Men and women eating in the courtyard

Chapter 917 It’s so embarrassing~

"What the hell, I've been waiting for you for a long time and you still won't come back."

When Liu Yin saw her son entering the house, she muttered, "I thought you ate in the outer courtyard."

"It's Brother Zhu'er"

Li Xuewu smiled bitterly and said: "You dragged me and chatted for a while, which was very confusing."

With that said, he washed his hands and said to his father, who was holding Li Shu while eating, "I'll show you later. It's not depression."

"Oh, why are you still like this?"

Liu Yin sounded evil. She motioned for her son to come to the table to eat, and said, "It looks like nothing has happened these days, so why not?"

"Have a meal"

Li Shun was very calm and signaled to Li Xuewu, while he held the food for Li Shu in his arms.

Li Shu is a big bastard. She was almost full from the snacks that everyone fed her before the meal, and now she is making a fuss.

To see who ate the food the most, she would ask her father to pick it up for her. Only after it tasted good did she swallow it, otherwise she would slurp it.

Children are like this, they can’t eat anything at the table, they just want to gain a sense of participation and recognition.

The table on the floor belongs to the children of the family, and the table on the kang belongs to the elderly. They are clearly differentiated according to their seniority.

The only special ones are Li Shu and Li Xue.

Li Xue is not at home, and Li Shu becomes the overlord.

Regarding the fact that her little aunt is not at home, Li Shu doesn't miss it as much as her grandma. It's enough to have an aunt in the family.

If my little aunt really comes back, her level of restriction at grandma's house will be more than one level higher.

My little aunt is mean. She doesn't tease her, but even competes with her for food, and even deliberately makes her angry.

If it were anyone else, as long as she complained to her wife or grandma, she would definitely win, but only my aunt could not.

She also gradually understood that there was no room for two tigers in this family.

In the Li family, according to the old Northeastern custom, they are the only two girls who have not left the court, and they are both high-status aunts.

What to do if there is a fight between aunts and uncles? Of course, it will end only when the kings and kings are separated.

At this stage, Li Shu couldn't beat her little aunt, but she had a stubborn temper and didn't want to be a little king, so she could only fight against repeated defeats and persevere.

"Second brother"

When eating, Li Xuecai held his rice bowl and ate very deliciously.

One is the food at home, the second is the atmosphere at home, and the third is the taste of mother.

Just because he missed the life and food at home, he took the initiative to call his second brother and asked with some hesitation: "Can dad and I come down now?"

Li Xuewu raised his head and glanced at him, sizing up his somewhat cautious expression, and said amusedly: "Where do you want to go? Isn't this right at home?"

"I mean……"

"Have a meal"

Before Li Xuecai could say anything else, Ji Yuxiu put a chopstick of vegetables into his bowl and reminded him not to say anything else.

Li Xuecai looked at her with some resentment, his eyes full of confusion.

It was clear that nothing happened, so why did he still stay in the mountain?

Of course, you should go to the mountains to accompany your father and take care of him, but even your father can't stay in the mountains all the time.

When will the days of not being able to go home once a month end?

The person he was asking about was his second brother, who had the best grasp of the situation and was the most trusted in the family.

But the second brother hasn't said anything yet, why didn't Ji Yuxiu let him say it?

Seeing his aggrieved look, Ji Yuxiu held the rice bowl in her hand and looked pitifully at her not moving her chopsticks. She let out a sigh of relief and didn't know how to explain it.

Li Shun fed Li Shu and glanced at Lao San without saying anything, but the reproach in his eyes made Li Xuecai lower his head.

Zhao Yafang stood up and helped Li Shun add a bowl of rice, but she took the initiative to explain something to Li Xuecai.

"Xue Cai, things are a bit troublesome"

She added more food to Li Xuewen, sat on the chair again, motioned to Li Xuewu, and said: "Second brother You is in trouble. Something happened again in the capital city, and the news was broadcast on the radio in the morning."

Hearing what his sister-in-law said, Li Xuecai raised his head and glanced at his second brother first, and then at Ji Yuxiu.

He was not surprised to see his second brother's indifferent expression. After all, his status was getting higher and his demeanor was becoming calmer.

He could see a little helplessness and worry on Ji Yuxiu's face.

"……it is true?"

