Siheyuan: The prosperous era starting from being a doctor

Chapter 425: Joy Begets Sorrow and Graduate Education
Xu Damao will never forget it.

He was reported when he was having an affair with Meng Li.

That time, he paid the price with blood.

Not only did he spend half a year in jail, he also lost his job as a projectionist in the publicity department of the steel mill.

This is a good job that many people dream of, but he was fired directly.

Now that he has a stain on his record, that company won't want him anymore, so he can only find odd jobs during this period.

Odd jobs are not easy to do. Not only is the work very demanding, but the pay is also low.

You may work hard all day and still not earn fifty cents.

And there aren't odd jobs available every day.

At the end of a month, ten or so dollars is a lot.

It's totally impossible to rely on this little money to support Meng Li and her three children.

If it weren't for Aunt Xu who often secretly gave him some money and supplies, and Meng Li who deducted some things from He Daqing and others, their family would have starved to death long ago.

The above was not what made him most angry. What made him most devastated was that he was forced to marry Widow Meng.

Not only is she older than him, she is also a mother of three children and has already had an IUD.

And she told him directly that she had no plans to remove the IUD in the future, and would not give birth to a child for him.

This was a bolt from the blue.

He is the only male in the Xu family's generation. If he doesn't have children, how will he face his ancestors in the future?

Therefore, his heart was filled with hatred.

He hated Widow Meng, Sha Zhu and Wang Mengde, and even more he hated the person who reported him.

Xu Damao already had the answer in his mind as to who reported him.

After all, Jia Dongxu had threatened him at that time because he knew that he was having affairs with both men and women.

At the beginning, he gave the other party several benefits, such as pork belly, food and other scarce supplies.

Later, Jia Dongxu's appetite grew bigger and bigger, and he wanted more and more things, so he gritted his teeth and stopped eating.

Not long after, he was reported and caught red-handed by street staff while having an affair with Meng Li.

If his father Xu Fugui hadn't spent money and used his connections, he would have spent at least five years in jail.

In prison, he thought about it.

I must have been reported by Jia Dongxu.

Unfortunately.

Even after he was released from prison, he could not take revenge.

As a tainted person, if he makes another mistake and gets caught, he will be sentenced severely next time.

He doesn't want to spend even a second in prison.

Even though he had been out for a long time, he would always wake up in the middle of the night when he dreamed.

of course.

He had not given up the idea of ​​revenge, but was just waiting for an opportunity.

Now, the opportunity he had been waiting for finally arrived.

So, while Meng Li took the child back to her parents' home, I started writing the letter as soon as I got off work, without even cooking.

What he wrote was not a letter of complaint, but an application.

After spending half an hour finally finishing the letter with his left hand, he hurriedly put on his cotton coat and walked towards the post office.

When I arrived at the place, I put the envelope I had prepared in advance directly into the mailbox.

Then he returned to the courtyard, and when he passed the central courtyard, he laughed sinisterly several times in the direction of the Jia family.

The twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month.

Little New Year in the North.

Today happens to be Sunday again.

Every household is preparing a sumptuous meal.

It has been five or six years since the difficult three years, and China's economy is slowly recovering.

In addition, the export of medicines developed by Wang Mengde earns a large amount of foreign exchange every year.

Make the domestic industry much better than its original history.

Correspondingly, the amount of imported materials has increased a lot, especially food and daily necessities.

Therefore, the commodities on the market have become more abundant.

During the Chinese New Year and other festivals, although meat is still limited, every household can buy an extra pound and a half of meat.

This has made the quality of life of ordinary people in the country relatively better.

The Jia family is no exception. The steel rolling mill distributed some benefits yesterday. After Qin Huairu took them home, Jia Zhang was overjoyed.

Especially the two pounds of high-quality pork belly, which made her keep talking about it.

It’s really been a long time since they bought so much and such good meat.

Just when she made up her mind and cut about half a pound of pork belly, preparing to stew cabbage to satisfy her craving for lunch.

Several leaders from the street and neighborhood committee walked into the yard.

They first went to Yan Bugui's house, and then, accompanied by Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui, walked to the door of Lao Jia's house in the central courtyard.

"Secretary Zhang, Sister Cao, this is Jia Dongxu's home."

Liu Haizhong walked on the side and spoke with a nod and a bow.

"Comrade Liu Haizhong, please go knock on the door first."

