"Don't quarrel with the two of you, maybe it will be fine in two days", He Mu said, "And Hongwen, in fact, this business has been okay recently, except for the coffin shop and longevity material shop, our cloth shop has the best business", He Mu said, "Every day there are people who buy back to cut longevity clothes." ”

"It's not good", Lin Hongwen glanced at him, "Doctor Xu said, this disease is dying at dawn, and the medicine stone is useless." To stop, at least until it gets cold. ”

"This ...... That means you can't open for at least four or five months? "He Mu is stupid.

"Yes, so I let you rest first, this disease is very bad, there is no medicine", Lin Hongwen looked outside, "We haven't reached the point of exhaustion, you two should go home as soon as possible." ”

"You may not be able to hide when you go home," Zhou Shiying said sullenly.

"Go home, disinfect with lime well, don't associate with others if you have nothing to do, don't drink raw water and eat raw food, wash your hands frequently with pancreas", Lin Hongwen repeated, "That's what Dr. Xu said. ”

Zhou Shiying looked at him with a dejected face, Lin Hongwen was happy, "What do you think I'm doing, do you think that you alone are distressed about money, and I am the most distressed, okay?" ”

"If I had known, I wouldn't have bought the land number," Zhou Shiying said, "and I could still leave some money." ”

"Then when the epidemic passes, people's houses are built, and they start to make money every day, let's just look at it, right?" Lin Hongwen shook his head, "Yes, I know that you are unwilling, so you can do one more thing before you go home and rest." ”

"What's the matter?"

"Tomorrow I'm going to buy some lime powder and pancreas," Lin Hongwen snapped his fingers and said, "Then collect the remaining foreign cloth and yarn in our shop." ”

"There is not much foreign cloth and foreign yarn left", Zhou Shiying said, "I told sù to supply it a while ago, and I have sent it less recently." ”

"Well, how many count, you hurry up and contact the supplier, saying that we haven't bought the goods for a few months", Lin Hongwen said, "These things are ready, and they will all be sent to the hospital." You just told Dr. Xu that we gave it away for free, not for anything else, just for epidemic prevention. ”

"Given away for nothing?" He Mu's eyes widened, "Let's just make money, and we can't give it away for nothing!" ”

"I understand what you mean", Zhou Shiying said, "You want to make a shout, let the neighbors remember our goodness, and wait for the epidemic to pass in the future, so that we can do business again." ”

Lin Hongwen nodded, took out some silver and stuffed it to Zhou Shiying, "That's it, let's always leave a thought for people, otherwise when the epidemic is over, what will we turn over." Besides, the foreign cloth and yarn were originally cheap, although they can't make ends meet now, but they still lose the money. Tomorrow you will take and buy all the things, and there will be a surplus of silver, and you two will divide it, save some flowers, and get through the months, and it will be good to enter the winter. ”

Zhou Shiying looked at Lin Hongwen, he couldn't sleep well in the past few days, his eyes were bloodshot, Lin Hongwen looked at him carefully and was startled, "Hurry up and go home and sleep, you can't last a day if you are strong and sick, what are you still doing here, hurry up and go home." ”

The next morning, Zhou Shiying came to sing the big opera. Xu Shihuai looked at the things outside the door and couldn't stop praising him for having a good heart. Zhou Shiying also told the truth, "I am a businessman, in business, even if we rack our brains during this time, the business is pitiful, it is better to close the door." These things are also put away, and they can be of some use when they are sent to you. Let this epidemic pass quickly, and we can do business again. ”

"Since Boss Zhou is outspoken, then I won't beat around the bush", Xu Shihuai said, "Although it is said in business, after all, things are bought with money, and now you give it to us for nothing, and the loss is certain." I am also a sensible person, Boss Zhou, rest assured, these things are sent out, I will definitely tell them, this is a gift from Zhou Ji Buxing, let them read your good. ”

"Doctor Xu is really an understanding person", Zhou Shiying gave Xu Shihuai a salute, "Since this is the case, I will leave first, so as not to delay your treatment and save people." ”

Xu Shihuai returned the gift and asked Zheng Yun Chengyu to move everything in and give it to the patients one by one. Zhou Shiying's eyes lit up and glanced at Lin Hongwen who was standing in front of the medicine bucket, Lin Hongwen smiled at him, Zhou Shiying nodded slightly, and then turned to leave.

47.

The summer of that year was extremely difficult, Xu Shihuai said that Lin Hongwen had a bad foundation and didn't let him go out and walk around casually, so Lin Hongwen stayed in the hospital all day to catch medicine and boil medicine.

That day, Sister-in-law Tian came and told Lin Hongwen a lot. Lin Hongwen didn't go out for a long time, I don't know, many people in the miscellaneous market are gone, and Chen Loach is gone.

