Chapter 133 Visitors from the South and Special Food Stamps
Yawning, he washed his face.

Wang Mengde became a little more energetic.

He told He Shengnan, who had also woken up, "Shengnan, take the two children and continue to sleep.

But around five o'clock, there will be a lot of noise outside, and the children may be awakened, so you should pay attention to comfort them. "

Two days ago, the street and neighborhood committee held a mobilization meeting for the managers of each courtyard. At the meeting, specific requirements were put forward and tasks were assigned.

The residents of No. 95 Courtyard, together with those of several neighboring courtyards, were responsible for setting up a tight net in this alley to encircle and drive away the sparrows.

"Okay, I get it. It's still dark now, so be careful. It's cold outside, so wear an extra coat."

He Shengnan said in a low voice as she bent over to tuck the quilts of the two children.

"Well, I'm leaving. You can get some more sleep."

Wang Mengde walked from the bedroom to the living room holding a coat.

In the living room, there is a red flag made of bamboo pole and red cloth.

When we arrived at the yard, many neighbors had already gathered there. They huddled together and chatted in low voices.

Everyone held something in their hands. Some held gongs, drums or dummies, some took out their own iron basins, and some, like Wang Mengde, held a colorful flag in their hands.

After everyone gathered, the three managers led everyone out of the courtyard.

The tasks had already been assigned last night, so Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui and Wang Mengde simply gave a few brief instructions again and then stood in the alley waiting for orders to be given.

5 o'clock in the morning.

Following the order from the commander-in-chief of the Jingcheng Sparrow Campaign.

Suddenly, in an instant, the whole city went from silence to a scene of loud gongs and drums, firecrackers, gunshots, and waving colorful flags.

There were people everywhere in the streets and alleys, on the houses, trees, and walls.

Whether workers, farmers, cadres, students or soldiers, everyone held something and did their best.

At this time, a sparrow was startled and flew over, and everyone quickly took action.

Wang Mengde stood on a tree holding a flashlight, shining it everywhere and waving the red flag in his hand from time to time.

Not far away, on another tree, Xu Damao was holding a gong and banging it.

Sha Zhu and several young men in the yard were chasing sparrows in the alley, carrying a stick with a dummy tied to it.

The neighbors in the next yard also showed their talents, blocking the way everywhere and taking turns to create a huge noise, not only to tire the sparrows to death, but also to drive them to a specific place.

There is a group of militiamen with good marksmanship, ambushing in the annihilation zone with weapons in hand. They are the main force in hunting sparrows.

The operation continued intermittently until around ten o'clock in the evening, when it finally ended.

After returning home, Wang Mengde felt better. He sat on a chair, drank a cup of hot tea, and now he didn't want to move anymore.

Today, he had so many blisters on his feet that he could hardly lift his arms.

"Meng De, I'll get you some hot water. Soak your feet first to relieve your fatigue, and then take a bath later."

Seeing how tired he looked, He Shengnan said with concern.

Then she picked up the kettle, poured half a basin of hot water, added a little cold water, and brought the basin to him.

Then he squatted down, took off his shoes and carefully placed them in the foot basin.

"Sigh~"

Scalding his feet with hot water gave Wang Mengde an epiphany, and after the pain, he felt comfortable.

He closed his eyes, leaned back in the chair, and let He Shengnan wash his feet.

In the middle, when the water got cold, she would add some hot water.

After washing his feet, more than 20 minutes had passed and Wang Mengde had recovered some strength.

He cheered himself up and waited for He Shengnan to dry his feet and change the basin of water before he stood up and wiped his body with a towel.

Lie comfortably in bed.

Although he was tired, he couldn't sleep at this moment. Listening to the even breathing beside him, Wang Mengde was thinking about his worries.

Today, in Nanluoguxiang, most people, whether they were white-haired elders or teenagers, went out together, and after a whole day's effort, they killed, poisoned, or exhausted nearly a thousand sparrows.

From his later perspective, this was a case of input and output being completely disproportionate.

It wasted a huge amount of manpower and material resources, and many workers and students were given a day off just to kill nearly a thousand sparrows. It was not worth it.

But to people of that era, this action was a huge success.

After the action was over, not only men, women, young and old were smiling, but the leaders of the street and neighborhood committees were also very happy.

He even heard that leaders of various command posts at the city and district levels praised and affirmed the results achieved in this operation.

Early the next morning.

He habitually woke up around six o'clock.

