By the way, one morning three months later, the sun just rose.
Jinsuo and I were awakened by the sound of horse hooves.
A heavily armed team rushed to the door with billows of smoke and dust.
Several soldiers came into the hospital. Without any argument, they pushed away the two old men and tied Jin Suo and I tightly with a long hemp rope. They dragged us outside the door and met with twenty or thirty fellow villagers. A strong laborer was strung together with a chain and set out on the road.
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It is said that during the Jin Dynasty, among the five established vassal states, apart from the Yan State, the Liang State was the strongest. Especially after the battle of Shang Liao, the national strength increased greatly and the people's confidence was strong.
The reason why Liang State was powerful was that it had a vast territory and abundant products.
Moreover, there is a mother river that meanders for more than a thousand miles, running through the entire Liang Kingdom from east to west, raising tens of millions of children of the Liang Kingdom.
The people of Liang State called it Jiayun River.
However, although it is the mother river, the Kung Lao River, its temper is not very good. It is irritable and capricious, causing flooding and flooding from time to time.
As a result, the children on both sides of the river are often troubled by floods, so a large number of laborers are used to build the embankments every year.
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Jinsuo and I's legs were as if they were filled with lead. We had been walking for a full day and night without a sip of water or a morsel of food.
This soldier really treated us like animals.
Jinsuo supported me and reluctantly followed the team.
I was exhausted and didn't want to talk to anyone.
But the soldiers riding tall horses behind them saw Jin Suo and me holding them back, shouting obscenities and carrying whips.
Several whip marks were left on Jin Suo's face, one of which was from the tip of his left eyebrow down to his right neck, with blood still oozing from it.
I wanted to reason with them, but was stopped by Jin Suo.
"Don't get angry with their little soldiers, it's too cheap for us!"
"Oh, bah! You are already treated as a beast, what kind of identity do you have to talk about!"
Jin Suo can hold back his temper, which I don't understand.
It was not until noon that we were finally driven up a high slope.
When we reached the top of the slope, a cold wind blew in our face!
Wow!
There is a vast ocean in front of me, the river water is turbid, and I can't see the edge.
The turbid river water rises and falls, with one wave higher than the other, rolling towards the east.
I stood on the embankment, closed my eyes slightly, facing the river wind, and had a moment of peace.
When he opened his eyes, he saw a crowd of people like ants, all standing on top of the dam in pitch black. From near to far, it was impossible to see the end.
Look at your feet again. Although the embankment is very high compared with the outside, within the embankment, your feet are less than half a meter from the water level of the river.
This is simply an enemy in the sky. If there is another flood peak in the upper reaches of the river, once there is an execution, it will be a flood.
At this time, a chariot came from a distance on the dirt road outside the dam, raising dust.
At the bottom of the dam, the crowded migrant workers hurriedly made way.
The chariot stopped at the bottom of the dam where we were.
I saw the groom jumping out of the car, opening the door, blocking it with his hand, and slowly brought a fat official in black uniform out of the car.
A tall middle-aged man with white hair pushed the crowd aside, stepped forward, bowed with a smile and saluted.
But the fat official didn't even raise his eyes. He turned his face to the side and just whispered to the white-haired man.
The white-haired man smiled and nodded repeatedly.
The chariot did not stop any longer. As he spoke, he broke away from the crowd and rushed forward.
The white-haired man watched the chariot go away.
He turned around and shouted loudly at all of us migrant workers.
Ask the leaders of each team to listen to his orders and gather all the people they brought with them to the bottom of the dam.
Thousands of migrant workers were crowded, and there was chaos for a while.
The white-haired official stood on the hillside of the embankment, crossed his hands, looked down from a high position, and began to shout.
"Young and old men, please listen to me. It's almost noon now, and the water conditions above are very urgent. We have to hurry up."
"In the afternoon, an adult from our Liang Kingdom will make a special trip to visit you. I hope you, young and old, will take action quickly! If you fail to complete the task, military law will be engaged!"
His voice was a little hoarse, and although it was loud, no one spoke to him.
He continued.
"Today's task, which I explained clearly to the leaders of each team yesterday, is to shovel the tall grass on the dam, then take soil from the grove over there, transport the soil to the dam, and raise the height by one meter. .Do you understand?"
As he spoke, he pointed to the poplar forest in front of him to his right.
The white-haired official was right.
When I first arrived at the dam, I already saw a lot of weeds growing on it, and I kicked them hard with my feet.
Now if you want to add one meter of soil here, you should shovel the turf first and then add soil.
Jin Suo patted my shoulder and said.
"You, your body has almost recovered in three months, it's time for you to do your best."
"I'll level the soil on top, and you go pick it out below."
I smiled bitterly, "Why?"
Jin Suo came up and gave me a punch.
"Why, just this!"
Originally, being caught as a migrant worker was not a serious matter, but my accident started from here!
Chapter 9 The adult fell into the water
A crisis is coming towards me, but I don't know it at all.
I fetched soil under the dam and carried the load, while Jin Suo compacted the soil and spread it flat on the dam. The division of labor was particularly clear, and there was no distinction between you and me, brothers.
So under the orders of the white-haired official, I, like other ants, blended into the crowd and got busy.
Although I was hungry and had no strength, my movements could not be slowed down at all.
If you are a little slower, you will be whipped or your feet will be beaten.
The supervisors here are also soldiers, and they don't treat us as human beings at all.
Fortunately, after several hours of busy work, the task was finally completed.
As soon as the task here was completed, we saw three high-top carriages pulled by four horses coming from the distance, forming a convoy and slowly coming to us.
The fat man who had been here before came to the dam surrounded by an even fatter man.
I saw that this man was very fat. His fatness seemed different from that of the previous fat officials.
The fat official is a short man. His fat is as thick as the top and bottom, making it difficult to tell which part of his body is his neck and which is his waist.
But the new guy is very tall and has a straight waist. His fatness is mainly reflected in his belly.
His belly was pushing forward like a ten-month pregnancy.
I don't think he can see his toes.
I never thought that the food conditions in all countries are so poor, how could there be fat people?
I was running away when someone from behind pointed at the people in front of me and said.
"The tall man with white hair is called Gao Hu, and the fat official is called Liang Zongren. They are both from the Prime Minister's Mansion of Liang Kingdom. The tall man with the big belly is our Lord Yao Qiyao from Liang Kingdom. , specializing in contact with various countries.
"That's the diplomat."
"Diplomat! What is a diplomat?"
The person who spoke was stunned and didn't understand what I said.
At this time, the white-haired official led the way, and Lord Yao Qi came to the dam. Every step he took was very laborious.
At this time, someone had already fanned him beside him.
Master Yao Qi pushed his belly forward, lifted up his wide belt, looked at the river embankment, and kept nodding.
Apparently, he was pleased with the speed and quality with which this section of the project was completed.
He smiled and said to the white-haired official who had been waiting for instructions.
"Gao Hu, thank you for your hard work. Did you complete your task well today?"
Mr. Yao speaks with rhythm and careful consideration of every word and sentence.
"It's not hard for little ones, adults, this is what we should do!"
The white-haired official opened his mouth.
Master Yao may have had enough of hearing this kind of reply, so he didn't say anything more.
But his body leaned forward again.
He stepped hard on the inside side with his right foot.
The people next to him were all like grandchildren, with their hands folded in front of their lower abdomens, listening to the instructions of the adults.
At this time, someone behind him shouted suddenly and urgently.
