Chapter 28: The Story of Xu Jianguo (Part II)

"Why didn't I die......" Xu Jianguo's expression was painful, and he relieved for a while before continuing,

"The clock quickly moved to December. The winter in Province Y is not very cold, and it is even warmer when I wear the sweater that my supervisor's mother knitted for me. ”

"Probably number nine. We received an order to take over the defense of friendly forces in the direction of Johor Bahru and Jiuli West Mountain. ”

"The place we were assigned to garrison was a high ground. Located about three kilometres east of the main peak of Johor Bahru, this highland is an undulating land with a total of nine highlands. The thatch grows very high on the slope of the south side of the mountain beam and the ravine, and the trees are also very dense, making it easy for Tibetans to be hidden. To the south of the highlands are Rolling Cow Pond and Ganan. To the east is our Lana defense area, which is a low-lying area across the river from Yang Han, and is a fortress that controls the bow area. ”

"When we got to the position, we found that the pattern of the battle was not what we expected. It's just that the two sides are firing artillery at each other on the mountain, you bombard me, I bombard you, and there is no short-handed combat at all. ”

"It lasted for ten days, and my comrades-in-arms and I relaxed our nerves that were tense at the beginning. The squad leader warned us not to let our guard down, but none of us took it seriously. ”

"In the early hours of the next morning, the squad leader took me out on a routine patrol. I like to go on patrol because I can smoke secretly, and I was a big smoker at that time, and I smoked more than half of the big heavy nine that the squad leader bought. ”

"We walked to the top of the hill, I lit a cigarette, leaned my back against a big tree, and just took a puff, before I could speak, I was knocked down by the squad leader. ”

"'There are enemies,' said the squad leader. ”

"'Go back and report the news, I've been shot in the leg and can't walk. ’”

"'Let's go,' I was about to carry him, and if he hadn't pushed me away, I would have been shot." There's no way I'm going to leave him behind. ”

"'Hurry up, this is an order!' The squad leader looked so serious for the first time. ’”

So I buried my head and ran, running a long way before I turned back. The enemy had already come up, it was a battalion of agents, and the squad leader was forced by them to have no choice but to roll down the hill with wounds. ”

"I sent the information back to the headquarters, and when I went down the hill to find him, he was dying. ”

"I found him in a low bush. ”

"I saw him fumble with trembling hands in his clothes, and it took him half a pack of cigarettes for a long time. This is the pack. Xu Jianguo said and raised the worn-out "special" cigarette case in his hand.

With great difficulty, he shuddered and pulled one out of his mouth and put it in his mouth, but it never caught fire. ”

"I ran over and lit it up for him, and he looked at me. I knew what he meant, and told him, 'The intelligence has arrived, and the command has responded.' ’”

He looked relaxed, his eyes shifted downward, and he looked back at the sweater I was wearing. ”

"I understood again and said, 'Mother has me. ’”

He looked completely relaxed, slowly closed his eyes, took a puff of cigarette, and seemed to have returned home, seeing his mother, and there was a slight smile on his face. ”

"He's gone. I took the half pack of cigarettes from his hand, and the unfinished half from his mouth, and smoked it silently. It was the last cigarette I smoked in my life. ”

"I didn't cry, I want to live for him, take care of his mother for him, provide for his mother, and send her to the end. ”

"Due to the timely intelligence. This time the enemy's sneak attack was repelled by us. Despite the fact that the enemy sent a reinforced regiment this time, as well as a special service department, the attack was still unsuccessful. ”

"In this battle, we annihilated more than 400 enemy troops, but more than 60 comrades-in-arms died. ”

"Among them, there is the class leader. If it hadn't been for his puff, maybe I would have died. ”

"In this battle, we found out that the enemy turned out to be very powerful, and their individual skills and tactics were good, their fighting spirit was tenacious, they were alert and decisive, and their combat methods were cunning. And we, more just artillery suppression. ”

"Later, we were stationed here for about half a year. During this period, my mother wrote several times, telling us that we were safe and that we should not worry. I also embroidered a purse for one of us. My mother's hometown is from Pingjiang, and her embroidery is very good. It's a pity that I am the only one who reads and replies to the letter. ”

