Chapter Thirty-Seven: Money or Death
As Sun Dazhuang had predicted before, in the era when there was a shortage of doctors and medicines, there were doctors in that village, which was really a blessing for the whole village. Regardless of the level of the doctor, even if it can cure some minor problems, the villagers will warmly welcome it.
Take the disease of his grandson's dislocated arm due to careless play. If you go to the district health center, those doctors who are also young will treat this disease, I am afraid it will be difficult to do it as easy as Xu Zhengdao.
The important thing is that Xu Zhengdao did not collect money, and even took three pairs of medicine and a few toffee. In other words, I went to the health center in the jurisdiction and queued up to get injections and buy medicines, I am afraid that everything will cost money. If you can't cure it once, you will have to go several times next.
Not to mention delaying the work at home, it costs money to make the grandson suffer more. But now that he is looking for Xu Zhengdao for treatment, not only did he not spend a penny, but his grandson did not suffer much during the treatment. Even when he returned home, he hung his arms and began to spread joy all over the village again.
Other villagers who learned the news also came to the door and asked: "Village party secretary, then Xiao Xu really knows how to see a doctor?" ”
"What do you mean by a real meeting? People would have been, but they didn't have that certificate. But before they moved to our village, they practiced medicine with their masters in the countryside for several years! If you want to have a headache and brain fever, go to him, and it's okay to think about it. ”
"That's good! That's good! In the past two days, I just feel a little uncomfortable! Then go to his house and have a look! ”
The villagers who said these words then asked again: "The village party secretary, does he collect money for medical treatment?" ”
"What do you say? If you don't take the medicine, it doesn't matter if you give money or not. If you take the medicine and still don't pay for it, are you embarrassed? ”
It is clear that everyone in the village is like this, if it doesn't cost money to see a doctor and take medicine, I'm afraid they will run to Xu's house if they have nothing to do. The problem is that the consequences of this will only make Xu Zhengdao look down on the people in the village and feel that they are all a group of lords who take advantage.
Taking the opportunity, Sun Dazhuang also warned the people in the village not to disturb Xu Zhengdao if they had nothing to do. After these days of contact, Sun Dazhuang felt more and more that it was really the luck of the village to have such a young man in the village.
And Xu Zhengdao is also very different from other young people he knows. Unless there is something, Xu Zhengdao will stay at home, clean up, and then stay at home to read. There are not many words, but it is really rare to be honest and sincere.
After lunch, when he saw the villagers coming to the door one after another, Xu Zhengdao was a little surprised, but he still warmly welcomed the villagers. A few benches were moved, and then by the wall of the courtyard of the side house, he began to diagnose and treat the pulse of the villagers one by one.
followed the villagers who came over to see the excitement, and saw that although Xu Zhengdao was young, he was no different from the old Chinese medicine doctor they had been in contact with before. The important thing is that if there is a disease on the body, the villagers who can tell it by taking a pulse nod frequently.
Occasionally prescribe medicine, and go to the pharmacy to grab some Chinese medicine. Regarding the fees proposed by the villagers, Xu Zhengdao also said the same as Sun Dazhuang, not charging the villagers' consultation fees, only the villagers' medicine fees.
Only the villagers who have taken the medicine will collect some money for the medicinal materials according to the price. Occasionally, a villager needs acupuncture, and he also does not charge for it. For a while, the villagers who lined up to see a doctor felt that it was a great thing that this young man had moved to the village.
Until a middle-aged villager who usually smokes and coughs, after sitting in front of Xu Zhengdao, Xu Zhengdao, who had a relatively mild expression before, looked a little frowning after taking his pulse for a while. This expression suddenly made the middle-aged man nervous.
"Xiao Xu, there's nothing wrong with me, right?"
Seeing the middle-aged villager's worried face, Xu Zhengdao, who had finished taking the pulse, said with a slightly serious expression: "Uncle Zhong, you should have been coughing for many years, right?" Have you ever been to a major hospital before? Also, did you work in a coal mine before? ”
Zhong Younian, a villager who was questioned, although he didn't understand why Xu Zhengdao asked this, he still said honestly: "Well! Before moving to the village, I worked in a coal mine in the countryside for a few years. Later, when the coal mine closed, I moved to the village.
