Winter is a good season to stay in bed, but Wen Nuan was worried about something, so she got up when the wake-up call rang.
But when I got up, I didn't see Gu Qinghan. Could it be that he had already left
It still felt like night at six in the morning in North City. Wen Nuan put on her coat and walked out of the living room. Sure enough, Gu Qinghan left a note saying that he was leaving.
Wen Nuan originally wanted to get up early and go to the kitchen with him, but she didn't expect Gu Qinghan to wake up earlier than the wake-up call. She didn't know whether he had finished the repair last night.
Wen Nuan folded the note and put it aside, then went to the big room to check. Qinglan and Lele were still sleeping soundly, and the wake-up call had no effect on them at all. Wen Nuan walked in and tucked them in, then tiptoed out of the room.
But last night I heard from Gu Qinghan that Qinglan has been very busy recently, so Wen Nuan didn't plan to call her and let her sleep a little longer.
She glanced at the sky outside the glass window. There were strings of icicles hanging under the eaves of her house. Although it was not snowing at the moment, the sky was still dark and it was hard to tell when it would snow.
Wen Nuan stood by the window and looked out for a while, then wrapped her coat tightly around her and turned to walk towards the stove.
She was just about to change some honeycomb coal, but she found that the coal blocks in the stove had all been replaced. It seemed that Gu Qinghan had specially cleaned the stove before going out.
Wen Nuan couldn't sit still anymore, so she stretched, stamped her feet, and walked towards the kitchen.
It was a rare day that she didn't have to rush back to the Thresh class, so she planned to make a hearty breakfast to supplement the nutrition for the little guy Lele.
Before Wen Nuan went to wash, she used hot water to soak the dried shrimps, clam meat, and crab meat that Sister Guihua gave her.
When she came back to the kitchen again, the dried seafood had almost swelled up, so she stir-fried the shrimp heads to get some shrimp oil, then poured in clean water and washed Northeastern rice, preparing to make some seafood porridge.
Because the porridge was cooked with firewood, the rice was cooked quickly, and then Wen Nuan started to make egg pancakes and meat buns.
Lele loves to eat buns, so Wen Nuan made them into steamed dumplings. They are small, but the little guy can eat several in one go.
Just as Wen Nuan was putting the dumplings into the iron pot to steam, the little guy rubbed his eyes. When he saw Wen Nuan, he trotted over, hugged Wen Nuan's thighs, and called out in a baby voice, "Mom."
Wen Nuan subconsciously glanced at the child's little feet and found that she had actually put on the shoes, but she had put them on the wrong feet and did not pull up the heels.
But it was great that she could put on her shoes by herself. Wen Nuan did not hesitate to praise her. She picked the little girl up and kissed her on the face: "Why did our Lele get up so early? Today she even put on her shoes by herself. That's great."
The little guy was still not very energetic. He stretched out his hands and hugged the warm neck, yawned lightly, and did not say anything.
Wen Nuan guessed that the child didn't wait for her last night, so she woke up very early this morning and was very clingy. The little arms were hugging her neck with great strength, but her whole body was soft and it was obvious that she had not woken up yet.
Wen Nuan touched the child's head with her hand, then smiled and said, "Do you want your mother to carry you on her back?"
Since Lele could walk, Wen Nuan basically never carried her on his back. Usually, whenever Gu Qinghan was at home, he would carry her. Sometimes, she didn't like to be carried on his back and liked to run around.
"Mmmmm..." The little guy shook his head, and his limp body fell on her, whispering, "Mommy, hold me."
Seeing that she still looked like she couldn't wake up, Wen Nuan hugged her and coaxed her, "Okay, mommy will hold you. Lele can continue to sleep for a while."
Fortunately, the stove was already lit, so I could just pick up the dumplings later depending on the time, and have breakfast when Qinglan got up.
*
As expected, Lele had not slept enough, so she lay on Wen Nuan's shoulder and slept for a while. Wen Nuan then took a small blanket and covered her with it.
After Gu Qinglan got up, Lele woke up again after hearing the noise.