"What a lot of nonsense"

Before Ji Yuxiu could answer, Li Shun, who was sitting on the kang, frowned and scolded his son: "Your butt is pointed. You can't sit still even for a moment. You still want to sit in the hall?"

"dad……"

Li Xuecai glanced at his father with some disappointment, put down the rice bowl in his hand, and felt that nothing he ate tasted good anymore.

Ji Yuxiu gave him a cup of warm water in a tea cup, walked behind him and squeezed his shoulders with her hands, and softly comforted him: "Your school won't start school anyway, so what if it's a little longer?"

"I just want to go home and stay"

Li Xuecai glanced at his second brother, paused, and then said: "Besides, it's so cold on the mountain, Dad..."

"Don't look for something to talk about"

Li Shun put down his chopsticks, stared at Li Xuecai and scolded him: "If you want to study medicine, just squint quietly on the mountain with me."

"If you don't want to learn..."

When he said this, he motioned to his second son and said: "You should lose this troublesome status as soon as possible. Stop treating yourself as the proud son of heaven. Let your second brother arrange a job for you as soon as possible."

After saying that, he turned around, picked up his chopsticks and put them on the table, and said, "Whether you are going to the workshop or sweeping the streets, I won't stop you."

"dad……"

Li Xuecai wanted to say more, but his mother's eyes signaled him to hold back his words.

Gu Ning saw the embarrassed expression of her brother-in-law and poked Li Xuewu under the table.

Li Xuewu pretended not to feel anything, and only gave her a reassuring look when Gu Ning was about to frown.

Gu Ning didn't know the actual situation very well, and it was difficult to make decisions and explain many things.

But she knew that as long as Li Xuewu agreed, it would not be difficult to arrange a study condition for her brother-in-law to go home.

It seemed that Li Xuewu disagreed, and would rather let Li Xuecai follow his father-in-law in the mountains and be separated from Ji Yuxiu, rather than arrange it for him.

If she was cruel, she was the sister-in-law, and Li Xuecai was Li Xuewu's biological brother.

What should be arranged and taken care of should be proposed by Li Xuewu on his own initiative, or arranged directly.

But now Li Xuewu didn't say anything, and her father-in-law and Ji Yuxiu had the same attitude, so she couldn't say anything.

A harmonious family brings prosperity, that's what Gu Ning thought. From the moment she entered the house, she saw that her mother-in-law paid more attention to her brother-in-law.

After all, he was the youngest son and lived in the mountains. Li Xuewu was the only one who had good words in the family. She didn't want to embarrass her mother-in-law, so she talked to Li Xuewu about this.

Li Xuewu had already explained to his mother that the third child's situation was suitable for grinding in the mountains.

In addition, there was the third child's identity. Not to mention that he was a college student, even the doctors in the Chinese medicine hospital, or even all the hospitals in the city, which one was really safe and sound?

I wish I could drive all the doctors to the countryside and realize the great goal of universal medical care as soon as possible.

But this unrealistic exhaustion of fish is realized in practice, that is, some students in medical schools will also be assigned in advance.

Just think about it, elementary school graduates can become dentists, let alone students in medical schools.

It's better to study medicine with my father than to write novels like that guy to find a way out.

If the eldest brother was in the position of the third child, he wouldn't have arranged it like this.

But with Li Xuecai's character, especially his innocent appearance, if he really hangs around at home, there's no telling when he might get into trouble.

The people who know you best are mostly the ones who care about you. Although the words from your family are not pleasant to hear, they are all sincere.

Li Xuecai was also very depressed in the mountains. He didn't know how many ants there were in the village, but he must have checked many times how many people there were on the mountain.

Every time he looked at the cars going in and out of the training ground, he always thought that one day he would be as free as them.

In fact, for Li Xuewu, he was still a college student. Didn't he know that freedom was relative?

Freedom is unfreedom, and unfreedom is freedom.

The lunch at noon was eaten in Li Xuecai's depression and the helplessness of the whole family.

After the meal, Li Xuewu didn't wait for his father to speak, and pulled the dejected Li Xuecai out to find a place to talk to him alone.

The afternoon sun was still warm, but Li Xuecai's heart was cold.

Following his second brother through the hanging flower gate, he saw that he was heading to his own room in the east courtyard, and his heart was even more bitter.

