouble that day, there were still many people who stayed behind, and within a few days, everyone knew about it.

When Wang Sheng heard everyone's description and the pregnancy test report, he guessed that this matter was related to his third child.

As for the specific relationship, he didn't want to speculate.

Well, telling this to my third brother should put his mind at ease.

Sure enough, Wang Yuanchao said:
"What exactly happened? Brother, please tell me!"

Wang Sheng just talked about the key points. He was not a gossipy person, so he could not tell too many details. But he still pointed out several key points without missing a single one.

Wang Yuanchao was in the north, performing and drinking with the troupe every day. If Wang Sheng hadn't mentioned it, he would have almost forgotten about the matter he had arranged. Since his elder brother had pointed it out, he didn't try to hide it and said:

"Oh, Xu Damao did something like this, isn't he afraid that his father-in-law will come after him?"

Wang Sheng also had the same idea, and it was a little unbelievable, but he still said:
"I guess Lou Xiao'e didn't dare go home and tell them.

She didn't dare go home and lived with the deaf old lady in the backyard.

Maybe the Lou family doesn’t even know about this. I don’t understand, I don’t understand.”

Wang Yuanchao felt distressed for no reason. Didn't he give her the keys to the dormitory? Why was he sharing a room with a deaf old lady? Was this really... fate?
So he said:

"Let's not talk about other people anymore. Big brother, you have to hurry up and create the next generation for our family! Tell my sister-in-law that once it's created, I'll make up the last turn for you!"

Wang Shengdao:
"Come on, save your money and marry yourself, why are you meddling in your brother's affairs? It's fine, I'm hanging up now!"

Wang Yuanchao hung up the phone and called the public phone at the entrance of the Siheyuan Hutong, asking them to help find Lou Xiao'e from No. 95 Courtyard. If she was not there, she could call him in the evening.

It's snowing heavily here, so apart from the performance and meals, we can only rest in the guesthouse.

Wang Yuanchao found the Complete Collection of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, also known as the Complete Collection of Xu's Acupuncture and Moxibustion, which was taught by his master. It is a work on acupuncture and moxibustion compiled by Xu Feng in the Ming Dynasty. The book consists of six volumes:

Volume 22 includes acupuncture meridian points, acupuncture taboos and treatment rhymes;
Volume 2 contains the full text and annotations of Biaoyoufu;

Volume 3 contains the method of measuring the whole body, the method of taking the whole body's inches, and seven-character poems on the locations of the twelve meridian points in various parts of the body;
Volume 4 contains Dou Wenzhen's Eight Methods of Flowing, the Song of the Time of Selecting Acupoints of the Eight Methods of Flying Turtle, and the various diseases and symptoms treated by the Eight Methods and the acupoints used;
Volume 5 contains Xu's own Golden Needle Ode and the Ziwu Liuzhu Acupuncture Method;

Volume 6 covers acupoint pressing, moxa cones, taboos of strong numbers, maintenance of moxibustion sores, methods of selecting important acupoints and aliases of meridian acupoints.

In addition to including a variety of acupuncture materials, it also comes with illustrations.

After my master Ma Erqin taught me the first three volumes, I let him figure out the rest on his own. Anyway, they were all various permutations and combinations of the basic operations, some rhythms and techniques, which were all clearly written in other people's works.

If Ma Erqin were really asked to teach, he would feel like it was like feeding ducks, boring and without any joy in teaching and educating people.

Wang Yuanchao recently followed the performance and mixed with the large group of people, often helping to play, just as practicing his instrument. His performance was all about technique, without emotion, but it still amazed everyone. After all, he is at the sixth level of literature and art!
I studied it for more than two hours, but still didn't get a call back from Lou Xiao'e. I guess she was at work.

Thinking of what my eldest brother said, Lou Xiao'e was living with the deaf old lady and didn't go home. I was afraid that she didn't dare not go to work and attract the concern of her boss Chen Xueru, and then tell her mother, so this must be the case.

After he took a stroll to relax from reading for a long time, he was about to play with the golden needle again to get a feel for it when he heard the door being slammed.

He put away the golden needle and opened the door. It was Captain Liu.

Seeing his anxious look, Wang Yuanchao took the initiative to ask:

"Liu Tuan, what's wrong?"

Captain Liu is quite old, and he might be in a hurry to travel. He took two breaths and said:
"Comrade Yuan Chao, you should have some knowledge of Chinese medicine, right?"

Wang Yuanchao instinctively wanted to say no, but Liu Tuan had helped him find a matchmaker for his elder brother's marriage without hesitation, so he had no choice but to say:

"I understand. But I am like Zhao Kuo, who only knows how to talk about military affairs on paper and has never seen a patient."

Liu Tuan looked so anxious that he definitely didn't want him to discuss something with others. He was most likely looking for him to treat a disease, so he had to make it clear in advance.

He had seen patients, and had seen quite a few in Fengtian. But they all went to see the master, and when the master was not around, no one recognized him.

Anyway, after taking the pulse, if the disease is recorded in the book, he can definitely tell the treatment strategy. If it is a rare disease that has not been recorded, then he is helpless. After all, he only has the technology but not the understanding.

(End of this chapter)