Although Borisova would not be able to take up her post at the Industrial Bureau until a week later, there were so many things to do before she left that she did not go to the hospital for four or five days in a row. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

During this time, Rokossovsky's injuries improved further. In addition to walking downstairs by himself every day, he just sat in the hospital room and chatted with the people who came to visit him.

The first strangers to visit Rokossovsky were five Young Pioneers who had gone to the wrong ward. When they saw Rokossovsky, who was sitting on the bed, they hula and shouted "Hello uncle" and even a Young Pioneer presented a bouquet of red chrysanthemums.

Rokossovsky was holding this bouquet of flowers, and he really couldn't laugh or cry, you must know that although this kind of flower is used for graves in China, it is a gift for teachers or elders here.

The Young Pioneers who laid flowers asked, "Uncle, have you ever participated in a battle?" ”

"Yes, little friend, uncle fought," Rokossovsky said, raising a hand and stroking the child's head, smiling: "I fought with the Germans in many places. ”

"Have you ever killed a German?" The Young Pioneers asked again.

Rokossovsky thought about it, as if he had not killed the Germans with his own hands, so he could only shake his head and say regretfully: "Little friend, it's a pity that no, I have never killed a single German." ”

Hearing Rokossovsky say that he had not killed the Germans, a look of disdain appeared on the faces of the Young Pioneers. He pursed his lips and said, "Not a single German devil has ever been killed, and you still have a face lying in the hospital, you are a coward." ”

"Valodya, don't talk nonsense." A female classmate next to her scolded: "Every wounded person living in the hospital was injured to defend our motherland. Just because this uncle didn't kill a German with his own hands doesn't mean he's a coward. ”

"Little girl, you're right, he's not a coward, on the contrary, he's a great hero." At this moment, the nurse Vanya, who was delivering medicine to Rokossovsky, walked into the room, heard the female Young Pioneers defending Rokossovsky, and hurriedly said: "Do you know General Panfilov? ”

"Yes," several Young Pioneers in the room nodded at the same time, and the female Young Pioneer continued: "We all know the heroic deeds of Instructor Crochkov, who, in the face of the rushing German tanks, shouted loudly: 'Russia is big, but we have no way back, because behind us is Moscow!'" ”

Rokossovsky's nose soured when he heard the female Young Pioneers mention Crochkov. After pinching his nose, he called the girl to him and asked kindly, "Little girl, what is your name?" ”

"My name is Katya!"

"Katya," Vanya asked, leaning closer to Katya, "do you know who he is?" ”

Katya glanced at Rokossovsky on the hospital bed, then shook his head and asked blankly: "Who is he?" ”

"The instructor Krochkov and General Panfilov that you just mentioned are under his command." Vanya pointed to Rokossovsky on the bed and said to the Young Pioneers with some pride: "He is General Rokossovsky, the commander of the 16th Army." ”

"Ah, you're General Rokossovsky?" Valodya asked, surprised.

"Yes, I am Rokossovsky."

"Comrade General, our teachers often tell about your heroic deeds in class, and it is great to see you here." After Valodya finished speaking, he stepped forward and grabbed Rokossovsky's hand, and said excitedly: "You are an example for us to learn, and when we grow up, we will all be generals like you and fight the fascist invaders fiercely." ”

Katya next to him saw that Valodya grabbed Rokossovsky's hand and kept talking, and other people couldn't squeeze through it at all, so he was so anxious that he stomped his feet: "Valodya, you are really shameless, just now you said that the general is a coward, and now you say that the general is your idol." ”

Valodya was exposed by Katya, hurriedly stepped aside, and said a little embarrassed: "Comrade General, I'm sorry, I misunderstood you just now, please forgive me!" With that, he bowed deeply to Rokossovsky.

Rokossovsky waved at Valodya and said generously: "It's okay, Valodya, it's just a misunderstanding, you don't have to worry about it." After a pause, he added, "But when you grow up, the fascist invaders will have been defeated by us long ago, and then it will be up to your generation to build our great motherland......

With the departure of the Young Pioneers, the news of a highly accomplished general living here spread far and wide, and by the afternoon a long queue of people who had come to visit Rokossovsky formed in front of the ward.

Among those who visited Rokossovsky were factory workers, shop saleswomen, collective farm workers, writers, newspaper journalists, and even actors and artists. After entering the room, everyone came to Rokossovsky's bedside in turn, shook hands with him, had a warm conversation, and finally thanked him for his bravery and tenacity in the battle to defend the motherland, and then left the ward one after another.