It was clearly agreed that the house was built for him, but now his girlfriend has moved in, and he hasn't lived there for a few days.

Li Xuewu just walked towards the east courtyard, but didn't enter the gate of the east courtyard. Ji Yuxiu lived there, and it would be embarrassing if something inconvenient happened.

When passing the gatehouse, Li Xuewu glanced inside and saw that there was no one, but the stove was burning, so he pushed open the door and motioned Li Xuecai to follow him in.

During the day, this place is mostly a place for old ladies to make shoe soles and chat. At noon, they have to go home to prepare meals, after all, today is Sunday.

Usually, there will be no one here, because those who work eat at the factory, and those who don't make money at home have two meals.

Besides, this courtyard only needs to be on duty at night, but it doesn't matter during the day. Just remember to close the door when you go in and out.

There is no need to think about the stove. There must be a game in the afternoon. Who knows where the old ladies from the front and back yards are looking at cards here.

Playing cards is a popular name, which can be found everywhere, but they are not quite the same. They are long hard paper with 108 heroes in Water Margin printed on it.

Li Xuewu casually flipped through the drawer of the wooden table by the window, and there was just this kind of playing cards in it.

Li Xuecai didn't care to observe the doorman. He sat on the kang in a daze as soon as he entered the room.

Li Xuewu glanced at him, stretched out his hand and gently scratched his head, and asked with a smile: "Are you losing your soul?"

"... No~"

Li Xuecai pursed his lips, raised his head and looked at his second brother, saying: "I know what you want to say to me, I know everything."

"Well, you are a college student, you know everything"

Li Xuewu nodded, pulled out a chair and sat down, with his back to the window, looking at his third brother and said: "I'm just a little unwilling, a little depressed, and then I'm not convinced of me."

"No~"

This time he answered very firmly and quickly. How dare he not be convinced by his second brother, or he would be slapped.

If he was really beaten by his second brother, not to mention that his parents would not stand up for him, he might even lose face in front of Ji Yuxiu.

He really didn't dare to touch his second brother's beard. Being a younger brother was nothing. The eldest brother was beaten by the second brother before.

Li Xuecai had seen people with sour faces, but it was rare for him to raise his hand and hit someone just because he said something wrong like his second brother.

Of course, this was in the past. Now the second brother is a good second brother. He has never hit him since he came back.

Even sometimes when the second brother glared at him, he couldn't help but tremble.

Especially last time in the Jiaodaokou police station, the second brother held the long gun to butt the man's hand, he still remembers the second brother's ferocity.

So when the second brother called him out for a private chat, he was also nervous. He had already surrendered when he went out, and decided to go to the mountains with his father to learn medicine.

And being brought here by the second brother, he had only one goal, that is, not to be beaten.

Because the second brother was like this before, he would never beat him at home, and would find a place where he was not in the way of others.

If he dared to go home to complain after being beaten, he might not be blocked by him and beaten again.

Li Xuewu also saw that his younger brother was afraid of him, and he didn't even dare to look him in the eye.

"I said that I asked you to go to the mountain, on the one hand, it was because of my father, his personality is not suitable for staying in the city to work"

"I have to go to work, it is not convenient to take care of my father"

Li Xuewu looked at the third brother and said: "I know what you want to say, big brother, you see that big brother can go home, it seems that everything is fine, right?"

Li Xuecai secretly glanced at the second brother, and it was obvious that his thoughts were known by the second brother.

He was a little embarrassed at this moment. He really thought about this when he was eating.

If the eldest brother is fine staying at home, why not exchange with him.

Li Xuewu took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it, and put the cigarette box on the table.

He blew a puff of smoke, looked at his younger brother again, and explained: "Don't let the eldest brother go to the mountain, one is so that he can contact academics at any time at the foot of the mountain, so as not to lose the skill of making a living."

"The second one is that the prison needs him, and the several projects that are about to be launched at the steel rolling mill also need the participation of the eldest brother."

Having said this, Li Xuewu knocked on the table with a lighter and said: "The eldest brother is honest and has no problem. I have to arrange a way out for him, right?"

"Just like you"

Li Xuewu pointed at the third child Xuecai and said: "Letting you study medicine with your father at ease is the same as arranging the eldest brother to go to the prison."

