A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 358 Returning to the old business

After the rooms were assigned, Lu Cheng and the other two began to pack their things.

Zhou Haipeng, who was also from Yanjing, saw Lu Cheng taking out a erhu, a flute, a stethoscope, alcohol, medicine bottles and other things from his bag, and he also walked over curiously: "Lu Cheng, why did you bring so many things? Are you a doctor?"

Before Lu Cheng could say anything, Li Kuiyong on the side spoke up: "Of course, my cousin is a man of both letters and martial arts, he is good at studying, can play the erhu, and can treat illnesses. If there is a headache, fever, cold, or fever, I guarantee that you can cure it with medicine."

Zhou Haipeng immediately became happy: "That's great. This place is dozens of miles away from the county town, and not close to the commune. I was thinking it would be inconvenient to see a doctor, but I didn't expect you to be a doctor. If I really get sick in the future, I'll have to rely on you."

"Don't worry, we are all family."

After cleaning up, the three of them lay on the kang. Zhou Haipeng and Li Kuiyong were still a little excited and talking there. Lu Cheng responded incoherently, but his mind was recalling some long-lost memories.

The next morning, Lu Cheng got up early, took Li Kuiyong out of the yard, and started exercising in the open space.

The educated youths who had been traveling for days were still fast asleep. Those who woke up early in the village had already seen wisps of smoke rising from their homes.

On the desolate Loess Plateau, there are thousands of ravines and gullies crisscrossing each other. Everywhere you look, there is an endless expanse of ochre color, the same color as the skin of people in northern Shaanxi.

I waited until the two of them finished their exercise and returned to the yard, but the others hadn't gotten up yet.

"Brother Cheng, where do you think Zhong Yuemin and the others will be assigned to?"

"I asked the county youth educated office before, and the people there said that there was indeed a youth educated from Yanjing named Zhong Yuemin who was assigned to Tucheng Commune. But the people there didn't know which village they were assigned to. Tucheng Commune is next to Hechuan Commune, and Shichuan Village, which is opposite our Baidian Village, belongs to Tucheng Commune. Maybe Zhong Yuemin is in the village opposite."

"It can't be such a coincidence, then should I go to the village across the street and ask?"

"Why are you in such a hurry? Even though these two villages are next to each other and only a few dozen meters apart, there is a ditch in between. If you want to bypass it, you have to walk at least thirty miles."

"Is that so? Then wait a little longer."

The two talked for a while in the yard, and then there was movement in the girl's room next door.

After a while, two girls yawned and came out: "Lu Cheng, Li Kuiyong, why did you get up so early?"

"A day's plan begins in the morning, so come out and exercise."

"Okay then, I'll go wake up the others and get ready to cook."

Their food was all in the southernmost room, where the stove and iron pot were also. Naturally, they had to wait for the girls in that room to get up before they could cook.

Soon, a group of people started to get busy.

The food distributed to the educated youth sites was mainly coarsely ground corn grits and cornmeal, with some cabbage, potatoes, and some salt.

Seeing that the ingredients here were too simple, Lu Cheng returned to the house in an instant, took out an aluminum lunch box, and handed it to the girl who was cooking: "I have some dried salted fish here, put it in when cooking."

"Okay, I'm just worried about the lack of seasoning."

After breakfast, everyone gathered together and talked about what they were missing.

Some people came in a hurry and did not bring all the toiletries, and some girls needed to buy some needles and thread to mend clothes.

Lu Cheng ran to the village brigade, found the village party secretary, and handed him a pack of cigarettes. The village party secretary quickly arranged a donkey cart and took the educated youth to Hechuan Commune.

Afterwards, Lu Cheng took two female representatives and the shopping list written by everyone and went to the commune to purchase items, while the others waited at home.

There are two female representatives, one is Li Lijuan from Yanjing, and the other is Qin Ling.

"Lu Cheng, where in Yanjing do you live?"

"My home is in a large compound in the south of the city."

"My home is in the oil compound in the north of the city, which is quite far from where you are. I was wondering why I haven't seen you before."

