When Dong Qiangqiang opened his eyes, he was lying on a single bed with moderate hardness.
Not only was the "radar" no longer in front of me, but the blue sky, courtyard, poultry, and green plants that I had seen before I fainted were also gone.
The room was completely white, with a painting hanging on each of the three walls. There was a window and an electronic clock on the right-hand wall. He could tell at a glance that this was not an old lady's house, and the electronic clock hanging on the wall told him that it was now. 18:10 pm.
Did I sleep for so long? Where am I? He muttered and struggled to sit up from the bed.
Dong Qiangqiang rubbed his temples with both hands. Although his head was no longer dizzy, there was still an indescribable taste in his mouth, but it was not bitter. Seeing a glass of water on the bedside table at hand, he picked it up and drank it directly.
While drinking water, he noticed the words "Waseblich Emergency Clinic" printed on the corner of the bedside table, and there was a call button beside the bed.
Wasserbirich? Emergency room? Was I given first aid?
As a driver and someone who has worked as a tour guide, Dong Qiangqiang knew that Wassebili is a historic and quaint Luxembourg town 10 minutes' drive from the old lady's home.
"Wasserblich" is composed of two German words, "Wasser (transliteration)" means "water", and "Bilich (transliteration)" means "cheap, cheap", so "Wasserblich" ” literally means “cheap water.” Interestingly, the cheapest thing in the town is not water, but gasoline and diesel, which are one-fifth or more cheaper than Trier’s oil prices all year round. Many Germans will drive from Trier to this "gas". Although Germans are rich, they are not lavish, and there are many people who are budget-conscious.
Dong Qiangqiang pressed the call button twice, but did not hear any sound or response. He listened carefully outside the door again, but there was no movement outside.
Although it is a clinic, there is no pungent disinfectant smell that is often found in clinics. Instead, there is a faint aroma floating in the room.
He stood up, walked to the window with the cup in hand, and gently opened the window to the left and right. The breeze with a strong herbal scent immediately hit his nostrils.
He wanted to get some air, enjoy the scenery outside the window, and wait to see who would appear in the room, the doctor or the old lady.
Few pastimes are as leisurely as watching the sunset. Although the sunlight outside the window is much weaker than at noon, it is still bright and dazzling. The sunset sky and clouds are both beautiful. The golden light shines on the rolling mountains, and outlines a winding dark silhouette in the orange-red sky. Nearby are colorful and exquisite model-like German huts. What echo in your ears are the cheerful chirping of birds and the faint cheerful rhythm of the flowing river.
His eyes fell on the potted flowers on the windowsill. The fluff on the flowers and leaves shone like golden velvet, and the white water in the cup turned into crystal amber, as if he was drinking wine.
Just as he was looking around, he heard a "crunch" coming from behind him. You can tell without looking that someone has come in.
He turned his head when he heard the sound, and just as he expected, the old lady opened the door and walked in.
Before he could speak first, the old lady asked proactively: "You're awake. How do you feel? Are you still sick?"
"Thank you for your concern. I'm not nauseous now." Dong Qiangqiang originally wanted to say, "I'm still a little nauseous," but he was afraid of causing trouble, so he could only lie and change the subject, "Excuse me, how did I get here? "
Before the old lady had time to answer, someone else came in from the door.
Their eyes met, Dong Qiangqiang was more surprised than the visitor: "Why are you here too?"
The visitor ignored him and said directly to the old lady: "Ms. Yulia, I have completed the discharge procedures. I will send him back in a while. You can go back first. I'm sorry to cause you trouble today." After that, She bowed slightly to the old lady.
"It's okay. As long as everything is okay." The old lady patted the person's shoulder, "Sorry to trouble you, Ms. Zheng."
The visitor was none other than Zheng Chunhua.
The old lady smiled and told her a few words, and then turned around and left the room after caring for Dong Qiangqiang for a few words.
When the old lady walked away, Zheng Chunhua closed the door softly. When she turned around, her face drooped. No matter how stupid Dong Qiangqiang was, he could see that she was unhappy.
"Are you okay?" Dong Qiangqiang asked cautiously, "Why are you here?"
"You think I want to come?" Zheng Chunhua picked up a cushion at the end of the bed and threw it at Dong Qiangqiang.
The mat has no speed, so Dong Qiangqiang caught it easily. He threw the mat back on the bed: "Hey, if you have something to say, what are you doing?"
"I introduced you a house with good intentions, but you can't harm me like this, right?" Zheng Chunhua complained, "If they don't let you install the Internet, you will die..."
"Why did I harm you? Who is seeking death and survival?" Dong Qiangqiang was confused. "I don't even know how I got here. Why am I here?"
