Restarting life by going to the countryside to support medical work

Chapter 19 Meet Again

It was past six o'clock and the sky had already fallen completely dark. On the two hundred meter long town street, there were only two dim street lamps, which were desperately emitting light to illuminate the world.

The streets were already empty at this time. Not to mention the coldest days of winter, even in summer there were almost no people on the streets at night. There were no entertainment activities, so why stay outside? It would be better to go home and hug your wife comfortably.

Li Yancheng tightened his coat and walked out of the clinic gate. He stood on the side of the road, looking at the town store not far away which still had the lights on, and walked towards that direction.

Just as they reached the steps at the door, the curtain was lifted from the inside and an acquaintance walked out. The two of them were both stunned when they looked at each other.

"Hello, Doctor Li."

"Uh... hello, hello, you guys didn't go back to the county?"

The person who came out was the young man who had gone to him for treatment in the afternoon but was not cured in the end.

I didn't expect that their working group didn't return to the county town tonight and are still living in this remote mountain area.

"Our work is not over yet." The young man always had a smile on his face and spoke slowly, giving people a very comfortable feeling.

But Li Yancheng, who has seen countless people, can still feel a sense of arrogance and alienation from that smile.

This is not for him, but this young man has been disguising himself with this smile.

"Doctor Li, if you want to buy something, please go in quickly. I just heard from the staff that he is about to close the shop for the day."

This store is the only department store in Mulin Town. The normal working hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., with an hour for lunch and shift change. The staff inside are all on a regular basis. It is quite strange that they were not off work until 6:30 today.

Li Yancheng came here just to buy cigarettes. When he came out after buying them, he found that the man was still standing at the door and was obviously waiting for him.

Seeing him come out, the young man smiled and stretched out his right hand: "Doctor Li, nice to meet you. My name is Luo Yang, as in flying Yang. I work in the relevant department of our city (the newly established committee)."

Looking at the hand he extended, Li Yancheng poured the two packs of cigarettes in his right hand into his left hand, and then clenched it.

"Li Yancheng, I work at the First Hospital in our city."

"Doctor Li, I think you are about the same age as me. What year were you born?"

"Year 42"

"Wow, we are really the same age. I was also born in 1942, but you are definitely not older than me." The young man, Luo Yang, continued speaking as if to make small talk.

"That's not necessarily true. Normally, no one of the same age would be older than me. My birthday is on New Year's Day." Li Yancheng is not the type of person who would ignore others. Since the other person had nothing to say, he just took over the conversation.

In fact, he didn't know exactly what year he was born in.

When the old man picked him up, he just estimated that he should be three years old, so when he registered him after liberation, he reported him as born in 1942. As for his birthday, he just said it casually, after all, New Year's Day is easy to remember.

Even his given name was the same as his grandfather's, and his given name was also a new one.

When he heard that the baby was born on New Year's Day, Luo Yang stopped trying to take a cigarette out of his pocket, with a look of surprise on his face.

"New Year's Day of 1942? Are you really on New Year's Day?"

"Yes, that's the date on the household registration."

"Hey, isn't this a coincidence? I didn't expect that I would meet someone who was born on the same day as me."

"Ah?" Li Yancheng was also a little surprised. What a coincidence.

"It's so rare, come on, brother, let's shake hands again. It's not easy to meet someone who was born on the same day as you in the same year and month in such a vast crowd of people." "Hahaha... yes!"

The smile on Luo Yang's face became much more sincere.

"Brother, I see you are wearing a military coat. Have you ever been a soldier?"

"Yes, I just came back from the army last year and was assigned to the First Hospital."

"Are you a medic in the army?"

"No, I joined the army after I graduated from medical school."

"Medical... did you join the army after graduating from junior college?" Luo Yang's mouth was so wide open that a goose egg could fit in it.

"Yeah, I can't even remember what I was thinking at the time. I didn't even wait for the assignment, I just ran to the armed forces department to sign up."

"You're really something!" Luo Yang shook his head in admiration, took a cigarette out of the cigarette box in his hand and handed it to Li Yancheng.

The Blue Peony with filter tip is 60 cents a box, the same price as the Huazi without a tip. It is the kind that you may not be able to buy even if you have money.

Looking at the cotton coat made of polyester-cotton khaki and the suede cotton leather shoes on his feet, this guy is most likely a second-generation rich. I just don't know why he got to work for this newly established committee, although this unit does have power now.

He struck a match, lit Luo Yang's cigarette first, then lit his own. After blowing out the match, Li Yancheng asked, "Where are you staying tonight?"

"It's in the town government yard. There are a few rooms in the back that are prepared for guests."

As Luo Yang spoke, he looked back at the closed shop, then turned back and whispered, "Brother, tell me the truth, is there a cure for my disease?"

He still couldn't let go of his body.

Come to think of it, as long as you are a normal man, no one can take it lightly.

After saying this, he didn't wait for Li Yancheng to answer, and continued: "I won't hide it from you, I have consulted many famous doctors in the past two years, not only here, but also in Shanghai.

But the result... is just like what I told you this afternoon, the treatment conditions are too harsh and the time is too long. To be honest, I don’t have the patience to persist. "

Li Yancheng was a little hesitant, not knowing how to answer. He thought for a while, took two puffs of cigarette, and then spoke under Luo Yang's anxious gaze.

"I didn't lie to you this afternoon. I do have a way to cure you. It will only take a month for you to see obvious results, but the conditions are also a bit harsh."

"Is this what you said, that requires wild ginseng that is more than three hundred years old?" Luo Yang frowned.

If he really needed wild ginseng that was more than three hundred years old, he really had no good way. This thing was like a holy medicine, and even the old man in his family couldn't get it.

"no no no"

Li Yancheng shook his head: "That was just my excuse because I saw that you were skeptical of me.

What I mean by harsh is that you have to come to me every day for a month to get acupuncture. For example, if you come at 8:30 in the morning today, you have to come again at 8:30 in the evening, and then the next day and the day after, and so on, for 30 days, every day. "

"So, I have to do acupuncture every twelve hours, right?"

"That's right. And once you start the acupuncture, you can't stop in the middle, otherwise it may cause unknown harm to your body."

"If it really can cure my disease, I can do it." Is this condition harsh? Not really. Just make sure you have the time, and then stick to it.

(End of this chapter)