see you in spring

Chapter 44
Sun Yan's hope was dashed, and Jia Lie could only find a way on his own.

She counted out all the masks and disinfectants at home. There were thirteen N95 masks in total, an unopened bottle of [-] ml disinfectant and another half-used bottle of disinfectant.

She sent a separate message to the neighbor who just said she wanted to exchange for something, asking if she could exchange it for three masks or a bottle of disinfectant.

The other party did not reply.

Jia Lie was anxious, thinking that the other party was going to regret it, so he quickly added two more masks, but the other party still didn't reply.

Jia Lie walked back and forth in the living room, wondering why he regretted it in just a moment.She could only yell in the crowd: The neighbor who just said barter for barter, please reply to me.

The enthusiastic elder sisters in the group also started to shout in support. The neighbor couldn't hide anymore so she came forward and said in the group: Sorry, I don't want to trade with you anymore.

Jia Lie was anxious: Why, didn’t you agree just now?

The eldest sister in the group also spoke up to help Jia Lie: That's right, why did you regret it after you agreed? It's a big deal now that we don't have a thermometer.Besides, having two thermometers in one household is useless.

The neighbor was bombarded by everyone and became anxious: I just asked the property manager, her home is [-], and now the whole family is quarantined, whoever wants to go can go, don't stand and talk without hurting your back!
The person who spoke for Jia Lie just now became silent for a moment.

Jia Lie quickly explained: Our family voluntarily quarantined because we were worried about being infected with a classmate who had returned from a business trip to Wucheng a few days ago.When we exchange, we can leave things outside the door without any need for direct contact. The masks at home are all individually packaged, and the unopened disinfectant has a plastic seal on it, so don’t worry.

The eldest mother in the group immediately said: Why are you not worried?Have you all been exposed to these things?We don’t need to remove the plastic seal and outer packaging?If these bacteria and viruses stick to the plastic packaging, what should we do if we are infected?
Jia Lie patiently explained: We are just quarantining, and if we haven’t confirmed it, we are infected.

As soon as I said this, I was immediately criticized back: Then I am not sure that I am not infected.

An elder brother from another building said in a bad tone: What's going on? I'm in isolation, don't you know?We are all from the same community, and if you ask your neighbor to give you a thermometer, you are very vicious.

Jia Lie was so angry that her temples were beating. She knew that a strong argument at this time would just poke a hornet's nest. She had never been a coward, but she didn't want to become a public enemy in the community. After all, besides her, the family also had Holly and Little Winter Melon.

Although she bought a new house, she won't be able to move into it for a while, and her family will have to live in this old and dilapidated community.This going in and out, looking up and looking down, if it gets stiff, even if the wicked words can't hurt her and Dongqing, but leaving a psychological shadow on Xiao Donggua is not worth the candle.

For the sake of his children, Jia Lie gave in.

She quickly called: Neighbors, I apologize for causing trouble to you. I shouldn’t bother the neighbors by asking for help in the group.I take back all the words I just said. In addition, our family will definitely follow the national regulations and complete the [-] days of isolation at home, so as not to cause any additional trouble to the residents of the community.

After Jia Lie's words came out, no one answered for several seconds.

She threw her phone on the dining table, her throat getting even more sore from anger.I thought I could finally get a thermometer, but I didn't expect that after a lot of trouble, I still couldn't solve it.

Jia Lie touched his forehead and quickly drank a large glass of warm water. Only then did the anger in his heart calm down.

Regarding the fact that their family was quarantined, out of an attitude of being responsible for herself and others, she reported it to the property management, and the property management also posted a notice in the community, so she thought everyone knew about it, so she didn't say anything about it just now.

But now that everyone is making such a fuss, the nature has changed, making her seem like she is going to die and needs to be supported. It is better to talk about the isolation from the beginning.

The phone vibrated again. She thought it was a message from Sun Yan or Han Guyu. When she picked it up, she saw that it was from the owner group.

A person named "Perfect" on WeChat asked a question under the paragraph she just posted: If we chat with her on WeChat like this, will the virus spread through the Internet?

Jia Lie laughed angrily and was about to fight back in the group when he suddenly found that he had been removed from the group.

She was so angry. If she had known about it, she would not have asked in the group. It was useless. She also made her so angry that her whole family became a plague in the eyes of others.

She walked around irritably in the small living room at home, feeling a breath in her chest. She told herself that it was not worth it to be angry. There was no one to compensate for being angry. This kind of thing where loved ones hate and enemies are happy. , she Jia Lie can't do it.

I can't find a place to vent, so I can only divert my attention at this time.She glanced at the unobstructed living room. There was really nothing to divert her attention, so she turned on the TV.

At this time, the TV was replaying last night's Spring Festival Gala.The house was too small, and she was afraid of disturbing the holly and winter melons in the room, so she adjusted the volume to the smallest setting.

In previous years, when I went back to my hometown during the Spring Festival, no matter whether I went back to her house or Dongqing’s house, everyone must sit together to watch the Spring Festival Gala on New Year’s Eve. This is an unshakeable repertoire.She has never had much interest in those fixed-mode programs, and she wouldn't watch them if it wasn't for spending time with her family.

But today, in order to divert her attention, she just silently watched the replay of a skit in the Spring Festival Gala by herself.Unexpectedly, after looking at it, I really took it in.She even smiled cooperatively at some of the old jokes, and suddenly felt that it would be a blessing to live such a peaceful and boring life until old age.

