The table at Father Ding’s house is filled with good wine and delicious food.
He was very happy today. After a few glasses of wine, he was already a little drunk.
"Weidong, I thank you so much. Our brothers didn't say anything anymore, we were all in the wine."
Father Ding was really a little drunk, and he began to call Cao Weidong brothers.
Ding Qiunan was so angry that he kicked his father in the side.
Ding's father was so happy that he didn't realize it.
Before meeting Cao Weidong, he and his wife and children ate bran and water every day, suffered from hunger, and almost couldn't survive.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have pushed his daughter to Cui Dake just because of a few bags of grain.
It’s completely different now.
Compared with before, it is simply like the sky and the earth.
Cao Weidong was not in a hurry to drink, but said with a smile.
"Uncle Ding, actually I came to you this time for other reasons."
Father Ding said oh.
"I knew you weren't that free...tell me, what is it?"
Cao Weidong pretended not to hear Father Ding’s complaints.
"I would like to ask you to come out and help me compile a medical instruction manual."
Father Ding spat out all the wine he had just drank.
This news is too sudden.
He sobered up immediately.
I was stunned for a long time.
I refused decisively.
"I can't do this book editing thing, you'd better find someone else."
Ding Qiunan was there to help.
"Father, don't refuse in a hurry. Let Brother Wei Dong finish his words."
His daughter had spoken, and Father Ding could only hold back and listen to what Cao Weidong had to say.
Cao Weidong gave Ding Qiunan a look and decided to go back in the evening to reward him.
Ding Qiunan blushed, glared at Cao Weidong angrily, and decided to ignore him.
Cao Weidong smiled and continued.
"I want to compile a practical guidance textbook on medicine. The purpose is to let more people understand medicine and learn how to treat diseases and save lives... After thinking about it, I feel that you were exposed to traditional Chinese medicine in your early years and then studied Western medicine in depth.
, and went abroad to study, so he is the perfect candidate to write this book."
Father Ding's face turned green when he heard this.
Writing medical books is definitely a good thing, but the resistance is great!
He shook his head like a rattle and firmly refused!
"It won't happen, it won't happen, it won't happen, it won't happen. Even if you tell me today, I won't dare. You'd better hire someone else."
The law should not be passed lightly!
There are actually many schools of thought in the field of traditional Chinese medicine.
Each school is self-contained and has some special skills.
If you casually pass on other people's medicinal prescriptions and medical theories, you will make others jealous.
Unless the state comes forward to coordinate and handle this matter, any individual who wants to accomplish this will be scolded in the spine.
Cao Weidong is well aware of Father Ding's little thoughts.
He also knows how difficult it is to compile a medical encyclopedia.
But everything is difficult at the beginning.
What he seeks is nothing more than a beginning.
I believe that once you get started with what you are doing, it will definitely attract the support of many people.
This is the principle that many people will get help if they are in good ways, and few will help if they are unjust.
Of course, these are all things for later. The most urgent task now is to convince Father Ding.
Cao Weidong said slowly.
"Uncle, human life is of the utmost importance, and if you have a lot of money, it is more virtuous than helping others... You should still remember this sentence, right?"
This is a sentence from the preface to Sun Simiao's "A Thousand Gold Prescriptions".
It means that human life is more precious than a thousand pieces of gold.
If someone saves a life or helps someone else.
Then his virtue is more than a thousand pieces of gold.
Facing Cao Weidong's gaze, Father Ding's face turned red with embarrassment.
He naturally remembers these words.
Even when I was young, I often used this sentence to urge myself.
It's a pity that things change and people change.
I have experienced a lot, and my original intention has long since changed.
Thinking of his ups and downs for half his life, Father Ding was a little crazy for a while.
Cao Weidong struck while the iron was hot and shared some of his experiences in the commune with Ding's father.
Then added.
"Uncle Ding, the people in communes and villages and towns are still suffering from various common diseases. Even minor illnesses and serious diseases are caused by irregular treatment, inappropriate use of medicines, and lack of hand washing and disinfection when practicing medicine. Shouldn't you do something?
What?"
"This..."
Father Ding was silent.
A long while.
He asked in a harsh voice.
"What do you think about this book...how do you plan to edit it?"
Cao Weidong was overjoyed and said.
