Red Moscow

Just when Kopalova was about to hang up the phone, Sokov unexpectedly asked: "Kopalova, is your unit still implementing the rationing system?"

"No, it was canceled last October." Kopalova replied: "Misha, why do you ask this?"

Sokov did not answer her question, but continued: "Do you have the habit of storing food at home?"

"Of course not." Kopalova answered readily this time: "As you know, I am a reporter. Although I am just a photojournalist, like ordinary reporters, I often have to go on business trips to other places for ten days and a half. I don’t even go home. Even if I store food, it will be spoiled by the time I get home.”

Sokov doesn't want to be a holy mother who helps the world. But in the face of the coming famine, he was unwilling to watch Kopalova suffer from hunger, and she seemed to have an inextricably close relationship with the original owner of her body. Therefore, he reminded him when he needed to. As for whether the other party could hear it, it was not an issue that he should be concerned about.

"Storing food directly may not be a wise choice." Sokov said: "Even in winter, the bread you buy will go moldy in a few days if it is left at home. So I think you should probably buy some flour and take it home." , when you have free time, bake your own bread. Anyway, you have an oven at home, so it is more convenient to do anything. "

But what Sokov didn't expect was that after hearing what he said, Kopalova said excitedly: "Misha, I didn't expect that you still remember the oven at my house. That's great, that's great. Okay, I’m really touched.”

Sokov was dumbfounded: What's going on? Isn't an oven a standard feature in every home? When I talk about the oven, why are you so excited? Is there any story between you and the original owner of your former body and the oven?

Although his mind was full of questions, Sokov did not dare to ask. Once you say something wrong, the other party will definitely become suspicious. Even if you use amnesia as an excuse to excuse yourself, the other party will probably be dubious.

"Misha," Kopalova suddenly said in an extremely gentle voice: "After Asya wakes up, can you take the time to come to my house?" Perhaps because she was worried that Sokov would refuse, she also specifically emphasized, "War After the outbreak, you never came to my house once, I thought you had forgotten about me. "

"How is that possible?" Sokov laughed dryly and said awkwardly: "During the war, I was seriously injured in the enemy's bombing and lost a lot of my past memories. Although I can't remember I don’t know what happened to you before, but when I met you in Stalingrad, I had a very cordial feeling and felt that you should be a very important person in my life..."

The sweet words that Sokov racked his brains to come up with are indeed very effective. While trying to please Kopalova, he also constantly hinted to her that he had lost a lot of memory due to the shock injury, so it was reasonable for him to forget the past with her. middle. By taking such a vaccination in advance, even if Kopalova discovers any doubts in the future, he can use this reason to excuse her.

After finishing the conversation with Kopalova, Sokov lay on the bed again, trying to close his eyes, trying to fall asleep as soon as possible. But there were too many things that happened in the past two days. It was like a movie playing in his mind, with various images flashing through his mind, making his cerebral cortex excited again.

Since he couldn't sleep, Sokov simply got out of bed, came to the table, turned on the lamp, took out a pen and paper, and continued to write the last part of "Ordinary Soldier".

Towards daybreak, Sokov finally finished writing the novel.

When he wrote "The whole book is finished" at the end of the manuscript, he suddenly felt empty in his heart and unable to lift himself up, as if all his energy had been drained out of his body.

The phone rang. Sokov reached out and grabbed the receiver, yawned and said, "I'm Sokov, who are you?"

"Misha, it's me." Nina's voice came from the receiver: "Asiya, Asiya..."

Hearing that Nina was very excited, Sokov couldn't help but feel a little in his heart, secretly wondering if something happened to Asiya, and he quickly asked cautiously: "What happened to Asiya?"

"Asia wakes up!"

"Asia is awake?"

"Yes, she's awake." Nina said, "I just saw that she was awake, so I called you immediately and wanted to tell you the news as soon as possible."

"I'll be there right away."

Sokov put the manuscript away first, then got dressed and rushed out of the room.

