Story: I was on an expatriate in Afghanistan and lifted the veil of a Muslim girl who was not married to me

[This content is an adaptation of a long fictional short story, please watch it rationally, do not sit in the opposite seat]

Text: Mr. Mu Jinxi

Originally, I was only working in Afghanistan, and I met a Muslim girl, and the two fell in love for a long time, and I couldn't help but lift her veil.

I didn't expect that the impulse of one night made me a marriage partner in the mouth of a girl.

"If a man lifts the veil on a Muslim girl, then he has to marry her."

When I heard this, I was completely confused.

01

Looking at my wife who was busy in the room, I still felt a little heartbeat when I thought of meeting her.

If it hadn't been for the sudden lifting of her veil that night, none of this would have happened.

My name is Lin Ning, and I am the attending physician of a hospital, and I was sent to Afghanistan a few years ago to support and become a doctor at a temporary medical station.

I was only 25 years old at the time, and I was so busy with work that I didn't plan my own life events, and my parents were anxious but respected my personal choice.

I think that after this assignment, I will definitely become an excellent doctor, which will help me to transfer my position in the future.

When everything was arranged, I sat on the plane, looking at the once familiar sky, ready to enter an unfamiliar city.

Before leaving, a colleague admonished me, "Afghanistan is not peaceful, Anin, you have to pay attention." ”

"After landing, remember to contact often and give feedback on the local characteristics, especially the photos of beautiful women."

In the face of ridicule from my colleagues, I knew that this was not realistic, after all, most of the people I came into contact with in the expatriate work were patients, and I went to Afghanistan to be able to return to China for promotion.

I didn't reply to my colleague's words, I just laughed and didn't say anything, leaving everyone with a good topic of eating melons.

When I arrived in Afghanistan, the hospital had already arranged a place for me to live in advance, a makeshift medical tent.

I have enjoyed much more peace at home, and my peers have long forgotten the exposure of the war, and even as a doctor, I am shocked to see the wounded who have been sent over.

At this time, I was assigned a young assistant, Maria, who had studied in China and was able to communicate with me very well, and was still a medical student.

02

To be honest, Maria was very attentive in her work and had been explaining some of the local customs to me, but she was veiled and never saw her face.

According to local custom, Afghan girls can work and study normally, but they have to wear a veil on their faces, which is very different from the freedom in the country.

"Dr. Lin, are you comfortable living?"

Maria greeted me while preparing the medical equipment, and we became more and more tacit in cooperation and have become a pair of comrades-in-arms in medical assistance.

"Okay, but it looks like it's going to be busy for a while."

After a short period of contact, Maria's personality made me feel very new, not caring about some details, and paying more attention to the help of the sick.

At that time, many residents affected by the war were sent by several doctors stationed on duty to help treat them, and the short communication unconsciously pulled into the communication between the two.

Maria rarely mentions other situations, but tries her best to help me treat patients, "Fortunately, Dr. Lin is here, otherwise many people would have continued to wail." ”

When we talked about the patients, our faces were heavy, and at that time, only those who experienced it knew that we were depressed.

"Our brutality in war is not so real, we only know it when we get to the battlefield."

Occasionally, I would sigh in front of Maria that it was a doctor's duty to treat patients, and it was inevitable that I would feel heavy about what happened to my patients.

Mary didn't say anything, and from her point of view, perhaps death was the most terrifying.

"We're trying to improve all of this every day, and the dawn will come."

When people have no way to turn for help, their hearts are often full of hope.

I felt a heavier weight on my shoulders in the face of Maria's expectations, "I don't know if the miracle of life will appear..."

03

"Son, where are you?"

I listened to the text messages sent by my mother, but I still didn't send the specific situation, no matter how old the child is, most of the parents are silently accepting the care.

"It's okay here, I'll be back in a while."

In the process of treating patients, time passed little by little, and I almost forgot the commotion outside the tent.

Most of the makeshift treatment stations are relatively safe, with the local authorities taking care of the wounded and the doctors stationed there.

One day, I was awakened by a loud noise, and I jumped up from the ground, briefly forgetting about my body's fatigue.

And Maria woke up from the side and hurriedly gave me a hug, she was younger than me, but she had already accepted the harsh voice.

"Don't worry, it's just a mistake attack, and it'll be fine soon."

Generally speaking, the attack will not hit the tent of the wounded, but it cannot be ruled out that someone is too crazy and will attack the temporary medical station.

I was thinking wildly, and I could really feel the heartbeat from Maria, who was not as strong as she had imagined.

"I'm fine, I just haven't rested enough."

I pretended to be calm and told Maria to let go of her arms, "There's a lot of work to come..."

I could feel that Maria's little hands trembled a little when she let go, and if the attacks had been more intense, I think the tent would have been destroyed.

By the time the voices gradually stopped, some of the Afghan language resounded outside the tent, and I could only vaguely understand some, "They have left"

Maria patted the dust off my body and translated it for me, worried that if I thought too much, my heart would be disrupted.

I looked at Mary in the veil, and a warm feeling rose in my heart, and if it weren't for her company, it might have been difficult for me to persevere.

The situation became more serious, and I put aside a trace of strange emotions in my heart and threw myself into the treatment of the wounded.

Looking at their eyes for survival, any normal person will tremble, right?

04

The condition of the wounded was not optimistic, one after another lying on stretchers, their faces either bloody or white, covered with rudimentary strips of cloth, and stained red with blood.

