Novel translation serialization

According to the October 2017 version, Hualing Publishing House, Beijing

Written by Hu Zhe

Translated in October, 2024

by William Xiong

ROMANCE OF MT WUDANG

Chapter 9  Suffering from illness and longing for each other（I）

On February 1, 2003, the first day of the Lunar New Year, the sky was clear. During the Chinese New Year, Lu Yuexia did not return home, because she was suspected of contracting SARS. Atypical pneumonia, the source of the disease is currently unclear, and there are no specific drugs or treatment methods. Lu Yuexia was notified to immediately handle the admission procedures and undergo isolation treatment. Lu Yuexia thought anxiously in her heart, "Why is it me instead of someone else? There are so many people in the world, and I don't understand why I'm the only one who has contracted SARS. It's unfair." So Lu Yuexia called her brother and sister-in-law and choked up, saying, "I'm sick, it's SARS. The college has informed me to be hospitalized immediately for treatment and I can't go home to reunite with family. "

Then Lu Yuexia cried and was thinking of something even sadder: "It's all over now. I won't have weddings any more, or wedding dresses, or still bride. Maybe my whole life will be spent in the hospital, this pure and colorless world. "

The SARS ward requires wearing masks, which makes Lu Yuexia very annoyed. The air is filtered through 12 layers of gauze and very stuffy. The scent of grass leaves and various flowers that everyone could smell before it has been lost in the air. Without all the beautiful smells, breathing is simply sustaining life.

Is there still any hope for Lu Yuexia to be cured? How much time does the heaven has left for Lu Yuexia? Although doctors constantly emphasize that Lu Yuexia's condition can be controlled and there are precedents for her recovery and discharge, the number of deaths due to SARS is also constantly increasing. Lu Yuexia was afraid, like diving into a deep sea that kept deepening and getting colder. Yesterday, Lu Yuexia was still a healthy sophomore, but today, her life could end at any moment, from big joy to big sorrow. God played too big a joke on Lu Yuexia.

Lu Yuexia called Mr Xia and said on the phone, "If one day I die, will you remember me? Mr Xia, will you remember a girl who gave you the most beautiful five years of her life? She was your bride-to-be."

"Yuexia, you will definitely be fine, trust me, trust the doctor. I will always be with you, and you will not be lonely. Kiss you. Do you remember the promise I made to you when we first started dating? Can I fold paper cranes for you every day from now on? When I fold a thousand, your illness will be cured, and we will get married. You will be the most beautiful bride in the world, "Mr Xia said on the phone.

Lu Yuexia knew that Mr Xia was using this method to encourage her to live well.

This is the first phone call that Mr Xia received from Lu Yuexia after he went abroad. That night, the doctor did not administer sedatives to Lu Yuexia, and she slept soundly and peacefully. Lu Yuexia knew that Mr Xia would not abandon her. When Mr Xia folded a thousand paper cranes, Lu Yuexia would become Mr Xia's bride in this life.

When the illness struck, Lu Yuexia's emotions were very unstable, both crying and making noise. Fever, headache, body aches, dry cough, every few hours every day, bit by bit, eroded all of Lu Yuexia's patience. The thick smoke emitted from the disinfection of burning atractylodes macrocephala in the ward made Lu Yuexia very uncomfortable. Everything made Lu Yuexia feel that life was slipping away inch by inch from her palm. Apart from deep fear and despair, Lu Yuexia didn't know when such days would come to an end. Lu Yuexia often asks doctors, will Lu Yuexia die? Although doctors never bring newspapers for the day to Lu Yuexia, she still knows from the nurses' whispers how many more people have died today. At the age of 23, as if a flower's life had just bloomed, Lu Yuexia had not yet seen the twilight and sunset. Lu Yuexia couldn't bear to die and leave Mr Xia, the man she had loved for five years since she was 18.

The doctor said to Lu Yuexia,”How could you die? You definitely won't.”But the tone no longer had the initial determination. As SARS continues to spread throughout the country, doctors' confidence is gradually declining. Life is so fragile and delicate, You don't know when it will suddenly leave you. Mr Xia of Lu Yuexia, Lu Yuexia has put her life in a paper crane. Can you help Lu Yuexia treasure it? Never give up, always accompany her.

On the eleventh day of the first lunar month, which was the tenth day of Lu Yuexia's hospitalization, her mother fell asleep while sitting on a wooden chair by the fireplace. Thus the mother quietly fell into a long sleep, and suddenly crying and yelping altogether.

The unfilial daughter almost fainted when she heard the terrible news. Her mother's burial was handled by her brother and sister-in-law. Her brother solemnly buried the mother in accordance with rural customs.

