Chapter 155: Nong Wa's Joy and Gifts

In the courtyard.

After dinner, Wang Hao sat in the living room chatting with Wang Mengde with a newspaper.

Next to her, He Shengnan was holding needle and thread, mending flowery clothes for her unborn daughter.

She worked at the Qinghe Woolen Mill. From time to time, the company would give away the extra or defective fabrics produced outside of the plan as welfare to all the workers.

Of course, these all have to be bought with money, after all, they are collective property.

We have much more fabric at home than other families.

So, when other children only had a new set of clothes every two or three years, the children in the Wang family could get one or two new sets of clothes every year.

"Meng De, your name is in the newspaper again. It's only been over a month, and this is the third time."

Wang Hao turned to the second page of the National Daily. At this time, a headline attracted him. The content above was about "barefoot doctors".

After reading half of the news, he spoke in surprise.

He remembered it clearly.

The first time was last month, when the country formed a medical aid team to provide support to friendly countries where schistosomiasis is prevalent. Wang Mengde's name was mentioned several times in the newspapers at that time.

After all, it was he who developed the treatment prescription.

the second time.

A few days ago, because of the successful development of the measles vaccine, the world's first measles vaccine, my son's photo and name appeared on the front page of the national daily.

It was also reprinted by many local newspapers.

It was only a few days ago.

I thought my son didn’t have any research results recently, so he could take a break for a while.

Unexpectedly, it appeared again in today's newspaper.

"Dad, let me see."

When Wang Mengde heard that he was in the newspaper again, he became interested. He reached out to take the newspaper and read it carefully.

It turns out that this report describes the daily life of the first batch of "barefoot doctors" in rural areas across the country after they graduated from county training courses.

The film emphasizes that they are "half farmer, half doctor". They work on the farm on weekdays, but when needed, they become doctors barefoot with a medicine box on their back to save lives.

Several typical cases were selected and interviewed.

“The first batch has already graduated!”

Wang Mengde said with emotion.

"Meng De, your compilation of the Barefoot Doctor Manual and your suggestion to train a group of 'barefoot doctors' in rural areas have brought endless benefits to the country and rural areas.

Look, it’s all in the newspapers.

It is said that 'barefoot doctors' are an important part of China's medical and health service team, the health "guardians" closest to hundreds of millions of rural residents, and the most important force in developing rural medical and health services and protecting the health of rural residents. "

Wang Hao took the newspaper again and said happily.

Then he folded it carefully and put it in his bag.

He plans to take the newspaper to the hospital tomorrow and let his colleagues see it. His son has been in the newspaper three times in more than a month.

He Shengnan heard the conversation between the two people.

She rubbed her scalp with a needle and continued to mend clothes with her big belly, her face full of pride.

My man is so outstanding.

Being able to marry him and give birth to his children is simply a blessing from my previous life.

At this time, Ran Xiaomei came in from outside. She had just been washing dishes by the sink in the yard.

"The Jia family next door had porridge tonight, and Huairu from their family only had half a steamed bun. Oh, how pitiful."

As soon as she entered the room, she whispered.

Just now, when she was by the pool, she gathered with a few aunts in the yard to chat about some gossip and listened to some of the things happening in the Jia family.

"Well, the current situation is that everyone is having a hard time, so we just need to take care of ourselves. The Jia family will naturally have Old Yi to help them.

Besides, the situation at Shengnan's family is not good either. If you have the spare energy, you should focus on that side. Don't make decisions on your own and act like a good person.

You've also heard about the situation back home in the countryside, where so many people have nothing to eat."

Wang Hao heard the sympathy in her words, and fearing that she might do something impulsive, he quickly gave her instructions.

Although he is a member of the Party, he also knows his limits.

Given the personalities, tempers and dispositions of Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu, it would be a disaster for ordinary people if they got involved with them.

Rolling her eyes at him, Ran Xiaomei said unhappily, "I won't be a pushover like you said. Our whole family is almost having trouble eating.

Shengnan is pregnant and needs nutrition every day, I understand that.”

"Mom, don't worry about their family. I heard that Jia Dongxu became a third-level fitter this year, and his salary has become 42 yuan a month."

Wang Mengde also gave some advice.

