It's sunny today.

Outside Haizhou City, on Huaguo Mountain.

The platform where the water curtain cave was originally located is now a huge construction site.

The requisitioned men and craftsmen were busy with their assigned work, and everything was going on in an orderly manner.

Several of the servants were holding a leather whip or a whistle stick, standing or sitting or wandering.

On several mountain roads up and down Huaguo Mountain, there are some soldiers of the city defense battalion holding spears or carrying wild goose knives on their waists, walking around and patrolling or standing at their fixed posts from time to time.

"Wang Dayou."

A loud shout broke the silence in the mountains and forests.

"The little ones are here."

Wang Dayou was carrying a Yanling knife at his waist, standing at the fork in a mountain road, when he suddenly heard a shout, and he replied loudly as if he was reflexive. Then follow the prestige.

I saw two people walking up the mountain road below.

Wang Dayou immediately knelt on one knee, pressed the handle of the Yanling knife on his waist with his left hand, and supported his right hand into a fist on the ground, bowing his head.

"Little Wang Dayou, see Master Pipe Band."

"Okay, okay, no need to be polite. Get up. ”

A man in his thirties, dressed in an official uniform and wearing a flower feather on his head, came to Wang Dayou first.

"Thank you, Lord Belt."

Wang Dayou got up, took a step across, and stood on the edge of the mountain road.

"Good. Otomo, you are very good, young man just has to be energetic. It is worthy of a strong man who was able to stop the frightened horse and save the child with his bare hands at the gate of the city a few days ago. ”

"Little thank you, Feng Guan with appreciation."

Wang Dayou stood majestically, and bowed with his fists folded.

"Alright, alright. The young man is really good, he has good skills, and he has a great future. Then you can go up the mountain with me. I was going to take a look at the site. ”

Feng Guandao looked at Wang Dayou in front of him with a pleasant face, looking very appreciative.

"The little one obeys."

"Oh. Otomo, let me introduce you. The one behind me is the general Ren Weiqing, whose name is Ren Weiqing. It turned out to be the gate official in charge of the north gate of Haizhou City. I was transferred to my side on an errand not too long ago. If there is anything in the future, you will look for him. You two need to be closer. After a while, when the project on Huaguo Mountain is completed, Dayou, you will also come to me, just follow me first. As for rank appointments, there are opportunities. As long as it is a talent, the official will definitely not hesitate to help. ”

"Thank you, sir. I've seen Mr. Ren. ”

Wang Dayou clasped his fists and saluted.

"Brother Otomo doesn't need to be polite. Later, when I came to Mr. Feng Qian's side, I would do my best to do errands, and when the time came, you and I brothers would have the opportunity to get close. ”

A skinny man who couldn't tell his specific age who came up with Feng Guan raised his hand and clenched his fist and arched his hand towards Wang Dayou.

"Okay, okay, you two just don't get busy with politeness. Let's follow me, Feng Guan, and Mr. Feng Qian, let's go to the construction site first. Hahaha......"

Mr. Feng Qian shook his head, laughed loudly, and took the lead.

"Yes, sir."

Wang Dayou and Mr. Ren, who had just met, responded in unison with their fists in unison. Then they followed Feng Guan and walked up the mountain.

The official hierarchy of the Qing Dynasty was generally divided into "nine grades and eighteen levels", but for the common people, ordinary people often do not understand these.

Not to mention that ordinary people can't figure it out, the lower the level, the lower it is, even some people who eat yamen rice often can't figure it out, except for those who still know something.

The title of this errand is also varied, although the official system of the imperial court has an official title, but it is not as good as it is in the local area.

Some of the titles are customary rural names, while others are still pre-Ming names.

Anyway, in the eyes of the common people, as long as they can shout at them and wear suspicious uniforms, they are all officials, generals, adults, and generals.

Even the pikemen who stood guard at the gate of the city, and the officials who would go to various villages every year at a certain time to collect all kinds of money, food, and taxes, in the eyes of the common people, those were all officials; Some are even more official than the real official master. Those are people who can't afford to offend.

Hades is better, but the little devil is difficult. This slang saying, in fact, has some deep meaning and connotation if you discuss it carefully.

"Well, that's good. It looks like there will be a maximum of twenty days, and this will be done. ”

"Yes, yes, sir. It's all done day and night. Sir, take your time and be careful with your step. ”

A servant with a leather whip in his hand, smiling flatteringly, nodding his head and walking sideways, with Feng Guan and a group of three, walked around the construction site.

"Li Bantouer, the overall framework of this water curtain cave seems to be about to be erected, you must be careful and pay attention during the construction process, and you must not go wrong. Before I came here, I met Lord Zhizhou, and I told you that I must tell you that you must pay attention to the construction process, try to avoid injuries to people, and never allow anyone to die due to work. It is better to move slowly than to be impatient. ”

Feng Guandao held his hands behind his back and said some high-sounding official words with a serious face.

