porridge for two

Chapter 70 Leprosy Village 1

Within a few weeks of the start of the new semester, the "Dashan Project" team gathered in a study room for a meeting.The theme of the meeting is the first activity of this semester, which is "caring for leprosy patients and entering leprosy villages".

In the classroom, everyone sat in their seats and listened carefully to what President Xie Xiuping had to say.

"The people in the leprosy village have been cured of their diseases, but their hearts also need to be healed. So we go to care for them, accompany them, chat with them and play chess, just like with our own grandparents. , Grandpa and grandma. I hope that the love we bring can become a kind of nourishment, a kind of lubricant for the soul, a kind of spiritual comfort, so that their hearts can also be healed."

"The conditions in Leprosy Village are quite old. Although caring people have been paying attention and relevant departments have been following up with management, they are still old. So we are also going to send warmth, not only physical warmth, but also psychological warmth. !"

"About leprosy patients, many people talk about leprosy! Let me explain here first: first of all, the leprosy patients we visit are all cured leprosy patients, and they are not contagious. However, people's constitutions and growth environments are different. If any member of the commune is afraid of contacting these cured leprosy patients, come down and tell me so that work can be adjusted.”

"Secondly, the two leprosy villages we decided to go to temporarily have inconvenient transportation, which can be said to be isolated from the world. Before we went to the villages, there were people to receive them and fellow villagers to help us find ways to get supplies, but to go to the leprosy village, the first There is also a guide for the first time, and there may not be a guide for the next time. The rice oil we brought, we have to carry it on our shoulders, use our hands, and deliver it to them in person, no one can help. "

"So the members who go this time, it is best to have good physique and strength. Girls think carefully, and female men can go. Now the transportation is inconvenient. This time we have to bring supplies. Regarding the leprosy village, there will be more in the future. There are many things for you girls to do, don’t worry about not having the opportunity to do them.”

After Xie Xiuping finished speaking, everyone began to chatter.Soon, everyone decided who was going.Fortunately, the members of the commune have been carefully selected. There are no people who misunderstand leprosy, only those who are afraid that their strength is too weak to carry things and hinder the team members. Take the opportunity.

Regarding the matter of being divided into two groups, the team members have no problem, and they will be automatically divided soon. Only Fang He, everyone has some doubts, and then Su Zeyu and Xie Xiuping, who don't know how to divide.

In the club, everyone is called Xie Xiuping—the president, and Su Zeyu—the boss.

As the backbone of the club, if they are divided into two teams, they naturally hope that they can lead a team.

"The president and the boss participated in activities together, and they have never been separated!"

"The president and the boss are so nice that they wear the same pair of pants, they are inseparable all day long, like Siamese twins, can we separate into two teams?"

"But we are engaging in activities!"

"..."

Everyone discussed intensely. Xie Xiuping glanced at Su Zeyu and said to everyone who was discussing: "This time, Su Zeyu and I will separate, and we will lead a team!"

When the president spoke, everyone had no opinion, and they all felt that this was the best arrangement.

The next step is whether Fang He is going.Naturally, everyone considered that he only had one hand, which was inconvenient.

"Brother, why don't you go! We have more than ten members who didn't go this time! Let's go again next time we have a chance!"

A girl who decided not to go suggested that because Fang He was old and in a high grade, the members all called him Senior Brother.

"I'm going, why can't I go? I'm already in the second semester of my junior year, and there are fewer and fewer opportunities to do activities with everyone. If I am in Qingzhou City after graduation, I can still do activities with everyone. If you are not in the city, how can you still have a chance?"

"Besides, if you can go, I can go, if you can choose, I can pick, if you can mention, I can also mention! It won't hold everyone back. Maybe I will go like this, and let them see hope! They are not sick now, but they have been sick before, their hands and feet are not convenient, their faces are not good-looking, and they can’t speak fluently. Like me, they are at most disabled!"

As Fang He was talking, he suddenly stood up, looked at the family members of the team members who had not known each other for a long time, but they also had some feelings, he patted the table lightly, and said: "If anyone refuses to accept, let's wrestle the wrists, and if I lose, we will lose." not going!"

Fang He knew that everyone cared about him and didn't mean to discriminate against him, but he didn't have much time in school, so he wanted to fight for opportunities for himself.

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and no one spoke again.

"Brother and I are in a group. If you have no doubts, let's end the meeting. The relevant groups will go to prepare relevant things, and the time will be next Saturday." Seeing that no one spoke, Xie Xiuping opened his mouth and arranged the matter by the way.

During Xie Xiuping's time with Fang He, he knew that Fang He was a person with strong self-esteem, and he tried to do his best in everything.Of course, he is not a very ambitious person, he will analyze himself objectively, if something can be done, he will spare no effort, if something cannot be done, he will not go into a corner and make things difficult for himself.

Xie Xiuping believes that Fang He will not hold back everyone in this event, but will bring surprises to everyone.But as the leader of a team, he should not have obvious selfishness and partiality. Fang He also hoped that Xie Xiuping would treat him as an ordinary person without any special treatment.

A few days to prepare, everything is ready.This time, the rice oil was bought in small quantities, and one person carried ten catties of rice and ten catties of oil.After consulting the situation and files of the relevant patients, they bought a cotton shirt and a T-shirt for each of the villagers in the leprosy village.

