Jade Ruyi
Text/Shang Wenyu
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(i)
“5、4、3、2、1......” Zhang Yuan silently counted down five numbers in his heart. After work! Zhang Yuan grabbed the coat piled on the back of the chair and rushed out of the hall of the police station.
"Yo, Brother Yuan, it's fast!" So anxious to go, is it the stomach screaming or missing the sister-in-law? As soon as Zhang Yuan turned back, Xie Xiaoran, who was two years younger than him, ran out of the hall with a hippie smile. Go go go! It's none of your business, you play yours to go! Xiao Ran smiled and looked at Zhang Yuan's beautiful and handsome face, but at the moment he was blushing, and teased: "I knew you were going to find your sister-in-law." Okay, you guys hurry up and get things done! I'm going to be your best man when the time comes!" Zhang Yuan jumped on the saddle of the mountain bike, turned back to Xiaoran and smiled gently: "Definitely! ”
Half an hour later, Zhang Yuan's mountain bike was parked in the parking lot of the City Third Courtyard.
The pungent smell of disinfectant water and slippery floors did not stop Zhang Yuan's hurried pace. Finally, the eye-catching ward number of "415" appeared in front of me. "Dad, are you better?" "Much better, Yuan'er, you don't want to hang on to Daddy." The white-haired father took Zhang Yuan's hand and lowered his voice, "Yuan'er, did you see Nurse Jiang today?" But what a good boy, kind, patient, and peugeot. You, too, are twenty-seven or eight, and you should be crisp and clean when things go wrong! "Dad! How you started joking too! "Stinky boy, what's the blush?" To be a real grandfather, shoot when it's time to shoot! You and Xiao Jiang, we must seize the time! Don't fight with me here, go see what Nurse Jiang needs! Your mom and I are still waiting to hold our grandchildren! We are on your own, but you can't delay! "Be well, just be happy!" that...... Then I'll go find Wanyan! Listening to an old father sweetly smacking himself, Zhang Yuan's heart, beautiful.
(ii)
At the end of the corridor, Jiang Wanyan was assigning tasks to the new little nurse.
"Xiao Zhao, bed 4 in room 437 needs to be injected with some glucose; in addition, instruct patients to pay attention to supplementing protein." Delicate neck, soft and weak shoulders, a pair of slender legs covered with khaki cargo pants under a white coat, the gentle afterglow of the sunset dyes her coiled hair into a brilliant shrimp red... Zhang Yuan was unconscious.
"Officer Zhang Da is hard! It is rare to complete a day's work, and I have to run here in a panic to see the old man. Wanyan turned around, not wanting to bump into Zhang Yuan's confused eyes. Seeing Zhang Yuan looking at herself so stupidly, she couldn't help but laugh. The slightly stiff face that had just been given the task of seriously assigning the little nurse also became delicate and moving. "Ah... I'm also hanging on to my own father. Zhang Yuan scratched his repaired short hair and smiled embarrassedly. There is no problem with the old man! Officer Zhang Da can rest assured. "WanYan raised the corners of her mouth, revealing her cute little tiger teeth, and teased her." That would be great! Thanks to Dr. Jiang's careful care. But we're all off work, and you're not done yet? "Right now! We leave work at six. "Wanyan looked up at the clock hanging on the wall, and there were less than five minutes left." I went to change my clothes. However, when I went home, I was the only one in the house. She picked out two crooked willow eyebrows, took out her mobile phone and looked at it, "A person is really boring." Zhang Yuan took a deep breath; sure enough, the air around her was fragrant. He rolled his eyes, with a sly smile, "Why don't I invite Dr. Jiang to dinner tonight!" I know that there is a Sichuan restaurant near the police station, and the husband and wife lung slices and mapo tofu are very delicious. My grandfather recovered so well, not thanks to Dr. Jiang! "Good! It was not easy for me to eat a big meal for Officer Zhang. Wan Yan looked at Zhang Yuan, a pair of feminine and delicate almond eyes, water spirit, sparkling, and a smile.
