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(This article was originally published in the "Anti epidemic" column of the second issue of "Haisheng Window" in 2022, by Wang Guiying from the Quality Control Department)

In recent years, due to the epidemic, we have formed an inseparable bond with masks: things that were once only available on the faces of doctors and nurses have now spread to everyone's faces. Different colors and patterns have made the originally monotonous and rigid masks appear angry. Gradually, masks seem to not only serve as protective measures, but also serve as protection against cold and concealment. It may have been worn for a long time, and once you go out without it, you will feel chilly. Also, when you are in a bad mood, wearing a mask will instantly make you feel much safer!

Doing nucleic acid has also become an important part of life: Looking back on a while ago, when the alarm clock rang at six o'clock, I dragged the child up, simply washed and rinsed, put on a mask, hang a health code, and then pushed outside the door: Quick! Go queue up for nucleic acid test, come back for breakfast and school! Children as young as one or two years old, and elderly people as old as 70 or 80 years old, each obediently queue up in front of the doctor with a sign or ID card, saying "Ah..." and getting stabbed in the throat! After delivering the child, I also went to the nucleic acid spot near work to "ah..." and started the day's work. Although I was tired at that time, I often complained that the teachers were pushing for nucleic acid test reports every day, which was very annoying. At least when I saw the "yin" word, I could slip into the bed and have a good sleep! Because I must have been tired, I can recover from a nap. If the "yang" is gone, it will be disastrous. These days, I've been living in a state of exhaustion, so there's no time to get sick!

The sudden release made us panicked, with a hint of being slaughtered by the virus. Usually frugal people generously go to the pharmacy to grab medicine, regardless of the price, to reduce fever, relieve cough, and relieve pain with great effort! Buying is earning! I also went there, praying in my heart: "Let them all expire, they won't be used! They won't be used!" And N95 masks, six yuan each!! Although expensive, I still endure the pain of my flesh and put on a box for the children, hoping to refuse the "prick ball" from thousands of miles away!

On Friday evening at 8:30, my daughter returned. Mom: Our class has "yang" five more today I held the spray bottle and randomly sprayed at her, feeling uneasy and uneasy! While beckoning her to wash her hands and eat, she peeled off a navel orange and then another apple, saying, 'Hurry up!'! Eat the fruit after dinner! Then drink another glass of lemonade!! My daughter chuckled and said, "Mom... I'm not a tripe! Can I eat so much? Don't always be so nervous! If it's sunny, it's sunny! It's not that scary, our teacher said it's just an ordinary cold

I believe you're a ghost. It's not scary. Why is the teacher wearing masks? Two of them!!? "I said angrily and without hesitation! Lying in bed with worry, alas! It's too scary. Can masks really block so many rampant viruses without nucleic acid? I don't know if it's a psychological effect, I feel like my calves are swollen very much. Not like the kind of soreness that comes with fatigue, but rather the kind of soreness that doesn't have any pain points, becoming more and more obvious, and slowly extending upwards, slowly stretching thighs, waist, and whole body! And then there's the feeling of my head exploding! My heart suddenly sank and I thought to myself: Nine out of ten, it's "yang"! Until twelve o'clock, listen to the heavy breathing sound coming from the child's room! Resist the sharp pain and touch your forehead！ Hot! Full of blush! finished! fever Boil water, find a fever reducing patch, take out the thermometer and take a look! good heavens! Forty degrees! The child's mouth was slightly open, her lips were crimson! My eyes are also bright red. Fortunately, there were antipyretic drugs available, so I quickly gave her a dose of "ibuprofen"! And drank half a cup of warm water, it's almost there now! I feel like my throat is particularly dry! My feet also feel a bit shaky. Hurry up and drink a large glass of boiling water yourself, feeling your way to bed! Lying in bed, the soles of my feet getting colder and colder, every joint on my body twisting like a screw, my muscles like crushed tomatoes, so sore that I couldn't squeeze a whole piece, no matter how hard I lay! The head is also getting more and more painful, like a scattered yellow egg, in a chaotic state! As soon as I got up, I opened my eyes and turned dizzy, barely holding up and half opening my eyes, I poured water twice for the feverish child, slowly boiling until dawn! The child's fever has also dropped to 38 degrees. Good heavens! This has just started. When will it take to stop?

Fortunately, my little daughter is still bouncing around! The sensible person who claims to be the 'cook of choice' at home has been busy helping us bring tea and pour water. At the same time, there was no idle moment in the family WeChat group actively promoting the news that I had been "Yang". For a moment, the news of me becoming the "leader" in my family exploded among my family! So: My three sisters and my husband's four sisters took turns to bombard me with "friendly" videos! I am in great pain! Hem, hum, hum, hum, hum, hum, hum, hum, hum, hum, hum, hum, hum, hum, hum, hum, hum, hum, hum, hum, hum, hum, hum, hum, hum, hum, hum! Lying in a daze until the afternoon, just fell asleep and was awakened by a phone call!! It's my dad!

Child: Is it difficult or not? Have you eaten yet? You want to eat! I asked them to take me out, but they didn't even let me out because they were afraid I might get infected. I'll take the three o'clock bus out, don't be afraid! It's okay, I'll be out soon

I collapsed in an instant! Let's cry out loud! Who wants you to come out?! What are you doing out for? It's no use coming out! I'm just so uncomfortable! It's really uncomfortable! I can't feel where it hurts, I can't say where it hurts! I want to take a leave! I just want to take a leave

Alright! Alright! Alright! Take a leave! Take a leave! It's so uncomfortable! What else are you working on? "Dad obediently agreed.

I not only need to ask for leave from the factory! I also need to ask for leave from everyone! I want to ask for leave from everything! I want to take leave quietly and get sick! I want to get sick alone and quietly!! Woo... Woo... Woo... Woo... Woo

After venting for a while, I slowly fell asleep and dreamed that I was back in my childhood: my father was carrying me on the way to get an injection. And promised me along the way: as long as I take my medicine well and get better soon, I will cook lean meat soup and buy me five flavors of ginger and dried bayberry. And I will also ask the next door elder brother to help me ask the teacher for two days off! Wow! Thinking of it makes me happy. I lie on my father's back and secretly enjoy it!

Mom! Sister said her head hurts! She has a fever again...!! "A loud shout pulled me back to reality! Alas... I opened my eyes and looked at my already cramped home, where the ground was filled with garbage and debris, and the kitchen was filled with pots and pans. I was instantly saddened

Mom! Sister said her head hurts! She has a fever again...!! "A loud shout pulled me back to reality! Alas... I opened my eyes and looked at my already cramped home, where the ground was filled with garbage and debris, and the kitchen was filled with pots and pans. In an instant, I felt extremely sad! It turns out that the "happiness of illness" just now only exists in dreams! For a moment, I felt the symptoms became even more severe, and I still felt like dying!

Clever humans! Don't do it again, protect the ecological environment well, and don't mess with those "thorns" anymore. Leave a safe and healthy Lebensraum for mankind!