Chapter 222 Textbook Writing and Sharing the Benefits

The bride and her family came over.

The yard suddenly became crowded with people coming and going.

After they arrived, in addition to bringing some simple dowries, each person also voluntarily gave three or two taels of food coupons.

This has been the unspoken practice since the implementation of food coupons.

When you go out, you don’t have to bring money, but you must bring your food coupons.

Because money cannot buy food coupons, but food coupons can be exchanged for money.

Without food coupons, you can’t eat.

It’s the same when I visit relatives. Everyone has limited food rations and lives a tight life. If I entertain guests, my family may go hungry that month.

Therefore, no matter whose house you go to or what you do, it is right to take the initiative to hand over your food coupons.

Zhou Xiaoyan didn't hesitate and accepted it directly. Then she said a few polite words and asked the people from the girl's family to come into the house and sit down and have some tea.

It will take some time before we leave the table.

"Shengnan, come on, let's go inside and chat with them."

Wang Mengde reached out and hugged Yaya, then whispered:
"By the way, give the gift we brought to Shengwen."

"Okay, let's go together."

He Shengnan said with a smile.

Her brother finally got married, and she was very happy.

Arrived in the house.

As for Wang Mengde, the people from the girl's family all stood up and greeted him.

Before, when the two families were discussing the wedding date, Wang Mengde was also present, so they were quite familiar with each other.

Everyone in the Guo family knew that he was an excellent doctor and had great influence. It was because of his help that their daughter was able to work at the Qinghe Woolen Factory.

After chatting for a few words.

Wait for He Shengnan to take out the gift she had prepared in advance.

Immediately, it aroused everyone's admiration and envy.

The sister-in-law of Miss Guo felt jealous, but she said, "Oh, these sheets and quilt covers are so beautiful.

This bright red dress has several peonies embroidered on it. My sister is so happy."

When she married into the Guo family, she had nothing. She only carried a package and two pieces of clothing.

The Guo family was in financial difficulty at the time and naturally did not have the financial ability to buy new sheets and quilt covers. They just washed the half-new sheets and quilt covers and used them.

Now when I see how my sister-in-law is treated, I instantly think of my past.

Not only her, but all the women present expressed their love for this set of sheets and quilt covers.

"Oh, this is beautiful. I'll spread it on the bed later."

Zhou Xiaoyan took a break from her busy schedule and happened to come into the room, where she saw brand new bright red sheets and quilt covers in everyone's hands.

She packed her things quickly, fearing that they would be dirty by others.

A few days ago, her daughter told her that she wanted to give a set of bed sheets and quilt covers to her brother as a wedding gift.

She was very happy at that time.

In later generations, bed sheets and quilt covers may be everywhere. As long as you have money, you can buy as many as you want.

But it’s different in this era.

The shortage of supplies meant that the cloth coupons each person received each year were only enough to mend old clothes, but not enough to buy a new piece of clothing.

Not to mention bed sheets and quilt covers.

At first she was a little worried and planned to use the old sheets and quilt covers at home.

Unexpectedly, her daughter gave her such a big surprise.

The moment she touched the cloth in her hand, she knew it was of the best quality and felt better than ordinary cloth.

Plus, the color is so festive, and on my son’s wedding day, I had a set of bed sheets and quilt covers, which was the only one in the area.

In recent years, I haven't heard of anyone having this in Caochang Hutong or even in Gulou.

Thinking of this, he happily walked into the bedroom under the envious eyes of the women.

The lively day finally came to an end.

Holding their daughter who had fallen asleep from exhaustion in their arms, Wang Mengde and He Shengnan walked slowly towards Nanluoguxiang.

Fortunately, the journey was not far and the weather was neither too cold nor too hot.

"Mengde, thank you."

Halfway through the journey, He Shengnan, pushing her bicycle, suddenly said something out of the blue.

"What's wrong? Thank me for something?"

Wang Mengde asked curiously.

"It's okay."

He Shengnan didn't explain much, and just looked at him with a smile.

During this period, her husband has put in a lot of effort for her younger brother.

In addition to the work arrangements for my younger brother and sister-in-law, I also borrowed a lot of industrial coupons, as well as rice, flour, oil, salt, chicken, fish, meat and eggs to entertain guests.

Even though the He family only prepared two tables of food today, there were still a lot of delicious things on the table.