(iii)
"Well, it's not bad here, right?" Zhang Yuan triumphantly boasted. "Well, it's really good! The taste is good, the mood is good, the key is that people are better. "Jiang Wanyan narrowed her eyes, and the soft light in the restaurant hit her face, reflecting her happy and idyllic smile." Zhang Yuan, what do you say this time that you must insist on the old man to receive treatment in the third hospital of our city, why is it? You can choose the provincial second court with the best conditions! "That's what my dad meant. He said he knew you, and there was an acquaintance around him who was also at ease. "Oh, that's right. However, fortunately, the old man can be discharged from the hospital the day after tomorrow. Wanyan shook the bubble tea in her hand and took a sip gently. fortunately? What do you mean? Are you going to work in another city? Zhang Yuan was shocked. He had known Wanyan for so long, and he had never heard her say that he was going to live in another city.
Wanyan smiled slightly, "Of course I can't transfer away." Aren't the people I love, the people who love me, all here? She paused, a determined glint in her eyes, "But I may be away for a while." The day after tomorrow, it's time to go. "Leave for a while?" Why? "Don't you know yet?" Recently, Nancheng suddenly discovered a new infectious disease that can cause human respiratory diseases, ranging from fever and coughing up blood to death in coma. It is now early winter, and the flu has entered a high incidence period, where manpower and medical equipment are needed. "But this is a respiratory matter, how can you send you a member of the gastroenterology department?" This is too dangerous, you must be careful! Zhang Yuan had no appetite in an instant, and there was a strong worry in his eyes. He doesn't usually read much news, but he knows a little bit about the new virus that suddenly appeared. He did not expect that his beloved girl, who looked weak and could not help the wind, would go to such a dangerous place at a critical moment.
"I took the initiative to ask for it!" I am a nurse, and medical staff are life-saving! Wanyan, who has always been soft-spoken, suddenly became excited, causing many customers to look at them. Wanyan caught the eyes of other customers and regained her former reservedness. "Since I was a child, I have dreamed of one day being able to put on a white coat and help more people break free from the pain. Although I am still young, these are not worth mentioning compared to the lives and health of more people! WanYan said softly but firmly. The warm veins in her eyes disappeared, replaced by fortitude and determination.
"Wanyan, since you have already thought about it, I will not advise you." Just after going, be careful!" Zhang Yuan stood up, took off his coat, and gently draped it on Jiang Wanyan's body. In the early winter of The Eastern Plains, the temperature difference is quite large. Wanyan only wore a cashmere coat and sat on the seat near the window, trembling slightly at this time, not knowing whether it was because of the cold or because of the excitement. "The new shop, the facilities are not perfect. However, after eating so much delicious food, I will forgive you! Let's go! Wanyan's lively smile made Zhang Yuan feel warm, "Well, I'll rent a taxi to send you home." ”
Wanyan looked at the flowing scenery outside the car window, and a wave of sleepiness struck, and she slowly leaned back in her seat and slowly closed her eyes. Long upturned eyelashes, small and cute nose, delicate and smooth skin like porcelain... Ah, she is so beautiful! But if she's going to go to a place like that, what should I give her? Gazing at Wanyan's bright and moving side face, Zhang Yuan suddenly had a novel idea - yes, he had already planned the content of tomorrow's date.
(iv)
The sunset at five o'clock in the afternoon shines into the office, and the sun makes the office warm. On the innermost desk in the office, a young man with a strong physique and a heroic face was slightly tired, holding his head, sleepy.
"Brother Yuan, what's wrong?" This is last night did not sleep well ah! This point is not gone, not you brother! A loud shout forced Zhang Yuan to open his tired eyes. It's this Xie Xiaoran again! Zhang Yuan thought hatefully. "What a noise! Shut up you. "However, looking at Xie Xiaoran's pitiful appearance, Zhang Yuan's heart immediately softened when he was determined to scold him fiercely." Source brother... What are you doing today? Have something on your mind? Xie Xiaoran found that his source brother, who had always been alive and well, was not only sallow and yellow-faced, but also covered with red blood in his eyes, and there were heavy eye bags hanging under his eyes. Since he worked with Zhang Yuan, he felt that although Zhang Yuan was a bit grinning and cynical, he was sincere and gentle, and he was serious about righteousness, so he and Zhang Yuan had gone closest. However, this time, Zhang Yuan threw a tantrum at him, which made him feel simply incredible.
