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Chapter 12 three

It wasn't until they left Sistan that Shanai and Aya made sure that Timur was safe, so they stopped running and settled down in a small village more than 50 miles away from the border of Sistan. The small village is called Baili Village, and as the name suggests, it got its name because it is rich in white pears.Almost every household in Baili Village grows white pears. When white pears are ripe, they process the fresh fruits into pear pulp and preserved pears, and then sell them to neighboring villages or cities in exchange for grain and other daily necessities.Timur thought the villagers of Baili Village were poor, and never looted them once, so the villagers of Baili Village did not recognize Timur.

This is the first reason why Shanai and Aya chose Baili Village as their foothold. The second reason is that Timur's injured leg and hand were only treated briefly. Because they escaped Sistan in a hurry and had no time or conditions to get useful medicines, Timur's injury has always been There is no obvious improvement, Shanai and Aya are very worried about him.Coincidentally, when Aya was living alone on the border of Xistan, she happened to meet a folk doctor who lived in Baili Village. Mu'er will do a comprehensive and thorough treatment. The last reason, I discussed with Timur on Shanai Road, he wanted to sneak back to Jieshi City by himself while Timur stayed in Baili Village to heal his injuries, and secretly got in touch with his father-in-law, Sihai, to find out Whether Haji can help Timur; secondly, get some funding from his father-in-law by the way, so as to ensure that Timur does not have to worry about food and clothing until he fully recovers.

Aya quickly found out where the doctor she knew lived. Following the villagers' guidance, she came to the pharmacy where the doctor doubled as a consulting room.The doctor did not forget her, but he was still very surprised to see her suddenly come to the door.Aya has a characteristic. When she weaves a lie, she will always make up nonsense based on the local situation at that time. Even if it happens to be found out, she will never blush and feel guilty. Regarding the doctor's kind inquiry, Aya's explanation was that she, her husband, and her brother moved from Iron Gate Village to Sistan more than half a month ago.Originally, they were doing some small business in Sistan City, and they could barely maintain their life. The three of them got along well and harmoniously. Their only and biggest wish was to save more money so that they could marry their elder brother as soon as possible.Unexpectedly, misfortune suddenly fell from the sky a few days ago.At that time, her husband was away to buy goods and was not at home. A Sistan man wanted to bully her. In order to protect her, her brother rashly beat up the man.At that time, they didn't know that the man was quite powerful in the local area. As soon as the man was released home, he brought his men to the door, surrounded her brother, and almost beat him to death.Under her begging, she just left her brother and walked away.Fortunately, her husband was away and came back at night. After he found out about the situation, he knew that Sistan couldn't live anymore, so he decided to flee there at night to prevent that man from seeking revenge again.

In this way, they went all the way to Baili Village. Because her brother's injury was not healed, she wanted to ask the doctor of Baili Village to heal his brother's injury before leaving.Speaking of the "tragic experience" of their family, Aya burst into tears, and the doctor couldn't help but believe it.The doctor comforted her and told her to stay in Baili Village with her husband and brother temporarily, and he would find a place to help them settle down as soon as possible. Besides the village head, the doctor is the most prestigious person in Baili Village.The folk customs of Baili Village have been simple since ancient times, not to mention that the villagers didn't know anything about what happened in Sistan. An enthusiastic villager generously lent his two grocery houses that he hadn't used for a long time to three fleeing refugees.

After staying here, the doctor gave Timur a careful diagnosis and treatment.After diagnosis and treatment, he had no choice but to tell Aya and Shanai bluntly that it was impossible to connect Timur's broken finger, even his leg, because the best treatment time was delayed, and he would inevitably be permanently disabled. The doctor re-fixed Timur's broken leg and asked Shanai to go with him to get the medicine.After they left, Aya sat dejectedly on a big rock in front of the hut, feeling very sad.Aya was sad because she blamed herself very much. Neither she nor Shanai knew how to set a bone. In such an emergency, they didn't dare to seek a doctor, so they just hurriedly fixed Timur's broken leg.

I didn't expect that Timur would really become disabled because of this. A person who is determined to gallop the world like Genghis Khan, if he knows that his legs are disabled, his heart will be full of resentment, maybe he will blame her And Shana, I think it's because they don't understand anything that they hurt him like this... She dared not go in at the thought that Timur might go mad with disappointment.Ever since she was a child, she has never been so worried like this moment. She is worried about seeing his resentful eyes. Instead of facing it alone, she might as well wait until Shana comes back and then go in together...

Aya was thinking wildly, when Timur's voice came from the room, and the voice was actually very peaceful. "Aya, are you outside?" Aya jumped up from the rock. "Aya!" Aya let out a dumbfounded "Oh". "Aya, I want a drink of water." Aya agreed, but couldn't move.Timur's voice in the room paused for a while, and when he spoke again, his tone was obviously strange: "Aya, what are you dawdling about?" Aya really had no choice but to bite the bullet and walked to the door, and asked in a whisper: "Timur, Shanai hasn't come back yet, you won't hit me, will you?"

Timur smiled: "Hit you? Why?" "It's all because of me, your legs..." "Does my leg have anything to do with you? Don't worry, I will be able to stand up again, walk and ride a horse. I have this confidence. Come in. If you don't come in, don't pour me water, wait for me to stand up Wake up, the first thing I want to do is really beat you up." Aya didn't dare not listen, so she opened the door nervously and walked in.She scooped up a bowl of water for Timur and put it in his hand, and Timur drank it down. After drinking water, Timur wiped his mouth, looked at Aya and asked, "Why are your eyes red?"

