I just don't know who the general recalled Fu Rong specifically to investigate thoroughly.
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Zheng Quchi encountered another headache in the past two days.
She had to look for clay suitable for making bricks around Fu County. The large piece of loess mud in Fu County was almost hollowed out, forming a large depression.
If we continue digging, there will be too much sand and gravel underneath, making it unsuitable.
In order not to delay her production of green bricks, she had to quickly find a suitable origin of mud.
For this matter, she also asked the work officer to search further away. She carried a small hoe herself and dug around the nearby riverbed and dry lake.
Tiangong Kaiwu records that whenever mud is used to make bricks, the ground is also dug to check the color of the soil. It may be blue, white, red, or yellow. The ones that are sticky but not loose, and pink but not sandy are the ones that are the best.
She followed the description on it to find it.
She is used to working on construction sites and is not afraid of getting dirty.
Whenever you see a dark blue or yellow mud pit, jump down and remove the sandy and dry surface layer, dig deeper and collect wet mud, and test the stickiness of the mud by feeling it.
She also found a piece of red mud hidden in the Dead Leaf Swamp, but after digging around, she estimated that the amount was not large.
During this period, Master Li had been following her silently, watching her climb mountains and wade in rivers, busy searching.
Today he is still dressed richly and richly.
Wearing a hooded mink fur coat, he is holding a copper hand stove with a cover outside the stove. Compared with Zheng Quchi, a mud-legged man wearing a coarse cloth jacket, he is as delicate as a jade bottle, with a demure temperament and a cold expression.
He stood on the slope and looked at the hunched-over Zheng Quchi digging in the mud below. There was mud everywhere below his ankles.
"Why are you so dedicated to Yu Wensheng?"
Zheng Quchi saw him hiding far away, fearing that the mud would splash on him. He obviously disliked him, but he still wanted to follow her to the mountains and into the dirt, adding dust to his body.
I don’t know why Yu Wensheng released him. He obviously took Qiu and him away together, so why can’t he be interrogated properly?
At this moment, she and the other workers were solely responsible for the city wall fortifications. If he had the same idea as before and planned to cause trouble, wouldn't it implicate her?
Thinking about it this way, he should follow him if he wants. At least he can keep the person under his nose and monitor his movements.
If she hadn't been worried that when she told Master Li, he would expose her secret that she was a woman, and that he might not talk too much about his "life-saving grace" with her, then her innocence wouldn't even be washed away by jumping into the Yellow River. Cleared.
She was already covered in stains and had numerous criminal records, but now she couldn't be separated from a suspicious person like him. If Yu Wensheng knew about it, how would she survive?
Why is her newly opened time-travel life so miserable?
The trouble is that one crop keeps cropping up again and again, it’s endless, right?
"If I don't try my best, Yu Wensheng will tear me apart." She answered while working.
"He is so violent and ruthless, so why would you still sacrifice your life for him?"
It should be said that Master Li would have an unearthly and unconventional fairy spirit from time to time. Zheng Quchi secretly cursed that if this brother had not lived on the high mountain that everyone worshiped, he would have definitely been isolated from the world. Gao Peng is deep in the palace.
Listen to this, it sounds so arrogant, as if the king of this country is unkind and unethical, he will immediately replace him with another one.
Zheng Quchi said angrily: "I can't help but work hard, I'm afraid of death."
Master Li was startled.
It is estimated that he has never seen anyone who can take his greed for life and fear of death so naturally.
After all, the people around him were all unyielding and looked down upon death. Some of them even thought that dying for the cause they pursued and the truth they upheld was something worthy of praise and praise.
But he did not despise Zheng Quchi's thinking. If a person can live proudly and unyieldingly, he can naturally live a mediocre existence. There is no conflict.
"Sang Xuanqing, where did you learn all this knowledge? At your age, if someone hadn't spent a lot of time and energy teaching you, you shouldn't have accumulated what you have today."
Zheng Quchi was surprised that he hit the nail on the head. She had received more than ten or twenty years of education to become what she is now.
In the past, when she read ancient Chinese novels and savored the lives of historical figures in books, she had a feeling that if one day she was thrown into the heap of these human beings, she would definitely be the kind of cannon fodder in a TV series who could not survive even one episode.
"Of course I was taught by someone, but I only know these things. I don't know martial arts, leading soldiers in war, conspiracy, weaving and sewing, playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting, or sowing and plowing the land. "Sometimes I think that apart from doing fortifications, I am not as good as other men and women and am useless."
