Chapter 7 Chapter 6 Songju Hospital

"Wake up!" It sounded like a woman's voice. Su Guanlan slightly raised her eyelids, but she saw that they were all white.The ceiling and walls are white, and the doors and window lattices are also white... He saw the woman, maybe sixteen or seventeen years old, with a white kerchief and a white blouse, holding a white enamel plate in both hands; the old man beside her, wearing a white hat and a white coat , with a white goatee beard, only the tortoiseshell glasses on the bridge of the nose are black.The old man nodded and smiled, with a stethoscope hanging around his neck. "Twelve hours." The old man took out his pocket watch and glanced at it.

"What..." Su Guanlan's voice was hoarse, panting, and she was struggling, "What, twelve hours?" "It will take twelve hours from the start of the rescue until you wake up now." The old man raised his right index finger, "You were sent to us by a nearby farmer." Su Guanlan felt as if thousands of steel needles were piercing her whole body, even her head and eyeballs felt stinging, as if she was bound by thick ropes, every joint, every muscle and every nerve was being cut Burning.He tried his best to listen, recall, and think hard, but he still didn't understand what the other party was talking about.

"Now, tell me," the old man looked at Su Guanlan, "what's going on? How did you get here?" "We, who are we?" Su Guanlan's mind was like a pot of sticky, tumbling porridge, "Where...is this place?" "This is Songju Hospital." The old man spoke clearly, "You obviously caught up with that storm, and it was indeed a terrible storm. Here, the pine trees here, the big ones, have been blown off a lot. Where did you go into the water? It’s dangerous, if you go down a little bit, you’ll be feeding the fish in the Eastern Sea!” "We..." Su Guanlan became more and more confused, "Who am I with?"

"You and the lady." "Which lady?" Su Guanlan was exhausted and weak, "You, your old mister..." "Call me Dean." "Oh, Dean, I don't understand, I don't understand what you're talking about..." The little nurse said softly: "He's still very weak, Dad." Just at this moment, a middle-aged woman wearing a white turban opened the door and poked her head in: "Dean, that girl has a bad fever and keeps raving, go and have a look." "Okay!" The old man took out his pocket watch to look again, and said to the girl carrying the plate, "Ah Luo, I will hand over this patient to you first. Check it again, clean it, change the medicine, and instill it. Then, if possible, let him eat it." Something. He's very weak, but nothing serious will happen."

"Got it, Dad." "This is a hospital, a ward..." Su Guanlan twisted her neck and found that her body was covered in white bandages, cotton gauze and adhesive tape, and the smell of Lysol, alcohol and tincture of iodine was floating everywhere, "Why am I lying here? " "What's your name?" Ah Luo moved gently, and unwrapped Su Guanlan. "My name is Su, Su," the young man said vigorously, "Su——Guan Yilan." "The champion's crown, the orchid of the bluegrass?" "Yes, it is." "This name is very beautiful, just like you!" Ah Luo glanced at him, "Then, is that lady your sister, or your girlfriend?"

"Miss, which lady?" "You forgot all about it? It's no wonder that it hurts so badly." At this moment, a little red dot suddenly flashed in Su Guanlan's mind, a little red dot fluttering in the storm, ups and downs in the crests and valleys... "Ah, is it a girl in a red bathing suit?" "You remember?" "Who is that girl?" "Are you asking me?" "I, I don't know her." "I don't know each other, how did we get together?" "It's not just being together—it's life and death!" The old dean came in again, inspected Su Guanlan's injuries, and nodded, "Don't worry, she will recover soon."

"Dad," said the little nurse, "I asked his name, Su Guanlan." "The crown of the champion, the orchid of the bluegrass? Good name." While inspecting the injury, the old dean gently pinched the muscles on the young man's chest, back and arms, "Your physique is really good, otherwise, you will be doomed Yes! Oh, it’s still the same topic, what’s the relationship between you and that lady, how did you get here together? Ah Luo, bring me a cup of coffee with more milk and sugar.” Su Guanlan raised her upper body, sipped her coffee, and while gradually recovering her physical strength, she was also gradually recovering her memory.After drinking the coffee, he lay down again and began to narrate intermittently, from the swimming pool in Takahashi to the storm, to the "little red dot" that flickered on the river, to the fact that he was alone. Towards the torrential flood...