"Think about the last reason why I don't let my eldest brother go up the mountain."

Li Xuewu put down the lighter in his hand, took a puff of cigarette, held it with his hand, and knocked it on the heel of his shoe.

Li Xuecai nodded with his head down, and said: "Yuxiu just told me that my eldest sister-in-law is pregnant."

"You, you have been blessed for several lifetimes."

Li Xuewu pointed at his third brother with his finger and said: "If it weren't for my brother, I would never introduce Yuxiu to you when I met her."

Li Xuecai could hear the mood of his second brother, raised his head and looked at him and said: "I know."

"What do you know?"

Li Xuewu looked into his eyes and said: "Another reason for not letting you go down the mountain is that you don't even have Yuxiu's mind and maturity! Do you understand!"

He glanced at his brother with a look of disappointment, raised his hand and pointed in the direction of home, and said: "You have to admit that although Yuxiu has never been to college, she understands this matter in society better than you do."

"Well, I know."

Li Xuecai could only be submissive in front of his second brother. He dared not say no, let alone make suggestions.

Li Xuewu took another puff of cigarette and said, "How are your classmates now? You don't need me to nag you. You know their situation very well."

"Think about it. If you really stay at home, you can guarantee that you won't provoke them, but can you guarantee that they won't come to you?"

"Think about it again."

Li Xuewu pointed to the yard and reminded softly, "You think no one in our yard wants to harm you and our family, right?"

"No need for much. As long as you go out with those classmates or friends a few times, someone will definitely use you to involve our whole family."

"Do you believe it?"

"I know, second brother."

Li Xuecai is not stupid. He just lacks social experience and understanding and experience of life.

If he is really stupid, he can't get into college in this era.

It is precisely because he can get into college that his understanding of life is not as good as that of his second brother, a college kid.

"Don't blame Yuxiu"

Li Xuewu flicked the ash from his cigarette and told his brother: "If she had other thoughts, how could she live here? What girl would be willing to give up herself like this?"

"If I didn't care about you, how could I advise you to study and hone yourself more? Only when you become a talent, your future life will be better"

"If the love between two people is long-lasting, why should we be together day and night? Don't you have this view of love?"

Li Xuewu convinced his brother. Seeing that he understood, he reached out and gently patted his face, chuckled: "Be patient in love, and have confidence and determination."

"Thank you, second brother"

Li Xuecai's haze in his heart dissipated, and he laughed. Feeling the change in his second brother, he also took the initiative to joke: "Second brother is still experienced in love."

"..."

Li Xuewu regretted a little. He should have used more strength when he patted his brother just now.

Li Xuecai didn't dare to give him a chance to make up for it. After saying this, he picked up and ran away.

He could still hear the conversation of Ji Yuxiu when he ran into her outside the window. The young couple started to restore their intimacy from the words "Did the second brother hit you?" which made Li Xuewu speechless.

Perhaps after hearing Li Xuecai say that the second brother was not in the East Courtyard, but in the gatehouse, and could hear their conversation, Ji Yuxiu's voice disappeared.

She also knew how much of a blow her suspicion was to the second brother, and now she had already embarrassedly pulled Li Xuecai to the East Courtyard.

Li Xuewu smoked a cigarette, feeling angry and amused, but his face was mostly satisfied.

A harmonious family is the root of everything, and everyone knows this truth. However, when there are many people in the family, someone has to understand and do it first.

The brothers have all started their own families and careers, so there is no need for their father and mother to worry about the handling of this kind of relationship.

Even if Li Xuewu does not step forward to solve the problem, his sister-in-law will talk to Li Xuecai and Ji Yuxiu together.

Before he finished smoking this cigarette, the door of the gatehouse was opened again.

"Have you finished talking?"

"Dad, why don't you lie down for a while?"

Li Xuewu saw his father coming in, and quickly stood up, threw away the cigarette butt in his hand and stomped it out.

Li Shun looked at his son, waved his hand, motioned him to sit, and sat on the kang himself.

"Send your grandmother to the back room, and your mother and others will talk for a while."

After explaining to his son, Li Shun's eyes were always on his son's face.

In the mountains, Li Shun missed his family, but he was most worried about his second son.