"Yes, yes, the brothers of this overseer are all vigilant, and nothing will happen. Please rest assured that adults and Chishu-sama are reassured. ”

Li Bantou put away his smiling face and made a serious guarantee.

"Hmmm! That's good. Everything is normal here, and the official will leave first. ”

Feng Guandao stopped, turned around, and was about to leave.

"Congratulations, sir."

Li Bantou raised his hands and clenched his fists, bowed his head.

"Hmm. So be it. Hey? Li Bantou, when the official went up the mountain just now, he saw a lot of people carrying water from the upper and lower mountain streams. But I just turned around like this, and on this platform just now, wasn't there water in the few pools we just passed by? Take some directly to use, not just save time and effort. Why do you have to run to the mountain stream below and carry water up again? ”

Feng Guandao was about to leave, but he stopped again, turned his head to Li Ban'er and asked.

"Oh! That's it. Back to my lord, those waterholes were originally in this collapsed water curtain cave. According to the old people, the water in the pool is the water used by the Monkey King back then, and it has the spirit of the fairy, which is the so-called great sage fairy water. Therefore, the water necessary for the construction was not taken from that place. ”

"Faerie aura? What kind of fairy gas can those pools of turbid sewage contain? Also the Great Sage Immortal Water? Hehehehe...... It's just nonsense, ridiculous. If you take that water directly, how time-saving and labor-saving it is, and you who are on an errand in the yamen still believe it. Hehehe......"

Feng Guandai shook his head with a smile and slowly started walking.

"My lord, I can't help but believe us. A few days ago, there was a craftsman who ran out of water for a while, so he took his bucket and went to the pool to get some to use first. But who would have thought that he would fall ill the next day, and lie in the temporary work shed built next to the post station at the foot of the mountain early in the morning, but he couldn't get up, his face was pale, and his mouth kept talking nonsense. What do you say, what a great sage grandfather, the little one can't stand you, just let me go, the little one won't dare to steal the holy water or anything. Tell me, my lord, isn't this strange? ”

Li Bantou followed behind Feng Guan and his party at this time, shaking his head and sighing as he walked.

"Oh? Is there such a strange thing? Has this matter been reported? ”

Feng Guandao stopped again, raised his eyes slightly, and looked at a verdant grove not far away.

"Oh, no, it wasn't reported. The craftsman lay in the hut for a day, and the next day he was all right. However, he may have been frightened, so he took leave and went home. ”

"Leave? Who did you sue for? ”

"It's the small one, and it happens to be the value of the villain that day. But ......"

"But what?"

"But his leave was relayed by the old Wu Tou in the post station at the foot of the mountain."

"Oh? yes. Ok ok. Leader Li, you can arrange for some of the people to continue to fetch water in the mountain stream at the bottom of the mountain, and the other part of the people will carry water directly from those waterholes. Then, rotate it every once in a while. In this way, people will be relaxed, and the construction progress will be much faster. Don't believe what you don't have, it's pure nonsense. ”

"This? Yes, sir. Do as you are told. ”

Li Ban Tou seemed to be a little hesitant, but quickly agreed again.

"Alright. Let the brothers work harder, Lord Zhizhou can say, if it can be completed ahead of schedule, there will be a lot of rewards. ”

"This, this, good, good, the big one, the little one will definitely tell all the brothers who are overseers on site with the good news. Thank you, sir, and you're good to go! ”

As soon as Li Bantou heard the good news that there would be a heavy reward for the early completion of the project, his face seemed to be smiling with a flower.

"In addition, Li Bantou, if you take the water from these pools today, no matter if there is any strange situation tomorrow, immediately tell this Wang Dayou brother next to me, do you understand?"

Feng Guandao patted Wang Dayou, who was standing next to him, on the shoulder and said slowly.

"You know, isn't this the brother who guards the fork in the mountain not far below every day? It turned out to be an adult, and you were disrespectful and disrespectful. ”

Li Bantou smiled wryly, and arched his hand towards Wang Dayou.

"Otomo, let's go, go down the mountain. Stand at your post well, but don't embarrass me. Let's go, I have some more things to tell you. ”

"Yes, sir."

Feng Guan led a group of three people and left the construction site quickly and went down the mountain.

Seeing that Feng Guan's three people were gone, Li Bantou immediately shouted loudly.

"Brothers, please inspect the areas and matters you are responsible for again. Later, half an hour later, we will all go up to the side of the mountain road, let's concentrate for a while, meet our heads, there is something good. Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry. Ay? Your craftsman, yes, just you, what do you see? What are you doing standing stupidly? Hurry up and work, I didn't call you, sir. Hurry up and work, this work, you have to pay attention to the eyes to stop your hands and feet, you know? ”

Not far from him, a middle-aged craftsman who was looking at him blankly glared at him.

"Oh, oh, oh."

I saw that the middle-aged craftsman looked around blankly for a while, and was busy building his stone again.

"Whew..., you idiot."

Li Bantou smiled contemptuously, shook his head, and started to walk towards a shady place, and shook the leather whip in his hand casually, making a crisp sound of "pop".