Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

After the meeting, all the leaders went back directly, and smiled and refused Chen Changan's request to stay for dinner.

Chen Changan didn't care, but Nan Yi was very disappointed and prepared a lot of ingredients.

The leaders also came, but unfortunately they didn’t get to taste his cooking.

Chen Changan was smiling happily, and most of these ingredients would go into his stomach.

The leaders have left, but the work in the pharmaceutical factory cannot stop and even needs to be accelerated.

Not long after, the construction of the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine entered the final stage.

The first batch of students near Sijiu City have also completed the recommendation of the commune and are waiting for their superiors to confirm the time.

Zhao Shuqing is a genuine farmer, and his class is middle peasant.

In the early years, Zhao Shuqing’s grandfather’s family only had a few acres of thin land.

One day while working in the fields, I came across a baby bird.

Logically speaking, birds that cannot fly should be protected by big birds.

Zhao Shuqing's grandfather waited until dark and was about to go home. Looking at the bird lying on the ground and chirping, he finally took it home.

After paying a few ounces of wine and two bags of tobacco, I found out from the old people in the village.

This is no ordinary bird, it is an eagle.

Eagles are unruly and unruly. If you want to tame them, you must raise them from a young age.

Some eagles may not obey you even if you raise them from childhood. You still need to train them.

It is very simple to keep a hawk, just put it in a room. If you don't give the hawk food, you won't eat it either.

Then you stare at the eagle. Until the eagle dares not to look you in the eye again, it is considered tamed.

Zhao Shuqing's grandfather and the eagle just stared at each other for three days.

My eyes were red from staying up all night, but I finally succeeded.

In the days that followed, Grandpa Zhao Shuqing took the eagle and two dogs and specialized in catching rabbits.

In just five years, by catching rabbits and selling their meat every day, the family had 20 acres of land.

Zhao Shuqing's grandfather passed away, and his father inherited the eagle and continued to catch rabbits.

Unfortunately, Zhao Shuqing's father was killed by the Japanese while he was out catching rabbits.

Only the eagle that had been raised for decades flew back home alone. At this time, Zhao Shuqing's family already had hundreds of acres of land in the local area.

Logically speaking, in North China, if a family owns hundreds of acres of land, you will be labeled a landlord, or at least a rich peasant.

Fortunately, Zhao Shuqing's father was killed by the Japanese, and he hated the Japanese in his heart.

As long as the team is willing to fight the Japanese, he will help in any way he can.

Not only did he save many Red Army soldiers, he also lent them thousands of kilograms of food and several thousand dollars.

After liberation, he became an activist. In addition, the whole village was surnamed Zhao.

Zhao Shuqing was not only a middle peasant, but also the village chief.

Zhao Shuqing looked at his son who had just reached adulthood, and thought that he was not afraid of losing the land, after all, their eagle still had many years to live.

When the time comes, let my son continue to take the eagle to catch rabbits. If that doesn’t work, go find an eagle.

Unfortunately, due to three years of natural disasters, people had nothing to eat, let alone eagles.

Everyone in the village had benefited from Zhao Shuqing's family and were all related to them. A chicken died in his family.

It was sent to Zhao Shuqing's home, as they felt the eagle must be saved.

Unfortunately, the eagle died the next day after eating the chicken.

Zhao Shuqing panicked. The only chance for his family to turn things around was gone.

After three years of natural disasters, it would be difficult to find eagles and continue catching rabbits.

After all, if the bark of the tree is stripped off, how can there be any rabbits?

Just when Zhao Shuqing was at a loss, he received news from his superiors.

Each commune had to select a young man who had at least graduated from junior high school, send him to the city for training for a few months, and then return to serve as the commune's doctor.

When Zhao Shuqing heard the news, his first reaction was to look at his youngest son.

In the early years, after all, the family owned more than 100 acres of land. Their property had never been confiscated. How could they not have some assets?

You can tell from the name Zhao Shuqing that he is a well-educated man.

Not only that, his sons are all well-educated.

Although the younger son is a little naughty, he also graduated from junior high school.

I had thought that I would pass on the eagle, which had been passed down for three generations, to my youngest son.

It’s a pity for the eagle. I don’t know if the family who sent the chicken did it on purpose.

Now that the eagle is gone, we need to find a future for our youngest son.

In Zhao Shuqing's opinion, this commune doctor is very good.

How can a person not get sick if he eats whole grains?

All the patients in the commune would go to the commune doctor for treatment.

Regardless of whether he works or not, his status is probably higher than that of the commune secretary.

Whose child is not a treasure? If your child is sick and cannot be cured, it means your child is unlucky.

If the patient is cured, it means the doctor is very skilled.

So on the day he received the news, Zhao Shuqing, the village chief, went directly to the commune.

After much persuasion from Zhao Shuqing, the commune secretary finally decided to give the quota to Zhao Shuqing's youngest son, Zhao Jianhong.

Not long after, the news came out.

Everything was ready in Sijiu City, and Zhao Jianhong was also among the first batch of students to go to Beijing.

Before leaving, Zhao Shuqing secretly gave his younger son ten yuan.

He also said earnestly, "Son, when you go to the old city, you must study hard.

You are lucky to have come at a good time. When your father was young, there was chaos and war everywhere, and your grandfather also died at the hands of the Japanese.

At that time, it was not as easy as it is now to learn a skill.

At that time, if a master could provide you with enough food during your three-year apprenticeship, he would be considered a good master.

Now the country not only teaches you skills, but also arranges jobs for you.

Learning a skill is all up to you. As the saying goes, a master can teach you the way, but it is up to you to practice.

No matter how much you learn, it will all be your own ability in the future.

If you have great ability, you can eat your fill; if you have little ability, you will go hungry.

So when you go to Sijiucheng, don't play around. Once you've learned how to play, I won't say anything.

Don't you want to marry Cuihua from the next village? Dad didn't want to agree to you before. He thought their family was too poor.

I have some assets, and your brothers also have some. After all, your eldest brother has taken care of me in my old age, so even if we divide the family, we have to give some to your brothers.

It’s different now. As long as you can return from Sijiu City after completing your studies, I will agree to the marriage.”

Zhao Jianhong was absent-minded when Zhao Shuqing said so much before. It was not until he agreed to the marriage that Zhao Jianhong started to get excited.

"Really? Dad, you wouldn't lie to me, would you? Don't worry, it's just medicine, right? I, your son, am gifted and will excel in anything I learn.

Look at me catching birds on trees, catching fish in rivers, and catching loaches in mud ponds. Can't I learn any of these in no time?"

Forget it, my children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. It doesn’t matter if he can’t learn it, as long as he stays by my side, he won’t be short of food.

Zhao Jianhong first came to the commune alone in a donkey cart driven by his distant uncle, and then took the commune's ox cart all the way to the county.

After gathering together the trainees who were going to Sijiucheng for training, they boarded the train together and headed towards Sijiucheng.