When he drove to the gate of the compound, the sentry on duty at the gate saw Sokov appearing and asked curiously: "Comrade General, you are leaving so early."

"Yes, I have to go out and do something."

"Comrade General," the sentry asked politely, "can I ask you, are you operating in the city or in the suburbs?"

Sokov thought for a while. Although the hospital where Asya was hospitalized was located on the edge of the city, it should still belong to the urban area, and then replied: "We operate within the urban area. What, is there any problem?"

"Comrade General, I heard that the countryside is not peaceful, especially before dawn, and accidents are more likely to happen." The sentry said to Sokov: "If you want to go to the countryside, I need to report to my superiors and send people to go with you to ensure that Your safety.”

"No need," Sokov politely declined the other party's kindness: "I am moving within the city, and there should be no problem with my safety."

After leaving the compound, Sokov drove and looked out the window at the street. The streets were empty, not to mention cars, not even a human being could be seen, as if everyone in the city had disappeared.

Arriving at an intersection, Sokov was stopped by a police patrol car approaching from the front.

A small policeman and a police sergeant got out of the car. They came to the front of the car, raised their hands in salute and said politely: "Please show me your ID!"

Sokov took out his ID and handed it over, and asked casually: "Comrade Sheriff, what went wrong when you stopped my car?"

"There's no problem, Comrade General." The police sergeant read Sokov's ID and said politely: "We were patrolling nearby, and we didn't see any vehicles coming in all night. We happened to encounter your car. So come check it out.”

The other party was performing his duties, so Sokov would naturally not be familiar with the other party. After he took back his ID, he drove to the hospital again.

When I came to the inpatient department of the hospital, I was stopped by a fat female nurse again when I entered the door. The female nurse said politely: "I'm sorry, Comrade General, it's not visiting time yet. Please come back in a few hours."

"Comrade nurse," Sokov patiently explained to the other party: "My wife was in a car accident yesterday. She was rescued in the operating room for more than ten hours before she was barely out of danger, but she never regained consciousness. I just received the call. I got a call and said she was awake, so I hurried over.”

After hearing Sokov's words, the nurse was also very embarrassed. She sympathized with Sokov very much, but the rules and regulations of the hospital were not something she, an ordinary nurse, could break if she wanted to, so she could only harden her heart and say: "Comrade General, I am very sympathetic to your feelings, but rules are rules." , no one can violate it, please come back in a few hours and don’t embarrass me.”

Seeing that the female nurse refused to be accommodating, Sokov couldn't help but feel a little irritated: "Comrade nurse, do you know who I am?"

"I don't know." The nurse shook her head and said, "I only know that you are a general, but I don't know who you are." The nurse knew very well that despite the general's high rank, she had offended him. , it will not bring any adverse consequences, after all, the other party is not responsible for governing itself. But if she violates the hospital's regulations, she may be punished. Which one is more serious or less serious, she still has a handle on.

Now that Sokov has arrived here, he will naturally not be stopped by a nurse. He intends to adopt the approach of being polite first and then fighting. He will negotiate with the other party first. If that doesn't work, it will not be too late to force his way in: "Comrade nurse, I and your hospital The manager is very familiar. If you don’t believe it, you can call him to verify.”

"Are you familiar with our dean?" the nurse hesitated.

"That's right." Seeing the change in the nurse's attitude, Sokov realized that it was quite useful to carry the dean out: "My wife, in addition to the four nurses arranged by the dean himself, is divided into several shifts, 2 hours In addition to taking care of her continuously, my wife's mother was also in the ward. This was authorized by the director. She called me to tell me that my wife was awake. "

"Comrade General." After hearing what Sokov said, the nurse had to pay the necessary attention to avoid accidentally offending the wrong person and causing unnecessary trouble for herself. She asked carefully: "May I ask your wife? In which ward."

After hearing Sokov mention the ward where Asya was located, the nurse said politely: "Comrade General, please wait a moment while I call and ask the doctor on duty."