"It turns out that you are her savior!" The old dean sighed after hearing this, "You don't know her, but you risked your life to save her, and almost risked your own life—Ke Qinke Respectful, respectable!" He paused for a while, staring at the patient and asked, "You just said that you entered the water at Takahashi—do you know how far Takahashi is from here? It's ten miles! You have struggled and struggled for hours in the stormy sea..." "I just did one thing that I should do and can do." Su Guanlan said, and suddenly remembered, "Oh, Dean, what about her, that girl?"

"She was hurt much more than you! But don't worry, it's not life-threatening and can be cured." "Thank you, Dean." "When she wakes up, you should go and see her." The old dean said emphatically, "No, you must go and see her—you must, understand?" "Daddy," Ah Luo added, "that girl is so pretty!" "Yes," the old dean glanced at the young man, "Golden boy and jade girl." Two days later, Su Guanlan recovered significantly and was able to get out of bed.Looking out from the window, the hospital is surrounded by a circle of bamboo fences, inside the fence are green shadows, surrounded by dozens of ancient willows; outside the fence is a dark green pine forest, lush and lush.Su Guanlan asked Ah Luo "your name". The little nurse pointed to the big trees outside the window: "Here, this is the surname—"

"Liu? It's a good surname." "When did you learn to speak nicely?" "It's the truth! Throughout the ages, talents with the surname Liu have emerged in large numbers. Celebrities include Liu Kai, Liu Yun, Liu Mian, Liu Guan, Liu Zongyuan, Liu Yong, and Liu Gongquan. Legendary figures include Liu Xiahui and Liu Rushi. There are Liu Yi in mythology and Liu Su in constellations. ..." "Huh?" Ah Luo glanced at the young man. "May I ask your name?" "Liu Rumei." "Oh, it's even more beautiful!" Su Guanlan praised, "It seems that your father likes Bai Juyi very much."

