Stargirl's guide to life in the 70s

After staying at Bai's house for a while, Yu Jiang declined Grandma Bai's invitation to stay for dinner, and went to the state-owned hotel to meet his friends with the medicine certified by the former director of Kyoto Central Hospital.

The four of them had a big meal at the state-owned hotel, using the money and food stamps that Lu Beiyuan left for them today.

They were about to refuse at the time, but Lu Beiyuan said in a nice way: "Come and see me off. I can't treat you to dinner in person, so I can only give you money and tickets, and you can order whatever you want to eat." What."

He Zhile ate the white slaughtered chicken in the bowl and couldn't help but sigh: "Brother Lu is so good! I really don't want him to leave!"

Lu Nanchi on the other side shuddered when he heard this...

Yu Jiang deliberately joked: "What? Now that we have food, we are not afraid of Brother Lu anymore?"

He Zhile was just concentrating on the white chicken in front of him. At this moment, after Yu Jiang reminded him, he thought of Lu Beiyuan's frozen face...

"Forget it, it's good to just have such a meal..."

"Hahaha……"

This was a ruthless ridicule from Zhang Tong.

He Zhile and Lu Nanchi:...

The fist is already hard!

After the meal, the four of them shopped around at the supply and marketing cooperative, and then took the bullock cart back to the village.

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In the evening, the five members of the Yu family ate at the dining table.

Yu Jiang saw that everyone had no food in their mouths and suddenly spoke: "Mom, Dad, grandparents, I want to learn Chinese medicine from a teacher."

The four people on the table paused at the same time and looked at each other. Then he turned his attention to Father Yu.

Father Yu: Yes, I’m the one taking the lead again, right?

Father Yu asked Yu Jiang seriously: "Do you know what you are talking about?"

Yu Jiang also gave a very serious expression to his family: "I know! What I want to learn is not Western medicine, but Chinese medicine, which is now regarded as dross."

"You know it's rubbish, why do you still want to learn it?"

When Yu Jiang heard what Father Yu said, he did not answer directly. Instead, he asked Father Yu directly: "Dad, do you really think that Chinese medicine, which has been inherited for more than 5,000 years, is dregs?"

Father Yu was speechless by this rhetorical question.

"I know that in today's era, Western medicine is highly respected, and young people studying traditional Chinese medicine are not recognized. Being discovered by the red soldiers may even bring trouble to the family.

But we all know this is wrong!

Traditional Chinese medicine is a treasure of China. It can save thousands of lives. I don’t want to see its inheritance interrupted in our generation.

Moreover, I believe that one day this situation will be changed, and those stigmas will be washed away sooner or later! "

The faces of the Yu family softened. Didn't Yu Jiang's words speak to their hearts?

Although their family's life seems to be very good, there are many more people who are still struggling to live above the food and clothing line.

Moreover, Father Yu and Mother Yu were both former college students. Their knowledge and abilities gave them a broader vision and judgment and understanding of things.

They also hope that this society can regain its light.

Father Yu thought for a long time and said slowly: "So you want to learn Chinese medicine?"

“This is one reason, and on the other hand, I also have my own selfish motives.

Grandpa has a bad heart, and he has been taking medicine over the years. He has been to the hospital in the city several times, but there has been no solution. "

Yu Jiang said and took out the bottle of medicine again. The difference was that at that time, because he asked Mr. Bai to help him take a look, he only took out two pills, but now there is a full bottle here.

“This is a traditional Chinese medicine pill that I developed together with an old Chinese medicine doctor to treat my grandfather’s heart problem. It uses warming and tonic formulas.

Although the effect may not be so obvious in a short period of time, with long-term use, grandpa should no longer suffer from insufficient heart supply due to emotional excitement. "

"Who is that old Chinese medicine doctor? How do you know him?"

Yu Jiang was suddenly at a loss for words. This was really hard to explain. Could it be that he went to the black market to buy books, and that she exchanged a century-old ginseng for a bunch of books and small yellow croakers?

