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26 After closing in the evening, we were all exhausted. We had to endure every minute of the four or five hour shift just now.The master praised us, saying that we really managed to hold our breath and did not cause trouble.He settled the bill and gave us a special reward of one hundred yuan each, but he sighed and warned us: "My sons, you have all seen tonight how difficult our situation is! Normally, you only complain about the strict discipline of your master. Look, is the outside world very friendly to us? If tomorrow and night are still like this In such a situation, those outsiders will come to our Anle Township to make trouble and tear down the place, my sons, I'm afraid we won't be able to stay in this place any longer!"

Back at Mr. Fu's house, it was already midnight and the weather was a bit chilly. I was wearing a military jacket left by Fu Wei.All the lights in Mr. Fu's house were turned off, and it was pitch black. I felt the darkness and went to the porch.Usually Mr. Fu goes to bed early, but he always turns on a small light in the entrance to let me illuminate the way.I didn't come back last night, so I couldn't help feeling a little worried.After I entered the house, I quietly walked outside of Mr. Fu's room, and listened intently through the door for a moment. I seemed to hear a faint groan in Mr. Fu's room.

"Old man," I called out in a low voice. There was still a humming sound inside. I opened the door and walked in. The light was not turned on in the room. In the darkness, the moaning sound from Mr. Fu's bed became more and more clear. It's like it's hard to breathe.I turned on a lamp on the bedside chest of drawers. Mr. Fu was lying on the bed, his face was pale, beads of sweat were beading from his forehead, his two iron-grey eyebrows were tightly knit together, and his throat was always twitching. Hoarse groans, looking extremely painful. "Old man, what's the matter?" I knelt down and approached old man Fu and asked.

"Ah Qing—" Mr. Fu called out with difficulty, "Go get a glass of boiling water." I hurried to the kitchen, poured a cup of warm water from the kettle, and brought it back to Mr. Fu's room. "That bottle of medicine—" Mr. Fu raised his hand and pointed to a plastic medicine bottle on the chest of drawers beside the bed. The medicine bottle contained green capsule pills, not the medicine Mr. Fu usually took.I remember that Mr. Fu said that this is a special medicine, it is really a heartache, and it is for emergency use.The bottle says to take one pill every six hours.I took out a pill, helped Mr. Fu sit up, stuffed the pill into his mouth, slowly fed him half a cup of boiling water in the glass, and then put his head back on the pillow .Mr. Fu's hair was soaked with sweat, and it was a cold sweat. I took out my handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead and cheeks for him.

"Grandpa, do you want me to take you to the hospital to see a doctor?" I asked, Mr. Fu's illness seemed to be very serious this time, and I couldn't help feeling a little panicked.Mr. Fu waved his hand, his eyes were still closed, and said: "After taking the medicine, it's okay for the time being. I'll go to Mr. Rong to see Dr. Ding tomorrow." Dr. Ding Zhongqiang, Dr. Ding is the attending physician of the Cardiology Department of the Veterans General Hospital. He has always treated Mr. Fu's heart disease. "Then I'll take you there tomorrow morning, old man," I said.

Mr. Fu nodded, and after a while, he opened his eyes, and then slowly explained the cause of his illness. It turned out that he went to Lingguang Nursery in Zhonghe Township in the morning to treat the crippled man without arms. The child Fu Tianci took him to National Taiwan University Hospital to see a doctor.Fu Tianci has been ill for a week and has been running a fever.Dr. Turner from the nursery prescribed medicine, but it didn't work. The child was very sick. Mr. Fu couldn't bear it, so he wanted to take him to National Taiwan University Hospital for treatment.Unexpectedly, the elevator at National Taiwan University Hospital was broken, and the internal medicine clinic was on the third floor.Usually Fu Tianci walked unbalanced and fell easily, not to mention he was ill.When Mr. Fu half hugged and dragged Fu Tianci up to the third floor, he collapsed from exhaustion, and his heart ached in the hospital, and he almost passed out.After Mr. Fu finished speaking, he looked at me for a while, with a tired smile on the corner of his mouth, and murmured:

"Ah Wei's clothes are just right for you, Ah Qing." I looked down at Mo Lu's military jacket on my body, and said: "It's getting colder outside." At night, I slept in Mr. Fu's room and rested on a rattan couch in the room.Neither of us really fell asleep that night. Mr. Fu was probably very uncomfortable, and he would hum after a while. He-groaned, and I woke up with a start. This went on and on until dawn.I got up to boil the water and made a glass of Ovaltine. Mr. Fu refused to drink it at first, but after persuading me for a long time, I finally finished the glass of Ovaltine.I found a double-breasted jacket and put it on for Mr. Fu.Then I went to wash up quickly. At 8:30, I stopped a taxi at the entrance of the alley and helped Mr. Fu from the bed. His right arm was around my neck, and my left hand was Holding his hunched back, hugging his whole body, the two of them leaned on and supported each other, step by step, they staggered down the porch.

When we arrived at Shipai Rongzong, it was not yet nine o'clock, and we registered a special number.In Dr. Ding's outpatient clinic, it was Mr. Fu's turn first, and the nurse specially pushed a wheelchair to take Mr. Fu in.I waited outside for about forty minutes, but Dr. Ding came out in person to talk to me.Dr. Ding Zhongqiang is a tall, silver-haired doctor, wearing a white uniform, with a dignified appearance. He called me over and said in a low tone: "Your old man's illness is very serious this time. I want him to be hospitalized immediately." "Oh, are you coming in today?" I asked in a whisper.

"I'll live in today." Dr. Ding said firmly. Then he gave me a rough explanation of Mr. Fu's condition.Mr. Fu's heart has always been weak. This time he has a myocardial infarction, and he will go into shock at any time. If he faints or falls, he will be in immediate danger.Then he handed me a certificate of hospitalization signed by him, and told me: "You go down to the hospital first, your old man is doing an electrocardiogram." I went downstairs to the inpatient room and completed the hospitalization procedures for Mr. Fu. Mr. Fu is an old veteran and does not need to pay the hospitalization fee in advance.Back upstairs, Mr. Fu had already finished the electrocardiogram. He put on a green patient nightgown, sat on a wheelchair with his back bent, and let the nurse push him to another consultation room.He saw me, but called me over, and told me in a weak voice:

"You go back first, and bring me two sets of clothes that I washed and changed, and my toothbrush and face towel—other things, let's talk about it later. I'm afraid you're going to run away in the past few days." "It doesn't matter, old man," I quickly responded, "Do you still want to bring the medicine from the old man's house?" "No need," Mr. Fu waved his hand, "Doctor Ding said, prescribe another medicine." "Master, I'm going and I'll be right back," I said, "I won't go to work tonight."

