PFC Chapter 133 The New Doctor
Chapter 133 The New Doctor
When Li Wanqing got home, she quickly put away the clothes and then went to the Liang family to pick up Nuonuo and bring her home.
Nuonuo wanted to go outside to play after seeing that it was snowing, but Li Wanqing wouldn't allow it.
"Nono, you've only been sick for a couple of days. When the snow gets heavier, Mommy will take you out to play again."
Nuonuo pouted, but in the end she obediently stayed in the house with her mother.
Although there is no air conditioning or heating here like in later generations, a stove can still warm the room.
The only thing to be careful about is maintaining adequate ventilation, otherwise carbon monoxide poisoning can be even more deadly.
As noon approached, the snow fell heavier and heavier, covering the ground with a thin layer of white.
Li Wanqing checked the weather and decided to go to the grocery store first.
"Nono, come on, put on your clothes and scarf, let's go out." Li Wanqing gave Cheng Nuo a coat and scarf, wrapping the little one up tightly.
She didn't want to take Nuonuo out, but leaving her alone at home was more dangerous.
When Nuonuo heard that she was going out, her eyes sparkled with anticipation.
"Mommy~ Mommy, can I play in the snow?"
Li Wanqing tapped her nose, "There's not enough snow for you to play in."
She had never been here before and didn't know how heavy the snow was, but this thin layer would definitely be all mud if you grabbed it.
Nono was slightly disappointed, but she was still happy to be able to go out.
The roads were slippery due to the snow, so Li Wanqing didn't ride her bike. Instead, she placed Nuonuo on the small chair that Cheng Baichuan had installed earlier and pushed the bike around.
When they arrived at the grocery store, there were hardly any people inside. The uncle inside seemed a little puzzled when he saw Li Wanqing come to buy something.
"Didn't you prepare this beforehand?"
Li Wanqing shook her head. "I just came here to join the army and I don't have any life experience yet."
After all, buying things is much more convenient in later generations.
Although there is a custom of stocking up on New Year's goods, fresh ingredients are usually bought on the same day or the day before.
Large shopping malls are almost always crowded during the Chinese New Year.
Besides, there are no refrigerators here, so fresh food doesn't keep for long.
As the uncle packed things for Li Wanqing, he said, "It's cold up in the mountains, so buy more and store it in the cellar so you don't have to come out to buy things in the snow."
"A cellar?" Li Wanqing looked puzzled. There was such a thing here?
Isn't this from the north?
The uncle hummed in agreement. "They're in every courtyard, didn't you know?"
Li Wanqing smiled wryly, "I really didn't know?"
She had been living in the courtyard for several months, and while she wouldn't say she dug three feet into the ground, she was certainly familiar with the layout of the courtyard inside and out.
She was quite certain that her family did not have a cellar.
The uncle paused for a moment, then laughed, "Look at my memory, you live in a new courtyard, right? I guess no one has dug it up."
Li Wanqing didn't know whether a courtyard was new or old, but she felt that having a cellar would definitely be much more convenient.
"Then I'll go back and have my man dig it up."
After leaving the grocery store, Li Wanqing took Nuonuo to the service station again.
After Xiao Zhao left, Li Wanqing didn't have any particularly familiar people at the service station.
After buying some daily necessities, Li Wanqing called He Mei.
The Lunar New Year is just around the corner. I wonder if He Mei will take a vacation this year? If she does come back, I wonder if the two of them will be able to run into each other?
He Mei was overjoyed. "I might go back a little later this year. I'll come directly to the military region to find you then, okay?"
“Of course, it’s just that it takes three hours to get to the provincial capital from here, and I’m worried that it will be too tiring for you,” Li Wanqing said.
"It's not hard work at all!" He Mei's voice was a little excited. "Being able to see my goddaughter makes even the long journey worthwhile."
Okay, now Li Wanqing has nothing to say.
He Mei also mentioned the Cheng family's affairs briefly; it seemed that the Cheng family was making a scene and threatening to come to the military region to find someone.
“But the captain didn’t agree and refused to give them a letter of introduction.” He Mei laughed gleefully. “You have no idea how much they regretted it when they heard that Cheng Baichuan was not dead and had even been promoted.”
"You were so decisive back then. You've already severed ties with them. Let's see what kind of trouble the Cheng family can cause now."
Li Wanqing smiled too. She had long expected the Cheng family to act this way, which was why she insisted on publishing the statement in the newspaper.
That way, even if the Cheng family really comes looking for him and makes a scene, it won't affect Cheng Baichuan.
As for gossip... I don't care about that at all.
"Mommy~~Mommy~~" Nuonuo stretched out her hand, and Li Wanqing handed her the phone.
The little guy doesn't talk much. He chattered away to He Mei, and the words he used most often were "auntie," "want," and "eat."
After finally hanging up the phone, the little guy was still a bit reluctant to leave.
Li Wanqing tapped her little nose, "You can talk again when your Aunt He Mei comes over!"
Long-distance phone calls aren't cheap, and even if they're not short of money, they can't afford to spend like that.
On her way back, Li Wanqing remembered that she had run out of cold medicine at home, so she stopped by the health center.
The health center is divided into a front and a back yard. The front yard is used for outpatient examinations and also has offices for the health center.
The backyard houses the inpatient department and a pharmacy.
You need to go to the outpatient department to get a doctor's slip before the pharmacy will dispense the medicine.
There are four rooms in the middle row. The leftmost room is where you register and pay, and the other three are the outpatient clinic rooms.
The house, with its red bricks and gray tiles, clearly has a long history.
Li Wanqing and Nuonuo are military dependents, and they have to pay for medical treatment, but it is much cheaper than outside hospitals.
The clinic is crowded today, mostly with colds, fevers, and coughs.
Li Wanqing and Nuonuo waited in line for quite a while before finally getting a number. While waiting outside, they overheard other patients talking about the new doctor.
"I heard the new doctor is very skilled; he can treat everything from headaches and fevers to broken legs."
“I’ve heard about it too. I also heard that he was transferred from a provincial hospital.”
"Do you think they've done something wrong? Otherwise, why would they leave the provincial hospital and come to this remote mountain village?"
These words caused quite a few people to become genuinely worried.
One of the slightly younger women said with a disdainful look, "Are you all stupid? This is a military region. If there were any real problems, we wouldn't be able to get in."
Hearing this, everyone felt a little more at ease.
"Have you heard?" Another slightly older woman asked in a low voice, looking rather mysterious.
"I heard that doctor can also cure women's childbirth ailments."
The aunt spoke very softly, but many people still heard her, and they all became excited.
In this day and age, everyone dreams of having many children and grandchildren, and of great fortune.
Someone sighed, "If Zhou Lan were still here, she would definitely be the first to come over."
Li Wanqing listened for a while and then stopped paying attention, but she was still a little curious, since this was the second time she had heard people talk about the new doctor today.