The heavens set sail from the courtyard

When brothers Wang Gang and Tang Weimin met again, they naturally had endless things to talk about. Wang Gang also took the opportunity to invite his eldest brother to stay in the clinic for dinner.

Behind the clinic was Wang Gang’s residence. Tang Weimin took a look around and exclaimed that it was a hundred times better than his own residence.

"Brother, I will discuss with the commune secretary and have you transferred to the clinic. You can live in the same room with me from now on!"

"Won't it embarrass you?" Tang Weimin said carefully: "Should I ask your teacher?"

"My teacher works at the county health center. I'm in charge here, so you can stay here without worry." Wang Gang said confidently.

"Youmin, why do the villagers here respect you so much?" Tang Weimin asked.

"My teacher and I came here a year ago to build a clinic and treat villagers. Later, my teacher was transferred to the county, so I stayed here." Wang Gang explained: "The villagers here are actually quite easy to get along with."

Tang Weimin asked: "Have you learned the medical skills?"

Wang Gang nodded and said, "That's about right! I've learned all the theoretical knowledge, and all I need is practice, so the teacher kept me here."

Tang Weimin didn't know much about the medical industry, but he thought his brother was very capable.

Wang Gang took out a clay pot and found a stove to make hot pot in the evening.

Tang Weimin found a lot of vegetables and some bacon in the house, and couldn't help asking: "Why do you have so many vegetables?"

Wang Gang lit the stove and said, "These were all sent by the villagers. They were poor and couldn't afford the medical expenses, so they sent these vegetables."

Tang Weimin marveled: "My parents thought you would have a hard life in the countryside, but I didn't expect you to live better than in the city."

Wang Gang laughed and said, "That's because I can help the villagers cure their illnesses. Otherwise, do you think they would give me anything?"

Tang Weimin said cautiously: "You won't make any mistakes this way!"

Wang Gang shook his head and said, "Don't worry! Nothing will happen. I usually go up the mountain to collect herbs and exchange them for vegetables. Sometimes I also hunt some game and share it with the villagers."

Tang Weimin suddenly realized: "That's right, with your slingshot skills, you will never go hungry anywhere!"

Wang Gang put the pot on the stove, washed some vegetables and put them in the pot, and cut half a pound of bacon.

Tang Weimin slapped his head and said, "I forgot about He Jiali. Let's invite her to have dinner with us!"

Wang Gang looked at Tang Weimin who was ready to make a move and refused: "No, this will only harm her."

Tang Weimin was puzzled and asked: "Why? I see you have saved a lot of meat. He Jiali can't eat too much."

Wang Gang sighed and said, "It's not that I don't want to give up the meat. You are not at home now, and there are so many eyes watching. It's okay since you are my eldest brother, but if I invite He Jiali here as well, people will gossip about it, and it will be difficult for He Jiali to integrate into the group in the future."

Tang Weimin seemed to understand and said: "Is it that serious? We are all friends."

Wang Gang warned: "Brother, you will know after staying here for a long time that you must not be a maverick here, unless you have abilities that others don't have."

Tang Weimin was still a little confused, but chose to believe his brother.

Wang Gang asked Tang Weimin to sit down and took out two pairs of bowls and chopsticks, as well as a small jar.

"This is the sauce that the villagers taught me to make. You can dip it in the vegetables." Wang Gang scooped a spoonful of sauce from the small jar and poured it into Tang Weimin's bowl.

The two brothers sat around the stove, eating hotpot, and they were enjoying it very much.

When we were halfway through the hotpot, an old man in his fifties or sixties suddenly rushed in.

"Dr. Xiao Tang, Dr. Xiao Tang."

Wang Gang put down his chopsticks and said, "Village Chief Han, what's the matter? What happened?"

Village chief Han was slightly stunned when he saw that there was Tang Weimin in the hotpot.

"This is my elder brother Tang Weimin. He just came here with the team going to the countryside today." Wang Gang explained.

Village Chief Han suddenly realized, and then said anxiously: "My pig is about to give birth."

Wang Gang immediately stood up and said, "I'll be there right away." Tang Weimin was surprised and asked, "What does it have to do with you if a piglet gives birth?"

Wang Gang picked up the box hanging on the wall and said, "Brother, I'll be back soon, you eat first."

Tang Weimin couldn't eat anymore and said, "I'll go with you."

Wang Gang did not stop him, but asked Tang Weimin to turn off the stove to prevent a fire.

Although Village Chief Han was anxious, he did not urge Wang Gang. Instead, he stood in front of Wang Gang a little stiff and cautious.

After extinguishing the stove, Wang Gang and Village Chief Han hurried home to help the sow give birth.

Tang Weimin was standing by from beginning to end, which was quite an eye-opener!

Wang Gang was an expert midwife and in a short while he delivered thirteen piglets, making Village Chief Han very happy.

The sow was restless during the delivery process, so Tang Weimin finally went up to help. Under the guidance of Wang Gang, the two brothers calmed the sow down. They were busy for a full hour.

After everything was done, Village Chief Han fetched a large basin of water for Wang Gang and Tang Weimin to wash.

"Dr. Xiao Tang, thank you so much."

"Village Chief Han, you're welcome. You can take care of the piglets as I said. If anything happens, come to the clinic to find me." Wang Gang wiped his hands and said.

"Okay, okay." Village Chief Han took out some money and stuffed it into Wang Gang's hand.

Wang Gang declined: "No need for money."

Village Chief Han said with a smile: "This is a little gift from me. If it weren't for Doctor Xiao Tang treating my daughter Dahua before, she wouldn't have been able to give birth so smoothly."

Wang Gang shook his head and said, "I really can't accept the money. Village chief, please don't let me make a mistake!"

Seeing that Wang Gang was determined not to take the money, Village Chief Han took the money and asked his wife to bring a small basket of eggs.

"You must accept this."

Wang Gang thought about it and decided not to refuse the village chief's kindness. He accepted the eggs and then took his brother back to the clinic.

Tang Weimin couldn't help but ask on the way: "Youmin, do you still want to work part-time as a veterinarian?"

Wang Gang laughed and said, "In the village, curing animals is more popular than curing people."

Tang Weimin was puzzled and asked: "Why?"

Wang Gang explained: “Not every village has a veterinarian, and it takes half a day for the nearest veterinarian to come over. Distant water cannot quench immediate thirst.

Not every village has a clinic. My clinic actually manages several villages within a few hundred miles. It is inconvenient for people from other villages to come and see a doctor, so I sometimes go out to see patients.”

Tang Weimin was puzzled and asked: "Why not build more clinics and hire more veterinarians?"

Wang Gang sighed and said, "Medical resources are very scarce now, and the good ones are basically in the county. Do you think every village can have a doctor and a veterinarian?

In fact, if the higher authorities had not required universities to move to rural areas, this clinic would not have been built.”

Tang Weimin had never been exposed to these things before, so how could he understand them? He just felt that his brother was now capable.

"Youmin, can you get He Jiali to the clinic?" Tang Weimin said, "She is a girl, and farming is too hard."

Wang Gang said speechlessly: "I can only get one person here, if He Jiali comes here, you will have no chance!"

Tang Weimin said indifferently: "It doesn't matter if I can get through or not, you should give the chance to He Jiali!"

Wang Gang sighed and said, "You are so willing to do this. You know, farming is very hard work and there is no profit to be made!"

Tang Weimin said cheerfully: "I am not afraid of hard work, but I am afraid of making He Jiali suffer!" (End of this chapter)