[114] Midnight Doubt
This old man was drunk to death, and the nursing home also made the rules he often talked about into a compendium of rules and regulations. All employees were strictly prohibited from smoking and drinking.
Old Zhang died, and Zhong Kui was left in the backyard. He took over the work of two people by himself, working day and night. But strangely, after Old Zhang died, the delivery van never came.
Without a van coming, he would not pick up and deliver the bodies, and would have free time to do other things. For example, occasionally someone would call for help in the front yard, and he would inevitably think of him, spinning like a top in the front and back yards.
There is a girl from out of town in the nursing home, her name is Xiao Xu. She seems to be here as an intern. She is not very familiar with the environment here. When she first came here, she was clumsy and was bullied by the old employees. She was almost like a handyman.
There was a special patient who wet the bed, and the heavy bedding needed to be dried on the roof. Xiao Xu was depressed. A large pile of items on the bed were stained by the patient's urine. They were not allowed to take them all to dry, and the sheets had to be washed. That's fine, but it would be a bit troublesome for her to do so many things at once by herself.
Every nursing worker in the sanatorium is assigned tasks and objects of care. This patient who peed on the bed was the first patient that Xiao Xulai came into contact with after completing his apprenticeship in the sanatorium.
Seeing a lot of sheets and other items that smelled of urine, Xiao Xu felt worried, so she had to be shameless and asked other nursing staff to help. However, she shouted around, but no one paid attention, and she also attracted gossips.
"Young lady, you are not here to be pretentious," a middle-aged nurse curled her lips and said coldly, "I thought this was your home, who am I going to call you?"
"Uh," Xiao Xu was scolded by this mother-like aunt, and was also pointed at by other nursing workers. Seeing the way they were whispering to each other, they must have said something bad. She turned away and left with a face on her face. Burning with shame.
A new cleaner who came to replace Lao Zhangtou's wife sympathized with her but did not dare to say anything. He just worked on the side and observed her. When he saw her hiding her face and leaving, he hurriedly picked up the dustpan and followed her.
"Hi, girl,"
Xiao Xu stood still, turned around and said with a wry smile: "Auntie, something's wrong."
The cleaner smiled faintly, his brow wrinkles relaxed, and he said with a smile: "We are new here too, what are they doing to bully others? Let me tell you, there is a good person in the backyard, his name is... what is he?" The cleaner thought hard. After thinking for a moment, he narrowed his eyes and said, "My name is Zhong Kui. He is quite a nice guy. Go ask him for help."
This was the first time Zhong Kui met Xiao Xu. She was a healthy, fat and strong rural woman. Judging from her age, she should be between 28 and 35. Her generous and decent speech and behavior won his favor.
When he heard that she was in trouble, he immediately agreed to help without saying a word.
Xiao Xu just had the idea of giving it a try and asked this strange man for help. After he readily agreed to help, he was naturally very grateful and moved. After going back and forth, the two of them became familiar with each other. After they became familiar with each other, they had more topics to talk about. .
"Brother Zhong, you are not a local,"
"No," Zhong Kui kept in mind, be careful with his words and actions, and don't say many words, just two words.
"You don't like to talk," Xiao Xu said with some disappointment. It can be said that she is as lonely as she wants here. It's not easy to meet a good person who is willing to help her. If she feels frustrated, she really wants to take a break. It's a pity that the other party doesn't seem to like to talk much. If she can't talk, she can't communicate. So she can't keep talking all by herself. Wouldn't it be a mental illness?
"No, I've been feeling depressed recently, so you know," Zhong Kui said expressionlessly, but his hands didn't stop while he was talking. He quickly put the bedding on the clothes drying pole, and continued to take down a piece of clothing he needed. Items to dry.
Xiao Xu, in order to attract the other party's attention, went through a lot of searching, sifting through what he had seen and heard recently, and finally selected one thing to tell Zhong Kui.
"Oh, how about I tell you an interesting thing,"
Zhong Kui had other things on his mind. He wanted to finish Xiao Xu's business and leave as soon as possible. He seemed a little impatient. Also, considering that the other party was a woman, he had to maintain an indifferent appearance despite the contradiction and said: "Tell me something interesting,"
"We have a ghost here, did you know?"
Zhong Kui, who had not paid much attention to Xiao Xu's speech, immediately became interested when he heard her words. "Ghost, you saw that there," he stopped what he was doing and looked at Xiao Xu seriously.
This is what women are like. After attracting the attention of the other party, they start to play tricks to whet their appetite. Although Zhong Kui is not a handsome guy, nor is he a young and promising young man, he is still tall and in good health in all aspects. He is a member of the opposite sex and has a helpful personality, so Xiao Xu has a vague fondness for him.
"Don't be afraid if you hear this," Xiao Xu pretended to be mysterious. He looked around and then said seriously: "Isn't the old Zhangtou who kept watch with you dead?"
The other party accidentally mentioned Lao Zhangtou. Zhong Kui was suddenly startled, but he said calmly and calmly: "Life and death, what's so strange about it?"
Xiao Xu shook his head and said with a slightly nervous expression: "But that night I saw something coming out of Lao Zhangtou's house."
"How could you have seen it? The door was closed," Zhong Kui said after him.
Seeing that the other party was completely attracted by his gossip, he felt really embarrassed for a while, and then said solemnly: "That night, I came to do that (women's period) and got up frequently. When I went to the bathroom, I glanced When I saw a light seeping out of the backyard, I was curious and tiptoed over. I saw a man, covered in rags, flashing out of Lao Zhangtou's house. Let me tell you, I was almost frightened..." Xiao Xu's face turned red, and he stopped talking embarrassedly. Under the expectant gaze of the other party, he continued: "I hid aside, and after seeing that person come out, I went straight to the isolation ward."
Zhong Kui knew that the isolation wards were the dozen or so vegetative wards that suddenly returned to normal. Because they were protected from light, they rarely came out during the day. The hospital also explained that this situation was caused by the patient being bedridden for a long time. They have to wait until they adapt to the surrounding environment before they can officially live like normal people.
"You must be a patient,"
"Sure,"
"If you were asked to identify him, do you still remember his appearance?"
"This," Xiao Xu seemed worried and hesitated for a long time without saying a word.
Chapter completed!