Yu Hua's Short Story: The First Dormitory (Part I)

This hospital, like this building, is 60 years old, and now all the trainees and interns in the hospital are crammed upstairs. Downstairs is the hospital nursery, across the road from Taiping.

The first dormitory, eight square meters. Two bunks, two writing desks, four chairs, four people, alas, and eight boxes. If there are four people, please go to bed, otherwise unnecessary conflicts will continue. Only the bed is your own, squeezed? One is not afraid of hardship, the second is not afraid of death, and the third is not afraid of squeezing; Is it small? Why should it be big.

I slept on the top bunk and turned over, moving not only underneath, but also the other bed. The car drove by, and the whole building moved. This building is old. What particularly disturbed me was that a little more than a meter above my head, the newly replenished lime was in danger of falling at any time.

Shaanxi people are singing again, "This building is old, but a group of people live in it, but the dragon is alive and ......" The factory has a factory song, the school has a school song, and this song is the building song of our building. Don't hide it from you, this song is still a song composed by our people, but it is quite popular, but after being sung by Shaanxi people, it is completely finished. If he sang in the voice of snoring at night, it would still be rough and tasteful, but he stuck in his throat and spat out a sharp and thin cry, which made the hairs stand on end. Since childhood, I have been afraid of scraping two aluminum skins together, and the effect of his singing voice is even better.

"All right, Your Excellency. If you sing again, I'm going to kill myself. He raised his face and said kindly, "You're welcome." ”

This bastard.

At this time, the military doctor Xiao Lin muttered: "I built a house but there is no house, what the hell!" There is a point in that. Originally, every three people lived in 14 square meters, which was quite comfortable. Now the hospital has built two six-story buildings, and as soon as they are assigned, the old ones are also erected, and we are "swept away". These guys!

"What about the summer?" The people of Shaanxi raised a practical question. In this impermeable "cage", the four men who are also boiling in the summer sleep, hey, stewed the whole person, but it is a famous dish that shocks China and foreign countries!

"Only open the door and sleep Luo." Shaanxi people said again.

"That's going to be a mess. Opposite is the women's dormitory, if the door is open, you will get up in the middle of the night to relieve your hands in a daze, you will go wrong. Kobayashi said with a smile.

"Well, that's the case. I went to Xi'an the summer before last, slept in a hotel, the door was open, and a chick got up in the middle of the night to urinate and came to our room. "Shaanxi people pick up the cavity.

"And then?" Kobayashi asked. "Later, hehe, not later." After the Shaanxi people finished speaking, they pretended to be serious.

"Then this girl became your wife." Kobayashi said a witty thing. We all laughed. Only Bi Jianguo, who slept opposite me, never laughed or made a sound.

Bi Jianguo is only in his early thirties, but he is already slightly hunchbacked. The face is yellow and thin, and he looks sickly. We both studied in the same subject, and many people said that he was an authentic fool. Last month, he argued with the teacher over a patient's treatment plan, and the teacher is so angry that he still doesn't want to pay attention to him.

I heard from a nurse that when he was interning in this hospital five years ago, he immediately donated 300 sissilies when the patient was bleeding too much and the blood bank could not supply it for a while. O God, if you draw three hundred cisses out of me, unless you slaughter me first. And he doesn't want a penny afterwards. It's stupid, and I only get a compliment. How much is praise worth? If I change it, I won't do it on the front page of the People's Daily.

This person rarely watches TV or movies, but he has a pot of begonia flowers, which is similar to serving Abba Laozi. After dinner, I like to go for a walk alone, and then lie down on the bed, either flipping through a thick foreign book or writing something in a loose-leaf book. Inferior cigarettes were smoked one after another. No, at this moment the "cage" is full of smoke again. I, Xiaolin, and the people of Shaanxi have always hated cigarettes. Xiaolin and the people of Shaanxi began to fake coughing, which was a warning reminder. However, he did just that.

"His grandmother's!" Shaanxi people began to curse. Kobayashi slammed the teacup the table. Bi Jianguo lit another cigarette. I kicked hard with my foot, and the window opened. Xiao Lin's right hand holding the teacup also pushed open the window, pushed it too hard and pushed it into the air, and half a cup of water splashed down.

"Ouch!" A female voice rang downstairs, and it must have been the medical school intern. Xiao Lin poked his head out and gave her a nondescript military salute: "I'm sorry, I'm watering the flowers." ”

"Why did the watering flowers get to me?" Aren't you just a beautiful flower?" The Shaanxi man shouted as he pulled his throat. As soon as he heard the sound of the stairs, he hurriedly hid under the mosquito net, more agile than a monkey. She glanced at us and entered the dorm opposite. On the other hand, there are six female interns living in the dormitory, but five of them wear glasses. Presumably glasses are also a symbol of wisdom? However, these very wise ladies do not know how to be civilized and polite.

Last night, it was until twelve o'clock. Upstairs and downstairs, they all kept knocking on the door with the key.