Gu Qinglan saw that Wen Nuan seemed to have been holding Le Le for a long time, so she didn't even bother to wash up and walked over to take Le Le from her. She said, "Sister-in-law, you've been holding me for a long time, right? Why didn't you wake me up? I didn't even hear the wake-up call."
When Lele just woke up, she was particularly clingy to Wen Nuan. When she saw Gu Qinglan coming to hug her, she quickly hugged Wen Nuan's neck tightly, not wanting to leave her.
Seeing that the little guy was unwilling, Wen Nuan smiled and said to Gu Qinglan, "It's okay. He probably threw a tantrum because he didn't wait for me to come back last night. Qinglan, wash up and take out the porridge and buns from the kitchen. We'll have breakfast first."
"Ah? Sister-in-law, you got up so early to cook porridge?" Gu Qinglan touched her messy hair embarrassedly.
Wen Nuan was afraid that Le Le would feel cold after waking up, so she wrapped her blanket tightly around her and said, "Your elder brother got up earlier than me. He left before the wake-up call. I don't know if he had breakfast."
Gu Qinglan was slightly surprised and asked, "Brother, you're out so early? Are you delivering that batch of supplies to the research institute?"
Wen Nuan nodded: "Yes, I guess they want to send it over before noon."
Gu Qinglan knew that her brother and sister-in-law were very busy recently. They said they wanted to send the supplies to the research institute before the strong cold front arrived, but she didn't expect her eldest brother to arrive so early.
Gu Qinglan said, "Then I'll go brush my teeth and wash my face first. I'll make the porridge and buns later. Sister-in-law, you take care of Lele first."
Wen Nuan nodded and carried the child to the kitchen. She didn't know if Lele had heard her talking to Gu Qinglan for a while, but now she was completely awake and kept pulling at the blanket, trying to tear it off.
Wen Nuan simply helped her pull off the blanket, then filled a basin with warm water and helped her brush her teeth and wash her face.
The porridge I cooked today is very delicious. The rice has all burst open, and it is a big pot of soft and sticky. The soaked dried seafood has no fishy smell, only delicious flavor.
Gu Qinglan held the bun in one hand and the porridge in the other and took a sip. She was so happy that she almost died.
If she wasn't so busy, she really wanted to come here every day to eat and drink for free!
Wen Nuan was afraid that Lele would make the porridge spilled everywhere, so she fed her directly. She herself took the steamed bun and ate it with gusto, taking a bite of porridge and a bite of bun.
Wen Nuan had fed the little guy almost completely, and then she started chatting with Gu Qinglan: "By the way, Qinglan, has Ding Guoli come to see you recently?"
Gu Qinglan poured another bowl of porridge. When she heard Wen Nuan's question, she snorted, "How could that bastard have the nerve to come to me! After Xiaomei and I beat him up, he now avoids Xiaomei."
Seeing that Lele was full and clamoring to get off the bed, Wen Nuan carried her to the ground and said, "That's good. I was just worried that he would cause trouble for you."
Wen Nuan heard from Gu Qinghan that Ding Guoli was eliminated in the first round of the pilot selection, and was later fired by the post office for unknown reasons. She was afraid that he would feel unbalanced and cause trouble for Qinglan and the others.
But it’s good that there isn’t any.
Gu Qinglan smiled and said, "Don't worry, I always go to get off work and get off work with the people in our hospital. I don't think he would dare to lay a hand on a female comrade in the family compound."
Just as Wen Nuan was about to respond, Le Le, who was playing the radio over there, suddenly shouted, "Dad."
Wen Nuan smiled and said, "Dad is busy and probably won't be back until tomorrow."
The research institute is not far away, and it is actually possible to go back and forth in one day. I just don't know if Comrade Liu and the others will keep Gu Qinghan there for a small meeting or a meal.
Just when Wen Nuan thought the child was screaming, Le Le had already run to the gate and shouted again: "Dad."
Just at this moment, Gu Qinghan pushed open the wooden door of the house and walked in with a cold look on his face.
Wen Nuan put down her chopsticks and saw Gu Qinghan suddenly coming home, so she asked with a smile: "Didn't you leave? Why haven't you left yet?"
