Manpower tricycles can be seen everywhere in the county. Soon, I sent him to the County People's Hospital. The diagnosis came out quickly. His disease was very simple: biliary colic caused by gallstones. However, such an acute disease can cause
Shock can even become more serious.
The only way was to relieve pain first and then operate. The hospital required a payment of 5,000 yuan before the operation. I didn’t say anything, and immediately paid 10,000 yuan to his account and went through the hospitalization procedures for him. However, when he was hospitalized,
When the doctor at the department asked me what the old man's name was, I was stunned and hurriedly ran towards the ward.
The doctor has given him a painkiller injection, and he can speak temporarily. Only then did I know his name. The old man's name was Hu Mozhi, a very elegant name. I secretly wondered: How could an old man with no education be like this?
A name full of bookish flavor?
After paying the money, the hospital quickly arranged for the surgery.
This is how hospitals are now. Without paying, they can only provide the most basic humanitarian treatment. This is true for any hospital. In fact, this cannot be completely blamed for the hospital's indifference, because the hospital also has unspeakable difficulties. Now, the hospital's
The operating costs are so high. If patients are not paid and treated, the hospital will soon close down. In the final analysis, it is still a problem of an imperfect medical security system. In the final analysis, the root of the problem lies with the government.
But then again, with such a large population in our country, it is indeed very difficult to solve the problem of medical treatment for so many poor people under the current policies and measures. Chinese officials are very smart, they should think of solving the problem
The solution to the problem lies in their inaction.
While the old man was undergoing surgery, I went to the street and found a lock repairman. I went to the old man's house and replaced the lock on his small house.
Only then did I have time to call Yu Min.
"You are such a kind person." She said, "I will come to the hospital right away. You will wait for me there. Doesn't the old man you mentioned need someone to take care of him? I can do this."
I was very grateful to her, "Yu Min, aren't you a good person too?"
"I became a good person only after being influenced by you." She said with a smile.
It didn't take long before she actually came.
The old man's operation took nearly two hours. The medical technology level of county-level hospitals is indeed far behind. You can tell from the gauze wrapped around the old man's abdomen that the wound is not small.
Now, the old man is still in a coma after anesthesia. Patients in county-level hospitals are not required to enter the intensive care unit immediately after surgery, perhaps for economic reasons or because of the shortage of medical equipment. However, the medical expenses here are indeed
It is much cheaper than the provincial capital. In our hospital, a surgery like this cannot be purchased for less than 20,000 yuan. When I was at the admission office just now, I was asked to pay only 5,000 yuan in advance. This is the difference. Therefore, I feel more and more that in the medical service
There should be a lot of room for the government to artificially regulate fees. Again: the key is whether the government wants to take action.
There are nurses in the hospital, so I don't think we need to stay here. Originally, I wanted to ask the old man about that matter today, but now it seems that it is not possible for the time being.
"Let's go. Let's go for a walk on the streets." I said to Yu Min. After coming back this time, I haven't fully understood the entire county. Although I am already familiar with my hometown, I have seen a lot of things before.
Nothing here is considered from the perspective of future development.
"I'll watch him here." Yu Min said.
I smiled and said, "What's your role here now? He hasn't woken up yet. And there are nurses in the hospital."
Then she followed me out of the hospital.
This is a place suitable for life. The air is fresh and the river is clear. Some are tolerant and some are comfortable. There is also a little calmness and a little secularity. But, how to explain secularity? Pass through the road in front of the hospital, in the old department store
At the door, sit down on an old-fashioned wooden chair, order a bowl of jelly, and pay a few dollars for spicy tofu, drink some wine, and look at passers-by. Is this kind of secular lifestyle? I think so, but it is secular.
So what? So what? Ordinary?
I found that I really like such a quiet life in my heart, and I can't help but feel a little worried: Will this situation still exist after the renovation of the old city is completed? I know that with the acceleration of urbanization, many of our traditional things have disappeared.
It disappeared. Warm and peaceful scenes like this have long since disappeared in big cities. People live in high-rise buildings, and even if they are door to door, they will never interact with each other.
"I like it here." Yu Min said while eating jelly.
"Why?" I asked her with a smile.
"I feel there is no pressure living in a place like this. People live leisurely and are not intoxicated by material things," she replied.
