In the spring of 2003, the SARS virus spread in China, and Li Wei and his party in the UK also learned about the epidemic.
When the epidemic was announced, international students were nervous and panicked. Li Wei also called home many times to confirm the health of his family and repeatedly advised them not to go into crowded places at will.
Ordinary people only need to avoid entering places where infection is easy, but her second brother is a medical worker. Once an epidemic occurs, medical workers rush to the front line and have close contact with these patients. Li Wei is very worried about her second brother's current situation, and checks with her second brother every two days whether he is healthy.
"Wei, don't worry, I'm fine. You have to take care of yourself outside." Li Jianbo said to Li Wei in the video. Although he had been working for two days in a row without much rest and was exhausted, he was still in front of the camera. He tried his best to look in good spirits, he didn't want his sister to worry about him.
After turning off the video, Li Wei yawned, and Qiu Ci asked: "Is your second brother a doctor?"
"Yeah, that's why I worry about him the most." It was hard for her to say such a big thing happened.
Regarding the epidemic, it also appeared on a large scale in Daqi, but at that time she was just a little concubine in Zhaoyang Palace. When the epidemic broke out, the late emperor sent half of the people from the Tai Hospital to inspect various places, and at the same time increased the construction of the Hui Medical Department. It's a pity that the ancient system and backward medical technology eventually killed tens of thousands of people from the epidemic, which brought great shock to the dynasty.
The times have developed to this point, and Li Wei firmly believes that this critical moment will pass smoothly.
It was gradually early summer, and there was an arts festival in Edinburgh every summer. My colleagues managed to get tickets for a certain musical and came over to ask if they could go.
Qiu Ci liked the excitement and agreed immediately, but Li Wei was not interested. Qiu Ci encouraged her: "Go, go, there won't be such an opportunity next year. It will be interesting if we all act together."
Li Wei finally agreed: "Okay."
By the time the festival opened, the domestic epidemic had been brought under control. Only then did Li Weixuan feel relieved, and he and his companions headed to Edinburgh with peace of mind.
Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland and a world-famous cultural ancient city.
There are ancient castles, the Palace of Holyroodhouse, and St. Giles Cathedral. An ancient city full of literary and artistic atmosphere. Walking through those ancient buildings seems to take people back to the distant Middle Ages.
Coupled with the hosting of the art festival, this ancient city is even more lively.
It was also the first time for Li Wei to watch a musical performance. This was different from watching a play. She was not familiar with the stories performed, and there were parts of the lyrics that she did not understand, but it did not hinder their viewing. For those who love art, It's a carnival for people.
During the two-hour performance, there were thunderous applause or bursts of laughter from time to time, and the mood was easily aroused. The performance ended successfully. All the cast and crew came on stage to take their final bow. Many of the audience below had already stood up and applauded enthusiastically.
Qiu Ci said to Li Wei on the side: "It's really interesting."
Edinburgh is also a summer resort. Even in such a hot August, the temperature here is only over ten degrees, and you can't feel the shadow of summer at all.
After watching the performance, everyone came out together, and some people said they wanted to visit St. Giles Cathedral.
Li Wei didn't have much interest in these church-like buildings, but he was dragged away by his companions. There were also many tourists gathered in the square outside the cathedral. Li Wei aimed the camera and slowly adjusted the focus and aperture. At this time, a group of guards in uniforms passed by, and she quickly pressed the button.
Then she wanted to shoot from another angle, but because of the crowd, she almost bumped into a person who was also shooting. She quickly apologized to the person in English.
The man turned around and smiled, waving his hand towards Li Wei.
When the two people looked at each other, they were both a little surprised. The young man opposite also had an East Asian face, but he was wearing a white sweater, carrying a bag, and had short short hair. He actually looked a bit different. They looked familiar, but Li Wei couldn't remember where he had seen this person.
It happened that Qiu Ci was urging her not far away: "Li Wei, come quickly!"
Li Wei agreed, smiled apologetically at the man, turned around and left. But the man suddenly came over and grabbed Li Wei's arm. He looked at Li Wei in surprise and asked, "Are you Li Wei?"
You speak Chinese, are you also Chinese? Li Wei looked at him more and more surprised and asked: "You look familiar, but I can't figure out who you are. Do we know each other?"
"Are you really Li Wei from Class 3 and 4 of Chengnan Middle School?"
"You are..." Li Wei remembered, she was surprised and happy: "Oh, you are Lin Haishu, God, why did I meet you here."
"Well, I've been in the UK since last month. I didn't expect you to be here too." The joy on the young man's face was even greater than that of Li Wei. He was a former classmate when he was a boy, but he didn't expect to meet in a foreign country. It will be ten years since they broke up.
Qiu Ci was still urging Li Wei, and Li Wei had to say to Lin Haishu in a hurry: "I'm in Westminster. I'll leave you a phone number. If you don't leave, we can meet up to go shopping in London."
Lin Haishu took out a ballpoint pen and stretched out his palm. Li Wei lowered her head and hurriedly wrote down her contact information on his palm. Then he said goodbye to Lin Haishu in a hurry.
Lin Haishu looked at the departing figure of the former girl, still feeling as if he was in a dream. He glanced at the series of English words on his palm, and she was really here.
"Have you met anyone?" Qiu Ci asked with a smile.
Li Wei replied: "Yes, a high school classmate."
Qiu Ci was surprised and said: "God, this world is too small. We can meet this by chance."
"There's nothing wrong with it. Sometimes fate is so wonderful."
Although Li Wei left Lin Haishu's contact information, she never thought that Lin Haishu would really be able to find her. When Lin Haishu stood outside their dormitory door, Li Wei was startled: "How did you find this place?"
"Based on the address you gave me, I asked a few more people to find him." Lin Haishu glanced inside and saw that there were people inside.
This was the dormitory where two girls lived. It seemed inconvenient for Lin Haishu to go in and sit down. Li Wei went into the room to get a knitted sweater, carried his bag and said to Qiu Ci, "I'm going out for a while."
Qiu Ci smiled and came over to say hello to Lin Haishu: "Hello, I am Li Wei's colleague and now her classmate."
Lin Haishu said hello to Qiu Ci shyly, and Li Wei said: "It's too narrow inside and I can't invite you to sit in. Let's go down."
(End of chapter)