In the blink of an eye, Ron had been in the hospital for five days. /dudu/0/773/ Also that morning, Dr. Bellman, after examining Ron, concluded that Ron was able to leave his hospital bed and walk around the hospital in a wheelchair. So at noon, Kate, the head nurse, pushed Ron in a wheelchair to let off steam.

The hospital has a large garden, which would have been a typical European style garden, symmetrical and regular. In the center of the garden is a fountain with a Romanesque statue of a goddess with three life-size goddesses chasing each other. From this fountain, a brick-paved road extends in each of the four directions of south, east, west, and north. After walking along the road for about 15 meters, there is a circular path paved with coal dust that intersects it, and the circular road has two circles. These paths divide the garden into eight small patches, each of which is a flower bed filled with a variety of flowers and trees. There are also some statues erected among the flowers and trees. Most of the statues are legendary figures, where Ron recognizes King Lear Sr., Hamlet and Ophelia, and Sir Lancelot and the queen whose name he doesn't quite remember. Of course, there are also sculptures that Ron doesn't recognize.

After the war began, the hospital was also bombed by the Germans, and there was no sculpture in one of the gardens, and it is said that the original sculpture there was blown up by a German bomb. Under the conditions of war, the domestic labor force was concentrated in the most important sectors. Therefore, the sculpture that was destroyed by the bombing was not rebuilt. Not only did the destroyed sculptures not be rebuilt, but even the flowers and trees in the garden had completely changed due to lack of management.

Those flowers and trees that were originally under the gardener's scissors and could only grow honestly according to the prescribed appearance were free of constraints, and they all grew freely and openly. The cedars, which were supposed to be pruned into standard conical shapes, stretched their branches as they pleased, regardless of whether they spoiled their regular shape. The roses, on the other hand, had long since protruded their vines from the prescribed trellises, and climbed between the cedars and the small-leaved boxwoods, which were no longer spherical at all. And those mosses also quietly crawled all over the road.

"General, we originally had two gardeners." Nurse Kate spoke to Ron as she pushed Ron around the garden along the coal dust road, "When the war began, one of them went to join the army and the other went to an aircraft factory, well, he's a good carpenter. …… Without the gardener, the garden would be left untended, and the result would be like this - it would have grown into a wilderness! ”

"I think it's very good, the flowers and trees are all growing freely and full of life. It's much better than those rules and regulations, the same, and the appearance of not having a single xìng at all. Ron said, looking up at a rose that was blooming high up. The sunlight passed through the petals of the rose lilac sè, changing into a blurry sè color.

"Ah, it's a little hot now." Ron said, "Can you push me under that big tree over there?" ”

"Of course you can, but you can't stay under that tree for a long time, especially not fall asleep under it." Kate said with a smile.

"What's wrong? Is there anything special about that tree? Ron asked.

"Oh, that's a yew tree, people think that yew trees are poisonous, and staying under the tree for too long is not good for health."

"In that case, why plant this tree in the hospital?" Ron came interested.

"Such trees do not grow insects, and it is said that people are not susceptible to disease in the vicinity of such trees, as long as they are not too close and stay too long. …… Neither of these claims has been scientifically proven, but on one occasion, Leda fell asleep on a bench under the big tree and woke up sick for more than a month. So, no one is going to stay under that big tree for a long time now. ”

"Yew? Is that the kind of tree that is used to make longbows? Ron asked curiously.

"Ah, I'm really not familiar with this." Nurse Kate replied that, apparently, the head nurse was not a military fan. She then asked:

"Why don't I push you under that oak tree over there, it's also very cool."

"Well, I'm really bothering you."

Ron vaguely remembered that the yew might indeed be poisonous. It seems that an anti-cancer drug called paclitaxel can be extracted from the bark of the tree, and this kind of drug is not non-toxic in Ron's impression.

Nurse Kate pushed Ron along the coal dust road, turned onto the brick road, and pushed towards the oak tree over there. At this moment, a white dress with some lace suddenly appeared in Ron's field of vision.

The girl in the dress was looking around anxiously, and she turned her head to see Ron, and her little mouth was hooked upwards, revealing her small white front teeth. Then, with her arms outstretched, she flew towards Ron like an elegant swan - it was Nadya.

