The high-pitched shouting continued for a long time.
The passengers in the carriage were unhappy. Some of them shouted: It's so noisy, can you please stop shouting? Whose child is this? Don't the adults care about it?
Wenwen looked at the brother and sister, and based on what the boy said, she roughly knew what was going on with the little girl, which might be post-traumatic stress disorder.
Wenwen said to Yuxunting and Wenxiao, "The little girl is sick, and I don't think this man can handle taking care of her alone, not to mention that they don't have any seats."
"Do you know what disease she has?" Yu Xunting asked, and Wen Xiao also looked at her.
"We have to ask the boy to be sure."
"Do you want to help them?" Yu Xunting asked.
Wenwen nodded: "You have to show up. Where is your military ID?" He saw him show it to the attendant when he got on the bus.
"Yes, military pass." Yu Xunting corrected.
"Why aren't you wearing a military uniform?" To be honest, Wenwen had never seen him wearing a military uniform. If he wore a military uniform, he wouldn't even need a military pass, because that uniform was the best pass.
"I didn't want to attract other people's attention when I came back this time," Yu Xunting explained.
Wenwen nodded to indicate that she understood and that she must not let more people know about her trip to the countryside this time.
The two men squeezed next to the brother and sister. The little girl's voice was so hoarse that she could not make any sound, but she was still shouting.
Yu Xunting showed the boy his military pass: "I am from the People's Liberation Army, comrade, do you need any help?"
The boy looked at his military pass and looked at Yu Xunting and Wenwen without saying a word.
"Is this the result of your sister being frightened?" Wenwen asked the boy.
The boy's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Are you a doctor?"
Wenwen shook her head: "I've seen cases like this." For this type of disease, patients show different symptoms.
"Do you know the treatment?" The boy excitedly grabbed Wenwen's sleeve.
Yu Xunting separated the two without leaving a trace.
"First, answer me, are you like this because you were frightened?" Wenwen looked at him seriously.
The boy nodded: "Yes, when she is frightened, she will ignore anyone who calls her. Sometimes she gets anxious and hits or bites people, and sometimes she screams and shouts at the top of her lungs like she did just now." He wiped his face, his eyes red.
Wenwen nodded. "This is post-traumatic stress disorder, a psychological and psychiatric illness that requires medication."
The light in the boy's eyes gradually faded, and his eyes were filled with despair. Where could he get treatment now? They wanted to go to the countryside, but after buying the train tickets, they had very little money left.
Wenwen didn't know what he had been through. Looking at his eyes, Wenwen could feel his despair, which she had also experienced before.
"Without medication, the treatment will be slower, but if she is given enough psychological counseling, she will gradually recover."
"Really?" A light gradually appeared in the boy's eyes.
Wenwen nodded affirmatively.
"You know what to do, right?" the boy asked anxiously.
Wenwen hesitated for a moment: "I've seen cases like this before."
In her previous life, she had a friend who had this disease and was hospitalized for a period of time. After her friend recovered, she told her about the treatment process.
She knew what medicine to take and how to get psychological counseling, but it was the 1960s now, and she didn't know if she could buy the medicine.
The boy grabbed her hand: "Can you teach me? Teach me, so that I can treat Lanlan." He seemed to have grabbed a straw.
"Comrade, don't get excited." Yu Xunting pulled his hand away.
"Yes, comrade, calm down for a moment. I'll tell you everything I know. But I see you've been standing here all day and haven't had lunch yet. This won't be good for your sister's condition."
"Our seats are over there. There are three of us, so we can take turns sitting there." Wenwen pointed towards Wenxiao.
Yu Xunting picked up the two snakeskin bags at the boy's feet.
"Is this your luggage? Come on, sit over there." Yu Xunting urged the boy who was standing still.
The boy pulled his sister and followed Wenwen, moving slowly.
When they got to their seats, he let the brother and sister sit down. Yu Xunting put the two snakeskin bags next to the seats. The luggage rack was already full and there was no empty space.
Wenwen took out the letter of introduction and showed it to the boy. We are not bad people. This is my brother. My brother and I are educated youth who went to the countryside. This is my cousin, a member of the People's Liberation Army.
The boy looked at Wenwen's letter of introduction with wide eyes, and he took out his own letter of introduction as well.
"We went to the same place in the countryside," he said happily.
Yu Xunting took his letter of introduction and looked at the name and destination on it.
Wenwen also saw it: "What a coincidence."
"My name is Wenwen, this is my brother Wenxiao, and this is my cousin Yuxunting." Since they were both educated youth sent to the countryside in Lijiawan, Wenwen formally introduced themselves.
"I'm from Shandong Province, Xiao Huimin, and my sister is Xiao Jiaolan." Xiao Huimin also introduced himself.
Wenwen squatted down and gently took the little girl's hand, saying softly, "Lanlan, can you call me Sister Wenwen from now on?"
The little girl stared at her blankly, without saying a word or reacting at all.
Xiao Huimin was embarrassed: "Lanlan was not like this before. She used to be lively and cheerful."
"I know, Lanlan is sick. When she recovers, she will still be the lively and cheerful Lanlan she used to be."
"Comrade Xiao, please give Lanlan some water. Her throat is hoarse." Wenwen was looking for food for them.
Xiao Huimin took out an enamel cup and said, "I'll get some water."
Yu Xunting took out a military canteen and gave it to him: "There are too many people. It will take a long time to squeeze through. I have some water here. If you don't mind, drink it first. I'll go later."
Xiao Huimin took the kettle and poured some into his cup. The water in the kettle was still a little warm. It was the boiled water that Yu Xunting poured after lunch.
Wenwen took out eggs, steamed buns and egg cakes and handed them to Xiao Huimin.
"Give Lanlan some food. Eat the eggs first and then the egg cake. It's nutritious."
Xiao Huimin looked at the people in front of him, then at the food handed to him, his eyes became red. Was this what his mother used to say, meeting a noble person when going out?
"Thank you!"
"You guys eat first. You should eat too, otherwise who will take care of Lanlan." Wenwen saw that Xiao Huimin looked embarrassed.
Wenwen pulled Wenxiao and Yuxunting to stand beside her. She pulled Yuxunting's sleeve.
"I wonder if I can buy a sleeper ticket now?"
The most capable among them is Yu Xunting, so he can only do more work.
Wen Xiao teased, "Tired? Can't handle it anymore?"
Wenwen glared at her fourth brother and whispered, "It's cold and tiring at night, a little girl won't be able to handle it."
Yu Xunting also looked at the Xiao brothers and sisters: "I'll go and ask, how many do you want?"
"If you have any, let's buy three, one for the three of us, so I can sleep with Lanlan." Xiao Huimin probably wouldn't accept four tickets.
"Okay, I'll go ask." Yu Xunting looked at the carriage numbers on both sides. The conductor's carriage is usually in the middle carriage.
"I'll go with you." She wanted to go to the toilet and also wanted to go and take a look, so she put the letters of introduction in the cloth bag.
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