Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 994 - 0994: Making Good Connections 3

Chapter 994: Chapter 0994: Making Good Connections 3

Hearing Feng Qingxue’s question, Guo Ming and Lady Guo coughed several times simultaneously.

"Is it inconvenient to answer? If that’s the case, then never mind." Feng Qingxue was very understanding. Seeing their embarrassed expressions, she guessed something.

Guo Ming sighed softly, his voice even lower, "What’s there to not understand? The country is so vast; do you have any idea how many farmers there are? To put it bluntly, there’s an extreme shortage of Western medical professionals, and the investment in Western medical equipment is huge. How could it possibly reach the vast rural areas? The state simply can’t afford it. As for the village doctors you mentioned, they’re all half doctor, half farmer, with virtually no cost. Except for a very small portion from Traditional Chinese Medicine Families, the rest of the village doctors can’t really be called Chinese medicine practitioners."

At this point, Guo Ming frowned, "I’ve also heard recently that some illiterates in the countryside, after attending some medical training, can treat people with just a few needles and a handful of herbs. Isn’t that a joke?"

Chinese medicine is profound and extensive; hasn’t Feng Qingxue studied for five to six years and still found it inadequate?

Feng Qingxue coughed, "At least the doctor stationed in our brigade has better medical skills than me and more experience."

Pausing, she said softly, "The countryside lacks doctors and medicine; serious illnesses can’t be treated, and minor ailments rely solely on enduring. Some descendants from medical families act as doctors, which is better than none. Moreover, most of those who attend medical training have knowledge of junior or senior high school, or understand some medical principles. As for the illiterates you mentioned, maybe I am poorly informed; I haven’t heard of them yet."

"There is such a situation; your master hasn’t lied to you," Guo Yan interjected. "I heard from the cadre under your uncle that this kind of thing happened in his hometown. Such health workers are simply playing with human life."

Feng Qingxue frowned, "In that case, they’re not taking human life seriously at all."

"The conditions don’t allow it!" Guo Ming sighed loudly. "Chinese and Western medicine each have their strengths; it’s best to learn from each other. But with the country’s economy being underdeveloped, it’s hard to achieve everything at once; we can only make efforts bit by bit. If conditions permitted, I’d truly wish to start teaching classes and cultivate a group of outstanding talents for the country. Unfortunately, the current situation doesn’t need me to spell it out."

All universities had suspended classes, including medical universities, whether Chinese or Western medicine, without exception.

Feng Qingxue consoled, "Master, rest assured, I will study hard."

"That is exactly why I took you as my disciple," Guo Ming admitted without reservation. "You are talented and willing to settle down to study, but what’s most important is that you have a broad perspective and the benevolent heart of a physician, unlike some whose hearts are not sincere. Those without benevolence studying medicine are simply harming others; medical skill can save lives but can also kill without shedding blood."

Lady Guo whispered from the side: "Your master had a classmate who once used the principles of the mutual generation and mutual restraint in Chinese medicine to harm others, leading to the ruin and death of the victim’s family, leaving only a child—your third senior brother—who was barely alive when your master saved him. It took nearly a decade of treatment before he recovered. Therefore, your master takes it as a warning; he would never impart even a single bit of medical knowledge to those with poor character."

Feng Qingxue suddenly realized, "So my third senior brother had such an experience?"

No wonder, no wonder Leng Tianxing dedicated his life to Chinese medicine and was most knowledgeable about the mutual generation and mutual restraint.

Lady Guo nodded, "Thankfully, that man is already dead. Having taken countless lives, how could he not die? His death was laughable; he died at the hands of his own wife using the method of mutual restraint of drug properties. Your third senior brother has seen his great revenge fulfilled."