Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Grandfather, Father, and Son

On the noisy and crowded Xiangchunshu Street, Baorun’s family is the most concise family. There are only four people in three generations. Now, these four people have also been divided into two, half of them went to Jingting Hospital, and half of them Stay on Toon Street. The sacrifice made by Bao Run's father calmed down the criticism of the family from the neighbors.Although the daughter-in-law treats the elderly harshly and the grandson is ungrateful, the son is always filial.Baorun often encounters chattering neighbors, because they are interested in their family affairs, and they are very enthusiastic about Baorun. The superstitious old people are eager to find out whether Jingting Hospital has helped his grandfather regain his soul, and more neighbors hold him back and praise his father. Baorun was very impatient with this, and he said, my father takes care of his father, my mother takes care of my father, I don’t care about anything, don’t ask me, it’s okay What's the matter with me.

Bao Run's father didn't know whether he moved the hospital with his filial piety or with the facts. In short, Jingting Hospital made an exception and he was given very special escort treatment.He put a folding chair in the 9th ward, and kept watch over his grandfather day and night at close quarters.He slept on a recliner for more than half a year, and he had serious consequences. He had problems with his spine and began to walk with his waist bent.Baorun's father didn't care about his spine, nor did he care about his walking manners, he just worried that his mental state would be adversely affected by the environment.He occasionally went home and mentioned a strange thing to his wife, saying that he had recently been bewitched by an evil spirit and had developed an unusual interest in digging pits. At the edge of the pit, I wanted to pick up a tool and dig a few times.Su Baozhen was stunned, you want to dig too?Do you want to dig a flashlight too?Baorun's father defended himself by saying, I'm not digging for a flashlight, I just can't help but want to dig to see what's underground?Su Baozhen's face turned pale, and she asked her husband sharply, what will happen underground?Baorun's father thought for a while, and said, there are many voices underground, which is very interesting.Despite his wife's dismay, he described with gusto all the sounds he had heard from the pit.He said that the earth pits in the woods of Jingting Hospital are all crying pits, and the new pits there will emit the cry of babies, especially loud in the morning and evening.There are always old people grumbling sadly in the old pit. After mumbling for a long time, they cry, and after crying for a while, they cough up phlegm again.And the pits behind the office building are like beehives, buzzing in the beehives, as if there are always a group of women chatting together, arguing for a while, giggling for a while, whispering for a while, and no one for a while. Talk, start spinning, yes, it must be spinning!Do you remember how my mother used to spin yarn?I heard the voice, my mother was spinning underground, spinning every day!The more Su Baozhen listened, the more frightened she became. In horror, she covered her husband's mouth with one hand, not allowing him to continue talking, and grabbed an ear-picking spoon with the other hand. In the ears!Su Baozhen grabbed her husband's ears and began to pick them forcibly. She gritted her teeth and said, "If you want to dig, don't be afraid of the pain. You must dig out the evil spirit. Don't you know that ears are connected to the brain?"If you continue like this, your soul will be lost!

No one can verify whether losing the soul is hereditary, but it is a clear fact that Bao Run's father was physically and mentally unwell in Jingting Hospital.The dirt pits cluttered his mind, and the onerous task of watching over his grandfather took its toll on his body.Baorun's father got up late one night and just held back in front of the urinal. The coronary heart disease that had been latent for many years suddenly broke out, and he fell on the dirty concrete floor of the toilet.A young patient found him and didn't know how to call for help, so he pulled him out of the toilet, passed the long corridor, and pulled him to the stairs. Or slipped down like a package of goods.That slip was of course reckless, and it directly caused Bao Run's father to have multiple fractures in his hands and legs, but it also had a good point. The comatose rolled down the stairs with a bang, and when he regained consciousness, he happened to bump into Qiao Yuan who came to check the night long.Dean Qiao knew some first aid measures for cardiovascular diseases, and immediately arranged for an ambulance to go to the People's Hospital. Everything was considered timely, and his father's life was saved.

Su Baozhen rushed to Jingting Hospital, kowtowed to Dean Qiao, and presented a pennant. As for the other benefactor, she was a little conservative in her thanks, and only sent two apples to the patient.After that, her role changed quickly, from a benefactor to an avenger, she went straight to Ward 9, and cried loudly to her grandfather.Su Baozhen bluntly protested against her father-in-law's lifespan, saying that you, an old lunatic, can't contribute to the country and don't do much favor to your children and grandchildren. Why do you need to live so long?Living like this is a drag on your children and grandchildren, and sooner or later the younger generation will go ahead of you, how can you bear it?The grandfather understood what she meant, and made it clear, I don't want to die!I wanted to die before, why didn't you let me die?Now that I have lost my soul, I cannot die, and you want me to die again. How can I die without a soul?I am determined not to die, even if you all die, I will not die!

Borun's father came home from the hospital.He was like a tired wounded soldier returning from the battlefield, with bandages on his arms and plaster on his legs. He set up an iron frame and sat at the door, basking in the sun or thinking about something.His appearance changed drastically, his two eyeballs bulged out somehow, like the eyes of a goldfish, staring at any target, his eyes looked a little ferocious and a little sad.Neighbors exchanged greetings with him and talked about their feelings in Jingting Hospital for more than half a year. Baorun's father laughed at himself and said, "It's a waste of time!"My father's soul was never found, and my own soul was almost lost there too!The neighbors inquired about his grandfather's situation. Baorun's father said, "My father is doing well, and his body is stronger than mine. Now I am a mud bodhisattva crossing the river. I can't protect myself, so I have to ask Baorun to take care of him."Only then did the neighbors remember that they hadn't seen Baorun for a long time.

The baton of guarding the grandfather was quietly passed to Bao Run. They are family.The son is in charge of the grandfather's affairs, and the son is unable to do what he wants, so the grandson must stand up.In the end, Baorun couldn't get away from the family affairs.