I went out with my toiletries. Today, the pool in the middle courtyard was deserted, with only a few women washing.

This is because everyone else in the hospital was very tired yesterday, and since it was Sunday and they didn't have to go to work, they all stayed at home and slept in.

"Morning, Auntie Wang, Auntie Li, Auntie Xue, Auntie Qin."

When he arrived at the pool, Wang Mengde greeted a few people with a smile.

"Meng De, you worked so hard yesterday, why are you getting up so early today? Why don't you take a rest?"

Aunt Xue said with a smile.

"Aunt Xue, I'm used to this reminder every day." Wang Mengde said.

"It's good to be young. Your uncle was just as busy as you yesterday. He couldn't get up today and is now lying in bed and sleeping soundly."

Aunt Xue stared at him for a few seconds, then spoke thoughtfully.

There was something else behind her words. The people around her were all experienced people, so they understood it immediately and burst into laughter.

Among the people, Qin Huairu lowered her head. She didn't laugh, but sighed in her heart.

Jia Dongxu is also a young man. He went home early as soon as it got dark yesterday, went to bed early after dinner, and has not gotten up yet.

The huge gap between her man and Wang Mengde in all aspects made her feel very uncomfortable.

In recent years, not only have I not had enough food to eat, but I have never had enough of anything else.

At the same time, he couldn't help but feel jealous of He Shengnan.

Near noon, Aunt Cao from the neighborhood committee hurried into the courtyard with a stack of newspapers in her hand.

Liu Haizhong, as the eldest uncle in the courtyard, hurried over from the backyard when he heard that she was coming.

Yan Bugui was not at home. He went to Shichahai to fish early in the morning.

Wang Mengde heard the noise and also came out of the house.

"Aunt Cao, you are here. Come in and have some tea."

Seeing him, Aunt Cao said with a smile: "Meng De, I have something else to do later, so I won't go home.

By the way, I heard that you are now the third uncle in the hospital. This is the right thing to do. Don’t learn from your father, who only cares about the unit and ignores the affairs of the hospital. "

"Aunt Cao, my father is usually very busy and often on duty at the hospital. He is afraid that he will not have time to serve the neighbors in the hospital." Wang Mengde said with a smile.

Of course, he would not say that Wang Hao declined the position of being the manager because he did not want to get involved in the mess in the courtyard, so he just made up an excuse.

"Well, then you are usually quite busy. If you can't take care of it, just focus on the unit first, and let the other two managers take care of the hospital's affairs."

Aunt Cao said with a smile.

She was well aware of Wang Mengde's achievements. She knew that although he looked young, he was the pillar of the Chinese Medical Research Institute. She was afraid that trivial matters in the courtyard would delay important matters.

Before Wang Mengde could speak, Liu Haizhong, who was standing beside him, hurriedly expressed his opinion:

"Sister Cao, don't worry. If Meng De has too much work at work or in the hospital, Old Yan and I will take on more of the responsibilities."

"Well, that's fine."

Aunt Cao nodded without comment.

After that, she took out two newspapers from a pile of newspapers, handed one to Liu Haizhong and Wang Mengde respectively, and then said:

"Yesterday's operation to eliminate sparrows was reported in the country's largest newspaper today. Nanluoguxiang was also mentioned in the newspaper. You should read it more and spread the word to the people in the hospital."

"Our Nanluoguxiang is on the newspaper."

Liu Haizhong hurriedly took the newspaper and said with a happy look on his face.

"Yes, it's in the newspaper. You guys should take a good look at it. I have to go to other hospitals. I'm leaving now."

Aunt Cao said this and turned around and walked out of the yard.

After she left, Wang Mengde opened the newspaper and read it carefully.

Finally, he saw the news in a corner.

The news reported that after a whole day of fighting, more than three million people in the city of Jingcheng achieved brilliant results. According to statistics, a total of 83249 sparrows were killed by exhaustion, poisoning, or beating in the city.

At the same time, several typical cases are recorded in detail.

For example, in the Taoranting area, more than 512 people were dispatched to encircle and kill sparrows, using poison bait and other means. In half a day, a total of sparrows were killed.

In the five-kilometer area around Yuyuantan, more than 3,000 people attacked from both land and water, driving the sparrows onto the lake from all directions. Sharpshooters aimed and shot from small boats, and eventually the dead and exhausted sparrows fell into the water one after another.

