Crossing the Western Tianshan Mountains

Ayala seemed to see Fang Ya's confusion and said, "When I was young, someone taught me Chinese. I've read a lot of Chinese books over the years, so I can understand it."

It was obvious that the person who had tutored her in Chinese was Ling Fengxi.

Fang Ya smiled and nodded, then continued, "Now, you know that our Secretary Ling is not suitable for working and living in Xitian Mountain, not to mention that he often goes into the tunnels, which is actually a very dangerous thing for him. Moreover, he often forgets to take injections and medicine, and sometimes he is thrown aside when we send him medicine.

His behavior is suicidal and not that of a mature man."

Ayala frowned. When she heard Fang Ya say that this was not the behavior of a mature man, she disagreed, but felt unable to refute it, and her face turned red.

"Don't say that about him. He's just too busy to remember."

Fang Ya nodded and said, "Okay, I won't say anything, but you have to tell him to get injections, take medicine, and rest well in the medical room from now on. Otherwise, I might report him and make him unable to work in Xitianshan."

Ayala shouted "No" in her heart, but then she thought that it was dangerous for Ling Fengxi to work here, and she was so anxious that she burst into tears.

Fang Ya added, "I'll leave this matter to you. Also, it's very late tonight. If it's not convenient for you to go back, you can stay in the camp."

Ayala pointed to her phone, "I called Hanati and told him I'd be home later and he'd pick me up."

"That's good."

After coming out of the medical room, Ayala stood in the late-night wind and snow for a while before walking towards Ling Fengxi's office, which Fang Ya pointed out.

Ling Fengxi was indeed tired. There was a reclining chair in his dormitory, which was also brought from the foot of the mountain by Ye Minglang before the beginning of autumn. The main reason was that he had heart problems. Sometimes when he slept at night, he always felt that he would feel suffocated when lying down, so he liked to rest on the reclining chair without having to lie down completely with his upper body.

Ayala knocked on the door twice, but no one opened it. She pushed it again, but the door was not locked from the inside. She walked in and saw Ling Fengxi sleeping on the recliner, and the food on the table was untouched.

Ayala took the food to the cafeteria, reheated it, and brought it over. She didn't intend to disturb him from resting, but she did feel that his health would collapse if he lived like this, so she shook him gently, "Secretary Ling? Secretary Ling..."

Ling Fengxi woke up suddenly, thinking he was dreaming. He rubbed his eyes and saw that it was Ayala who was standing in front of him. He sat up straight and wanted to stand up, but Ayala stopped him. "Don't get up, just eat here. The food is already heated up."

Then he stuffed the bowl into Ling Fengxi's hand and said, "Eat, eat. I'm sorry to wake you up at this time, but I really have something to talk to you about."

There was noodles in the bowl. Ling Fengxi took a bite and felt warm. "Is there something you want to talk to me about? Is it about Hanati becoming the village chief?"

"No, it has nothing to do with him. It doesn't matter whether Hanati becomes the village chief or not."

"What's the matter?" Ling Fengxi looked solemn. In his impression, Ayala was not someone who would ask for help easily. Whenever she encountered difficulties, she would find ways to overcome them on her own.

"I met with Dr. Fang today and talked to her. I know your current health condition. What I want to do today is to ask you to take care of yourself."

She briefly stated her purpose, saw Ling Fengxi stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and ate noodles seriously.

She said awkwardly, "Doctor Fang said I'm the one who can make you obey, but I don't really have that confidence. After all, it's been so many years. If you were still the young boy you were, I believe you would definitely listen to me."

Ling Fengxi's eyes suddenly felt sore, and he didn't dare to look up. He just ate noodles. Ayala stood up and said, "Then I'm leaving."

Once the words were delivered, the mission was accomplished. Ayala never forced anyone.

But when she opened the door, Ling Fengxi finally said, "I'll listen to you."

Ayala smiled, closed the door and went out.

But this smile gradually brought out tears...

Ling Fengxi was a man of his word. If he said he would listen to her, he would definitely listen to her. She knew that from today on, Ling Fengxi would pay attention to taking care of his health. However, she and he were both so old now, and there was no turning back for their relationship. All the situations in their youth seemed to have been covered up by the vast wind and snow.

When she reached the intersection, she saw Hanati riding a camel and his two other brothers standing there waiting for her in the wind and snow. She quickly greeted them and got on the horse.

The few of them didn't say anything more and just went deeper into the dark West Tian Mountain.

……

Ling Fengxi didn't finish his bowl of noodles.

After the door closed, he put down the noodles. His eyes were still red, but he was calm. He looked at his watch, put on his coat, walked out the door and headed towards the medical room.

Fang Ya wasn't surprised to see him coming. She simply said, "Starting today, you'll need systematic treatment. I've already spoken with the county hospital a few days ago. They've got a unified process for medication and injections. If you trust me, I'll completely take over your treatment from today on. Besides regular visits to the hospital for checkups, I'll take care of everything else."

Ling Fengxi nodded, "Okay."

"Take off your coat. You need an injection."

Ling Fengxi cooperated and took off his coat...

Fang Ya said, "Lie down."

Ling Fengxi lay down, Fang Ya took out the IV bottle and quickly hung it up for him. The medical room was relatively warm because of the extra radiator. Ling Fengxi felt sleepy as soon as he lay down, but he was afraid that he would fall asleep and be disrespectful, so he stayed awake. However, Fang Ya had already judged his thoughts from his state.

"You can sleep if you want. There are a lot of people getting injections in the medical room these days. Soon, all four or five beds there will be occupied by patients. The nurses will be on shift all night and will wake you up when the time comes."

"Oh, okay, I see."

Ling Fengxi had just fallen asleep when Wu Yongjie arrived. Initially, he didn't notice Ling Fengxi and just told Fang Ya, "My feet hurt, my back hurts, and my head hurts. I suspect I've been infected by some bacteria in the mud. You need to check it out for me. I'm really feeling terrible."

When Wu Yongjie talked about how uncomfortable he was, he was also very loud and cheerful, and it didn't look like he was in any bad mood. At this time, Fang Ya already knew that Wu Yongjie was a very resilient person. He usually looked like he was "acting like a spoiled child" and was in pain, but in fact, he was the most resilient person, and his real discomfort would be covered up.

Fang Ya didn't dare to be careless. She listened carefully to his chest, touched his head, and said, "He does have a low-grade fever. Let's take his temperature first."

When Wu Yongjie was taking his temperature, he discovered Ling Fengxi had fallen asleep in the bed next to him. He immediately said with a strong hint of jealousy, "He's here too! Why didn't you tell me he was here? He must have heard me talking just now."

Fang Ya said with a smile, "He fell asleep and didn't hear it. And even if he heard it, so what? You didn't say anything excessive."

"I just don't want him to hear it."

Wu Yongjie got angry.