For four or five days in a row, from the morning when the hospital opened, there were people visiting Rokossovsky in the wards, and usually the long queue waiting outside the door to visit Rokossovsky did not disappear until the evening when the hospital closed.

When the dean saw this situation, he was deeply afraid that it would affect Rokossovsky's physical recovery, and he specially asked him: "Comrade General, if you feel that such a visit disturbs your rest, I can have people prevent them from visiting again." ”

"Thank you for your kindness, Comrade Dean." Although Rokossovsky has been overwhelmed by thousands of visitors these days, he still has to say the same thing in words: "There are a lot of people who have come to visit me these days, and from them, I deeply feel how much our people care for and love the wounded commanders and fighters, and this touching care is like a good medicine, which can help the wounded recover." ”

When Rokossovsky skillfully spoke clichés, the dean couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded, and said in his heart: Do you want people to visit you, or do you want me to help you block the car, you don't even make it clear, and I have to use my own brain to guess.

But fortunately, this trouble did not haunt him for long, and Rokossovsky was heard say: "If the status quo continues, I am afraid that it will affect the rest of the other wounded." Comrade Dean, do you think this is good, and limit the number of visitors to one person per day, so that it will not dampen the enthusiasm of the masses and will not affect the rest of other comrades. Do you think it's okay? ”

When the dean heard Rokossovsky's plan, he nodded again and again: "Okay, comrade general, your plan is good, just do what you say." Starting tomorrow, only twenty people will be allowed to visit you in the ward. ”

The next day, those who came to visit Rokossovsky were blocked downstairs by the dean. In the end, only twenty representatives of the workers from other cities, with the permission of the dean, entered Rokossovsky's ward. The leader was a 60-year-old worker, who first expressed his condolences and thanks to Rokossovsky on behalf of everyone, and then he began to describe how the workers of their factory worked overtime to produce defense supplies.

At first, Rokossovsky was quite interested in what he was saying, but after listening for a long time, he found that the old worker was talking about such things over and over again, and he became a little impatient. But in front of so many workers, he still kept smiling and pretending to listen with relish.

Finally waiting for the visiting workers' representatives to leave, and as soon as Rokossovsky breathed a sigh of relief, the head nurse hurried in from outside and said politely to him: "Comrade General, there is a famous actor who is coming here to visit you in a moment, and I hope you will receive it." ”

Rokossovsky's head was too big to hear, he didn't have the heart to see any movie actors at this time, he decided to wait for the head nurse to leave, immediately go out to find a place to avoid the limelight, and wait for the so-called famous actress to leave and then come back. Thinking of this, he hurriedly turned over and got out of the hospital bed, pushed open the door and looked left and right, and saw that there was no one in the corridor, so he cautiously walked towards the stairwell, intending to go outside through the roof.

As soon as he descended the floor, he saw a young girl in a red tweed coat with curly blond hair walking up there. After the two met at the top of the staircase, Rokossovsky took the initiative to put his body to the side, leaning his back against the handrail, ready to let the girl pass first.

As the girl passed by Rokossovsky, she inadvertently glanced at him, and met Rokossovsky's gaze. The two looked at each other for a brief moment, and then inadvertently collided with invisible sparks. At that moment, both of them had their heartbeats speeding up involuntarily.

The first to speak was the young girl, who looked at Rokossovsky intently and asked, "Are you General Rokossovsky, please?" ”

Hearing the other party's name accurately called, Rokossovsky couldn't help but lose his mind for a moment, his mind was thinking quickly, trying to search the depths of his memory for whether he had seen this beautiful and touching girl.

Seeing that Rokossovsky was slow to speak, the girl smiled and repeated the question just now: "Are you General Rokossovsky?" ”

"Yes, I'm Rokossovsky." Rokossovsky hurriedly shook his head, sobered himself up from his trance, and after answering the girl's question in a timely manner, he asked rhetorically: "May I ask who you are...?" ”

When the girl heard Rokossovsky ask, she couldn't help but ask with some surprise: "You don't know me?" ”

Rokossovsky shook his head and said a little guiltily: "I'm sorry, this girl, it seems that I have met you for the first time." So, excuse me, I really don't know who you are? ”

The girl sighed helplessly, stretched out her right hand to Rokossovsky, and said: "Well, Comrade General, since you don't know me, then I'll get to know you, I'm Valentina Serova, a film actress!" ”

Rokossovsky was shocked when he heard this, and said in his heart that this is not the movie star who had an affair with the real Rokossovsky in real history? Thinking of this, I couldn't help but blurt out: "You are that famous movie star?" ”