Aya blinked, but said nothing. "Cried?" "Oh." "Afraid that I will hit you?" "That's right." "In your eyes, am I a tyrant?" "Maybe...almost." "It's weird, a heartless, brainless girl like you is afraid of being beaten? I thought you would only bully Shana. Poor Shana..." Aya interrupted him impatiently: "Apart from this sentence, will you say anything else? It's always the same old way, it's annoying. I really don't understand, whether Shana is pitiful or not, it's none of your business! In this idle time, you should pity yourself. I don’t believe it, so you don’t have to worry about it. It’s fine if you lose two fingers. Anyway, there will be no one to wait around you in the future. But what about your legs? Even if you can stand up, It's also a..."

Aya swallowed back the words in time.She regretted being unrestrained, and wished she could bite her tongue.She really tried to bite, but a burst of pain made her cover her mouth in a hurry and stopped biting. For a while, Timur didn't answer.Aya glanced timidly at Timur, but found that he was looking at her amusedly, with mocking smiles in the corners of his mouth and eyes. "you……" "Why don't you say it? Let's go on." "Timur, I'm sorry." "Aya will admit his mistakes to others. If he is not crazy, he must have taken the wrong medicine."

Aya couldn't bear it anymore, and flew into a rage: "Don't be ignorant, my patience has a limit. If I didn't care about your disability, I wouldn't bother to talk to you." "now it's right." Aya was taken aback for a moment, and her anger disappeared immediately: "Huh?" "I said, that's right. Hold a whip, beat whoever you want, release Torre, bite whoever you want, don't know how to cover up, don't know how to know the world, this is the Aya I know. If you are like you Such a person will also change from a lioness to a little woman, I might as well let the Sistan people kill it. Aya, remember my words, anyone can change, you can't, if you change, the world will It's less fun for me." Aya frowned and thought for a long time, but still couldn't figure out the meaning of Timur's words.Helpless, she gave up, "What are you talking about? It's weird." Timur whistled a long whistle: "Don't you understand?" "Only a fool can understand. Well, I won't tell you anymore. I'll prepare a meal for you. After Shana comes back later, I will make medicine. Tomorrow, Shana has to hurry. Shana is not here, so you'd better listen to me obediently." , Otherwise, don’t expect me to serve you well.” "Okay, listen to you." Timur looked obedient, with a smile on his face all the time.It seems that he knows his injury, but he doesn't care. Aya's mood relaxed a lot, and she couldn't help smiling at Timur.When she grinned, her two pointed canine teeth shook.Timur had never looked at Aya so closely before, and he was surprised to find that Aya's gentle smile at this moment could almost be described by the word "cute".Unexpectedly, there was another side hidden in this wild girl that he didn't know about. Unknowingly, Timur's tone changed a bit. "Aya." He called softly. Aya was about to walk away, but when she heard Timur call her, she stopped hastily and looked back at Timur: "What do you want?" "Nothing. I want to tell you something." "Tell me...one thing?" "right." "Go ahead." "I will stand up, I will! Even if my legs are really crippled and crippled, as the doctor predicted, I will still be able to ride a horse. You see, as long as God gives me the strength to ride a horse, I will be able to ride a horse." No one can stop me from galloping the world." Aya walked back to Timur's bed, looking at his firm eyes, felt a faint sense of awe.It was a feeling she had never felt before, but she didn't know how to express it.She stood for a while, unable to find anything to say, so she nodded, closed the door gently, and went out. Aya stood in front of the door, stretched out her hands to the boundless sky, lowered her head slightly.She thought that Allah might be looking down on Timur somewhere between heaven and earth, with compassion.Timur is one of his many children, and he will never give up Timur. Timur believes that Allah will give him strength, and Aya sincerely hopes that Allah, whom Timur believes in, will bless him to stand up and walk and ride freely as before. This is the simplest wish, as long as Timur is safe. I remember that when she recited Timur from the pile of dead people, she once knelt on the ground and prayed to the Longevity God to bless Timur not to die. As a result, Timur really survived. From then on, she sincerely recited Timur Mu'er's salvation is due to God's will, and he is full of gratitude to Changshengtian. Don't blame her for disobeying Timur's heart.Ever since she was a child, the only thing she believed in was the Longevity Heaven, and Shanai also believed in the Longevity Heaven, just like Timur believed in Allah, and they were equally devout about faith.However, differences in religious beliefs did not prevent them from becoming friends and sharing risks.Among the Chagatai people around her, religious belief has never been the criterion for people to distinguish friends from enemies. Following Chagatai Khan from the Mongolian grasslands to foreign lands, after years of time and subtle influences, many Chagatai people living in Central Asia converted to Islam.But not all of them are like this, and some people still stick to their religious beliefs.Among them, some believe in Christianity, some believe in Buddhism, and some firmly believe in Shamanism that has prevailed on the grassland for hundreds or even nearly a thousand years. The core of ancient shamanism is nature worship, and Aya is one of its countless believers.She never doubted that there are gods in everything in the world, especially the Changshengtian that the Mongolians believe in, and they will selflessly protect the grassland and the people who left Mongolia. Of course, Timur was also among these people. Even if Timur is a Mongolian who has been Turkified. At this time, Aya didn't know that Timur really stood up soon after. Although one of his legs was lame and two fingers on his right hand were lost forever, this did not prevent him from standing up again with an impressive momentum. On the stage of Eurasian politics.This person was later called "Timerlane the Lame" by people in Asia and Europe. By linking "Timerlane" and "the Lame Man", "Timerlane the Lame" became synonymous with the devil.
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