There are not only white flour buns and two-wheat flour buns, but also four or five meat dishes, and the portions of these dishes are also very large.

My brother-in-law's family members ate the dish with great delight and were full of praise.

When he left, he almost had to hold on to the wall. The plates on the table were all eaten clean, and even the greasy food at the bottom of the plates was eaten with the steamed buns.

They can't even have such a sumptuous meal during the Chinese New Year.

Today I have completely satisfied my craving.

If an ordinary family prepares two tables of banquets of this size, they will have to eat coarse food for the next month or even several months.

There was not even bran to eat.

With the help of Wang Mengde, the He family made it easily.

The days ahead will not be affected.

On the contrary, all the things Wang Mengde brought with him were not used up, and there were still quite a few left.

Not only was there no less white flour in the rice jar at home, but there was actually several kilograms more.

Simultaneously.

She also heard that her younger brother was able to rent a wing room and a small ear room because the people in the neighborhood committee gave face to Wang Mengde.

Otherwise, even if it’s another year, it might not be He Shengwen’s turn to rent such a good house.

When she was leaving, she felt deeply touched when she saw her grandfather and parents looking radiant.

So I was inspired just now.

Arrived at home.

It's almost dark.

Ran Xiaomei was washing pots and dishes by the sink in the middle courtyard. She knew that her son and daughter-in-law had eaten at their in-laws' place that night, so she didn't wait to join them.

"Mom, let me wash it."

When He Shengnan saw that her mother-in-law was busy, she quickly pushed the bicycle to the door of her house, tied it up, rolled up her sleeves, and was about to take over the job.

"No, you've been busy all day, go and take a rest."

Ran Xiaomei refused with a smile.

Then he looked around with pride.

Her daughter-in-law was diligent, capable, and beautiful. She gave her two grandsons and a granddaughter, which gave her a lot of face.

Many neighbors often talk about me behind my back.

In Courtyard 95, the best daughters-in-law are hers and Old Jia's. "It's okay, Mom, I'm not tired, I'll do it."

As He Shengnan spoke, she helped Ran Xiaomei up. She reached out and grabbed the loofah, bent down and began to wash it.

This scene made Aunt Xue and Aunt Li jealous.

I wish my daughter-in-law would be so eager to do work.

Unfortunately, they are at most slightly more diligent than Lou Xiao'e from the Xu family.

the next day.

Early in the morning, Wang Mengde had no time to deal with the affairs of the Internal Medicine Department, so he took a stack of manuscript paper and came to the office of Vice President Pu.

"Morning, sir!"

While greeting everyone, he swiftly picked up the thermos from the corner and made a cup of tea for Pu Lao and himself.

"Meng De, you came to see me so early, is there something going on?"

Master Pu watched his proud disciple busying himself. He sat on the chair, put down the medical book in his hand, then twirled his beard and asked with a smile.

Since he stepped down as the head of the internal medicine department some time ago, he has had a lot more free time.

Apart from work at the research institute, he mostly goes to the clinic to see patients, or reads medical books in the office, and writes some of his experiences in practicing medicine over the years.

Decades of medical concepts and experiences are prepared to be written down to leave something for future generations to learn and refer to.

"Sir, I came to you to ask you to take a look at this for me.

This is a textbook that I spent several months writing for medical students to learn acupuncture techniques. "

Wang Mengde handed a stack of draft paper in his hand to him and said.

Ever since Dean Lu asked him to write textbooks a few years ago, he has kept it in mind.

In the past few months, he not only compiled teaching materials for learning acupuncture, but also wrote some other content.

Of course, other aspects are still mainly based on internal medicine and dermatology, but they are not yet a system, so he needs to add some more content.

"Oh, you finished it so quickly. Let me take a look."

After hearing from his apprentice that he had already written the medical book, Pu Lao hurriedly said curiously.

It has only been a few months. If it were someone else, he would definitely scold them and ask them to go back and be more careful.

But Wang Mengde is different. He cannot be judged according to common sense at all.

After taking the draft paper, Mr. Pu first looked at the title and saw a line of words written on it - "Acupuncture Technology - From Entry to Mastery".

Wow, what a big tone.

But when I thought of his superb acupuncture skills, I felt relieved.

Starting from the first page, Mr. Pu read very quickly. He could understand the meaning of the content at a glance.