"I think this book should start from the pathology, to the diagnostic methods, symptom manifestations and treatment plans. It must be detailed, careful and scientifically rigorous. After the book is completed, we can select suitable people in villages, towns and villages to carry out simple and
The quick training equips him with the most basic medical knowledge, so that he can perform the minimum diagnosis and treatment of common diseases and frequently-occurring diseases."
"I call such people barefoot doctors, and this book is the Barefoot Doctor's Manual."
"In my mind, The Barefoot Doctor's Manual should be an all-inclusive medical book. It is not a learning material for a small number of people, but a treatment tool for the vast majority of people... This book should explain the profound things in a simple way.
It is simple, easy to understand, and practical, allowing people who read this book to immediately think of countermeasures and ways to treat illnesses and save lives."
Father Ding finally stopped resisting, but he still had a troubled expression on his face.
If this medical book can be successfully compiled, it will definitely be a great achievement.
But it’s too difficult.
Such an ambitious goal and huge scale cannot be accomplished by one person.
Cao Weidong said.
"Of course I am aware of the difficulties involved. Let's start with the common diseases in the north. We don't want those complicated things, just focus on the problems."
"And if you think about it, this is something that will benefit the future. If you participate in the compilation of this medical book, it will be famous throughout the ages."
Father Ding caught the meaning of Cao Weidong's words and asked hesitantly.
"You mean...it's not just me?"
Cao Weidong grinned.
"Of course... I have assembled a professional team of doctors, but now I am missing the backbone of you."
"Excuse me, do you want to fight a medical defense battle with us?"
When Father Ding heard this, he took a sip of wine and said through gritted teeth.
"Okay, I've done this."
......
On the way back, Ding Qiunan asked curiously.
"Brother Wei Dong, didn't you just tell me yesterday that you were starting to prepare for the compilation of medical books? Why did you suddenly find a group of medical experts?"
Cao Weidong said righteously.
"You know I am a person who makes plans before taking action. I have already found the people in advance. They are all big names in the medical field. You can rest assured."
Ding Qiunan is also studying medicine. When he heard that there were big names in the medical field, he felt itchy in his heart, and he hugged Cao Weidong and acted like a baby.
"Brother Wei Dong, can you let me meet you first? I'm curious."
Cao Weidong immediately started hesitating.
"These people are very busy. They came here because they were editing books. Wait until next time. Next time, I will take you to see them."
"Look, someone is looking for me in front of me."
Cao Weidong said and stretched out his hand.
Ding Qiunan raised his head.
I saw several veteran cadres standing at the intersection, waving to Cao Weidong.
Cao Weidong walked over with Ding Qiunan. Ding Qiunan knew these people and greeted them respectfully.
Zheng Gongming said with a smile.
"Comrade Ding, we would like to borrow Comrade Cao Weidong for a while, do you mind?"
Ding Qiunan blushed and said quickly.
"You go and get down to business, I'll go back first."
After watching Ding Qiunan leave, Cao Weidong breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile.
"Old chief, how is the progress here?"
Zheng Gongming waved his hands repeatedly.
"Don't call me that. What kind of leader am I? I retired a long time ago. Now I'm just a bad old man..."
Even though he said this, he still couldn't stop smiling.
Cao Weidong has long since surrendered to Zheng Gongming's temper.
After saying a few words casually, he turned to ask: "Old man, how is the situation over there?"
Zheng Gongming's tone became a little low.
"After chatting with you that day, we old men made inquiries with someone and went to the countryside for a walk. It is indeed as you said, the situation is not optimistic."
"These days, we are also busy writing medical books. We have also approached several doctors, but they have all rejected us. We have no other choice, so we came to you."
On the day of the medicinal meal, what Cao Weidong said about leveraging was actually to use the influence of veteran cadres to accomplish this together.
Now when he heard Zheng Gongming talk about his bad start, Cao Weidong was not depressed, but comforted him.
"There are specialties in the field, so let me handle the negotiation. I'm better at it. Are those doctors far from here?"
Zheng Gongming said.
"Not far away, there lives an old Mr. Wen in the alley ahead. He has practiced medicine all his life and has superb medical skills. He is also an honorary physician at the Municipal Party Committee Hospital Health Center."
"That's right, take me over there and I'll have a chat with this old man."
Cao Weidong asked Mr. Wen clearly about his temperament and had an idea in mind.
