It turned out that they were going to visit Fang Wenhai. Wang Fugui nodded and said, "We should go and see him. He doesn't have any relatives here. As a comrade, you should go."
Ye Zhiqiu nodded while eating. That was how it was. Any other comrade would do the same.
After the meal, Ye Zhiqiu washed the dishes, said hello to Wang Fugui, and rode out on his bike.
Halfway through, he entered the space, lit the firewood, and directly caught a fish to make fish soup.
We didn't cook it at home because we only had a few fish, and they were reluctant to eat them so quickly! If they used one less fish, they would be even more reluctant to eat them.
So I just tinkered with it in the space and then sent him to the hospital for Fang Wenhai to be better off.
After a busy day, it was already eleven fifty when the fish soup was finally ready. It was so convenient to be in space, I didn't even have to work hard to remove the fish bones.
He packed the fish and soup into two lunch boxes, and there was only one thermos bucket at the hospital, so he had no choice but to use the lunch boxes to carry them.
But it’s not a big problem. He plans to release it in the hospital so that it will be guaranteed to be warm.
As soon as he arrived at the hospital entrance by bike, Ye Zhiqiu saw someone who surprised him greatly!
He quickly stopped his bicycle and called out, "Auntie Guan, it's really you! I thought you looked like you from a distance, but I didn't expect it to be you. What's going on?"
"Young man, who are you?"
Seeing Aunt Guan holding the lunch box and looking confused, Ye Zhiqiu slapped his head and realized that his face was wrapped in a scarf!
He quickly put down his scarf and said with a smile, "Auntie Guan, I'm Ye Zhiqiu from the brewery! Do you remember me?"
Aunt Guan recognized him now and said happily, "Oh, it's you, boy! Your uncle Guan said you were going to the army. Are you back now?"
"Well, I've been demobilized and back to the brewery, but I'm back to work in the transport team. Auntie, who's in the hospital?"
"Who else could it be? Your old uncle Guan has had his illness again. He had a little shrapnel lodged in his lumbar spine during the war, and it's been getting worse this past year. He's basically been confined to the hospital.
The organization took this into consideration and arranged a house for us nearby so that I can take care of him..."
Ye Zhiqiu pushed his bicycle and listened to Aunt Guan chattering on and on. Aunt Guan had grown old, and at least she didn't look as energetic as when they first met.
No wonder they said they had moved out, it turned out that Grandpa Guan was in the hospital. That was really hard for him, and it also made Auntie exhausted.
After asking for the location and explaining that he was there to visit his comrades and would also visit Uncle Guan later, Ye Zhiqiu left first because his bicycle had to be parked in the shed, not on the side.
Ye Zhiqiu felt quite emotional. The reason he missed Uncle Guan and the others was simply because these two old men left such a deep impression on him.
He still remembers that he exchanged a rabbit that was worthless at the time for cigarettes worth dozens of dollars.
He didn't believe what Uncle Guan said about the cigarettes being free and not needing such words!
He himself can't smoke, his son can't smoke? And all his friends can't smoke?
Ye Zhiqiu had a vague idea in his heart. He probably thought that as a farmer, he was risking his life exchanging rabbits for money and cigarettes, and he must be in urgent need of money. And to protect his dignity, he didn't mention giving money directly, so he helped and gave himself a bunch of cigarettes.
Some things don't need to be said. He's not stupid, so how could he not know them? So he figured it out and was always willing to visit them.
After parking his bicycle, Ye Zhiqiu took out a lunch box and walked towards the inpatient department.
When he entered the ward, Fang Wenhai was reading How the Steel Was Tempered. In this era, almost everyone who can read has read this book!
Ye Zhiqiu walked over and asked with a smile: "Squad leader, how are you feeling today? You seem to be in good spirits!"
Fang Wenhai looked up and saw that it was Ye Zhiqiu. He quickly put down his book and said happily, "Why are you here at this time? Didn't you go to work today?"
"Well, I went to help the boss with some work today. I happened to have some free time at noon, so I made some fish soup and brought it over to you."
"It's important to get things done. We can't let going to the hospital delay our work."
Ye Zhiqiu opened the lunch box, took the spoon next to it and told him to drink it while it was hot. The fish soup must not be allowed to cool down. There was not much seasoning in it, and it would taste fishy if it got cold.
After briefly explaining how busy he's been with work lately, Fang Wenhai quickly replied, "Xiao Ye, you've already arranged everything with the nurses. There's really no need to keep coming to see me. Even if you come more often, I won't be able to recover quickly."
Ye Zhiqiu smiled and said, "Hey, I'll bring more nutritional supplements, so you'll get better soon. Anyway, I'm so busy I haven't mailed any letters yet. Do you have anything to say to them? I'm going to mail them in the next two days."
Speaking of this, Fang Wenhai quickly took out a notebook from under his pillow, which contained two letters. He handed it to Ye Zhiqiu and explained, "One is for my hometown, and the other is for my brothers.
Yesterday, a comrade from the military came over and said that in my case, we could arrange for my family to come over directly. The military would then be responsible for arranging housing and registering our household registration, so that someone could take care of me.
So I wrote this letter, preparing to have my wife and children come over. But my parents have no choice, they said they can only arrange for my wife and children.
Ye Zhiqiu said happily, "Isn't this great? When my sister-in-law brings the children over, I'll take them to my house to get acquainted with them. That way, when you're discharged from the hospital, it will be convenient for you to come to my house."
It also allows my mother to take two days off and help my sister-in-law get familiar with life here, so she doesn’t have to know anything when she first arrives.”
Fang Wenhai grinned and nodded, not rejecting the kindness. Because his wife was from the countryside, if she hadn't had anyone to guide her when she first came to the city, she would have known nothing.
Ye Zhiqiu chatted for a while, then left with the thermos that had been cleaned by the nurse.
While no one was around, he put the thermos into the space, put another lunch box of fish soup in it, and walked in.
Uncle Guan’s ward is not in the same building as the ordinary wards here.
Ye Zhiqiu soon found the ward that Aunt Guan mentioned. After opening the door and going in, he saw Aunt Guan helping Uncle Guan to slowly sit up.
Judging from the difficulty he had in getting up, Uncle Guan's old illness must be very serious.
Ye Zhiqiu didn't greet them right away. Instead, he waited until the two of them finished their work and Uncle Guan sat up before he smiled and said, "Uncle Guan, I was visiting a wounded comrade in the hospital today. I just happened to run into Aunt Guan and learned that you were in the hospital, so I came to visit you."
"Haha, you're not bad, brat. Even though you look thinner, you look more energetic. Your service as a soldier has not been in vain."
Uncle Guan replied cheerfully, but his voice was no longer as full of energy as before.
Ye Zhiqiu handed the lunch box to Aunt Guan.
"Auntie Guan, this is the fish soup I made, but I didn't add any seasoning. You have to give it to me while it's hot, otherwise it will taste fishy when it gets cold."
"I'm old, why should I drink so much soup? What kind of nutrition can I get from it? By the way, Xiaoye, is your comrade seriously injured?"
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