I took my mother to Zhengzhou for medical treatment and the four-day experience will never be forgotten.

My mother had an upset stomach and was hospitalized at Nanyang Home County Hospital for a gastroscopy. The result was atrophic gastritis. It was recommended that she take medicine and undergo regular check-ups. I was worried, so I rushed back to my hometown from Guangzhou and planned to take her to the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University to ask a doctor to confirm again.

We arrived at the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University in the rain at two o'clock in the afternoon on July 19th. We waited until about four o'clock in the afternoon to see the doctor. After looking at the previous examination results, he said that regular re-examination would be enough. If it still didn't work, Don’t worry, you can take the glass slides from the gastroscopy done at the county hospital to the pathology department for consultation. I immediately called a friend at home to help pick up the glass and express it. It said it would arrive on July 21st at the earliest. We found a bed and breakfast by the Jinshui River near the First Affiliated Hospital.

The rain has been falling, and the water of Jinshui River is as yellow as the Yellow River. The water level is slowly rising, and it has risen to half of the river bank at noon on the 20th. In the afternoon, the rain suddenly increased. We hid in the room and did not dare to go out. The second floor had already begun to leak. The tenant checked out and left. We lived on the first floor, and luckily there was no water leakage in the room. In the evening, there was a power outage. I went out to look for food and found that the Jinshui River was almost full. The food street by the river had been flooded due to its low terrain. There was a layer of debris floating on the water. The neighborhood next to it was flooded with water. Car rearview mirror. When I walked to the roadside, I was shocked. The water on Jianshe East Road was waist-deep. The water rushed into the Jinshui River like a river. There were flooded vehicles everywhere on the road. All the shops on the roadside were flooded. I could only go back to the room and look at the The Jinshui River is worried, fearing that it will overflow. At seven o'clock, I couldn't bear the hunger anymore, so I walked out again with an umbrella. There was a supermarket on the side of Jianshe Road that was opened a little, and only one person could be allowed in at a time to buy things. I quickly lined up and went in to buy some food and water. I checked my phone at night and found that many places in Zhengzhou were severely flooded. The nearby First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University was also flooded. The water was up to my neck and the hospital also had a power outage. I started to worry about the patients inside. I got up several times at night to check the water level of Jinshui River. Fortunately, it never overflowed and the room did not leak.

When I woke up on the morning of the 21st, the rain had subsided, so I quickly went out to find something to eat. The Jinshui River flooded in the early morning, and the water level had gone down. There was only mud and water on the road, but the nearby hotels were flooded. Coupled with the power outage, no one was open. After walking for three or four kilometers, I finally found that a Huan Chaos store had electricity and was open. I immediately queued up to eat a bowl of hot Chaos, packed a steamed dumpling for my mother, and walked back quickly, still hot. . After finishing the steamed dumplings, my mother had no hot water to drink, and she began to feel sick to her stomach. The owner of the B&B was afraid that the house would collapse, so he began to ask the guests to check out. The courier service also stopped delivering the glass, so he thought about it for safety reasons. , it’s better to go back to Nanyang first and come back when the First Affiliated Hospital is open for normal business. After checking, there was a high-speed rail, but the online car-hailing service was closed, so I had to check out the room and wait for the bus. There are flooded vehicles everywhere on the road. Some car owners are cleaning their vehicles themselves, and restaurants and shops are also busy cleaning up. Buses one after another in the First Affiliated Hospital transferred patients. We waited for a long time, but there was no bus and there were very few taxis. What's worse is that there is no service on the mobile phone. I can't make calls or check the news. I am isolated from the world and feel at a loss. I could only walk in the direction to the high-speed rail to see if I could get a taxi. I walked from Erqi District to Jinshui District. On the way, I accidentally got a signal on my mobile phone. I found that my classmates in Zhengzhou left me a message saying that the high-speed rail station was flooded and out of service. Quickly look for a hotel along the road. There is a tunnel on the road with deep water. Rescue workers are pumping water non-stop, and all pedestrians are avoiding it. At four o'clock in the afternoon, I finally found a Hanting Hotel. When I asked if there was a room, I checked in immediately. I simply washed up and went down to find something to eat. The hotel had electricity but the food supplies were not available. Most of the shops on the roadside were closed. I finally found a restaurant that was open and joined the queue. There was a shortage of food, so I ate whatever I could. After I was full, I went back to the hotel and charged my phone and connected it to WiFi. Only then did I feel like I was back in real life. I walked 16 kilometers in the mud with my luggage on my back today, but when I saw pictures of rescue and disaster relief everywhere on the Internet, I couldn't help but burst into tears and was very moved. In the past, I was worried when I saw other cities being flooded, but I didn't experience it personally. This time I was there, and I felt the pain of the victims more deeply, and I was more easily moved by the spirit of people from all over the country uniting to provide disaster relief. When one party is in trouble, all parties support it, and when there is a heavy rain, there is no mercy. It is this spirit of unity that allows us to overcome disasters and rebuild our homes.

I kept checking the information about the high-speed rail at night. It will not be operating in the next few days. My mother is not used to it here, and her stomach starts to feel uncomfortable again. She can’t help but feel anxious and wants to go home quickly. My family has been worried about us and contacted us constantly, but because there was no service on the mobile phone, we could not get in touch until the evening. My brother suggested renting a car to go back. I immediately checked Amap, Baidu and Tencent maps, and only Amap could export the route. I found that I could drive on the highway, so I went to rent a car immediately and placed an order with eHi Car Rental. I felt a little more at ease, but I still couldn't sleep well at night. I was worried and anxious, and I had a few blisters on my face.

I got up early on the 22nd, went to have a meal, and came back to pack my luggage. At around nine o'clock, the person who rented a car from Yihi called and said that the car was flooded and there was no car. My heart suddenly sank. I immediately called the customer service number and explained the situation. Half request and half threat, I asked EHI Car Rental to help me arrange a car at another store. After worrying about the phone all morning, I finally said at 11:30 that someone happened to be returning the car and I checked out immediately.

Due to the lack of rain and ongoing rescue operations, the tunnel on Jinshui Road has been opened to traffic, and there are many cars driving on the road. However, we still can't get a taxi, so we can only walk three kilometers to the pick-up point, go through the pick-up procedures, and take a breath. , and immediately drove away. The wind blows and the rain blows. Walking towards the Wancheng bank, the water is thousands of miles deep. The journey was ups and downs, 400 kilometers, and it took four and a half hours to arrive. Although it was raining heavily at home, when I got home, I felt peaceful, breathed a long sigh of relief, and relaxed my whole body and mind.

Looking back on the four days in Zhengzhou, it feels like a world away, and like a nightmare. Fear, helplessness, anxiety, exhaustion, and emotion were intertwined together, like a bowl of spicy soup in my hometown, full of mixed flavors. Only after experiencing disasters can we more deeply understand the preciousness of life and the importance of peace. As Tsangyang Gyatso said, nothing in this world is trivial except life and death. After suffering, the heart will be stronger, able to face life more calmly, understand what is more important, cherish your loved ones, and live every day well.