Literary Heroes of the Republic of China

The first antibiotic discovered in the world was penicillin.

More than ten years later, that is, in 1928, a British bacteriologist first discovered penicillin. After more than ten years, penicillin was finally extracted and began to be used clinically.

In his previous life, Mu Qiong wrote a novel called "Super Bacteria". At that time, this novel was about the consequences of overuse of antibiotics.Because of this, he checked a lot of information related to antibiotics, and even found a laboratory to try to cultivate penicillin.

What he did was just the most basic cultivation. He didn't know exactly how to extract and make medicine, but he believed that as long as someone was willing to invest manpower and material resources, they would definitely be able to research it.

This country is a country full of miracles.

Not to mention anything else, let’s just say that the drug penicillin was not supplied to their country at the beginning, but later they introduced it... In just over a year, their country was able to produce penicillin by itself.

Mu Qiong is now afraid that Huo Er Shao will not believe it.

And if you want Huo Ershao to believe, you can only hope in the "I'm in a Hundred Years Later" written by him.

Speaking of which, when he wrote this novel, his original intention was to popularize modern medical knowledge and modern concepts through this novel, and...to tell others that there are miraculous drugs like antibiotics in this world.

The novel was a hook, and he hoped that someone would study antibiotics after reading it.

He even planned to write the method of breeding antibiotics he knew into the novel.

But if Huo Ershao is willing to cooperate with him, then he doesn't have to do this, and can directly hand it over to Huo Ershao for research.

After Mu Qiong sent the letter and manuscript, he went home.

It’s already the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, and many shops are open. Farmers around Shanghai have begun to sell vegetables from their fields in the city again... Zhu Wanwan bought a grass carp several kilograms home, and made braised fish for Mu Qiong and Mu Changyu eats.

In modern times, when you go to the supermarket to buy freshwater fish, everyone buys live fish, but it is not easy to buy live fish at this time, and only small crucian carp may be kept in buckets and sold alive.

As for dead fish, steaming it is not so delicious, but braised it is fine.

Zhu Wanwan is very good at cooking fish. Sugar and vinegar are put into the braised fish. The thick fish soup is especially delicious when used with rice.

After eating and drinking enough, Mu Qiong took the short English essay that he had written and fully annotated to the Commercial Press.

Today is the first day of work for the Commercial Press after the new year, and everyone is still lazy. When Mu Qiong entered, he saw many people chatting.

He went to Zhang Che's place familiarly.

"Why is Mr. Mu here free? Is "Seeking a Doctor" coming to an end?" Zhang Che's eyes fell on the stack of manuscript papers held by Mu Qiong, with anticipation in his eyes.

Some people who subscribe to newspapers to pass the time don't like to read the book "Seeking a Doctor", but literati, presumably, are willing to buy a copy and read it carefully at home.

He believes that this book is really about to be published, and the sales volume will not be worse than "Study Abroad".

"No, it will take another half a month to complete the medical consultation." Mu Qiong said: "Editor Zhang, I'm looking for you because I have another book to publish."

"What book?" Zhang Che said, "If it's a novel that hasn't been published in a newspaper, I can increase the royalties for you."

"This is not a novel, but a reference book for learning English." Mu Qiong put the manuscript he had written for a long time in front of Zhang Che.

Zhang Che didn't understand English. After taking Mu Qiong's manuscript and looking at it, he found that it was all in English. He felt a little overwhelmed, but after a closer look, he saw the notes behind it.

Although Zhang Che doesn't know English, his children are studying in missionary schools and are learning English.

But the child is not learning well, and he doesn't know how to learn well.

There are so few books available for learning English these days!

Zhang Che paid more attention to the manuscript in his hand, and looked at it seriously.

He can't read English, but he can understand the Chinese explanations that follow. After reading through each article, he found that the previous articles were written about daily life, while the latter articles were written with some very interesting stories.

There are dozens of such articles.

"You were right when you came to me. Our Commercial Press is the only one in Shanghai that can print foreign documents." Zhang Che said: "But this book is not a novel, I can't publish it casually, I have to find someone else to read it first. "

"It should be." Mu Qiong said.

These English short stories, Mu Qiong had already written almost a few years ago, and he also asked Wei Ting to read all of them, and he was sure that there were no mistakes.

But only two people have read it, and in Mu Qiong's opinion, it is still too few. It would be good if more people read it, and if there are mistakes, they can be corrected as soon as possible.

"Why don't we go and see someone now?" Zhang Che suggested.