I shook my head: "It's the same. It's the same everywhere. Although the people here live a very leisurely life, this situation may change soon, because it can't last forever, and it can't last forever.
Lock yourself up in this mountain. In fact, whether it’s leisure or busy, this is a way of life and a mentality for everyone. Even in a place like my hometown, there are still people who can’t take time off.
"
Afterwards, we walked around every street in the county. I found that my hometown does have beautiful soil, but what it lacks now is decoration. From this, I felt that what I was doing was more meaningful.
Maybe two or three years later, I won't recognize it when I come back here again.
People's subconscious mind is very strange. When we stopped, we realized that we were standing at the gate of the hospital.
The old man has woken up.
The old man held my hand, and the first thing he said to me was: "If it weren't for you today, I would definitely not have this life."
I can't help but feel emotional. Yes, I really feel emotional. First, I feel the magic of fate. Just imagine, if I didn't want to ask him to clarify my doubts today because I have difficult questions in my heart, how could I go to the place where he lives? Then look forward.
Look, if my father hadn’t taken me to his place to eat fried dough sticks yesterday morning, how would I know he was a wise man? Furthermore, if I hadn’t gone to the Taoist temple yesterday and drawn lots, what would have happened today wouldn’t have happened. Could it be that
Is everything really God's will? Secondly, he is an old man, and a lonely old man. I can know this from where he lives today. He lives alone behind the bus station.
In such a secluded place, if I hadn't gone to him by chance today, his life would probably have passed away. From this, I thought of other lonely old people living at the bottom, and maybe this would happen to them from time to time.
Tragic situation. Therefore, I think our country has not done enough in this regard, and the elderly’s life and life support system need to be improved urgently.
At this moment, the concept of "senior security system" was deeply imprinted in my mind.
However, under the current circumstances, it was still impossible for me to ask him about that matter. I smiled and said to him: "You have a good rest, recuperate, and don't think about anything. I'm sorry that I broke your door lock today."
Yes. I have changed the locks in your house for you. I have the keys here and I put them in the bedside table. You can put them away when you are able to move."
"It's impossible for this hospital to perform surgery on me without giving me money. Is it you who advanced the money for me?" he asked.
"Don't worry. The 10,000 yuan I paid you in advance is in your account. It's okay. Your health comes first." I said to him softly.
"How can I afford it? Only in a few years can I collect the money to pay it back to you." He said, looking very embarrassed.
I smiled and said: "It's okay. Don't think about it. I said, what you need now is to rest in peace and recover. We will talk about other things later."
"What brought you to see me today?" he asked me suddenly.
"You should rest first. I will ask you again tomorrow." I said.
He shook his head and said: "I'm so old, I don't know if there will be tomorrow. Tell me quickly, I know you must have something urgent in mind, otherwise why would you come to my house to find me, a bad old man? Your father must have asked me
Are you here? What's the question that your father can't answer for you? I'm curious. How can I rest if you don't ask me now?"
He was smiling at me, looking as naughty as a child.
My heart suddenly moved, and I thought this was good. Maybe asking him that question now would help him no longer have such a big psychological burden.
This old man makes a living by selling fried dough sticks and soy milk. I don’t know if he has any other means of making a living. But one thing I know is that his life is very difficult. He just said that I paid this for him.
It will take several years for him to repay me the ten thousand yuan. In other words, the amount of money he can save in a year is very small. If converted into monthly, the amount of money he can save every month must be
Less than five hundred yuan.
This is a very simple economic account and does not require careful calculation.
So, I thought to myself, after he answered my questions, I would have a reason not to give up the money. Isn't this a good thing for both parties? Moreover, I am very confident that he can answer my questions.
, because just now, I once again felt his wisdom.
So I smiled and said to him, "Okay. I really want to ask you a question today." Then I told him in detail about my visit to the Taoist temple in Guishan to draw lots.
Yu Min looked very surprised. I think she definitely didn't expect that I would find such an old man to solve this problem for me.
The old man glanced at Yu Min, suddenly showed a surprised look, and then said to me: "Xiao Feng, you and your father are two types of people. Hey! In fact, when I was young, I wasn't like this? You put the ward in the ward
After closing the door, I will tell you about my own life when I was young." (To be continued)