Mr. Fu's lips trembled, and when he wanted to say something, he only nodded.I turned to leave, but Mr. Fu's hoarse voice asked behind me: "Do you have any money?" "Yes!" I turned around and patted my trouser pocket and laughed. 27 I hurried back to Mr. Fu's house, the house was quiet, Mr. Fu entered the hospital, and the whole house seemed to be empty all of a sudden.I went to his room and sorted out several sets of underwear from the closet. I also put his toothbrush, toothpaste, face towel and towel in a plastic bag, and found another from the closet in my room. Military green canvas travel bag, I put everything in it, and finally I took a can of Ovaltine with me. Before returning to Rong Zong, I went to Anle Township to tell Master the news that Mr. Fu was ill and hospitalized.The master was not there, so Xiaoyu, Mouse, and Wu Min sat around a table, arguing about something while eating.I suddenly remembered that I was hungry, so I simply sat down and had something to eat with them before leaving.As soon as Xiaoyu saw me, she pointed at me and giggled: "Here comes another one! What do you call him Shi Xin? Let's call him Carp Spirit!" Both Mouse and Wu Min laughed. "Damn it, what carp spirit?" I sat down, took the bowl and chopsticks in front of Xiaoyu, and took two mouthfuls of rice, "I think you are a vixen!" The mouse immediately jumped up, pointed at Xiaoyu and shouted: "Look, look, Xiao Min and I called you a vixen, but you still don't take it seriously, it's recognized now!" "Okay, okay, even if I am a vixen," Xiaoyu patted his chest and said, "Then you are a rat spirit, and you are a rabbit spirit." He pointed to Wu Min and then to me, "You are a carp spirit, we The master is a thousand-year-old tortoise spirit, Ah Xiongzai, he is a super horse and monkey spirit---then our "ghost cave" has all kinds of goblins. Tonight, if someone comes to "you demon cave" to watch "shemale", we will accept them The tickets are one hundred yuan each. Take a closer look and add one hundred, then we won’t have to sell alcohol in the future.” Xiaoyu snatched the chopsticks from the mouse’s hand while knocking on the bowl while using The tune of the kindergarten song "Two Tigers" goes: four shemale four shemale generally high generally high a eggless pepper one without follicles amazing amazing We all laughed loudly, and sang the "shemale song" together by knocking on the bowl with chopsticks. "Where did the master go?" I almost burst out of laughter, and stopped Xiaoyu from asking. "Sheng Gong called. Sheng Gong saw the "Chunshen Evening News", and he was so angry that he called the master to hold an emergency meeting. I think our Anle Township is also in trouble. I don't know what your plans are, but you can make up your mind. , next month the Dragon Captain Dragon Lord’s Cuihua ship will set sail, I must go with it. I have passed my cooking license, and I will be the second cook on the Cuihua ship. I will go to cut the cecum next week What about you, mouse, you can’t go back to the crow, let me see what you should do? Your third hand is about to be stretched out—” The mouse bared its scorched teeth, and smirked twice. "What about Xiao Min? Can you go back and be the little daughter-in-law of the 'Scar King Five'? Only you are the best, Ah Qing, you have Mr. Fu to protect you, so you don't have to worry about anything. I think you will pull them both together." Just one, please show mercy to the old man, let’s take him in together—” "Mr. Fu is seriously ill and has been admitted to the hospital." I said. "Oh—" the three of them exclaimed in shock, each of them stunned. I told them about Mr. Fu's illness last night and this morning's entry into Rong Zong. All three of them were anxious to ask the doctor what to say. "Doctor Ding said that there is a danger of shock at any time!" "Shock?" the mouse asked in a daze. "Passed out, understand? Dude!" Xiaoyu cursed in a low voice. As a result of our discussion, before the master comes back, we all go to Mr. Rong to see Mr. Fu.We went out to the alley and passed a fruit stand. Xiaoyu proposed to buy some apples imported from Japan to take to Mr. Fu.Fifty yuan each, each of us paid fifty, bought a total of four bright red Japanese big apples, called a taxi, and the four of us drove to Shipai Rongzong. Mr. Fu is in Ward 305, a second-class ward, where another patient lives. There is a white curtain between the two beds.Mr. Fu's bed was inside, and I led Xiaoyu, Wu Min, and the mouse to tiptoe around to Mr. Fu's bed. Mr. Fu was covered with a white sheet, sleeping on his side, only his white messy head was exposed.The light in the room was very dark. We stood at the foot of the bed and couldn't see Mr. Fu's face clearly. We could only hear his thick and uneven breathing coming from