In the past, this kid was naughty, and his heart was hanging with him all day long.

But now that his son has made it, he still can't let it go.

Others envy him for having a good son, who is young, high-ranking, powerful and talented. In his eyes, this envy is a heavy burden on his shoulders.

The second son is the one who supports this family. The eldest son's arrangements, his and the third son's placement, all the pressure is on the son alone.

The son has to take care of the women at home.

But in his mind, the situation outside is grim and his son's high position is lonely.

He used to be the sky of the family. The head of the family is not to show off, but to protect his wife and children.

Now that his son is more capable, he, as a father, has added burdens and troubles to his son.

It was agreed when the family was divided that the second son would live separately. What does it matter if the second son doesn't care about the family?

Just now, seeing his son calling the third son out, Li Shun felt relieved and touched.

The old father is incompetent and his son suffers more.

He was not good at expressing his fatherly love, and had never shown tenderness in front of his children. At noon, the family reunited and drank a few more glasses of wine. Now he seemed to be talking more.

Li Shun started from the time when he followed his father to study medicine when he was young, and talked about the old stories that he rarely mentioned to his children.

Li Xuewu saw that his father was rarely in the mood to talk, so he became a listener, nodding and responding from time to time.

Several figures flashed outside, and some looked into the gatehouse. They were the boys who lit the kang and prepared to play cards.

How could they have thought that after playing cards in the morning, they were going to play again in the afternoon, and they were ready to go home for dinner after lighting the kang. The gatehouse was occupied by someone.

If it were the old ladies in the courtyard, these boys would either call them grandma or ask them to leave for fun.

But Li Xuewu was sitting in the house, so how could they dare to go in and see him.

On weekdays, they couldn't hide when they saw him, and now they went to the gatehouse to share a room with him, which was crazy!

So Li Xuewu looked at several figures that came and disappeared, and he did not move, still listening.

Li Shun was also drunk, and was touched by the family reunion today. Seeing the brothers in harmony, he remembered the brothers and sisters who were friendly and respectful when he was a child.

He thought of his old father and his relatives scattered all over the country.

He missed his closest brothers, one in the south and one in the north, so much more so his old mother.

Some time ago, his son got married, and his second and third brothers went home to visit their relatives, which almost made his old mother sick.

When people get old, no matter how successful their children are, they still want to be filial to their children by their bedside.

In contrast, his sons gathered in front of him, mostly because of his second son.

Thinking of this, Li Shun breathed a sigh of relief, rarely stretched out his hand to pat his son's knee, and nodded: "You are good, you are good".

"Dad, be more relaxed"

Seeing his father sighing, Li Xuewu comforted him softly: "There are many storms in the world, but there are still sunny days in the evening, and everything will pass."

"Yeah, I know"

Li Shun patted his son's hand and nodded: "I didn't complain, I just said it, speaking from my heart."

The father and son looked at each other in silence for a while, with many words in their hearts that they couldn't say, and there was no need to say them.

The old father understood his hard work, and he understood his father's efforts. This family has a loving father and filial son, harmonious brothers, and worry-free relatives. What else can complain about?

The warm gatehouse was silent for a long time, and Li Xuewu took the initiative to mention his father's work: "Have the greenhouses on the mountain been set up?"

"Yeah"

Li Shun also sorted out his emotions according to his son's thoughts, and nodded slowly: "It was burned before the frost, and it was done together with the vegetable shed."

This matter was still mentioned by Li Xuewu and Qi Yaowu. At the beginning, he had experience in making lightless vegetables in the mine cave. This year is just right to dig a greenhouse to grow off-season vegetables.

Compared with planting in the mine, greenhouses offer more options.

Not only does the Chinese medicine hospital need it for its medicinal material cultivation project, but the training ground and the station on the mountain also need it.

The reclamation area must first achieve self-sufficiency and then generate income and increase profits. The stepmother of the Wei San Tuan cannot compare with the biological son, but it cannot be allowed to degenerate.

Li Xuewu has less time to go to the Wei San Tuan, but he cares about the place as much as ever.

He was in charge of the construction of the vegetable greenhouse area on the mountain, and invested in the construction through the training ground and recycling station. The Chinese medicine hospital also invested capital because it had a project.

The Wei San Tuan used the reclamation force to complete the first phase of the greenhouse area construction before autumn.