"It's not me, it's Wanyan." Zhang Yuan closed his eyes again and said weakly. "What happened to my sister-in-law?" "She's going to Nancheng to support the frontline of the fight against the epidemic." "What! How can that be! How dangerous that place was, she knew? Hearing this news, Xiao Ran was so surprised that he almost jumped up. The epidemic in Nancheng has become urgent, and many people even avoid people from Nancheng. "So what's the solution?" She was determined to go, her parents couldn't control it, and it was useless for me to persuade her. "Zhang Yuan's voice is full of strong helplessness, worry and reluctance." I haven't even told her I'm going to propose to her. "Then you tell her!" Before you go! No, I'll help you... Oops! ”
Zhang Yuan slapped Xie Xiaoran's head with a slap, "You boy is impatient!" Love, of course, you have to take it slow! He paused and said to himself, "She is so clever that she must be able to sense my heart." ”
At six o'clock, Jiang Wanyan appeared at the door of the City Third Courtyard on time. Next to a white Audi, a tall man in a black coat smiled softly at her and waved to her.
"Why, isn't it enough to wear a white coat every day?" Do you still want to wear white cotton clothes? Zhang Yuan looked at Jiang Wanyan and said with a smile. White is really suitable for her, lining her white and delicate skin, soft black long hair, making her whole person radiant and radiant. "I don't like white yet, you hate it." Unfortunately, there are no lilies this season. "Lily?" Do you want to add white? White on top? Zhang Yuan said casually, and the topic turned, "Haven't eaten?" It's rare to be so warm tonight, let's go eat first, and then I'll take you to a good place. "Good!" Wanyan squinted her eyes and licked her lips, her voice was very lazy, "I want to eat grilled fish." ”
(5)
"That's the good place you're talking about?" After getting out of the car, WanYan took a deep breath, and there was a warm and familiar smell in the cool lake breeze. She turned around and looked at Zhang Yuan, who was full of smiles.
"Isn't it good?" "Of course it's good... We met here. Wanyan's eyes fluttered, "I remember that we first met, it was here." At that time, it was still early summer... It's been a year and a half. "Yes, it's right here. At the time, I was here to investigate and collect evidence..." "And I just came here to distract myself." But you suddenly came to ask East and West, and asked for my contact information; but it frightened me, and I thought I had committed some case! I haven't settled the score with you yet!" Wanyan's small fist suddenly smashed into Zhang Yuan's shoulder and also smashed into his heart, itching. The warm south wind blew in, gently brushing her hair, and the warm fragrance instantly dominated his sense of smell. In the bright moonlight, the girl's smiling face was delicate and moving; at that moment, Zhang Yuanduo wanted to hug this lively and carefree girl tightly, pour out his love, and dedicate his tenderness. However, he can't. At this time, these actions can only make Wanyan hesitate and suffer. Even if he had a deep affection like the sea, he couldn't confide it at this time!
As soon as he thought that Wanyan would go to such a dangerous place tomorrow, Zhang Yuan felt like a knife in his heart. He didn't know what unknown danger Wanyan was about to face. But there was no way, this was her choice, and it was her obligation as a medical worker. "I should be proud of her," Zhang Yuan reassured himself.
He withdrew his thoughts and squeezed his eyes at Wanyan: "A good place is coming, and I have to give you a good thing." With that, he gently placed something on Wanyan's hand." Yikes! What is this! It's a good thing! Expensive, right? Don't buy anything that expensive! Wanyan was surprised and delighted. This little thing, pressed in the palm of the hand, is slippery, cold, and feels an indescribable comfort. When it is lifted up and placed in the moonlight, it emits a faint glow, and it is even more beautiful.