Mary came up to them and translated the situation to me, and I took out my healing tools and bandaged their wounds.

Some of the wounded were still very young and gritted their teeth and did not cry out, and Maria comforted them with Afghan words and calmed down a lot of the wounded.

I took out a cotton belt from the ground to treat the wounds of the wounded, disinfected them with a knife, and carefully treated some of the wounds, leaving only the cries of the wounded and the breathing of the healers in the tent.

"There are a few more people, over here, Dr. Lin."

Maria did some light disinfecting work, leaving me with the work of bandaging the wounds, some blood stains on my gloves, and trying to maintain a high level of concentration.

It can be said that this kind of work intensity makes me feel a lot of pressure, although there is no problem physically, but there is already a layer of haze psychologically.

Not only that, but I also had to comfort the wounded and calm them down with the gentleest words possible, which is very complicated, and Mary is no different.

In this environment, although the two people do not have too much physical contact, they have slowly approached spiritually.

"There's an oppressive smell in the air."

At the end of the treatment, Maria suddenly burst out with the phrase, "That's just the smell of disinfectant water." ”

I try to remain calm and hope to stay away from this topic as soon as possible, we all know that war comes with huge casualties and doctors and nurses can only do their best.

"Don't think too much about it, try to save as many people as you can."

I comforted myself silently, looking down at Mary.

"This disinfectant is not enough, so you need to prepare a little more."

I took the opportunity to change the subject, and when Mary heard the rumors that she was about to go out of the tent to look for it, I was a little worried, so I offered to accompany her.

After informing the other doctors of the wounded, the two of us went to the aid station not far away, but unfortunately the accident still happened.

While collecting the medicine, suddenly there was a bombardment at the aid station, and I immediately decided that I could not leave, but Maria took me by the hand, walked to a corner, opened a wooden lid, and introduced me to the place.

"This is a temporary refuge level, and it should be able to hide from the search for a while."

Maria explained that due to the large number of wounded people, expatriate doctors are an important resource, so the shelter has been reserved in advance to ensure the safety of ambulance workers.

05

The two of us hid in a dark corner, only the sound of our breathing, and it was the first time I had seen Maria up close.

She had a special scent on her body that relieved my nervousness, and it was very quiet all around, both of them were nervous, completely unpredictable what would happen next?

Yo looked at Maria's veil, there was a wave in her heart, and she couldn't help but get closer, and took off her veil, and the girl was startled and immediately avoided it.

In the refuge floor, I finally saw Maria's face clearly, the same as my impression of a kind and beautiful girl, and her small eyes were hiding from my fiery eyes.

The nervousness of this time made me muster up the courage to hug Maria, and the girl resisted a little, but her body still couldn't help shaking.

At this time, I still held back, controlled my actions with reason, and just hugged Maria and waited for the arrival of rescuers.

When there was no sound outside, Maria pushed me away, opened the door and ran out, feeling the scent of my fingertips and feeling the smugness.

"Lin Ning, I don't feel good like this."

A few days later, Mary appeared to me and told me something, "My parents want to see you and talk about what happened between us." ”

I felt that she was nervous, and I was confused, so Maria came out of the tent, and after a while she brought in two people and introduced me, "These are my parents." ”

I didn't expect to meet Maria's parents in this awkward situation, and then her father said, "Did you two get stuck together the other day?" ”

I heard the questioning voice and quickly looked at Maria, "Yes, nothing happened to us..."

Before he could finish speaking, Maria's father waved his hand, "You have lifted the veil of my daughter, and according to our tradition, you must marry her." ”

Hearing this, Maria blushed a little, and I stole a glance at her, and saw the girl's thoughts, but I didn't agree on the spot.

After a few more words, Mary's parents left the tent and we went on working, and Mary explained, "If you don't marry me, I'll be left alone." ”

The clash of the two cultures burst out at this moment, and Maria thought that I didn't want to accept it, and her tone was very lost.

All I can say is, "Our tradition is to ask your parents for their opinions, and I'll give you the answer when the treatment is over." ”

When Maria heard this, her face suddenly brightened, and I didn't lose my words, and when I was done, I tried to ask my parents about their attitude, but I didn't expect to get an unexpected answer.

"You're not too young, you don't have to ask us what daughter-in-law you are looking for, as long as you like it."

My parents didn't have any other ideas, they just wanted me to get married as soon as possible, and the wishes of the older generation were really simple.

I thought about it alone for a long time, and before the end of the assignment, I confessed everything to Maria, hoping that she would be able to return to live with me.

Mary agreed, explained the situation to her parents, received their blessings, and set out with me on the journey home.

After getting off the plane, I felt that it was a dream...

"Come on, come on, the child is crying."

Maria called me out in the room, interrupting my memories, and after returning to China, she began to study Chinese, and was admitted to the hospital as a medical student, living with me.

When the job stabilized, we held a wedding, invited colleagues and parents, and officially entered the palace of marriage.

After getting married, Maria worked while learning housework, and would cook hometown food for me, and after our active spare tire, she gave birth to a little girl.

"Maria, do you like living in China?"

"Lin Ning, you are very happy in this life."

She still calls me "Lin Ning", and the two of us accept the different practices brought by the culture little by little, think more about each other, and make our marriage healthier. #MCN首发激励计划#

The child's cry and our smile together became a microcosm of family happiness, and it all started with the act of lifting her veil. #头条创作挑战赛#

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