Inside, they shouted in unison: "The wolf is coming!" After a while, I was already asleep in a daze, but I heard heavy footsteps again, and I was still humming the theme song of "Human Witness": "Suddenly ......" and then "slammed" the door.

The whole building shook. Jesus, this hellish place is going mad! What has always been unaffected are the happy Shaanxi people, as well as Xiaolin. Regardless of the sound outside, they went their own way. One snoring, the other talking in his sleep.

These two sing and harmonize during the day, and they also play together at night. The snoring of the people of Shaanxi is getting louder and louder, just like a cannon. Immediately after, Xiao Lin suddenly shouted in his dream: "Rush!" It is conceivable that under the cover of the "cannon" of the Shaanxi people, he rushed to the enemy position with an earpiece in his left hand and a scalpel in his right hand. Then, the red flag of victory fluttered in the wind, and the battle was over, but the Shaanxi people were still "firing artillery...... It's damning!" Shaanxi people! Emergency!" I yelled in annoyance.

"Hmm-" the Shaanxi man sat up "Huo". This is a conditioned reflex that is peculiar to doctors. "His grandmother's!" Then he realized that he had been fooled, and he lay down again. But after a moment of silence, Bi Jianguo's moans filled my ears again.

I coughed a few times on purpose. Luckily, there was no sound. I looked at the luminous watch, and it was already half past twelve. Damn, there's surgery tomorrow. At this moment, another group of girls ran upstairs with a "knock", eating and laughing. I couldn't take it anymore, so I quietly got out of bed, curled up and ran out the door, and finally turned the light bulb down the stairs with two strokes. All of a sudden, it was pitch black.

Sure enough, when another group of young ladies went upstairs later, there was no longer the sound of jubilation and jumping. The stairs are satisfied, and so am I. Of course, they are not satisfied. Also, Bi Jianguo is not satisfied.

It stands to reason that he is also a victim, and he should thank me, but this bastard eats inside and out. You see, too, climbed down the bunk and turned the light bulb back on. This kid was "humming, humming" just now, but now he is in good spirits again.

"Hey, man, what do you mean by that?" I glared angrily. He looked at me calmly and didn't say a word. I was even more angry: "Please spin the bulb off for me!"

"Then why did I spin it up just now?" Are you spinning or not?" I almost gritted my teeth. He smiled softly, jumped on the bed, and slipped into the bed. So I jumped out of bed again, unscrewed the light bulb and smashed it hard. A small "cage", life is really monotonous, but occasionally comedy events happen.

Shaanxi people wear floral shorts, which is indeed a great spectacle for me and Xiaolin. So I remembered that Jia Baoyu and Qingwen changed their underwear in "Dream of Red Mansions", and insisted that he was antique, and exchanged underwear to show their affection when they separated their husband and wife, which made Xiao Lin lean back and laugh. The people of Shaanxi solemnly stated that they were all like this there, and this was the equality of men and women.

That was two days ago, and today is much more interesting.

A pair of floral shorts was missing from the women's dormitory opposite. This treasure is hanging in our dormitory at this time. Xiao Lin was so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks, because before the rain at noon, he went to collect his clothes, mistook them for Shaanxi, and brought them in. Right now, the two brothers are arguing. Xiaolin asked the people of Shaanxi to return it, on the grounds that the "disaster" was caused by him.

Shaanxi people refuse to live or die, because "the bell must be tied to the bell". The two are at loggerheads, much like Kissinger and Gromyko at the United Nations General Assembly.

I was so happy that I kept adding fuel to the fire for both of them: "Haha. Wait until tomorrow when you go to the police station to report to the police station, it's exciting!" However, this wonderful farce was ruined by Bi Jianguo. He came in, stood silently for a moment, then picked up his pants and knocked on the door opposite. They looked at each other. When Bi Jianguo came back, he immediately greeted him to thank him, and he also scrambled to shake hands with others.

In this regard, Bi Jianguo just smiled faintly and went to bed. He lit a cigarette and the air began to pollute again. Naturally, this time they didn't pretend to cough again. Five minutes later, a new negotiation began, one wanting to see Peking Opera, the other insisting on watching Yue Opera.

Shaanxi people attacked Yue Opera aggressively, while Xiao Lin said that Peking Opera was useless. The former attacked with a majestic northern Shaanxi accent, and the latter counterattacked with a loud Jiangnan tune. Fortunately, an agreement was reached soon, and Peking Opera and Yue Opera were all watched.

These two are very good at having fun. For example, on a rainy day, they are fighting for an umbrella, but once the rain stops, no one wants to hold an umbrella. As usual, each person takes half of the way, and when they change hands, they shake hands in a serious manner. Back in the dormitory, there will inevitably be another dispute, and they all ask the other party to touch the key to open the door. As a result, take a coin and throw it on the ground: Tiananmen Square is facing up, and it should be Shaanxi people who open the door; Facing down, the Kobayashi. Hey, a pair of living treasures.

After the "drama viewing agreement" was reached, the topic turned to a patient who had just died. Shaanxi people are studying in thoracic surgery, so they say that the responsibility lies with internal medicine. Kobayashi studied in internal medicine, and of course he tried his best to defend himself. ― One didn't finish speaking, and the more I listened, the more confused I became, and I only felt a chaotic buzz in my ears.