This time Mu Qiong refused: "I don't want too many people to know that I am Lou Yuyu, and I've been busy recently, so I'll trouble Editor-in-Chief Zhang." After reading it, I'm afraid it will take a long time.

"No trouble, this book is really about to be published. It's a good thing for you, me, and our publishing house." Zhang Che said: "If you want, you can write more similar books."

"I will." Mu Qiong smiled.

After leaving Zhang Che, Mu Qiong went home directly.

He went on to write the beginning of The Wanderings.

But at this time, Zhang Che came to Aurora University with the short English essay he wrote, and found a professor he knew who was proficient in English.

"A reference book for learning English?" The professor took the manuscript Zhang Che gave him and began to read it.

After reading a few articles, he immediately slapped his thigh and said, "This book is great! This book must be published! It can be directly used as a teaching material for learning English!"

"So good?" Zhang Che was a little surprised.

"Yes!" the professor said, "This book covers almost all the common expressions in English. After learning all of them, you will have learned a lot of English."

Zhang Che was overjoyed when he heard the words, if this book is really so good, it will definitely sell well.

"Who is the author of this book? I want to meet him." The professor asked again: "His annotations are very accurate, and he gives several Chinese meanings to a word. He is very proficient in English and very thoughtful... The best thing is, These stories are very interesting!"

"The author of this book is Lou Yuyu." Zhang Che said, "He doesn't like to meet people."

"Lou Yuyu? The one who wrote "Study Abroad" and "Seek a Doctor"?" The professor said, "It's not surprising that he is, after all, he has stayed abroad, and he is especially good at writing stories."

Zhang Che: "..." Lou Yuyu never stayed abroad!

"However, if you want to publish it, you still need to be more rigorous. How about this, you put the manuscript with me, I will read it carefully first, and then find a foreigner to look at it." The professor added: "In our school, there is a As a foreigner who specializes in Sinology, he may be able to give some suggestions."

Zhang Che agreed.

At the same time, Fu Huai'an, who had been unable to translate anything, approached Fu Yun'an to ask questions while Huo Ying was not at home.

"Are you really planning to study hard?" Fu Yun'an asked after looking at the messy translation written by his brother.

"Of course!" Fu Huai'an said, "I want to study English hard, and I will go to study abroad in the future!"

Fu Yun'an glanced at him: "Okay, I'll find a teacher to teach you tomorrow."

In the late Qing Dynasty, many Chinese were taken abroad to work as laborers.

Chinese laborers are hard-working and easy to manage. They are very popular in European countries and the United States. At that time, railways in many countries were built by Chinese laborers. After finishing the work, many Chinese laborers stayed abroad. .

When Fu Yun'an was seeking a living abroad, he got the help of some Chinese laborers. Later, the three brothers reciprocated, not only bringing these people to do business together, but also starting to train their children.

Zhou Nianxiang, editor-in-chief of Hope Monthly, is one of them.

When they returned to China, some of the children of laborers like Zhou Nianxiang followed them back to China. Among other things, these people could speak English well, and they could find one of them to teach Fu Huai'an every night.

"Look for a teacher to teach me?" Fu Huai'an was stunned.

Fu Yun'an said again: "From now on, you will go home early after school, and learn English hard with the teacher!"

Want to learn English at night?How can I have time to play like this?Fu Huai'an didn't want to agree, but when he raised his head, he met Fu Yun'an's quiet eyes.

He dared not refuse.

Forget it, learn and learn!He is not unlearned!

Holding the book "Andersen's Fairy Tales", Fu Huai'an went back to the room depressed.

The development of the postal service in Shanghai is already very good.

Mu Qiong's manuscript and letter were sent to the editorial office of Hope Monthly and Huo Ying's house within a day after they were sent.

Ever since Huo Ying showed up in Shanghai, she couldn't stay with Fu Yun'an anymore.

He has too many things to deal with.

For example, on the fifth day of the lunar new year, he went out early in the morning to participate in various activities, and finally returned home at night.

It's the same on the sixth day of the lunar new year. He's going to meet a foreigner in the morning, he has a dinner at noon, and someone invites him to a brothel for drinks in the afternoon. As for the evening...he has a business to discuss.

He was so busy that Fu Yun'an was still handling many things.

For example, all the letters sent to Huo Ying's house were sent to Fu Yun'an.

Fu Yun'an got off work from Gongji Hospital that day, and when he returned home, he brought Fu Huai'an a teacher who taught him English.

He asked the man to stare at Fu Huai'an reading, but he himself went through the secret door to the small foreign building on the other side to handle various affairs.

