Xiazhuang is located in Xia Weicheng's home in the middle of the village.
Old man Xia Shande was squinting his eyes and shaking his head while listening to the opera. Apart from watching the news broadcast at seven o'clock every night, listening to the opera with a palm-sized tape recorder was one of the few pleasures he had.
Radiotherapy has been done for two full months. The time is not short, and the effect is good. Xia Shande now eats a lot more than before treatment, and meals are no longer so difficult to swallow. Xia Weicheng followed his son's instructions and gave him food from time to time.
The old father makes various kinds of meat to eat to increase nutrition. People who don't know really can't tell that he has esophageal cancer now.
Early in the morning, Xia Weicheng quickly got up and went to work.
In the first two months, in order to treat his old father's illness, he took two months of leave. Fortunately, this kind of state unit is more humane. If this matter was left to a private enterprise, he could kick you out in a minute.
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However, he has been working overtime non-stop these days, and has also taken over the night shift. The main purpose is to continue to ask for leave in the future.
Last week, when his son called, the two of them had decided to go to Jicheng to continue chemotherapy the day after tomorrow. His son would come back tomorrow. Xia Weicheng was thinking about how many days he could work. He could work two more night shifts.
It doesn't matter if you are tired or not, going to the hospital will be equivalent to taking a rest.
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In Qicheng, Xia Zekai told his wife in advance that he would go back to his hometown and asked her to take half a day off on Wednesday and pick up Yatou, Tongtong and the other two sisters.
When Luo Xiyun came back, he asked him: "Zekai, is one day enough for you? Why don't you spend more time with grandpa in Jicheng?"
Xia Zekai said: "With your father-in-law and uncle accompanying you there, there is no need for me to stay there any longer. There is no place to rest."
He said: "I will leave tomorrow afternoon and take them to the hospital the morning after tomorrow. After making arrangements, I will come back."
What Xia Zekai said is true. It is not good to leave too many people in the hospital.
When Luo Xiyun heard what he said, he didn't say anything else.
On the afternoon of the 25th, Xia Zekai waited until his wife came back, then drove directly back to his hometown of Xiazhuang on the highway.
Before leaving, Luo Xiyun kept telling him to drive slower on the road.
In November, it gets dark very early. When you return to Xiazhuang at this time, it's basically a dark time. If you don't pay attention, something may happen.
Xia Zekai also kept telling her that he would call her when he got home.
She set off at almost three o'clock. When Xia Zekai called her, it was already past eight o'clock. She had been on the road for more than five hours, and the speed was much slower than usual by more than an hour.
While Luo Xiyun was waiting for the call, she kept thinking wildly. She was worried about why her husband hadn't called yet and whether there had been an accident on the road.
Or drive slower when it’s dark?
After a long wait until after 8 o'clock, Xia Zekai finally called her: "Daughter-in-law, I'm home, don't worry."
The moment he received the call, Luo Xiyun finally felt at ease and asked him: "Why did you get home? What time is it?"
"Forget it, there was an accident on the Jicheng section. A large truck veered off course for some reason. It crossed the isolation belt directly from the opposite side and collided with two driving cars here. The truck kept moving.
If you don't drive, the road is blocked." Xia Zekai said.
The traffic jam lasted for more than an hour. Fortunately, the place where the accident happened was not very far from the highway exit, and the tow truck came up soon.
It took a lot of effort to move a large truck and two family cars that were involved in the accident.
As Xia Zekai walked slowly along the traffic flow, he glanced at the accident scene. He could only describe it in eight words. It was horrific and a hell on earth.
Luo Xiyun scolded him: "Just take care of yourself. You said you were still in the mood to go see that. Just eat something when you get home."
"Okay, you guys go to bed early, I will go back tomorrow afternoon." Xia Zekai said.
After saying that, he hung up the phone. At this time, Xia Zekai recalled the thrilling moment on the highway this afternoon, and he couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.
What he didn't tell his wife just now was that when the accident happened, he was very close to the accident scene, only a few dozen meters away.
At that time, there were several "bang, bang" and impact sounds, which scared many people.
It was so dangerous. If he hadn't reacted quickly at that time, he would have crashed into it too, damn it!
Thinking about this, I still have lingering fears. Thanks to the speed limit of Jiqing Expressway, which is 80, it was impossible to drive at any speed. In addition, he stepped on the brakes hard, so he avoided the moment of life and death.
To put it mildly, he had a brush with death.
At this moment, he could only pray for the drivers and passengers of the two cars.
"Zekai, what are you doing there? I called you twice and you didn't answer. Come over and eat quickly. If you don't eat, it will be cold again." Zhou Yinghong saw her son not coming in to eat, so she came out to call him.
Xia Zekai quickly responded: "Mom, I'll go eat right away."
Xia Zekai kept what happened on the highway to himself. He was afraid that his family would be worried, so he didn't tell anyone.
It was very late after dinner. Xia Zekai chatted with his grandfather for a while. Hearing his grandfather say that he was fine now, Xia Zekai also saw that his grandfather had indeed eaten a lot at night, so he felt relieved.
"Grandpa, let's have breakfast at home tomorrow and then leave. After we go there, I will check you into the hospital first. My dad and my uncle will be with you in the hospital then. When we have rest on Saturday and weekend, I will take you with you."
Yatou and Tongtong are here to see you."
"No, why are you fussing around? You're usually very tired. Just rest more at home." Xia Shande advised him in turn.
Xia Weicheng said: "Zekai, I called your uncle. Your elder brother will send him there early tomorrow morning. They will ask Dr. Lian to arrange hospitalization in advance. We are not in a hurry to leave."
After hearing this, Xia Zekai nodded: "Okay, dad, you should go to bed early, you are still busy later."
At night, there was no heating at home. When Xia Zekai went to sleep in the house where he and Luo Xiyun were married, he first got into bed with his clothes on. After warming up the bed, he took off his clothes and got in.
He gritted his teeth and muttered: "It's so damn cold. No, I'll tell my mother tomorrow that we must have a coal-fired radiator at home. How old is this? How can we survive in the winter?"
, I can’t live in such a cold weather.”
Xia Zekai admitted that after all these years in Qicheng, he had finally fallen. It seemed a little hard for him to accept the hardships he had suffered as a boy and to pick it up and taste it again.
Early the next morning, Zhou Yinghong got up early to make breakfast. She also stewed a pot of pork ribs and stewed the meat until it was mushy. When it came out of the pot, she first served a bowl to her father-in-law, old man Xia Shande.
Then she served another bowl for her son, and she and Xia Weicheng shared a bowl together.
"Dad, please eat more. You won't be able to eat or drink well after you go to the hospital..." Zhou Yinghong muttered, but she still felt uneasy.
