Chapter Twenty-Three: Left Hand Salute
Sun Lei and the three of them had to sit down, they really needed to eat something hungry, the three of them devoured it, and they were busy working after eating.
In the process of eating, the old lady kept serving vegetables to the three of them, and her eyes were full of satisfied smiles. After eating, Liu Tao said: "Auntie, we are leaving, and we have to go to the village committee?" The old lady said: "You go and get busy! Come over for dinner in the evening, and Auntie will make you something to eat." Sun Lei knew that he was going to say that he would not come back, and this stubborn lady could say in her ear for a long time, so she had to follow the aunt's wishes and say: "Okay aunt, we will come back at night." ”
Hearing Sun Lei's affirmative reply, the eldest lady showed a satisfied smile and said to Wang Xingwen: "Xingwen, you send them to the village chief's house, you will follow them today, see if there is anything you can help, you will help do something, and you must take them home for dinner at night." When Wang Xingwen heard his mother's words, he responded, and then said to Sun Lei and the others: "Doctor Sun, I'll take you to the village chief's house." After a short time together, Wang Xingwen knew the names of Sun Lei and the others. "Thank you, Brother Wang. Sun Lei said. "There is nothing to thank for this, I should thank you if I want to say thank you, I thank you on behalf of our village. Let's go to the village chief's house first. Wang Xingwen continued, and after finishing speaking, he picked up the medical box next to Sun Lei and stepped forward to lead the way, Sun Lei and the three had to follow behind Wang Xingwen, and the four of them walked towards the village chief's house against the wind and snow.
After the four of them left, Wang Xingwen's mother got up and returned to the house, and after a while, she walked towards the yard with the soaked clothes that Sun Lei and the three had changed. "Mom, what are you going to do?" asked Wang Xingwen's wife. "Oh! I helped the kids wash their clothes. As she spoke, the old lady put her clothes into a plastic basin in the courtyard. "Mom, don't wash it on this cold day, you won't be able to dry it for a while and a half. Wang Xingwen's wife persuaded. "It's okay, dehydrate it in the washing machine and bake it over the fire, but if it doesn't work, use the same machine you used to blow your hair. The attitude of the eldest lady to help the three of them wash their clothes was very resolute, "Mom, you can put it there! Wang Xingwen's wife rolled up her sleeves and walked to the yard as she spoke, and the eldest lady turned around and went back to the house.
Wang Xingwen's wife was washing the clothes of Sun Lei and the three of them in the yard, and the water in the well in the yard was completely numb from the cold, but the simple rural woman was silent, and persevered there despite the biting cold, and washed her clothes after a while. When Wang Xingwen's wife returned to the house with the clothes that were still slightly damp after being dehydrated from the washing machine, the old lady had already burned the stove red, and Sun Lei's clothes were hanging directly above the stove, steaming after a while.
Wang Xingwen took Liu Tao and the three to the village chief's house, and the village chief Wang Quanyou was a middle-aged man in his forties, with a full beard and a rough feeling.
Wang Quanyou knew the intention of Sun Lei and the three of them, so without saying a word, he took the three of them to the village committee, and shouted when he turned on the radio: "Notice, notice, the villagers pay attention, the county has arranged three doctors to our village to check on everyone, please put down what you are doing and come to the village committee to line up for examination, regardless of men, women and children." Wang Quanyou cut off the broadcast and asked, "Doctor Liu, do you think this is okay?" Liu Tao responded: "Let's re-broadcast it!" Let everyone stop coming to the village committee, just wait at home, and we will go door-to-door to conduct screening. ”
"If you go door to door, it will take a long time to complete the screening, although there are not many households in our village, but they are too scattered, you can see that the two households on the opposite hill are from our village. Wang Quanyou said.
"It's okay, just follow what I said! Avoiding crowds is also a form of protection. After Liu Tao finished speaking, Wang Quanyou turned on the radio and notified Liu Tao again. Later, Wang Xingwen was responsible for leading the way, Wang Quanyou was responsible for registration with a notebook, and the group started to the left side of the village committee, going door to door to conduct a preliminary diagnosis.
The villagers who received the notice welcomed the arrival of Sun Lei and his entourage and all actively cooperated with Sun Lei's work, every time they arrived at a house, the villagers were always enthusiastic to serve tea and pour water for a few people, and even some of them made tea early and waited for Sun Lei and his party, as for fruit and pastries, they kept stuffing several people's pockets, and now the countryside is rich, and every household has a large number of melons and fruits in store a large number of melons and fruits during the New Year.
Three hours later, the group finally finished the last house, and it was already four o'clock in the afternoon. "Dr. Liu, what are the results of this screening? No one else in our village has been infected, right?" asked Wang Quanyou.
"So far, no other infected people have been found, but after all, we have limited equipment, so everyone should be vigilant. ”
"So what can we do to better prevent infection?" asked Wang Quanyou.
"It is best for everyone to consciously isolate at home, the virus has an incubation period of 14 days, do not gather, do not visit relatives and friends, wash hands frequently, and ventilate more. Liu Tao said. "Okay Dr. Liu, I'll inform you of these precautions in a moment. ”
"Dr. Liu, now that the screening is over, come to my house for dinner! Wang Xingwen said that this man still remembered his mother's words and wanted to take the three of them home for dinner. Without waiting for Liu Tao to speak, Wang Quanyou hurriedly said: "Breakfast is at your house, and dinner should be eaten at my house." ”
"My mother and Dr. Sun have made an appointment, and besides, Dr. Sun's clothes are still at my house!" Obviously, Wang Xingwen has more advantages in the matter of inviting Sun Lei and the three of them to dinner, after all, Sun Lei and the three of them are still wearing his clothes!
