The situation in the camp was like this. He Siwei couldn't live with a large group of men. After Duan Chunrong heard about this situation, he and Zhang Hong moved all the cooking supplies to the house on the other side of the road. The two houses were the same size. There were no doors or windows. It had rained a few days ago and the ground in the barracks was still full of mud. It was so humid that it was not as comfortable as living outside.
After He Siwei came here, he thought that the environment was very difficult, but this was too bad.
But then I thought about it, not talking about others, just talking about Zhou Yong in front of him. He Siwei had just met, but he knew that he was a professor at a well-known university. He couldn't psychologically accept such a person asking him to herd cattle.
It can even be said to be an insult.
If life is worse than death, how can he care about what kind of environment he lives in.
To put it more deeply, it means waiting to die, waiting to die in despair, with no hope and no future.
He Siwei was different. She still had expectations. She didn't live in the house directly. After discussing with Duan Chunrong, everyone stayed outside tonight. The house was too humid, but even the oxcart couldn't sleep.
So while it was noon, Duan Chunrong and Zhang Hong went to pick up hay or branches that could be used to pave the floor. He Siwei went to Zhou Yong's house and took out all his bedding and put them on the bullock cart to bask in the sun.
On the other side of the cart is Zhou Yong. He has taken medicine and drank milk powder. He has fallen into a deep sleep and is busy with housing issues. When he was just making milk powder, Zhou Yong was a big tea vat. He Siwei and the others were I didn't put in some milk powder, so I just used steamed buns to pad my belly.
The other seven people on the farm went to herd cattle and horses, so they took their luggage with them before going out. The house was easy to clean. The reason why it was damp inside was that the house was not ventilated and had only front windows and no rear windows. Why Siwei cleaned up the dirt on the floor of the house? Everything is tidied up and I already have an idea in my mind.
After walking around the camp, I found an axe, picked it up, went directly to the back of the barracks, and cut into the mud wall. The sound was so loud that it alarmed Lao Shen.
When Lao Shen came over, He Siwei had already dug a hole out. He Siwei saw him coming and said with a smile, "The house is not ventilated. If this continues, I don't know how many days it will take to dry it. I'm afraid it hasn't been dried yet, and it won't work again." It’s raining, and since there are no doors or windows, I might as well have two more windows.”
Then he asked, "Didn't you wake up Comrade Zhou?"
Shen Hongwen said, "I just touched it and the fever went down. I took medicine again. I don't have a cough now. I'm sleeping deeply. You can do your thing."
Just now, Old Shen was looking through his herbs. He wanted to make a small Bupleurum soup, but he was missing a few herbs. He looked at the sky and said he would look for it tomorrow.
He Siwei stopped what he was doing and said, "There are no mountains here. It's hard to find herbs. You have to walk a long way, right?"
Shen Hongwen said, "More than twenty miles ahead, there is a mountain."
The distance of more than twenty miles, whether it was far or close, would take the two of them five or six hours to walk. He Siwei said that he would go with him tomorrow, and Lao Shen had no objection.
He knew that if he wanted to go alone, this girl wouldn't agree.
Besides, he is old and is in urgent need of medication. With this girl's help, he can find it faster.
Lao Shen looked at the little girl who was building the wall again, and walked away with her hands behind her back. Although it was very difficult to get here, there was no one to take care of it. The battalion headquarters only came here for inspection once every few months. They were arranged Whether the person in the bullpen is dead or alive is not that important.
When Duan Chunrong and others came back, He Siwei had already finished cutting out the back windows of the two houses. The two were shocked by He Siwei's mobility. Even the silent Zhang Hong couldn't help but look at He Siwei one more time.
In his heart, such a delicate little girl could have such explosive power and such enthusiasm for life. He slowly lowered his head and began to reflect on his attitude towards life.
There were two large bundles of hay that Duan Chunrong and Zhang Hong retrieved. On the bottom were the branches used for burning in the camp, with hay spread on top. Finally, they spread out bedding. They will live here for now.
But this way, there will be more mosquitoes at night.
He Siwei's mosquito net can only accommodate two people, and the space is stretched out on the ox cart. Four people can sleep in the ox cart.
He Siwei thought about it and decided to give it a try. It turned out that the wood used by the oxcart to prop up the mosquito net was not high enough, so he had to find another one and then pull it as big as possible to cover the entire area.
After the three people finished their work, Duan Chunrong said, "It must not rain."
Zhang Hong wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Don't say that. The more you fear, the more likely you will get."
He Siwei: .....These two people are really so worried and they keep talking?
Shen Hongwen had already lit a fire over there, and He Siwei took advantage of the darkness to cook noodles in a pot with wild vegetables in it. After cooking, Duan Chunrong asked Zhou Yong to start eating.
When the sun went down in the afternoon, Zhou Yong woke up once and had a fever again. Shen Hongwen asked him to take pills again and drink warm water before he fell asleep again.
At this time, I was woken up, my fever was gone, and I looked much more energetic. I was eating hot soup noodles, sweating on my forehead, and having something in my stomach, and I felt more energetic.
At that time, through chatting, I learned that Zhang Hong was also from Shanghai, and I was deeply moved. After dinner in the evening, everyone sat by the fire and talked. Zhou Yong asked Shen Hongwen in a low voice while no one was paying attention.
"Old Shen, does your granddaughter like reading? You also know that I can't do anything else except teach."
Shen Hongwen smiled, "Well, don't mention it, she was assigned here this time because of the book."
Zhou Yong saw that the little girl was fine during the day, so he didn't want to ask more questions. At this time, Lao Shen said it, so he asked. After hearing the reason, Zhou Yong sighed and said nothing.
After a moment of silence, Zhou Yong said, "Then I can teach her when I have time."
Shen Hongwen said, "Then you have to ask her."
In the evening, He Siwei was on the edge, with a bag separated by his side, next to Lao Shen, followed by Zhou Yong, Zhang Hong and Duan Chunrong.
That night, Zhou Yong had no fever, and his cough was much lighter the next day.
He Siwei and Lao Shen were going to collect herbs. Before leaving, they also left a job for Duan Chunrong, asking him to dig some sand from the river and spread it in the yard of the camp. The floor of the barracks was also spread after it was dry, so that it would not be needed when it rains. I'm worried that the yard will be filled with mud whenever I step on it.
In fact, He Siwei wanted Duan Chunrong to braid hay together and then use it to make windows and door curtains so that it could be easily covered when it rained. But after thinking about it, he decided not to do it until she came back.
He Siwei and Lao Shen walked toward the mountain, also to the north. There was no road there. They had to be careful when walking on the grass. A water bubble suddenly appeared somewhere. In the wilderness, such water bubbles were very dangerous. , they look shallow, and if you step on some, the whole person can be submerged.
There must be ginseng in Xiaobuihu soup. He Siwei left half of the ginseng that Lao Shen brought out last time. What they are missing now is licorice. This kind of thing is hard to find. He Siwei couldn't find it before.
On the way, He Siwei and Lao Shen met two people from the breeding farm, Cui Jianxiang and Jian Xiqing.
