Chapter 41‖ Apprenticeship and Medicine
Seeing Zheng Zhendong's depressed look, Zheng's mother spoke.
"The third child eats first, and after eating, I will go out with my mother in the afternoon, and then my mother will find someone to ask you!"
Hearing Zheng's mother say this, Zheng Zhendong hurriedly sat down to eat, and when he finished eating, he urged Zheng's mother to go out.
Looking at her anxious son, Zheng's mother didn't even have time to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, so while getting dressed, she arranged for Zheng Xinyi to wash the dishes and chopsticks, clean up the hygiene, and took Zheng Zhendong out.
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The mother and son walked and stopped, and it took about forty or fifty minutes to arrive at Union Hospital.
When I entered the hospital, Zheng's mother asked the nurse about Wang Yanhui and Wang Haoran, and the two doctors were not in the hospital.
The nurse said: "Wang Yanhui is not here, Wang Haoran is here, do you have anything to do with them?" ”
Zheng's mother first thanked the nurse, then inquired about Wang Haoran's department, and finally led Zheng Zhendong over.
When I came to the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, I knocked on the door of the big office, and when I heard the shouts from inside, please come in, Zheng's mother pushed the door open and led Zheng Zhendong in.
Entering the big office, Zheng's mother first looked around, then walked up to a thirty-five or sixteen-year-old man and asked.
"Are you Xiao Ran, Wang Haoran?"
Wang Haoran looked at the familiar and unfamiliar faces, and couldn't help asking.
"This eldest sister, do you have something to do with me? But I think you're a little familiar, I just can't remember where you've seen it! ”
After hearing this, Mother Zheng couldn't help but burst into tears, and said with a hint of crying.
"Xiao Ran, I'm your cousin Wang Cuifen, don't you remember?"
Listening to the woman in front of her, it was her cousin Wang Cuifen, and the memories of her childhood flashed in Wang Haoran's mind.
Wang Haoran stood up, first called out to his cousin, and then hugged Wang Cuifen and cried bitterly.
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When the mood of the two stabilized a little, Zheng's mother pulled Zheng Zhendong to her side and introduced Wang Haoran.
"Xiao Ran, this is Zheng Zhendong, the third child in my family."
He said to Zheng Zhendong again: "Third child, this is your cousin Wang Haoran, who is a doctor in Union Hospital, come and see your cousin!" ”
Zheng Zhendong hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Hello uncle, my name is Zheng Zhendong, you can call me Dongzi, please take care of me when we meet for the first time!" ”
Wang Haoran heard Zheng Zhendong say this, and said with a smile.
"Gentlemen, we don't have to be so polite, just come to your uncle if you have something to do in the future!"
Zheng Zhendong hurriedly nodded to indicate that he understood.
After talking to Zheng Zhendong, Wang Haoran hurriedly sat down the two and chatted with Zheng's mother again.
Speaking of the past, the two seem to have endless words.
Zheng's mother suddenly said, "When I was about 40 years old, I followed the army to pass by my hometown, and I heard from the people in the village that you and the fourth uncle came to work in the Beijing Union Hospital. ”
"Isn't this last year, I took my two children to live in Beijing, and today I heard the third child say that he wants to study medicine, and I think of you!"
"By the way, how is the fourth uncle doing recently, why isn't his old man in the hospital?"
Wang Haoran hurriedly explained: "After all, the old man is old, and he doesn't have to be on duty in the hospital, so he will only take action if there are really thorny problems, and he usually stays at home when he has nothing to do." ”
"By the way, Dongzi, since you want to study medicine, I'll take you to your home in a while.
One is to recognize the door in the past, and the other is the old man now, who is idle and bored at home alone, and just came to teach him medical skills. ”
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The three chatted for a while, Wang Haoran said hello to his colleagues, and took the Zheng family's mother and son out of the hospital.
After walking a short distance to the north, I arrived at the small courtyard assigned to the Wang family by the hospital.
