Chapter 25: Xiaowan's Life Story
"Oh?" Si Huayue and Bian Jie looked at each other, and they both saw the same answer in each other's eyes - Gu Yi.
Gu Yi's height is about the same as Bian Jie, as for being handsome, the person who makes Si Huayue hate, no matter how handsome Yang Jian is, she will not see any organs related to handsome in that person.
"You came just in time, my son was supposed to come back for dinner at noon today, but a temporary patient couldn't leave, so I made a big pot of noodles. ”
Old Man Tang was carrying a large wooden plate with two bowls of steaming noodles and two pairs of chopsticks on the plate.
Si Huayue and Bian Jie hurriedly stood up and helped bring the noodles to the table.
I wanted to say that I had eaten, but seeing Tang Xiaowan's earnest eyes, Si Huayue's lips moved, and she only said, "Old man, you are too polite."
Bian Jie, who was on the side, saw the dishes in the noodles, his eyes lit up, and he leaned over to the bowl and sniffed it, "Old man, this is a mountain stick, right?"
"Yes, you actually recognize it, you have eaten it before?" asked Old Man Tang with a smile on his eyebrows.
"I ate it when I was young, and it's a good thing. As he spoke, Bian Jie took the chopsticks handed over by Tang Xiaowan, leaned into the bowl and stirred, "However, they should all bloom this season, right?"
"That's right, I've run several hills, and I've picked them in the shade, haven't they all bloomed in the sunny places? With that, Old Man Tang turned back into the house again.
"The scientific name of this dish is mountain leek, which is a Chinese medicinal material that can invigorate blood and disperse blood stasis. Bian Jie said to Si Huayue: "I didn't like to eat when I was young, but it's hard to see when I grow up and want to eat." ”
"Yes, this is indeed a Chinese herbal medicine, it is bitten by mosquitoes in summer, and it is good to eat this. Old Man Tang brought out two more bowls of noodles, pulled over the small bench, and sat down with Tang Xiaowan.
"Old man, I just heard Xiao Wan say that there is a ...... in the morning" Si Huayue picked up the chopsticks, and before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Old Man Tang coughing lightly.
Following Old Man Tang's line of sight, he turned his head to look at the open courtyard gate, outside the door was a bluestone path, and occasionally passing by the Tun people nodded and smiled at Old Man Tang and Si Huayue in the courtyard before leaving.
"Well, this is the pickled vegetables of the mountain sticks, and you can eat with noodles. The position where Old Man Tang was sitting was facing the courtyard gate, and he pushed a plate with pickles in front of Bian Jie and Si Huayue.
"The noodles made by my grandfather are delicious, young lady, you can eat them when they are cold, my father said, it is not good to eat too hot rice. Tang Xiaowan answered at the right time.
"Old man, is your son a doctor?" asked Bian Jie, sucking on the noodles.
"Alas...... What kind of doctor, just a barefoot doctor. Old Man Tang's face sank, as if he remembered something unhappy.
Tang Xiaowan on the side showed a disapproving look on her face, pouted, and finally couldn't hold back and spoke for her father: "My father used to be a doctor in a big hospital in Fengshun City. ”
"Adults talk, children don't talk too much! Eat quickly!" Old Man Tang scolded.
Bian Jie swallowed the noodles in his mouth, and when he saw Si Huayue looking at him, a different color flashed in their eyes at the same time.
Almost all the doctors who work in Fengshun City Hospital have high incomes, and even the salaries of the cleaners in the hospital will not let their families live in such a shabby.
"Before?" Bian Jie asked, "Then which hospital do you work in now?"
"This ......" Old Man Tang and Tang Xiaowan were silent at the same time, obviously the hospital where they are now is so bad that it is difficult to speak.
"It's all old, eat first, and then chatter after eating. Old Man Tang's expression was gloomy, and the smile on the corner of his mouth gradually receded, not like the joy when he was talking about mountain leeks just now.
The branches of the fig tree throbbed slightly in the wind, and the shadows of the sun swayed between the branches and leaves, mottled and scattered on the bodies of the four people below the tree.
After eating a bowl of noodles without a word, Si Huayue slowed down his eating speed this time, and put down the dishes and chopsticks almost at the same time as the people seated.
After cleaning up the dining table, Old Man Tang made a pot of flower tea and poured a cup for each of the three adults.
