father - home

In the evening, when Qiu came, Zhao happened to be asleep.

I wanted to wake up Zhao, but Qiu stopped me: "No need. It would be good for him to sleep for an extra minute."

But Zhao still woke up.In such a noisy environment, coupled with pain and discomfort, Zhao just resisted being dazed for a while.

"Sorry, I woke you up." Qiu said kindly, using German habitually.

Zhao smiled, and when he spoke, he spoke Chinese.I only heard one word clearly: "Qiu".

Through the thick lenses, I couldn't see Qiu's eyes clearly, but from the slight twitch of his mouth, I knew that Qiu, who had always been calm and reserved, was excited.Was it the gratitude that flashed in those clear black eyes; was it the homesickness triggered by the pure local accent; or was it the inseparable feeling caused by the same life and death that moved Qiu?

They were talking enthusiastically, but I didn't understand anything.But I saw that Qiu held Zhao's raised hand and held it tightly.I saw the sparkle in Zhao's moist eyes.I saw them both laughing, excited, happy, intimate, and a little sad.

"Hmm." I'm not angry, I just feel a little silly standing like this, besides, it's not appropriate for Zhao to get too excited.

"Oh!" Qiu stopped the topic first, and said in German: "I'm sorry. Look at me, you should rest more now. Come on, while you are awake, I will check for you." This sentence, Qiu He said it to Zhao, but he was apologizing to me, which made me a little embarrassed, he must think I was unhappy.

Still understand me.While Qiu was examining him, Zhao told me with great interest what they had just said.Zhao is very happy, just as he judged, Qiu is from Hangzhou, Zhejiang, and in the big China, he and Zhao can be regarded as fellow villagers.Qiu came to Germany in 1936 to study at the Medical School of the University of Munich.Because Qiu studied abroad at his own expense, he did not come with Zhao and the others, so they never met each other.Qiu also had very little contact with the consulate, and no one would ask him to return home.Qiu doesn't plan to return to China anytime soon because he hasn't finished his studies yet.After becoming an excellent surgeon, his effect on the country and the people will be even greater.

Knowing that Zhao's case has been retried and the result will be announced in the near future, Qiu is also very happy for him, and tells him to take good care of his illness, recover his health as soon as possible, and return to China as soon as possible.Joe and I both know that getting back to health is not easy.For patients like Zhao, whose stomach has been cut in half, it will take at least a year and a half to recover basically. They also have to go through many difficulties such as wound healing, digestive tract function recovery, infection prevention, complications and malnutrition.We didn't mention these things to Zhao. He is already suffering enough, let him have more hope.

Zhao also told me that Qiu planted several pots of Jianlan in the dormitory.Tomorrow, Qiu will bring a pot and put it on Zhao's bedside. It is Zhao's favorite.

Joe checked it out, and it was in good shape.His body temperature was 38.3°C, which was not too high, and his blood pressure and heart rate were also normal.There is only one thing, Qiu is sorry, the bed will not be vacated until early tomorrow morning, after the patient is discharged, that is to say, Zhao will spend the night in the corridor.

Zhaodu and I immediately said that it doesn't matter, isn't it just one night?I am relaxed on the surface, but I am very disturbed mentally.We chatted for a while, although we still talked about Qiu Hezhao and his group of foreign students, but in German, and they took care of my feelings.

When Joe left, I went to see him off.

"I'm sorry, Lieutenant, I didn't do a good job." Out of Zhao's sight, Qiu said.

"You mean about the bed?" I patted Joe on the shoulder. "No, you have tried your best. I understand this. In any case, it is impossible to ask a German citizen to give up a bed to a foreigner, especially a yellow person. On this issue, I think Professor Borenner is not exempt." .”

Qiu nodded, "Yes, that's why I am even more grateful to you. It is Zhao's luck to meet you. Others don't know, but I know that without you, he would have died in a foreign country."

"It's hard to say whose luck it is, thank God."

"Yes, thank God, thank all the gods."

We shake hands tightly.

"Tonight is the key." Qiu warned.

"I know."

"There are some things...Although our nurses are well-trained, we cannot guarantee that everyone has no racial concept in their minds. Some people still have a close attitude towards patients. Therefore, Zhao must be supervised these days. .”

"Don't worry, I will always be with him."

"Well, if you need anything, just say it."

"I will." I hesitated, but said anyway. "I thought, Joe, could I give Zhao some morphine?" I wasn't sure if I could give Zhao any more.Over the past few months, due to injuries, Zhao has used a lot of morphine. Although he has not shown any obvious signs of addiction so far, it is difficult to say if he will use it again, so I have not mentioned it.After a whole day, Zhao hardly slept except when he was in a coma, so that's not acceptable.After fasting for at least three days, he will still be in liquid form afterward, his nutrition will not keep up, and he will not be able to rest. With such a heavy heart, I am worried that he will not be able to persist.So, I think again and again...

"This one……"

I was worried that Qiu would be in trouble, so I quickly added: "I can borrow it first, and I will return it to you when I return to the camp in two days. I know that there are not many of you, and the control is quite strict, but Zhao's body is too weak, and I worry about him. won't last."

"Okay, I'll get it now."

At night, Zhao finally slept more peacefully.But our fears have become reality.

No matter how tightly I surrounded the bed with screens, the wind from the corridor still seeped in.Before Zhao fell asleep, he comforted me by saying that it was good, and that the cool breeze made him feel that his breathing was smooth and the air was fresh.But the next day, things started to go wrong for him.