As for the cough you said, it's been around for years. But usually, I don't think there is a big problem, but when the weather is hot, sometimes I cough badly, I feel panicked, and sometimes I feel nauseous, and I feel more uncomfortable at that time. ”
After listening to Zhong Younian's story, Xu Zhengdao thought about it and said: "Uncle Zhong, your problem has dragged on for a long time, for the sake of insurance, I suggest you go to a big hospital in the city to take a film." When you're done filming, you'll consult a doctor. ”
"Xiao Xu! You know, going to the city for medical treatment is cumbersome and expensive. Just tell me, am I seriously ill? ”
Seeing that the middle-aged man was a little anxious, Xu Zhengdao nodded and said, "Uncle Zhong, my medical skills are limited, but as far as the results of the pulse are concerned, I am afraid that there is a problem with your lungs, and the problem is a bit serious." But how serious it is, we have to make a film to know.
If I'm not mistaken, you've been coughing more and more severely lately, and even when you cough so badly, you'll spit out black, fishy thick phlegm. When I sleep at night, I sometimes feel tightness in my chest, and I often feel difficult to breathe when I work, right? ”
Let Xu Zhengdao say this, Zhong Younian said a little panicked: "Xiao Xu, I can't be cancer, right?" ”
In recent years, both urban and rural people have basically smelled cancer. In terms of today's medical technology, getting cancer is basically the same as being sentenced to death. Seeing Xu Zhengdao saying that he was wrong with himself, Zhong Younian naturally felt panicked.
Fortunately, Xu Zhengdao shook his head and said: "Uncle Zhong, your disease should not be cancer, I asked you to go to the city to make a film, I also want to confirm." In my experience, this disease should have been caused by digging coal when you were young.
It's just that your illness has dragged on for a bit of a long time, and you have been smoking all these years, which has aggravated your condition. To be on the safe side, I suggest you go to the big hospital in the city to take a picture first, and then ask the relevant doctor about the situation.
As far as my current medical skills are concerned, your disease is quite tricky, and I really dare not prescribe you a prescription casually. If you make a film, there is a medical order given by a doctor in a big hospital, and I will prescribe some medicine for you to recuperate, I think it will still be possible. ”
The other villagers who were waiting in line to see a doctor naturally heard the conversation between the two. Zhong Younian's wife, who also came over to watch the excitement, was also a little worried: "Dad, just listen to Xiao Xu, let's go to the hospital to make a film!" ”
"Xiao Xu, how much does it cost to go to a big hospital to shoot a film?"
"I really haven't inquired about the specifics. Otherwise, you wait and ask Uncle Sun, he should know. Just making a film, it shouldn't cost much. If you are sick, you are not afraid, but what you are afraid of is that you will continue to delay. You can't be dragged out of your illness! ”
As the saying goes, if you want money or death, in the era when the medical insurance system is not perfect, people dare not get sick if they are afraid of getting sick. It's okay to have an occasional headache and brain fever, but what I'm afraid of is a serious illness. After spending money, it can be cured, and it is still quite complete.
What really worries and entangles people is that the money has been spent and it has not been saved. In the end, a good family, because of the treatment of the disease, failed, owed a famine, let the family work hard to repay. Therefore, many times, some people choose not to be treated when they have a serious illness.
In these days, why do rural people envy those who work in state-owned enterprises and institutions? The reason for this is that in addition to the monthly salary of these people, they can also enjoy many welfare policies, including reimbursement of medical expenses.
While there are restrictions on reimbursement policies, for most people, there is at least one way back and protection. In other words, these ordinary people living in the countryside really want to suffer from diseases that may not be cured even if they spend a lot of money, and whether they can be cured or not?
It may not be good, but it may be good. If you don't die, you will definitely die. Although the treatment is painful, how can the patient's loved ones feel better? Zhong Younian hesitated, isn't this what he is tangled in?
But at the moment, he is not very old, and he is just in his early fifties and let him sit and eat and wait for death, is he really willing? But he really suffered from a serious illness, and his family was willing to spend money to treat him, but in the end, he was not cured, dragging down the family, did he really feel better?