Dong Qiangqiang's Story of Leaving Germany

Although it was early March, the weather was not warm, and the early spring chill was still unfriendly.The morning sky is blue, and there are sporadic new green buds on the branches on both sides of the road. From time to time, pigeons fly through the rows of buildings. All of this is full of poetry, but the dark brown film on the taxi glass makes Dong Qiangqiang sad. A filter was added to his vision to make everything look old. Coupled with the unique smell in the car, it made him feel inexplicably depressed.This was completely different from the BJ he remembered. In his impression, spring in BJ should be full of warm sunshine, gentle breeze and lush green. Even if there were sandstorms, it should not be like this anyway.

There were a lot of cars on the road, and they were all blocked when crossing several intersections. Dong Qiangqiang vaguely remembered that there were not so many cars on the road before going abroad.Not only were there a lot of cars, but there were also a lot of bicycles. What surprised him was that most of them were driving in the wrong direction, and the streets were messy. The drivers drove cautiously and cautiously, and occasionally uttered a curse word or honked their horns wildly to express their disapproval of those who did not obey the traffic rules. anger.

Dong Qiangqiang paid special attention to the fact that the people wearing masks and those not wearing masks were about half and half on the street. There was no smile on everyone's face, they all looked hurried and worried.Dong Qiangqiang looked at the city where he grew up, but he felt more and more strange in his heart.

From time to time, the driver peeked at Dong Qiangqiang and his son in the back seat through the rearview mirror. Dong Qiangqiang could feel his nervousness and uneasiness. As expected, the driver took the initiative to put on a mask as soon as he got on the main road of the Second Ring Road.

The car was still two intersections away from the hospital. Sitting in the car, Dong Qiangqiang could see that the road leading to the entrance of the hospital was blocked by various vehicles and pedestrians.

Taxi drivers are not afraid of traffic jams. Passengers will have to pay if the meter reads wrong.Dong Qiangqiang and his mother discussed it, then got out of the car and walked towards the hospital together.

About 20 meters away from the hospital gate, I saw a front door on the roadside surrounded by people from three floors inside and three floors outside.Some people looked angry, held up their banknotes and shouted something, some people swam like croakers outside the crowd, as if they were looking for a way to get into the crowd, others looked into the front room with dull expressions, and more people He stood on the outside of the crowd and watched with his hands in his pockets.

"What are they doing?" Dong Qiangqiang asked Dong's mother.

"Just go and take a look and you'll find out." Dong's mother pursed her lips towards the front room.

Dong Qiangqiang took a few steps and rushed to the crowd first. He saw a sign with red background and white characters lying crooked on the ground. There were several big characters written on the sign: Isatis root has arrived. The 16-layer masks have arrived.

16-layer mask?Dong Qiangqiang was confused. He was about to turn around and ask Dong's mother when he was bumped into by someone. When he looked back, he saw a man pushing through the crowd and happily running towards the station with three packages.

"Did he grab a 16-layer mask?" Dong Qiangqiang asked Dong's mother who had already walked beside him.

"It was said on TV that the SARS virus is very tenacious and spreads mainly through droplets and close contact, so doctors recommend wearing masks to block the virus. At first, everyone wore ordinary single-layer cotton masks, but then they came out somehow. Double-layer masks, then 4 layers, 6 layers, 8 layers all the way down, and now it’s 16 layers.”

"What did you just say? SARS? Is that the name of the virus?" Dong Qiangqiang asked.

"Yes, SARS, at least that's what it's called now."

"SARS, SARS..." Dong Qiangqiang looked at the crowd and smacked this unfamiliar word.

Seeing that Dong Qiangqiang didn't understand, Dong's mother explained: "In addition to masks, there are also isatis root, honeysuckle granules, Xia Sangju granules, antiviral oral liquid, alcohol and disinfectant, and even food, oil, salt, vinegar, toilet paper These can't escape, in short, we must grab everything we can. The isatis root in this (store) must have been out of stock before, otherwise it would not be written like this." At this time, Dong's mother also saw the billboard lying on the ground.

Dong's mother's words made Dong Qiangqiang couldn't help but think of the scenes he had seen on TV before and the cross talk he listened to when he was a child.

"But does isatis root work? Did the doctor say it?"

"How could a doctor say such a thing? Rumors were flying around in February that fumigating white vinegar and drinking isatis root can prevent SARS. In addition, shops and supermarkets in some places were closed at that time, so people instinctively worried about not being able to buy things. , that’s why I would rather believe that I have it. At that time, these things were so expensive every day, a pack of isatis root costing only 2 or 31 yuan in the past suddenly increased to 10 packs, and white vinegar also increased from 50 yuan a bottle to 60, [-], or even It’s higher, but it’s often unavailable.”

"But these are people's livelihood necessities. It's impossible not to buy them. These people just follow the wind. Don't they have the basic ability to identify rumors?" Dong Qiangqiang felt that the reality was even more absurd than he thought. "Besides, he has raised prices so much. Don’t you care?”