Gu Qinghan pursed his lips, his face was as dark as ink, and he said coldly: "Daxiang was guarding the supplies in the kitchen last night, but when I went over, I found him lying on the ground."
After saying that, Gu Qinglan threw the porridge in her hand directly onto the Eight Immortals Table and shouted loudly: "What?"
Gu Qinghan looked at Wen Nuan and Gu Qinglan and said, "Old Zhong and I have already sent him to the hospital. The doctor said it was carbon monoxide poisoning. Fortunately, he was sent there in time, otherwise his life might be in danger."
As soon as she finished speaking, Gu Qinglan had already taken her cotton-padded jacket and put it on, then rushed out the door.
Wen Nuan was also worried, but seeing Gu Qinglan running so fast, she did not chase after her. Instead, she asked Gu Qinghan, "How could this happen?"
Gu Qinghan sat down where Lele had just sat, took the bowl the child had just eaten from and served himself a bowl of porridge, saying, "It should be because they burned firewood to keep warm last night and didn't leave any ventilation holes."
This kind of thing often happens every winter, because the winter in the north city is so cold that every household needs to keep warm during the winter, but if you are not careful, this kind of thing will happen.
Wen Nuan frowned and said, "But Da Xiang doesn't seem like such a careless person."
As a soldier, he must have basic common sense and prudence, and although Li Daxiang sometimes looks careless, he is very careful in doing things, and does not seem like a careless person.
But it's hard to say. As Gu Qinghan said, such cases occur every winter, and even in the staff housing estates, they have happened several times.
Gu Qinghan's face wasn't looking good either. He drank half a bowl of porridge in one breath before he responded, "Daxiang was afraid that the supplies would be tampered with, so he volunteered to help watch over them. Who knew that when I went there at five in the morning today, I saw him lying on the ground."
Originally, Gu Qinghan wanted to take Li Daxiang to the research institute, but Li Daxiang had to participate in the training of the flight team, so Gu Qinghan left him here. He didn't expect such a thing to happen.
Wen Nuan frowned, reached out and patted Gu Qinghan on the shoulder twice, and said, "It's good that he's okay now. Are you going to the research institute later?"
Gu Qinghan nodded: "Well, you can help me go over and check on Daxiang later. I asked Captain Liang and he said that there will be a strong cold front in two days. If we don't send it over, it will probably snow blizzard."
"Then be careful on the road."
"Well, I will. You should also be careful at home."
*
Gu Qinglan went to the hospital, and her colleague at the nurse station immediately said, "Qinglan, Captain Li has carbon monoxide poisoning, go and have a look."
Gu Qinglan looked anxious and asked, "Which ward is he in?"
"The one at the end of the second floor, the doctor said his blood oxygen level has returned to normal, but he hasn't woken up yet. You should go check on him right away."
The nurse looked at Gu Qinglan running up and muttered, "Why are you running so fast?"
A colleague nearby said, "How can it not be fast? Captain Li has a special relationship with our Qinglan."
Gu Qinglan didn't know what her colleagues said about them. Now she had only one thought in mind: she wanted to meet Li Daxiang as soon as possible to see how he was doing now.
Arriving at the door of the ward, Gu Qinglan pushed the door open without even knocking. This was a three-person ward, but he was the only one living in it at the moment. Erhu was still guarding the bedside. Li Daxiang was sick and pale, and was wearing an oxygen mask.
Erhu heard the noise and turned around. Seeing that it was Gu Qinglan, he stood up and said, "Comrade Gu, you are here? Daxiang was poisoned. The doctor said that he is not seriously injured, but he has not woken up yet."
Gu Qinglan had run to the hospital, so her body was covered with a layer of sticky sweat. Seeing Li Daxiang lying quietly on the bed, her heart started pounding even faster.
Gu Qinglan pursed her lips, adjusted her mood, and then said: "I'm glad you're okay, how could it be..."
Erhu took over the conversation and said, "Last night, Daxiang was watching the supply truck in the kitchen. It might have been too cold, so he burned some firewood to keep warm. As a result, when Deputy Commander Gu went over today, he saw him fainted on the ground."
"Fortunately, Deputy Captain Gu sent him to the hospital in time, otherwise Daxiang would really be..."
