Village doctor on a motorcycle

賀星龍?jiān)隍暄训纳铰飞霞柴Y，趕去為病人診治。[中國網(wǎng)] He Xinglong rides a motorcycle on a mountainous road on his way to visit a patient. [China.org.cn]

1980年出生的賀星龍，是山西省臨汾市大寧縣徐家垛鄉(xiāng)樂堂村鄉(xiāng)村醫(yī)生。行醫(yī)17年來，不管是大雨泥濘、烈日當(dāng)頭，還是暴雪封山，賀星龍不是在準(zhǔn)備出診，就是騎著摩托車奔波在出診的路上。17年間，他行程達(dá)40多萬公里，出診次數(shù)達(dá)165000人次。

He Xinglong, 37, is a doctor serving rural people in a mountainous area of north China's Shanxi Province. Over the past 17 years, he has traveled more than 400,000 kilometers riding a motorcycle, and has made about 165,000 home visits.

1996年，賀星龍如愿考上了太原市衛(wèi)校，可6800元的學(xué)費(fèi)讓他望而卻步，選擇了只要3000元學(xué)費(fèi)的運(yùn)城民辦衛(wèi)校。

From a poor farmer's family in Letang Village of Daning County, Linfen City, in 1996, he received an admission notice from a medical school in Taiyuan, the provincial capital. However, the 6,800-yuan (US$1,023.3) tuition fee was too high for the poor family, so he had to give up the first choice and choose a privately-run medical school in Yuncheng Town.

可就是這3000元錢，對(duì)賀星龍一家也是個(gè)天文數(shù)字。這時(shí)候，村民們你家30元他家20元，硬是湊齊了3025元。賀星龍握著這一沓由零錢湊成的學(xué)費(fèi)，發(fā)誓一定要在衛(wèi)校好好學(xué)習(xí)，回來好給村里人看病。

Sadly, the 3,000-yuan tuition was still too high. The family had to ask for help from the villagers, who clubbed together to make up the amount. At that moment, the young man made up his mind to study hard and repay the kindness of the villagers.

3年后，賀星龍以優(yōu)異的成績畢業(yè)了。面對(duì)能走出大山、在外面大顯身手的機(jī)遇，賀星龍也有過輾轉(zhuǎn)反側(cè)。但就是為了當(dāng)年的承諾，賀星龍毅然決然地回到了貧瘠的家鄉(xiāng)，回到了淳樸的鄉(xiāng)親身邊，開始了舉步維艱的行醫(yī)之路。

After three years, He graduated from the medical school with an excellent academic record. Then, he faced with another choice in his life – to leave the mountain village or stay. Remembering the promise he had made, the young man resolutely gave up a possibly easy life in towns and returned to his poor home village.

The young man made up his mind to use his newly-gained knowledge to help the locality overcome its backwardness in healthcare.

2000年春，賀星龍的診所辦起來了。他印了4000張宣傳頁，發(fā)到周圍的村里，并鄭重承諾：電話就是病情，病情就是命令，時(shí)間就是生命。寧肯多跑十趟診清病，不可少去一趟延病情。

In the Spring of 2000, his clinic opened to villagers. He immediately printed 4,000 posters and sent them to all the neighboring villages. "A phone call means an emergency," the posters read. He made a promise to villagers that he would always be ready and available whenever he was needed.

He works very hard and has accumulated a wealth of experience through years of practice. With the improvement of his medical skills and by offering good service, He and his clinic has become very popular among local people and enjoys a high reputation.

隨著賀星龍醫(yī)治范圍的擴(kuò)大，他的業(yè)務(wù)量不斷增多。于是，家里花40元錢買了輛舊自行車。可即便如此，賀星龍每天最多也只能跑三個(gè)村。若是遇到雨天，自行車也不管事。后來，賀星龍就到信用社貸4000元，買回第一輛摩托車。騎上摩托車的他如虎添翼，開始沒日沒夜地奔馳在黃河岸畔的山莊院落。

Along with the continuous expansion of his business, He has to travel across mountains and rivers amid many difficulties to reach his patients. At first, his family spent 40 yuan buying him a bicycle, so he could shuttle around three villages in a day. Later, a bicycle couldn't meet the needs of the growing business. He then sought a 4,000-yuan bank loan to buy the first motorcycle in his life.

With the newly-bought machine, his business has expanded.