Tang Xiaowan entered the house and grabbed a handful of candy and put it in her pocket, "Little sister, you adults are chatting, I'm going out to play." Said hello to Si Huayue, and jumped out of the hospital.
The position has not changed, it is still Old Man Tang facing the courtyard gate.
"My son was admitted to the medical university with his own ability, and then after several setbacks, he finally went to work at Yanshan Cancer Hospital in Fengshun City. ”
Yanshan Cancer Hospital?Bian Jie was puzzled, it was a tertiary hospital, and as far as he knew, the doctors in that hospital were very good.
"Six years ago, my son was dismissed from the hospital because of a so-called medical malpractice that was framed. ”
The injury is too deep, even though it has been six years, there is still a deep sourness in Old Man Tang's eyes.
"Our family has no background, no backer, and if something happens, naturally no one is willing to stand up for him. ”
"Then which hospital is your son working in now?" Bian Jie asked.
Old Man Tang smiled sadly, "Because of that incident, he was criticized by the Health Bureau, although his medical qualification was not cancelled, where are there any hospitals willing to use him." I found a lot of people and gave a lot of gifts, but I finally left Fengshun. ”
Si Huayue listened to Old Man Tang's story, and couldn't help but think of Yuan He, in the future, when Yuan He was released from prison, I am afraid that no one will even want a small clinic.
"At that time, my son had no income, my daughter-in-law was pregnant again, and my wife was diagnosed with lymphoma, which was really a mess. ”
Although narration is a good way to relieve one's feelings, such narration is tantamount to reliving the pain.
Si Huayue wanted to say that he didn't want to talk about it, but after the old man's mood eased up a little, he continued to talk.
A year after Xiaowan was born, her mother saw that there was no hope, so she filed for divorce. Since Xiaowan was still too young, she gave it to her mother, and the house belonged to her, and my son only got a car and a part of the savings. ”
"Then why is Xiao Wan following you now?" Si Huayue could vaguely guess the answer.
Sure enough, when Xiaowan was three years old, her mother found another man, who was also divorced and had a son, who was five years older than Xiaowan and often bullied Xiaowan.
Every month, Xiaowan's father has visitation rights, and Xiaowan, who was more than three years old at the time, already has the ability to explain basic things.
Xiaowan's father brought the child back in a fit of anger, which went against the woman's wishes, and hastily revised the custody agreement, and the woman has not even given a penny of child support so far.
Xiaowan's arrival has increased the family's financial burden, and Mr. Tang's son is sitting in a private clinic in Dayun City, and his meager income is not enough to cover the rent and living expenses in the city.
It happened that an old friend of Mr. Tang who met when he was young lived in Shan Yaotun, and after hearing about the changes in Mr. Tang's family, he rented him the current house, and the two of them lived here permanently.
"Xiaowan is five years old, is there no kindergarten in Tunli?" asked Si Huayue.
"There is one, but that kindergarten is nothing more than to help people look at the children, and they can't learn anything, so it is better for me to teach her literacy and arithmetic at home. ”
The old man's voice was a little weak and sad, and after speaking, he lowered his head and drank tea.
"Old man, do you have a pen and paper?" asked Bian Jie.
"Yes, you wait, I'll go in and get it. The old man didn't understand what Bian Jie was doing with pen and paper, but Si Huayue understood that Bian Jie was moved by compassion and was ready to help the old man's son.
Taking a pen and paper, Bian Jie wrote down his name and phone number, and handed it to the old man, "Old man, I work in Fengshun City Municipal Hospital, and I have a little say in our hospital, you let your son come to me when you turn around." ”
Old Man Tang took the paper, his lips moved, and he looked at Bian Jie in surprise, but he didn't react to Bian Jie's meaning for a while.
Turning to look at Si Huayue again, Si Huayue smiled, "Go back and tell your son, before he goes to Fengshun, call Bian Jie first, don't run away." ”
Old Man Tang's eyes slowly turned red, nodded, his hands trembled slightly, and he folded the note and put it in his jacket pocket.
In the interval between talking to Old Man Tang, Si Huayue found that Tang Xiaowan passed by the door from time to time, seemingly chasing dragonflies, but as if she was helping them let go of the wind, because every time she passed by the courtyard gate, she would make a gesture to the old man.
"This morning, a police officer surnamed Gu came to our tun and visited several houses before finally coming to me. ”
After Tang Xiaowan passed by the courtyard gate again and made an OK gesture, the old man directly changed the topic.