He knew that his mother had a sharp tongue but a soft heart, and her sympathy was easily overflowing.

"Luckily, the wild vegetables and weeds are growing fast now, otherwise, who knows what will happen. I hope life will get better after the summer harvest."

Ran Xiaomei muttered again when she thought of the days in the countryside in winter.

Then she sat down next to her daughter-in-law and took over the needlework from her hands.

Since the beginning of spring, the villagers in the rural areas have breathed a sigh of relief as they have wild vegetables to fill their stomachs.

Everyone is looking forward to this year's summer harvest, which will alleviate the current situation.

Unfortunately, only Wang Mengde knew.

During these three years, the days passed, and the harder it became.

As for what will happen in the future or is happening now, Wang Mengde has absolutely no other way except to pretend to be unaware.

After chatting for a few more words at home, Wang Mengde saw that it was still light outside, so he took his wife and prepared to go for a walk outside the alley.

He Shengnan will give birth in about ten days or half a month.

Proper exercise will help with subsequent delivery.

The two of them walked slowly towards the gate of the courtyard and happened to meet Sha Zhu who had just returned from get off work.

"Silly Zhu, you're back so late?"

Wang Mengde said with a smile.

"Hey, some factory leaders are entertaining guests tonight, so I stayed in the factory and cooked a few dishes."

Sha Zhu put his hands behind his back, walked in a square step, and spoke casually.

In his hand, he was holding a net bag with two aluminum lunch boxes in it.

You don't have to guess, it must be filled with leftover food.

Every time he did something special, he would give himself some credit. His leaders knew it but just turned a blind eye.

Who can blame him for his good cooking skills? The dishes he cooks are much better than those of other chefs in the factory.

Especially in the steel rolling mill, Director Li Huaide, who was preparing to compete for the position of deputy director and was in charge of logistics, told him privately that as long as he didn't go too far and didn't fool around outside, it didn't matter if he took some food back.

"You haven't eaten yet, go back quickly."

"Okay, Meng De, I'm going to go back first. When we're free on Sunday, let's have a drink. I just happen to have some peanuts at home."

"Haha, drinking is fine, but eating peanuts is not necessary."

Wang Mengde said with a smile.

Just now, when he and his wife came out together, they happened to meet Banggeng and Xiaodang coming out of Shazhu's house. Everyone's pockets were bulging, and Xiaodang would occasionally put a peanut in his mouth.

Given Bang Geng's personality, it would be strange if any of the peanuts at Sha Zhu's house were left over.

"Ah?" When Sha Zhu heard him say that, he was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted:
"The peanuts I hid in the cupboard, weren't they taken away by Banggeng again?"

Having said that, he hurried to the yard.

Looking at his back, He Shengnan smiled and said, "This silly Zhu has a really good temper.

Bang Geng has almost cleared out all the food in his house recently, but he is not angry. "

Wang Mengde smiled and didn't respond.

Sha Zhu doesn't have a good temper at all. He only has a good temper when he is with Qin Huairu.

Every time Bang Geng stole something from his house, Qin Huairu would just say something like:
"Bang Geng has been close to you since childhood."

"He doesn't take things from other people's houses, but only from yours. This shows that Bang Geng knows that his silly uncle treats him best."

He will be as happy as a fool and will not pursue the matter any further.

He even kept praising the jokes and knew to share them with his sister.

The two people walked slowly eastward along the alley for a while, then walked north along the alley and came to Guang'anmen Street.

On the street, some pedestrians were riding bicycles, some were walking, with pale faces, coming and going in a hurry. Most of them were thin, and there was basically no fat person to be seen.

The walls along the street were covered with a large number of propaganda slogans painted with white lime.

At a distance, there are some large loudspeakers on wooden telephone poles, broadcasting some news or passionate slogans.

Mid May.

This morning.

In a nearby hospital, Wang Mengde stood outside the delivery room with a nervous look on his face, pacing back and forth.

Even though he had experienced it once, he was still very nervous.

Wang Hao, Ran Xiaomei and mother-in-law Zhou Xiaoyan also brought their two children and stood against the wall, staring closely at the door of the delivery room.

As soon as the door of the delivery room was opened, they couldn't help but gather around.

I don’t know how long it took.

