In the ward, the doctor examined Grandma Meng but did not find any major problems with her.
The male doctor, adhering to his duty as a doctor, said, "Old people at this age will have some minor health problems."
"Luckily, I wasn't injured this time, but it would be best if I stayed in the hospital for two days so that if any problems arose, I could get timely treatment."
Jiang Baige nodded, "Let's listen to the doctor and stay in the hospital for two days."
Since the young comrade had agreed, what else could Chen Defu say? He could only say that this girl was too honest.
The doctor prescribed the medicine, and Chen Defu went to pay the two days' hospitalization fee and the medicine fee.
When he came back, he returned the remaining money to Jiang Baige.
Chen Defu said, "I've paid 23 yuan for hospitalization and medicine. I'll refund any excess and pay any shortfall. Remember to get a refund when you're discharged."
Jiang Baige didn't expect it to be such a small amount of money. She thought it would be at least forty or fifty yuan.
After this delay, it was already dark outside. Chen Defu definitely couldn't go home at night, and the hospital wouldn't let him stay, so he had to find a guesthouse to stay in.
Jiang Baige handed Chen Defu another ten yuan, "Uncle Village Chief, take this money first. You can only find a guesthouse to stay in tonight. You can use the rest of the money to buy some food."
Looking at the money the young comrade handed him, Chen Defu hurriedly returned it to her, "I still have this little money. You can keep it to buy some delicious food for Aunt Meng."
"No, no, you must keep this money."
Jiang Baige forced the money into his hand and said, "Uncle Village Chief, take it first. I'm sorry to have delayed you for a whole day."
"You came here to help me, how can I let you spend money?"
The young comrade sincerely wanted to give the money, and Chen Defu took it and said, "Okay! I'll return the rest to you when the time comes. Then I won't come here tomorrow morning and will go straight back to the village. You two, old and young, will be worried about me."
As they were talking, Grandma Meng finally spoke in a low voice, "I am an old lady and will not die yet. Just leave the little girl behind. Defu! I won't delay you any longer."
Grandma Meng was still very grateful to Chen Defu. As the village chief, he did his best to take care of her, a blind old woman, which was already a good thing.
Jiang Baige also echoed, "Uncle Village Chief, don't worry! I will take good care of Grandma Meng."
Chen Defu smiled and said, "Okay, I'll find a place to stay first. I'll be checked later."
He walked to the door and remembered something else, "Oh, there's a cafeteria in the hospital. You can go there to buy some food for dinner. The food in the hospital is much cheaper than outside."
Jiang Baige expressed her sincere gratitude, "Thank you, village chief uncle. I'll be there soon."
After Chen Defu left, Grandma Meng had already lain down.
After tidying up her quilt, Jiang Baige asked, "Grandma Meng, do you want to go to the bathroom?"
Grandma Meng said angrily, "I have nothing to eat or drink, what can I take to the toilet?"
Judging from the tone, Jiang Baige guessed that Grandma Meng must be hungry.
She raised the corners of her lips slightly, "Okay, then, just lie down and don't get out of bed by yourself. I'm going to buy some food now and will be back soon. You must not leave this ward."
Hearing Jiang Baige was about to leave, Grandma Meng threatened, "Little girl, don't leave me alone and run away, or I'll ask the police to arrest you."
When she said this, her tone was very firm.
Seeing that Grandma Meng was covered in dirt and looked a little pitiful, Jiang Baige smiled helplessly, "Grandma Meng, don't worry. I have already paid the hospital fees. What are you afraid of?"
"Even if I want to run away, you don't have to pay, right?"
"Besides, it's so late, where else can I go?"
After listening to her conversation, Grandma Meng didn't respond and closed her eyes and went to sleep.
Seeing that she was asleep, Jiang Baige closed the door of the ward.
I didn't know how to get to the cafeteria, so I met an older sister in the corridor.
"Comrade, could I ask you how to get to the cafeteria?"
The older sister was very enthusiastic, "Little comrade, you are going to the cafeteria! Go out from here, there is a small door in front, go in, turn left, and you will see it at the end.
Jiang Baige was almost dizzy from all the turns.
But I still smiled and thanked her, "Thank you, big sister."
The eldest sister smiled and said, "Sister, you're welcome. We all come to the hospital to see a doctor, so we should take care of each other!"
"Go quickly! They'll be putting it away soon."
Jiang Baige nodded, "Oh! Okay."
After separating from her elder sister, she headed towards the cafeteria.
When I arrived at the hospital cafeteria, there was a fat uncle washing dishes at the food window.
Jiang Baige knocked on the glass window, "Uncle, do you have any more food?"
The fat cook turned around and saw that it was a young comrade, and he became a little impatient.
"Why didn't you, the patients' families, come earlier?"
"At this time, the hot dishes have already been served. All that's left is pumpkin porridge or steamed buns. Which one do you want?"
I heard there’s no vegetables, but as long as there’s rice, it’s not a problem.
Jiang Baige replied, "Both of us."
The fat chef put down his work and wiped his hands on his apron.
"You don't need a ticket for the meal. It's one dollar per person, and you can eat as much as you want. Bring me your lunch box and I'll fill it for you."
The money wasn't much, only two dollars. When she heard that she needed a lunch box, she remembered that she didn't have any.
They came in a hurry and didn't bring lunch boxes. After thinking for a while, they said, "Uncle, please wait for me for a moment. I forgot to bring it. I will go back to the ward to get it."
The fat chef kept nagging, "You little comrade, you don't bring your lunch box with you, go get your meal quickly!"
After expressing her gratitude, Jiang Baige went to the bathroom, closed the door, and entered the space.
She had seen it on the shelves of the department store two days ago, so she decided to come in for a while and prepare some things she would need in the next two days.
When I came to the shelves, I saw thermoses with peony flowers printed on them, old-fashioned stainless steel lunch boxes, stainless steel spoons, and everything else.
I took two spoons, two stainless steel lunch boxes, and a thermos.
She originally wanted to take two towels out, but they looked of good quality. There should not be such good towels these days.
She had no choice but to pick out two handkerchiefs instead, and soon she had a pile of them.
In later generations, most people used convenient bags to pack things. Jiang Baige walked around the supermarket but couldn't find a net bag. Fortunately, she found a lot of woven bags on the shelves.
Knock knock knock, there was a knock on the toilet door, and Jiang Baige hurried to pack her things.
He muttered, "It's over. Someone needs to use the restroom."
She packed her things quickly, and when she left the space, she remembered that there was no food in the cafeteria, so she took a bag of pickles and a few salted duck eggs.
A woman at the door yelled, "Is there anyone inside? Open the door! I'm so anxious!"
Jiang Baige left the space and hurried to open the door.
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