Sokov made a gesture of invitation to her: "Please do it." Since it can be solved in Wen's way, there is no need to force it. If there is a real trouble, even if the dean comes to solve it, I am afraid there will be many trouble. Moreover, Asiya still lives in the hospital, so if she really offends the nurse and does something bad in private, it will be impossible to prevent her.

A few minutes later, the nurse said to Sokov: "Comrade General, I have verified that what you said is true. Now you can go to the ward and visit your wife."

After thanking the nurse, Sokov walked across the hall and up the stairs.

Come to Asiya's ward. As soon as he entered the door, the nurse on duty said to Sokov in surprise: "Comrade General, congratulations, your wife has woken up."

After thanking the nurse, Sokov quickly came to the bed and leaned over to look at Asya lying on the bed.

Asiya slowly opened her eyes, perhaps sensing Sokov's arrival.

When she saw clearly that the person standing in front of her was indeed Sokov, she said in a weak voice: "Misha, you are here!"

"Well, Asiya, I'm here." Sokov squatted down by the bed, grabbed one of Asiya's hands, and asked softly: "How do you feel?"

"I feel very uncomfortable. I feel pain all over my body..."

After hearing what Asiya said, Sokov immediately turned to look at the nurse in the room, wanting to ask what was going on. When the nurse saw Sokov looking at her, she quickly explained: "Comrade General, we have already given her painkillers and morphine. I'm afraid it will take a while for the medicine to take effect."

When Sokov learned that the nurse had taken appropriate measures, he nodded slightly and then asked, "By the way, where did my mother-in-law go?"

"After she called you, she came in specifically to tell us that she wanted to call her family." The nurse raised her hand to look at the time, and then said: "She has been gone for almost five minutes, she should be back soon!"

Sokof nodded and continued to talk to Asiya: "Asiya, hold on a little longer. When the drug takes effect, you won't feel the pain."

Asiya first said "um", and then said to Sokov in a crying voice: "Misha, I'm sorry!"

"Asiya, why are you saying sorry?"

"Child, our child is gone. It's all my fault that I can't even keep the child. Misha, I'm sorry." Asiya said this, tears flowed down her cheeks like beads that had broken off the string.

Sokof hurriedly reached out to help her wipe her tears, but the more he wiped, the more tears he had. The loss of the child will be an irreparable trauma for Asiya, and it is unknown how long it will take to heal.

"Silly girl," Sokov was heartbroken after losing his child, but he did not show it in front of Asiya. Instead, he comforted her and said, "We are still young. We can have children in the future even if we lose this child."

"Misha, there are some things you don't know. When you went to the Far East, Comrade Stalin called me personally to ask about the fetus. He even took the initiative to ask me that after the child was born, he would let Yakov be the godfather of the child."

After hearing what Asiya said, Sokov was stunned. If Yakov really became the godfather of his child, it meant that the future of his child would be unusually smooth. He smiled bitterly and said, "Is this true? Yasha is really a guy. I have such a good relationship with him, but he never mentioned this to me."

"Misha, have you forgotten that according to custom, before the child is born, you cannot tell others who the godfather of the child is, otherwise it will bring misfortune to both parties."

Asiya's words made Sokov stunned again. Is there such a custom in Russia? Why have I never heard of it? But then I thought, when the school starts in September every year, students will hold a bunch of chrysanthemums in their hands as a gift to the teacher when they go to school to register. In China, chrysanthemums are used to commemorate the dead. It is understandable that I have too little knowledge and do not understand many Russian customs.

"Asiya, don't worry, Yasha will not be able to escape as the godfather." Sokov gently patted Asiya's arm and said softly: "When we have our own children in the future, we will definitely let him be the godfather."

Sokof's comfort made Asiya stop crying: "Misha, I heard that when I was in the operating room for emergency treatment, you even begged the dean to mobilize the best doctors from other hospitals to perform surgery on me. If it weren't for their help, I'm afraid I would have been dead long ago. Misha, thank you, thank you for everything you have done for me."

"Silly girl, what nonsense are you talking about. You know, we are husband and wife, and all these things are what I should do."