When Master Li heard what she said, he didn't feel her inferiority or self-deprecation. Instead, he felt a kind of self-affirmation hidden under humility.
In her eyes, there is a path, a goal and a direction.
Master Li suddenly felt envious of her and softened towards her.
He said: "You don't want me to destroy the fortifications of this city wall?"
Seeing him taking the initiative to mention this matter, Zheng Quchi immediately became energetic.
She stood up straight and said to him seriously: "Well, I don't know why you did this, but now General Yuwen has handed it over to me. If you do anything that damages the construction schedule, I will follow you." A bunch of bad luck."
"If you are just worried about Yu Wensheng's prosecution, I can guarantee that I can take you out of Ye Country unscathed." Li Shidao.
But Zheng Quchi shook his head: "I'm not going anywhere. My home is in Fu County. I have never planned to leave my hometown and wander somewhere else."
Master Li understood.
Not only is she "greedy for life and afraid of death", she is also afraid of "being a stranger in a foreign land".
Seeing Master Li's silence, Zheng Quchi also knew that it would not be so easy to convince him to "stop", but she felt that he did not have to "take action". Otherwise, when he first dealt with the Mo family, why not just follow the trend and ask them to blow up first? After crossing the city wall, he arrested the people and sent them to Yu Wensheng.
His purpose of destroying the city wall fortifications should be different from that of the Mohists.
But she couldn't guess exactly what he wanted to do or when he planned to do it.
"Speaking of which, lately... I always feel a little flustered for no reason." Zheng Quchi let out a long breath.
"Frustrated? Are you sick?"
She rolled her eyes at him, what kind of question was this from a straight man.
But she didn't know it. There was always an inexplicable feeling urging her not to stop. Once she stopped, she would feel a little uneasy.
She looked at the sky.
The sky darkened, the wind suddenly picked up, and the dark clouds were pushed low into the sky from the southwest, making it bone-chillingly cold.
"Huh? Is the sky going to change?"
I was sweating all over after working hard just now. Now the southwest wind blew around my neck and poured into my back. I did feel a little cold.
"It's going to snow soon."
Master Li raised his eyes, his brows furrowed into the character "Chuan".
Zheng Quchi rubbed the dried mud on his hands, and couldn't help but feel strange when he saw his obviously irritable and forbearing expression.
This iceberg will also show its popularity.
After some observation, her eyes lit up: "Are you... afraid of the cold?"
Master Li's lips were green and white at the moment, and his usually cold-white face was also a little purple. He pursed his lips into a straight line, held it in for a long time, and then said: "Beiyuan Country has spring all year round, and it never snows."
Phew - Zheng Quchi laughed happily, and she suddenly said: "It turns out you are from the south. It's no wonder. You can't stand this kind of climate. But our Fu County is not considered a big northern country. It's winter. Since then, it’s only snowed here and there.”
She especially remembers that the first snow since the beginning of winter fell at night, when she and "Liu Fengmian" listened to the falling snow together.
Speaking of "Liu Fengmian", she was so busy during this period that she couldn't even spank him, and she didn't have time to care about his affairs.
I don’t know where he is now. Is he still on a mission? Has he ever returned home?
It seems that she has been away from home for nearly more than a month, and it is only a few days before Zhengdan (New Year). She should be able to go home.
She had already asked someone to send the money she had earned as a mason back home. I wonder if her eldest brother and the others were so happy when they received the money that they immediately went to kill a pig to make bacon and smoke it.
In fact, the lifestyle here in Fu County is similar to that in Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan. Every household will buy New Year’s goods in advance during Zhengdan every year. There are New Year’s fairs in every village in the county, which is very lively.
She thought that before going home, she had to buy some red paper, incense candles, snacks, candies, and toys to take back. The toys were used to coax Yaomei. As for the rest, she would wait until she got home to meet her elder brother, Feng Mian, and the others. Discuss and discuss before buying together.
She giggled as she thought about the person.
But even though Guixan Ridge was so close to Hegou Village, she didn't have time to go back for such a long time... The smile on her lips was a little helpless, and she suddenly felt homesick.
"What are you thinking about?" Master Li came down the slope.
Seeing the change, she stopped exploring the clay and planned to return home.
He picked up his little hoe and said, "It's almost time. I'll deal with the work officials in the past two days and send Mu Xiu home to celebrate the New Year. What about you?"