When they met a handsome boy like Lu Cheng, the two girls took the initiative to chat with him.

During the conversation, Lu Cheng also learned about the family situations of the two girls.

Qin Ling's father is from Guanzhong, and his mother is a folk singer in the National Song and Dance Troupe. Li Lijuan is from a working-class family, and her family conditions are relatively good.

"Qin Ling, I hear you have a good voice, you should be able to sing, right?"

"Of course, I learned to sing from my mother since I was young, and I like the folk songs of northern Shaanxi the most."

"Can you do a segment?"

"No problem. Then I'll go through a paragraph:

The sky is full of flowers and clouds;

If you pan for sand in a fine basket, you will find half a basket of gold.

My sister embroiders the purse stitch by stitch.

Every stitch is made with the thought of that sweetheart..."

The voice of Qinling is very clear, yet has strong penetrating power. When the loud singing resounds on the Loess Plateau, it is like a trickle of water flowing into the heart, making people unconsciously calm down, listen, and savor it.

As soon as she finished singing, Lu Cheng and Li Lijuan clapped their hands, and the old man driving the donkey cart also praised her: "Little girl, you sing so beautifully, just like a lark."

Lu Cheng also gave his affirmation: "Absolutely professional level. Moreover, your voice has a very ethereal feeling, and the emotions are very sincere. It's just that this song is a bit sad. The sky full of flowers and clouds is full of endless lovesickness."

"Our folk songs in northern Shaanxi are all like this, revealing a sense of sadness."

"I think this is a kind of helplessness towards suffering, and also the accumulation of thousands of years of culture on the Loess Plateau."

"That's right. Northern Shaanxi is too poor, and our people are suffering too much. The suffering naturally flows out of our hearts and becomes a song, which becomes the Xintianyou of Northern Shaanxi."

"After we get back, we can play together when we have time. I also learned some erhu and flute from my mother when I was young. My level is average and I can entertain myself."

"Really? That's great. Let me tell you another part: Brother, if you go west, I, your little sister, can hardly keep you..."

They arrived at the commune while chatting and laughing. Lu Cheng first took the two girls to buy things, and then bought what Li Kuiyong and Zhou Haipeng needed.

After buying them, they put the items back on the donkey cart and Lu Cheng took the three of them to the commune health center.

It is called a health center, but in fact it is just a yard and three cave dwellings. There are only three doctors and three nurses, and the conditions are quite simple.

At that time, the barefoot doctor manual had not yet been published, and medical conditions in various places were quite poor. Some villages had begun to consciously train barefoot doctors, but it had not yet been popularized in northern Shaanxi.

"Hello, Doctor Wang. I am an educated youth working in Baidian Village. My name is Lu Cheng. I see that Baidian Village is a bit far from our Hechuan Commune, and it is inconvenient for the villagers to seek medical treatment. So I was thinking about whether I could come to the commune health center regularly to purchase some medicines and bring them back to the village, so that it would be convenient for me to treat the villagers."

"Young man, can you treat illnesses? Do you know medical skills?"

"My father is a doctor. I have learned a lot from him since I was a child. I can treat common fevers, colds and diarrhea. I also know some treatment and prevention of various common diseases."

"Then I want to test you. What if..."

Afterwards, Dr. Wang asked many common medical questions, such as how to treat various diseases, how to use medicines, etc., and Lu Cheng answered them all fluently.

At the end, Dr. Wang asked about some difficult and complicated diseases he had encountered, and Lu Cheng immediately gave relevant treatment plans.

Doctor Wang nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "Great, great, young man, you are wasting your talent staying in Baidian Village. Okay, if you need any medicines in the future, make a list in advance, and we will bring them back for you when we go to the county to buy more medicines."

"Okay, thank you, Doctor Wang."

When the three of them walked out of the town hospital, Qin Ling and Li Lijuan immediately asked, "Lu Cheng, are you really good at treating illnesses? I thought Zhou Haipeng was just joking."

"Of course it's true. If you ever have a headache or feel unwell, just come to me."