Chapter 83: Regret
Rob ...... I really regret why I didn't stop her! If we could think of another way, or if I went get her medicine, maybe we would all be fine!"
Rob sighed in her heart, she could understand Lin Mei's mother-in-law's heart, and said that the old man's 73 or 84 years old was a hurdle, and the old man didn't want his family to take risks for her.
"And then, was your grandmother really infected?"
Lin Meiyi continued: "On the second day, my mother couldn't resist my grandmother, so she had to move back to the old home. At seven o'clock in the afternoon, my grandmother called me and said that everything was fine and that I should not worry, she had already returned from the county hospital with her medicine. I thought to myself that this was the case, so I could only secretly pray that my grandmother was not infected and that she would not catch a cold. ”
"My grandmother was born in the countryside and grew up in the countryside, her body is quite tough, and it is not difficult to make a fire or anything, so we will let her go first. ”
"On the twelfth day of the Lunar New Year, according to the custom of eating dumplings, my mother pinched dumplings with three fresh fillings at noon, and asked me to call my grandmother to come over to eat when I was cooking. I called, and my grandmother said she wasn't here and asked me to bring her a bowl. I put on a mask and went out, passing by a house on the way, with a banner in front of the door, which read: There are students returning from Wubei in this household, please do not interact with each other. ”
When I saw this, my heart suddenly struck, pinched the nose clip of my mask, and quickened my pace. When I arrived at the gate of the old courtyard, I opened the door, and before I entered the house, my grandmother's voice came, she said, Meiyi, don't come in, there is a stone by the door, you put the dumplings on the stone and go back. I said I wanted to see you, but my grandmother said that the quarantine period was not over and wouldn't let me see her. He also said that after waiting for half a month, let me see enough. If I don't go back soon, she'll be angry. ”
"I was afraid that my grandmother would be angry and her blood pressure would go up again, so I hurriedly responded and turned around and locked the door. At that time, there seemed to be a few coughs in the house, but if I listened carefully, there was no more, and I thought it was because I was nervous, so I patted my face and ran home. That night, the night was a little frighteningly silent......"
"I had insomnia, and I couldn't sleep when I remembered a few coughs coming from my grandmother's house. I was woken up by my mother the next morning, and she said that she had dreamed of her grandmother last night, and she was a little uneasy and planned to go to the old home to have a look. The streets were empty, not a single one. My mother and I put on our masks and walked to the old home. When I opened the door, I found that the dumplings I brought yesterday were still in place. I was a shiver in my heart......"
"I ran into the house, and it was bitterly cold, and the coal in the stove had been burned to slag, and the fire had long since been extinguished. Grandma was lying on the bed with her eyes closed, there was a glass of boiled water and an overturned medicine bottle on the table, and pills were scattered on the floor......"
"My mind went blank, and I walked towards my grandmother's bedside, where a man stopped me first. That person is the head of the epidemic prevention alley here, and he is responsible for regularly going door-to-door every day to measure body temperature and check his condition. We came in without locking the door, and he happened to be here. He stopped me from getting close to my mother, cautiously walked to the bedside, reached out to probe my grandmother's snort, and said that he was out of breath......"
"My mother's body trembled like a sieve, and tears fell down her eyes one by one, and she couldn't say a word. They asked us how our grandmother died, but we didn't know ...... ourselves."
Speaking of this, Lin Meiyi almost cried, and she paused for a while before continuing.
Soon, the medical staff wearing protective suits, the village party secretary and the village director all came. The doctor asked my grandmother when she died, whether she had any infections before she died, fever, cough, difficulty breathing, etc., but we didn't know, the village party secretary said that my mother, you girl, don't even know how your mother died. ”
"My mother cried a lot, but she still reluctantly explained that my grandmother had not been in contact with anyone before her death, so there was no need to suspect that she was infected. But I didn't dare to hide it, saying that my grandmother went to the county hospital the day before yesterday...... My mom stared at me in disbelief. The doctor said that the body was already cold, and it was impossible to determine whether the grandmother had a fever before her death and whether she was infected, and the detailed results needed to be further examined. However, since the person has been determined to die, it is useless to dwell on this again, it is better to be cremated as soon as possible, so that she can be buried in the earth as soon as possible. But my mom insisted that she still wanted to know the cause of my grandmother's death. ”
"The village party secretary agreed to my mother's request, but my mother and I had to be quarantined. My mom and I were in the same room, and her temperature was 36.7°C and I was 37.8°C. The doctor gave me two boxes of amoxicillin and three boxes of Lianhua Qingwen capsules. My mom called home, my dad and brother were at home, and a banner was pulled in front of my house. ”
At noon the next day, the village party secretary called and said that the cause of my grandmother's death had been found, and the result given by the doctor was cerebral thrombosis, plus convulsions and loss of consciousness, and in about 30 seconds, the person passed...... My mother trembled when she heard this......"
"The village party secretary persuaded my mother to be cremated immediately, saying that my grandmother and your mother went to the county hospital, and although she has passed away, it is difficult for anyone to say whether she is infected or not...... There are no more people, and now this is the case again, so my mother had to agree and let the village party secretary hand over everything to my father. The village party secretary asked my father and younger brother to go out to deal with my grandmother's funeral. My dad and brother took my grandmother's body and got into a garbage truck – the only car that could run freely besides the police car and ambulance......"
"After the cremation was completed, I dreamed of my grandmother at night, she was wearing the red cotton clothes I gave her for the Chinese New Year this year, and took refuge in the Bodhisattva, which was probably her peace of mind......"
In the end, Lin Meiyi had calmed down.
Rob listened to her quietly, feeling sorry for the old man, her life should not have passed, but for various reasons, she did not survive.
"Meiyi...... You ......"
"Rob, you don't have to persuade me, in fact, I know that some regrets are useless, grandma is gone...... I'm just, feeling uncomfortable, and I want to talk to someone......"
Rob had never heard Lin Meiyi say so much, and it was the first time she had said so much to her, probably she was really uncomfortable and depressed. "As long as you and your family are okay, your grandmother will be able to leave with peace of mind. ”
"Thank you, Rob, for bothering you so late...... But you're really the only person I can talk to. ”
Rob felt that this obedient and honest girl would probably have some changes in the future, and she said: "When the epidemic is over, let's get together when we go back to school." ”
"Hmmm......"
Turning off the phone, Rob lay on the bed and tossed and turned for a long time, his mind was always haunting Lin Mei's unexpected mother-in-law, and he felt extremely depressed, so he simply got up and went to the living room.