Datang: Huchi served as a bodyguard, but refused to enter the court as an official

"Hey hey hey"

Each of the boulders he brought weighed more than [-] jin, and he didn't know how they were transported.

The craftsmen chanted and slowly piled up the boulders.

They have been working for three days, and judging by the progress, they are far faster than Liu Bai and others.

The arrow tower, which is seven or eight feet long, has begun to show its scale.

But here in Liu Bai, there is only one foundation

"See what you take, compare with the old man!"

Liu Zhenghui felt secretly refreshed.

He felt that it was impossible for Liu Bai and Li Daliang to build the arrow tower within five days.

Thinking in his heart, he yelled and said, "There are two more days, and the work must be completed! The old man will give you a lot of rewards!"

The craftsmen responded in unison, and immediately became full of enthusiasm.

In contrast, the craftsmen brought by Liu Bai seemed a little lazy, as if they were not interested at all.

Liu Zhenghui felt even happier.

Thinking of the white money, his old face is full of smiles.

Seeing that Liu Bai was still watching the fun with a smile, Li Daliang said anxiously, "Nephew Liu Xian, shall we also start work as soon as possible?"

"Not in a hurry!"

Liu Bai answered Li Daliang casually, then turned around and waved his hand behind him, saying two things that made Li Daliang and Liu Zhenghui faint almost at the same time.

"Rest in place and eat!"

You don't even see a hair, so you eat first?

Is he crazy?

Li Daliang cried and said, "Nephew Liu Xian, if we don't start work, we will be too late!"

Liu Bai still said unhurriedly: "Uncle Li, don't worry."

As they said that, the gate of Jingyang County opened wide, and dozens of people came out carrying pots and pans. Without saying a word, they actually started cooking!

Han Tong, who was about to become an official in the Ministry of Industry, came to Liu Bai and Li Daliang, carrying a food box with a smile.

"My lord, Mr. Li, the servants have already prepared the meal, you two please!"

Chapter 128: How can mere cement have such a good effect?

The atmosphere got weird.

On one side, people were sweating profusely, "Hey Yo Hey Yo" working hard.

On the other side, it was full of babbling while eating.

Liu Zhenghui and his craftsmen could only stare blankly, the enthusiasm that had just been aroused disappeared in an instant.

Occasionally, I can still hear the stomach cry of 'Gululu'.

Unlike later generations, the common people in Datang were still below the food and clothing line.

Even if the craftsmen were working for the imperial court, they still had one meal at noon and one meal at night.

breakfast?

never heard of

And the craftsmen under Liu Bai, slurping hot rice porridge for a while, gnawing a big pancake for a while, looked to the other side, full of gloating.

Han Tong brought a clean straw mat and spread it on the ground.

Liu Bai and Li Daliang sat on the floor, eating breakfast in a leisurely manner.

Seeing that the sun is getting southerly, work hasn't started yet!

After dinner, Han Tong ordered someone to bring buckets of herbal tea.

He personally came among the craftsmen and said: "Brothers, work harder, we can get whatever we want, and we will eat meat at noon!"

The craftsmen were overjoyed and bowed to Han Tong again and again.

Even if they all come from the wealthy Liujiazhuangzi, there are few opportunities to eat meat throughout the year.

When Liu Zhenghui heard what they said, he snorted heavily.

"Gorgeous!"

After finishing speaking, he shouted to his craftsmen again: "Continue to work, finish the work as soon as possible, the old man will reward you a lot!"

But this time, few people responded.

It was the smell of rice just now, and now it is the smell of tea. I heard that there is meat at noon on the other side. Isn't this killing people?

The minds of the craftsmen have long since stopped working.

All of them lowered their heads, trying not to let themselves 'betray' to the opposite side.

After a while, Liu Bai and the others finally started working.

Liu Bai didn't take it seriously at all, he even asked Han Tong to move the chessboard, and started playing chess leisurely!

It's just an arrow tower.

It is more laborious to dig the foundation, but the foundation is ready-made.

Although the arrow tower in the former Sui Dynasty was destroyed, the foundation was not damaged at all, so it was taken over and used directly without any problem.

The craftsmen are divided into three groups, some work with cement, some move bricks, and some lay hands.

The process is extremely boring, most of them chat while working.