"I told him a long time ago to let him throw away all those stinky fish and shrimps", Tian's sister-in-law wiped her tears and said, "He didn't listen, he was greedy for cold in summer and always drank raw water, a good person, just gone." ”

Lin Hongwen remembered that last winter, Chen Loach also took him to the ice to get on the net, and sternly told him not to go to the river to mess around if he was fine, but now he still remembers it, but the person is no longer there.

Sister-in-law Tian couldn't stop crying, chattering with him about one dead person after another, what he knew and what he didn't know. Lin Hongwen remembered that when there was a big flood two years ago, Zheng Yun said that the most worthless thing in this world is human life. Those people get up early and work late all their lives, and in the end they may not even save a coffin for themselves.

The epidemic did not completely pass until after the beginning of winter. After five consecutive days without patients coming to the hospital, Xu Shihuai finally lifted the ban on Lin Hongwen. Lin Hongwen covered himself tightly and stepped out of the hospital for the first time in several months. It was snowing lightly outside, the market was deserted, and Lin Hongwen walked a few streets without seeing a single figure. Zheng Yun's favorite sugar-fried chestnuts on weekdays are also closed. The miscellaneous market was silent, and Lin Hongwen remembered that every time he passed by here in the past, all kinds of smells were mixed together, fried fruits, steamed buns, raw pork spread on the board, dead fish and live fish on the ground, those flavors were mixed and difficult to distinguish, but now he misses them very much. Lin Hongwen silently walked to the riverside, there was already a layer of ice on the riverside, but it was not very thick, and a large stone could smash a hole. Lin Hongwen was bored and walked around the street for half an hour, and when it was a little cold, he didn't see an acquaintance, so he had to stomp his feet back.

48.

After more than ten days, the street gradually gained some popularity. The cloth shop also resumed business, and because of its reputation for donating goods during the epidemic, business was even better than before. That night, He Mu was waiting for Lin Hongwen in the shop alone, and when the hour hand of the wall clock pointed to nine, Lin Hongwen pushed the door in. He Mu saw that he was cold, and asked him to come over and get closer to the brazier to warm up.

"Why did you come here so late?" He Mu asked.

"I went to the riverside", Lin Hongwen spread out his hands to roast the fire, and his body gradually warmed up.

"What are you doing there in the dark?"

"There's something time to do", Lin Hongwen turned his head to look at He Mu.

He Mu narrowed his eyes slightly and thought for a while, "Du Xinzhu? ”

Lin Hongwen smiled, "How did you guess?" ”

"The last time you came to me in the dead of night, it was for him," He Mu said.

Lin Hongwen nodded, "Du Xinzhu came to Harbin with us back then, with the road construction team. I was not in good health at that time, and my father was afraid that I would not be able to carry such a heavy body work, so they used some means to get me out of the road construction team. I've been in the hospital ever since. Later, the Boxers came to Harbin, and it is said that the road construction teams on the side of Tianjia Shaoguo joined the Boxers. Later, the Russian ** team drove in, and the Boxers and the Qing army suffered several defeats and withdrew from Harbin, and my father's whereabouts have been unknown since then. ”

"So many people are missing, and he is the only one who has returned", He Mu thought for a while and said, "You suspect him?" ”

"It's not that I'm guessing," Mr. Lin said, "and when he first saw me in the store, it was like a ghost." Later, I tested him with words and asked him if he knew whether anyone else was dead or alive, and he didn't even know whether anyone was alive or dead. During the Chinese New Year, we went to burn paper together, but the ingots were not enough for me to buy, and when I turned around, I saw him kowtowing like crazy to the fire of my father and my eldest brother, saying that he had no ghost in his heart, I didn't believe it. ”

"What are you going to do?"

"I'll give you three days, and I'll come over at noon in three days. When I wanted me to come over, the delivery just went out and didn't come back, and it was so coincidental that there was a single Jiangbei shipyard goods that needed to be delivered, and the goods were a little too much, and it was a bit difficult for one person to deliver, and two people were easy. ”

He Mu suddenly remembered that Lin Hongwen had just entered the door and said that he had gone to the riverside, "Don't go, this thing is too dangerous, what do you want to do if you sue me, I'll go for you." ”

"I want to hear him tell the truth", Lin Hongwen bit his lip, "I want to know what happened during that time." ”

"I'll go for you," He Mu said, "I promise to help you find out, don't go." ”

Lin Hongwen shook his head, "I'll be fine, I have to ask and listen to this matter in person, so that I can be down-to-earth." Do what I told you, and don't worry about anything else. ”

"How can you not worry about it", He Mu shouted a little impatiently, "What if something happens to you?" ”

"You are already one of the bosses of the cloth shop", Lin Hongwen said with a smile, "Don't say that nothing will happen to me, even if I really have something, and Shi Ying, you will definitely be able to do business." ”

"I'm eating with you, not with him!" He Mu stood up and looked down at Lin Hongwen with wide eyes.