No matter how unwilling Gu Nianzhi was, he could not continue to "press-question" an old man who was suffering from Alzheimer's disease and was almost a hundred years old. []
She had no choice but to smile and nod, and said, "Excuse me, can I go to the yard next door to take some photos? I think the yard over there is pretty well-kept."
The middle-aged woman didn't even raise her head and said calmly: "The courtyard next door used to be the Qin family's yard, but now it's in the name of Mr. He's family. It has nothing to do with us."
It means that she can't be the boss over there.
Gu Nianzhi turned to look at the yard over there.
The flowers and trees there are sparse and well-proportioned. There is also a row of hydrangeas planted on the edge of the courtyard wall. They are clustered together with the hydrangeas here. They are blooming lively and surrounded by bees and butterflies.
There is a huge camphor tree planted near the courtyard gate, which is green and has a faint fragrance.
Seeing that there was no one around, she impatiently walked out of the door, walked in again, walked directly to the half-person-high courtyard wall, put one hand on the brick and wooden railing, and jumped over it like a hurdle.
Huo Shaoheng: "..."
This skill is quite flexible, like a little thief...
Huo Shaoheng was angry and funny, but he couldn't help himself and jumped over after Gu Nianzhi.
When the middle-aged woman turned around, she found that the two people who were in her yard just now ran to the opposite yard and climbed over the wall from her side. She immediately darkened her face and complained softly in C city dialect. He said "little red guy".
Gu Nianzhi turned over and discovered that the yard here was actually much larger than the next door. Just because it was in the innermost place, it was not visible from the outside.
After walking around the yard, there is also a hand-operated verandah, which is entirely made of teak wood.
The main building is a Western-style small Western-style building. The large white marble stone columns are very majestic, but they are not particularly eye-catching among the green trees and deep corridors.
Gu Nianzhi walked around the small building, took a few photos, walked back to the yard, stood behind the hydrangea bush across the half-person-high courtyard wall, smiled and waved to the people in the yard next door. Said: "Excuse me today, we have to go home."
She was originally going to say goodbye to the other side with Huo Shaoheng, but maybe because she spoke a little louder, the old woman who seemed to have fallen asleep just now woke up again.
When she opened her eyes, what she saw was Gu Nianzhi sticking his head out from the flowers next door and waving to her.
Although Gu Nianzhi was almost half the height of the little girl in her memory, to this old man, the smile on Gu Nianzhi's face, the raised rhombus lips, and the small pear dimples on his lips were all... It evoked her long-lost vague memories.
In an instant, Gu Nianzhi and the seven or eight-year-old neighbor girl magically reunited.
The old woman sat up suddenly, looked straight in Gu Nianzhi's direction, and blurted out a series of fluent English: "Grace, ehere, don'tthamomanddadwillhomesoon." (Grace, come here, don't do this again. Your parents will be here soon. Just go home)
Gu Nianzhi: "..."
Huo Shaoheng was also stunned.
He quickly reacted and took a step back towards the camphor tree, completely hiding his figure, leaving only Gu Nian alone in the old woman's field of vision.
The middle-aged woman next to the old woman was also surprised, but she quickly recovered and said to Gu Nianzhi with a smile: "You see, my grandmother remembered it wrong again. She thought you were her neighbor many years ago... "
Gu Nianzhi opened his mouth and said in confusion: "... But my name is Grace. Does your neighbor have the same name as me?"
This is obviously the name she just made nonsense of.
When he first met this old woman, Gu Nianzhi somehow remembered that he had seen the name grace somewhere and used it in a strange way.
The middle-aged woman smiled and nodded, "My grandmother said that there used to be a little girl in the next door neighbor's house, named Grace. She was very familiar with my grandmother, and she almost grew up watching her. You see, After so many years, my grandmother has forgotten all her biological children, but she still remembers the little girl next door, and sometimes she brings her up and talks about her."
Gu Nianzhi knew that Alzheimer's patients had no concept of time.
They remember things from long ago but not recent events.
Their memory is irregular. They may forget most of the people and things in their lives, but they will never forget the most profound things in their memory, and they will keep pulling them out of their memories and replaying them over and over again. , like watching an old faded black and white movie.
They also have no specific concept of time. They may think that something that happened decades ago happened yesterday.
Maybe what happened yesterday will be moved to decades ago.
Gu Nianzhi didn't know much about Alzheimer's disease. He only roughly remembered that amnesia and memory confusion were one of the main symptoms.
But just because the names are the same, this nearly 100-year-old man with Alzheimer's disease can mistake him for the wrong person
Gu Nianzhi's intuition was not that simple.
