MTL - Wildfire-Chapter 64

This time they stayed in two small hotels in the county town, which were small enough to accommodate so many people.

There are two people in one room, there is no condition for a single room. Originally, Tao Xiaodong was in the same room as the familiar doctor, but the little doctor said that he was snoring, so he wanted to change the room for fear of affecting Mr. Tao's sleep.

This person has a special status. He is not only a sponsor but also a "friend of Director Tang". This status is so famous that no one wants to live with him.

Tao Xiaodong laughed: "If I get out of the car again, how can I be excluded?"

It stands to reason that Tao Xiaodong and Director Chen are a suitable room, with similar ages and identities. If both of them were straight men, this would be a reasonable pairing, but if they are neither, he would not be able to be the first one at Tao Xiaodong's place. The family doctor specifically mentioned the director before, so we have to avoid suspicion.

They also came in the same car with a quiet intern doctor. He was very young. He occasionally smiled when others were chatting, but usually he didn't take the initiative to say anything. At this moment, several doctors in the car pushed back and forth, and he said, "Then I will share a room with Mr. Tao."

"Okay, our Xiaolin doesn't snore. This is Director Tang's younger brother, from the same school." The previous doctor said with a smile.

Tao Xiaodong glanced back at the tall and thin young doctor in the back row. When he first got into the car, he introduced that he was also a student of Professor Xu. His name seemed to be Linhe. Tang Suoyan usually took good care of him.

He smiled at Tao Xiaodong, put away the earphones and slowly rolled up the cord.

In fact, for Tao Xiaodong, it doesn’t matter who he lives in. Except Director Chen, any doctor or volunteer will do. They are busy during the day and have a place to sleep at night.

Linhe seldom talked, and the two of them basically had no unnecessary conversations in the room, so they couldn't say a few words. Tao Xiaodong usually sat on the top of the small building at night, made phone calls with Tang Suoyan and Tao Huainan respectively, and fell asleep when he went down to Linhe.

Tao Xiaodong, wearing earphones and putting his hands in his pockets, was sitting on the concrete platform on the roof, making a phone call with Tang Suoyan.

Tang Suoyan asked him if he was tired.

Tao Xiaodong said he was not tired.

"I heard that there are many people there." Tang Suoyan chatted with him on the phone with a little smile, "I also heard that no one lives with you."

"Ah, they squeezed me out." Tao Xiaodong also laughed, the night wind carried a bit of comfortable coolness, even the night wind in the southern spring was gentle.

"Then why don't you know how to file a complaint? Don't you know that there is someone here who can make decisions for you?" Tang Suoyan asked him.

"I'll tell you when I get back." Tao Xiaodong especially liked listening to Tang Suoyan chatting with him on the phone so quietly, and liked his voice.

"I thought there would be fewer people here, but I didn't expect there to be more than the previous two years." Tao Xiaodong frowned when he thought of the patients crowded during the day, "The conditions here shouldn't be that bad."

"The popularization of medical insurance is not good, and the promotion of grassroots medical care is not enough." Tang Suoyan said.

Tao Xiaodong told him a few patients during the day, and Tang Suoyan said with some regret: "It's been too long, and I can't recover."

"It's a common disease, and it drags on like this." Every time Tao Xiaodong sees this kind of thing, besides regret, he is a little angry.

Tang Suoyan watched too much, and he was able to comfort him calmly: "It's much better than before, but it still takes some time."

Tao Xiaodong sat there sighing, and Tang Suoyan chatted with him for a while.

Putting the phone on the ground and turning it on for hands-free, Tang Suoyan took the scissors and cut the roots one by one. After cutting, the water needs to be changed again. When Tao Xiaodong is at home, he has to handle the flowers on his balcony every day, which is very cherished.

Tang Suoyan took care of Tao Xiaodong when he was not at home.

Tao Xiaodong has a big book in his bag, and sometimes he can help with nothing, so he finds a place to sit and draw pictures, does not move, eats or drinks, and draws page after page.

I painted most of the book in a few days. The inspiration is so great that you can't stop your hands and pens.

When Linhe came back from the outside, Tao Xiaodong had already taken a shower and was sitting on the bed still painting, Linhe called "Brother Tao".

"Are you back?" Tao Xiaodong looked up at him, his hands didn't stop moving, he smiled and then bowed his head again.

Lin He took off his coat and put it on the back of the chair, answered "Yes", and asked, "Have you eaten, Brother Tao?"

Tao Xiaodong said he had eaten it.

Lin He nodded, took his clothes and went in to take a shower, and washed what he was wearing by the way. Half of their conversation today should have been completed, and the remaining half is to say "Brother Tao, I'll go to bed first" after Linhe finishes cleaning up.

Tall and handsome boy, it's not that he looks handsome at first glance, he has single eyelids, but he is attractive. It's just too introverted. How can I communicate with patients when I go to the outpatient clinic with this personality.

When he came back, Tao Xiaodong stopped painting the last one after painting, which affected people's rest. He was putting away his things, and Linhe's phone rang on the opposite bed, and the vibrating sound didn't stop.

After Linhe came out of the shower, Tao Xiaodong said to him, "The phone is ringing."

Linhe glanced at it, and just at this time it rang again, he answered it immediately, and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

Tao Xiaodong raised his eyebrows, he hadn't heard him speak in this tone for so many days.

Not knowing what was said on the phone, he walked out and replied, "It's nothing, I just took a shower."

Linhe went out to make a phone call, Tao Xiaodong thought about the contrast between his tone just now and usual, and smiled.

It may be raining outside, and the room is a bit stuffy, and there is no air to come in with the windows open.

