My Courtyard Refuge

: Fang Wants a Wife

After running all afternoon, there was only the last person left.

Lao Fang is fifty-five years old this year, and has been living alone since his wife passed away. The couple have no children, so Lao Fang even suffers from illness at home.

Because no one took care of me when I went to the hospital, it might be better to take some medicine at home and cover it with a quilt.

It’s a pity that this lasted for half a month, and people almost didn’t survive it.

“Ding dong… ding dong…”

“Crack!”

Looking at the old comrade who was too thin to be human, Xu Dong was really taken aback. Where did the handsome old man in his memory go?

“Old Fang, why did you become like this?”

Lao Fang smiled wryly and said: “After a serious illness, it is God’s blessing to survive.”

“Why don’t you call us, at least I can send you some food, why are you bothering?”

Xu Dong hurriedly helped the other party onto the bed, and cleaned up the rubbish beside the bed by the way.

“I have food and drink here, so there’s no need to bother you.” After speaking, he covered his mouth and coughed a few times.

Xu Dong lifted the lid of the rice cooker, and inside was a pot of sweet potato porridge, not even a pickle.

“I’d better take you to the hospital. If your illness is a few days later, you won’t be able to save it if you want to.”

“No need, my fever has subsided, and it will be fine after a few more days.” Lao Fang waved his hand.

He was so thin that he had to go to the hospital for a check-up regardless of whether he was sick or not. In the end, under Xu Dong’s strong request, Lao Fang had to give in.

The two came to a nearby hospital. As expected, the hospital was full and there was not a single bed left.

There is no way, Xu Dong can only open the rotation training class group and ask the group friends for help.

With everyone’s enthusiastic help, the attending doctor finally vacated a hospital bed for Lao Fang in the corridor.

After a doctor’s diagnosis, Lao Fang’s cold was indeed cured, but his body was severely malnourished, and he was at risk of kidney failure at any time.

Fortunately, it came in time.

After setting up Lao Fang, Xu Dong took the time to go back to the courtyard. Xu Ma had already cooked a pot of fish soup, of course tuna was used.

This fish soup is used to nourish Lao Jin’s body. The doctor also said that fish soup is currently the most suitable food for Lao Fang.

He came to the hospital again with the thermos bucket in hand, and after hanging up the water, Lao Fang had already fallen asleep.

Xu Dong stayed with him for more than two hours. Seeing that it was almost seven o’clock in the evening, he took the initiative to wake up Lao Fang.

“Old Fang, wake up.”

Lao Fang opened his eyes, feeling a little dazed for a moment, as if he forgot where he was.

“Xiao Xu, where am I?”

“In the hospital, you forgot, I carried you back.” Xu Dong reminded.

Lao Fang patted his head, and finally recalled: “Xiao Xu, I’m sorry to trouble you.”

Xu Dong helped Lao Fang to sit up, then opened the thermos and poured him a bowl of fish soup.

“This is fish soup. I asked my family to boil it for you. It’s a bit hot. Drink it slowly.”

Lao Fang took a sip of fish soup lightly, how to describe the taste?

It is very fresh and fragrant, as if every cell in the body is cheering.

Before Lao Fang could recall it, a childish voice suddenly came from his ear:

“Grandpa, what are you drinking?”

“Grandpa, how old are you?”

“Grandpa, why don’t you speak, are you dumb?”

Xu Dong looked at the little girl who appeared out of nowhere in front of him, a little dumbfounded.

The little guy was so greedy that his saliva was about to flow out, and he was still pretending to ask questions.

“Little friend, where are your parents?” Xu Dong asked directly.

“My mother went to fetch water, and I live in that room.” The little girl pointed to a ward not far away.

Xu Dong reached out and touched the little girl’s head, “Little friend, tell uncle, what is your name?How old? ”

“My name is Dabao, and I am six and a half years old.”

Yoho, what a fate!

“Dabao, do you know what’s wrong with you?” Xu Dong tried to ask.

“The doctor uncle said I had the flu, and I’ve been in the hospital for three days.” The little girl spoke eloquently, and it seemed that her parents taught her well.

Xu Dong touched the little girl’s forehead, she did have a fever, but fortunately, it wasn’t too hot, it should be a low-grade fever.

“Uncle has extra fish soup here. It would be a pity to throw it away. Would Dabao do Uncle a favor?”

Dabao stared at the thermos bucket and nodded persistently: “I am willing.”

Xu Dong poured another bowl of fish soup, and added a few extra pieces of fish.

“Come on, uncle feeds you.”

Dabao ate very quickly, within three minutes, a bowl of fish soup with meat was all eaten.

In the end, one old and one young, everyone drank two full bowls, and there was no fish soup left.

After eating and drinking enough, the little guy patted his stomach and went back, not to mention how satisfied he was on his little face.

…

At noon the next day, Xu Dong came again to deliver food to Lao Fang, who was watching cartoons on his mobile phone with Da Bao in his arms.

That picture is quite sweet.

Perhaps smelling the smell of fish soup, the little guy suddenly raised his head and said with surprise, “Uncle, you are finally here.”

“Well, uncle brought too much fish soup today, what should we do?” Xu Dong teased deliberately.

“Dabao can help.” The little guy said seriously.

“obedient.”

Halfway through the soup this time, the child’s parents finally showed up. They thanked Xu Dong and gave him a box of homemade sweet potato pancakes before leaving.

Lao Fang stared at the backs of the other family of three for a long time.

Xu Dong joked: “What’s the use of staring at others, want to give birth to one yourself?”

===Section 121===

“I’m already at this age, what else is there?”

Lao Fang looked lonely. After this illness, he had realized what it meant to be desolate at night.

“Tsk tsk, Uncle Li is two years older than you, and he is going to be a father soon.”

“Lao Li is also the chief of the section, how can I be compared to an ordinary employee?”

“Why can’t you compare? You are not inferior. Although you didn’t buy a car, you have a house. This has already thrown off a large number of competitors.” Xu Dong persuaded.

Lao Fang shook his head: “This is not what I want. I want to marry a virtuous man who will live a good life. Of course, I have to be pleasing to the eye.”

“There are quite a lot of requirements. You don’t want to find a woman like Aunt Li who is a little bourgeois, preferably with a bookish temperament?”

The damn thing is, Lao Fang, the old rascal, actually nodded.

“It’s the best if you can find it. If you can’t find it, I will be like this for the rest of my life. When I leave one day, I will leave my house to you. You saved my life anyway.”

“Thank you, but you should keep that house for yourself, I can’t afford it.” Xu Dong quickly refused.

“I know you are not short of money, but besides you, I really can’t think of anyone else to leave it to.” There was an unspeakable sadness in the words.

“Do you have any relatives in your family?”

Lao Fang shook his head and sighed: “It’s been too long, it’s almost broken.”

“Okay, you better stop thinking about it, I will help you find a good wife like Aunt Li.”