She thought for a moment, put one hand on the half-height courtyard wall, and climbed over like a hurdle.
The old woman became anxious and pushed the middle-aged woman away. She stumbled down the steps and faced Gu Nianzhi, still speaking standard Oxford English.
"Grace! I've got you many times! Don't that again! Younaughty girl!" (Grace, I've told you many times! Don't do this again! You're too naughty!)
Gu Nianzhi rushed up to help the old woman and said in surprise: "Your English is really authentic!"
The middle-aged woman chased after her, supported the other side of the old woman, and said with a touch of pride: "My grandmother was one of the first batch of international students to study in the UK. At that time, there were very few female students studying in the UK."
Gu Nianzhi nodded and said with a smile: "I can tell that the old lady's English is impeccable."
The old man looked at Gu Nianzhi from a distance now, and felt that her appearance seemed familiar. He frowned, looked Gu Nianzhi up and down, and murmured: "... She has grown taller... "
Gu Nianzhi: "..."
She heard clearly this time, the old woman really thought she was her neighbor's little girl!
Is it Qin Suwen? !
Judging from the time, Qin Suwen lived here before his family was destroyed in a car accident...
Gu Nianzhi's heart moved, and she smiled and said in English: "auntie, would you know when momanddad will home? Irelandally hungry." (Auntie, do you know when my parents will come back? I'm really hungry.)
The old woman patted her hand, then smoothed her forehead hair, and gently stroked her lips with her fingers, and said: "...Growing up, little girl has grown up...What do you want to eat?" Do you still want to eat water chestnut powder cake?"
Gu Nianzhi remained motionless, letting the old woman's bony hands like chicken claws slide across her face, and said softly: "You have the wrong person, I am not your neighbor Grace."
"Why not?" The old woman seemed to understand her words and frowned, "You are obviously her. I remember clearly that your lips are very special, like a pointed little water chestnut, and there are Little Lidou. You loved eating water chestnut powder cake when you were a child. The water chestnut powder cake I made was your favorite. Your mother always said that it was because you loved eating water chestnuts that you got water chestnut lips... "
The old man talked endlessly when he talked about these old memories.
She looked up at the camphor tree opposite, lost in thought, and murmured: "... It's been a hundred years, right? This tree is so tall."
She looked up at Gu Nianzhi again, "Even if a hundred years have passed, I will still remember you without any burns."
Gu Nianzhi's heart was shocked, and his body shook a few times.
That's right, this old woman is talking about the little neighbor girl Qin Suwen who once lived next door!
From the old woman's mouth, Gu Nianzhi learned for the first time what Qin Suwen looked like before he was burned!
There are also water chestnut lips and small pear dimples...
When the middle-aged woman saw Gu Nianzhi's expression changed, she apologized and said, "Don't worry, my grandmother is sick. She doesn't remember it very clearly, so I don't count."
"I remember it very clearly!" The old woman emphasized categorically, "I remember it very clearly. I will remember it in a hundred years or even a century! Grace is a very beautiful little girl! She will come back! She will come back. Here, climb over the courtyard wall and ask me for water chestnut powder cake!"
As she said that, she looked at Gu Nianzhi's fair and tender face, confused again, stretched out her hand to touch her face, and said doubtfully: "Is your face healed? It was hurt so badly... When I was reading the newspaper, I almost died. I'm scared to death... I see you haven't changed at all now... Have you had plastic surgery?"
Gu Nianzhi remembered what Qin Huichang's colleague said yesterday that the car accident had become a sensational social news, and the photo of Qin Suwen's burns was even published in the newspaper.
If it were now, it would be impossible for that kind of photo to appear directly in newspapers and other media. Even if it were to be published, the mosaic would be so mosaic that you can't even see the human figure.
But at that time, the photo of her being burned appeared in the newspaper, and it was probably not coded, otherwise it would not have had such a big impact on these people.
Look at this neighbor's old lady, she has Alzheimer's disease, but she still remembers some past events about Qin Suwen.
These elderly people suffering from Alzheimer's disease would not remember it if it were not the thing that impressed them most.
And this kind of exclusive memory is even clearer and more accurate than the memory of healthy old people.
Gu Nianzhi didn't know what he was feeling for a moment.
She should be happy, after all, the question she has been pursuing for so long finally has a glimmer of truth.
But this dawn made her shudder.
In the spring of C City, the temperature has gradually risen. The sun shines through the treetops, making people feel warm. Wearing a thin coat is too hot.
Gu Nianzhi stood in the sunny courtyard, but a chill rose from the soles of her feet. She felt cold all over her body. For the first time, she was a little timid, not daring to face this potentially terrible truth.
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