If we could rent the two rooms opposite each other, it would be so spacious for each of our sons to have a room each.
Unexpectedly, just as they moved out, the director of the street office came with Jiang Mengxue and they moved in with their luggage in the afternoon.
They could clearly see how Jiang Mengxue had been living in the past few months.
Every day he either ate in the cafeteria or took away food from a restaurant. The food he brought back at night always had some meat in it, and she could smell it at the door.
What a waste! If you had that money, you could buy food every day and cook a good meal at home.
"Who makes me earn a lot of money? Aunt Cao's family can buy meat every day if they want to eat it."
Jiang Mengxue had a deep impression of the family next door. Since she moved here, she would say a few sarcastic words every time she met them.
At the beginning, no one knew each other, so Jiang Mengxue naturally didn't bother to pay attention to her. She saw that the other party was an old lady who was unreasonable and unforgiving.
It's completely useless to reason with such a person, and there's no need to argue with him. As an unmarried girl in her teens, I really can't do such a thing as quarreling with an old woman.
Fortunately, the other party didn't do anything other than make a few sarcastic remarks, and the past few months have been peaceful.
There are dozens of families living in one courtyard, and the relationships between people are extremely confusing. Jiang Mengxue only has a general understanding of it now.
There are four families living in one courtyard. The Zhao family lives in a house on the west side. There are four people in the family, Zhao Jianguo and Li Lifen, their son Zhao Wenjie, and their daughter Zhao Mingyue.
The Zhang family, including an elderly couple and one son, live in the two middle rooms. Zhang Guirong and his son Zhang Fan both work at a steel plant, while their daughter-in-law Li Yan works at a food factory. Their granddaughters, Zhang Yibai and Zhang Yidan, are twin sisters who are six years old this year.
Living next door to the Zhang family are Zhou Hong and Feng Wanqing, a couple, and their three children all live with their grandparents.
The person who lives near the gate is called Shi Jinshan. He moved to the city from the countryside and is currently single.
Jiang Mengxue lived in two of the rooms in the east wing of the central courtyard, and Liu Dazhu's family next door lived in a wing room.
The person living in the ear room is Mr. Li Baojia, who lost his wife and son when he was young and has been single ever since.
Across the street was the Cao family, who lived in a west room and an ear room.
The old couple living in the middle were surnamed Niu. One of their sons was in the army and was not at home. His wife took the child to join the army, and their two daughters had already married.
Living next door to the old couple is Li Baoguo and his wife, who are electricians at the steel plant. They are in their forties and their son Li Qijun is not married yet. Li Baoguo and Li Baojia are brothers.
Two of the rooms on the east side of the main house are occupied by Hu Dadong, his wife Zhang Meihua, and their two sons, Hu Yuchi and Hu Yuwen. The rooms are slightly larger than the wing rooms and are very spacious to live in.
The He family lives in the main house on the west side. He Dazhong and his wife have only one daughter, He Jingjing, who married Tang He who lives in the west wing. Tang He is a chef in the steel plant canteen. The couple got married last year, and He Jingjing is now more than seven months pregnant.
There is only one side room on the west side, and next to it is a hall leading to the backyard.
The residents of the two ear rooms on the east side did not move in. These two rooms were not rented from the street office, but were private residences with property deeds. Therefore, even if no one moved in, others would not have the opportunity to take advantage of these two rooms. Although some people in the courtyard wanted to rent them, the owner was unwilling.
The Ma family lived in the two rooms on the west side of the backyard. There were eight people in the family, including the old couple Ma Dakan and Ma Dajiao. It was said that Ma Dajiao had lived in the Ma family since she was a child and was raised as a child bride. The old couple treated this daughter-in-law very well and they got married at the age of sixteen.
The eldest son Ma Qianjin and his daughter-in-law Gao Fenglian, the grandson Ma Juncai and his granddaughter Ma Yingying, the youngest son Ma Xiangqian and his daughter Ma Lihua.
The three rooms in the middle are occupied by Cai Shengli, a veteran from the transport team, who lives with his mother Qian Daya and his wife Liu Chuanfang, and their three sons Cai Guoqing, Cai Qinghua, and Cai Yongqing, all of whom are in school.
The house on the easternmost side is occupied by the widow Chen Guoping and her daughter Wu Mengqi.
This courtyard is a large compound. It was once the home of a wealthy family. Later, it was allocated by the street after it was nationalized.
There are dozens of people living in a large compound, and there are a lot of family matters to deal with every day.
In other words, Jiang Mengxue lives a simple life, going back and forth between home and the hospital all day long. Sometimes she comes home late and doesn't interact much with people in the hospital.
It would be better if I could find a house with its own door and yard and move out in the future.
I didn’t bother to pay attention to the Cao family across the street. After washing up, I went back to the house, put on my bag and went to work.
I stuffed two buns into my backpack on the way and ate them when I got to the office.
When she arrived at the office, Li Fengjuan had already started reading.
Jiang Mengxue said hello, put on her white coat, ate some buns, and started looking at the record book the nurse gave her, which recorded the conditions of the hospitalized patients last night.
Well, I do rounds in the morning and see patients in the afternoon. Just like usual, I walk into the ward with my medical record book.
There is an old lady in bed number 205. She accidentally broke her leg when she got up in the middle of the night. She had surgery and had to stay in the hospital for a few days.
Bed number two is occupied by a child of about six or seven years old who came last night. I don’t know what he ate during the day, but he came home vomiting and having diarrhea at night.
There were six beds in a ward, but only two people were living there.
The person next door had his appendectomy removed, and the other had a finger broken by a machine at work.
These people will be discharged from the hospital in the next two days.
At this time, if there is no serious illness, people usually recuperate at home. Those who can be hospitalized are those with serious illnesses and have good family conditions.
"Doctor, you look so young. How old are you? Do you have a partner?"
The old lady in bed number one looked at the young doctor and felt that he was not much older than her eldest grandson and was too young.
"Auntie, I'm 20 years old. How's your leg? Does it still hurt?"
Jiang Mengxue has gotten used to it. Since she started working at the hospital, the first thing people ask when they see her wearing a white coat is her age.
She really wanted to go back and find a mask to wear, and never show her face to patients again.
"My goodness, you're a doctor at such a young age? Can you treat illnesses?"
"Auntie, I graduated from a regular university. Besides, your leg isn't bad, so don't worry."
The old lady's eyes lit up when she heard that Jiang Mengxue was a college graduate.
"She's still a college student. That's incredible! Does my daughter have a boyfriend? My mother's family has a nephew who works at our steel plant. His family is well-off..."
"Auntie, there's nothing wrong with your leg. You can go home and recuperate in a couple of days."
On the other side, the child's mother also asked about her son's situation.
"Doctor, what's my son's condition like now? When can he be discharged from the hospital?"
This was not a patient that Jiang Mengxue was seeing, but she still came over to check on the boy's condition and took his pulse.
"It's not a big deal. I was just dehydrated. I took some medicine and now I'm fine. I can be discharged after the saline drip. Go home and take good care of yourself. Drink plenty of water."
"If there's anything in the back, just ring the bell and someone will come."
I returned to the office to prepare for the consultation, but Li Fengjuan had gone somewhere and had not returned yet.
"Doctor, come and save him."
"Doctor, please save my son."
"Oh my god, it's all blood, is he dead?"
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