Although Zheng Quchi was born with strange powers, he had never worked in forging or quarrying rocks.
However, isn’t the county spending huge sums of money recruiting high-level workers? Do they still have to be in charge of the quarry and work as stone farmers to clear out wasteland and cut stone?
Forget it, it won't help if you think about these things too much. Let's wait until we get to Guixuanling and act on our own initiative.
"Where's Qiu?" she asked.
The two slowly gathered at the end of the craftsman team, keeping some distance from the people in front and talking quietly.
Shan Bian smoothed his curly beard with his fingers and said, "He said that when he finds an opportunity, he will sneak in with the hard laborers."
Zheng Quchi had already guessed that things would turn out like this, so he was calm about it.
As for their unshakable iron triangle, it is destined that no one can break it apart for a while.
"You just said you don't know how to work as a mason, so how did you get in?" she asked curiously.
Shan Bian raised his chin: "I secretly used some connections."
Zheng Quchi immediately looked at him as if he had heard a "joke": "If you have connections, you won't find other jobs. Why do you have to be a fake mason who doesn't understand anything?"
Speaking of this, Shan Bian also felt aggrieved: "You think I want to do this backbreaking work, why didn't Master Qu ask Qiu to give me a message——"
Halfway through, Shan Bian shut up alertly, and finally muttered: "In short, everything is for the mission."
Master Qu?
Another person appeared who she didn't know, but he and Qiu knew.
This Master Qu must be from the Mo family, and he only saw Qiu, and handed over all tasks to Shan Bian. No matter how slow she was, she understood that Ganqing was just guarding her.
Oh, no wonder the man "Sang Xuanqing" chose to rebel. As an illegal terrorist organization like them, they also engage in internal division, isolation, concealment and utilization. Who will not go black?
"Okay, no need to say more."
She looked a little cold.
Shan Bian looked at her out of the corner of his eye. He didn't know what to explain to her for a moment. His expression was a little awkward and tangled, and both of them were silent for a moment.
——
When we arrived at the boundary of Guixanling, the mountains were surging, damp and cold, and the cold fog shrouded the entire mountainside, like a winding and sliding silver snake.
Zheng Quchi walked through the mountain road this time. He was covered in sweat and didn't feel cold at all.
She raised her head and looked at the rolling mountains. She felt that the shape of these mountains was very different from what she had seen in the plains.
When I looked at it from a distance from another hillside, I felt that it was majestic and green, with less green plant coverage and more exposed white and brown soil and rocks.
But when I got closer, I saw at the foot of the mountain that it was very layered and messy, and it seemed that it might topple over at any time.
But this is all an illusion.
They, the masons, were uniformly arranged into temporary shanties in the valley, and then the government soldiers came to organize the personnel and arrange the preliminary cleaning work assigned by the above-moving the rocks.
Zheng Quchi finally determined that people like them did belong to the category of having to do anything. Don't think that the money from the government was easy to earn. It was all exchanged for sweat and labor.
Of course, the two master craftsmen of Jixia Academy, Yuan Sui and Yin Xiao, don't have to do this.
Their position is equivalent to the engineering and technical personnel responsible for designing, organizing and supervising the construction.
To put it bluntly, this work was done by Zheng Quchi before.
But now, she has a new job, and her level is not high enough, so she can only work as a construction worker at the lowest level.
After a night's rest, when the sky became slightly brighter, they were awakened by the sound of a gong. The soldiers asked them to go to the Pheasant Mountain near Guixanpo before dawn to clear out the remaining stones from the ruins of the collapsed city wall.
Keep the completely usable stones, and remove the broken and damaged ones, so as not to delay the subsequent renovation project.
"Hurry up and clear out the trenches on the city wall. In two days, Master Yuan and Master Yin will come over to inspect and survey the construction. The county magistrate has said that their project must not be delayed!" The soldier held the handle of the knife and shouted at the craftsmen. Chi warned.
"The second-level masons (specialized skills) go to the quarry to cut the stones, and the rest of the staff and laborers are responsible for transporting the stones!"
The levels of craftsmen, from high to low, are divided into: family, master, craftsman, and worker.
Workers are ordinary workers, regardless of rank.
Starting from the craftsman, there are levels.
Craftsmen are divided into two levels, namely first-level apprentice and second-level professional.
A master is a first-level craftsman, a second-level craftsman, and a third-level master.
Everyone, everyone, basically everyone at the level of "everyone" is the top leader of craftsmen in various crafts.
These are the popular science Shan Bian did for Zheng Quchi on the road.
