Crossing the Western Tianshan Mountains

Ye Minglang got a vacation and left Xitianshan the next day.

When they were going down the mountain, Gulinar looked at him with reluctance in her eyes, as if she wanted to say something but stopped herself.

Ye Minglang smiled and pinched her face. "I will buy you a gift when I come back. Tell me what you like and I will buy it for you."

Gulinar thought for a moment, "What's in Shanghai?"

"There are all kinds of beautiful clothes, shoes, jewelry, and delicious food. You can find almost anything you see on TV in Shanghai."

Gulinar said honestly, "I seldom watch TV. I only watched a little at my classmates' houses when I was in school."

Ye Minglang nodded in understanding. "Then if I see anything interesting, can I bring it back to you?"

Gulinar said okay, but she was obviously still a little absent-minded.

"Hua Duo, are you worried about something? Are you afraid that I won't come back after going to Shanghai?"

Gulinar shook her head. "I'm not worried, because I know you love me and you will definitely come back. Ye Minglang, I actually want to ask you, when you go back to your parents, will you tell them that you have a girlfriend named Gulinar?"

Ye Minglang was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered the last time his parents came to Xitian Mountain, Gulinar pretended to be a passerby and gave his parents gifts.

He looked at Gulinar seriously and finally scratched her nose. "I will solemnly tell them that I have a girlfriend named Gulinar, and she is the one I will marry."

This sentence made Gulinar laugh. Her face was like a blooming flower or the blazing sun, so beautiful that it was blinding. "Then it's a deal. No regrets allowed."

"No regrets."

The young couple stood at the separation intersection since early morning and did not really separate until almost noon. This was because Ye Minglang bought the plane ticket in advance, and if they delayed any longer, they would probably miss the plane.

Gulinar watched Ye Minglang get into the car, and watched the car slowly go down the mountain and disappear from her sight. She felt empty as if her soul had been taken away.

When I returned to the canteen yard, I saw that Nurlan had already delivered the milk, but she suddenly lost interest as she stood in front of the big pot, and was listless in doing anything.

Nurlan noticed and said, "Let me make the milk tea today. You go and have some rest. Ata has been ill these past few days. You've been staying here for so long and you're not going back. Do you want to miss out on seeing him for the last time?"

Gulinar was shocked. "Ata is sick? Why don't you bring him to the infirmary?"

"Ata won't come to the infirmary. He has his own way."

Gulinar didn't dare to delay and went back home that day. Before leaving, she met with Fang Ya and said, "Doctor Fang, you've taken care of me for so long while I've been staying at the West Tianshan camp. I don't know how to thank you enough. When I come back, shall I bring you some sour milk dumplings?"

Fang Ya said, "You're welcome," and then continued, "I'm worried about you. You haven't been home for so long. If you go back now, your family won't scold you, right?"

Ever since the incident with Su Binghe, Gulinar has been living in the mountains and hasn't returned home. Fang Ya's concern is understandable.

"My Ata is sick. I have to go back and see him no matter what. And I thought, if possible, I should take him to your medical room for a checkup."

"That's the best. I also sincerely hope that the old man can be in good health and recover soon."

Gulinar and Nurlan returned home like this.

When Gulnar's parents saw her, their eyes were cold and indifferent, as if she were a stranger. Even Nurlan couldn't stand it anymore. "Why are you looking at her like that? It's only been a while since we last met. Don't you recognize her?"

"She's already someone else's family. She's out having fun and running around, and when she gets bullied, the whole family gets embarrassed with her. I really wish I didn't know her!"

Gulinar's father's tone was as cold as frozen river water.

Gulinar looked at her Apa, who just lowered her head with an indifferent expression.

Gulinar felt a pang of sadness in her heart, but she didn't say much. She went straight to Jiayi Laobai's tent. When she got inside, she saw Jiayi Laobai lying quietly on the bed without making any sound. The fire in the stove was very big, and fortunately it was warm inside the tent.

Gulnar added a few more pieces of coal to the stove and then sat down next to Jiayi Laobai. "Ata."

Jiailaobai opened his eyes and suddenly saw his granddaughter in front of him. He was still quite happy. He laughed twice, but then started coughing again and motioned Gulinar to help him up.

Gulinar helped him sit up, and the grandfather and grandson faced each other. Jiayi Laobai said, "Hasn't the camp been moved yet? Is it still in the same place?"

Gulinar nodded. "It's still the same place, the same as before... But it's winter now, and life is difficult for everyone. Our cow and goat milk supply continues, so the family can still make some money."

Jiayi Laobai hummed, and then said, "That Wu Lao Hu really looks like a tiger, and that Ling Fengxi actually looks like a mountain, but that Ye Minglang looks like a man..."

Gulinar didn't dare to talk back, and only said softly, "He's a young man, it's just right for him to be like this. In a few years, he will be like a man."

Jiayi Laobai shook his head and sighed deeply, "You can't go, Gulinar, you can't marry Ye Minglang... Before you got into trouble, it was very difficult for you to marry him. Now that you've gotten into trouble, you can't leave Xitian Mountain, otherwise you will be bullied."

"Ata... I want to leave Xitian Mountain. Now everyone here knows that I've been bullied. I heard some of the things Hanati and the others said about me being unclean. I think it might be a lucky thing for me to live in a different place. Ata, you won't be like them and try to stop me and Ye Minglang from being together, right?"

Jiayi Laobai didn't say much in the end. He just smoked his cigarette silently. After a while, he started coughing again. Gulinar said, "Ata, come with me to the medical room in the camp and let Doctor Fang take a look at you."

Jiayi Laobai shook his head and said, "No, the mountain god wants to take me away. I won't come back once I leave this time."

"Ata..."

Gulinar felt extremely upset. That very night, Jiayi Laobai's condition suddenly worsened. Ayiguli's parents were very angry and blamed her, saying that she shouldn't have come back at such a time. The old man was already hanging on to his life, and seeing her come back and lose his temper, he couldn't bear it anymore.

Gulinar also felt that it was indeed because Jiayi Laobai saw her that her condition suddenly worsened. After a moment of hesitation, she said, "We should send Ata to the hospital."

At this moment, Jiayi Laobai woke up for a while and made it clear to everyone present that he would not see a doctor. Gulinar's tears fell one after another, but she could not change his mind.

Two hours later, Jiayi Laobai fell into a coma due to high fever.