"'Furong is like a face and a willow is like an eyebrow'!" "No. Bai Juyi's only daughter is called 'A Luo'." "Are you a college student?" Ah Luo opened his eyes wide. "yes." "which university?" "What are you asking for?" "I think you must be a student of the Chinese Department of a university, from a prestigious university!" Ah Luo's surname is Lin, and his hometown is in Fujian.A gangrene plague destroyed her hometown and almost all relatives, and she was reduced to an orphan and a beggar at the age of three or four.Charity organizations and church hospitals sent people to treat her. A doctor surnamed Liu took her away when he left the epidemic area, and later became her adoptive father; in fact, according to his age, Doctor Liu can be regarded as her grandfather.The old man has been studying and practicing medicine in the mission hospital. His wife died in the war and then he was unmarried.A few years ago, Dr. Liu was sent by the church to the president and doctor of Songju Hospital... Su Guanlan recovered quickly.On the morning of the fourth day, Ah Luo sent a shaving knife: "Here, shave every day. You know, you already look like a fugitive." Then he handed over a clean striped suit, and stood in front of the window, Looking outside: "Dad said, I will give you the last course of treatment." "Where do you do it?" "In another ward." "I've recovered, and I don't need any more treatment!" Su Guanlan cheered up. "Is the doctor my father, or you?" "How about this treatment?" "Don't talk too much, come with me." When stepping down the stairs step by step, Su Guanlan realized that things were not that simple. She was dizzy, her legs were weak, her gait was staggering, and her whole body was floating... He thought: Yes, it really needs treatment. Songju Hospital is actually just a small clinic, with only one two-story building in the whole hospital.Su Guanlan's ward is on the second floor.Ah Luo led him downstairs, tapped twice on the door of a ward, and then pushed the door open.The bright sunlight came in from the window, and the room was filled with golden yellow and light green, making it quiet and warm.Inside is a white wire bed with a yurt mosquito net hanging from the ceiling.A girl in a striped suit was reclined on a stack of high pillows, concentrating on reading a book, apparently did not hear the knock on the door.She is tall and well-proportioned, with plump and slender fingers; viewed from the side, her face is pale and thin, with a straight nose; her thick chestnut-black hair is tied behind her head, hanging straight from her shoulders like a ponytail to the towering neck. chest. "Sister Qiong." Ah Luo called softly. The girl raised her head and raised her eyes, betting on her glittering eyes.Her skin is delicate, her face is oval, and her facial features are sculptural; her lips are beautifully lined, her big and bright eyes are raised high on both sides, and they have double eyelids; her lids are dark, her eyelashes are very long, and her pupils are dark brown It is blue, deep and clear like a lake in a snow-capped mountain.She didn't seem to get rid of the realm in the book, she just sat up straight and looked at Ah Luo and Su Guanlan blankly. "Sister Qiong, he—" Ah Luo pointed at Su Guanlan with a smile on his face, "it's the young man that Dad and I have talked to you about many times." "Su Guanlan...Mr. Su?" The girl was startled for a moment, and finally came to her senses.She yelled, and her expression became warm and cheerful in an instant, her cheeks flushed, and her eyes shone brightly.She threw the book in front of her chest and was about to get up. Ah Ro steps forward quickly and stops her. Su Guanlan stood blankly, watching. "Mr. Su, Mr. Su! Come here, come here quickly!" The girl stared at the young man without any shyness, and repeatedly patted the edge of her bed, "Come and sit, sit, just sit here!" Ah Luo winked at Su Guanlan and pushed him.The young man moved to the hospital bed.The girl grabbed his cuff, pulled him to sit on the edge of the bed, and shouted happily: "Yes, yes! That's it, just sit here! This way you and I can get close and talk." The hospital bed is much higher than ordinary beds, so it is not easy to sit on.Su Guanlan leaned on the edge of the bed, tilted her body, avoiding the other person's scorching gaze. Ah Luo bit his lip and suppressed a smile. "Mr. Su, I already know your name. Dean Liu and Luoquan told me that you are my savior!" The girl clasped Su Guanlan's hands tightly and said repeatedly, "I think, think, think For a long time, I thought about what I should say when I saw you, how to express my gratitude, thank you for saving my life! I thought of many, many beautiful words, but now that I see you in person, I say nothing I can't come out, what should I do?" "Sister Joan," Ah Luo interrupted, "you have said many words of gratitude, and each sentence is very beautiful." "That's great!" The girl looked at A Luo happily, and then turned to Su Guanlan, "After I learned what happened, my first thought was to see you, as soon as possible, and immediately! Dean Liu said: No, you are too weak, and he is too weak, and we have to wait a few days. I asked, how long do we have to wait? He said: Soon, soon, it will definitely not be delayed until the seventh day of July!" "The seventh day of July?" Su Guanlan was stunned. "It's 'Qixi'!" Ah Luo explained. The young man's face became hot. "I've been waiting and waiting, and finally it's today, this moment!" The girl stared at Su Guanlan intently, "Mr. Su, really, you saved my life, how should I repay you?" "It's