"How's it going, like it?" Just like it! Zhang Yuan's eyes overflowed with tenderness, "You know what? This gadget is called Yu Ruyi, which symbolizes peace and health. At that moment, Zhang Yuan felt that he could no longer suppress the emotions in his heart. He suddenly took Wanyan into his arms, his chin gently resting on her shoulder, stroking her hair, "Promise me, peace and security." Before spring comes, I want you to stand in front of me in good health! He felt the girl in his arms tremble and sob, "I promise you." Next spring, we will come to Qinghu lake together to see cherry blossoms, feed swans, and pull wild vegetables..."
(6)
With the sound of spring thunder, the clouds dotted the canopy of cherry blossoms, reflecting the happy smiling faces of the people traveling in the spring under the trees. On the shores of Qinghu Lake, kite-flying children and sketching college students laughed freely; on the stone steps not far away, stood a young man with a withered body and a haggard face.
Zhang Yuan stared blankly at the lake. After one season, he seemed to be thirty years old. He could not forget the twilight of the snowflakes that filled the sky like blades; he remembered that the sky was gloomy, the icy air currents digging through the cracks of people's bones, and the howling north wind seemed to swallow every pedestrian on the road. Zhang Yuan, who received a call from Jiang's father, was hurrying to the Jiang family.
What came into view was Zhang Yuan's familiar and beloved girl, Jiang Wanyan. Her photograph has been hung high on the living room wall. Ah, she is so beautiful! Shallow dimples and gentle smiles make this black and white photo without any temperature shine in an instant! What a beautiful girl, dizzyingly beautiful, heartbreakingly beautiful! Zhang Yuan only felt a dizziness, and almost "pounced" and fell down there!
Uncle Jiang, who was physically tough, collapsed on the sofa, his eyes sluggish; he stood up tremblingly, supported Zhang Yuan, who was already weak in legs, and helped him sit on a chair next to him. For a long time, Uncle Jiang pulled the corners of his dry mouth, and his voice was hoarse and weak: "The virus is even more powerful than imagined... None of us expected that. Yan Yan suddenly had a fever and coma in the night two days ago, and it was too late to find out..." Zhang Yuan was already stunned and frightened by the news of Wan Yan's death, where did he still have the heart to listen to this? This lively and cheerful girl was still hugged in her arms a month ago! Since Wanyan left, Zhang Yuan has put his heart, all his tenderness and love in that little Yu Ruyi, hoping that with it to accompany, Wanyan will not be alone and afraid. For more than a hundred days, Zhang Yuan has never slept a solid sleep, he prays that his girl is healthy and safe before going to bed every day, wearing her favorite floral dress on a white background, stepping on her favorite black boots, her face is full of happiness, and he wears a diamond ring on her delicate jade finger, "I am willing to be your wife!" Zhang Yuan suddenly remembered that he had written a love letter for Wanyan for three months to talk about his pain of lovesickness, and he stacked it on the bookshelf and did not send it to her! Always thinking that there is time, always thinking that it is too late... There is still time; but what about Wanyan? Where is he going to find his Wanyan? These love letters are beautiful and moving, where should he send them? On the white letterhead, the lilies he copied with his heart will not be appreciated by anyone: his beloved girl, gone!
"People are gone? My Wanyan..." Caught off guard, Zhang Yuan stood up and clenched his fists; yes, he wanted revenge and made those who had taken his sweetheart pay the price they deserved! But how can he take revenge? Wanyan sacrificed herself on the front line of the fight against the epidemic; she was for the country and the people; she was born in a blessed land and returned to righteousness! She's a hero, she's a hero! Her sacrifice is heavier than Tarzan! Zhang Yuan couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed! He suddenly fell into his chair, covered his face, and cried bitterly! "People are gone, gone..." Uncle Jiang hugged him sadly, "Good boy, mourn!" Wanyan is the pride of our whole family, and even more the pride of the people of the whole country!"
