I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 167 It’s better to lock him up
  Jiang Xi's home is right next to the hospital, or to be precise, right inside the hospital, because this large area, including a park next to it, belongs to Vladivostok Hospital.

There is only one reliable doctor in Vladivostok Hospital, Jiang Xi. If Jiang Xi has a patient after get off work that other doctors cannot handle, then Jiang Xi will come over temporarily to help.

After dinner, Jiang Xi and Jiang Haiyang led the students to ward rounds.

The students all held paper and pens. No matter what Jiang Xi said, they would write it down carefully.

There are also studious nurses who are learning from the side.

Seeing a large group of people cheering and swarming Jiang Xi in the middle, Jiang Haiyang finally had a more intuitive understanding of the status of Dr. Vladivostok.

The status of doctors in the Qing Empire was not high. Among scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, doctors were not mentioned at all.

"Seven Strategies" divides people's professions into three teachings and nine streams. Doctors belong to the middle and ninth streams, which is the same level as fortune telling.

Xu Dachun of the Qing Dynasty wrote in "Preface to the Origin of Medicine": Medicine is a small way, a fine thing, a heavy responsibility, and a humble person.

Therefore, in the Qing Empire, the social status of doctors was very low, and the quality of doctors varied greatly.

Even lamas who could only chant sutras could become imperial doctors. It is not difficult to understand the overall decline in medical skills in the Qing Empire.

Jiang Haiyang was secretly frightened. Jiang Xi didn't seem to hide anything when instructing his students. Jiang Xi even taught him things that Jiang Haiyang didn't know.

So after the ward rounds, Jiang Haiyang took the initiative to raise this issue when he returned to Jiang Xi's office.

"Senior brother, when dad taught you and senior brother, he didn't hide his secrets. Many of the things I know were only learned after coming here." Jiang Xi's words comforted Jiang Haiyang a little.

I remembered that when entering the operating room in the afternoon, I had to change clothes and disinfect first. There is something special about Vladivostok Hospital.

"You don't have to worry about the students I taught and starved to death of my master. Let's put it this way, if they don't start teaching soon, I'm afraid I will die of exhaustion before I starve to death -" Jiang Xi slumped on his chair, A female student was squeezing her shoulders from behind, and a girl was squatting next to her and beating her legs. The temperature in the room was a bit hot, and a male student opened the balcony door a crack, while another male student added a few more pieces to the fireplace. Firewood——

It was getting dark, and a student brought a candlestick. He didn't know what kind of metal the candlestick was made of. Jiang Haiyang suspected that it was silver and was too embarrassed to ask.

Regardless of the material of the candlestick, it would be too wasteful to light five candles on one candlestick.

Although it was not his own money that was wasted, Jiang Haiyang still felt heartbroken.

There was nothing he could do. He was used to living a hard life. When he came to Vladivostok, Jiang Haiyang felt like Grandma Liu who had entered the Grand View Garden.

"You can earn money by taking care of students here. Every time you bring out a student, you can get a reward of 250 taels of silver. I just worked for two months a year ago, and I was given a bonus of taels of silver at the end of the year. It was said that it would be paid for the whole year. Yes, every year from now on." Jiang Xi's earrings are set with huge gems.

The pearl necklace around her neck, the hairpin on her head, and the bracelets on her wrists are all proof.

Jiang Haiyang had the opportunity to go in and out of the palace, and he usually prided himself on being well-informed, but Jiang Haiyang looked at them for a long time and couldn't tell what materials Jiang Xi's accessories were made of.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Jiang Xi got off work on time.

A group of students cheered and sent Jiang Xi downstairs. Two tall and strong students insisted on sending Jiang Xi home without even drinking water.

Jiang Xi's husband Peng Chengwen has arrived home and is watching his two children do their homework and learning Russian with them.

"What did you learn in school today?"

"!@#￥&*——"

Jiang Haiyang looked confused.

Jiang Xi only had two senior brothers, so Peng Chengwen naturally knew Jiang Haiyang.

The two children were even more surprised to see Jiang Haiyang, and they all ran over to ask their uncle to say hello.

Before Jiang Haiyang came, he prepared a red envelope for his child, but he didn't take it out now, feeling that he couldn't get it out.

Both children were very clean, with chubby little faces that were cute and cute. Jiang Haiyang was very happy to have an uncle at the same time.

The child's clothes fit neatly and there are no patches on them. It looks like they are newly made.

The heating at home is as good as in the hospital. The eldest son's clothes are blue and the younger daughter's clothes are red. Clothes of these two colors are not common in the Qing Empire.

The clothes of the Qing Dynasty were generally darker, because dark colors were stain-resistant and did not need to be washed frequently.

Starching and washing will cause wear and tear on the clothes. If you wash them too much, they will get damaged even if they are not worn.

Children's clothes are usually made larger so they can last for several more years.

It takes three years to sew and mend a new piece of clothing, and it is common to have patches piled on top of each other. In short, everything is based on frugality.

"Senior brother, sit down quickly and let Xi'er get two dishes. Let's have a drink together!" Peng Chengwen opened the wine cabinet next to the dining table. There were rows of various foreign wines and white wines that Jiang Haiyang couldn't name. Jiang Haiyang felt refreshed. Starting to feel dizzy.

"Drink less. Senior brother has been helping out in the hospital all day today. You should go to bed early -" Jiang Xi ordered and went to the kitchen to prepare food.

How could Jiang Haiyang sleep? He was more energetic now than the day he left the army.

