Chapter 29 donate the last book too

When the winter of 1999 was filled with red clouds over the Huangpu River, Ba Jin, who lived in the intensive care unit of East China Hospital, suddenly developed a high fever. The old man's condition suddenly turned serious. Was it caused by the severe winter weather, or was it a lung infection caused by Ba Jin's age, frailty and weakened resistance?Everyone in the hospital was deeply worried about the condition of Ba Jin, who was just 96 years old.Since last winter, Ba Jin has been ill for a long time, and now he hardly has the strength to speak.Every time there is a recurrence of the disease, the elderly will work closely with the doctors and nurses to tide over the difficulties.The hospital dispatched the best medical staff to rescue and treat Ba Jin.Originally, Ba Jin's condition remained stable after autumn. Unexpectedly, in the severe winter, especially when the Spring Festival was approaching, Ba Jin developed a persistent high fever.

The hospital immediately transferred Ba Jin from the general ward to the intensive care unit.Here the hospital was not only re-staffed with doctors and nurses, but also added new medical facilities.However, the old man's lung infection caused by high fever has never been relieved.Under such circumstances, Huadong Hospital had no choice but to report Ba Jin's condition to the Beijing National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and the Chinese Writers Association, the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and the health care department at the central level.In this way, the sudden turn of Ba Jin's condition quickly attracted the attention of many central leaders from Shanghai to Beijing.

During the Spring Festival, a comrade in charge of the Communist Party of China who was inspecting work in Guizhou, heard the news and quickly transferred from Guiyang to Shanghai, and personally visited Ba Jin in the intensive care unit of East China Hospital.At this time, Ba Jin had woken up from a coma for many days.The central leader held the old man's hand tightly and encouraged him to continue to fight the stubborn disease tenaciously.Ba Jin finally survived the serious illness tenaciously.A gratified smile appeared on the old man's face again. When Ba Jin is awake, his thoughts will return to Hangzhou, where he is affectionately attached.

There is the West Lake that makes him nostalgic.Three pools reflect the moon.Pinghu Qiuyue.There is also the scent of sweet-scented osmanthus that floats from the South Peak every year when the autumn wind blows.A year ago, Ba Jin visited Hangzhou for the last time, and he stayed in the Xizi Hotel amidst the scenery of lakes and mountains.This is another place where he stayed in his twilight years. When he was about to say goodbye to Hangzhou, Ba Jin tasted his favorite beggar chicken and braised lion head. Before the start of the last dinner, the staff had already served the food, but Ba Jin looked at the delicious dinner but refused to move his chopsticks.The staff around him couldn't guess the old man's mind for a while, but later found out that Ba Jin wanted to meet the chef who had been cooking for him for many days.Sure enough, the chef was called in front of Ba Jin. He was a little nervous, mistakenly thinking that he was negligent somewhere, or that his cooking skills could not satisfy the old man, so he was a little apprehensive.However, the young chef would never have imagined that Ba Jin held his hand tightly and said emotionally, "Thank you, master!"

Ba Jin still remembered that before he was about to leave the hotel, a young girl who admired Ba Jin specially bought a copy of Ba Jin's novels from the bookstore.She hopes that on the title page of this book, it is best to leave a sentence inscribed by Ba Jin himself as the most precious commemoration in her life.The staff who shared the same mood as her followed suit one after another. In the end, everyone prepared books and pens, hoping that Ba Jin could meet their requirements. "Ba Lao, we ask you to sign these books as a souvenir, okay?" When everyone placed a book of Ba Jin's works in front of the old man, they were surprised to find that Ba Jin was sitting in a wheelchair in a daze He hesitated and refused to sign the works that everyone had arranged.

The girls were stunned.They couldn't understand Ba Jin's mood at this time, and everyone mistakenly thought that Ba Jin refused to sign.Knowing that Ba Jin had other ideas, Nengli said, "I should be the one to buy the signed book. How can I get you to pay for it?" All the staff were surprised.Afterwards, Ba Jin returned to Shanghai. He hurriedly selected 7 books from the batch of new books that had just been sent, and then the old man wrote everyone's names in his own handwriting, and then sent them to Hangzhou by a consignor. The severe cold finally passed.Smiling flower buds appeared outside the hospital window again. Ba Jin looked through the window at the old winter-spirited trees spewing light green in the spring breeze, and waves of gratitude once again surged in his heart.Every time he wakes up from a serious illness, the old man will thank the medical staff who actively saved his life. At the same time, the enthusiasm inspired by the old man from the bottom of his heart will become a practical action to repay the society.Ba Jin's only action is to donate his books, which are the last property of the old man.This time, Ba Jin decided to donate his few books to a newly completed library in Gaotai County, Gansu Province.After he recovered from his illness, he learned from the TV news that another library had been built in the backward high platform.The old man especially told his daughter that he must send his new book to the Gaotai County Library with his name stamped on it.Because at this time, Ba Jin's hands were too trembling to sign his name!

It was also after this serious illness that Ba Jin decided to donate Tolstoy's Complete Works, which he has always loved, to the Shanghai Library.Ba Jin has been reading and reading this book in his later years, not only because there is only one semi-original edition of this book in China, but also because Ba Jin likes to read original editions in foreign languages.Now that the old man doesn't need it anymore, he decided to donate the only book in his family for collection in the library. At the same time, he also hopes that more readers who like Tolstoy like him can read this book. Very precious original.