Although I talked while eating, my speed was still very fast. Without waiting for my sister to respond, I wiped my mouth and went on the road.

As soon as I arrived at the ward, I urged my mother to go back to sleep.

Experience was built up slowly, and it was precisely because we saw friends and relatives on the bed in the south who came to visit but had nowhere to sit that the young man and I realized what was missing in the ward. So, while his mother was watching, the young man went outside and bought a small plastic square stool for emergencies. I knew that sooner or later someone would come to visit my father, so I immediately called my wife and asked her to buy a few small plastic square stools when she had time, just like the bed on the south side.

Lying in bed all the time, enduring the pain, all my father could feel was boredom. As the so-called nothing is wrong, to put it mildly, my father began to have nothing to do.

"These days, the nurse seems to be delivering statements every morning, right?" Father asked faintly.

"Yes, it has the amount of each item used on a daily basis and our account balance." I explained disapplaudively.

"Oh, show it to me." Hearing this, my father seemed to be in his spirits immediately, and urged him a little hurriedly.

When I saw this, I had to rummage through the bedside table.

"I'm going to find them all!" The father added with some trepidation.

"Hmm." I casually responded as I sorted out the statements in chronological order.

"Okay?"

It seems that my father is still in a hurry. "Alright, alright."

"Okay, then hurry up and get it!" Father urged impatiently again.

In addition to being stubborn, my father's temper also has a significant characteristic, that is, impatience. At this moment, the father's impatience is undoubtedly revealed. I was familiar with my father's temperament, and when I heard this, I immediately handed my father the statements that had been arranged in order, but had not yet had time to align.

After my father got it, he looked at it very carefully.

"Why did you use more than 20,000 on April 8?" Father asked, a little confused.

"Dad, you forgot, April 8th is the day you had surgery. Of course, it was used a lot. I patiently explained.

"Oh, and then I used a lot of these two days on April 9th and 10th, and every day it was more than a thousand!" Father muttered in some pain.

"These two days were in the intensive care unit, so the cost is naturally higher." I wasted no time in saying.

"Then the cost of the next two days is quite a lot, nearly a thousand." My father was still watching and talking.

"Just two days out of the intensive care unit, it was a 24-hour infusion. The cost of medicine is too high now! I explained with emotion.

Seeing my father's frowning brow gradually soothing, I continued, "After that, the cost will be much less." I asked the attending physician and he said that the more you go, the less you take the medicine, and then you don't take the medicine much later, so the daily cost will only get less. "I know why my father cares so much about the cost, so I comforted my father.

"Alas, it's already in the early 30,000s. The account balance is only three or four thousand. Do you have a problem with the funds? Why don't I tell your mother to give you 5,000 yuan first......"

Hearing this, I did not hesitate to interrupt my father's words. "Dad, you don't have to worry about money. Keep your money for your own use. If you are discharged from the hospital and want to take care of your body (buy some food supplements), you don't have to spend money. ”

"The remaining three or four thousand are estimated to not last for a few days." The father muttered worriedly.

"What is left of your family, our family is now in arrears." Hearing this, the young man finally couldn't help but interject.

"You're already in arrears?" Father asked, as if verifying.

"Not bad!" The lad replied in the affirmative.

"And how much does your family use it now?" Father's interest seemed to be rising again.

"It's almost forty thousand." The young man said truthfully.

"Aren't our surgeries the same, how can there be so many more than us?" With a look of disbelief, the father asked again, "Can you show me your family statement?" ”

"Absolutely! It's not some secret that there's something not to see. The young man replied very generously, and then gave his father all the statements they had made these days.

The father was very meticulous in making comparisons and contrasts. "On the day of the operation, your family used thousands more than we did. Then in the intensive care unit, it was also used a lot more than us. After that, it's pretty much the same. Father muttered to himself as he watched.

I could make out the faint smile on my father's face. I know that my father was happy because we had little money for the family.

"Your family already owes thousands!" Suddenly, my father realized that something was wrong and exclaimed.

The lad knew what his father meant. "It's okay, there is agricultural insurance, and a large part of it can be reimbursed. I've asked the doctor, and if it's really in arrears that I can't prescribe medication, the nurse will come and ask for the payment. On the other hand, if there is no dunning, it means that the part that can be reimbursed will be counted, and there is no arrears, so there is no need to add money to the account. The lad explained unhurriedly.

The young man's words made my father completely relieved, because we are also agricultural insurance, and his family has owed nearly 10,000 yuan, and the nurse has not yet collected the payment, so my father estimates that the balance of our family is enough to support it for a long time.

Since then, the small turmoil caused by the statement has come to an end temporarily. However, after that, my father mentioned this matter many times, and his words were full of praise for the attending physician who was both careful and economical for the patient.

In the afternoon, I still had almost nothing to do, except for looking at the infusion bottle and feeding me, just helping my father wipe his saliva and turn over. Of course, these few things are enough for me to keep busy.

In the meantime, my sister called me.

"My cousin called us to remind us to pay attention, saying that now that the old man (referring to the father) is already lying down, we must not let the old grandmother (referring to the mother) be tired because of taking care of the father."

"Well, that makes sense. In fact, when I was on duty with my mother, I always tried to let her sleep a little longer. "Naturally, I also care about my mother, so I agree with my cousin's opinion.

"It's just that I'm worried that my father's esophageal cancer is a heavy blow to my mother, and now she is on duty at night...... Mom is not like you, she is not young. I'm afraid, my mother will not be able to bear it! The sister continued to explain.

"Sister, you have a point. It's just that if my mother can't come, then how to arrange for duty at night? I asked, a little embarrassed.