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Chapter 156 Barefoot Doctor?Still reliable for college students!
Lin Ran rode a tricycle and wandered slowly on the way home.
It was a pity that he could not get the entrance to Qianling Shinto from Lu Yingjie.
But he felt even more regretful about Lu Yingjie's granddaughter's illness.
He must have looked for a township doctor at first, but the level of township doctors in this era was limited and the medical equipment was backward.
They believe in local methods more than scientific treatment methods.
He told Lu Yingjie that his granddaughter was possessed by evil spirits. Lu Yingjie was originally a native of the country and believed in ghosts and gods, so he came up with the bad idea of building a house under the mountain and setting up a formation to drive away ghosts!
"Hey, quack doctors are harming people!" Lin Ran couldn't help but shout out.
Only then did he realize how true Lu Xun's cry was.
Lu Yingjie's family is certainly not a special case. In this era, there were many poor people in rural areas, and they were often reluctant to go to the hospital for medical treatment.
The treatment of diseases by quacks is all about luck. Most of the diseases that can be cured can be cured without going to the hospital.
In Lin Ran's mind, every one of the quacks in this era was a barefoot doctor.
What is a barefoot doctor?
It was the predecessor of Putian Hospital, which became famous in the Internet era.
At that time, some people in their village made money outside and returned to the village to show off.
Then no matter what the village did before, they suddenly became medical experts.
But most of the villagers are very poor and cannot even afford shoes, so they carry a small wooden box to the countryside to treat others.
What was originally a minor illness was cured and turned into a serious one, but they didn't have a fixed place of business. After defrauding the money, they ran away without anyone finding them!
This is the current situation of rural medical care in the early 80s.
Local methods and local doctors do not have the same professional skills as local masters.
Lin Ran returned home with a lot of worries. Her sister was fetching water in the yard. She was a little uncomfortable seeing Lin Ran coming back so early.
Lin Wanjun smiled and asked: "Xiaoran, didn't you receive any good things today?"
Lin Ran parked the car in the yard, locked it with a chain, and sighed: "I didn't collect the rags today."
"You didn't go to collect the rags? Then why did you go? You haven't seen anyone all day." Lin Wanjun put her hands on her hips and said like a sister: "Don't think that you will be fine if you go to college. You should also read well during the summer vacation."
Lin Ran burst out laughing: "Sister, do you know what major I am studying in university?"
"It doesn't matter what major you study. There is a saying that goes well. If you study mathematics, physics and chemistry well, you will not be afraid of traveling around the world. It is always good to read more books when you have nothing to do."
"Sister, if you had such perseverance, you would be the No. 1 college student in the village!" Lin Ran laughed back.
Lin Wanjun stared at him and said angrily: "Sister, I am doing this for your own good. Seeing that you are busy outside all day long, I am worried that you will learn bad things."
At this moment, Mother Lin came over and asked, "Xiaoran, why are you back so early today?"
Apparently the family is used to him leaving early and coming home late.
Lin Ran had no choice but to explain one more time, and then asked: "Where is dad?"
"Your father is sitting in the room. It is said that the wound hurts again. He wants to apply hot water on it." Mother Lin said.
After hearing what he said, Lin Ran immediately ran to his father's room.
I saw Lin's father really applying a hot water bottle to the bandage, with a painful expression on his face.
Lin Ran grabbed the hot water bottle and asked, "Dad! What are you doing?"
Father Lin wanted to snatch the hot water bottle back, but was too hurt to stand up. He asked, "Xiaoran, what are you doing? Give me back the thing."
"No, your wound is inflamed and you are applying hot water to it. Do you not want this leg anymore?" Lin Ran said loudly.
Their quarrel attracted the attention of sister and Mother Lin.
"Xiaoran, this is the method that Dr. Wang told me. He said that as long as the pain lasts for a period of time, it will no longer hurt." Lin's father explained.
Lin Ran was so angry that he laughed out loud: "What kind of strange theory is this? What does pain mean?"
Without his father's explanation, he understood that this was how quacks treated patients. They often relied on their previous experience in treating patients to prescribe medicine to the next patient.
In fact, there is no generalization, just pure application.
Looking at the hot water bottle in his hand, he estimated that he just had edema before, which could be relieved by applying the hot water bottle.
It actually has no effect on treating inflammation.
Lin Ran had to explain basic biological knowledge to his father, including how inflammation occurs and how drugs act on inflammation.
His family members were stunned for a while, but after Lin Ran finished speaking, Lin Wanjun actually took the lead in applauding.
"As expected of a college student in my family, he knows a lot."
"It turns out there are so many ways. It seems that Doctor Wang is not as powerful as Lin Ran."
"Do you mean to just take medicine or wait for it to heal on its own?"
"Yes." Lin Ran nodded heavily, with a look of helplessness on his face.
After explaining the basic content, my father no longer clung to the hot water bottle. Instead, he smiled with relief: "It's great to have a college student at home, he knows everything."
He was in terrible pain just now. He just wanted to go to the fields to work as soon as possible, but he didn't expect it to have the opposite effect.
"Father, mother, you just stay at home with peace of mind. It's enough for me to make money outside." Lin Ran patted his chest and said.
In fact, compared with his parents' income from farming, any item in Lin Ran's room sold would be worth their annual income.
"Okay, Xiaoran, I promise you to take good care of yourself, but you can't ask dad to stop working." Father Lin said awkwardly.
For a simple middle-aged rural man like him, the life of facing the loess and back to the sky has been engraved in his genes.
After not working for a day, I felt uncomfortable all over. I would go to the fields from time to time at home to take a look.
"It's not that I won't let you work. Only by recovering from your injuries will you be stronger to work!" Lin Ran said seriously.
There was a brief silence in the room.
Then, Father Lin and Mother Lin looked at each other and smiled.
"Xiaoran has grown up and started to take care of the house. As the head of the family, it's time for me to retire." Lin's father laughed at himself.
"He doesn't want this home. It won't be long before Xiaoran will have his own home." Mother Lin also joked.
"Yes, yes, Xiaoran is so smart, there must be many girls who like her." After Lin Wanjun finished speaking, she sighed, "It's a pity that they don't know that Xiaoran is so willful at home."
There was laughter and laughter in the house.
After dinner, Lin Ran returned to the house and pulled out the dragon-patterned teacup from under the bed.
He has made a decision.
Sell the dragon-patterned tablet to build a big house for your family.
In Chinese culture, house and home are equated, and parents feel insecure because the house at home is too dilapidated.
Build a big house for your family and give your father a car so that they can enjoy themselves!