There is no shortage of fuel on the mountain, and that small coal mine is really strong.

The missing bricks are burned in the brick kiln of Hongxing Village, and the missing cement, glass, and greenhouse plastics are purchased from the foot of the mountain.

It took the coordination and joint efforts of many parties to achieve the little results on the mountain. If the planting is done properly this year and a good harvest is obtained, then we will increase our efforts to develop the reclamation area next year.

Most of the manpower of the Weisan Regiment is stationed on the mountain. The training intensity is very high. The continuous in-depth research on urban combat and anti-terrorism, anti-hijacking and other training subjects has increased the team's pressure on logistics.

Qi Yaowu can see the rapid growth of the team while worrying about the consumption of logistics. It can be said that he is both a father and a mother.

Fortunately, there are many fathers and mothers in the Weisan Regiment, including Wang Xiaoqin and Li Xuewu who were merged from local areas. They are all capable.

Especially Li Xuewu's father is still in the mountain. Li Xuewu plans many projects from the first perspective and first-hand information.

Listening to his father's many stories about the mountain, and comparing them with the information fed back from the training ground and the Weisan Regiment, Li Xuewu made up for the homework that he had not been busy doing research in the mountain recently.

"I need to discuss this with you."

Li Xuewu moved his chair closer to his father and said softly, "You also know that the medical projects of the steel mill, Weisan Group and other units in cooperation with the Chinese Medicine Hospital are underway."

"There is another situation that you may not know. The steel mill and Gangcheng Wufengxing will cooperate to build three food processing plants in Beijing."

"This is a large cooperation framework, including but not limited to food-related."

Li Xuewu looked into his father's eyes and said seriously, "The market in Gangcheng, including the export market, is a great opportunity."

"Why is your factory so radical?"

Li Shun frowned slightly and looked at his son, saying, "You are taking such a big step, aren't you afraid of pulling your balls?"

What he was thinking was that the steel mill itself was a heavy industrial enterprise, so why did it start to engage in the food industry in a haphazard way?

He knew about the project on the mountain, so he wouldn't talk about it. If the food factory was a canned food factory, it wouldn't matter. Although there was a preliminary cooperation preparation, the sudden joining of the Hong Kong enterprise still surprised Li Shun.

Li Shun is worried that under the current situation, the attitude towards the outside world is not very friendly, and the cooperation his son mentioned is not based on the Chinese hospital as the main basis and goal.

He is honest and dutiful. As a person from the Chinese hospital, he naturally has to consider his unit when he is doing projects in the mountains with the support of the Chinese hospital.

It is not difficult for him to understand from his son's words that the steel rolling mill is going to use the capital of Hong Kong businessmen to build a factory in Beijing and look forward to overseas markets.

If it is said that Chinese medicine can go abroad and sell well overseas in the future, it is a kind of honor for Li Shun himself at present.

The Chinese people are not even able to use this benefit, so how can they give priority to supplying overseas markets for greater benefits?

"What do you think?"

Although Li Shun had drunk, his mind was clear. He looked at his son and asked, "What are you going to do?"

"I said it was for the sake of making money, and you also thought I was too utilitarian."

Li Xuewu looked at his father and said seriously, "But if I say it is for the future of traditional Chinese medicine, will you think I am making excuses to deceive you?"

"Just say it if you have something to say, why hide it?"

Li Shun looked at his son and nodded, "I believe you."

With just this sentence, Li Xuewu felt at ease and began to explain to his father.

The steel rolling mill is related to the Weisan Group, the Chinese Medicine Hospital and other units, and it cooperates with Wufenghang to build an assembly line pharmaceutical factory. It seems to be capital seeking profit, but it is also a kind of market occupation.

In his explanation to his father, Li Xuewu emphasized the future of traditional Chinese medicine, including the future of traditional Chinese medicine, and compared it with Western medicine.

Li Shun also listened to his son's heresy seriously and did not interrupt.

Just like his answer to his son just now, he believed that his son was not a fool, let alone a madman.

The current status of traditional Chinese medicine is no different from that of Western medicine, but since Western medicine entered the mainland in the last century, its advanced treatment has been changing people's concepts.

Take disembowelment as an example. This medical method also existed in ancient times, but it is rarely used in modern Chinese medicine.