I have to say, it just needs to be polished...

"Well... one time I went to the county town and met an old man who was buying books. His wife was seriously ill and he continued to buy medicinal materials.

Didn’t I also collect some medicinal materials when I went to the mountains to collect wild products? I exchanged medicinal materials for Chinese medicine books.

Later, his wife gradually recovered due to timely treatment, and they were grateful to me.

In addition, after reading those books, I wanted to learn Chinese medicine well, so I wanted to become a teacher of that old gentleman and learn Chinese medicine from him.

As for his identity, he is the former director of Beijing Central Hospital. For some reasons, he returned to his hometown with his wife..."

Listening to Yu Jiang's words, Yu's father and Yu's mother naturally knew that there was a lot of moisture in them, but they still did not expose them.

When they heard the name of the director of Beijing Central Hospital, both of them were stunned.

Then they looked at each other: It turned out to be that person!

When the couple found out who their daughter wanted to worship, they were not as worried as before.

"Jiang Jiang, studying medicine has never been an easy matter. There are many people who have struggled on this road for decades and still have no results. Can you really persist?"

When Yu Jiang heard this, he knew that his parents agreed.

So I immediately promised: "Mom and Dad, I will definitely persevere!"

But Yu Jiang turned around and said hesitantly: "It's just that my behavior will increase the risk of being attacked by others in my family. Although I will try my best to hide my study of Chinese medicine, I can't guarantee that I won't let others attack me." Discover."

Grandma Yu spoke at this time: "So we just hope that you can protect yourself during this process. And just based on the medicine you gave your grandfather, we can believe that the Bai Lao family is indeed a good person."

Yes, in this day and age, if someone is not really kind-hearted, who would take risks to deliver medicine to others?

It was thus decided that Yu Jiang would study medicine as an apprentice.

Father Yu immediately made his decision and decided to go to Bai's home tomorrow.

Yu's mother also began to rummage around the house, preparing things that Yu Jiang would need to become his apprentice. While preparing, she complained that Father Yu and Yu Jiang didn't give her any time to prepare.

First, celery, lotus seeds, red dates and longan were prepared. These four things respectively symbolize diligence, hard work in teaching, early high school and perfect merit.

Then Yu Mu took out the soy sauce meat she had made before. Because the bacon had not been marinated yet, only the soy sauce meat could be brought directly over now. When the time comes, Bai Lao and the others will keep it for a while and then cut it directly for cooking.

The next day, Yu's mother went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy two boxes of pastries and malted milk, and followed Yu Jiang to Bai's house with these things.

When Mr. Bai came to open the door, he was a little surprised. He really didn't expect that Yu Jiang's family would be so courageous and let his daughter study Chinese medicine so simply.

But he still welcomed him into his home with a smile.

Father Yu and Mother Yu briefly introduced themselves to the two elders of the Bai family. That attitude was even more respectful than that of Yu Jiang, his soon-to-be disciple.

From the conversations between several people, Yu Jiang learned that Bai Lao was not only the former director of Beijing Central Hospital, but also a professor of medical school at Q University.

Father Yu and Mother Yu, who graduated from Q University, naturally took Mr. Bai as their teacher.

For a time, the atmosphere among several people talking was extremely harmonious.

In this way, Yu Jiang bowed respectfully to Mr. Bai three times, and then handed him the tea to change his mouth.

Bai Lao also accepted the gift from his new disciple with a smile, and said many words of encouragement to Yu Jiang.

After the ceremony, Mother Yu handed the prepared apprenticeship ceremony to Mr. Bai. Mr. Bai accepted it without refusing.

In the end, because they were afraid of attracting attention, the two families decided to only let Yu Jiang come to Bai Lao to study on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Moreover, Bai Lao and the others also have their own things to do, and of course they cannot leave everything behind to teach their disciples.