The wind outside the window became louder and louder. She turned around and looked out. There was no one on the road in the community.

The cold air in Dongqing's room kept creeping into the living room from the crack in the door, and Jia Lie couldn't sit still.Worried that he would freeze inside, she got up and found the electric blanket and the little sun, and knocked on Holly's door: "Are you asleep? How do you feel now?"

Dongqing, wearing a cotton hat and down jacket, huddled in the bed and got colder and colder as she slept, unable to sleep at all.

He said hoarsely: "I'm fine."

"I left the electric blanket and little sun outside the door for you. Come out and get it, plug in the electricity, and make the room warmer." Jia Lie said, changing another pot of hot water for him.

Dongqing slowly got up from the bed and rubbed her heavily nasal nose: "Okay, you go back to the room first, and I'll go out and get it."

How could Jia Lie dare to go back to her room? Her daughter was inside. She didn't dare to get close to her daughter before taking her temperature.Seeing that Dongqing was about to open the door and come out, she could only turn around and enter the toilet at the back.

When Holly moved the things back to the room, she looked up and saw a small thermos and a cup on the table. She also saw that the TV was on with the sound turned down to the minimum.This means that Jia Lie never returned to the room just now, but stayed in the living room for a long time.

Dongqing glanced at the stove and saw that nothing was cooking.He glanced in the direction of the toilet. He wanted to ask Jia Lie what happened, but if he stayed in the living room for a second longer, Jia Lie and his daughter would be in more danger.

He quickly returned to his room, and after turning on the little sun and electric blanket, he picked up his cell phone and sent a series of voice messages to Jia Lie.

At this moment, Jia Lie, who was staying in the cramped toilet, suddenly felt a sense of desolate frustration. She attributed the current predicament between her and Dongqing to her own lack of ability and inability to make enough money.

In her mind, if they were rich, she would not force Dongqing to attend the party, let alone listen to Liu Quantao's "successful experience", so she would not have to be quarantined today.

If they are rich, they can live in a big house with three or even four bedrooms and one living room.Even if it's isolation, Holly can now move to another warm house to lie down.And she didn't have to sit in the living room with nowhere to go, let alone hide in the cramped toilet and smell the stench.

But all "what ifs" are just daydreams. Thinking about this kind of thing is like fantasizing about winning a lottery ticket, which can give a little relief to the difficult life.After all, how full the dream is, how skinny the reality is.

Hearing the sound of Dongqing going back to her room and closing the door, Jia Lie also returned from fantasy to reality. Then she slowly walked out of the toilet, sat back on the sofa in the living room, and watched the pantomime-like TV program at a loss.

A message from Dongqing came into the phone: "What's wrong with you? Why do you stay in the living room all the time?"

Jia Lie didn't want to tell him about his sore throat, so he could only make up a lie casually: "It's too stuffy in the room, come out and get some air."

"It's cold in the living room. You'd better go back to your room to avoid catching a cold."

Jia Lie responded with an "OK" gesture, put the phone aside, leaned his head on the back of the sofa and closed his eyes.At this time, every time she swallowed, she felt something stuck in her throat.

She felt that she must have been infected, but now that there was no thermometer, she didn't know what temperature she was.She touched her forehead and felt it was extremely hot, which made her even more panicked.She thought that she should take some antipyretic medicine first, no matter how high the temperature was, and let it go down first.

But then I thought about it, if she contracted pneumonia instead of an ordinary fever and took medicine to suppress the early symptoms, wouldn't it delay the treatment?
Just when Jia Lie was hesitant about whether to take the medicine first, he suddenly heard a kick at the door.She was sure that such a sound was made by kicking her feet.

Since the outbreak of the epidemic, everyone has been in danger. They will automatically avoid anyone who is five meters away from the other side. It is impossible for anyone to visit at this time.Besides, even if he was really troubled, he couldn't just kick in the door.

Hearing this rough voice, Jia Lie became angry and shouted: "Who is it?"

No one answered, but there was another kick at the door.

The epidemic is like a mirror that holds a demon in your face. News during this period often revealed that many people from Wucheng in other places were viewed with colored glasses or even expelled by people from other regions.Jia Lie was worried that because of what he had just said in the group, the fearful and petty people in the community began to harass and retaliate.

She cursed secretly, and instead of opening the door rashly, she opened the peephole first and looked outside, only to find that no one was there.

Dongqing also heard the noise outside, but he couldn't go out of the room, so he could only ask through the door: "What happened?"

"It's okay. Just a lunatic." Jia Lie closed the peephole angrily.

She stood behind the door, getting angrier as she thought about it.They are also victims, and they don't want to be like this, but it's okay if these people in the community don't help, and they add insult to injury.Aren't these grandsons afraid of being infected? Then I'll open the door and see if you dare to kick the door again.

Jia Lie opened the door angrily, and just as he was about to step out, he saw a small basket placed on the doormat at his door.

In the basket, there is a small bottle of disinfectant and an electronic thermometer.

She was stunned for a few seconds, looking left and right, but there was no one in the corridor.

Jia Lie gratefully picked up the small basket on the ground, with mixed feelings in his heart, and his resentment disappeared without a trace in an instant.It seems that she is the one who is petty. There are still many good people in this world.

(End of this chapter)