The breakthroughs made by Western medicine in these methods are beyond the reach of Chinese medicine.

In the promotion of Western medicine, some people have spared no effort to advocate and praise it. This is indeed the progress of science and technology, but it also sets obstacles to the development of traditional Chinese medicine.

Mr. Liang, one of the Six Gentlemen of the Reform Movement of 1898, used his life to defend Western medicine.

There was nothing wrong with his kidneys. According to historical records, it was just bacteria that were causing the problem, which could be cured by traditional Chinese medicine or antibiotics.

To be honest, the one who performed the operation was a master surgeon from Union Hospital, with superb medical skills. It was not his fault. It was all because of the initial diagnosis.

When Mr. Liang saw that his kidneys were smooth and free of lesions, what did he do in the face of the indignation of his students?

Don't publish in the newspapers, don't accuse, lest the newly entered Western medicine in China die prematurely because of him.

Li Shun inherited medical skills from his family. His father was once a doctor. There is still a plaque in the house to prove his past glory.

His understanding of Western medicine is that he actually came into contact with cases after entering the hospital. Facing his son's concerns, he has a personal experience.

So when Li Xuewu reversed his thinking and reversed the future of traditional Chinese medicine from marketization, Li Shun had to nod his head.

"Building a factory is the goal, and inheritance is the foundation"

Li Xuewu said softly: "Many people in the world are profit-seeking. If one day they lose their jobs, how many people can settle down and learn traditional Chinese medicine?"

Li Shun raised his head slightly, frowning, and said: "Looking so far, it's not enough to take care of the family. This burden is quite heavy. You are not a doctor, so why bother yourself."

"I am a fame-seeker, how can I see the hardship?"

Li Xuewu smiled, not paying attention to the worry in his father's words, and still defended himself: "If everyone can afford Chinese medicine, it will be a small achievement of mine."

Li Shun glanced at his son, a little smile appeared on his face, and asked: "So, what do you want to do?"

"Prescription"

Li Xuewu said seriously: "I know you can get those prescriptions in the Chinese medicine hospital."

"There must be a rule for taking"

Li Shun didn't care about his son's words, straightened up, looked at his son and waited for his next words.

Li Xuewu nodded and responded: "You ask for the prescription according to the project needs, and I guarantee that the steel mill will fully respect the rights and interests of the Chinese medicine hospital in the cooperation project."

Li Shun glanced at his son and reminded him: "This is a public matter."

"It's just official business"

Li Xuewu nodded seriously and confirmed: "The current situation is difficult and the situation is getting more tense. If you don't take action, those prescriptions..."

"I know"

Li Shun interrupted his son, stood up with the help of the kang, and said: "Just wait for the news."

This is the first time that his father agreed to his request so readily. Li Xuewu looked at his father's back and was speechless for a while.

Maybe he felt that he was mature, doing things in an orderly manner, and doing things more reliably, so he didn't have to worry about it anymore.

Or maybe his words just now touched his father, making him willing to give up his face and break the rules to seek those precious but not valued prescriptions.

These prescriptions were collected in large quantities when he offered medicine and prescriptions in the 1950s. This time, at his son's request, Li Shun really planned to take these materials to the mountain.

The situation in the city was shocking just by what he heard, and he didn't dare to think too much, not to mention that his son had found a place for these treasures to benefit the public.

At his old age, his son still wanted to do something for Chinese medicine, but he was afraid of that.

Damn it.

——

"I'm not sick"

Sha Zhu looked at his wife and sister helplessly and amusedly.

He had just woken up in the afternoon and saw Uncle Li sitting in front of his kang.

His wife stood by with a big belly, full of worry, and his sister whispered something to Uncle Li.

"I'm really fine"

Seeing that no one in the room paid attention to him, Sha Zhu emphasized again and looked at Uncle Li to confirm: "Uncle, I'm in good health."

"Yes, I know"

Li Shun's expression was also very calm, not showing much seriousness, he had already felt Sha Zhu's pulse just now.

He had just woken up at this moment, his heartbeat was very fast, so naturally he couldn't feel it again.

However, Li Shun had already integrated the means of observation, smelling, asking and palpation into daily communication.

