Wang Hu and others finally had something to do. In order to speed up the work, Li Siwen selected some young and strong Turkic prisoners from the prison camp to work as coolies. Don't look at Lao Tietou when he asked him for prisoners.
, when it comes to his own affairs, Li Siwen can be said to do everything he can. The Turks are soldiers on horseback. In order to prevent the disturbances these people may cause, Li Siwen ordered Wang Hu and others to stay with them all day long and patrol everywhere on horseback.
At the construction site, Li Mu was happily upgrading his construction skills. He led the craftsmen to work every day, and was recognized by the system as a foreman. He enjoyed the skill proficiency bonus buff, and his proficiency increased faster than when he was doing carpentry.
He knew how much faster it was. He estimated that by the time the construction of the city wall was completed, his construction skills would be able to reach at least the basic proficiency level, and it would not be impossible to directly reach the intermediate level.
The efforts were not in vain. As the news spread that Dingxiang City was recruiting workers to build the city wall and the wages were paid daily, more and more people came to Dingxiang City to look for work. Li Siwen refused to refuse anyone who came and arranged for them all to the construction site.
Soon there were more than 500 people working. Many merchants from Linxian County saw the business opportunities of these 500 people and drove oxcarts to sell things. Because wages were paid daily, the workers had cash in hand.
, some odds and ends, or food, the sales are quite good.
When it was time to stop work at noon, Bai Qiaoqiao brought a group of cooking women with baskets to put out meals. Bai Qiaoqiao is now the team leader of the construction site and is responsible for managing these cooking women and purchasing food and other chores.
Of course this job was arranged by Li Mu. With such a good thing, of course he has to take care of his own people first. He knows Bai Qiaoqiao's character, and she won't be happy if she is kept at home all day. This job is all about being a boss.
Others can't bother her. The two of them can meet frequently to cultivate their relationship, and they can also get paid. They kill three birds with one stone, so why not do it?
Originally, Li Mu was worried that Li Siwen would think that he was nepotistic, but after making arrangements, he found that this matter was not in Li Siwen's mind at all. This guy also has some advantages. Although he has no strategy, he has strong execution ability. For example,
Now, Li Mu told him what he should do, and he concentrated on doing it. His mind was on the city wall every day, and he would not even ask about other things.
"It's time to eat! Everyone put down what they are doing and come and line up. Again, take what you can eat and don't waste it. If anyone wastes it, he will be fined half a day's wages!"
Li Siwen stood on the high slope and shouted three times, and then ran down. These words were taught to him by Li Mu. Originally, this was Li Mu's job, but Li Siwen felt that standing in the middle of the crowd and shouting, it felt very good to be noticed.
Okay, I'll take this job.
As the county magistrate and county magistrate of Dingxiang County, the meals of the two officials are naturally different. Li Mu doesn't care. He is already used to steamed buns and dried vegetable soup, and everyone eats these. What he eats is somewhat different.
I'm sorry. But Li Siwen couldn't stand it. He ate steamed buns for two meals at a time. He could barely bear it. He ate steamed buns for every meal. He really couldn't stand it, but he was too embarrassed to eat by himself, so he dragged Li Mu along every day.
Sometimes he would join Wang Hu and start a small kitchen. Each meal had two meat and two vegetables, which was already a top luxury in Dingxiang City, but Li Siwen still felt dissatisfied. He always complained that when he was in Chang'an, every meal had at least
The sixteen dishes were all cooked by Jiangnan chefs. Li Mu wanted to punch him several times after hearing this.
This small stove was not made by Bai Qiaoqiao and the others, but by Li Siwen who brought a cook from home. This shows that Li Siwen is indeed not suitable for joining the army. I have never heard of any general who went out to fight and brought a cook from home, even his father
Li Ji didn't have such a big pomp.
Li Siwen himself was more or less shy, so he never ate outside when eating. He always went back to his tent and ate secretly with Li Mu. In order to accommodate these workers, Li Mu asked them to set up on the inside of the city wall.
After three trips to the tent, Li Siwen's tent was at the far end. It was the registration office and the place where Wang Hu and others rested at night. They had rested here every day since the first day of work at the construction site.
"It's full, it's full," Li Siwen held the pot with his own hands and poured a full cup for Li Mu. Li Mu smelled the wine and said in surprise: "Why is there wine today?"
It's not surprising that he asked this question. Drinking is not allowed in the army. Dingxiang City was full of wounded soldiers and food and grass, and there was no wine. Li Siwen suddenly took out a pot of wine, which made people suspect that he had hidden private goods.
"I bought it," Li Siwen said with a smile: "Your strategy worked, didn't you see? There have been a lot of bullock carts around the construction site these days, all of them are merchants selling things. When I was walking around in the morning,
I just happened to see an old man driving a bullock cart to sell wine. I haven't drank in a few months, and I was greedy, so I just wanted to give him a drink." Li Siwen shook the wine glass and said with a frown: "
Judging from the color of this wine, it definitely won’t taste good, but in this desolate place, it’s good to be able to drink it. Come on, come on, you and I will drink together!”
"The old man selling wine from the neighboring county..." Li Mu picked up the wine glass and suddenly felt something in his heart. He asked, "Didn't you ask the wine seller what his name was?"
Li Siwen stuck out his tongue because of the heat of the wine. Hearing this, he said, "I bought wine. Why did I ask for the old man's name?"
Li Mu frowned at the wine in the glass, still feeling uneasy. Suddenly, there was a dispute outside the tent. Li Mu heard Bai Qiaoqiao's voice, and quickly put down his glass and came out of the tent. Li Siwen followed him. The two dialed.
After opening the crowd, they saw that one of the two parties arguing was Bai Qiaoqiao. The other person, as Li Mu thought, was Bai Naoer.
Bai Naoer grabbed Bai Qiaoqiao's arm and wanted to pull her onto the bullock cart. Behind him stood a young boy who was in a dilemma. He shouted "Dad, please let go" at one moment and "Sister, go home" at the next moment.
"Both sides didn't listen to him and were anxious.
"What are you doing! Let me go quickly!" Before Li Mu could speak, Li Siwen was already extremely angry. He stood forward and shouted loudly. When Wang Hu and others saw him coming forward, they also gathered around. Bai Nao'er
Seeing these people who were big, round, and covered with clothes, I felt frightened. I quickly let go of Bai Qiaoqiao's arms, knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and shouted, "Master, spare my life."
Li Siwen came to Bai Nao'er, pointed at him and cursed: "You old man, I still take care of your business, but I didn't expect you to be so bold, molesting a good woman in broad daylight, tell me for yourself, what crime should you do?"
?Today I am going to the court on the spot, I will give you five strokes first, no, I will give you ten strokes first, as a warning to others!"
With that said, Li Siwen asked Wang Hu to get the stick. Seeing that he was about to be beaten, Bai Naoer quickly shouted: "Master! Slow down! I have something to say!"
"A hundred pairs of eyes have seen it, what else do you have to say?!"
"Master, there is a reason for everything. This woman, she, she is my daughter!"
"Ah?" Li Siwen turned back to look at Li Mu. Bai Nao'er followed his movements and spotted Li Mu. His eyes widened, he stretched out his hand and cried, "The master is the one who made the decision. This thief kidnapped me."