Dr. Li never expected that he was so popular in the village!
He was moving, and everyone was so enthusiastic to help him pack his house and luggage - Oh, actually, there wasn't much luggage. He just needed to take his non-mainstream Teddy and a stainless steel rice bowl that couldn't be chewed.
"How can this be so embarrassing..."
He stood in the yard rubbing his hands, looking at the scorching sun above his head and grinning.
"There's nothing to be embarrassed about."
Wulan brought a few aunts from the village and started cleaning from the kitchen - the Li family had already cleaned it when they moved, so it would be easy to clean it up now.
She raised her voice and said, "You are a grown man living here, so you must be careless and make mistakes. Our Doctor Guo will be moving in soon, so shouldn't we take a look at her?"
Look, those who were called over by Wulan were all elderly people in their families who had some underlying diseases.
It is troublesome, but not fatal. It all depends on post-treatment care.
Now there is a doctor with better skills in the village, how convenient! As for Lao Li, his medical skills are well known to everyone in the village, he is really an expert.
I heard that the new doctors have a lot of certificates, and the teachers are also amazing... Look, now they are all looking at the doctors who are helping them, and when they go back to diagnose and prescribe medicine, they will be more careful!
Look, everyone was very quick and skillful, and even dug out a large rusty iron pot from the corner of the kitchen.
"Doctor Li, you don't want this pot anymore? I think it matches my stove very well."
"Of course we don't want that. We can't burn firewood in town."
Doctor Li looked depressed, sensing the disparity between people: "It's all rusted, if you don't mind, take it away."
"I definitely don't mind!" The other person said, "Go back and boil some water, then get a piece of pork and start a new pot... By the way, I'm not taking it for nothing. I have a small pot for a gas stove at home. I'll give it to Dr. Guo to cook with, so she won't have to buy another one."
Doctor Li: …
You take my iron pot and exchange it for your own small pot for Dr. Guo
What do you mean by not taking what's yours for nothing
Does this sound outrageous
Looking at Wu Lan again, she nodded in agreement: "That's it. Doctor Guo is settling in our village. She is young, so we have to think about it more."
"She cooks by herself, so she doesn't need to buy any pots and pans. I have a lot left over from the move, so I can just buy two sets for her later."
The other auntie didn't comment on the things in the kitchen, but looked at the bathroom:
"Look, I've always said that Dr. Li is such a shabby man. This mirror is all spotted and can't be seen clearly. How can I use it? I have a big mirror on an old wardrobe at home. I'll take it down and stick it on the wall here."
Doctor Li: …
Just say it, why are you stepping on me? Humph!
He was originally going to provide medical insurance for the village, but now he has to leave again because of his family reasons... In addition to legal principles, there are also human relationships, and he actually feels uncomfortable in his heart.
Now that I've been scolded like this, for some reason, I don't feel the tightness in my chest anymore.
Dr. Guo followed behind the group of aunts and could not get involved at all. He could only silently figure out the layout of the house.
At this moment, he still said with embarrassment: "Sorry to bother you all. I will make some herbal tea to cool you down in the clinic later. You can just bring your cups and fill it yourself."
Oh my! Herbal tea! Look, it’s the girl who is so considerate!
The aunties in the village were very enthusiastic and even asked: "Can I use a cold water bottle to collect water? We drink water at home, and the cups don't have lids, so it's not convenient to collect water one cup at a time."
"Okay, all is fine."
Dr. Guo is very familiar with this job - she was able to quickly integrate into the urban village because of this.
They are only given out during the three hottest months of summer. Once the season is over, they are naturally put away. There is no need to involve any grudges or anything like that.
In addition, the medicinal materials used in cooling herbal tea are all cheap. One pound of them can be boiled for several days, which is cost-effective!
"I bought a cheap tea bucket online. I'll make some tea every morning and put it at the door. If you guys want to drink it, just take it. If you finish it in the morning, remember to help me fill the bucket with water, otherwise you won't have any to drink in the afternoon or evening."
Can this be called a big deal? Isn't it just a matter of convenience
Everyone agreed with great enthusiasm.
In fact, if you really calculate it, this tea bucket and medicine bag are not much cheaper than a mirror or an iron pot, but isn't this how the friendship between people is developed
If Guo Dong wants to take root in the village, he must organize good relationships.
After hearing this, Wu Lan was even more certain that Dr. Guo was a wise man.
Oh my, thinking about the four elderly people in her family, she became even more enthusiastic:
"By the way, there are no beds here. If you don't mind, Doctor Guo, the child's grandfather has a few beds. They are not in use now. I will pull one over for you later."
"As for you, just stay at Aunt Lianhua's place for one more night and then buy a mattress online."
"And quilts, I have them too. I also have quilt covers and other things at home - but you young people are particular and don't like to use old ones, so you can just buy a new one online, it's not expensive."
Dr. Guo nodded rapidly and quickly opened his memo to write this down.
Then I looked around the house again—I needed to buy a washing machine, a refrigerator, and install an air conditioner.
It doesn't have to be particularly expensive, but including the mattress it will cost at least 10,000 yuan.
Calculated this way, it's not much cheaper than renting a house.
But this side is so spacious!
Not to mention anything else, just this yard will make it more convenient for her to handle medicinal herbs herself in the future.
What’s more, he can buy fresh vegetables from Song Tan’s house at any time - just for this reason, Guo Dong no longer has the mind to be picky.
…
There was a lot of hustle and bustle here, while Song Tan was just lazing around, following Song Youde back to the old house.
"Grandpa, when you rebuild your house, why don't you add a layer of this gray sloping tile roof on top of the bungalow? It will protect you from the heat and prevent the roof from leaking."
"That's for sure."
Song Youde said without hesitation: "Now that we have to rebuild, we have to be comfortable - Tantan, grandpa has money, you don't have to worry about it."
Song Tan nodded with a smile, and then continued to plan: "Leave two bedrooms, and build a kitchen and a fire room on the side for you. The main thing is to fence off the yard and tidy up the ground - this way, when you do some work in the future, you don't have to worry about the ground being covered in mud."
“Okay, okay!”
Song Youde now thinks his eldest granddaughter is perfect in every way. Even if he just simply looks at her future, he is so happy that he can't stop smiling.
So he solemnly promised: "Tan Tan, don't worry, I will definitely weave a particularly good straw mat for you this time!"
"Let me tell you, the best straw mats in the past used to use 10,000 rushes, and I guarantee you'll sleep comfortably!"
"But now I see that people use 2,000 threads for one sheet. After all, it's too thick and takes up too much space. Houses are expensive nowadays, so it's not cost-effective to use them to store these things."
Song Tan: ... This is an angle I haven’t thought of before.