Chapter 495 - 251 Glimmer of Night_2
Maya suggested, "Let’s use the rubber duck to swim across the water to the dock." The giant rubber duck was now under the western wall of the base, discarded there like trash after its last use.
Maya gathered up the blueprints, "I’ll bring some extra materials to look over tonight. Our recent activities are centered around this warehouse district."
Lin Wu said with regret, "Too bad I didn’t invest in intelligence, so I can’t help you. But I know Dashuang did."
Maya gave Lin Wu a speechless look. Her speechlessness was like a pressure cooker; when it accumulated to a certain point, she would explode and give someone a beating. Then the cycle would continue: accumulate and explode, over and over again.
Lin Wu chuckled and went off to his assigned office to scavenge for materials. He never expected anyone to rely on him for reviewing materials.
Lugging back materials in large and small packages, Maya organized the information and marked up the blueprints accordingly. This warehouse for office supplies, that one recently got a shipment of fruit, and so on.
Dinner was Italian dumplings, and everyone was full of praise. It was essential to do so, otherwise, what if Cotton threw in the towel? During dinner, Lin Wu sniffed Peanut’s shoulder and detected no particular odor, supposing he probably didn’t smell either. His clothes were dirty, of course—they’d gotten that way from running around with bags of cement.
The three girls could go for a swim in the river and wash their clothes at the same time. The boys could also go swimming, but they would pass on washing clothes together. Lin Wu’s idea was to sprinkle laundry powder on himself and swim a lap—that should get his clothes clean. Then he’d use his 37-degree body heat to dry the clothes directly, and everything would be okay.
Peanut had another idea; he thought they should ask Shana for some basic clothing. Wash once a week, soak the clothes in a bucket with laundry powder, tread on them a bit, and leave them overnight. Rinse the powder off in the river the next day. But since they only had one set of spare clothes, they had to accept Lin Wu’s suggestion.
After dinner as the sun had set, everyone thanked the cook, Cotton, and Dashuang took the initiative to wash the dishes. Lin Wu and Peanut were about to head out to the river when Maya called down from the second floor, "Cozy Cabin needs help."