Wang Haoran pushed open the door and shouted inside.
"Come out, old man! Look who I've brought you back! ”
At this time, Wang Yanhui, who was lying on the recliner and closed his eyes to recuperate, first opened his eyes and glanced at Wang Haoran.
Then when he was about to close his eyes again, he felt that the situation was wrong and quickly opened his eyes, looked at Zheng Mu carefully, and said after a while.
"You're Xiaofen, aren't you? After more than 20 years, the appearance has completely changed, and you may not be able to recognize it when you walk on the street! ”
After speaking, he stood up from the recliner and took Zheng's mother's hand to look at it carefully.
Mother Zheng hurriedly said: "Fourth uncle, I am your niece Xiaofen, I haven't seen you for so many years, you are in good health, right?" ”
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The two talked for a long time, and finally Zheng's mother introduced Zheng Zhendong to Wang Yanhui and said that Zheng Zhendong was studying medicine.
Wang Yanhui agreed with a smile, and then asked Wang Haoran to go to the house, took out a few books and handed them to Zheng Zhendong.
Knowing that Zheng Zhendong usually has to go to school, he told him that he has nothing to do on weekdays to open it and take a look, and he will come once a month in the future to check his progress.
Seeing that Zheng Zhendong carefully put away the books, Wang Yanhui arranged for his family to prepare a meal, and wanted to leave the Zheng family's mother and son for dinner.
The mother and son of the Zheng family hurriedly excused themselves, saying that there is a small one in the family and needs someone to take care of it, and when you have time, take her to see you, and the old man Wang will give up!
After the mother and son said goodbye, they left the Wang family's small courtyard and passed by Union Hospital again, Zheng Zhendongdong couldn't help but think of the past and present life of this Union Hospital.
In 1921, John D. Rockefeller Jr., the son of the world's richest man and oil tycoon Rockefeller, took a cruise ship across the Pacific Ocean and came to the country Z of his heart for more than a month.
The purpose of his visit was to attend the opening ceremony of the Union Medical College, which was funded by the Rockefeller Foundation.
Rockefeller Jr. was an avid collector of Qing dynasty porcelain in country Z. All the Chinese vases of P. Morgan (John Pierpoint Morgan Sr.) during his lifetime, even took out loans from his father.
Perhaps because of the "Z Country Complex", the Rockefeller Foundation has made the largest grant since its establishment, and it has also achieved the most prestigious hospital in China today - Beijing Union Medical College Hospital.
The history of Jingcheng Union Medical College Hospital can be traced back to 1862.
At that time, the British Christian missionary Luo Weilin founded the first western hospital in Dongjiaomin Lane, Beijing, Jingcheng Shi Hospital.
Luo Weilin has created a complete medical system, and Shuangqipole Hospital has carried out diagnosis and treatment of internal medicine, surgery, ophthalmology, dermatology and other departments.
From officials to beggars, people of all classes were his patients.
Sixty years later, the medical record management system he established was carried forward by Union Hospital and became one of the "Three Treasures of Union Hospital".
After Luo Weilin returned to China, the hospital moved to Mishi Street, and was named "Double Flagpole Hospital" because of the two 70-foot-high flagpoles at the entrance of the new hospital area.
After the Gengzi Revolution in 1900, the Double Flagpole Hospital was burned down, and only the two tall flagpoles remained.
In 1901, Li Xiaochuan, a doctor in country Z, assisted in the reconstruction of the hospital.
In 1906, six churches, including the Eagle Kingdom London Church, the Chouguo Presbyterian Church and the Chouguo Anglican Church, jointly founded the Beijing Union Medical Church, from which the English word "Union" comes from.
The first donation received by the Medical Hall came from Cixi, totaling 10,000 taels of silver, equivalent to 1,400 pounds.
Then another donor gave away £1,600, and he was a regular visitor to the hospital, the great eunuch Li Lianying.