Crossing the Western Tianshan Mountains

Fortunately, when the medical team arrived at the tunnel, in addition to medical equipment, they also brought spare clothes, all of which were borrowed from off-duty workers. I have to say that Fang Ya was really thoughtful. It would be impossible to navigate the vast Western Tianshan Mountains without a woman.

The mud was too cold, and the workers couldn't stay in it for too long. Moreover, the mud solidified in a very short time. It was not completely solidified, but solidified like a lot of glue.

Seeing that many equipment could not be rescued, Wu Yongjie had no choice but to order that the rescue work for today should stop here.

The workers were changing clothes and preparing to call it a day. Wu Yongjie and Ling Fengxi sat facing each other in a corner, staring at each other in bewilderment. This time, it was Ling Fengxi who spoke up. "According to our contract, your construction team is responsible for compensating for any wear and tear on machinery and equipment caused during construction."

Wu Yongjie nodded. "What about you? This project has such a big problem, we definitely can't hide it from the higher-ups. And the problem with the active fault zone still hasn't been resolved. The construction time may be extended further than expected. How are you going to explain this to them?"

Time is money. Every extra day is a day lost.

Up to now, at the peak of the construction of the West Tianshan Tunnel, there were seven to eight hundred construction workers and management personnel. Every extra day means an extra day of losses.

No one can afford to waste time.

Ling Fengxi gave a wry smile, "The equipment loss this time was also very large. You won't be able to explain it, right?"

Wu Yongjie's neck stiffened. "What am I going to confess? I don't have any money, but I have my life."

But after he finished speaking, he still became dejected and sighed...

What a miserable life!

There will definitely be criticism.

Furthermore, if we hold on to this mentality of giving up, how can we cross the Western Tianshan Mountains? The construction of the Western Tianshan long tunnel has reached such a serious level now. The manpower, financial resources, and even emotional investment have added up to these sunk costs, making it impossible for everyone involved in the project to give up easily.

No matter what, the continued construction of the West Tianshan super-long tunnel must be ensured.

Fortunately, this time, Ling Fengxi and Wu Yongjie did not quarrel, and Li Jianguo and Yan Zhuoyu did not complain about themselves. Everyone seemed to have reluctantly accepted everything that Xitianshan had given them.

Even the workers only let out a few roars from one collapsed man when the pulverizing stopped...

Then everyone just focused on doing what they were capable of.

That day, the Western Tianshan Mountains roared like wild beasts, but only for a moment. Afterward, peace returned to the Western Tianshan Mountains, and the workers too.

What was even more tragic was that there was no milk tea to drink that day. Everyone took their milk tea bowls to the yard of the cafeteria, but the place where they usually made milk tea was deserted.

Gulinar was taking care of Gaiyilaobai, and while she had no time, her parents, citing a shortage of goat and cow milk, refused to provide the camp with any more milk. The reason was simply to punish Gulinar for her disobedience. Even after such a major incident at the camp, she still stood with everyone there and trusted them.

There was no way for anyone to force this sort of thing. But later that evening, milk tea was brewed on the stove again, but with one more person making it.

It turned out that Ayala had come and brought large buckets of milk. She did not come to replace Gulinar's "business", but Gulinar asked her to do so.

It turned out that Ayala had heard the news that a herdsman said that there was an accident in the tunnel of the Western Tianshan Mountains. There was a lot of noise and many people must have died. Ayala was worried, so he came here on a camel.

Seeing that everyone was fine and about to leave, Gulinar called me.

Gulinar said, "Look, it's so cold and so quiet. The workers are so tired. They can't do without breasts. To live in the Western Tianshan Mountains, you need breasts from the Western Tianshan Mountains to survive. It's so quiet today that it seems like everyone is dead. Ayala, please send your breasts over. I'll have Ye Minglang do the accounting for you and pay you."

Ayala looked around.

It was almost dark, and the construction vehicles on the mountain were moving slowly. On the snow-white peaks, one gray and dusty vehicle after another was moving. When the vehicles stopped, the shivering workers came out huddled up, like dying groundhogs, and silently entered the dormitory or cafeteria.

They were indeed too cold to talk.

When many workers saw that there was no big pot of boiling milk in the yard, the light in their eyes dimmed even more.

Ayala did not hesitate any longer and rode back to her home. It was unknown how she persuaded Hanati, but at Hanati's command, the nearby herdsmen came over carrying large buckets of milk.

Then send it to the camp with Ayala.

Afterwards, Ayala stayed to make milk tea while the others went back early.

The milk tea was ready. Gulinar borrowed the canteen chef's big gong and started beating it. "Bang, bang, bang! Bang, bang, bang!"

The workers didn't know what was going on and came over to check. When they found out that milk tea was available again, they brought out their pitchers and lined up to get the milk tea.

After making it, he did not leave. He drank it bit by bit from the edge of the pot by the firelight under the stove. The warmth went straight to his stomach and spread to his limbs.

I really feel that the suffering I endured today was slightly compensated, or even not that painful at all.

At the same time, the aroma of medicine from the medical team gradually filled the air.

Someone came to inform us, "The medical team has also set up a big stove and is boiling Chinese herbal medicine. Anyone who wants to soak their feet or take a medicinal bath can line up or bring a basin to get the Chinese herbal soup."

Some workers finished their milk tea and went to soak their feet. Seeing that there were so many people, they also brought their own footbath basins to get hot medicine. One worker cried while soaking, wiped his tears, and said complainingly, "Damn it, this Xitian Mountain is so tiring. Let's go. I feel sorry for it, sorry for this milk tea, sorry for this medicine. If I stay, I'm afraid I'll lose my life."

Another worker continued, "Don't be afraid. It's just one second, and the second before that, and the second after that. In this world, people are hit by cars every second. We've been in Xitian Mountain for a year, and we're still alive. This means that no matter how fierce Xitian Mountain is, it doesn't want to take our lives."

The worker's words were met with a few cheers, and someone else was heard saying, "It's come to this point. It's too frustrating not to finish it. This might be the biggest thing I've ever done in my life. It will save my face when I tell others about it later."

It seemed to express what everyone was thinking, and someone else said, "Face is a matter of seeking, life is more important."

Someone else added softly, "Making money is important."

Anyway, no matter what is important or not, anyone who stays has found a sufficient reason to stay, and the hot milk tea and hot medicine soup make this reason more firm and sufficient.

After this little bit of excitement, the entire Western Tianshan Mountain fell into great silence again.