"The squad leader was buried in the Zhisupo Martyrs' Cemetery, and every time I received a letter, I would read it to him, telling him that his mother was fine and that I was fine. I also asked a skillful comrade-in-arms to make a box out of wood, put the lotus package that my mother gave him in it, and put it in front of his monument. ”

"Later. As the fighting gradually ended, we withdrew in batches. ”

"I came back, but the squad leader stayed there forever. ”

"I didn't dare to tell my mother the news of the squad leader's death, but I just excused myself that the squad leader was on a secret mission and couldn't contact my family until it was completed. She also said that I would take care of her. ”

The mother believed it, and no longer asked the squad leader when the task would be over. Only occasionally carried me behind my back and secretly looked at the photo of the squad leader. ”

"That's the end of the story. Xu Jianguo said, glanced up, his footsteps did not stop, and he walked directly inside.

"What are we doing here?" He Huanyu was puzzled, the sign at the gate just now clearly read "Rongcheng Second Hospital".

Xu Jianguo didn't speak, just pulled He Huanyu and walked directly to a ward.

Pushing open the door, it was empty.

Xu Jianguo quickly ran out of the door and grabbed a nurse passing by in the aisle, "Hello comrade, may I ask where the people in this ward have gone?"

"It seems that I was discharged from the hospital, I don't know the specific situation, you have to ask Dr. Gao. As she spoke, the nurse waved her hand at a male doctor who was walking towards her, "Doctor Gao, someone here is asking about the situation of the patients in room 103." After saying that, he said hello and left.

"Doctor Gao, didn't I say that you will treat first, and I will find a way to make up the money? Why did I get my mother discharged from the hospital?" Xu Jianguo seemed to recognize this Doctor Gao.

"Comrade, calm down first, it is the patient himself who refuses to be treated. And yesterday she also proposed to be discharged from the hospital herself. Dr. Gao explained. "By the way, the previous care costs, if it's convenient for you now, let's go and settle it with me first. Your mother didn't settle it. ”

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"So, is your squad leader's mother sick and needs money for treatment, are you in such a hurry?" After leaving the hospital, He Huanyu, who basically understood the ins and outs, asked Xu Jianguo. "What's the disease?"

"Uremia. Xu Jian's Chinese language was heavy.

"......" He Huanyu probably knows something about this disease.

If he remembers well, it was a type of kidney failure. Chronic renal failure refers to a clinical syndrome composed of slowly progressive renal impairment caused by various kidney diseases, which eventually leads to complete loss of renal function, causing a series of clinical symptoms and metabolic disorders such as biochemical endocrine. Uremia is not an independent disease, it is a common clinical syndrome of various advanced kidney diseases, and it is a syndrome composed of a series of clinical manifestations when chronic renal failure enters the terminal stage. (It's a symptom, it's not a typo)

Even more than 20 years later, the only effective treatment was a kidney transplant. However, this method does not mention the difficulty of surgery, high risk, and a series of problems such as rejection after surgery, but only the kidney and source are a big problem. At present, in addition to kidney replacement, it can only be lifelong dialysis. Hemodialysis, also known as dialysis, refers to the use of the principle of semi-permeable membrane to remove various harmful and excess metabolic wastes and excessive electrolytes from the body through diffusion and convection, so as to achieve the purpose of purifying the blood and correcting the water-electrolyte and acid-base balance. This treatment is not only expensive, but also prone to infection, which is very harmful to the body, and most importantly, it is a palliative treatment rather than a cure. Basically, you have to wash it once in a while. Ordinary people simply can't afford it.

Hearing that it was this disease, He Huanyu also had a headache.

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Xu Jianguo took He Huanyu around in the alley, tired He Huanyu was choking, he felt that he had walked more today than he had added up since he was reborn.

Finally, Xu Jianguo stopped in front of a small courtyard that was somewhat shabby.

Pushing open the door, an old lady was leaning back in the chaise longue, basking in the sun with her eyes closed, and her ruddy face did not look like she had been sick for a long time.

"Mom, why did you come back from the hospital?" Xu Jianguo walked in the door and pointed at He Huanyu, "This is He Shao, his family just hired me as his bodyguard in the past few days, you see, this is the salary they paid me in advance for three months." As he spoke, he took out the five thousand yuan that He Huanyu borrowed him from his arms, and glanced at He Huanyu again.

