Crossing the Western Tianshan Mountains

On the other hand, the temporary housing was only half built, but several groups of workers fell ill in succession. The medical team was very busy. In just over ten days, Fang Ya lost four or five kilograms due to exhaustion. The girls under her were complaining even more. Some of them could not stand such basic design, working environment and intensity, and had applied to be transferred back.

Fang Ya agrees to anyone who wants to apply for a transfer back.

How can I put it? In this kind of place and this kind of environment, if you still force others to stay, it is impolite and disregards human life.

When the weather showed no sign of warming up, according to Cheng Yue, they were looking forward to going down the mountain to take a bath. However, since they went up the mountain, except for Fang Ya who went down the mountain once because she had to take Li Jianguo to the city for treatment, no one else had the chance to go down the mountain. The main reason was that there were waves of patients on the mountain, and the medical team was indispensable.

One day, Cheng Yue couldn't stand it anymore and said to Fang Ya, "I stink... I really stink..." She was about to cry when she said this.

Fang Ya herself was already smelling terrible and felt uncomfortable all over. Moreover, because it was too warm at night, she almost slept with her clothes on. If this continued, she suspected that she might have parasites on her body.

In fact, some time ago, Lin Jinghui fell ill with a high fever, which was a sign that there was influenza on the construction site. However, it was almost impossible to avoid infection. Everyone ate, slept and worked together, and cross-infection was unavoidable.

At present, the hospital team’s camp has added ten “inpatient rooms”.

And all ten wards are basically full of patients.

But seeing the dull eyes of the girls, Fang Ya knew that the medical team could not hold on any longer.

If this continues, I'm afraid everyone will have to apply for transfer.

She went to find Ye Minglang and asked, "You said before that you would send us to the county to take a bath every week. Is that still true?"

Ye Minglang nodded, "Of course it counts, it's just that you are too busy and don't have time to go down the mountain."

"We have to go down the mountain in groups, five people at a time."

Five people are already the largest unit. If five people are missing, the others will have to share the work of these five people. Given that the workload is already heavy, it is conceivable that the workload has reached its limit.

Ye Minglang did not dare to be careless and quickly reported the matter to Ling Fengxi. Ling Fengxi ordered, "Fully cooperate with Doctor Fang Ya's arrangements."

Cheng Yue and Pan Xiaoyue were among the first group to go down the mountain. They were so happy that they got ready early in the morning and were waiting to get on the bus. Fang Ya came over and said to the five of them with a smile, "You can come back a little later today, just before sunset. Go eat something nice, get your hair done, or something."

"Yes! Boss!"

They learned from other groups in the camp and stopped calling him "Doctor Fang" and just called him "Boss", which made Fang Ya laugh.

After five people left, the others were even busier, almost non-stop. Moreover, influenza was difficult to eradicate with Western medicine alone. Now, not only did they have to treat the workers who were already sick, but they also had to distribute Chinese patent medicines to prevent colds to other workers who were not sick. The girls in the medical team complained bitterly.

At noon, Gulinar came again, bringing hot milk tea and homemade naan.

Because the quantity was limited, Fang Ya and the others didn't drink it and gave it to the sick.

So these workers who are "sick and hospitalized" can be said to have a good meal.

Fang Ya was forced to drink a bowl of milk tea by Gulinar. "Doctor sister, you look very pale. You must drink a bowl. My Ata said that it is easy to get sick in this kind of weather. We shepherds will get sick if we don't drink milk in this weather."

"Will you not get sick if you drink milk?" Fang Ya suddenly had an idea.

"It's damp and cold in this weather. Drinking this with hot milk tea will force the cold out of your body and keep you from getting sick."

In fact, Fang Ya, who studies medicine, knows the benefits of milk best. "Milk can improve immunity, supplement calcium, and enhance physical fitness. It is also a very good nutritional supplement."

Fang Ya's mind was moved. When she looked at Gulinar again, she felt that she was a rare healthy and beautiful woman. Gulinar blushed when she looked at her. "Doctor sister, is my face dirty?"

Fang Ya shook her head. "Gulinaer, do you have a lot of milk at home?"

"There's plenty! Not only is there milk, but there's also milk for nourishment... We have so much that we can't drink it all, so we have to make it into yogurt lumps for storage. And the milk keeps coming in all year round. We have a way to keep the cows and sheep producing milk continuously."

"Awesome."

When Ling Fengxi arrived, Fang Ya called him aside and said, "I have a suggestion, but I'm not sure if I should say it or not."

Ling Fengxi said: "Speak."

"I think we should order milk every day on our construction site. It's especially good to have milk at dinner time. It can dispel the cold, strengthen the body, and help with sleep. Many people have trouble sleeping because of the cold weather, which also affects their immunity."

"Order milk?" Ling Fengxi was stunned. He really didn't expect Fang Ya to make such a request. You have to understand that this is the mountains, not the city. Most of the people living here are construction workers, not the delicate ladies in the city. Do they need such delicate feeding as drinking milk every day?

Fang Ya seemed to understand his confusion and said, "The workers are always catching colds, which not only delays the construction schedule, but also incurs a lot of expenses when they get sick. Why not let everyone drink some milk?"

"But around here, is there anyone who can deliver milk to us?"

"Gulinar has milk at home."

As they talked, Gulnar heard everything clearly from a distance. She came over like a rabbit and said, "Not only does my family have it, but also Ata's family, our neighbors Ayiben and Nurlan's family, and even Anar's family further away. Our pastoral village is not far from here, so we can deliver it. But—"

Gulinar kept the question a secret and continued seriously, "Nearby villagers buy milk from us, and they charge us for it. We're not worried about not being able to sell cow and goat milk. We can make yogurt lumps, and people come to buy them every June, July, and August. So our milk is really not cheap."

The little girl has a good business sense, which makes people suspect that she came to deliver milk tea and naan twice just to make this deal.

"How expensive?" Ling Fengxi asked.

"Three dollars of milk per person per day is enough."

That is to say, each person consumes three dollars a day.

The money isn't huge, but I'm not sure if the process is feasible. Will some workers disagree? Or will it increase labor costs?

There are only so many cooks.

Gulinar seemed to know that they were hesitant to make up their minds, so she added, "If you have electricity, you can use an electric stove. Electric stoves are not expensive, and each tent can have one. After work, make yourself a big pot of milk tea and drink it. It will be so comfortable and you will definitely not catch a cold again."