pjbooks Chapter 119 It's too hot.
Chapter 119 It's too hot.
In the afternoon, the sun, like a perfectly heated iron disc, hung high in the sky, gleaming white.
The heat rising from the loess slope distorted the distant scenery, and even the cicadas seemed to be chirping weakly.
The doors and windows of the cave dwelling were all open, but not a breath of wind came in.
Heat seeped in from the doorway, the windows, and every crack in the earthen wall, turning the small space into a parched pot.
Lin Dachun was wearing only a pair of faded briefs and sat shirtless on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).
Sweat streamed down his dark back, leaving glistening grooves between his old scars and bulging muscles.
He held a tattered palm-leaf fan in his hand, fanning himself idly, and the air was hot.
Li Ruoxue sat on a small stool at the entrance of the kitchen.
She was wearing a sleeveless floral blouse, the fabric so thin it was almost translucent, and it clung to her body, damp and seeping through.
Below was a pair of blue cloth shorts that just went past the knees. The legs were wide and loose, but they tightened up as soon as the person sat down, outlining the soft curves of their thighs.
She was hot too, her cheeks were flushed, and her nose was covered in sweat.
A few strands of wet hair clung to her neck, and she would raise her hand to gather them up from time to time, but they would fall down again as soon as she let go.
He also held a palm-leaf fan in his hand, fanning himself more vigorously than Lin Dachun, but the wind he produced was also scalding hot.
"This weather..." Li Ruoxue murmured, "It's going to dry us out."
Lin Dachun didn't reply, but paused his fanning motion.
His gaze slid from Li Ruoxue's sweaty neck to her open neckline.
Two buttons on the jacket were undone, revealing a clear collarbone and a small patch of skin below it that was glistening with sweat.
"It is hot, but it will only last for a month. After noon, our cave dwelling will cool down. If it rains heavily, that will be good." Lin Dachun was still worried about the sea buckthorn on the mountain.
I hope I don't get sunburned.
Logically speaking, sea buckthorn survives in such an environment, so it shouldn't be.
Lin Dachun abruptly looked away, his throat bobbed, and he scooped up another ladle of cold water, gulping it down.
Water spilled from the corners of his mouth, ran down his chin to his chest, and mixed with the sweat.
"You should drink less cold food, it'll upset your stomach," Li Ruoxue said, her voice soft and weak from the steam.
"It's hot." Lin Dachun said only one word, put down the water ladle, and sat back down on the edge of the kang (heated brick bed).
But the kang (heated brick bed) was also thoroughly dried by the sun, and sitting on it was so hot it burned your bottom.
He simply stood up and paced back and forth in the cave dwelling—the place was small, and he could only walk three or four steps before turning around, like a trapped beast.
Li Ruoxue watched him swaying back and forth in front of her.
The man's bare upper body was glistening with sweat, gleaming with a bronze hue in the dim light.
His shoulders were broad, but his waist was narrow. His old scars rose and fell like mountains on a map with each breath.
She suddenly felt thirsty and picked up the water ladle to drink, but found that the ladle was empty.
"I'm going to fetch some water from the ditch," Li Ruoxue said, standing up.
At this stop, my shorts felt even tighter.
Lin Dachun turned his face away: "I'll go."
"You rest, I'll go." Li Ruoxue had already picked up the bucket.
As the two passed each other, their arms inevitably brushed against each other.
Her skin was sweaty and slippery, while his was hot and rough.
The sensation of that touch made both of them freeze for a moment.
Li Ruoxue grabbed the bucket and fled the door as if she were escaping.
She returned shortly afterward.
There wasn't a drop of water in the bucket.
"The ditch is completely dry; not a drop of water is left. It's all dried up by the sun," Li Ruoxue said.
"Bear with it, let the sun go down a bit, I'll go fetch water," Lin Dachun explained.
The sweat soaked Li Ruoxue's shirt, clinging tightly to her body, her curves glistening with moisture—it was incredibly alluring.
"Ugh, I ran into another pervert on the way here. Those men were staring at me with their eyes wide open. It was so annoying," Li Ruoxue said in a coquettish tone.
Lin Dachun quickly looked away, as if he were talking to him.
Li Ruoxue was already stunningly beautiful with a gorgeous figure. Now, she was still sweating and her shirt was semi-transparent. What man wouldn't be mesmerized by her?