"So much?" the old lady looked at the wad of money, her expression surprised, "Then you have to work hard and don't let people down." ”

"Yes, I will. Xu Jianguo nodded yes, and then said, "Mom, I can make a lot of money now, you can rest assured that you can live in the hospital and treat your illness well, otherwise when Brother Xiang comes back, you should complain that I didn't take good care of you." ”

The old lady shook her head and diverted the topic, "Don't talk about this, I suddenly remembered today that when I was a child, some of them ate white seal cakes, you go and help me see if it sells well?" I want to talk to your He Shao." ”

Xu Jianguo was a little helpless, so he could only nod his head and go out, and before leaving, he glanced at He Huanyu again, signaling for help and persuasion.

"Boy, come here. Seeing Xu Jianguo go out, the old lady beckoned to He Huanyu and patted the small stool on the side.

"Hey, hello grandma. He Huanyu sat up obediently, with an innocent face.

"What a good boy, a good boy doesn't lie. The old lady looked at He Huanyu with a smile, and suddenly said, "What Jianguo said just now is all lying to me, right? When I came back yesterday, I heard from the neighbors that they saw someone mixed with the Ma Er leper at the station, and looking at the back, it was Jianguo." Did he do something bad out there?"

"No, Grandma, you're too careful. He Huanyu secretly said in his heart that "people become old and become fine" The words are right, "Uncle Xu deliberately went undercover in order to find the den of human traffickers." Just yesterday, I cooperated with the police to arrest them all, but it's amazing! I don't believe you watched TV, the news has been broadcast. just said that in order to protect Uncle Xu, he didn't disclose his affairs. Uncle Xu was also injured in order to save me. My family saw him so brave, so they asked Uncle Xu to be my bodyguard. ”

"yes, that's good. The old lady stared at He Huanyu for a while before she said. "If it's because of my bad old woman, Jianguo has gone the wrong way, I don't know how to meet my family Xiangzi. ”

"......What's the situation?!" He Huanyu felt a little confused.

"Jianguo told you everything, right?" The old lady saw He Huanyu's expression and immediately understood, "Jianguo, does he think I don't know about this? I just pretended I didn't know, so he might feel better. This stupid boy is also a miserable person. Since childhood, he has been helpless. I know that my bad old woman is his last hope for life. But the bad old woman's body is not angry. This disease is a bottomless pit. The bad old woman can't drag him down like this anymore. ”

The old man was chattering, and he didn't know whether he was talking to He Huanyu or talking to himself.

"Child, I see that Jianguo trusts you very much. The old man took He Huanyu's hand, put it in his hand and patted it, "Forget me this bad old woman begging you for one thing, after I leave, take care of the founding of the country for me, as long as he can live well, is it okay?"

"Grandma, don't think about it, as long as you treat it well, you will get better. He Huanyu was a little flustered when he heard that the old lady's tone was wrong.

"You're a good boy, but the old woman knows her own body. I don't have much time. The old lady pulled out a picture from her bosom. The photo shows a young man in a military uniform who looks a little young, and his slightly shy face is faintly excited and proud. He Huanyu knew that it was Xu Jianguo's squad leader, the son of the old lady, Chen Xiang.

"This is my Shoko, doesn't it look quite energetic?"

"It's a pity that he left like this at a young age. But I know he's for the motherland, and I'm proud of him!"

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"I also understand what Shoko meant in the end, he asked Jianguo to take care of me, didn't he give Jianguo a reason to live well?"

"Only now, I'm leaving. So kid, please promise me and give him a reason to live, okay?" the old lady looked at He Huanyu with pleading eyes.

"Okay, I promise you. He Huanyu finally relented.

"What a boy! Thank you. The old lady closed her eyes and looked relieved. "I really want to see Jianguo get married and have children. ”

Laughing and muttering, the old lady suddenly frowned again, and her expression seemed to be a little distressed.

"Xiangzi, you're thin, aren't you used to eating, Mom will make it for you. ”

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When Xu Jianguo came back, the old lady still maintained that slightly happy smile on her face.

The two white seal cakes in his hand fell to the ground and broke into several petals, one of which rolled to the front with a gurgling face, and was trampled flat by Xu Jianguo, who ran in a hurry, and printed the pattern on the sole.

It seems to be a little like a tweed.

He Huanyu looked up at the sky where there was still the sun before, I don't know when it has become a little hazy, it seems that it is going to rain.