Crossing the Western Tianshan Mountains

But, we come here to work, so it doesn’t matter where we work, right?

The driver climbed back into the car and stared at the road ahead with a somewhat depressed look. "So they're just going to start digging?"

Wu Yongjie nodded and said, "Start digging!"

At this time, half of the mountain was brightly illuminated by searchlights, and there were many people. In addition, the night was very damp and cold. When the mission was announced at this time, the whole place was strangely quiet.

All that remained was the roar of the bulldozers and excavators...

The long arm of the excavator hung down and dug into the mountain mixed with stones beside the road. As the digging head went down, the sound of metal and stone rubbing against each other was like a sharp knife cutting through a person's heart.

Ling Fengxi patted the gloomy Wu Lao Hu on the shoulder and said, "You're courageous. If the project starts from here, do you know how much money will be invested?"

Wu Yongjie took a deep breath and prepared himself mentally before looking at Ling Fengxi with a fake smile, "Although this section is not in the budget, I think it's just that the report was not done in detail. Besides, with this kind of project, there will always be problems that need to be overcome.

I think we can handle it flexibly, and everything should be based on the ultimate goal. I wonder if the leaders agree with me?"

Ling Fengxi didn't say anything.

Everything is based on data. Until information and data are available, he can only remain silent. As for Wu Lao Hu, if he dares to take on this job, he will definitely be able to complete it.

As for the rest, we will discuss it later.

Wu Yongjie felt that he had suffered a loss. He was inexplicably given an extra project without a budget or a contract, but he was also to blame for this.

Such a big problem was only discovered now. According to the contract, he needed to deliver the machinery to the destination by himself, and he should bear any expenses incurred along the way.

So with Wu Yongjie's order, tens of millions of dollars could be deposited.

But this is not just a matter of money, the company's reputation, goals and all other related things are involved. Of course, he can't just suffer in silence, so he has to pester Ling Fengxi about this matter.

Fortunately, there is no road that humans cannot walk.

The bulldozers and excavators went first, and indeed they were able to widen and level the road, which should lay a better foundation for subsequent machinery to go up the mountain.

But the Western Tianshan Mountains are really full of obstacles at every step.

It not only wastes manpower, but also money.

This is a problem that Ling Fengxi and Wu Yongjie need to face together.

When it was almost dawn, the members of the medical team were too cold to sleep, so they came out of the tents one by one to "look for the sun", standing in the position most likely to be exposed to the sunlight first, like a wife-waiting rock.

I don't know why, but all the thermal designs I brought seemed to be broken and didn't work, such as the rechargeable thermal foot covers, which were a great way to keep warm in winter, but they were completely ineffective here.

It was so cold that it seemed as if the blood was freezing.

Cheng Yue was about to cry and said, "I finally realized that here, only the sun is the most effective. Everything else is useless."

At this time, Fang Ya was looking at the camp below the medical team, where Ling Fengxi and Wu Yongjie's team were... They seemed to have gotten up early and were washing their faces and brushing their teeth with cold water outside.

One person occupied a random corner of the camp, and the water for washing face and rinsing mouth was poured casually on the ground. A long-lost breath of life suddenly filled Fang Ya's heart.

She suddenly thought of her grandparents in the countryside. When she was a child, she went to school in the countryside. Early in the morning, her grandparents also liked to wash their faces and brush their teeth with cold water amid the crowing of chickens and the calls of geese, and pour the water casually into the grass by the roadside or into the ditch in front of the door.

Although the distance between the camps was not very close, there were no secrets because they were staggered in height, and Ling Fengxi also saw Fang Ya.

His hands were originally wrapped in gauze, but he took them off to wash his face and threw the gauze aside casually.

Fang Ya frowned. This Ling Fengxi just doesn't take care of himself!

Of course, there is a kitchen and a back hall in the camp, and tents are set up there. A big stove is set up in the open space early in the morning, and the cooks start working in full swing.

Wu Yongjie's team has its own chef. He shares the same hardships as the workers in his team and eats the same meals.

Ling Fengxi and Fang Ya shared a kitchen with various technical personnel, as well as Li Jianguo and others under Wu Yongjie, but the food was not much better.

Basically, because it is too far from the county town, transportation is not very convenient, and the population base gathered here is too large, so the products that are easier to store are cabbage, potatoes, etc.

Add some frozen tofu cubes and vermicelli noodles to the stewed cabbage, and add some pork slices to it, and it will be a very good meal. It's not about the taste, but the warmth.

As soon as the food was ready, the cook began to beat a broken gong, "The meal is ready! Eat!"

The people from each tent gathered at the campsite where the kitchen was located, lined up, and got their meals… Cheng Yue stood in the queue, his face full of excitement. “This feels like when we were in school, no, it feels like when we were working part-time as kids… But we never lined up like this back then. Look how long this line is…”

"Yes, these days seem like we've returned to the days of the communal dining scene."

Everyone was chattering about the big pot meal. In fact, most people of their age group had never experienced the big pot meal, but had only heard about it from their elders.

This scene is now being performed in person, recreating history!

The food in the big pot meal is very bad. One dish plus two steamed buns is enough to fill you up. People with a smaller appetite can choose one steamed bun.

The girls in the medical team also each had a vegetable bowl in their hands, and after making the steamed buns, they found an open space nearby, stood in a circle and started eating.

If you don't eat it on the spot, the food will be cold when you bring it back, and the warmth will be gone. You still have to rely on this morning meal to warm your body.

Fang Ya was still embarrassed to eat outside, and after hesitating for a while, she went straight into Ling Fengxi's tent, because the kitchen was relatively close to Ling Fengxi's tent. She just saw Ling Fengxi walking into his tent with a bowl of food.

"Lao Ling, I'd like to borrow your place to have a meal! Do you have a table here?"

Fang Ya was stunned for a moment when she didn't get a response. She realized that Ling Fengxi was indeed in the tent, but he was sleeping on a chair. A bowl of food was placed on the simple desk in front of him, untouched. The heat of the food seemed to have dissipated and turned cold. She held the steamed bun in her hand, but there was no sign of it having been bitten.

"Didn't you get any rest last night?"

Fang Ya took a coat from the bed and covered Ling Fengxi with it, then walked out again.

Just then, she saw Wu Yongjie walking over with food in his hand. His eyes, like red rabbit eyes, lit up when he saw Fang Ya. "Good morning, Doctor Fang!"

Fang Ya responded sullenly and prepared to leave. Wu Yongjie said, "Why did you come out of Lao Ling's room? You guys can't be..."

This immediately irritated Fang Ya, and she angrily shouted, "Disgusting!"