Zhang Yuan did not dare to recall the last night with Jiang Wanyan. Spring, spring... Spring came, the cherry blossoms bloomed, the swans came out to forage, and wild vegetables grew unscrupulously; but the girl who had been looking forward to spring with him remained forever in that distant and strange city. A spring breeze gently caressed his cheek, and the familiar, silver bell-like crisp laughter echoed in his ears, and Zhang Yuan couldn't help but trance... It's her! It's Wanyan, it's his Wanyan who's back! Zhang Yuan suddenly turned around, but what could catch his eyes was just a group of kite-flying children. The children talked, laughed, ran, and hurried past him, not noticing the pain of the gray-haired young uncle with sideburns. "It was I who hallucinated," Zhang Yuan said, pulling out a bitter smile.
"If, if she's still there... It will be so happy, so carefree. Two lines of clear tears rolled down from Zhang Yuan's deeply sunken eye sockets.
(vii)
"Dad, Mom, I'm going to Nancheng too." Zhang Yuan, who had been staring at the fried rapeseed for a long time, suddenly opened his mouth.
"What? You're crazy! Have you forgotten what it was like for her parents to cry at Wanyan's funeral the day before yesterday? I'm such a child as you, you have an accident, who do I expect in the future?! The mother, who has always been elegant and quiet, heard her son's words, like five thunderbolts. She slammed the bowl heavily on the table and shouted, "You listen to me, Zhang Yuan!" Your dad and I are so old that we don't want any more accidents! Jiang Wanyan sacrificed, we are all sad; but this is not the reason for you to die! You are under no obligation to go! You give me honesty to stay at home! Zhang Yuan listened stiffly, "Mom, what is 'sending to death'?" I'm going to fight the pandemic! South City needs volunteers! People need volunteers! The country needs volunteers! WanYan is a martyr, but also a hero! Be the hero of more than a billion people! "You... How dare you speak up to me in this matter! The mother was trembling, "Enough! I don't want you to be a hero! Our family is not a rare hero! You do your best to be your normal person! Less give me the trick to go! "I don't want to be a hero, I want to be a volunteer." Zhang Yuan's face darkened, and he kicked away the chair, and the chair let out a groan of pain; he threw his hands away from the restaurant, leaving behind his mother with a sullen face and a dignified father.
Closing the door of the house, Zhang Yuan slumped in a chair. I don't know how long it took in the darkness, he turned on the lamp; as soon as he raised his eyes, Wanyan smiled sweetly at him, and his big smart eyes were pouring out his lovesickness and the pain and joy of supporting the front line: "Zhang Yuan, I miss you... When exactly will I be able to marry you? "Zhang Yuan, we ate sweet and sweet sweet and sour pork ribs today!" "Zhang Yuan, I successfully cured three patients today! Am I awesome? "Wanyan!" Zhang Yuan suddenly shouted that he wanted to keep his Wanyan; however, he knew--he couldn't keep it.
He knew his mother was for him. His parents were reluctant to him, and he was even more reluctant to his parents. At Wanyan's funeral the day before yesterday, Aunt Jiang was already crying so hard that she couldn't lift her head, "Yanyan, my daughter... My only daughter, I... Where am I going to find her... I'm afraid she won't find her way home... It's too cold, it's too dark, my daughter is afraid..." Zhang Yuan, who had red and swollen eyes, had been silently accompanying the heartbroken old man with his hair full of hair overnight. And the radiant Uncle Jiang in his impression was already like a walking dead at this time, sitting next to his daughter's body, already crying and drying his tears. Who can bear the pain of a white-haired person sending a black-haired person?