nothing, I just did something that I should and can do." "You said the same to Dean Liu and Luo—but it's not easy to do this! The torrential torrent, the violent wind and rain, and the overwhelming mountains and seas are really terrible! You almost died for a stranger. Mr. Su, you are incredible, noble, and great..." "Don't say that, don't!" Su Guanlan waved her hands repeatedly. "Sister Qiong," Ah Luo smiled, "I think you should repay Mr. Su, otherwise it really doesn't make sense." "Of course, of course." The girl nodded hastily. "What are you going to use to repay Mr. Su?" "I'm worrying! What do you mean, Ro?" The little nurse pouted: "Use your heart!" Su Guanlan blushed and was speechless. "That's exactly what I thought," the girl said cheerfully, "Ah Luo really hit the mark!" "Where... what are you talking about!" the young man stammered. "Let's talk," Ah Luo blinked and walked out of the ward, turning around and closing the door, "I'll go to another ward to see." As soon as the little nurse left, the room was silent for more than a dozen seconds, or tens of seconds; only the cicadas on the willow tree outside the window could be heard desperately neighing, as if they could also hear the beating hearts of a couple of young men and women. Su Guanlan's eyes fell on the book lying in the corner of the hospital bed.The girl immediately handed over the book.Su Guanlan flipped through it. It was the original English version of "Duncan's Autobiography". The printing was very beautiful, and there were a dozen or so photos of the female dancer on the cover and inside the book.He asked, "Sister Qiong, are you interested in Duncan?" "What did you call me?" The girl opened her eyes wide. "Oh, 'Sister Qiong', that's what Ah Luo called it. I imitated her, and unintentionally called it that." "'Unintentional', why not intentional?" "this……" "Also, 'learn' Ah Luo—can't you call yourself Miss Qiong?" "I'm afraid you disagree..." "why?" "Sister Qiong—after all, this is a kind name..." "It is precisely because of the kindness that I very much want you to call it that!" "That's good." Su Guanlan stuttered a bit, "That's good..." "Very good, I'll call you that from now on, call me Sister Qiong!" The girl cheered, "I won't call you 'Sir' any more, I'll call you Guan Lan—will you?" "Okay, okay." "Hey, Guanlan, how old are you?" "Nineteen years old," the young man thought for a while, "I just turned up last month." "Then you are a few months younger than me, and you should be called Sister Qiong!" The girl looked at Su Guanlan, "I thought you were almost thirty years old——that would be great, so I can recognize a brother. " "Then, sister Qiong, may I ask your name?" Su Guanlan touched her chin subconsciously, and found that the mustache seeds were indeed very long. "Of course - my name is Ding Jieqiong." "Oh, that's where the word 'Joan' comes from." "Yes." The girl then asked, "Guan Lan, do you have any brothers or sisters?" "There is a sister." "No brothers and no sisters, no one?" "Yes, not at all." "It's a match made in heaven. You have an older sister and I have a younger brother!" Ding Jieqiong clapped her hands, "My parents only have me as an only daughter. I have been lonely since I was a child. I really want to have brothers and sisters, even if there is only one. Today , God finally gave me a brother, a good brother, a real brother!" Ding Jieqiong's pale cheeks were suddenly flushed, he grabbed Su Guanlan's hands and pressed them against his chest.She stared at Su Guanlan with a smile, deliberately capturing every trace of his expression; the young man felt the elasticity and sharp rise and fall of the girl's chest, felt the rapid beating of the other's heart and youthful enthusiasm, and also felt the panic and impulsiveness in his heart. "Sister Qiong, your name is very good." Su Guanlan tried to withdraw her hands and divert her attention. "yes?" "'Qiong' is a beautiful jade. When the words 'Jie and Qiong' are used together, it is even more beautiful." "What about you? Orchids are already extraordinary, but you are still the crown of all orchids!" Ding Jieqiong said, speaking every word, very serious and emotional, "Really, brother, no matter where I am from now on, as soon as I see orchid grass, I will remember you." Su Guanlan avoided Sister Qiong's gaze, her heart beating wildly.If he and Sister Qiong continued to look at each other like this, if his hands continued to cling to Sister Qiong's hot chest like this, if this situation lasted for a few more seconds, I really don't know what would happen!But at this moment, the girl suddenly coughed violently, and the cough became more and more severe. It seemed that she was accompanied by asthma, and her face suddenly turned pale and blue. Su Guanlan hurriedly got up: "Sister Qiong, what's the matter with you? You are too tired!" Ding Jieqiong continued to cough violently, unable to make a sound, and only then was forced to let go of the young man's hands. "I'll go to the dean!" Su Guanlan got up and walked towards the door. "Don't go, Guanlan, good brother, listen to me, listen to sister Qiong, there is medicine in the cabinet, you can take it for me." The girl coughed out of breath, "You know, I have you here Being around is better than any medicine!" "No, we must go to the dean!" Su Guanlan opened the door, but was stunned: it turned out that Dean Liu was standing outside the door, with his hands clasped behind his back, smiling.The young man was both surprised and delighted: "Ah, it's you!" "Yes, it's me." The old man patted Su Guanlan on the shoulder, "I'll come