The days are still going by.

The image of Miao Han being escorted into a police car in handcuffs is forever imprinted in my mind, as deep as a knife, and it is hard to forget.

SARS in 2003 came and went.

The whole city panicked.

Even Huilongguan Village, which is at the junction of urban and rural areas, has long been empty of people, and there are few pedestrians on the streets. At the entrance of the village, the joint defense team members have long guarded the various exits of the village, and they are only allowed to go out, not enter.

"I've really decided to leave Beijing!" Ye Qian said with great certainty on the phone, "The unit is on holiday, and the two people in the same room have already left!" ”

"Didn't you say that Beijing is your 'lover'?" I said meaningfully, "Why is it that when your lover is sick, you have to leave mercilessly?" ”

"Don't talk nonsense," Ye Qian said impatiently, "The purpose of my call to you is to see if you can come and live for a while, because my cats and flowers need to be taken care of!" ”

"That's fine," I said seriously, "is your neighborhood closed?" Can I go in? ”

"It's closed," Ye Qian said thoughtfully, "but it's nothing!" If you come here, I'll get you a pass!" ”

"That's good!" I hurriedly said, "I'll go over to you!" ”

"Be sure to get a 2-inch color photo!" Ye Qian advised.

I put down the phone, cleaned up the house briefly, found a color photo of myself, unplugged all the power, put on my mask, and got on the subway non-stop.

In the subway, there are few passengers.

Everyone was wearing masks.

When I came to the gate of Ye Qian's community in a hurry, Ye Qian was waiting for me there early.

"Give me the photo," Ye Qian urged, "You take the key and go up first, and I'll get you a pass, soon!" ”

I took the key and headed upstairs.

Soon, Ye Qian got the pass done.

"When are you leaving?" I asked Ye Qian seriously.

"Tomorrow morning!" Ye Qian said and came to the balcony, "If it's sunny, water it once every three days; On a rainy day, once a week is enough! And that cat, I bought a big box of cat food, you feed it three times a day, don't give it cold water, be careful to follow it when you go out! ”

"Don't worry!" I laughed and said, "If I lose myself, I won't lose my cat!" ”

"If I come back," Ye Qian said viciously, "the flower dies or the cat is lost, I will let you die!" ”

I smiled.

Ye Qian let out a long sigh and began to clean up in the house.

It was getting dark.

Ye Qian cleaned up and quickly took out two buckets of instant noodles.

"I can't eat out anymore," Ye Qian said seriously, "Let's just take a moment!" ”

"The grass and trees are all soldiers!" I said disdainfully.

"You just can't eat out today," Ye Qian said in a firm tone, "What if it's infected!" When I'm gone, you can eat wherever you like! However, it is better to eat at home, I snapped up two boxes of instant noodles, which can be used in case of emergency! ”

"Then I'll go down and buy some beers!" I thought about it.

"There are a lot of them in the study," Ye Qian said and took out two bottles of beer from the study, "Red wine, white wine, beer, everything!" ”

I opened my beer and started drinking.

"Don't smoke in the house," Ye Qian advised, "Go to the balcony after smoking, open the window, and it's best to stick your head out and smoke!" ”

I put down my cigarette in a huff.

After Ye Qian finished eating instant noodles, she began to answer the phone again.

I kept drinking beer.

After a while, Ye Qian finished the phone call and began to take a shower.

The sound of the water is roaring.

Soon, Ye Qian walked out of the bathroom.

"You go wash too," Ye Qian said while wiping her hair, "Wash and sleep, I'm too tired!" ”

I silently went to the bathroom and took a brief shower.

After taking a shower, I found that Ye Qian had dried her hair and was lying on the bed, looking really tired.

"You can sleep on the couch or study tonight!" Ye Qian said with a serious face.

I looked at Ye Qian with a smile and reached out to hug her.

Ye Qian pushed me away.

"I really don't want to," Ye Qian said in a tough tone, "Now the city is full of SARS, and people are panicking, who is in the mood to do that!" It's true! I'm going to fly early tomorrow morning, so I've got to get some rest! ”

I retracted my hand in a huff.

I picked up two cans of beer, went to the balcony, opened the window, and smoked and drank while looking at the empty street.

On the streets, pedestrians are sparse and vehicles are scarce.

Only the constantly flashing neon signs, still brilliantly colorful.

After a while, I heard the sound of soft footsteps behind me.

I didn't look back.

"Why don't we sleep together!" Ye Qian said softly.

"No," I said earnestly, "you have a good rest!" I'll sleep in my study after drinking this can of beer! ”

"You're really not afraid of SARS?" Ye Qian asked faintly.

"To be honest, I'm afraid!" I smiled and said, "But I'm a person with no way back!" Besides, whether there is SARS or not has no effect on me, I am all at home, and I am coding words day and night! ”

"Actually, I don't want to leave," Ye Qian thought about it, "After getting off the plane, I have to accept two weeks of closed quarantine, and I don't want to toss so much!" ”

"Then why do you have to go?" I was a little excited and said, "I wasn't infected, but if I get infected on the road, it's not worth it!" ”

"And what do you think I should do?" Ye Qian asked embarrassedly.

"Do you know Hans Christian Andersen?" I asked softly.

"I don't know," Ye Qian asked knowingly, "is it your classmate, or your neighbor in the urban village?" ”

"Neither," I laughed, "Andersen is famous for writing fairy tales such as The Princess and the Pea and The Emperor's New Clothes." What is less known is that he was very afraid of being declared an early death and buried alive. That's why he always carries a note in his pocket telling people not to assume he's dead without inspection if they find him unconscious. He wrote a note on his bedside in big letters: 'I just look like I'm dead!' ’”

"What do you want to say?" Ye Qian asked with a smile.

"I want to say, don't think nonsense," I said to Ye Qian seriously, "just like Hans Christian Andersen, if he really didn't die, no one would bury him alive; If it's really dead, it's useless to put a note all over the wall. Hans Christian Andersen's cranky thoughts naturally made him worry all day long, such a senseless blind worry will only damage his health, hurt his soul, and even a disease can be tossed out if he is not sick! ”

"But I'm really afraid of death!" Ye Qian smiled.

"The ancients said: 'Those who are happy live forever, and those who are in danger often die.'" I said with a deep face, "Optimistic, open-minded, and positive people can recover quickly even if they are sick; People who are cranky and worried can toss out of illness without illness, small illnesses can be tossed into major illnesses, and major illnesses can toss themselves to death! It is said that many people who are seriously ill do not die of illness, but they scare themselves to death! ”

"What you said makes a lot of sense," Ye Qianyan smiled, "Anyway, I'll leave early tomorrow morning!" ”

"I talked to the cow for a long time," I said with a smile, "you go yours, anyway, I don't think nonsense, and I face SARS open-mindedly!" ”

Ye Qian stopped talking, and her two long arms wrapped around like snakes.

Unstoppable.