This morning I had not yet gotten up, and my good friend Martha, who was far away in Russia, suddenly sent a message that she had a cold, had been fever for six consecutive days, and the doctor had come twice, but the fever had not subsided. I was a little confused to hear this. Conditioned reflexively feel that things are very bad, according to the third wave of the epidemic in Russia to determine, she is certainly not a simple cold, she must be infected, because a few days ago she told me that there was a colleague in the unit who had a cold, did not come to work, only she was on the job, busy, and after two days, she angrily told me that this colleague was too unauthentic, obviously infected with the new crown, but also lied to her that she was cold. I explicitly asked her what the result was.
In the afternoon, the news came, because of the surge in the local epidemic, the number of hospital visits exploded, the doctors were overloaded, and the government recommended that patients wait at home for medical treatment, and there is no doubt that she was diagnosed. In less than half an hour, the news spread, and her husband, children, relatives and friends made a mess. The next particularly outrageous thing is that the local doctor is difficult to find again, everyone can only wait for the doctor to come home in order, there is no way, she told me that she found a Chinese doctor, the Chinese doctor prescribed a lot of soup medicine for her, eating felt very bitter, some can't stand it, I told her, maybe Chinese medicine can really save lives, if you need my help, I will send some of the most commonly used Chinese medicine from China express to her, although there is no navigation, the courier can still arrive, she repeatedly thanked me, Then I posted a picture of her dripping at home, which made me very worried.
I also find it strange. Martha was vaccinated. No, I think there will be a miracle, and the people who hit and don't fight are definitely not the same.
Martha and I met in 2015. I was touched by her beauty and warmth. Tall, high nose bridge, deep eye sockets with curved eyelashes, pure European variety. According to her, she was attracted to my excellence and temperament. In this way, two women who knew their destiny adored each other. It has become a cross-border acquaintance without saying a word. We talk about family, marriage, children and work, makeup, dressing, shopping. We often make dumplings together, steam buns, make bread and want to learn Chinese square dance, the two of us in order to participate in russia's anti-fascist victory day, also equipped with military uniforms and military hats, learn the appearance of Russian female soldiers, on the street, follow the parade, around the city square non-stop walking, feel that we are two 18-year-old girls.
When the pandemic hit last year, many businesses were paralyzed, and Martha had no income. I know he's anxious for two sons to have two kids in each family. My company in China has also been hit hard by the epidemic, and I am barely maintaining my income, and I am worried about what way Martha's embarrassment always wants to subsidize her, but we are all women with strong self-esteem who will definitely not want it.
On the occasion of the New Year 2021, I told Martha that I was going to give her a New Year's gift. Because in Russia, they attach great importance to New Year's gifts, no matter how serious the epidemic is, people are scrambling to buy gifts in the mall. I want to give Martha a gift, because the plane was out of flight and there is no way to deliver it to her hand, I told him that if Russia has something for sale, she can go to a Chinese friend of mine to pick it up, and one day at noon Martha went to my Chinese friend's house, and the friend told her that because of the epidemic, he did not buy the gift, so he had to give her cash to buy it herself. Martha may have felt a little too much with the cash, hesitated for a moment or accepted, the friend said, I can see that she was still very happy at the time, which reassured me.
Anyway, I compensated her in this way, and I had a lot of relief in my heart, knowing that she needed the money, especially in the circumstances at the time. I know her, she knows me, sometimes there is no need to say anything, we tacitly, I think the friendship boat between us is not the kind that turns over, we all know that it is difficult to find a lover, but it is even more difficult to find a confidant.
Martha has long been a translator for Chinese companies in Russia. He is an extraordinary man who can eat everything in the Chinese of China and Russia. Because of my work, I often travel to and from Russia. Every time at any given time, Martha would drop everything and go to the airport to pick her up, sending a big bouquet of flowers and a big hug. In particular, I sometimes cross the border with a large number of students, sometimes there are many teachers and parents, and sometimes there are business delegations. I don't say anything. Martha will take the initiative to be my translator and assistant, he knows my helplessness and needs very well, helps me arrange all matters, never says money, many major activities have her presence, accompany me, the friendship between the two of us for many years, never half of the interest, she is at the most critical moment I came, I the most critical time she arrived.
Martha was beautiful and belonged to barbie dolls when she was younger. In fact, she is already a grandmother's age, but when she was with her little grandson, many people thought she was a mother, but in fact, she was the grandmother of three grandchildren.
One year, I just got off the plane, Martha came, carrying a big backpack, in the hotel conference room while she went to the bathroom, I opened it and looked, found a pair of particularly high heels and a big red Chinese cheongsam, she told me, must cater to me to let me have face, ready to change clothes, let me cry and laugh.
I hope that the epidemic will pass soon, and let me go back to the place where I used to live and work, goodbye To Martha, goodbye to us who are carefree.