Although Secretary Zhang looked down on his actions, he still spoke patiently.

"Oh, I'll be there right away."

Liu Haizhong said something flattering, then took two steps forward, knocked on the door, and said loudly:

"Dongxu, is Dongxu at home?"

"Lao Liu, my Dongxu is at home, just push the door and come in."

In the room, Jia Zhang was cutting meat. When she heard the voice from her bangs, she answered without raising her head.

Entered the living room.

Liu Haizhong introduced: "Sister-in-law, this is Officer Zhang from our street. You must be familiar with Sister Cao from the neighborhood committee.

They came to see your Dongxu for something, please ask Dongxu to come out for a while."

In the bedroom.

Jia Dongxu had just been woken up and heard a lot of people coming outside. He rubbed his eyes and got up from the bed reluctantly.

After getting dressed, he came to the living room. Before he could come to his senses, he saw a middle-aged man holding his hands with a smile on his face, shaking them vigorously a few times, and said excitedly:

"Comrade Jia Dongxu, I am a street staff member, my last name is Zhang.

I came to see you today to tell you that we have received the letter you sent us a few days ago.

After the leadership held a meeting and studied the matter, it was decided to accept your application."

"Apply?
What does it mean? "

Jia Dongxu said with a confused look on his face.

“Haha, Comrade Jia Dongxu, you sent us an application letter a few days ago.

In the letter you said that you are disabled but determined and want to participate in the Down to the Countryside Movement.

And he has to go to a remote place with his son, father and son together."

Secretary Zhang looked a little strange, but he still explained patiently.

what?
After hearing what Secretary Zhang said, Jia Zhang and Jia Dongxu were both stunned.

Especially Jia Dongxu, he had no recollection of ever writing any labor application.

What's more, it is going to a remote rural area.

To be honest, he would only do this if he was out of his mind.

Isn't it nice to lie at home every day, with food and clothes provided for you?

Even Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui looked at the Jia family in surprise.

They didn't suspect anything else, they just thought that Jia Dongxu might not be mentally normal.

Qin Huairu, who had just returned from outside, also heard this. Her face turned pale instantly and she asked:

"Leader, our Dongxu didn't write an application, did he make a mistake?"

“Humph, how could I be wrong? The letter clearly states your family’s name, and the address is No. 95, Central Courtyard.

Also, after receiving your application letter, Street Director Wang has reported it to his superiors.

They are going to use you as an example and publicize it in the newspapers.

Now you tell me that you made a mistake, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

Secretary Zhang said with a bad look. He could see that the other party was unwilling to be a role model.

But as a representative of the street, he came here today to implement this matter.

If the other party goes back on his word, you won’t be able to explain to your leader when you return.

So Jia Dongxu has to go today whether he wants to or not.

Even if he did not write the application, it cannot change this fact.

I saw that Secretary Zhang was angry.

Qin Huairu quickly pulled her mother-in-law and husband who were still trying to argue, and said apologetically:

"I'm sorry, Director Zhang, our Dongxu has been in poor health recently. It may be because his illness has affected his memory."

"It has been decided. On the morning of the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, there will be a train to the northwest. The train will be filled with comrades going to the countryside.

I don't want to be late when the time comes because there are two of you at home.

By the way, there was also a swearing-in ceremony that day, and Jia Dongxu, as a role model, had to go on stage to receive a big red flower. "

After Officer Zhang finished speaking, he turned and left.

Only the Jia family members in the house were left looking at each other, not knowing what to do for a moment.

After a while.

Qin Huairu was still quick to react.

She said to Jia Dongxu anxiously: "Dongxu, go find Uncle Yi and ask him to help ask the people on the street to find out what's going on.

I'll go to next door and ask Wang Mengde to see if he can get your and Banggeng's names removed from the list of people going to the countryside."

With that she hurried out the door.

Wang Mengde's home.

After listening to Qin Huairu's crying, He Shengnan softened her heart.

She looked at Wang Mengde and signaled with her eyes.

As a couple, they have some tacit understanding, and Wang Mengde understood what she meant.

Let him do what he can and help if he can.

"Sister-in-law, it's not that I don't want to help, but this has been publicized as a typical example.

You also know that the country's policies cannot be influenced by one person, so there is nothing I can do about it."

Wang Mengde said with an embarrassed look on his face.

The street has reported it to the district and is also preparing to publicize it in the newspaper.