After all, as a veteran Chinese medicine practitioner with decades of experience, he does have this knowledge.

When he was almost halfway through, his speed slowed down.

He would often take more than ten minutes, or even more than twenty minutes, to read a page of paper.

Wang Mengde was not in a hurry either. He held the teacup, sat opposite, and drank the tea slowly, just as if he was taking a half day off from his busy life.

I was thinking to myself that when I go back, I must ask the teacher for a pound of tea.

Wang Hao took away three or four taels of tea from his house and gave it away to others, and now it is all gone.

It's approaching noon.

Pu Lao put down the draft in his hand, looked up, rubbed his eyes, and calmed down before slowly saying:

"Meng De, this book on acupuncture techniques is so well written.

There are many novel concepts and ideas in it, which have greatly inspired me, and this is the result of me reading half of it.

The content later should be more profound. If I want to finish reading it, it will probably take me at least a week."

After a pause, he organized his words and continued:
“You wrote the basic content in detail and gave some suggestions and methods for learning. I believe that even a beginner can learn it quickly.

The content at the end may be difficult for ordinary students to learn. Even I have to think for a while before I can understand the principle.

If you ask a student to learn it, wouldn’t it be too difficult?”

No wonder he has this worry.

Even he, a veteran Chinese medicine practitioner with decades of experience, felt a little stressed when he saw the middle part. Based on the difficulty level, he would probably find the last part a bit strenuous as well.

Not to mention students who have just started studying medicine, many people may not understand what it means.

Pu Lao's words made Wang Mengde suddenly wake up.

In the past few months, he has been busy putting all his knowledge of acupuncture into words, without considering other people's ability to accept it.

In this world, there is no one whose acupuncture skills can reach his current level.

Thinking of this, he said hurriedly:

"Thank you for your advice, sir. I really hadn't thought about this so much.

Then I will take it back and revise it, delete some of the content at the end, and add some more basic knowledge content. "

“Haha, actually don’t delete too much.

You might as well divide this textbook into two volumes, with the first volume mainly containing basic knowledge and the second volume adding a little more difficult content.

The difficulty of the second volume can be increased to allow talented students to choose to study and use it. "

Pu Lao suggested with a smile.

Over the past few decades, he has trained many apprentices and has a great understanding of teaching students in accordance with their aptitude.

"Well, sir, I'll listen to you."

Wang Mengde nodded and said.

"Haha, I'm mainly giving you some suggestions. You still need to consider the specific arrangements yourself."

Mr. Pu laughed.

Then, he thought for a moment, and then pointed out, "By the way, you should send this textbook to Vice President Zhu first and let her correct it for you.

Also, when the time comes, the name of the chief editor in the textbook will definitely be you, and the name of the deputy chief editor can be the name of one of Vice President Zhu’s students.”

He is paving the way for Wang Mengde.

Vice President Zhu is President Lu’s junior sister. She is not too old, just under 50 years old, and has extensive connections in the circle of traditional Chinese medicine.

In the future at the Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, making friends with her will only benefit you and not cause any harm.

Moreover, giving up the title of deputy editor-in-chief would not have much impact on Wang Mengde.

"Sir, I think it's okay to write three names for deputy editors, and it's okay to write several names for editors."

After listening to Pu Lao's words, Wang Mengde suddenly thought of some textbooks or books in later generations, in which there were several or even dozens of deputy editors or editors.

Then I started to think about it.

There are so many famous Chinese medicine experts in the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine. They may not need this title, but everyone has a few proud disciples or successors.

Although these people are not very old yet, they will definitely be the backbone of the traditional Chinese medicine community in the future.

“Well, you can add a few more names, but not too many, and if these people want to have their names added, they have to make contributions.

When the time comes, you can give them the draft you have written and ask them to proofread it, and at least ask them to come up with some good other insights and opinions.

By the way, your junior brothers and sisters are still young, so don’t let them sign their names for now. We can talk about it later when there is a chance.”

Pu Lao Dun Dun taught.

He has directly defined the scope. If you want to have your name on the textbook, you must at least have some real skills.

It's not okay to just fill in the gaps.

Return to your office.

Wang Mengde was just about to re-organize the contents of the draft when Sun Xiaoru hurried in:

"Brother, there is a comrade named Dai outside who wants to see you about something urgent."

(End of this chapter)