Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 993 - 0993: Making Good Connections 2

Chapter 993: Chapter 0993: Making Good Connections 2

Feng Qingxue took note, "We are not too far from Jinling, if time permits, I and Ajiang will take a look."

"Hmm, that’s good." Guo Li didn’t stop her, and lowered her voice, "The current state of the world is really baffling. We who study traditional Chinese medicine, we’re neither here nor there, stuck in an awkward position."

"What do you mean by that?" Feng Qingxue didn’t quite understand.

After thinking for a moment, Guo Li said, "Let me put it this way, the old leaders admire Chinese medicine, but they oppose the theory of Yin and Yang, so the Yin and Yang theory has been excluded from the academic field of Chinese medicine. The medical books your master burned contained these theories, to avoid trouble. Right after the founding of the country, the health department once abolished Chinese medicine, many doctors faced unemployment, but then the old leaders praised Chinese medicine, and it was revived and continued to develop to this day. What’s the situation outside now? Chinese medicine practitioners learning Western medicine, Western doctors learning Chinese medicine, the chaos is unbearable. Is Chinese medicine an old culture? But then it belittles the scientific nature of Western medicine. We can’t belittle Western medicine just because we study Chinese medicine. Each has its strengths and weaknesses, and now Western medicine is seen as the scientific authority of the bourgeoisie. And yet, the doctors around the old leaders are mostly trained in Western medicine. Just watch, Xiaoliu came to find your master, and in a short while, your master will be back!"

As soon as her voice fell, Guo Ming came back downhearted.

"How about it? I was right, wasn’t I?" Guo Li was not at all polite.

Guo Ming didn’t understand, "Old lady, what did you say about me?"

"I said you have no self-awareness. As soon as Xiaoliu calls you, you run off. Why don’t you think about it, what kind of doctors hold sway beside the old leaders? Do they need you?" Guo Li ignored him, intending to continue speaking with Feng Qingxue, but saw that she had already stood up to take Guo Ming’s medicine box, placing it on the table, then pouring water for Guo Ming, carefully testing the temperature before handing it to him.

Guo Ming was not young anymore, and after going back and forth, he was sweaty and desperately thirsty; he took the enamel Gangzi, the water was just the right temperature, he took a few sips after catching his breath.

"Girls are really considerate," Guo Ming praised highly.

Guo Li saw this and was also very happy.

A considerate child, no one would dislike.

Having steadied his breath, Guo Ming asked, "What are you several discussing?"

Guo Yan smiled and said, "Your big sister-in-law was praising you, big brother. Did you think we were speaking ill of you? How could that be? In front of your new apprentice, your big sister-in-law wouldn’t disrespect you. How is the old chief? Why have you come back?"

"The old leader is doing fine. There are other doctors diagnosing and prescribing medicine for him, he doesn’t need me, so I came back. What’s there to ask?" Guo Ming had long since grown accustomed to this kind of lifestyle. As of now, being able to ensure the safety of the family was a blessing, he asked for nothing else.

Even though he was vague, they understood what he implied, the prescribed medicine was probably Western medicine, known for quick results.

It’s a contradictory world, Feng Qingxue thought.

In such a situation, is it good or bad to study Chinese medicine? It’s probably good, isn’t it? Because Western medicine is the one being criticized, not Chinese medicine, after all, the development of barefoot doctors originated from Chinese medicine.

But then, why is Chinese medicine also considered old culture?

"Master, Mistress, why is Western medicine the main healthcare in the cities with Chinese medicine as a supplement, yet in the countryside, it’s Chinese medicine that takes the lead? Herbs depend on mountain gathering, and the state rarely distributes Western medicine to the countryside."

In the academic world, doctors might be the least affected. Everyone cherishes their life, who doesn’t have a moment of headache or fever?