After the mother and son had breakfast, Zheng's mother asked Zheng Zhendong to take a rest, and she would watch over them.
Zheng Zhendong sat on the chair as instructed, covered with a military coat, and soon fell asleep.
I don't know how much time passed, but Zheng Zhendong was woken up by a burst of noise. When he listened carefully, he found that it was Zheng's mother calling there.
"...Wake up, Zhenguo wakes up, boss, you finally wake up, woo hoo...!"
When Zheng Zhendong heard that his elder brother Zheng Zhenguo had woken up, he quickly stepped forward to check, regardless of his numb right leg.
At first glance, he was indeed conscious, but there was a very painful expression on his face.
Zheng Zhendong knew that his eldest brother had just woken up and the anesthesia had just worn off, and he must be in great pain. He didn't care about Zheng's mother crying with joy, so he ran out of the ward and rushed towards the nurse's desk.
Zheng Zhendong shouted while running.
"Nurse... hurry,... go and notify the doctor. My brother is awake. Let him come and take a look!"
When the nurse at the nurse's desk heard this, she rushed to find the doctor.
After a while, Dr. Kang, several doctors and nurses, and Zheng Zhendong walked quickly towards the ward.
When they arrived at the ward, Dr. Kang examined Zheng Zhenguo personally, and then gave new medical instructions to the nurse.
Then he said to Zheng's mother and Zheng Zhendong.
"The patient's family members, the patient has just regained consciousness and has not yet fully awakened. He is still in a dangerous period.
I readjusted the dosage of medication, and the doctor’s order was given to the nurse.
You guys, pay more attention to the patient's condition these days. If anything happens, go to the nurse's desk and notify the nurse.
I will also go to the ward at any time to check on the patient's condition. Please do your best and take more care of me.
Our purpose is the same, we both hope the patient recovers as soon as possible, I still have something to do, so I won’t stay any longer!”
The mother and son of the Zheng family kept saying yes. Finally, Zheng Zhendong heard that Dr. Kang was leaving and asked quickly.
"Dr. Kang, when will my elder brother fully wake up from this situation?"
When Dr. Kang heard Zheng Zhendong's question, he first waved his hand to signal the others to leave first. After seeing them all go out, he patiently explained.
"Xiao Zheng, and Comrade Wang, you are not outsiders. With Mr. Wang's relationship, I can tell the truth.
Zheng Zhenguo’s condition is pretty good, and he will probably wake up completely in three to five days!”
Seeing the happy expressions on the faces of the Zheng family's mother and son, they spoke again.
“However, our country’s medical equipment and technology are still a bit behind.
It is not possible to perform craniotomy on Comrade Zheng Zhenguo at the moment, so the shrapnel in his skull cannot be removed.
In this way, the shrapnel and blood congestion in his brain may cause compression on some of his nerves.
He may have other circumstances, but it's hard to say what the specific circumstances are yet.
We will not know until he is fully awake and conduct further examinations, so you must be mentally prepared!"
After speaking, Dr. Kang patted Zheng Zhendong on the shoulder and walked out of the ward.
Zheng Zhendong was afraid that Zheng's mother would be anxious after hearing this, so he quickly comforted her with a few words.
Zheng's mother thought about it and said that as long as a person is alive, he is better than anything else. At worst, he will think of other solutions in the future.
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Time passed by for three days. Zheng Zhenguo woke up several times in the past three days and was able to speak.
However, Zheng Zhenguo was indeed affected by shrapnel and blood congestion, and his hearing and vision were severely reduced.
The fourth grandpa came here once in the past few days. After having a detailed understanding of Zheng Zhenguo's situation, he prescribed a prescription for conditioning. Then he comforted the three members of the Zheng family and left.
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Another day passed, Zheng's mother, who had been away from home for many days, looked at the sleeping Zheng Zhenguo and whispered to Zheng Zhendong.
"Third brother, please keep an eye on your elder brother in the hospital. I'm a little worried about your little sister and want to go back and see her. If nothing happens, I'll be back in the afternoon. Give me the bike key."
Zheng Zhendong took out the key from his pocket and handed it to Zheng's mother, then took out some money and handed it over, and then said.
"Mom, please bring some money with you. I will entrust my little sister to the care of the third uncle.
But you also know that although the third uncle is not a bad person, he is a bit obsessed with money. I think for the sake of money, he should be able to take good care of my little sister!"
Hearing what Zheng Zhendong said, Zheng's mother also understood that it was really unjustifiable to let people help take care of the children without giving them some benefits, so she nodded understandingly, took the money, and then left the ward.
Zheng Zhendong saw Zheng's mother go out, so he sat on the stool next to the hospital bed and stared at his elder brother Zheng Zhenguo carefully, mainly because he was afraid that something might happen to him after Zheng's mother left.
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After an unknown amount of time, Zheng Zhenguo, who was lying on the hospital bed and had fallen asleep, woke up with a cry. He opened his eyes, maybe because he couldn't see clearly, and then asked hoarsely.
"Is there anyone? Is anyone here?"
Zheng Zhendong knew that his eldest brother had poor hearing and vision, so he held his hand and signaled that he was there.
Zheng Zhenguo felt someone holding his hand, so he knew someone was there, and then asked.
"Is it the third child? I feel like it's you. I don't know, right?"
Zheng Zhendong felt very sad when he saw his elder brother like this, but he shook his hand to show that he was right.
Zheng Zhenguo was very happy when he saw that he had guessed correctly, and then said.
"Third brother, I can't see or hear right now. I'm like a disabled person. I don't know when I will get better?"
Zheng Zhendong thought for a moment and touched his elder brother's head, indicating that he was injured here and would recover when the injury healed.
…
The two brothers communicated strenuously for a long time, and finally made Zheng Zhenguo understand something.
Maybe it was because he was tired, or maybe the communication worked. Zheng Zhenguo relieved his worries and fell asleep again after a while.
Zheng Zhendong saw his elder brother sleeping and thought of the difficulty the two had in communicating just now, and couldn't help but think of hearing aids.
If there is this thing, the elder brother can hear it, which will make communication easier.
Thinking of this, Zheng Zhendong felt hot in his heart, wishing he could use it for his elder brother.
But I also thought that this was the early 1950s, and I didn’t know if this thing existed in China, whether it was easy to buy, or whether it would be useful for my brother to wear it. As for the price, I didn’t consider it.
After all, my eldest brother was injured in the war, and the country should be able to reimburse him. Even if he didn't, he still had gold bars at home. He could sell a few bars, which would be enough.
After thinking about it for a long time, I realized that I had to find someone knowledgeable to ask, otherwise I would be like a headless fly.
If you want to say that there is a doctor who knows this, what a coincidence, this is a hospital and it is not convenient to find a doctor.
Zheng Zhendong looked at his sleeping elder brother and thought that it would be okay if he left for a while, but after thinking about it, he decided to forget it.
If I go out for a while because of this, and there is no one to look after my brother, and something happens, I will probably regret it for the rest of my life.
It seemed that the only thing I could do was call the doctor to the ward and ask for help. After a while, I told the dressing nurse and asked her to call for help.