小说翻译连载

根据【北京】华龄出版社2017年10月版本

胡  哲  著

熊良銋  译

武当山之恋（英汉对照）▪第九章（上）

第九章 病魔缠身两相思

2003 年 2 月 1 日 ，农 历 大 年 初 一 ，天 晴 。 过 年 陆 月 霞 没 有 回 家 。 因为陆月霞被怀疑得了“ 非典 ”。 非典型肺炎 ，病源目前尚未明确 ，没有特效药和治疗方法 。 陆月霞被通知马上办理入院手续，隔离治疗 。 陆月霞心中不安地想着 ：“ 为什么不是别人，为什么偏偏是我 ？ 全世界有那么多人 ，我不明白为什么只有我得了非典 ，这不公平 。”于是陆月霞给哥嫂打电话 ，哽咽着 说 ：“ 我生病了 ，是‘ 非典 ’，学校已通知我马上住院治疗 ，不能回家与家人团圆 。”

然后陆月霞哭着在想更伤心的事情 ：“ 一切都结束了 。 我 不会再有婚礼 ，也不会有婚纱 ，更没有什么新娘 。 可能以后我 的一辈子都只能在医院这个洁白而没有任何色彩的世界度过 了 。”

“ 非典 ”病房规定要带口罩 ，这使陆月霞很讨厌 ，空气经过 12 层 纱 布 过 滤 很 闷 热 。 空 气 里 所 有 人 从 前 能 嗅 到 的 草 叶 清 香 和各种花儿的味道都丢失了 。 没有了一切美好的气味 ，呼吸不过是单纯在维持生命。

陆月霞还能有治愈的希望吗 ？ 上天留给陆月霞的究竟还  有多少时间 ？ 虽然医生不断强调陆月霞的病情可以得到控制 ， 虽然已经有了康复出院的先例 ，但因“ 非典 ”而死亡的人数也  在不断地上升 。 陆月霞害怕 ，恐惧像潜入一片深海不断加深和  变冷 。 昨天陆月霞还是健康的大二学生 ，而今天 ，陆月霞的生  命却会随时结束 ，由大喜而大悲 ，上帝和陆月霞开了一个太大  的玩笑 。

陆月霞给夏先生通了电话 ：“ 如果有一天我死了 ，你会记得 我 吗 ？ 夏 先 生 ，你 会 不 会 记 起 曾 经 有 一 个 女 孩 ，把 自 己 一 生 中最美丽的五年给了你 ，她曾是你的准新娘 。”

“ 月霞 ，你一定不会有事的 ，相信我 ，相信医生 。 我会一直 陪着你 ，你不会孤单的 。 吻你 。 还记得我们刚开始恋爱时 ，我给你许下的诺言吗 ？ 我从现在开始每天给你折纸鹤好吗 ？ 等我折到一千只时 ，你的病就好了 ，我们就结婚 ，你将会是世界上最美丽的新娘 。”夏先生在电话里这样说道 。

陆月霞知道夏先生是用这种方式来鼓励陆月霞一定要好 好地活着 。

这是夏先生出国后 ，陆月霞给他的第一个电话 。 这一晚 ， 医生没有给陆月霞打镇静剂 ，陆月霞睡得很踏实也很安心 。 陆  月 霞 知 道 夏 先 生 不 会 抛 弃 自 己 ，当 夏 先 生 折 到 一 千 只 纸 鹤 时 ，陆月霞就是夏先生今生的新娘 。

病痛袭来时 ，陆月霞的情绪很不稳定 ，又哭又闹 。 发热 、头 疼 、全身酸痛 、干咳 ，每天几个小时的点点滴滴 ，磨灭了陆月霞 所有的耐性 。 病房因燃烧苍术消毒而冒出的浓烟 ，使陆月霞很不舒服 。所有的一切都让陆月霞觉得生命正从她的掌心一寸 一 寸 溜 走 ，除 了 深 切 的 恐 惧 和 绝 望 ，陆 月 霞 不 知 道 这 样 的 日 子 何时是个尽头 。 陆月霞常问医生 ，陆月霞会不会死？ 虽然医生 从不给陆月霞带当天的报纸 ，但陆月霞还是从护士的窃窃私语 中 清 楚 ，今 天 又 死 了 多 少 人 。 23 岁 ，如 花 的 生 命 刚 刚 绽 放 ，陆 月 霞 还 没 有 看 尽 黄 昏 和 日 落 ，陆 月 霞 舍 不 得 死 ，舍 不 得 离 开 夏先生 这 个 陆 月 霞 从 18 岁 开 始 ，爱 了 五 年 的 男 人 。

医生对陆月霞说 ：“ 怎么会死呢 ，一定不会的 。”但语气里已 经没有了起初的斩钉截铁 。 随着“ 非典 ”在全国愈演愈烈 ，医生的信心也在一点点下沉 。 生命是如此的脆弱和娇嫩 ，不知道它 哪一 天 会 突 然 离 你 远 去 。 陆 月 霞 的 夏 先 生 ，陆 月 霞 把 她 的 生 命放在纸鹤里 ，你帮陆月霞珍藏好吗 ？ 一直不放弃 ，一直陪 着她 。

正 月 十 一 日 ，就 是 陆 月 霞 住 院 的 第 十 天 ，母 亲 坐 在 火 炉 边 的木椅上睡着了 ，母亲就这样悄然长睡了 ，顿时哭声叫喊声连 成一片 。

不孝的女儿听到了这个噩耗几乎昏了过去 。 母亲的安葬 是哥嫂一手操办的。哥按农村的习俗厚葬了母亲 。

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