When Wang Quanyou heard Wang Xingwen's words, he said unrelentingly: "Just go to my house to eat, and I'll let the child go to your house to pick up the clothes in a while." Wang Xingwen wanted to say something, at this time Sun Lei said: "Don't fight, two old brothers, we won't have dinner in the village, we have to rush back to the county, and we will go to other villages tomorrow to screen, and when the epidemic passes, we will come back and get drunk with the two eldest brothers when the spring flowers bloom." Having said that, Wang Xingwen and Wang Quanyou are not forced to stay for three people to eat. Later, Wang Xingwen thought that Sun Lei and the others had walked to the village in the morning, and asked, "Doctor Sun, didn't your car slide to the side of the road? How do you go back?"
"It's okay, I can walk in the morning, I can walk back now. Sun Lei said jokingly. "I'll send you back in a moment, and you can ask if your car has been towed? Or I'll find someone to tow it for you." Wang Xingwen said.
Sun Lei made a phone call to the ambulance driver, and the car was still in the ditch on the side of the road! The snow covered the mountain, and the roadside rescue car also slipped to the side of the road and lay on his stomach, how could he rescue Sun Lei and his car. "I'll send you back! You won't be able to walk back in the dark. ”
"Then it's troublesome Brother Wang. ”
Wang Quanyou heard that Sun Lei's car was still in the ditch, so he turned on the village radio notice and flipped it, and soon many villagers in the prime of life came to the village committee, some carrying hoes, some holding ropes, all to help Sun Lei tow the car. Sun Lei hurriedly stopped: "Thank you friends, but I really don't need it, I can't drag the car up with this heavy snow, let's wait for the weather to warm up!" The villagers turned around and went home one after another under Sun Lei's persuasion.
Sun Lei and the three came to Wang Xingwen's house, the table was already full of steaming meals, and Wang Xingwen's mother saw the three coming back and warmly greeted the three of them to eat. "No need for Auntie, let's change our clothes and leave, we have to rush back to the county seat tonight, and we have to go to other villages for screening tomorrow!" "Auntie heard Sun Lei's words and said: "Child, it won't take long to eat a meal, you are the benefactor of our village, how can you go home hungry?" Sun Lei looked at the sincere gaze in the eyes of the eldest mother, and had to eat on the table, and the eldest lady was so happy that she kept picking up dishes for the three of them.
After eating in a hurry, the three of them went to the room to change clothes, Sun Lei looked at the neatly folded clothes on the bed, and then thought of the experience of this day, only felt that his eyes were moist.
Sun Lei changed into his own clothes, folded Wang Xingwen's clothes neatly and put them on the bed, then took out his wallet, took out all the cash in it and pressed it under the clothes, and then turned around and walked out of the house. "Auntie, we're leaving, thank you for your hospitality. Sun Lei said goodbye to his aunt. "Child, wait a minute. As she spoke, the eldest lady stepped forward with two baskets, and Wang Xingwen's wife also came up with one basket. "Child, we don't have any good things in the countryside, just take this local product back and taste it, this is a little bit of the mother's heart. Sun Lei looked at the dried mushrooms and eggs in the basket and quickly refused. "Auntie, we don't want to disturb you for a day, how can we accept your gifts, besides, we have rules that we can't accept gifts, this is a mistake, and we will be criticized when we go back. ”
Sun Lei looked at the three heavy baskets, and felt indescribably uncomfortable, although these things are all rural specialties, but a family will have so many reserves, just say that the eggs, the three baskets add up to hundreds, and this egg is estimated to be borrowed or bought by the eldest lady somewhere else today.
"Child, listen to me, this is not a gift, this is an old woman in the countryside to express my gratitude to you, you are the benefactor of our village, we rural people do not understand those rules, we only know who is good to us, we are good to whom. ”
Sun Lei still wanted to refuse, but then Liu Tao said: "Auntie, let's do it! We buy these things, and we will buy them at the market price." Liu Tao took out his wallet as he spoke, took out a stack of banknotes and handed it to the eldest lady, and it was estimated that there were one or two thousand. The eldest lady said that she didn't want any money, and Liu Tao said: "Auntie, we can't take these things if you don't want money."
At Liu Tao's insistence, the eldest lady received a hundred yuan, and said nothing more. Sun Lei and the three of them carried a basket, sat on Wang Xingwen's agricultural vehicle, and headed towards the county seat. Arriving at the location of the ambulance, the three of them picked up the ambulance driver and rushed to the county seat together.
As soon as he arrived at the outskirts of the city, Wang Xingwen's agricultural vehicle was stopped by the traffic police, and the traffic police saw that it was okay, and the agricultural vehicle pulled people, and it was overcrowded, so he took out his notebook and wanted to issue a fine to Wang Xingwen.
Sun Lei got out of the car and explained the situation to the traffic police, and the traffic police said to Wang Xingwen: "Comrade, thank you." As he spoke, he gave Wang Xingwen a standard salute.
Wang Xingwen hurriedly raised his left hand and returned a salute, looking at his hurried and funny appearance, no one present could laugh.