Huo Ying came to Shanghai, so there were a lot fewer people to meet on his side. He met the important people first, and then called in Zhou Nianxiang from Hope Monthly.

Zhou Nianxiang looked radiant, obviously in a good mood, and as soon as he came in, he said to Mu Qiong: "Third Young Master, our Hope Monthly has been reprinted twice, and a total of [-] copies have been sold. !"

"So much?" Fu Yun'an was a little surprised.

"That's all! Not all of them were sold in Shanghai, some were sold in Suzhou, Hangzhou." Zhou Nianxiang beamed.

"Not bad." Fu Yun'an said: "In the future, except for the manuscripts published above, you should check more and improve the quality. This magazine will definitely be able to run well in the future."

Dazhong Daily can double the sales of "Study Abroad", and their Hope Monthly will certainly do the same.

It is hoped that the sales of the monthly newspaper will increase, which will be beneficial and harmless to them.

Zhou Nianxiang answered, and took out another stack of manuscript paper: "Third Young Master, I am lucky to have sent the manuscript over again!"

Fu Yunan raised his eyebrows in surprise.

He didn't expect Tianxing to send over the manuscript again not long after.

After taking the manuscript from Zhou Nianxiang, Fu Yun'an read it.

The protagonist Zhang Xing was very depressed after learning that he was staying in a mental hospital, but there was nothing he could do. When he woke up, he returned to the Republic of China.

He stayed in the Republic of China for a month, and during this month, he accidentally contracted severe pneumonia and started to have a fever, so he had to be admitted to the hospital.

No matter whether it is Chinese medicine or Western medicine, there is no good solution for his situation. Western medicine even said that he may not live for a few days.

He was desperate, but he thought it was normal—he had lived to be in his 40s, which was not a long life in his family, but it was not a short life either.

It was in this groggy state that he traveled to modern times for the third time.

Then, the nurse noticed something was wrong with him, gave him a blood test, and hung him up.

I don't know if it's because he has never used antibiotics, but the disease healed very quickly. The water was hung up in the morning, and he was almost healed in the afternoon.

He couldn't help but asked the nurse what medicine he was given.

The nurse told him that the medicine given to him was a medicine that could kill bacteria, called "xilin".

Zhang Xing was very interested in Western medicine and had always hoped to promote Western medicine. At this time, he heard that there was such a medicine, so he continued to ask.

The nurse said that the medicine that can kill bacteria is not only "Xilin", but also other medicines, and his pneumonia is not a serious illness, as long as he seeks medical treatment early, he will be fine.

The nurse was too lazy to talk too much to Zhang Xing, a mental patient, so she left after saying a few words.Zhang Xing didn't understand many of them, so he had to ask his fellow patients.

One of his patients told him that whether it is a cold or a fever, whether it is a toothache or a stomachache, taking some "xilin" will heal it.

There is such a magic medicine in this world?Zhang Xing was shocked.

It's a pity that another patient immediately said that medicines like "Xilin" cannot be used, they are poisonous, and eating them is harmful to human beings.

Then, the two patients started fighting, which also affected Zhang Xing...

Zhang Xing was accidentally knocked out and woke up in the ward of the Republic of China Hospital. After only one night, his illness was cured!

This manuscript has a total of more than 1 words, and describes Zhang Xing's illness in detail. Among them, Zhang Xing thought he was about to die, and couldn't help crying from it. It was compared with the nurse's understatement, "It's not just pneumonia." Very obvious.

Ordinary people would only be happy for Zhang Xing after seeing Zhang Xing recovered from his illness, but Fu Yun'an was different.

He is a doctor.

And bacteria, although few people in China talk about it, he knows that there are many people abroad who study these things that are invisible to the naked eye.

He also knew that many deaths were caused by bacteria.

It's just that they haven't been able to find a way to deal with the bacteria.

After a hundred years, is there really a drug that can easily kill bacteria?

Fu Yun'an was a little distracted, and then noticed that Tianxing sent besides the manuscript, there was also a piece of paper, telling them that this manuscript could be published together with the previous one.

"Since he said so, let's publish it together." Fu Yun'an said.

Zhou Nianxiang agreed immediately.

In fact, they have already arranged what will be published in the next issue, and there are still many articles waiting to be published, but San Shao has said so, so it must be reserved for Tianxing.

And this is by no means a bad thing - Tianxing's articles are indeed better than others' articles!

Zhou Nianxiang left soon. After Zhou Nianxiang left, Fu Yun'an didn't need to meet anyone.

He put aside the original manuscript of "I'm in a Hundred Years Later" and began to read the various letters he received.