The weather here is hot and everyone is not wearing much.
After dinner, Lin Ye kept his word and came to Meng Yiming to take the dirty clothes to wash.
Meng Yiming looked at the book and pointed to the basin, where he found the short-sleeved shirt and thin trousers he had just changed out of.
Lin also carried a basin out to wash clothes.
The water they used was groundwater, which came from the water wells drilled by the exploration team themselves.
There is a long handle on the water pump. Press and lift the handle repeatedly and water will flow out.
Normally, people wash clothes and vegetables by pressing out the water and then use it. As for drinking water, after pressing out the water, they leave it for a few hours to let the impurities in the water settle, and then boil it to drink.
Of course, in order to make it convenient for everyone to take a bath, the exploration team also built two rooms as bathrooms.
It's called a bathroom, but there's nothing in it.
You have to boil your own water for bathing. If you are lucky, there will be extra hot water available in the cafeteria, but people usually carry buckets of cold water in and take cold showers.
A few colleagues who came to get water saw Lin Ye washing men's clothes and asked curiously, "Lin Ye, whose clothes are you washing?"
"Doctor Meng's."
My colleagues looked at me with gossip, "What are you doing..."
"He did me a favor, and in exchange I did his laundry."
The flame of gossip had already been ignited, and it was difficult to extinguish. "Are you familiar with Dr. Meng? Did you agree to work here together?"
"We're pretty familiar with each other. We've known each other for many years." Lin Ye said, "But coming to work here is just a coincidence."
"Really? How did you two meet?"
"So curious?" Meng Yiming appeared out of nowhere, just a few meters behind Lin Ye. "Let me tell you something?"
Everyone: "Hurry up and tell me!"
After spending a few days together, everyone found that Meng Yiming and Lin Ye were easy to get along with, so no one was afraid to listen to gossip.
Meng Yiming said: "It was a morning ten years ago..."
A small flame had already started burning in everyone's eyes.
Lin Ye: “…” She and Dr. Meng have known each other for ten years?!
Meng Yiming said, "That morning, I climbed a willow tree to look out. Unfortunately, I saw three old women bullying five strong men on the road not far away. The five men were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and cried bitterly, but the old women refused to give in."
"At that moment, a loud roar suddenly erupted, and a brave woman emerged, feeling the need for justice. But how could she, on her own, defeat five old women? She spotted a willow tree by the roadside, picked it up with both hands, and with a powerful kick, uprooted it."
"And I, still clinging to the tree, accidentally fell into the arms of this brave woman, holding three unhatched bird eggs in my hands..."
"cut!"
"Pooh!"
"Get out of here!"
Everyone walked away cursing.
I thought I was going to hear some story about a handsome man and a beautiful woman who met by chance and sparked love, but who knew I'd hear this?!
A grown man fell into a woman's arms! He was holding three eggs! It was disgusting! Why didn't he fall to death?!
Meng Yiming watched everyone leave angrily, then walked up to Lin Ye proudly.
"How's my story?" Meng Yiming asked, "Female warrior?"
Lin also said: "You can build a stage and tell stories to everyone."
Seeing that Lin Ye had finished washing, Meng Yiming took the initiative to press the water, "You just take care of rinsing, I'll press the water."
Accompanied by the squeaking sound of the water pump, the groundwater was pressed out and rushed into Lin Ye's basin.
Meng Yiming said, "Don't tell these people about our affairs, or you won't know what will happen."
Lin also said: "I have nothing to do with you!"
"If there's something going on between us, I'll accept whatever rumors spread," Meng Yiming said. "Even if there's nothing going on, it'll still reflect badly on me."
Lin Ye: "...why don't you tell me that it has a bad influence on me?"
"You?!" Meng Yiming acted surprised. "You don't have a crush on anyone, what are you afraid of?!"
After a pause, he continued, "Why? Have you taken a fancy to someone from our exploration team? Are you worried he might misunderstand?"
"No!" Lin Ye said confidently, "We are all good brothers who have made their way in the world!"
Speaking of making a living out there, Meng Yiming asked again, "Female warrior, when do you plan to go out and come back?"
"At least we have to find oil and drill an exploratory well."
Meng Yiming said, "You're not a professional prospector, so how could this stump you?"
"Not a problem!" Lin was confident in her expertise. "But I've only been here for less than a week, and I've only surveyed a small area!"
Meng Yiming smiled and said, "Then speed up!"
Lin also understood that they could return home as soon as they found oil, and Meng Yiming was a member of the medical team, so he could also go back with them.
"Why are you in such a hurry to go back?" Lin Ye asked.
"Aren't you anxious?"
"No rush, I have to make some achievements before I can go back. I can't let my parents' training go to waste."
Meng Yiming said, "Don't put pressure on yourself. Your parents didn't raise you to force you to do anything to prove yourself. They see your excellence and hard work. Rather than asking you to push yourself, they want you to be happy."
"I'm very happy, and I'd be even happier if I could do something!"
Meng Yiming said: "Being in love is the happiest thing."
Lin also looked up at him, then lowered her head and continued washing clothes.
Meng Yiming had accurately captured the contempt in her eyes.
"What do you mean by that look?" he asked. "Do you look down on me?"
"Don't you think it's funny?" Lin also said, "Since I've known you, in all these years, have you ever been in a relationship? Just tell me what makes you happiest when you're in a relationship?"
Meng Yiming said with equal disdain: "You speak as if you have had a conversation before!"
Lin also said: "I am still young."
"What do you mean?!" Meng Yiming said in a more serious tone.
Lin also said: "Don't ask me even though you already know the answer. If I tell you later, you'll feel bad again."
Meng Yiming covered his chest with one hand, "Your eyes have deeply hurt me!"
Lin had already washed the clothes. She wrung out the water and asked, "Where do you hang the clothes?"
"Inside the house," Meng Yiming said, "Wring it out more to stop the water from dripping."
Lin was also surprised, "How can you dry clothes in the house?"
"How can I dry clothes outside?" Meng Yiming asked back, "Look, there's dust everywhere. If the wind blows, my clothes will be wasted!"
Lin also felt that Dr. Meng was being extremely pretentious, so he took his basin and followed him back to the house.
There was a rope in Dr. Meng's room. "Just hang it here to dry."
Lin Ye hung up the clothes and said, "I'm leaving."
"Wait! I have something to say!"
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