Chapter 998: Chapter 998: Eating a Free al
The hospital here closes early because there aren’t that many patients. Frankly, most cases are just minor ailnts like headaches and fevers; a few pills solve the problem easily. Many villagers, if seriously ill, don’t co to the hospital, as the elderly believe in the superstition that once they enter a hospital, they won’t return ho, and the young know their families can’t afford it.
Honestly, there are very few people who can afford proper dical treatnt.
Chicken stewed with mushrooms is ready.
The dinner was too restrained for Dean Lu and her group.
Under the oppressive watch of Dean Lu, Xiaoyu and the others dared not reach for food recklessly, staring at the corn grains in their bowls, occasionally picking up so pickled vegetables, eating with difficulty mainly because Dean Lu feared they’d really embarrass themselves.
She was keeping a strict watch.
Bai Xiao thought, this Dean Lu is quite charming.
Without a word, Bai Xiao picked up a ladle and served a large spoonful of chicken stewed with mushrooms into each person’s bowl, along with slices of pickled at, indisputable. Even Dean Lu’s bowl was filled with chicken stewed with mushrooms, prompting Dean Lu to almost jump up in panic as she watched nearly all of the chicken stew was spooned into their bowls—imagine that.
The guests hadn’t even had any yet, but it was all given to them, even the morning’s dish of fried pickled at went into their bowls—how could this be?
Just when they were about to decline, Bai Xiao already took a ladle, serving herself, He Xin, and Dr. Zhang a spoonful of the leftover chicken stew with little at. Despite everyone’s aversion to pickles, Bai Xiao didn’t mind and could tolerate the taste; for others, eating pickled fried at seed like torture, but habits have to change gradually.
“Eat quickly, eat quickly!”
Bai Xiao embraced her bowl and ate scrumptiously.
The cooking skills hadn’t declined.
But the corn rice left a lingering taste, okay for a al or two, but eating it every day tests their spoiled stomachs.
So of He Xin’s group started eating quickly; the chicken stew was undoubtedly tastier than the morning’s pickled fried at, even the corn grains in the bowl seed less unpalatable.
Unexpectedly, this al tasted much sweeter than the morning’s.
Originally, Dean Lu wanted to pick out the chicken pieces from her bowl, but Dr. Zhang stopped her; besides, it was already in her bowl—how would she add it back for the guests?
The chicken in their bowls tasted really good.
It’s been so long since they ate sothing this delicious.
Dean Lu watched Xiaoyu and the other doctors gobble their food down, almost swallowing the chicken bones—they chewed them until they couldn’t swallow and reluctantly spat them out, which were promptly cleaned up by Da Huang, leisurely at their feet.
Da Huang is their dog, a local dog! It might not look pretty, but it’s very friendly.
Just as friendly as Dean Lu and her group.
It had been lingering nearby since it slled the food aroma, but Da Huang is well-mannered and doesn’t dare act up until the owner speaks.
But now it couldn’t resist cleaning up the chicken bones and scraps on the ground, eating until its belly was round, lying lazily on the ground.
Showing satisfaction from a full al.
This al brought everyone much closer, allowing them to joke with each other; among them, besides Dean Lu and Xiaoyu who spoke accented Mandarin, the other doctors spoke in dialects, each differing, incomprehensible to Bai Xiao’s group.
It was like a heavenly script.
Xiaoyu had to translate it all.
This also helped them realize a potential problem in future work: language is a hard barrier to overco.
A night passed without words.
Next morning, everyone woke up early.
After the laughable incident of He Xin fetching water yesterday, Dr. Zhang volunteered to try fetching water himself, even though Xiaoyu and the other doctors were ordered by Dean Lu to take care of the chores. Still, they’d be living here for a year; they couldn’t always rely on others, or they’d beco useless.
Besides, they didn’t have the face for that.
They had hands and legs, yet needing others to serve them? Tell it anywhere, and they’d lose face.
So early in the morning, Dr. Zhang took two young colleagues to fetch water, and after several tries, they finally understood that fetching water is no simple task.
But their water tanks were now full.
No breakfast served; they realized that yesterday was special treatnt, knowing they ca from a long train journey, unfed and unrefreshed, so just a gesture of special care. In fact, the locals here only eat two als a day.
A al at ten in the morning, another at three in the afternoon—every household is the sa.
Finally, Bai Xiao and the team started their dical work.
He Xin and Bai Xiao had Xiaoyu by their side.
This was arranged by Dean Lu, mainly to prevent misunderstanding patients, should they fail to comprehend the dialects.
Unfortunately, there were many visitors in the morning, but they ca just to watch.
Many were locals who heard of city doctors coming, feeling insufficient seeing from outside, and rushing in for a closer look at the city folk.
Instead of treating cases, they beca watched animals in a zoo.
Days like this were only just beginning.
A few days passed, and they realized there was hardly any use for them, as all cases were minor issues like headaches and fevers, casually handled by Dean Lu’s group.
Rarely were they needed.
Surgery?
Not necessary.
Internal dicine?
No need either.
Cold dicines need Internal dicine doctors?
Thus, the five of them beca almost ornantal.
Embarrassed, they were idle all day.
Waking at dawn and resting by dusk, life there was ridiculously relaxing.
Not a hint showed their dical qualifications.
It seed like they were just idling away.
Days went by, and the five beca dispirited.
Even Bai Xiao began to doubt: Did Dr. Xue not know there were hardly any patients here—how to practice dicine then?
And practice!
It was just wasting ti without gaining practical experience; naturally, there were grievances building inside.
Better to return to the Military District Hospital for internship; this wouldn’t be the treatnt they’d receive.
But regretting wouldn’t help; since they were here, running away wasn’t an option.
After a week passed, Dean Lu spoke to them, saying they routinely visit villages each month. Many patients are in remote areas, too difficult to travel out for treatnt, so they’ve established monthly visits to villages, offering care.
This is known as traveling dicine.
A unique feature in their region.
This month, with help arrived, Dean Lu planned to split into two groups: Xiaoyu leading two doctors to one direction, while Dean Lu took two colleagues to another.
Others stayed at the hospital to work, ensuring no disruption and saving ti.
Finally, Bai Xiao’s group was happy.
They finally had work to do.
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