The cement and bricks and tiles have already been prepared, and the only thing they need to do is to pile them up.

After working for less than two hours, it stopped again!

Another group of people ran out of the city and started cooking.

Liu Zhenghui looked at them and sneered constantly.

"A bunch of drunks! Is it that simple to build an arrow tower? What's the use of building an arrow tower? It will fall down when the wind blows!"

His heart was filled with disdain, and he felt that he had won.

An elderly craftsman came to him, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, brothers have been rushing to work since last night and haven't rested yet. Do you think you should let the brothers eat first?"

Liu Zhenghui glared at him, "Your Majesty only gave the old man five days, and now it's been three and a half days, where is the time to rest?!"

The old craftsman could only laugh and say good things, and scolded Liu Zhenghui's eight generations of ancestors in his heart.

This old guy doesn't take the craftsman's life seriously!

He really envied the group of people opposite him.

The strong smell of meat floats here, making people's appetite sour and heart bitter.

Seeing the look in the old craftsman's eyes, Liu Zhenghui kept looking towards the other side, couldn't help but sighed, and waved his hands irritably: "Take a short rest, and then do it after eating!"

He fully thought that the craftsmen would stop complaining after eating.

But as soon as the food was delivered, things got even worse.

The craftsmen under him, holding the hard dry rations, stared helplessly at the meat-eating people opposite, all of them were frustrated.

There is not only meat on the opposite side, but also broth. Soak the pancakes in the soup and eat them.

And they didn't even saliva

dusk!

The temperature plummeted!

Fortunately, it didn't rain, otherwise, both sides would have to stop working.

Liu Zhenghui's body was already weak, and when it was cold, he squatted by the fire and shivered.

"Damn it, why is there no warmth in this fire!"

The craftsmen under him were also very cold.

Especially for people carrying rocks. In this case, the rocks are like ice lumps.

The old craftsman seemed to be the leader, seeing his brothers like this, he felt more and more dissatisfied.

He came to Liu Zhenghui again and said, "My lord, shall we rest for a while?"

Liu Zhenghui was so cold that his teeth were chattering, and he said tremblingly, "Didn't you just take a rest? Look on the other side, it's there too"

While speaking, he looked across.

It was so dark that there was not even a shadow.

"What about people?"

Liu Zhenghui stood up abruptly.

Just now I saw the person across from me having dinner, why did I disappear when I turned my face away?

The old craftsman said with a full face of resentment: "I left after dinner."

"gone?"

Liu Zhenghui's voice raised several times.

The time is very tight, if you don't rush to work at night, you will definitely not be able to finish it!

Could it be that Li Daliang is planning to admit defeat?

Before Liu Zhenghui could be happy, the old craftsman's words, like a big slap, brought him back to reality.

"When they left just now, they said it was finished."

Liu Zhenghui jumped three feet high as if someone stepped on his tail.

"Completed?!"

impossible!

In less than a day, how could it be possible to build an arrow tower seven or eight feet high?

"Li Daliang was called a famous general in vain, and failed His Majesty's trust in vain! They are fooling His Majesty!"

Liu Zhenghui walked quickly to the arrow tower built by Liu Bai and others.

Holding up the torch, I saw the hollow bricks exposed, as if they would fall apart if touched.

Liu Zhenghui kicked a brick that was half exposed outside, thinking that he could kick the brick away.

boom--

The next moment, his face changed suddenly, and he gasped in pain.

He hurriedly took off his shoes and socks and saw that his toes were swollen twice as big as before.

"What the hell is this?"

He didn't care about the pain anymore, he grabbed the brick with both hands and pulled it out with all his might.

Still didn't move.

"Even masonry made of glutinous rice needs to be dried to become firm. How can mere cement have such a good effect?!"

At this time, the old craftsman who was following behind Liu Zhenghui said quietly: "My lord, just before they left, they set a fire in the arrow tower. The cement in their mouths must have dried up."

Chapter 129: When the five-day period expires, Li Er reciprocates

In fact, if the cement hadn't needed to dry, Liu Bai wouldn't have had to build the arrow tower so early.

Putting a fire inside can dry the outer layer of cement, but the middle part is still soft.

But even so, it was not something Liu Zhenghui could easily shake.

It takes up to two days for the cement to dry completely!