He Siwei didn't know where to fetch water, so he went out with a basin, and finally went to the personal house where he lived in the barracks behind the company headquarters to borrow a basin of water, brought it back and washed it briefly, and finally wrung a rag to wipe the kang clean, and spread the sheepskin army coat underneath, and spread the futon on top, planning to stay for one night.

He was about to turn around and go to the door when he heard a knock on the door.

He Siwei asked, "Which one?" ”

Then, Nie Zhaoyou's voice sounded outside the door, "What Siwei?" I'm Nie Zhaoyou. ”

He Siwei asked, "It's so late, is there anything wrong with you?" ”

She didn't open the door.

Through the door, Nie Zhaoyou said, "I just met Company Commander Gao on the road, he said that the new team doctor came to report, I heard that it was you, I thought that the kang in the infirmary has not been burned, come and send you some firewood, you can burn the kang." ”

He Siwei didn't wait to open his mouth to refuse, Nie Yaoyou said again, "I left the firewood at the door, and I will come to see you tomorrow." ”

After that, there was a sound of broken footsteps outside, and the footsteps became farther and farther away, until they disappeared, He Siwei opened the door, and there was a bundle of dry firewood at the door, and there was a small cloth bag on the dry firewood.

He Siwei picked up the things, carried the firewood into the house, and finally plugged in the door before opening the cloth bag.

In addition to a box of matches, there is also an oiled paper bag, and inside the oiled paper bag is a twisted flower.

He Siwei didn't move, wrapped the things up again, and only used firewood, and the matches he used were also his own.

The temperature in the Great Northern Wilderness in February is still more than 30 degrees below zero, and although I live in the barracks, there is no difference between the barracks and the ice cellar that have not been burned.

After the bundle of firewood was burned, the house was warm, and when I lay back on the kang, the bed was hot.

The biscuits that Lao Shen brought over, He Siwei had already eaten them, and there was a little left in the end, which was distributed to everyone on the road yesterday.

The next morning, He Siwei arrived at a new place and heard movement outside, so he got up early, folded the quilt, and went out of the infirmary.

Outside the company was an old man in his fifties, with a broom in his hand, talking to a small postman.

"Yes, send twenty dollars to the family. Well, it's this address. ”

After the old man confirmed the address with the other party, he thanked him gratefully, "Xiao Han, I'm sorry for your trouble." ”

The young man who was called Xiao Han didn't look big, He Siwei estimated that he was eighteen or nineteen, he looked very ordinary, his short hair was very thick, when the old man talked to him, he was also sullen and didn't answer, the old man seemed to be used to it, but it was known that Xiao Han was a stuffy person.

Seeing Xiao Han away, the old man noticed He Siwei and walked over with a broom, "You're the new team doctor, right?" ”

He Siwei shouted uncle, "My name is He Siwei, and the uncle can call me Xiao He in the future." ”

Later, after staying in the company for a long time, He Siwei also learned a little about the situation of Wang Houshi in front of him, his son and daughter-in-law were not in the flood in 73, leaving him alone with a little granddaughter, the little granddaughter is thirteen years old, and he goes to the ground with the team workers every day.

He Siwei looked in the direction Xiao Han left and asked, "Uncle Wang, is that the postman?" ”

She was about to send a letter to Zhao Zhengyuan and Lao Shen, so she also asked more.

Wang Houshi said, "That's our correspondent, usually everyone writes letters and telegrams are sent by him to the post office of the field department, if you want to write a letter to your family, today he is leaving, the time is too late, you can hand it over to him tomorrow, no matter the wind or rain, he goes to the field department every day." ”

He Siwei thanked him, and at this time Gao Zuopeng also came over, the two ended the conversation, and Gao Zuopeng asked He Siwei to enter the office.

He gave her a meal ticket first, "You go to the cafeteria for breakfast first, and then meet with Accountant Lu when you come back." ”

He Siwei took the lunch box and went back to the infirmary to get the lunch box, and then went to the canteen, the company's canteen, office and infirmary are all connected by a row of barracks, He Siwei lives in the westernmost part of this row of barracks, and the company canteen is in the easternmost part of the barracks.

The inside of the house was all the same, one and a half rooms, the outer half was the kitchen, there was a large cauldron, and there were four tables in the inner room, each with benches around it.

He Siwei gave the lunch box to the canteen master, and the master casually put the meal ticket in the box behind him, then took He Siwei's lunch box and gave her a spoonful of millet porridge.

It's breakfast.

He Siwei is a team doctor, eats public meals, does not have to spend his own money, and has a salary every month.

It doesn't cost money, there is food and wages, and when there is no catch, some of them eat well.

Only He Siwei ate alone, she thought that the lard that Lao Shen gave her was useless, and the canned and bottled pickles didn't move much, and when she ate later, she would go back to the infirmary to eat.

After breakfast, He Siwei asked the canteen master where to draw water, and the master said, "You can use water to fetch water in the canteen, there is a well in the house to press water, but you have to press it yourself." ”

Pressurized water is not a difficult thing, it is better to use the side close and convenient, He Siwei thanked him, put the lunch box back to the infirmary first, and then came over with a basin, and brought the hot water kettle.

She didn't have anything else to hold water, and the master of the cafeteria frowned when he saw it, "Don't you have a bucket?" ”

He Siwei was embarrassed to say no.

The master looked at He Siwei a few more times, "You want to live here permanently?" ”

Seeing that the other party misunderstood that she was passing by, He Siwei explained, "Master, I am the new team doctor. ”

The master was stunned for a moment, then smiled, obviously more enthusiastic than before, and said, "It's the new team doctor, why didn't you say it earlier." Then don't press the water first, use the basin of water first, and then go to the custodian to sign and get a wooden bucket, so that you can carry a bucket back with the usual water. ”

The cauldron was boiling with hot water, and when He Siwei left, the master filled her thermos again.

Back in the infirmary, He Siwei felt that she had a lot to do, so she met the accountant first, and then went to the custodian to get something.

Putting down her things, she turned around and went to the accounting room, there were people in the accounting room, there was a middle-aged chubby man, and there was a person standing next to him, it was Nie Zhaoyou.

Nie Zhaoyou heard someone come in and looked up first, and when he saw He Siwei, he said enthusiastically, "Siwei, you are here." ”

At this time, the middle-aged man beside him also raised his head to look at He Siwei.

Nie Zhaoyou introduced, "Dad, this is He Siwei, my classmate, the team doctor of our company." ”

Lu Youhua sighed and nodded to He Siwei.

He Siwei walked in, said that Lu was good, and then explained his intention.

When Lu Youhua heard that it was the company commander, he didn't ask much, he first took out the key from his pocket, then opened the drawer in front of him, took out a stack of tickets from it, counted them, and tore them open from the middle.