Zheng Chunhua sat on the edge of the bed and said angrily: "You have food poisoning, the 'radar' kept beeping, the landlord and neighbors thought something happened to the old lady, so they ran over and found your kid lying under the tree foaming at the foam. I was scared to death. Immediately Sent to you here. Hey, do you think you are sick?"
"Food poisoning?" Dong Qiangqiang rubbed his temples, and an idea flashed in his mind, "Are the chestnuts poisonous?"
"Did the landlord just tell you?"
"I just ate an apple from the tree, a few baked potatoes and a few chestnuts. The apples were definitely not the ones Snow White's stepmother gave her, and the potatoes definitely didn't have sprouts. They were golden and shiny when roasted, so the problem was definitely It's because of those chestnuts. But I have carefully inspected the chestnuts. They are plump, not rotten or rotten, and there is nothing wrong with them other than being bitter."
"You don't look like a brainless person. Why don't you have any common sense?" Zheng Chunhua scolded relentlessly, "That thing is not a chestnut at all, but a horse chestnut."
"Ma Lizi? But they look almost the same?" Dong Qiangqiang said while recalling.
"Only when you are crazy with hunger can you think they are the same." Zheng Chunhua took out something and threw it to Dong Qiangqiang, "Look carefully."
Dong Qiangqiang caught it and took a closer look. It was the kind of chestnut he had eaten for lunch. The shell was shiny and full of luster: "Yes, that's it. Isn't this a chestnut? What is a horse chestnut?"
"This is chestnut." Zheng Chunhua said and threw him another thing.
What Dong Qiangqiang caught was still a chestnut. He put two chestnuts together. The first chestnut was almost twice as big as the second one.
"There's a lot of difference between the two." Dong Qiangqiang asked while looking at it carefully, "You said these are called horse chestnuts. Are they meant for horses to eat? But if they are poisonous, will it be okay for horses to eat them?"
"This is the fruit of the horse chestnut tree. The horse chestnut is a deciduous tree with wide and thick leaves, so Europeans like to plant horse chestnut trees on the roadside, and the Germans are no exception. Although its appearance is similar to chestnut, people You can't eat it, it's poisonous because it contains a lot of saponins. Squirrels and deer can decompose this toxin, and later people found that it can also be fed to horses and cattle as feed, hence the name horse chestnut. Doctors don't know how much you have eaten, so just I washed your stomach. Fortunately, you ate less. If you wanted to eat more, you would have left. Do you think it was a joke? Besides, it’s okay for a horse to eat. Can you compete with a horse? "
"I'm definitely not as good as a horse." Dong Qiangqiang smiled bitterly and placed two chestnuts on the bedside table. "But I didn't eat too much. This thing was very bitter. I was too anxious at the time and thought it was chestnuts, so I ate them directly. I ate a few, but later I remembered that I seemed to have vomited, so I didn’t eat much, but I fainted for some reason, which I really didn’t do before.”
"Before school started, you said you listened carefully to my safety lecture. What did you listen to? When the old lady told me, I was dumbfounded. The old lady also said she allowed you to eat food from the kitchen, and asked me if you were It’s not because she didn’t agree to install the net that she did it on purpose, because even German children know that this stuff is poisonous and should not be eaten, yet you peeled off such a big plate and put it next to you, as if it was a demonstration.”
"Definitely not." Dong Qiangqiang's heart tightened and he quickly asked, "How did you reply to her?"
"Of course I said no. I said he was an idiot."
"Yes, that's a good explanation." Dong Qiangqiang got off the donkey along the slope, "That's right."
"That's right!" Zheng Chunhua became even more angry, "I introduced an idiot to live here, and they thought I was an idiot too. Have you never thought about how you could scare an old lady with such recklessness?"
"Hey, I didn't expect this." Dong Qiangqiang knew that he had done something wrong, which must have caused Zheng Chunhua to be despised by others. He may have apologized to the Germans many times, "Ms. Zheng, Teacher Zheng, I was wrong, I promise I will never make such a stupid mistake again."
After Zheng Chunhua lost her temper, she remained silent and seemed to be thinking about something. Dong Qiangqiang waited for a moment and asked in a low voice: "Then do you think I can continue to live there?"
Zheng Chunhua waved her hand: "Don't think about it. If something like this happens, it's a good thing if people don't hold you accountable, and it's normal to drive you away. She charges you dozens of euros in rent every month, just in case one day you If you die in someone else's home, they still have to take the responsibility for your death. If it were you instead, would you be happy?"
Dong Qiangqiang compared his feelings with his own and asked himself that he really couldn't do such a thing, so he could only sigh.