Without saying a word, Zheng Gongming took Cao Weidong back, knocked on the door and entered a large courtyard.
The white-haired Mr. Wen was practicing Baduanjin in the yard. When he saw these people coming to his door again, he couldn't help but feel dizzy.
"Old Secretary, what are you doing? I have made it clear just now that I can't help you with this matter. You should please go back."
Cao Weidong took a few steps forward.
"Mr. Wen, wait a moment, I have something to say."
Mr. Wen frowned.
"Who are you?"
Cao Weidong introduced himself with a smile.
"I am the director of Zhenhua Energy Plant, and my name is Cao Weidong."
"Cao Weidong...I seem to have seen this name in the newspaper..."
Mr. Wen seemed to have heard this name, and his tone became more polite.
"Well...what do you want from me?"
Zheng Gongming and others looked dumbfounded.
This old man Wen has a stubborn and bad temper. He didn't expect to be so easy to talk to in front of Cao Weidong, which made them all doubt themselves.
Cao Weidong knows that this is the impact of legend.
He adjusted his expression and spoke in a low tone.
"Actually, I first came up with the idea of writing medical books because I saw with my own eyes that the people there lacked medical care and medicine and were tortured and injured by diseases."
"Mr. Wen, have you ever seen someone become disabled due to amputation due to a cold?"
Mr. Wen is speechless.
"This..."
Cao Weidong continued.
"Have you ever seen someone die from an illness just because of a scratch on their body?"
Mr. Wen hesitated.
"This..."
"Have you ever seen a patient's wound become infected and pus leaked because the doctor did not wash his hands when treating a patient?"
Mr. Wen was speechless.
Cao Weidong sighed and said.
"I have seen all of this. Disinfection, sterilization, and infection prevention may seem like commonplace things to you, but in villages and towns, most people don't have this awareness yet."
"That's why I proposed writing a medical book."
"A Thousand Pieces of Gold is mentioned at the beginning of the article, human life is of the utmost importance, and a thousand pieces of gold are valuable, and if one can help them, their virtue exceeds this... You are already more familiar with what this means than I am."
Mr. Wen was finally persuaded.
He nodded, shook his head again, and then said hesitantly after a while.
"Comrade Cao Weidong, you are a good comrade who cares about the people. I should help you not only emotionally but also rationally. However, compiling medical books is a major undertaking, and I am afraid that I cannot do it alone...
”
Cao Weidong interrupted Mr. Wen and said.
"Mr. Wen, I have assembled a professional team of doctors, but now I am missing the backbone of you."
"Excuse me, do you want to fight a medical defense battle with us?"
Mr. Wen's face glowed red and he said excitedly.
"I do!"
.......
After leaving Mr. Wen's house, Zheng Gongming couldn't believe it, and he sighed.
"Damn, my eyes were really opened today...Comrade Cao Weidong, you are so eloquent."
"By the way, you have really assembled a professional team of doctors. Can you show me?"
Cao Weidong thought that we had indeed got it together.
Father Ding was the first.
Mr. Wen is the second one.
He said with a smile.
"Old secretary, I will definitely take you to meet them when I get the chance. Haven't you been in contact with several doctors these days? Where should we go next?"
Zheng Gongming patted his head and said.
"Yes, yes, business is important. I will take you there."
The second doctor Zheng Gongming contacted was also an old doctor.
Cao Weidong understood the other party's character in a few words, and repeated the same rhetoric he told Father Ding and Mr. Wen.
The doctor was infected by the enthusiasm in Cao Weidong's words and said excitedly.
"Comrade Cao Weidong, you don't have to say anything, I've done it."
"In addition, I also know two friends. I called them all over and let's do this big thing together."
Cao Weidong said happily.
"That's great. After the first month of the lunar month, we will start officially compiling medical books..."
.......
Next, I met four more old doctors.
Cao Weidong kept his rhetoric almost unchanged and successfully captured these people.
Only Zheng Gongming.
When he listened to it for the first time, he was still a little excited. After listening to it four or five times, he had no choice but to sleep.
When he heard Cao Weidong calling him, Zheng Gongming suddenly woke up and said sleepily.
"Well, Comrade Cao Weidong, are you done talking?"
The old doctor talking to Cao Weidong frowned and said.
"Old Secretary, Comrade Cao Weidong said so well, how could you doze off at this time?"