The "second-level mason" that the soldiers just called was the second-level expertise of the "carpenter" level.
The quarry was taken by the soldiers to the quarry yesterday, and it was located near a cliff.
Because of the high quality of the rocks in the mountains there, many craftsmen would go to the quarries to dig stone strips and slabs when building various fortifications in the past. Therefore, what is left there is half of the mountain riddled with holes.
Since Zheng Quchi had no rating, he naturally belonged to the lowest level, so she had to move rocks. Of course, the same was true for Shan Bian, who came in through connections.
The two walked to the southwest corner of the Pheasant Mountain City Wall. The locals did not call it the scientific name "Pheasant Mountain", but called it "Chicken Foot Mountain" based on its appearance.
The mountain wall here extends to the west, eventually forming the two commanding heights on the south and west sides, which are pavilion barriers.
As for Guixuanling, the Jijiao Mountain area collapsed. Zheng Quchi had not surveyed the exact distance needed to repair it, nor did he have time to take a closer look at the level of craftsmanship of the Ye State city wall.
Because she was being watched by the soldiers, she carried a bamboo-backed basket to carry the rocks knocked down from the mountain.
She had only heard people sigh like this before, saying that working people are suffering, and she also echoed it, but she had never experienced it personally like this before. After experiencing it personally, she spoke from the bottom of her heart.
——Working people are suffering.
Although she is strong, her physical strength is not unlimited.
It was relatively easy at first, but not so much later.
But this is just what she thinks. In the eyes of other muscular men, she simply does not look like a normal person!
Her short and thin figure and the basket full of stones behind her were probably several times heavier than herself, but every trip was like a small whirlwind, which made all the laborers who were taller than her forget. Out of reach.
Their eyes widened and they were all dumbfounded.
How does her small body carry all this weight?
Shan Bian was also jealous with envy. He asked breathlessly: "How do you exercise on a daily basis? Are all the bones in your body made of iron?"
Zheng Quchi disliked the fact that the sweat on his body was about to hit her face, so he quickly moved away: "I am short and lean, not like you, but I am weak. Stop talking, I'm afraid you will hang up in the next second." I can’t get angry.”
Zheng Quchi held the basket behind his back and ran away quickly.
"Hey!"
The others didn't know whether they were angered by Zheng Quchi's words to criticize Shan Bian, or were stimulated by her brisk and relaxed posture. In order to prove that they were not thin dogs or virtual men, they all ran at full speed and rushed to the front. got up.
Zheng Quchi looked blank and speechless when he saw these labors, which were like taking blood from chickens.
What are they trying to do for such a hard job, and why do they think they are just trying to be a filial piety?
She had been running back and forth so much just now, and she was worried that her makeup would fall off due to too much sweat, so she stopped and carefully wiped the sweat from her forehead with her sleeve, taking a break.
The supervising soldiers saw this, but unlike others, they stepped forward to scold and urge her when they saw her slacking off.
The main reason is that she works really hard and her work efficiency is extremely high, which also drives the "efficiency" of others.
They were all amazed by her body, and for the first time they understood what "a small body has great power" means.
I really can’t see it, I really can’t see it!
Zheng Quchi, who had just taken a sip of water, suddenly heard a panicked scream coming from nowhere.
"Something serious has happened. The wall of Jijiao Mountain is unstable and another piece of it collapsed. I heard that rocks fell and hit people. You guys hurry up and save people!"
When Zheng Quchi heard this, he frowned slightly.
When a building like this collapses, the most important thing is to assess the safety level in advance and take appropriate protection. What are those master craftsmen from Jixia University doing?
"Who were all hit?" Fu Bing stepped forward and asked.
"I don't know either. It seems that there is the county magistrate and a nobleman. By the way, the master craftsman from Jixia Academy is also there. I don't know who was hit when it collapsed."
When the government soldiers heard this, they quickly waved to the laborers and yelled: "All laborers, listen to the order and come with me to the rescue immediately!"
"If anything happens to the county magistrate and the master craftsmen, everyone present will not be able to escape being held accountable!"
As soon as this threat of joint punishment came out, all the laborers panicked, quickly took off their backpacks, and rushed to Jijiao Mountain with the soldiers.
"Why did it suddenly collapse?" Shan Bian looked puzzled.
Zheng Quchi said: "Once the overall structure splits and loses its supporting points, it will continue to deform and settle. This is very likely."
Shan Bian was stunned for a moment and asked her in confusion: "No, what astronomical book are you talking about?"
Zheng Quchi was too lazy to talk nonsense to him.