his throat.The four of us were in the dark ward, I was carrying the military travel bag, Xiaoyu was carrying a plastic bag with four apples in it, Wu Min and the mouse were behind us, holding their breath Hou Li stood, and we waited quietly for about a quarter of an hour before Mr. Fu turned over and woke up. "Is it Ah Qing?" Mr. Fu asked. I hurried forward, bent down and replied: "I'm back, old man," I held up the travel bag in my hand, "clothes and towels have also been brought." I pointed to Xiaoyu and the others again, "Xiaoyu, Wu Min, and the mouse came to see the old man." Xiaoyu, Wu Min and the mouse came over one by one. "Aren't you at work?" Mr. Fu asked, his voice was weak. "It's still early, old man," Xiaoyu stepped forward and replied, "Ah Qing told us that old man is not feeling well—" As Xiaoyu spoke, she handed me a bag of apples in her hand. I took the apples and showed them to Mr. Fu. "Xiaoyu and the others bought some apples for the old man." I took out a big red apple from the plastic bag. Mr. Fu looked at the red apple, with a smile on his lips and sighed: "Hey, where do you have spare money to buy this? It's a mess." Mr. Fu ordered me to raise the pillow, he leaned back, took a rest for a while, his eyes scanned us for a week, but he was the first to call the mouse over. "Your brother treats you badly. I'm afraid it will be difficult for you in the future. I told Ah Qing that he should take special care of you." The mouse grinned stupidly, and sneaked another glance at me. "Wu Min, your life is picked up, it is equal to the second generation, you have to cherish it." Mr. Fu looked at Wu Min and said. "Yes, old man." Wu Min replied in a low voice. "I heard that you want to go to Japan wholeheartedly," Mr. Fu said, turning to Xiaoyu. "If I have a chance, I would like to go outside and have a look." Xiaoyu explained. But Mr. Fu looked at Xiaoyu, nodded for a moment and said: "It's good that you want to find your biological father. I hope God will take pity on you and fulfill your wish." Xiaoyu lowered her head, and we all fell silent. I saw Mr. Fu leaning back on the pillow, struggling, so I said: "It's time for the old man to rest, and they are going to work." "The master didn't know that the old man was hospitalized, so he didn't come." Xiaoyu explained when he left, but the old man pondered for a long time before saying: "Go and tell Yang Jinhai that you want him to meet me alone tomorrow morning, and I have something to tell him." After Xiaoyu, Wu Min and the mouse left, the nurse kept coming in to measure blood pressure, measure temperature, and deliver medicine and injections. As soon as Mr. Fu closed his eyes and blindfolded for a while, the nurse would wake him up.The nurse brought a flat bedpan, and she told me that she was going to test Mr. Fu's stool.She handed me a plastic basin for stool sampling and a bamboo stick, and asked me to wait for Mr. Fu to pass the stool before taking the stool sample to her.Mr. Fu said that he had been constipated for the past two days, so he hadn't paid any respects.I went to ask the nurse to borrow a fruit knife, peeled a plate of apples, fed it to Mr. Fu, and poured another glass of water for him to drink.After about an hour, Mr. Fu felt a sound in his abdomen, so I took the white enamel potty to his bed and stuffed it under him, but Mr. Fu's back was so bent that he couldn't lie on his back, so I had to put He got up, put one hand around my neck, and sat on the potty.Mr. Fu was sweating from exhaustion, and I also tried my best to hold on. "Thanks for your hard work, Ah Qing." Mr. Fu said apologetically. "It doesn't matter, old man, just try harder." I said. After arguing for a long time, Mr. Fu finally solved it, and both of us laughed as if we were relieved.I handed him toilet paper and asked him to wipe it clean, and he breathed a sigh of relief and lay down.There was a pile of black feces in the bedpan. It seems that Mr. Fu has been in poor health for the past few days, with indigestion and foul-smelling stool.I took Mr. Fu's stool to the toilet outside, picked some stool samples and put them in a plastic box, and then gave them to the nurse. I stayed with Mr. Fu in the hospital until eight o'clock in the evening, when the visiting time was over, and then I left.Before leaving, Mr. Fu suddenly stopped me and asked: "Tomorrow morning, go to Zhonghe Township Lingguang Nursery for me to see Fu Tianci. I promised to see him tomorrow. I don't know what the doctor said he was sick." "Okay." I replied. "You don't have to tell the people in the nursery that I'm in the hospital," Mr. Fu told me. "Go and tell that child: Grandpa Fu will visit him in a few days. You can take these apples to him too." Of the three apples left in the bag, I took two and left.