Erhu frowned, angry and annoyed: "This guy is too careless. How could he get poisoned suddenly? He was not so careless before!"
Although Erhu and Li Daxiang were not soldiers of the same period, Erhu had been in the same dormitory with Li Daxiang for three years and had some understanding of his character. Even if he was poisoned, it would not be Li Daxiang's turn.
I don’t know how it became like that!
Just when Gu Qinglan was about to speak, the sick Li Daxiang suddenly spoke up: "Erhu, can you please tone down your loud voice? It's so noisy."
Gu Qinglan rushed over and looked at him worriedly: "Are you awake? Are you okay?"
Li Daxiang looked at the face he had been thinking about day and night, and his mind was a little confused about whether it was reality or a dream. He looked at Gu Qinglan with a smile and said, "It's okay. I'll be fine once I see you."
Erhu didn't hear Li Daxiang's words clearly. He looked at him in surprise and asked, "Daxiang, are you awake? You almost scared me to death! Lie still, I'll call a doctor for you right away!"
Seeing Erhu hurried out, Gu Qinglan walked to the bedside, looked at Li Daxiang, whose face was still a little pale, and asked him: "How do you feel? Are you dizzy? Do you feel like vomiting?"
Li Daxiang looked around the ward and realized that this was not a dream. Something really happened and he was sent to the hospital.
He raised his hand and patted his aching head, then smiled and said, "I'm fine, but I still feel a little dizzy."
Seeing that he wanted to sit up, Gu Qinglan quickly reached out and pushed him back to the bed, saying sternly, "You have carbon monoxide poisoning. Don't move. Just lie down and wait for the doctor to come."
Gu Qinglan had treated patients with carbon monoxide poisoning before. Many of them had a livid complexion, vomited, and were drowsy and could not wake up. Some even fainted in their sleep and could not be saved.
When she came here just now, she had already thought about the worst case scenario. She didn't know why she was so worried, but she just wanted to come over and see him.
Now that I see that Li Daxiang's condition is not serious, I am completely relieved. However, seeing that he still looks nonchalant, I feel a little angry.
I wish I were a doctor so I could examine him first.
Li Daxiang felt the force on his shoulder and looked at her in slight surprise. Gu Qinglan was not wearing a nurse's uniform or a nurse's cap.
Li Daxiang suddenly smiled and asked, "I'm really fine. Qinglan, did you come to see me specially?"
When Gu Qinglan heard Li Daxiang's question, her face, which had been a little hot from running over here, became hotter now.
She met Li Daxiang's eyes, bit her lip and nodded: "My eldest brother said that when he was getting ready to leave this morning, he saw you lying on the ground."
"He said he sent you to the hospital, so I came here. Are you really okay?"
Although Li Daxiang's head was buzzing, he felt like he was coming back to life after hearing what Gu Qinglan said. However, Erhu on the other side had already called the doctor and gave him a simple examination.
After hearing the doctor say that there was nothing serious, Gu Qinglan breathed a sigh of relief and said to Erhu, "Then I'll go to work first. You take care of Comrade Li."
Erhu: "Okay, I'm here, and I'll make sure Comrade Li gets the most satisfactory service."
Li Daxiang kicked Erhu, and seeing that Gu Qinglan had already walked out of the ward, he said, "I'm fine, you can go back to the group."
"By the way, didn't Deputy Captain Gu take you to the research institute? Why are you still here?"
Erhu said, "Deputy Commander Gu is worried about you, so he asked me to stay here to watch you and took Monkey with me. Don't worry, Monkey is a better driver than me and will definitely not affect the transportation of supplies."
Li Daxiang nodded: "Then you can go back to the group, I'm fine."
It's very inconvenient to have Erhu here.
Erhu peeled an apple, approached Li Daxiang with a smile, and asked in a low voice: "You are really good, the one you like is Comrade Gu? Aren't you afraid that Deputy Commander Gu will peel you?"
As he spoke, Erhu peeled half of the apple in his hand and it fell directly into Li Daxiang's hands.
Li Daxiang frowned and said, "Go away, go away, I want to sleep for a while, you are making so much noise."