Nodding in response to Yu Shui's explanation and calming Sha Zhu's emotions, Li Shun began to talk about what happened in the courtyard during his absence.

It was just a casual chat. Sha Zhu was a little hesitant and defensive at first, but when he saw Uncle Li giving him acupuncture and asking for medicine, he also let down his guard.

Of course he was willing to chat, especially when Uncle Li came to his house, he talked nonsense and said everything.

From the departure of Lao Biaozi, to the death of Yan Jiecheng, to the transfer of Liu Guangtian in the backyard to the northeast, many families in this courtyard have changed.

Sha Zhu's family is in the main house in the middle courtyard. They listen to the masters from all directions, and they hear all kinds of gossip all day long.

Li Shun also examined him during the casual chat. Before Sha Zhu finished talking about the backyard, he had already prescribed a prescription.

"Nothing, liver fire is a little strong"

In the astonishment of Sha Zhu and the tension of Diliya and Yu Shui, he said bluntly: "It's just that you meddle in other people's business too much."

"..."

Sha Zhu was just questioning whether he was sick or not, but Uncle Li gave him a critical hit.

"I said he was idle"

Yu Shui was trying to comfort her brother in various ways. She seemed dissatisfied, but in fact she was persuading him not to think too much.

"Say less and carry the box for uncle"

Di Liya patted her sister-in-law gently, telling her not to say anything more. She looked at Sha Zhu with concern, indicating the meaning of Uncle Li's words.

Yu Shui was reminded by her sister-in-law and took the initiative to help Uncle Li carry the medicine box. She left the inner room while Sha Zhu was stunned.

"Uncle, my brother..."

After leaving the door and entering the yard, Yu Shui asked a question a little further away from home.

Li Shun waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, just thinking too much and having liver fire."

While speaking, he tapped his temple and reminded Yu Shui, "Why don't you say he is idle? Just find him something to do."

"It really scared me"

Yu Shui said with some fear: "He was still nagging in my room until midnight last night. I thought my mother was possessed by him."

"Nonsense~"

Li Shun knew about this, but he never talked about it. Doctors are also disciples of Confucius, who does not talk about strange things.

"I will prepare medicine for him later. Remember to let him drink it at night after boiling it. It can calm his mind and wake his brain. Just observe for a few more days"

"We still have to find something for him to do"

Li Shun glanced at Yu Shui and reminded him: "Don't let him be idle."

"Okay, uncle, I know"

Yu Shui nodded and said: "It just so happens that my sister-in-law is not in good health, so let him do all the work in the store."

She was really bold. Yu Shui was not afraid of tiring her brother. She sent Uncle Li home and turned around to find Xiao Yan.

I don't know how it was arranged, but the sales department got a free strong laborer. Not only do we not have to worry about overuse, but the family members are also very happy.

Li Xuewu watched Sha Zhu being ordered around by Xiaoyan and others, and he and Shen Guodong stood in the back room and laughed.

"Brother Wu, I have something to tell you."

Shen Guodong couldn't help but touch his forehead and said with a shriveled smile: "Da Qiangzi sent a letter here, but it was intercepted by Zhao Laosi."

"When did it happen?"

Li Xuewu frowned slightly at his appearance. The matter in Jicheng had just been settled, so he didn't want to bring the fire to Beijing.

The treatment of Zhang Wanhe had nothing to do with these second-generation bandits in Beijing, and Li Xuewu had no intention of harming his wife and children.

"I heard that Dachun wrote the letter first."

Shen Guodong scratched his chin and explained: "I don't know how he heard about the matter in Jicheng and wrote to Da Qiangzi."

"The letter said that he didn't expect that Da Qiangzi with thick eyebrows and big eyes would betray the shopkeeper. He was despicable and shameless."

"And in Daqiangzi's reply, there is another statement"

"Daqiangzi complained that Dachun was the first to betray Zhang Wanhe. He was also very aggrieved and scolded Dachun for slandering him."

Shen Guodong looked at Li Xuewu strangely and asked, "Brother Wu, do you know about this?"

Li Xuewu remembered the button he made for Daqiangzi in Jicheng. It seemed that Dachun and others had really voted for him as he said.

This... is so embarrassing~

What can he say about the war of words between Dachun and Daqiangzi?

"Well, I don't know!"