He followed the dentist for three years, learned all the basic treatment techniques, memorized hundreds of flavors of Chinese medicine, and was able to dispense medicine alone. Although the two of them do not have the status of master and apprentice, they have the love of master and apprentice.

The dentist let go of the breath and walked away, but he didn't expect to bring a catastrophe to the old man.

Before the dentist died, the two lived together for more than four years, and when the dentist died, the old man prepared a thin coffin for the master. It was this thin coffin that caused trouble, and he became the filial son and grandson of the enemy agents, ready to sentence the old man to prison.

The cadres in the village knew about it in advance, and they couldn't bear it, so they revealed the news to the old man and gave him ten yuan, and the old man fled overnight.

After the old man finished the funeral for the master, the family had already redeemed it, and he carried the only more than 30 catties of food on his back, plus the treatment tools and medicines left by the master, this was all his belongings.

When the ten yuan was spent, the old man fled on foot, running over and over again, and finally ended up in the Shennan realm.

It's a vast and sparsely populated place, and he's finally settled down. However, the place where he settled was far away from the Special Economic Zone, and because of his poor health, he couldn't do farm work anymore, so he went to the construction site to find a job as a cook. Although the income is not high, it is much easier than farming.

At first, the old man did not dare to reveal his ability to treat teeth. Later, he also pondered that the situation of the country had changed, and when he saw someone on the construction site with a toothache, he gave a helping hand, and was slowly recognized by the workers.

The old man is practicing medicine without a license, and he does not dare to charge money for treating people's teeth, he is addicted to smoking, and the person who is being diagnosed and treated does what he likes, and buys him a box of cigarettes as a thank you.

The old man saw that Zhao Fang's cousin was really of good character, so he started to pass on his art, his medical skills were easy to obtain, and he didn't cherish them very much, and he was the same as the master, who he saw was right and passed it on.

Unlike the old man studying medicine, Zhao Fang's cousin officially worshipped the master. Although he did not go to high school, he was also a junior high school graduate before the turmoil, and he learned dentistry much faster than the elderly, and after three months, he was able to treat his teeth independently.

Although the old man is practicing medicine without a license, his medical skills are from the famous doctor who is inherited from his family, and the treatment of teeth is really hand-to-hand.

The master and apprentice made a reputation, there were many floating populations in Shennan, and there were many people who came to them for dental treatment, and the two of them couldn't afford the cost of medicine, so they were treated without medicine, and those who used medicine were let go to the hospital for treatment.

Everyone gave them ideas, charge a little money, and don't let everyone suffer and spend money. When I go to a regular hospital, I can see a tooth for as little as a dozen yuan or as much as a few tens of yuan, and half a month's salary is gone.

Cousin Zhao Fang calculated the cost and discussed with the master for a long time, and the two finally decided to charge two yuan for treating a tooth. This is also the price that Zhao Fang's cousin insisted on, the old man is old and his health is not good, and the pension in the future is indeed a problem.

If you come to treat a few teeth a day, you can earn more than ten yuan, which is three or four hundred a month, and you can earn more than three hundred for the cost of medicine.

After receiving the apprentice, the old man was happy and finally passed on the master's medical skills. This relaxation caused an accident, and the old man's body was not as good as day by day, and he was rapidly losing weight.

Zhao Fang's cousin forced the old man to go to the hospital, but the result was really sad, the old man had liver cancer, and in the later stage, there was no value for treatment.

The doctor didn't intend to tell him, but the old man knew his physical condition and forced the doctor to tell the truth.

At the end of his life, the old man still hopes to return to his hometown, after all, the fallen leaves have returned to their roots, and his wife is buried in the family's cemetery.

Cousin Zhao Fang, despite the old man's dissuasion, settled his salary and returned to his hometown with the old man. Master and apprentice are like father and son, the old man is helpless, Zhao Fang's cousin should do this, but the old man was so moved that he even said that he had met a good person.

More than ten years have passed, the old man's cave is half collapsed, and even the door of the cave is gone, which was smashed by the red soldiers of the year.

When the old man fled, the village was ridiculously poor, and after so many years, the land was distributed to each household, but the drought here has not changed, and the people's lives are still poor. The old people who returned to the village became wealthy households.

Cousin Zhao Fang took out his savings to renovate the cave for the old man and buy necessary daily necessities. At the suggestion of the villagers, they also bought longevity materials and longevity clothes for the elderly, and these flowers basically emptied the savings of the two.

The old man said to his apprentice: "You have sent me back, and my life has been settled, and you have fulfilled the love of our master and apprentice." We can't both wait here to die, the rest of the money is enough for me to use until I die. Go back to Shennan and earn a few months of money to go back to your hometown. ”

Cousin Zhao Fang didn't listen to the old man's words, he told the old man: "Master, we have the ability to treat teeth, and we can make money anywhere, and I will guard you in the future." You don't have to worry about it at home, just write a letter back and tell them.

Although we are not as good as city life, we are much better than here, and we used to be able to eat and dress warmly. Now that the production responsibility system has been implemented, white flour steamed buns are eaten all year round, and those with too much cotton cannot be sold.

My family had a poor life in the village, built a brick house, bought a bicycle and a sewing machine, and fed a cow. My father and mother are not yet 50 years old, and they can be busy with the farm work at home, so my eldest sister and I went to Shennan to work to earn money. ”

The master couldn't resist him, so he accepted the apprentice's suggestion, and the two went to the market to set up a stall to treat their teeth. However, the master said that the life of the people here is hard, and the price of tooth treatment has to be reduced, one dollar per tooth, and this is the price of package cure.

There is a perennial drought here, people's rations mainly rely on potatoes, vegetables are also few, the only condiment is chili, chili peppers eat too much, and lack of oil and water, so there are really many people suffering from dental disease.

During this period, the management of the traveling doctor was not strict, and the master and apprentice rushed to the market to set up a stall to play the signboard of the treatment of toothache, one yuan, invalid refund.

The price of one yuan is really not low in this place, but everyone is really tempted to see that they have played a sign that it is not easy to return the money.

Both the master and apprentice have real skills, the master is responsible for seeing a doctor, the apprentice is responsible for treatment, the two of them became popular, and soon made a reputation in the surrounding area.

The villagers have no money, some bring food, some bring eggs, and some bring rare items. Some are higher than the cost of treatment, and some are lower than the cost of treatment. Anyone who finds a home, even if the value of the thing is not enough, both the master and the apprentice will treat it.

Especially for the people in this village, they don't take a penny, all of them are voluntary treatment, the patients don't want to go, give them something, they accept ordinary things, and refuse all precious items.