Erhu was so angry that his teeth itched: "Okay, okay, I'll just leave. You just think I'm in the way!"
Then he sighed again: "Men, they forget their principles when they see beauty..."
Li Daxiang turned his head away and did not deny it. Erhu was so angry that he threw the whole apple at him, but he caught it.
*
Gu Qinghan had a mission to complete, so he set off after breakfast.
Wen Nuan put a cotton jacket on Lele and took her to the hospital to see how Li Daxiang was doing.
When they arrived at the hospital, Li Daxiang had already woken up. Gu Qinglan was changing his IV drip in the ward, but Li Daxiang was still connected to an oxygen tube.
Seeing that Wen Nuan had brought Le Le with her, Li Daxiang said to her awkwardly, "Sister-in-law, I'm fine. You don't need to bring Le Le with you in this cold weather."
Wen Nuan put the apple and meat bun in her hand on the cabinet beside the bed and said, "Your deputy leader Gu asked me to come and see you, but he is not available. How do you feel now?"
Perhaps it was because he was treated in time, Li Daxiang looked a little pale but there was no other problem.
Li Daxiang smiled and said, "I'm fine. Fortunately, Deputy Commander Gu and Squad Leader Zhong came in time. I'm alive and well again now. Don't worry, sister-in-law."
Then Li Daxiang added, "It delayed Deputy Commander Gu's transportation of supplies. We could have set off earlier."
"I'm glad you're okay. It won't take a few hours to deliver the supplies." Wen Nuan looked at Gu Qinglan, who was walking slowly beside her, and said, "Although you've woken up, you still need to get a checkup to avoid any sequelae."
Gu Qinglan at the side said: "That's right, although you look fine now, the carbon monoxide is inhaled into the lungs and affects the brain. You need to get a check-up before you can be discharged from the hospital."
Gu Qinglan was nearly pissed off to death by Li Daxiang. When he woke up and felt nothing was wrong, he actually insisted on being discharged from the hospital.
Li Daxiang glanced at Gu Qinglan and nodded: "Then let's get checked out before leaving the hospital."
Seeing Li Daxiang lying on the bed, Lele walked over and asked, "Uncle, are you okay?"
Li Daxiang saw Lele coming over and said with a smile: "Uncle is fine."
Lele held an apple in both hands and handed it to him: "Uncle, eat the apple. It's sweet."
"Thank you, uncle is not hungry, Lele, please eat it." Li Daxiang really didn't think about asking for the child's things, but the next second Gu Qinglan glanced at him and said, "Lele, this is shared with you, don't discourage her from sharing, just take it if it's given to you."
It was the first time that Li Daxiang heard of the desire to share, but when Gu Qinglan said so, he took it and said to Lele, "Uncle will take it. Thank you, Lele."
"You're welcome." Lele gave the apple to Li Daxiang and ran back to Wen Nuan.
Wen Nuan pulled Le Le to sit on a chair nearby, and then asked Li Da Xiang: "Da Xiang, why were you so careless last night?"
To be honest, Wen Nuan believed that Li Daxiang was not such a careless person, and the kitchen staff had left large ventilation holes for fear of fire, so such an accident should not have happened.
Li Daxiang held the apple, frowned slightly, and said, "I'm not sure either. There was a period of time when I felt particularly sleepy, and then I don't know what happened."
Wen Nuan looked at him and asked, "Do you remember if anyone went to the kitchen last night? Were you the only one guarding there?"
Li Daxiang shook his head: "Yes, I am alone."
Li Daxiang thought for a long time, then added: "Before I fainted, I seemed to hear the two sheep in the chicken coop calling, but there was no other movement."
Due to years of training, Li Daxiang has a light sleep and can hear the slightest movement. If someone really showed up, he would definitely notice it. However, it was windy last night and there were a lot of debris placed outside the kitchen, which made a rustling sound when the wind blew, which might affect his judgment.
But the movements of the two sheep could still be heard.
Wen Nuan did not ask any more questions. "Then you should have a good rest and get a checkup before leaving the hospital."
"Okay, thank you, sister-in-law."
After Wen Nuan left the hospital, she returned to the kitchen.