When Master Li heard "Zhengdan", he realized that the Chinese New Year was coming soon. No wonder the saw had been urging him to go back to Fu County during this period. He said that on Xingwan's desk, there were letters from Beiyuan. It's piled up into a mountain.
In the past, "Zhengdan" was always a big deal, but this year he had no plans to go back. If he really went back to Beiyuan, he was afraid that Yu Wensheng would have Gong Shulan's head removed in the next moment.
This time, he miscalculated.
He really thought that with Gong Shulan's infatuation and Gong Shulan's reputation, Yu Wensheng would definitely marry Gong Shulan, but he didn't expect that he would refuse.
He knew Gong Shulan. She had been devoted to Yu Wensheng for many years. Even if he took her away forcefully, she would definitely look for another opportunity to return to Yu Wensheng.
Therefore, he still had to find a way to force Yu Wensheng to marry Gong Shulan.
He had a plan for this matter. He wanted to find an opportunity to destroy the city wall and use the hands of his original followers Yin Xiao. Just because he could not openly and completely antagonize Yu Wensheng, in this way, Gong Shulan would not have half a chance. there is none left.
Once Fu County lacks the city wall in the Guixuan Ridge area, the situation becomes critical, and he will have an opportunity to take advantage of it.
He has tens of millions of talented craftsmen under his command. The exchange of kindness is enough to force Yu Wensheng to bow his head in exchange for the safety of Ye's border.
But...everything went off the rails of his original plan after meeting Sang Xuanqing.
It would be false to say that he was not dissatisfied with her at all. Her sudden appearance made him unable to move forward, unwilling to retreat, and in a dilemma.
If it had been anyone else, he would have told her to disappear without a trace in this world.
But this person happened to be her.
There is not much time left for Gong Shulan to get close to Yu Wensheng. How can he make his sister realize her long-cherished wish?
Master Li looked into hers with a pair of glazed azure eyes, and asked lightly: "Aren't you going to take me with you?"
Zheng Quchi felt strange: "Why should I take you with me?"
Master Li said in a light tone as if he was determined: "Aren't you worried that I will take advantage of your absence to do something to the fortifications you have put so much into?"
This is a threat!
The threat of Chi Guoguo!
Damn it, she was really worried.
"...If you have nothing to do, you can go home with me to celebrate the New Year. There are so many people and it's just an extra pair of chopsticks." She said her invitation sincerely.
Master Li watched her expression quietly for a moment, but saw that her brows were frowning, and her little black face was no longer as relaxed as before. His eyes flashed slightly, and the vaguely oppressive and powerful aura before was like being pierced by a needle. , dissipated instantly.
"I'm just kidding, if you don't want to, I won't go."
He lowered his eyes and said softly.
Hearing what he said, Zheng Quchi felt a little embarrassed.
Although he is a dangerous person, he has not done any bad things yet. In addition, he did her such a big favor not long ago. She should not be too hasty in her betrayal, but should take her time. Turn it over.
"Yeah, I'm not unwilling. It's just that my family is small. If you stay overnight, you can only sleep in the same room with my brother. I'm mainly afraid of wronging you."
Master Li seemed to believe her false rhetoric, and his pale face turned warmer: "It doesn't matter, I don't have to sleep."
"..." No need to sleep, so powerful? Do you think you are Master Haideng?
Having said all that, wouldn't it be too rude if she didn't lead this lonely man home?
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However, before returning home for the New Year, Zheng Quchi had to face a serious incident to be dealt with.
That is, if "Sang Xuanqing" goes home to celebrate the New Year, what will her sister "Zheng Quchi" do? So if "Zheng Quchi" goes home for the New Year, what will "Sang Xuanqing" do?
You can't, even during family reunions like the Chinese New Year, you still have to visit relatives...
No, she still had to think about this matter carefully.
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When Zheng Quchi and Master Li returned to the construction site, it had already snowed for a while, but fortunately the snow was not heavy and did not affect the start of work.
"ah--"
"Be careful! Be careful!"
"Attention people below, someone slipped and fell!"
In the distance, the panicked shouts of the craftsmen were heard.
Zheng Quchi heard the noise in the distance and rushed over before he could see clearly what was happening.
When they arrived at the scene of the incident, they saw a commotion around them. Everyone looked up anxiously and saw a man rolling and falling uncontrollably on the slope above.
As soon as Zheng Quchi took a look, he knew that a slipping accident had occurred. On rainy and snowy days like this, if someone climbs and moves without a safety rope, such an accident is most likely to happen.
(End of chapter)