Tao Xiaodong looked at the time, it was half past eleven, Linhe was sleeping peacefully on the opposite bed. He couldn't sleep well, so he took his coat and went upstairs.

There are several small lights on the roof, and the lights on the plaque below, which are lit all night. Mosquitoes flew in circles under the lamp, messy and lonely.

After all, the rain was still dull, and when it was almost dawn, it began to rain sporadically.

Tao Xiaodong looked up and stood there for a while.

It rained for three days, and the plane was missed by one day.

In the end, nothing happened that day. Some of the doctors went to the hospital, and some rested in their own rooms.

Linhe and Tao Xiaodong didn't go out, they watched the rain outside and chatted for a while. Lin He asked: "Can I have a cigarette, Brother Tao?"

Of course Tao Xiaodong didn't care about this. Linhe lit a cigarette, opened the window, and stood by the window to smoke. Tao Xiaodong asked him for one.

Both stood at the window smoking, Lin He said: "I thought you don't smoke."

"I don't smoke much." Tao Xiaodong smiled, "I'm not addicted to cigarettes."

Lighting a cigarette between men has the same effect as drinking a glass of wine. Standing together and smoking a cigarette together seems to be a little more familiar, and the sense of rawness can be slightly thinner.

"Brother Tao." Linhe called him.

Tao Xiaodong looked at him.

Lin He asked: "Why did you do this? You invested so much money for so many people you don't know."

When he asked, he looked out the window, every drop of rain hit hard, and fell into a mess on the ground. Tao Xiaodong said, "I don't know either."

Linhe looked at him, Tao Xiaodong smiled and thought about it: "I also feel distressed when I invest money, and sometimes I regret investing too much. But this kind of thing is also addictive, once there is a time, there will be a next time."

"I also know someone who is similar to you." Linhe took another puff of cigarette, "I have lived in a miserable life, and I always want to be a Bodhisattva."

When he said this, he was obviously thinking of another person, so he felt inappropriate when he said it, and said, "Brother Tao, I didn't mean you."

Tao Xiaodong smiled and said, "I'm pretty much the same."

Linhe might be a little embarrassed, so he didn't speak any more.

Tao Xiaodong was also silent for a while, not knowing what he was thinking about. After smoking a cigarette, Tao Xiaodong said: "This may be my last vote. Everyone has their own life. I can't help that much."

Linhe looked at him again, and Tao Xiaodong said, "I hope everyone can live an easy life."

The words that everyone lives an easy life, whether it is said or heard, are like idiotic dreams.

A pair of grandparents came to the hospital the day before. The grandfather in his seventies led his eleven-year-old grandson. The grandfather was half blind and his eyesight had deteriorated. The two held hands tightly, walking over step by step, and leaving step by step . The old man's son died in the mudslide. For five years, only the grandpa and grandson guarded the old house. One grew up very slowly, and the other grew old quickly.

The old man's eyes can't be healed, and the grandson should go to the city to study in junior high school soon, but in such a family situation, the tuition fee cannot be paid, so how can he go out to study.

Tao Xiaodong took two wads of cash from the hospital's ATM and stuffed them in the old man's pocket. The old man waved his hands again and again, wanting to take it out for him, but Tao Xiaodong pressed his hand, the old man wiped his eyes, and Tao Xiaodong couldn't understand what he said in dialect.

Two wads of cash seem to solve many problems for these two people, but it seems like they can't solve anything. But Tao Xiaodong couldn't help much, and neither could he.

It is difficult for people to live, and everyone has their own hardships.

On the way back, Tang Suoyan went to pick him up at the airport and brought a bouquet of flowers.

One day later than expected due to rain. Those who came back together were all Tang Suoyan's colleagues. Tang Suoyan didn't want to take anyone with him, so he picked up Tao Xiaodong and left.

Tao Xiaodong smiled and said, "It's so embarrassing for anyone to see your car."

"Then I can only hope that they can't see it." Tang Suoyan also smiled, "I can't bring so many of them here, I can take the most important ones away."

Tao Xiaodong is holding flowers in his hands, he likes such a warm orange-red color so much.

After going out for a week, Tao Xiaodong lost a lot of weight.

In the evening, Tao Xiaodong packed his clothes and washed what needed to be done. Tang Suoyan watched him from behind.

His hair is a little long, and it's time to cut it again.

The freshly washed hair was still a little damp, Tang Suoyan reached out and stroked his hair. Tao Xiaodong sat on the ground and looked up at him. Tang Suoyan smiled at him, and Tao Xiaodong leaned back on his lap.

Tang Suoyan asked him, "Do you want me to clean it up for you?"

Tao Xiaodong said, "Then wash it for me."

Tang Suo said, "OK."

He sat next to Tao Xiaodong, and the two sat next to each other. Tao Xiaodong simply didn't clean up, and leaned on Tang Suoyan's back. Tang Suoyan took a piece of clothing and he said whether to wash it or not.

Later, Tao Xiaodong turned around and hugged Tang Suoyan, pressing his face against him.

Tang Suoyan turned his head and asked him softly: "What's the matter, Xiaodong?"

Tao Xiaodong didn't speak, just stuck there silently, his eyes on Tang Suoyan's shoulder.

Tang Suoyan reached over to touch his hair with his backhand. The wet hair rubbed against Tang Suoyan's neck, feeling a little cold.

"Brother Yan." Tao Xiaodong called him.

Tang Suo replied, "Yes."

Tao Xiaodong's voice was filled with depressed emotions and dependence that he didn't realize, he said softly: "...I feel uncomfortable."

Tang Suoyan gently scratched his head with his fingertips: "What's wrong with you?"

Tao Xiaodong was bored there, and said slowly, "I don't want to say it yet."

Tang Suo said "um", and patted him, calm and stable.