After hearing what everyone said, Zheng Zhendong couldn't help but feel very excited. After all, everyone's donations might be used for the eldest brother and the second brother.
After listening to everyone chatting for a while, Zheng Zhendong took his younger sister Zheng Xinyi home.
When Zheng's mother came back, after dinner, the gong for a meeting rang again in the courtyard, and everyone walked out of the house and came to the courtyard.
Seeing that everyone had almost arrived, Yi Zhonghai, who was sitting in the middle, stood up and spoke.
"Everyone, please be quiet and listen to me!"
After a while, when everyone became quiet, he continued to speak.
"Everyone knows recently that the soldiers on the front line are fighting bloody battles and are not well fed and clothed, but they are still winning the battle. Shouldn't we give them some support?"
A few words aroused everyone's emotions. Seeing how excited everyone was, Yi Zhonghai knew that the matter was done today, so he hurriedly said.
"We are all ordinary people. We can't do much to help. We can only donate some money and materials within our ability. Let's do our best."
After saying this, Yi Zhonghai took out 200,000 yuan from his pocket and put it on the table.
When Liu Haizhong saw that Yi Zhonghai had donated 200,000 yuan, he took out 200,000 yuan from his pocket and put it on the table.
Yan Bugui looked at both of them donating 200,000 yuan, gritted his teeth, put 100,000 yuan on the table, and said something.
"You all know my family's situation. We can't compare with one grandpa and two grandpas. We can only donate so much. Please forgive me!"
Everyone saw the three people donating one after another, playing a very good leading role, and also stood up to donate.
Except for a few families in need who donated less, the Jia family donated the least, only 20,000 yuan.
Zheng's mother also donated 200,000 yuan, and at last count, everyone donated 2.3 million yuan.
Seeing that everyone had donated all the money, Zheng Zhendong stood up, took out the 700,000 awarded by the bureau and the school today from his pocket, and put it on the table.
Everyone was a little shocked when Zheng Zhendong did this, and they all asked what was going on!
Even Zheng's mother looked at her son curiously, and Zheng Zhendong hurriedly explained.
"This is a reward given to me by the school. I have no place to spend money on weekdays. Besides, my home is a military home. If this little money can help the soldiers on the front line, it will be more meaningful than spending it on myself."
After listening to Zheng Zhendong's explanation, everyone said that Zheng Zhendong is really good. They couldn't help but be able to get rewards in the school and donate all the money at once. It's really amazing!
After hearing everyone's compliments, Zheng's mother quickly stood up with a smile on her face and said to everyone.
"My child is still young and cannot stand such praise from everyone. If everyone continues to praise me like this, my third child should be proud. I am here. Thank you everyone!"
At this scene, everyone looked at the Jia family with twitching eyes, and Jia Zhang even murmured in a low voice.
"I really have money to burn. I donated this money as soon as I asked for it. Why don't I keep it to buy some meat to eat? Isn't this a prodigal?"
"As for the money, he said it was awarded by the school, but it was really awarded by the school. Why don't I believe it? I guess this money didn't come from a good source!"
Hearing what Jia Zhang said, the neighbors in the courtyard also started to murmur in their hearts.
Seeing everyone's expressions like this, Zheng Zhendong said quickly.
"If you don't believe it, you can ask Xu Damao, he knows about this!"
Xu Damao, who was sitting in the back row, remembered that Zheng Zhendong had specifically told him in the afternoon not to tell anyone about the capture of enemy agents.
Before anyone could ask, he stood up and explained.
"What do you know? Brother Dongzi scored 685 points in this midterm exam, shouldn't he deserve some reward?"
Hearing what Xu Damao said, everyone felt ashamed and blamed themselves, and they all said.
"I misunderstood Dongzi now, Dongzi, don't be angry!"
"It's all Jia Zhang's fault. You don't expect good things from others. It's really not a good thing!"
"Yes, yes, it's all Jia Zhang's fault!"
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When Jia Zhang saw that everyone was pointing the finger at her, she knew that she had offended the public this time, so she didn't dare to say anything, so she hurried home.
Seeing Mrs. Jia Zhang going home, Yi Zhonghai asked Yan Bugui to keep the money and the three of them would go to the subdistrict office tomorrow to hand it over.
Then he said to everyone that the meeting was over and went home.
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Seeing the neighbors going home in twos and threes, Zheng Zhendong and Zheng's mother also returned to their own home.
As soon as he arrived home, Zheng Zhendong glanced at Zheng's mother uneasily, and then asked.
"Mom, are you unhappy that I donated so much money today?"
Mother Zheng first looked at her son lovingly, and then spoke.
"Lao San, Mom is not unhappy about what happened today. I just think you did the right thing. But next time you donate so much money, can you discuss it with me in advance?"
Zheng Zhendong quickly agreed, and the mother and son chatted for a few more words, then went back to the bedroom to sleep.
Zheng Zhendong was lying on the bed, unable to sleep for a while, so he picked up the first volume of the three "True Explanations of Medical Principles" and started reading.
The book was full of prescriptions for treating illnesses and saving lives. Zheng Zhendong read many of them and couldn't understand their meaning.
After seeing this, Zheng Zhendong wanted to find a Chinese medicine practitioner and learn more about it.
Around 12 o'clock in the middle of the night, I just finished reading the first volume. When I saw that it was getting late, I put down the book, turned off the light, and fell into a deep sleep.
While Zheng Zhendong was asleep, he couldn't help but dream.
In the dream, Zheng Zhendong became a well-known traditional Chinese medicine doctor. Patients from eight nearby villages came to him for treatment. Whenever a patient was cured by him, Zheng Zhendong felt so happy.
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Unfortunately, the good dream didn't last long, and Zheng's mother called her up early the next morning.
Zheng Zhendong, who was sleepy, got up from the bed feeling dejected. Thinking of the dream he had last night, he couldn't help but have the idea of becoming a doctor.
After breakfast, because today is Sunday and there is no school or work, Zheng Zhendong went out for a walk.
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I walked around like this, and when I passed a pharmacy or a medical clinic, I went in and asked if any doctors were looking for apprentices.
After wandering around the city for most of the day, he visited numerous medical clinics and drugstores, but none of them said they were looking for apprentices. When it was almost noon, Zheng Zhendong went home in great disappointment.
When he returned home, Zheng's mother saw that he looked unhappy and asked.
"Third brother, what's wrong with you? Why do you look so gloomy?"
Zheng Zhendong told Zheng's mother what happened today.
After hearing this, Mother Zheng laughed a few times and then spoke.
"Lao San, Lao San, you sometimes do stupid things!"
Seeing the embarrassed expression on his son's face, he then started to preach.
"What you're doing is wrong. You don't bring any documents or a guarantor. Why should they accept you?"
Hearing what Zheng's mother said, Zheng Zhendong suddenly realized that no wonder the people in the medical clinic and pharmacy looked at him strangely. It turned out to be like this!