The two leprosy villages prepared the same things, but the village where Su Zeyu and the others were going had a fellow who often delivered supplies to the village. He was willing to lead the way and pull his horse to help them carry some things, so their group bought more rice and oil.As for Xie Xiuping and the others, the person who led the way this time was an aunt who cooked for everyone in the leprosy village, so she could only lead the way for them, so their group was directly converted into money.

This Saturday, genius Ma Maliang, two groups of people gathered at the entrance of the Agricultural University complex building, dragged their things, and set off together.A company sponsored two cars for this event, picking them up separately, but the road was blocked, so they had to be sent to the end of the road.

Fortunately, one village is in a town on the outskirts of Qingzhou City, and the other is in Dongping County, which is under the jurisdiction of Qingzhou City. The specific location is at the junction of Qingzhou City and Dongping County.Even if the mountain road is difficult, there is no problem going back and forth in one day. Besides, they have a car to pick you up, so you don't have to wait for the bus, which saves a lot of time.

Xie Xiuping's group consisted of Fang He, Xie Chao, Si Huo, Li Jinyan, Ye Fei, etc., a total of eight people.

Su Zeyu's group includes Ai Nan, Sun Qi, Xiao Guoqing, Yang Qin, Tan Aihua, etc., a total of eight people.

At around 08:30 in the morning, after an hour and a half drive, Xie Xiuping and his party were sent to Xiangyu Town, which is the closest to Dongping Leprosy Village.We found a breakfast shop here and had something to eat before heading out on the road.It was too early to set off from Qingzhou, and everyone couldn't eat anything before departure.

Difficulties on the road are natural. The two-and-a-half-hour journey is full of winding mountain roads. Many places on the mountain roads are so narrow that only one person can pass through them, and there are too few sections where two people can walk side by side.Climbing mountains, wading waters, crossing bridges, and climbing ridges. Walking empty-handed is an idiot, and everyone is even irritable with rice and oil in their hands.Fortunately, it is spring now, and the sun is not very hot, otherwise it would be worse.

The handle on the oil drum will be tightened after a long time, and the handle on the rice bag will also be tightened. What should I do?Everyone is smart, let's see how the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing their magical powers.

Xie Xiuping carried the rice in a sports bag, with gloves on, oil in one hand, and clothes for the villagers in the other; Fang He carried the oil in an oval-shaped backpack. It seems to be tailor-made for this oil barrel, and it fits very well. Sometimes I carry the rice on my shoulders, and sometimes I put it down and use it by hand;

Xie Chao is a strong man. Looking at Xie Chao is like seeing the scene of the main character practicing Kung Fu in a movie. He holds oil in one hand and rice in the other. He walks with both hands stretched out, like carrying something on a pole; Sihuo is Carry oil for a while to extract rice, and carry rice for oil for a while, in exchange;

The backpacks of Li Jinyan and Ye Fei are big enough, so they put the rice in the backpack, and then hold the oil on their chests, like a novice mother holding a child, which seems a bit unfamiliar; the other two brothers are amazing, and put the rice on top On the top of the head, like playing, greet rice with one hand, and oil with the other.

Along the way, this pile of live treasures, just the gesture of carrying things, made Mrs. Zhang, who came to lead the way, laugh several times.Fortunately, Mrs. Zhang brought a pole and a stick when she came, and she said she was prepared. She has been cooking in the village for more than ten years, and some people will bring something when they come, so she is clear.If anyone can't do it, Aunt Zhang will help them pick it up. You can also use a stick to pick it up, so that everyone can relax.

After 11 o'clock, we turned over another mountain, and finally saw human habitation. It was a house with three rows of loess walls, and the roof was covered with white asbestos tiles. Against the surrounding green background, the house became very conspicuous.The house is located in the middle of the desert, surrounded by high mountains, the only way out of the mountain is the one under their feet.

There are a total of 9 cured leprosy patients in the village, and their age ranges from 40 to 60 years old.

The villagers knew that someone was coming, except for one or two who didn't like the excitement, they all came out, but their attitude was a little indifferent?

It was obviously different from everyone's imagination, there was no dodging and disdain, no curiosity and surprise, only a faint indifference.

It was as if they were just passers-by and would not stop and stay. Even if they looked back, they just passed by after seeing it, without wind or waves.The passers-by left, but they stayed where they were, still living their unchanging life.They seem a little disappointed, bearish, and it is not easy to trust them.

When Aunt Zhang saw this situation, she didn't say anything. She just took a few people to the kitchen and put the rice oil away. Then she briefly explained the reason.

These people have never left the village since it was established. Even if they are cured, and some of them are able to move freely and take care of themselves, they are unwilling to go out because they are afraid of the eyes of outsiders.

But I have been staying in this valley for decades, and I am also curious about what the outside world has become.In the past few years, no one came to see them. They were very lonely. In the past few years, I finally saw some people from outside. There were college students from schools and caring people in society, but those who came once or twice would not Come again, no one has been here in the past two years.

Although people from the village often come to take care of them and have regular physical examinations, in the eyes of the villagers, this is different.I can't say why, but it's different. They feel that they have been forgotten, and their hearts are naturally cold.