"Of course, but how can you ignore it? If you are caught, you will be punished. But the problem is that everyone is rushing to buy, and no one will report it. No one reports it, and the Price Bureau doesn't know which one is more expensive. Even if you know, catch it If the seller can no longer operate because of this, and you live nearby and usually need to buy things every day, you will no longer be able to buy things, and you will have to go further away to buy. You are young and there is no problem, but Most of the people who buy these daily necessities every day are old people, who can’t bear to travel long distances.”

"Then can they stand these profiteers raising prices?" Dong Qiangqiang replied angrily, and then thought of something again, "Did you rob it too?" Dong's mother shook her head: "You are outside, and it's just me and your father at home. , your dad is still in the hospital every day, so there is no need for anything. Besides, I bought a lot of (medicines) when your dad was just sick last year, and they are still lying in the drawer. Even if your dad is at home, he and I take them every day. It’s useless to eat all the food, let alone eat it. And not only Western medicine, but also Chinese medicine, everything is snatched. Chinese medicine is much more popular than Western medicine. Of course, the price has also risen sharply. These days, if you have medicine in hand, you can It’s the same as having food and money in your hand, it’s a psychological comfort. After all, you’re afraid of going home, and life has to go on.”

Dong Qiangqiang looked back at the crowd. The faces of those who had bought something were filled with happiness and joy.

"I'm afraid I'm afraid, life will go on..." He repeated Dong's mother's words thoughtfully.

At this time, someone came up to him and asked him if he wanted a mask. Knowing that the person was a scalper, he waved his hand to indicate that he didn't need it. The person didn't bother and turned around to ask Dong's mother again. He hurriedly pulled Dong's mother and continued walking to the hospital.

Although it was the weekend, there were many people entering the hospital, and almost all of them were coughing and walking towards the hospital gate, and ambulances whizzed past him.

Dong Qiangqiang entered the hospital gate and remembered that he had forgotten to buy a visit gift for his father. He hurriedly ran to the fruit shop on the road outside the hospital and bought a bag of apples and bananas before entering the hospital for the second time.

The nurses who are responsible for guiding patients to seek medical treatment stand in a conspicuous position at the entrance of the hospital, equipped with a loudspeaker, and methodically instruct those who come to the hospital without wearing a mask to put on a mask first, and then answer questions about where to register and how to finish registration. Where to go for medical treatment and many other questions.

Dong Qiangqiang sighed, "There are always people with very strong psychological endurance." At the reminder of Dong's mother, he covered his mouth and nose under the mask and walked through the clinic hall and went straight to the ward behind the clinic.

Dong Qiangqiang did not enter the clinic yesterday, so he had the opportunity to observe.

As soon as you enter the hall, there is a huge notice wall, which is covered with notices of different colors, with large and small characters. The most eye-catching one instantly attracted Dong Qiangqiang's attention.

"The medical order of Union Hospital is normal. Recently, cases of atypical pneumonia have occurred in some areas of Guangdong. Union Hospital has treated patients transferred from other hospitals in accordance with the instructions of the superior health department. Hospital leaders attach great importance to it and have established an emergency treatment team, composed of experts from various specialties. Therefore, the schedule for the Spring Festival holiday of each department was ended ahead of schedule, and medical staff were urgently deployed to provide comprehensive professional..."

The words behind the notice were blocked by other notices, so Dong Qiangqiang didn't know, but after reading the contents of the notice, he thought of the angels in white fighting on the front line day and night to protect and rescue patients, and then looked at the medical workers rushing by around him. In the bottom of his heart, Suddenly a warm current flowed through.

He really wanted to record the scene in front of him, but if he took it with his mobile phone, the picture would definitely be unclear, but he didn't bring a digital camera. He felt a little regretful at the moment. Fortunately, he would come again tomorrow, otherwise it would be a pity to miss the historic picture. .

Dong's mother turned around while walking and saw Dong Qiangqiang still stunned in the distance. She said hello, and Dong Qiangqiang hurriedly trotted away before catching up with her mother.

After passing through the outpatient hall, there were suddenly fewer people.Dong's mother and Dong Qiangqiang walked left and right in the hospital on familiar roads, and soon they both stood in front of an inconspicuous building.

This should be the ward building, Dong Qiangqiang secretly thought.

"Don't go up there yet, wait for me here." Dong's mother took two steps, then turned back and warned worriedly, "Don't go up there."

Dong Qiangqiang knew that his mother was worried that Dong's father might not be happy and might even be angry when he saw him rashly returning to China, so he went up to help him prepare the ground and test his feelings. He had no choice but to stand boredly outside the door of the building waiting for his mother to call him.

A staff member wearing a mask was unloading boxes of sealed cartons from a truck with the trunk lid open. Dong Qiangqiang glanced at it. The cartons either said "Isatis Granules" or "Disinfection". "Agent", each box looks heavy and full of weight.

As expected, Isatis is very busy this year. Dong Qiangqiang thought about it and thought: I wonder if there are any domestic listed companies whose main business is selling Isatis. If so, maybe I can buy call options on it.If there were no call options, the only other option would be to buy stocks, but as soon as the idea came to him, he suddenly felt goosebumps, because he then thought of another question: Does this count as making a fortune for the country? (End of chapter)