Crossing the Western Tianshan Mountains

Ye Minglang felt that he hadn't seen Ling Fengxi for a while, so he went straight to Ling Fengxi after returning to the camp. Ling Fengxi saw that this young man had become darker and thinner after many days of busyness and struggle, but compared with other herdsmen and staff, he still looked neat and tidy, which of course was inseparable from Gulinar's "personal care".

Ling Fengxi patted Ye Minglang on the shoulder and said, "Not bad, well done."

Ye Minglang couldn't help but smile at the compliment. He looked at Gulinar beside him and said, "Secretary, Gulinar has made a great contribution this time. She has rich experience in surviving in cold winter areas. With her presence, our rescue team and medical team can successfully complete the mission."

Ling Fengxi nodded and said, "I will apply to the county for a commendation."

In fact, Gulinar did not do these things for any reward, but she didn't want to offend Ling Fengxi, so she nodded happily and said, "Thank you, Secretary!"

The herdsmen gave away their sheep, expressed their gratitude and left the camp. Although the canteen prepared a good supply of hand-wrapped meat to reward the workers, the atmosphere in the entire camp suddenly became a little lifeless. There were mainly two reasons for this. First, Wu Yongjie was not there, and it seemed as if the camp lacked a burning force.

Second, some workers, judging by recent "updates" from leaders, speculated that the project might not be able to continue. As they ate their hand-held meat, they sighed, "Alas, once the lamb is gone, it'll be time for us to disband. Honestly, although this place isn't great, I've lived here for a year, and it's hard to leave suddenly."

"Who says it isn't? Xitian Mountain is a place that makes people love and hate it."

Some workers said, "Do you like shoveling snow every day? Do you like drilling such deep holes every day? It would be better if we could just stop and start other projects."

"That's right, I've done enough in Xitian Mountain."

Someone shouted, "If you don't want to work anymore, you can leave now. What are you arguing about?"

Suddenly there was a ripple in the cafeteria, but this ripple was like a sudden splash in the sea, which soon subsided. Everyone began to gnaw on the mutton again, gnawing on it listlessly.

No one saw when Ling Fengxi came in. Seeing that everyone had calmed down, he said, "We have to continue clearing the snow, otherwise we will really have to break up after the road is closed. You will all be unable to go down the mountain and will have to wait until next summer."

No one dared to respond to him.

He looked around at everyone and said, "Don't worry, the project won't fail. We must successfully cross the Western Tianshan Mountains. Anyone who tries to leave is a coward."

Although it is an insult, it is also a way of giving way.

Immediately, many people said, "Who said I was leaving? You can call me whatever you want, I'm not a coward."

"That's it. If we're going to leave, we're all going together. If we're not going, we're all doing it together."

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Ling Fengxi added, "Everyone, take a few days off to rest and recuperate. Once the next plan is finalized, we'll start again. Everyone, take this opportunity to rest and recuperate, because if we start working again, we'll definitely have to rush the progress, and then we'll be complaining again."

"Who is afraid of hardship? I am afraid of everything except hardship!"

I don't know who yelled again.

The people around them burst into laughter. "Everyone who spoke today is a fool!"

Ling Fengxi:......

The project had actually hit a real bottleneck, and it was difficult to resolve. Ling Fengxi hadn't even met Fang Ya before he went back down the mountain. The reason for this was, of course, to apply for a geophysical survey, which required detailed procedures and funding. Meanwhile, Wu Yongjie was also busy, applying for a geophysical survey from the engineering team.

The engineering team actually wanted to give up on this project. The entire construction project made no money and there was a lot of work to do. Now they had to continue to invest in so many infrastructure projects for no reason. The loss was too great.

Ling Fengxi and Wu Yongjie did not meet to discuss the matter, but just worked hard on their own.

After Li Jianguo and his friends came back, Fang Ya and the others took care of them as special wounded soldiers. They had felt better in the past few days and ran out to bask in the sun. However, January in the Western Tianshan Mountains was the dead of winter, and the sun was like a big block of ice hanging in the sky. How could it be warm?

Instead, the cold wind continued to howl.

Ayala braved the snow to deliver milk and two big sheep to the camp. Hanati also came at the same time. Although both of them had lost some weight, they looked in good spirits and had recovered.

Hanati said to Fang Ya awkwardly, "Doctor Fang, it turns out some illnesses can be cured with injections. We should have trusted you. I'm so sorry for what I did to you. Please forgive me!"

Fang Ya smiled and said, "We are doctors. Saving people, whether it's saving sheep or humans, is our duty. But since you want to thank me, I feel I must make a request. If you can't do it, it won't be considered a thank you."

Hanati said quickly, "As long as I can do it, I will do it with all my strength."

Fang Ya walked up to him, smiling, "I want you to never hit Ayala again. Can you do that?"

Hanati was stunned for a moment, then said unnaturally, "She's a woman, so what if I beat her? She's ignorant, so I have to beat her. And I won't kill her."

"If Ayala hadn't braved the snow to come find the medical team overnight, you and your friends would have died in your hasa bags after eating the sick sheep. She's your savior, and you're still hitting her? And you even ate the sick sheep? Do you think you're sensible? If you're not, can Ayala hit you?"

Hanati finally said, "Well, for Dr. Fang's sake, I won't hit Ayala anymore. But if Ayala thinks I'm being unreasonable, she can hit me."

He actually wanted to prove that hitting people is right and that people with a tolerant heart will not care about it.

But these words sounded weird and silly coming out of his mouth, causing Fang Ya to burst out laughing. Ayala couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth, but she didn't say much in the end because she knew Fang Ya meant well. Hanati also agreed on the surface, but she knew that the situation would not improve much.

A person who is used to hitting others cannot control his hands.

But Fangya's righteous act reminded Ayala of a proverb, "It is better to have a hundred friends than a hundred sheep."

It is true that the more friends you have, the easier your life will be. With more friends, you will feel like you have a backer.

Ayala quickly made her most important request, "Hanati, you can't stop me from coming to the infirmary to study medicine. If I learn medicine myself, I will be able to treat our sheep if they get sick again."

In fact, there are some differences between treating humans and treating sheep, but how should I put it? In an emergency, it’s ok to say that there is no difference. In Xitian Mountain, there is no need to care about so many things, just care about how to survive.