The Age of Awakening: From the Young Runtu

Chapter 40 Learning Foreign Languages

Although anesthetized, Ergou still has a relatively subtle feeling.

After looking at it, Er Gou saw the doctor playing with the flesh on his leg. Er Gou was terrified, and finally couldn't help it, and passed out.

Runtu was still watching.

It is very irritating, in order to practice courage, but also to better understand medical skills, I forced myself to watch, this is a rare opportunity.

John sprinkled in some hydrogen peroxide-like stuff.

The preparations were done, and John began to stitch.

It's just a relatively simple suture operation, there is no big problem.

In about ten minutes, the operation is considered complete.

Both John and Runtu left the operating room.

Ergou was still in a coma, resting on the hospital bed.

"His leg is seriously injured, and he can't get off the ground yet. Even if he can get off the ground, at least he needs to prepare crutches. He has to stay in the church for at least a week."

The wound was deep, and it wouldn't be healed without half a month.

Runtu asked, "Mr. John, how much is the consultation fee?"

Even if there is no money for surgery, some hospitalization should be paid.

"No money is needed, our church does not charge money for medical treatment."

Runtu became even more curious, he didn't charge money for seeing a doctor, okay, anyway, foreigners are rich at this time.

In this day and age, no one dares to provoke foreigners.

Officials are most afraid of these foreigners.

Over the past decade or so, I fought many battles with foreigners, but the imperial court never won a single battle, so I was already afraid of being beaten.

There are many treaty ports and concessions in several coastal areas.

These places are said to be a country within a country, and foreigners have great rights.

"After watching the operation, Zhang Runtu, how do you feel?"

John was also more curious about Zhang Runtu. It wasn't a doctor who dared to see the operation, even a Chinese medicine doctor would not dare to see it. The scene was indeed quite bloody.But the suturing operation is okay, not so scary.But it is not acceptable to normal people.

"Mr. John's medical skills are very good. I believe my friend will recover soon. But in my opinion, I prefer Chinese medicine."

"Chinese medicine is indeed amazing. I have seen a Chinese medicine doctor. He uses acupuncture, massage and bone pushing, which can treat many diseases. There is also your medicine powder, which is very good and very helpful for surgery. Zhang Runtu , can I see your medicine powder?"

Zhang Runtu took out a small packet of medicine powder and gave it to John.

John opened the medicine powder to have a look, and smelled it carefully, there was a strong medicinal fragrance.

"How did this come about?"

Runtu immediately shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. John, I can't tell you about this recipe. It's a secret recipe handed down from my family, so you can't share it with others."

In fact, it is a very simple and common prescription. The main thing is the medicinal materials, which come from the medicinal materials in the space, so the medicinal effect is particularly good.Even if he said this prescription, it was useless, but it made John think that Runtu had given a fake prescription.

"It's okay, I understand."

John has been in China for a few years, and he also knows some of China's rules. There are indeed many things that cannot be known to others.He didn't take offense, the foreigner's mentality was very good.Most foreigners are assholes, but there are also relatively few good people.

Runtu is still waiting here, waiting for Ergou to wake up, and then tell him something.

Runtu looked around the church and saw something that interested him the most.

Books, foreign language books.

Foreign languages ​​are also very important in this year.

Although he can speak some foreign languages, he doesn't know much, and can only communicate in simple ways.

You must improve your foreign language ability.

When I got to the bookshelf, I saw a few books, and I could barely translate them.

"Mr. John, you have so many books here, can I borrow them?"

Zhang Runtu was very interested.

After one or two hours of contact, Runtu roughly understood John's temperament, he is a kind person, and he is the kind who likes to help others, otherwise he would not go to see a doctor for free.

"No problem, which one do you need to read, I'll give it to you."

Runtu pointed, "The Bible, and the book on Evolution."

There are not many church books.

The bible is definitely a must, it's their christian scripture.

This book on Evolution is the work of "Evolution and Ethics" by the English biologist Huxley. This book promotes the views of natural selection and survival of the fittest, and introduces Darwin's theory of biological evolution and Western philosophical thoughts.In this era, the influence of Tianyan theory is very large.It is a must-read book for many readers who know some foreign languages.

All in English.

It will take another year or two for the translation of Tianyanlun before Yan Fu's translation will come out.

With the translation, the influence of this book is even greater.For some new learners, if they haven't read Evolution Theory, they will say that they don't follow the trend.

John took the book down: "Zhang Runtu, these are all in English, can you read them?"

Then John remembered that Runtu had spoken some English to him before, and said, "I forgot, you can speak English."

He gave the book to Runtu.

"Thank you, Mr. John."

This foreigner is quite generous.

Runtu flipped through a few pages, and could barely understand everything.

He read these books in order to learn English better.

Even if you don't understand what it means, according to the old method, the church will have a teacher from the county seat, who will copy down everything you don't understand, and just come and ask John.

Since he was willing to help, Zhang Runtu decided to maximize the use of resources.

Just flipping through the books on the side, waiting for Ergou to wake up first.

After reading about three or five pages on average, there will be a few places that I can't understand at all.

If you don’t understand, just ask, point to these places and ask John directly, “Mr. John, what does this sentence mean, The great There must be light!”

John is very satisfied that Runtu likes to read the Bible. He knows that Runtu is a wise man and must have a relationship with the Lord. He is also particularly willing to explain to Runtu: "It is on this day that the great and loving Creator has a wonderful purpose. Approach this dark planet, this tiny speck in the vastness of space, and say: Let there be light!"

"Thank you, Mr. John."

It's not that Runtu likes the Bible, he just wants to learn English better.

However, there are also many places in the Bible that we can directly learn from.

Ethics of Heaven is also an excellent book.

But it is not very useful for the imperial examination.On the contrary, it will be considered deviant.

It is estimated that it will be of great use in a year or two.

The emperor looked at the ministers who reformed the law.

In the imperial examination, you can get extra points for writing something about the theory of evolution.

But the time for restoration is too short, too short.

Really write those things, there will be big trouble after the reform fails.

(End of this chapter)