But for the sake of love, he is more righteous. He could not help but hate the virus that took the lives of his lover and many innocent people and destroyed the happiness of many families. Every night he would watch the news about the outbreak in The South Side. "The South City is in a hurry!" Although patients are cured every day, the confirmed cases still rush to the local hospitals like a tide; the strings of yin red numbers are exactly a ruthless knife that frantically cuts the heart of this infatuated man: he knows that his beloved girl has become more fierce. Bad news came, he hurt, he hated, he despaired... But he was sober. Although he was sometimes lazy and slippery at work, he knew what righteousness was. After Wanyan's funeral, he sent the two old men home and was about to leave, but was stopped by Father Jiang. "You know this thing, right?" Yeon-yeon said, this is what you gave her. Yeon-yeon's colleague told us that the thing she tried so hard to explain before she died was to put it in the urn and bury it together. The moment he saw it, Zhang Yuan was stunned! It's Yu Ruyi! This should have blessed Wanyan's safe return to Yu Ruyi! This cold, delicate, white little thing, which should have witnessed his pure love, now wants to accompany his pure girl and sleep in a dark, quiet, cold little house! He fell to the ground at once, crying bitterly...
"Wanyan, Nancheng, I will definitely go." Even if you die, I will accompany you. This time, I'm never going to be apart from you again..."
(viii)
Cold comes and goes, spring comes and autumn comes. Time flies, and the years have passed for ten years.
A thin, tall, middle-aged man, holding a bouncing little girl and holding a bouquet of white chrysanthemums in his arms, came to this monument carved from white jade. He gently lowered the bouquet in his arms, "Brother Yuan, sister-in-law, I have come to see you." He pulled the little girl along, "I also brought your niece Zhizhi." "Daddy, this aunt, I like her so much!" What does she do? The man gently picked up his daughter, "This aunt is a doctor. "Wow, that's so pretty and so exhilarating!" How beautiful this white dress is! Dad, I'm going to be a doctor in the future! Also, this uncle is so handsome! The man touched the little girl's round head with pity, "Well, this is not an uncle, this is an uncle." "Hmm, Daddy liar! This is obviously the uncle! He's just younger than you! The little girl pursed her mouth and said unconvincedly. But the man was silent, he cast his eyes on the picture of the young man, and his eyes fluttered...
Xie Xiaoran did not know how many infected people, how many volunteers, and how many medical personnel lost their precious lives in that war without gun smoke; he only knew that his most important friend, for the sake of the country and the nation, resolutely rushed to the battlefield. The epidemic is over, but they have not been able to come back. When the bad news of Zhang Yuan's overwork and sudden death came, his whole person was stupid, Zhang Yuanming had just gone to Nancheng! Immediately after that, there was the news that Zhang Father had fallen ill. He hurried to the Zhang family, only to see Zhang's father lying upright on the bed; Zhang's mother was crying and shouting, holding the remains of her son tightly in her arms, and she had long been unable to take care of her seriously ill husband. Xie Xiaoran not only followed Zhang Yuan's instructions, presided over his funeral for the old man, buried him and Wanyan together, and also took the initiative to shoulder the heavy responsibility of taking care of the old man; until the old man died one after a year later, he fell in love with an honest and gentle girl, entered the marriage hall and gave birth to a lovely daughter. However, he could never give his brother Yuan as a groomsman. Brother Yuan, sister-in-law... Ten years on, you're over there, are you doing well?
"Look, Dad! butterfly! So pretty! Her daughter's exclamation woke Xie Xiaoran up from the cloud-like past of ten years ago. He was surprised to see a pair of jade-colored butterflies as large as a fan, flying out behind the stone monument, one before and one back, one left and one right, entangled and dancing. They swirled and flew, yearning for the free and warm world that truly belonged to them.
Xie Xiaoran watched them go away with a thousand emotions. He raised his head, and under the clear blue sky and soft white clouds, were the bright smiling faces of Zhang Yuan and Jiang Wanyan. He saw that Zhang Yuan, who was dressed in a suit and leather, gently pulled up Jiang Wanyan's hand covered with white gloves; the two happy red halos on Jiang Wanyan's face were particularly moving, she smiled slightly, and together with her sweetheart, slowly stepped into the hall full of ceremonial flowers...
【Personal Profile】Shang Wenyu, currently studying at the School of Eastern Languages of Heilongjiang University, is a sophomore majoring in Korean.