In the end, the two dragged Bi Jianguo as a referee. I can't take it anymore. It's past twelve o'clock in the evening, and the priority is to sleep. "Hey, Excellencies, what responsibility is not responsible, the great responsibility is also borne by your teacher, you are not qualified to bear it if you want to, give me sleep when you are full and have nothing to do!"

Bi Jianguo looked at me and said, "What's wrong with discussing the medical records of the death?"

Hum. How old are you!" If you want to discuss, please go outside, we are going to sleep. "With that, I'll turn off the lights." The great teacher Lenin taught us: 'There will be no work without rest.' ’”

"Don't do that." It is the loud voice of Shaanxi people.

"Don't do that. Everyone comes from all over the world, and we won't get along for too long!" Xiao Lin also said coldly.

I was about to refute, but Bi Jianguo said, "Yes, yes." Sorry, it's time to sleep. ”

Hey, he gave in to the end.

That night, the snoring of the people of Shaanxi was much lighter, and Xiaolin stopped talking in his sleep. Could it be because I'm angry? If that were the case, I'd be happy to be angry with them every day before I went to bed. Unfortunately, Bi Jianguo's moaning is still the same.

Bi Jianguo's face is getting more and more yellow, and he is getting thinner and thinner, and he really looks like a standard sick man. But during the day, I am always in good spirits, strange! What's even more strange is that he has been preoccupied for no reason in the past two days. When asked what was wrong with him, he replied, "Eighteen beds of patients are dead." "I was dumbfounded: the hospital doesn't die, it's still called a hospital? Crying and mourning should be the business of the deceased's relatives and friends, and he can be used to join in the fun?

In the past two days, I have not been doing well. The day before yesterday, when the 30-bed patient was preparing for surgery, all the preoperative examinations were not done, and the patient withdrew. The head nurse in the operating room complained to the medical department. Damn, how could I forget? But I also have too many beds. Yesterday, I was angry with the patient again, and I went to change the dressing, but he didn't want to live or die, saying that I was heavy and embarrassed me in public. I got angry, so I said, "It's okay if you don't change it, you can wait for death." "Damn, just because of this sentence, he went to the medical department to complain. Now, the old accounts and new accounts of the section chief are counted together, and he claims that if he does this again, he will let me go back.

This morning, I had an appendix operation with Bi Jianguo, and I also suffered a lot. I'm the chief knife, his first assistant. But this kid came to teach me a lesson, first accusing me of not being strictly disinfected, and then, he had to criticize me twice for every action. Damn, it's all for further study, and he has the qualifications to ass. The operation lasted more than an hour, and the ghost appendix was really hard to find. In the end, this kid was lucky and found it for him. After the stitches were completed, he noticed that a small piece of gauze was missing, and asked to reopen the wound, suspecting that the gauze was in the abdominal cavity. Neurotic! Later, I said that I had thrown the gauze into the dirt bucket, and he stopped.

Back in the dormitory, his face grew paler. I bent over and threw up. Xiaolin and the people of Shaanxi don't know where to fool around. Faced with this pitiful appearance, I felt pity and bought him a bowl of noodles. But he ate and vomited, and I was busy catching it with the washbasin, which was disgusting!

Afterwards, not only did he not say thank you, but he couldn't get along with me. After dinner, he suddenly asked me, "Doctor Shi, did you go to the medical department yesterday?"

How did he know? I squinted at him.

"Doctor Shi. You're a doctor. But you don't really look like a doctor in some places. "Okay, you want to teach me a lesson!?

"Go on." I smiled contemptuously.

"You have to change it, or ......"

"Go on." He paused slightly: "Nineteen emergency patients were hospitalized today, why did you tell the family that he was going to die?" The condition is nowhere near as serious as you say. "Hmph, I don't understand this, the reason is very simple: if he survives, it means that we have high medical skills; If you die, then the greeting is in front, so be prepared.

"Go on."

"The most important thing for a doctor is not medical skills, but medical ethics."

"Go on!" I interrupted him again. Hah, medical ethics? How much does it take to grow a salary?

He seemed to sense something, and sighed: "You, cynicism. He lit another cigarette.

"Dr. Bi," I called him kindly, and then said, "You should know that you are a doctor." As a doctor, you should be aware of lung cancer. It is true that you are not afraid of lung cancer, but we are afraid!"

His face turned slightly red, he extinguished his cigarette and said, "I'm sorry." ”

I smiled, "It's okay. ”

Silent. Although Xiaolin and the people of Shaanxi did not express their position at this time, I could already see from their faces that they were dissatisfied with me. Hmph, I don't need the Confederates.

"Let's go to the movies." Shaanxi people said to Xiaolin and Bi Jianguo in a rough voice.

Kobayashi stood up. Bi Jianguo thought for a moment and climbed down the bunk. Walking to the door, he turned back and invited me, "Let's go together." ”

I'm not going.

Should not go.