to see Jieqiong, and also to see your last course of treatment." "My...last session?" "Yes—I think the effect is good, very good." "Dean Liu!" The girl shouted, but her violent coughing suddenly stopped. "I happened to hear your last sentence just now," the old dean said as he stepped into the ward, "It's really touching!" "What's my last sentence?" "Guanlan, my good brother, having you by my side is better than any medicine..." The old dean blinked with a childlike expression. "Why, isn't that right?" The girl looked at the old man mischievously. "Excellent, and it proves that the 'prescription' is correct!" The old man smiled and put the stethoscope on his ear, "Now, son, let me check you again. The inflammation in your lungs has not been completely eliminated , which disturbs me." "I'll leave for a while," Su Guanlan muttered. "Just stay here!" Sister Qiong looked at the young man pleadingly. "Yes, you stay here." But the old man changed his mind immediately and waved his hand, "Oh, you go to Ah Luo and ask her to send Jieqiong's medical records." The lush pine forest outside the courtyard wall made a lot of noise under the sea breeze.There is a path in the pine forest.Although the environment is beautiful and the air is fresh, Su Guanlan is upset.It has been nineteen years since he came to this world, and it seems that this is the first time he has experienced such indescribable emotions. In the afternoon, Su Guanlan returned to the ward; after eating, she went to bed as usual.No matter at noon or night, he always slept well; however, today was abnormal, feeling unusually hot and bored, tossing and turning on the mat.Once he closes his eyes, sister Qiong's pale, handsome oval face, those big and bright eyes, and that warm and pure laughter come to his mind lightly, disturbing his mind so much that he can't fall asleep even more.He got up and lay down, lay down and got up again, until the sun was westward, and it was still the same.He finally grabbed the sleeping pills on the bedside cabinet and swallowed them in one gulp; it was the first time in his life that he took the sleeping pills, and it really worked, and he fell into a drowsy, deep sleep without even having a dream.When I woke up in a daze, ho, it was already past eleven o'clock in the evening!He lit a candle and saw a bowl of rice and several dishes covered with gauze on a tray on the bedside table; he got out of bed, drank some water, and began to pace up and down the room.The moonlight is clear outside the screen window, the blue sky is like washing, and there are frogs, drums, insects and zithers.It was hard to get to the east to reveal a smear of gray, and the rooster crowed in the distance, and then I noticed a slight movement downstairs-it was the old dean who got up early and was cleaning the office.Su Guanlan thought for a while, then tiptoed to open the door, went downstairs, and knocked twice on the door of the dean's office. "How was your sleep, young man?" the old Abbot let him in. "very good!" "Yesterday afternoon and night, Jieqiong visited you several times, and you slept deeply." "Why didn't you wake me up?" "Jieqiong won't let me, otherwise, the moonlight was beautiful last night and the cool breeze was blowing, you two can go for a walk in the woods." The dean shrugged, "Oh, it's so early, what's the matter?" Su Guanlan said that he wanted to borrow some clothes and some money to go back to Gaoqiao and Shanghai. "When are we leaving?" "Ten minutes later." "So urgent?" The old dean looked out the window. "Good morning and cool off." "Then go and come back quickly! Send some telegrams to relatives and friends to reassure them." Su Guanlan was tall, but fortunately the old dean and Ah Luo were caring people, and had already prepared a suit of suits, a straw hat and change for him; then, they sent him out of the small building.The old man looked at the window of Ding Jieqiong's ward, with a regretful tone: "I'm afraid she can't sleep at night too! Maybe she just fell asleep, otherwise, let her see you off." The two walked outside the gate of the courtyard. The old dean looked at Su Guanlan's dark and thin face in the early morning light. After a long time, he patted the other person's shoulder: "After finishing the work, come back early. Jieqiong is a good girl, a rare good girl!" Su Guanlan arrived at Gaoqiao.The swimming pool was completely destroyed by the storm.The billowing waves swept away the collapsed watchtower and crooked board sheds, but there was a piece of mud; fortunately, the main building of the swimming pool was on a stone embankment far from the shore and was not destroyed.The foreigners were shocked when they saw Su Guanlan, as if they had seen a ghost.Su Guanlan took back the money and the "Three Gun" bicycles deposited there.He pedaled that car back to Shanghai, back to St. John's University. Su Guanlan estimated that Qiong's height was between 5.5 and 5.6 feet.He asked the clerk to help him choose a white dress with a tunic and short sleeves, a white cloth straw hat and some other supplies, packed them into a package, and sent them to Songju Hospital together with a sum of money.Then, he went to Yandang Mountain with binoculars, compass, map and picnic utensils.A month later, he rushed back to Shanghai, gave all the things he couldn't bring or didn't need to bring to his classmates, bid farewell to St. John's University, which he had "loaned" for a year, and boarded the train with a bulging rattan box. He never dreamed that he would reunite with Sister Qiong on the Shanghai-Nanjing Line train at this moment!