If it really needs to be replaced, it's not something that ordinary people can do.

Even if he had the ability, he would not help the Jia family for no reason.

So, he simply declined.

Seeing Wang Mengde's firm attitude, Qin Huairu returned home with a disappointed look on her face.

a few days later.

Jia Dongxu and Banggeng, father and son, reported to the street with tragic looks on their faces.

The good news is that they will both be assigned to the same place.

The bad news is that the two will go to the farthest northwest region and stay there for at least seven or eight years.

Many people in the courtyard felt very sympathetic about what happened to the Jia family.

But some people's hearts are filled with joy.

Among them, Xu Damao was the happiest.

Not only will he get his revenge, but he might even have a chance to hook up with Qin Huairu.

It's a pity that he didn't feel happy too early.

Just as Jia Dongxu and Banggeng, with sad faces, boarded the train to the northwest.

Secretary Zhang, accompanied by Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui, went to his home.

"Xu Damao, right?

We have received your application.

He said he wanted to turn over a new leaf and voluntarily reform himself, and go to the most difficult place for training.

It just so happened that the higher authorities had stipulated that there was no need for political review when going to the countryside this time.

So, I am here to inform you that on the seventh day after the Chinese New Year, you will report to the street office, and then follow the main group to the coldest place in the Northeast."

to be frank.

When Secretary Zhang received this task, he was full of doubts.

It is incredible that two people in one courtyard wrote applications.

And after I finished writing the application, I regretted it and I don’t know what I was thinking.

If Xu Damao knew what he was thinking, he would definitely cry out loudly that he was innocent.

He never intended to go to the countryside. He was completely framed.

but.

With the previous experience of Jia Dongxu, he knew that this was not possible.

Even if you shout it all over the world, if you don't apply for it on your own initiative, there is no hope.

It might even cause resentment among the people in the street and cause more trouble.

This year, some are happy while others are sad.

There were only four people left in the old Jia family, an orphan and a widow. Even though there were three meat dishes for the New Year's Eve dinner, Jia Zhangshi could not enjoy them.

Qin Huairu was also anxious in her heart, and she was mainly worried about Bang Geng.

The same is true for Xu Damao's house in the backyard.

Meng Li was not worried about Xu Damao. What she was worried about was how the four of them would survive once Xu Damao went to the Northeast.

Compared with these two families, Wang Mengde's family was full of laughter.

There was a rich variety of food on the table, and there were even several kinds of fruits after the meal.

Watermelon has long become a common food.

"Teacher, here are the papers of several of us. Please take a look."

On the first day of work after the New Year, Wei Ming and several others brought their prepared graduation theses to Wang Mengde.

If they counted the time, they found that they had been studying with Wang Mengde for several years.

Even graduate school took more than three years.

In fact, last year, based on their levels, they were all qualified to graduate.

But Wang Mengde thought it would be better to study for another year, so he put it on hold.

Otherwise, he would be a person who has been named as the second author in papers published in the world's top journals.

As long as they have independently published two papers in top domestic journals, it will be easy for them to get a doctorate degree.

"Well, I'll take a look now."

Wang Mengde took the papers from them and said.

In his eyes, although these papers have a lot of words, he can read ten lines at a glance and finish reading a paper in just a few minutes.

And I understand it very thoroughly.

In less than twenty minutes, I finished reading all the papers.

Wang Mengde smiled and said, “Your paper has improved this time.

Not bad, not bad, more than enough to serve as a graduate thesis.

I think that with further polishing, it can be published in top domestic journals.

Once your paper is published in March, you will have obtained the first batch of master's degrees in the country.

At the same time, I am almost ready to graduate. I will do a year of internship at Guang'anmen Hospital. "

Then, he began to explain to Wei Ming and others.

He kept talking for nearly two hours before he stopped.

"Teacher, we have discussed it and decided that even after graduation, we would like to stay with you and continue studying."

Wei Ming said with anticipation.

"Haha, you have been studying for several years, it's time for you to go out and try your luck on your own.

Besides, you can basically stay and work in Guang'anmen Hospital in the future, so there are plenty of opportunities."

Wang Mengde looked at them and said with emotion.

He actually didn't want to see these people leave, but there was nothing he could do since it was impossible for them to study with him for the rest of their lives.

Besides, it’s time for him to take in a few more apprentices.

(End of this chapter)