"Nadya, why are you here!" Ron was surprised and delighted.

Nadya ran up to Ron, and as if she was thinking about the presence of someone else, she began to slow down when she was still 4 to 5 meters away from Ron, and finally stopped about 1.5 meters away from Ron. Hearing Ron's question, she didn't answer immediately, but calmed her breath first, and then slowly spoke:

"I read it in the newspapers, there was an interview with General Collins, where it was mentioned that German snipers wounded you. Are you okay? Where's the injury? ”

"I didn't have a big deal, I just got a shot in the knee." Ron saw Nadya's worried expression, so he smiled and added, "The doctor said that the shot just grazed and injured a little tendon." In fact, I'll be discharged from the hospital in no time. ”

Listening to Ron's words, Nadya didn't seem to be completely relieved, she raised her eyes and looked at Nurse Kate who was standing behind Ron with an inquiring eye.

"You're General Ron's wife, aren't you?" Nurse Kate smiled and reached out to straighten the blonde hair that floated on her forehead and said, "What a coincidence of you. If you had come by this time to-morrow, General Ron would have been discharged. ”

With that, Nurse Kate let go of her grip on the wheelchair handle and said to Ron, "Ah, General Ron, your wife is so beautiful. The place is so crowded, and as I think about it, I still have some things to attend to. Allow me to miss the company first. She then walked over to Nadya.

"Mrs. Ron," Kate said to Nadya as she walked up to her, "may I leave my patient in your care for a while?" She looked down at her watch, "It's 11 o'clock, and I'll bring you lunch at 12 o'clock." Will lunch be delivered here or to the ward? ”

"Yes, I'll take care of him." Nadya hurriedly said that Nurse Kate's name for her made her face a little hot, but she didn't know how to correct her, and perhaps, it would be better not to correct her. She hurriedly lowered her head, and then remembered the question of where to send the food later. Not knowing how to answer the question, she looked up again and glanced quickly at Ron.

"Ah, thank you, Nurse Kate. Just send it to the garden. "I've been stuffy in the hospital room for days and want to be outside a little longer." ”

……

Nadya carefully pushed the wheelchair as if Ron, who was seated on top of it, was made of glass.

"Nadya, let's go sit down under that oak tree." "There's a bench there, and you can sit there and take a break," Ron said. ”

"Okay." Nadya said.

She pushed Ron under the big oak tree, and then carefully secured the wheelchair's brakes - even though the ground was flat and it was impossible for the wheelchair to slide on its own. Then she crouched down at Ron's feet.

"Can you show me your wounds?" Nadya asked cautiously, as if afraid that the louder voice would hurt Ron's leg.

"Oh, there's nothing to see. The doctor bandaged it and couldn't see anything. ”

"But if I don't look at it, I'm not at ease!" Nadya pursed her lips, her red lips like a big cherry.

"Alright then, I can't beat you!" Ron opened the blanket over his lap first, revealing his bandaged legs.

The doctor bandaged it carefully, and the snow-white bandages and casts wrapped Ron's knee tightly. Nadya really couldn't see anything.

"Does it still hurt?" Nadya said, "It must have hurt." Large tears welled up from her eyes and dripped onto the ground next to the wheelchair.

"It hurts, my heart hurts to see you shed tears." Ron reached out and gently stroked Nadya's long, soft hair.

Nadya didn't say anything, just silently shed tears.

Ron smiled, "Baby, don't cry. Uncle hug you! He gently stretched out his hands and took Nadya's little head into his arms, and stretched out his right hand to gently caress Nadya's back, as if he were caressing a cat.

Nadya was still sobbing, and it took a moment to raise her head from Ron's arms.

"Okay, don't cry. Look, they've all become little cats. Ron reached out and gently scratched Nadya's nose.

"Humph!" Nadya laughed all at once, and that smile was like a rose blooming in the chūn wind, and it was a rose with dewdrops.

Nadya wiped her face with her sleeve, and hurriedly took out the mirror and handkerchief from the small bag next to her, and while tidying up her appearance in the mirror, she complained to Ron: "It's all your fault!" It's all your fault! Don't take good care of yourself and let the family ......"