Chapter 113 A Master Accepts a Disciple Chen Baishu also smiled and nodded in affirmation. "Well! You are very good and have a talent for studying medicine. What's your name?" Chen Baishu expressed his admiration without any concealment. "Doctor Chen, my name is Zhou Daqiu." Zhou Daqiu was very happy that his abilities were recognized and appreciated. Then he agreed to the old branch secretary's arrangement. At this time, Zhou Yimin said, "Master, are you interested in taking me as your disciple?" As soon as these words came out, the scene instantly became quiet. Zhou Daqiu was very much looking forward to it, his ideal was to become a doctor. In the past, he had learned how to identify medicinal herbs from a barefoot doctor and had also gone up the mountain to collect herbs. However, the barefoot doctor only taught him how to identify herbs and did not teach him anything else, nor did he accept him as an apprentice. The old branch secretary was quite looking forward to it.
No matter what, Daqiu is from Zhoujiazhuang, and it would be the best thing to have someone from their village become a doctor. Others, on the other hand, were somewhat envious. If this succeeds, Daqiu will have connections with the steel plant's medical department. Not only will he be able to learn medical skills in the future, he may also have the chance to work in the steel plant. He'll be a winner in life! Chen Baishu was stunned for a few seconds. If someone else asked this question, even if he didn't refuse, he would have to think about it seriously and would not agree so easily. But since Zhou Yimin had proposed it, he had to give Yimin face and favor. Moreover, he also wanted to deepen his relationship with Zhou Yimin. He would not refuse the opportunity Zhou Yimin offered. Otherwise, I would not have agreed to come to Zhoujiazhuang to see patients. In the end, he really admired Zhou Daqiu and felt that he was a good candidate for studying medicine. "It would be nice to have an apprentice." Chen Baishu said with a smile. Seeing that Zhou Daqiu was still in a daze, Zhou Yimin kicked him. Zhou Daqiu came back to his senses, overjoyed, and immediately knelt down to call him teacher. "Don't be anxious. The ceremony of becoming a disciple has to be solemn. I'll talk to your father and ask him to set up two tables at noon for a banquet for becoming a disciple. You should study hard, young man." Zhou Yimin said. The uncle was very satisfied with this. Just kneeling down and kowtowed twice was a bit too easy. You know, when he was studying medicine, he paid a lot. Although he agreed to teach Zhou Daqiu medical skills for Zhou Yimin's sake, he was somewhat unhappy inside. Unexpectedly, Zhou Yimin took his feelings into consideration and made the apprenticeship ceremony more grand to give him face. He smiled and waved his hand: "No need to do those fancy things, just keep it simple!" The old branch secretary also agreed with Zhou Yimin: "Becoming a disciple is indeed a serious matter, and it should be formal. Yimin, let me talk to Daqiu's father!" Zhou Yimin nodded: "Yeah! That's fine."
So, the matter of becoming a disciple was decided. The old branch secretary immediately went to find Daqiu's father Zhou Zhicheng. "The doctor accepted my Daqiu as his apprentice?" Zhou Zhicheng couldn't believe it and thought he had heard it wrong. "I am doing this for Yimin's sake. If Yimin hadn't brought it up, do you think he would be willing to accept me as his disciple? Hurry up and set up two tables. I have some broken pieces there. Go get them later and serve me tea as a token of my respect for my teacher. "Oh, is there any meat left? We can't make it too shabby!" said the old Party Secretary. Daqiu's grandma and grandpa were very excited. A few days ago, they discussed with their son-in-law about getting Daqiu a job in the city. Unexpectedly, the opportunity came so soon. Although it was not a direct job in the city, it was undoubtedly better to have someone take him in as an apprentice and teach him a skill. As long as you master the medical skills, you will never have to worry about supporting your family in the future! We also have to thank Daqiu's sixteenth uncle. If he hadn't suggested taking in a disciple, Daqiu wouldn't have gotten such a good thing. Dachun and his new wife Xiaofang were also happy. Their younger brother (brother-in-law) was successful, and they could also benefit from it. "Okay, I'll start preparing now." Zhou Zhicheng said quickly. After the old branch secretary left, the family began to discuss the matter excitedly. "Dad, I have to thank Uncle Sixteen for this!" Zhou Zhicheng glared at him and said, "I want you to remind me? I don't know? Go to your second uncle's house and borrow his two chickens. Then tell him that I will buy two chickens and return them to him tomorrow." There is no meat at home, so I can only borrow some from others for emergency use. "it is good!" Just as Zhou Dachun was about to go out, Zhou Dazhong came to his door with two cured ducks, two pieces of cured meat, several pounds of sausages, two bottles of wine, two cans of yellow peaches, and a small can of tea. "Dazhong, what are you doing..." Zhou Dazhong: "Uncle Sixteen asked me to deliver it and asked me to charge 30 yuan. He also said that the bacon, canned yellow peaches and tea were gifts for apprenticeship, so don't make any mistakes." Thinking of something, Zhou Dazhong took out two unopened packs of Daqianmen cigarettes from his trouser pocket and handed them over. "By the way, there's also this." Zhou Zhicheng's family didn't know what to say and were deeply moved. How can you buy this for 30 yuan? It must be that Sixteenth Brother (Sixteenth Uncle) knew that their family couldn't produce anything good, so he deliberately asked Zhou Dazhong to bring the things over and charged a symbolic amount of money so as not to embarrass his family. Zhou Zhicheng didn't say anything more. He went back to his room, took out 50 yuan and put it in Zhou Dazhong's hand. "Please take it back to my sixteenth brother, Dazhong. You can also come and have lunch with us at noon." Zhou Zhicheng said. Zhou Dazhong was not polite, he took the 50 yuan and took it back to Uncle Sixteen. Everyone knew that 30 yuan could not buy so many things. Especially the tea, it looks very high-end and ordinary people can’t buy it at all. In reality, it was just something Zhou Yimin bought in his mind for 1 yuan, much worse than what he gave his grandfather. However, in this era, it is indeed high-quality tea. "Okay, then I'll give the money to Uncle Sixteen first." Zhou Dazhong left.
Dachun's grandmother and her son-in-law sighed: "Your sixteenth brother is too amazing. He made people accept him as his disciple with just one sentence. I told you! You should get closer to him in the future." Now that her two grandsons, one has started a family and the other is studying medicine, she feels at ease knowing that they won’t have to work hard in the fields anymore. She believed that her daughter's spirit in heaven would rest in peace knowing what had happened to her two sons. Zhou Zhicheng started to get busy. With the addition of these ingredients from his sixteenth brother, he can prepare two sumptuous tables. The clinic was now full of old men and women waiting to see a doctor. Zhou Yimin's grandfather kicked out all the young people who were not important. Chen Baishu first showed it to Zhou Yimin’s grandmother. Everyone thought it was natural. After all, the doctor was found by the grandson of the man, and they were just taking advantage of the situation. "Aunt, you have a bronchial disease, which is not too serious. I'll prescribe some Chinese medicine and use it to slowly regulate your body." Chen Baishu said after the examination. He also has Western medicine, but Western medicine only treats the symptoms and not the root cause! Of course, Western medicine has its own advantages, which is that it works quickly. Moreover, they who are doctors all know that taking too much Western medicine will cause dependence and the effects will not stop. "You are a doctor, I'll listen to you." Zhou Yimin's grandmother said with a smile. Since the doctor was brought back by her own grandson, she did not shy away from seeing the doctor. (End of this chapter)