As soon as they arrived at the scene of the accident, they saw a group of people gathered in front of them, moving away fallen stones and soil. The expressions of the soldiers suddenly changed, and they quickly sent more people to help.
Soon, the county magistrate was rescued. He was in disgrace. Fortunately, he was not seriously injured, but his back and shoulders were hit several times.
Several more people were pulled out one after another from behind.
"Just now, the mountain wall suddenly fell down, which scared everyone to death. By the way, how many people were rescued? There seemed to be a person with bad eyesight standing there just now. His head was hit, and he didn't know what to do. run."
Zheng Quchi was bending down to move a stone when he heard someone next to him muttering with lingering fear.
Someone also saw it: "Yes, I heard others shouting, but he stood motionless in that corner."
Zheng Quchi suddenly felt nervous, threw down the stone, walked over and asked, "Brother, what did you just say about a person with poor eyesight? Is it a man wearing a fox-green fur coat?"
The man was stunned for a moment, but seeing her anxious and nervous look, he recalled: "He is a young man, he seems to be wearing a very valuable fox fur coat."
The young nobleman has bad eyesight and wears a fox fur coat...
Will not.
It can't be Liu Fengmian, he shouldn't appear here...
...But what if Yu Wensheng sent him here to supervise the work?
After all, building a city wall is considered military defense. As a general stationed on the border, it's not surprising that he would attach great importance to the county's preparations to rebuild the city wall.
Besides, there shouldn’t be too many people in Fu County who can meet these conditions at the same time. Just in case...
If it's such a coincidence——
Zheng Quchi was disturbed by the speculation in her heart. She no longer hesitated, turned around and rushed over.
Even Shan Bian wanted to reach out and hold her for the first time, but he didn't have time.
He just watched her rush into the stone ruins and began to remove stones with the soldiers.
At this time, a few stones rolled down from the top. Someone noticed it and shouted anxiously: "Run, the soil on the city wall is loose and it is about to collapse again!"
The towering city wall began to be destroyed like ashes.
"ruler--"
Shan Bian was so excited that he couldn't help calling her real name. Fortunately, the surroundings were so chaotic and noisy that he didn't notice the scream.
As soon as the others heard that the city wall was about to collapse again, they no longer cared about saving people. They all hurriedly evacuated the dangerous position and fled to safety.
Zheng Quchi didn't leave, and she didn't stop for a moment to search.
All she could think about now.
Could it be Liu Fengmian? Will he be trapped under this pile of rocks waiting for someone to rescue him?
The others were so frightened that they yelled. Even the county magistrate and the others did not care about rescuing people and fled to the side early. She was the only one who refused to give up on the buried people.
"what is she doing?!"
"Run quickly, don't be stupid!"
"It can't be saved. It's about to collapse. What can you do alone? Run, don't stay there and die in vain!"
There were all kinds of anxious and panicked roars all around, but although Zheng Quchi was panicking, he was not confused.
She speculated based on the position described by others that if a person was standing in a corner and was hit by a stone first, but did not escape immediately, then the position would be almost exactly the same.
She picked up a wooden stick, determined the approximate location, put her ear on the crack in the stone, and shouted loudly.
"Answer me, where are you?"
"If you can't move your body, but you can still move your hands a little, touch a stone or something and hit it as hard as you can!"
"If you can't even do that, then shout as hard as you can, shout as hard as you can, so I can hear you."
Boom--boom--
there's noise!
Boom--boom--
She found it!
Zheng Quchi's heart was lifted up heavily. Her light-colored pupils were like streams of light, and flying stars flashed by. She began to calculate in her mind the angle and strength required to move the covered stones.
You can also determine the approximate location of the opponent based on the direction and force of the opponent's knock just now to prevent secondary damage caused by improper rescue.
"Shut your mouth and nose, I'll rescue you right away!"
She took the crowbar, tilted it down forty-five degrees, shifted the position, and then used both arms to pry up the heavy-rolled rocks that at least three or four adults could move.
"Uh-huh——"
She gritted her teeth and worked hard, finally prying a "hole" out of the crack in the stone where the clam was stuck, and then she saw a blood-stained arm.
"Feng Mian!"
Her body bowed and her arms trembled. At this moment, she exerted almost all her strength, and then overturned the pile of stones that everyone thought was impossible to pry.
Click!
The stick was torn and broken down the middle.
She shook off the broken wooden stick, and as if her whole body was drenched in sweat, she opened up the rubble, dragged out the person underneath, and then said with her face: "Liu Feng——"
Guess who is being saved, hey, who can guess?
(End of chapter)