Peng Chengwen is a handy man and was among the first batch of apprentices to obtain technician qualifications in the machinery factory. He is now a senior technician.

Looking at the leather shoes on Peng Chengwen's feet and the short hair on his head, Jiang Haiyang didn't want to take off his hat.

The tail of the money rat is indeed a bit too ugly.

"Why didn't Senior Brother come?" Peng Chengwen was very sorry. Just after he married Jiang Xi, Jiang Xi's father died unexpectedly and he didn't have time to learn medical skills. "Elder brother has gone to the capital for a medical visit. No nobleman can afford to neglect him." Jiang Haiyang did not tell the truth.

Jiang Haiyang's eldest brother Zhou Changfu did not visit the hospital, but believed that Vladivostok Hospital was a liar. Not only did he not come, he also advised Jiang Haiyang not to come, lest he be sent to the tiger's mouth.

Jiang Haiyang is not only Jiang Xi's senior brother, but also Jiang Xi's cousin. Jiang Haiyang watched Jiang Xi grow up.

So Zhou Changfu can ignore Jiang Xi, but Jiang Haiyang cannot.

There are scales in the human heart, and Peng Chengwen knows very well what the two senior brothers are like.

If it was Zhou Changfu who came, I'm afraid Jiang Xi wouldn't have the treatment of taking him home and cooking the food himself.

"How are your sister-in-law and the children?" Peng Chengwen and Jiang Haiyang's families are very familiar with each other, and they often travel during the holidays.

"Fortunately, before coming, Suzhen also said that if you and Xi'er don't have a good life here, let me take you back -" Jiang Haiyang smiled bitterly and took out a small yellow croaker from his inner pocket. , it seems that it is probably no longer needed now.

Jiang Xi went to the hall and went to the kitchen. He quickly brought over a plate of beef with soy sauce, a plate of peanuts, a scrambled egg, and a torn braised chicken.

The dishes are a bit simple, but the specifications are not low. The Qing Dynasty New Year's Eve dinner is about this level——

This has to be done by a landlord during the New Year celebrations to achieve this level.

"I bought some cosmetics for Suzhen and some clothes for the children. You can take them back when you go back. The things here are too expensive in our place. A bottle of antifreeze skin cream, I heard that in Beijing It costs 20 taels of silver—"

Jiang Xi went directly to the table, and Peng Chengwen not only said nothing, but also took the initiative to bring three cups.

Jiang Xi can also drink some.

But that was all before they got married. Since Jiang Xi's father passed away, Jiang Xi has never drank again.

Can't afford to drink.

"It's nothing. If the Japanese want to buy the shotguns produced by our factory, they will cost 500 taels each, no matter the price!" Peng Chengwen was full of pride, and he was completely different from the submissive Peng Chengwen in Jiang Haiyang's memory.

"If your factory doesn't make money, our hospital will close down -" Jiang Xi knew the twists and turns here.

As a member of the Vladivostok Health Association, Jiang Xi knows how much the hospital's annual allocation is.

Not only are hospitals not making money, they are even losing money.

Of course, the results are also good. Jiang Xi's students are making rapid progress, and some of them have begun to try to treat patients independently.

This was naturally also under the guidance of Jiang Xi.

Jiang Xi also attends clinics on weekdays. In order to allow students to accumulate experience, Jiang Xi usually first asks students for their opinions and then gives treatment plans.

Although this is a bit troublesome, it is of great benefit to the students. They make progress every day.

"Brother, with your unique massage skills, if you come to Xi'er Hospital, you can also make a lot of money." Peng Chengwen also knows how to do massage, but unfortunately he has only scratched the surface.

Massage is a technical job as well as a strength job.

Jiang Xi is a woman. No matter how good her technique is, her lack of strength will ultimately result in poor results.

Jiang Haiyang's massage skills are the best among the Jiang Xi brothers and sisters.

"That's not possible. I have taught the apprentices here. What if the apprentices here go to the senior brother's hometown and steal the senior brother's job?" Jiang Xi's words caused the whole room to burst into laughter. How could this be possible?

Let’s not talk about how far Vladivostok is from Jiang Haiyang’s hometown.

Doctors in Vladivostok earn so much, why would they go to Jiang Haiyang's hometown to earn three melons and two dates?

"Polygala, Qingdai, come over for dinner -" Jiang Haiyang took the initiative to greet the two children.

Polygala and Indigo are both medicinal materials. These two names were given by Jiang Xi's father, and they have far-reaching significance.

Medicinal materials can cure diseases and people.

"They have already eaten at school, so don't worry about them." Jiang Xi is very grateful to Vladivostok's education policy, which makes raising children much easier.

"The school here still manages the food?" Jiang Haiyang was surprised, but worried at the same time.

Most of the children taught in the schools here will not be able to speak Chinese when they grow up.

"It's in charge. It's in charge of everything. We even give out clothes and stationery. When the children here reach the age, they have to go to school compulsorily. If the parents don't let their children go to school, they will be locked up -" Jiang Xi is not worried about this problem. The school in Vladivostok adopts bilingual education. Not only must Chinese be learned, but it is also more important than Russian.

There is nothing we can do about it. The Four Books and Five Classics alone are enough for children to study for half a lifetime.

What can I learn in Russian?
  Pushkin’s poetry——

No more, it would be gone. Before Pushkin, there was not even a unified Russian language.

Jiang Haiyang knew the Qing Empire's attitude towards education, so he burst into tears: "It's good to be locked up, it's good to be locked up -"

(End of this chapter)