村里的留守兒童和老人，是最讓賀星龍牽掛的。為了給他們更多的關(guān)愛，賀星龍跑到鄉(xiāng)鎮(zhèn)醫(yī)院協(xié)商，一個(gè)人先后義務(wù)承擔(dān)起了全鄉(xiāng)1028名兒童的防疫、200多名兒童營養(yǎng)包的發(fā)放和留守老人的醫(yī)護(hù)工作。這些年來，經(jīng)賀星龍治療過的470多位留守老人，其中他最放心不下的，就是13個(gè)五保戶老人。老人無依無靠、無經(jīng)濟(jì)來源，賀星龍就主動(dòng)承擔(dān)起他們的醫(yī)療費(fèi)用。過年的時(shí)候，賀星龍還給他們送米送面，大年初一又叫他們到家里吃頓團(tuán)圓飯，給他們添置新衣服。

He said what worries him most are the children who are left alone at home by parents seeking jobs in other cities and towns, as well as childless elderly villagers living alone in the villages. After consultation with the township hospital, He took over responsibility for serving these particular groups of people. The job includes epidemic prevention for 1,028 children, nutrition package distribution for more than 200 children, and healthcare cover for all the elderly villagers in the county.

On New Year holidays or other festivals, He always pays visits to poor families and delivers rice, flour and other grains to them, or invites them to his home for dinner together. He even bought clothes for them.

長年勞累和生活不規(guī)律，讓賀星龍落下一身的病，摔傷擦傷更是家常便飯。2013年臘月，樂堂村張立俊老人的哮喘病犯了。賀星龍?zhí)糁鴵?dān)子抄了山間近道，不料腳一滑，從幾十米高的山坡滾落溝底。當(dāng)一身雪水、凍得直哆嗦的他推開屋門時(shí)，老人感動(dòng)地說不出話來。

Years of hard work and irregular life have seriously affected He's health. Scratches and bruises have become a matter of daily occurrence. On a cold winter's day in 2013, on his way to visit an old man named Zhang Lijun suffering from asthma, He slipped and tumbled from a high steep hillside into a ditch, damaging his ankle. Despite severe pain, he managed to get up, hurried on with his journey and finished the home visit with amazing stamina.

這次出診后，賀星龍的腳傷越來越重。疼痛難忍的他到縣醫(yī)院檢查，才發(fā)現(xiàn)右腳內(nèi)踝關(guān)節(jié)骨折。買了點(diǎn)石膏粉，給自己打上石膏，在家躺了半個(gè)月，他就又一瘸一拐地出診去了。

Several days later, the unbearable pain forced him to go to the township hospital for an examination, which showed a severe fracture of the right ankle. He bought some plaster powder home and created his own plaster cast. After a two-week rest, he limped off on another home visit.

17年來，賀星龍醫(yī)診患者4600多人，出診次數(shù)達(dá)165000人次，免收出診費(fèi)35萬余元，為五保戶患者免費(fèi)貼藥達(dá)4萬多元。除此之外，村里修路種樹、誰家的牲口有了毛病、誰家的電視電腦要修，這些似乎都離不開賀星龍的幫助。17年間，他騎壞了6輛摩托車，用爛了12個(gè)行醫(yī)包。

In the past 17 years, He has diagnosed more than 4,600 patients and made about 165,000 home visits, involving 350,000 yuan in free visits and 40,000 yuan in the free supply of medicines. He has also helped the villagers build roads, plant trees, repair computers and cure their sick farm animals. Being on the go all day, he has worn out six motorcycles and 12 medical packs.

醫(yī)者仁心，回首當(dāng)年從城市到鄉(xiāng)村的決定，賀星龍不后悔：“錢是沒掙下，但為了4000多名鄉(xiāng)親，值了！”

In the eyes of villagers, He is a nice doctor of ability and virtue. He has never complained and regretted about his original aspiration.

"Although I haven't made any money in the past years, it is worthwhile to serve my villagers," he said.

只要一騎上摩托車，賀星龍會(huì)把所有的煩惱放下，這時(shí)候心中只有病人。“要讓外出打工的人放心，讓留在村里的人稱心，自己才能安心。”

As long as he has a motorcycle, he will devote himself to patients wholeheartedly and leave all his own worries and trifles behind. "Only when the villagers working outside feel relieved of their troubles back at home and the left-behind villagers are healthy and happy, can I feel relieved and happy," he insists.

賀星龍2008年加入中國共產(chǎn)黨，是黨的十九大代表。

He Xinglong became a member of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in July 2008 and is a delegate to the 19th CPC National Congress.

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