It is said that one morning three months later, the sun had just risen.

Golden Lock and I were awakened by the sound of horses' hooves.

A heavily armed team rushed to the door in smoke and dust.

A few soldiers entered the hospital, and without saying anything, they pushed away the two old men, tied me with the golden locks, tied me with a long hemp rope, tied them firmly, dragged them out of the door, and twenty or thirty strong laborers from the same village, threaded them into a string with a chain, and went on the road

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It is said that during the Jin Dynasty, among the five vassal states that became climates, in addition to Yan, Liang was the strongest. Especially after the First Battle of Shangliao, the national strength has increased greatly, and the national confidence is also sufficient.

The reason why the Liang State is strong is because of its vast territory and abundant products.

Moreover, there is a mother river that meanders and surging for more than 1,000 miles, running through the entire territory of Liang from east to west, raising tens of millions of children of Liang State.

The common people of Liang called it Jiayunjiang.

However, although it is the mother river and the river of merit, its temper is not too good, it is irritable, capricious, and from time to time it causes some floods and floods.

As a result, the sons and daughters on both sides of the river often suffer from flooding, so a large number of laborers have to be used to build the embankment every year.

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My legs and those of the golden locks were like lead, and we had been walking for a full day and night, without a sip of water or food.

This soldier really treats us like animals.

Golden Lock supported me and reluctantly followed the group.

I was tired and didn't want to talk to anyone.

But the soldiers on tall horses behind them, seeing that the golden lock and I were dragging their hind legs, shouted foul words and carried whips.

There were already several whip marks on Golden Lock's face, one of which was from the tip of his left eyebrow down to his right neck, and blood was oozing from it.

I tried to reason with them, but I was persuaded by the golden lock.

"Don't be angry with their soldiers, that will be too cheap for us!"

"Oh, phew! are all animals, and what kind of identity do you talk about! “

The fact that the golden lock can hold back his temper makes me very incomprehensible.

It wasn't until noon that we were finally caught up a high slope.

When you come to the top of the slope, a cold wind blows in your face!

Wow!

There is an ocean in front of me, the river is turbid, and there is no edge in sight.

The turbid river rises and falls, wave after wave, rolling eastward.

I stood on the embankment, closed my eyes slightly, facing the river breeze, and could have a moment of tranquility.

When I opened my eyes, I saw a crowd of people like ants, all standing on top of the dam in the dark, from near to far, there was no end in sight.

Looking at the foot again, the embankment is relatively high compared to the outside, but inside the embankment, the foot is less than half a meter away from the level of the river.

This is simply the enemy of heaven, if there is another flood peak in the upper reaches of the river, once there is a breach, it will be a monstrous flood.

At this time, a chariot came from the dirt road outside the dam, and dust came from afar.

At the bottom of the dam, crowded migrant workers hurriedly made way of a road.

The chariot stopped at the bottom of the dam where we were.

I saw the groom jump out of the car, open the door, stretch out his hand to block it, and slowly pick up a fat official in a long black uniform.

A tall middle-aged man with white hair pulled away from the crowd with great force, stepped forward in small steps, and bowed with a smile.

But the fat official, without raising his eyes, turned his face to the side, just whispered to the white-haired man.

The white-haired man smiled and nodded repeatedly.

The chariot did not stop any longer, and as he spoke, he had already rushed away from the crowd and rushed forward.

The white-haired man watched the chariot go away.

Turning around and shouting at all our migrant workers.

Let the leaders of each team listen to his shouts and gather all the people they brought to the bottom of the dam.

Thousands of migrant workers, crowded, chaotic for a while.

The white-haired official stood halfway up the embankment, crossed his hands, condescendingly, and began to shout.

"Old and young masters, everyone listen to me, now, it's almost noon, and the water situation above is very urgent, we have to hurry."

"Next, an adult from our Liang country will make a special trip to visit you, and I hope the old and young masters will take action quickly! If you can't complete the task, military law will do it! ”

His voice was a little hoarse, and despite being loud, there was no one below to say anything.

He continued.

"Today's task, I have explained to the leaders of each team yesterday, that is, to shovel the tall grass on the dam, and then take soil from the grove over there, transport the soil to the dam, and increase the height by one meter. Do you understand? ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the poplar forest in front of him to the right.

The white-haired officer was right.

When I first arrived at the dam, I saw a lot of weeds growing on it, and I deliberately kicked it hard with my foot.

Now to add a meter of soil here, you should shovel the turf first and then add the soil.

Jin Suo patted me on the shoulder and said.

"You, in three months, your body has almost recovered, and it's time for you to contribute."

"I'll level the soil above, and you go and pick it below."

I smiled wryly, "Why? “

When the gold lock comes up, give me a punch.

"Why, that's it!"

Originally, it was not a very fatal thing to be arrested to work as a migrant worker, but my accident started here!

Chapter 9: Adults fall overboard

A crisis was coming my way, and I didn't know it.

I take the soil under the dam and carry the burden, and the gold lock compacts and flattens the soil on the dam, and the division of labor is particularly clear, and the brothers do not distinguish between you and me.

So under the orders of the white-haired official, I, like other ants, mixed in with the flow of people and hurriedly got busy.

Even though he was hungry and had no strength, he couldn't slow down his movements at all.

If you are a little slower, you will be whipped or beaten on your stinky feet.

The overseers here are also soldiers, and they don't see us as human beings at all.

Fortunately, after a few hours of busyness, the task was finally completed.

As soon as the task here was completed, we saw three high-top carriages drawn by four horses in the distance, forming a convoy, slowly approaching us.

The fat adult who had already been here before came to the dam with a fatter adult than him.

I saw that this man was very fat, and his fat did not seem to be much the same as the fat of the previous fat officials.

The fat official is a short man, and his fat is generally thick up and down, so that people can't tell which is the neck and which is the waist on his body.

But the newcomer, he is very tall and has a straight waist, and his fat is mainly reflected in this person's belly.

His belly, like a baby conceived in October, kept moving forward.

I don't think he can see his toes.

I didn't expect that the eating conditions in all countries are so poor, how can there be fat people?

I was slipping away, when someone from behind pointed to 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, both of whom are from the Prime Minister of Liang State. The tall man with a big belly is Lord Yao Qiyao of our Liang Kingdom, who is in charge of contacting various countries.

"That's the diplomat."

"Diplomat! What is Diplomat? ”

The person who spoke was stunned and didn't understand what I was saying.

At this time, the white-haired official led the way in front, and Lord Yao Qi came to the dam, and every step was very laborious.

At this time, someone had already fanned him next to him.

Lord Yao Qi straightened his stomach forward, lifted his wide belt upward, looked at the river embankment, and nodded incessantly.

Clearly, he was pleased with the speed and quality with which this section was completed.

He smiled and said to the white-haired officer, who had been waiting for instructions for a long time.

"Gao Hu, you've worked hard, you've done a good job today?"

Master Yao speaks, rhythmically, and carefully cares about every word.

"It's not hard for the little ones, adults, this is what we should do!"

The white-haired official came as soon as he opened his mouth.

Lord Yao may have heard enough of this kind of reply, and did not say anything more.

It's just that the body leans forward again.

With his right foot, he stomped the inside side.

The group next to him, like his grandson, crossed his hands in front of his lower abdomen and listened to the instructions of the adults.

At this time, someone behind him shouted violently and urgently.