It’s Colder Today

For example, when I was a kid, the kids in the alley liked to go to He Sui's house to steal mulberries and eat them. Every time they ate them, their hands and face were covered.

At that time, the little boys in the alley liked to watch people from the nearby army running and doing exercises outside the alley. Then every Young Pioneer salute was not standard, and they had to salute to the soldiers who were doing the exercises.

At that time, all the people in the Hutong had a highly unified dream when they grew up.

So at that time, everyone would exercise with the running team. Of course, they were exhausted before running very far.

Shi Yun was not among their team at that time, so she would rather pick mulberries to eat. So when other children were being naughty and jumping up and down, she naturally got closer to Zhuo Hui who couldn't make trouble because she didn't like to make trouble.

Shi Yun left when the sun was about to go down. It happened to be the time for the hospital's dinner delivery. Shi Yun helped Zhuo's mother look after her for a while, waiting for her to go get food.

Zhuo Hui spent the entire afternoon leaning on the bed and watching his mother chat with Shi Yun. He seemed to be in good spirits.

Seeing his mother go out with the fresh-keeping bowl, he suddenly called Shi Yun.

With trembling hands, he took out something. This time it was not a mobile phone, but a peace charm.

It was very old, with wear and tear on the corners. The fabric was torn and the inner core was exposed, as if it were a piece of paper.

It's probably a symbol of peace.

Zhuo Hui handed it to her: Brother He Yun gave it to me before I moved, and now it's given to you.

As if he knew Shi Yun was going to shirk away, he placed the peace talisman behind Shi Yun's palm and wrapped Shi Yun's hand with a bone-like hand.

Zhuohui insisted: Take it.

Cooking is quick. Zhuo Hui's body was basically unable to eat anything, so he relied on direct injection. Sometimes Zhuo Hui's mother would still feed him some soup, and she would eat the rest.

The food in this hospital is just like that. At this time, Shiyun has to stay for some dinner before leaving.

Shi Yun was holding the peace charm and already put his bag on his back: I won't eat, I have to go to the laboratory later in the evening.

Zhuo’s mother didn’t have any strength either.

When we left the hospital building, it was already dark outside. People were still coming and going outside the hospital, and the car lights were dazzling. She stood in a somewhat obstructive place and suddenly stopped.

It’s still cold in the capital at the end of February, but there’s no snow yet tonight.

A year ago, Shi Yun made a bet on whether the plum blossom tree planted by the dean would bloom. Shi Yun won. The money I earned was used to mortgage a day's hospital bed fee for an old woman yesterday.

It was already the end of February, and she thought Wei Zongying would be back soon.

She took her hand out of the pocket of her cotton coat and slowly released it. She looked down at the peace charm in her hand and touched the word 'peace' embroidered on it with her fingertips.

Eyes twitching.

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Shi Yuan was curious why Shi Yun always went to the third floor these days.

Shi Yun ordered a bouquet of flowers as usual and did not hide it from Shi Yuan: A neighbor of mine was hospitalized before. He was about the same age as me.

Shi Yuan had a bad premonition when she heard about the third floor. When she heard Shi Yun say that the patient was about the same age as her, she felt even more regretful. She sighed: Humans are still too weak.

The human species has flourished on the earth for a long time, but life is still fragile.

Zhuohui has been in good condition these past few days, and it just so happens that he catches the sun in the capital. For several days, Shi Yun saw Zhuo Hui's mother pushing Zhuo Hui in a wheelchair to bask in the sun.

Shi Yuan saw Zhuo Hui once from a distance. He was a very young boy, but he had been tortured by the disease and was out of shape.

Zhuo Hui discovered that the flowers Shi Yun bought were different every time.

There are sunflowers, carnations, lilies...

Today there is still a flower that is not repeated - calla lily.

Zhuo Hui watched as Shi Yun took out the lilies from the day before yesterday and put the calla lilies he bought today into the translucent blue vase.

He joked: The owner of the flower shop has made a lot of money recently.

After Shi Yun placed the calla lilies, he simply adjusted them with his hands to make the flowers in the vase look better.

The flower shop owner said that there will be other flowers that I haven't bought in a few days. Then we can broaden our horizons together. As he said that, Shi Yun turned sideways and asked Zhuo Hui to look at the vase, How is it? Does it look good?

Zhuo Hui nodded: It looks good.

Zhuo's mother went to the next building to get the order. She has also been dizzy these days. When Shi Yun came today, she didn't look well and suggested that she also see a doctor.

While Zhuo's mother was away, Shi Yun helped her take care of Zhuo Hui.

It didn't take long, but Shiyun was very tired.

She was on duty for another twenty-four hours. After finishing the vase, she sat on the chair and yawned several times. The sun shines in through the window and shines on Shiyun's face, making it even more hypnotic.

Shi Yun thought about holding on for a while, but fell asleep not long after sitting on the sofa. Zhuo Hui saw her asleep first, and with difficulty he lifted the quilt, supported the bed and slowly moved to the sofa, picked up her coat and covered Shi Yun with it.

The face of the person on the sofa was full of weariness.

Zhuo Hui thought of the past, when he couldn't exercise strenuously and could only look outside through the window every day. He also had friends, but each friend came to play with him once or twice and then never came again.

After all, reading a book with a sick man is too boring. It is better to fight with others, run, and play eagle and jī.