Just as Wang Mengde was listening to the heart-wrenching sounds coming from the delivery room and becoming more anxious, the door of the delivery room opened again.

"Are He Shengnan's family members here?"

Hearing the young nurse's shouting, several people quickly surrounded her.

"Comrade nurse, I am He Shengnan's husband."

After carefully examining Wang Mengde for a few times, the nurse said softly, "Congratulations, the baby has been born. It's a girl. Both mother and daughter are safe. The mother needs to be observed inside for two hours. Please wait a little longer."

After saying that, she carefully backed away towards the delivery room, and finally closed the door reluctantly.

"Whoo~"

Wang Mengde let out a long sigh and suddenly felt a little tired.

Last night, he took He Shengnan to the hospital and didn't sleep all night.

I don't have any appetite to eat.

Now that the dust has settled, I can finally relax.

Then, thinking that he had a daughter, his face immediately lit up with joy, and he kept repeating, "Good daughter, good daughter."

Next to her, Zhou Xiaoyan heard that her daughter had given birth to a girl, and was afraid that her son-in-law would be unhappy.

Now seeing Wang Mengde's appearance and what he said to himself, I felt relieved instantly.

"Meng De, my dear relatives, you stay here and I'll go home and make some pork rib soup. When Shengnan arrives at the ward, she can have it."

Ran Xiaomei was also delighted. She stuffed Yuanxun and Yuandi into Wang Hao's hands, gave him an instruction, and then hurried home.

At noon, He Shengnan leaned against the head of the bed, looking pale, drinking pork ribs and lotus root soup in small sips. Wang Mengde, on the other hand, had a look of joy on his face, his eyes fixed on the newborn baby beside the bed.

This is the daughter of his life.

A few days later.

Having received a small cotton-padded jacket, Wang Mengde’s face was always full of smiles.

In the morning, after giving Dean Lu a massage, I waited outside the door for more than twenty minutes. Dean Lu came out with a relaxed look.

"Comrade Wang Mengde, your skills are just as amazing as they say."

As Dean Lu and several of his friends came to him for health care, his reputation gradually spread.

Today, I sent a secretary to call him over and had a good experience with his skills.

Even though he had known it and experienced it a long time ago, he still gave a thumbs up again and again.

"By the way, I heard that you just had a daughter. It just so happens that I have a gift for her."

As he spoke, Dean Lu instructed the staff to bring over the things he had prepared in advance.

Soon, the secretary came up to the two people with a small wooden box.

"Comrade Wang Mengde, open it and take a look."

"Thank you, Dean."

Wang Mengde was not polite. He thanked him happily, then reached out to take the wooden box and opened it carefully.

I found that there was a piece of mutton-fat jade ornament inside.

Looking at its appearance, the color is as white as mutton fat, its texture is extremely pure, and the oily luster is obvious. This is undoubtedly a piece of top-grade mutton fat jade.

"Dean, this is too valuable. I can't accept it."

When Wang Mengde saw the mutton-fat jade, he knew how valuable it was and quickly declined.

If it was an ordinary toy, or something meaningful like calligraphy or painting, he would definitely take it directly, but this piece of jade was obviously very valuable, so naturally he could not accept it.

"Haha, this is just a toy, you can't eat it or drink it, and besides, I asked my secretary to buy it with my own salary yesterday.

Besides, this is for the little girl, you are just accepting it for her, if you want to refuse it, you have to wait until she grows up and refuses it herself."

Dean Lu said without question.

Seeing him say that, Wang Mengde had no choice but to hand over the things.

"That's right, come on, take a walk with me and chat."

The two men did not walk far, but began to walk around the back area of ​​the Chinese Medical Research Institute.

"Comrade Wang Mengde, Mr. Huo's heart problem has improved a little thanks to your reminder."

For his reasons, Mr. Huo did not return to the south at the end of February and has been recuperating near the research institute recently.

Every time I went to give him massage and acupuncture, he would complain.

"Dean, I'm a doctor, and this is what I should do."

Wang Mengde said seriously.

"good."

Dean Lu said this with appreciation, and then changed the subject: "His illness still requires your attention. See if you can research some prescriptions or medicines. It doesn't require a cure, but it can relieve the pain."

"I have some idea about his illness."

"Oh, tell me now."

(End of this chapter)