Finally, firecrackers were set off and drums and gongs were beaten everywhere in the Nanluoguxiang "battle zone". More than 40 sharpshooters were ambushed in the annihilation zone and killed nearly a thousand sparrows in one day, % of which died of exhaustion.

When other people in the hospital learned the news, they were as happy as if it were New Year’s Day.

Only Wang Mengde knew that the poor sparrows were more wronged than Dou E. According to incomplete statistics, more than 58 million sparrows were killed across the country in 2.1. It was not until March 60 that they were eliminated from the four pests.

Sadly, there weren't many left by then.

in the afternoon.

Wang Mengde was taking a nap with his child in the bedroom.
Outside the door, Yan Jiefang shouted into the living room, "Brother Meng De, is Brother Meng De here?"

He Shengnan, who was mending socks for the children, put down her needle and thread and whispered, "Jiefang, your brother Meng De is sleeping, what's the matter?"

"Sister-in-law, there are a few southerners outside the courtyard. They said they are here to look for Brother Meng De."

Yan Jiefang also said in a low voice.

He was playing in the alley just now and met a few people. He was asking them where Wang Mengde lived.

As soon as he heard it, he ran over to report the news.

Because Yan Bugui had taught him several times before that as long as it involved Wang Mengde's family, it would definitely be beneficial to help more.

Sure enough, when Wang Mengde got up, he learned that they were a few southerners. He was overjoyed and guessed that they were acquaintances from Guangxi Province.

He took out two pieces of candy from the cupboard, gave them to Yan Jiefang as a reward, and then hurried out to the yard.

At the gate of No. 95 Courtyard.

Hu Danian looked around the courtyard and couldn't contain his excitement.

After asking around, they finally found Wang Mengde's home. The benefactor of more than a dozen provinces and cities in the south lived in this yard.

"Uncle Hu, it's really you!"

Just as Hu Danian was about to enter the yard, Wang Mengde came out, saw him, and spoke excitedly.

As he said that, he stepped forward and grabbed his arm tightly.

"Haha, Meng De."

Hu Danian greeted happily.

The two chatted for a while, and suddenly remembered that there were other people, so he hurriedly said: "Meng De, let me introduce you, this is Chen Wenchen, a deputy senior official of Lingui City, and this is Director Zhang Xuexue of the Lingui City Office.

We came to Beijing on business and we came to see you."

"Hello, Deputy Senior Officer Chen, Director Zhang."

Wang Mengde walked up and shook hands with the two men.

"Haha, Comrade Wang Mengde, I'm glad to meet you. You are our great benefactor."

Chen Wen shook his hand and said with a smile.

Now, except for a small number of people in the late stage, almost all the schistosomiasis patients in Guangxi Province are almost cured.

Moreover, with the large-scale extermination of snails, without a host for transmission, the number of new patients has decreased by more than 99%. The disease that has plagued the south for thousands of years will soon disappear.

After a brief chat, Wang Mengde invited the seven people to his home.

In the living room, Hu Danian held a teacup and pointed to a pile of gifts by the wall and said, "Meng De, these are the gifts that several clan leaders from Chitang Village asked me to bring to you after hearing that I was coming to the capital."

"Uncle Hu, thank you for your hard work. Please also thank the clan leaders for me. I accept these gifts."

After taking a glance, he found that the gifts were some local specialties such as water chestnuts and salted duck eggs, Wang Mengde said with a smile.

"By the way, how is Guaiguai now?"

"Haha, I knew you were going to ask. When I came here, I specially arranged to take some photos of her. Take a look. Is there a big change?"

As he spoke, Hu Danian took out a few photos from his pocket and handed them to him.

Reaching out to take the photos, Wang Mengde couldn't wait to look through them one by one.

In the photo, there is a chubby little girl wearing a pretty little skirt, a bow on her head, and a smile on her chubby face.

Although she had changed a lot, he still recognized her at a glance. This little girl was Guaiguai.

After looking at the photo over and over again, Wang Mengde finally put it down.

"Uncle Hu, Guaiguai has changed a lot. Thank you for taking such good care of her."

"Haha, she is now the treasure of our Lingui City."

Chen Wen said at the side: "By the way, Comrade Wang Mengde, I have another gift for you."

Behind him, a staff member carefully took out a dozen food coupons from his briefcase.

"Comrade Wang Mengde, take a look."

He reached out to take a dozen thin food coupons, and at first glance he was shocked.

These dozen or so food coupons were issued by Lingui City and Guibei County, and all of them had his portrait printed on them.

(End of this chapter)