"Wu Jie, have you been asking for a beating these past few days?"
Zhou Yangmou brought over two boxed lunches and squatted beside Wu Jie. After saying this, he didn't look at Wu Jie again.
"N-no."
Wu Jie's eyelashes trembled. Gripping his chopsticks tightly, he shoveled food into his mouth from the lunch box. He was a little scared, but he really couldn't take the construction work anymore. He had thought about finding someone to look out for him, and after looking around, Zhou Yangmou seemed like the best choice. He was all muscle and strength, always doing the most work and earning the highest wages.
Wu Jie was a little ge'er. He had arrived in this unfamiliar world a few months ago and could only follow the foreman here to work and support himself.
Wu Jie was quick-witted. Back where he came from, there were men, ge'er, and women.
Here, there were only two sexes: men and women. But men could pair with men, and women could pair with women. There was no betrothal gift to pay. Marrying a woman was out of the question for him, so he could only find himself a reliable man.
Thinking back on the bold things he'd done over the past two days, Wu Jie's ears turned pink.
The construction laborers all slept in one huge communal bed, packed together side by side. At night, the smell of sweat filled the air. Wu Jie would always edge closer to Zhou Yangmou, at least because Zhou Yangmou didn't smell of sweat. But these past two days, Wu Jie had also deliberately made physical contact with him.
That evening.
After a full day's work, everyone sprawled or lay around. The rows of sleeping spots held quite a few young men!
Li Dong's voice was weary. "Summer here is so hot and exhausting. Let's save up some money and get out of this dump as soon as we can."
