The donkey cart rolled over and the rope whip crackled.
The fresh and strong smell of donkey manure came from the front from time to time, making Carpenter Liu sick and nauseous.
However, without causing him to vomit, the two carpenters beside him who were also tied into rice dumplings could not bear it any longer. They vomited twice, making the whole car colorful.
Carpenter Liu had no choice but to secretly use the "Turtle Breathing Cicada Fu Gong" to adjust his breathing to a minimum. The pungent smell of donkey manure mixed with filth suddenly reduced a lot in an instant.
Because their limbs were tied, the three of them rolled over and over in the donkey cart. The dazzling blue sky and the dust-filled inner donkey cart were tossed and turned in the field of vision, making people dizzy. Liu Carpenter could only rely on his head and the weak strength of his neck.
, barely letting himself roll into that beautiful place. However, the other two carpenters turned around long ago and were covered in filth. The tumbling and collision inevitably added a bit of color to him...
The donkey cart went around in circles, crossed bridges and squares, stopped and walked, and walked for more than an hour before returning to Guangli Square. At this time, there were seven or eight carpenters packed in the donkey cart. There were also some carpenters along the way.
The curious people gathered around to watch and discuss, but if they came even a little closer, they would be driven away by these ferocious servants with whips, and no one dared to step forward to stop them.
The donkey cart bypassed the majestic main entrance, but entered the Yingchuan Villa through a side door on the west, which was the stable and donkey shed in the mansion. Immediately, the livestock herders surrounded them, untied the ropes, and led the animals away.
The black donkey sprayed white foam, leaving only a cart of carpenters, feeling uneasy.
Several ferocious servants who accompanied the car found sickles and cut the ropes on the seven or eight carpenters. Then they waved their sticks and drove the carpenters to the southwest corner of Yingchuan Villa, in front of several warehouses that still showed signs of being scorched.
The warehouse had obviously just suffered a fire, and the foundation was still intact. On the newly built blue brick wall, the window frames had been set up, and a lot of high-quality wood for the roof was piled in the courtyard, covered with oil paper, and it was obvious that it had not been put in yet.
use.
Carpenter Liu took a deep breath and felt that there was a hint of pepper aroma in the smell of burnt wood in the burnt warehouse. He couldn't help but feel comfortable. Just as he was about to enjoy a few more bites, the scream of a rope whip was heard.
There was an explosion behind his ears. He subconsciously turned his head, but the rope whip hit his shoulder firmly, causing him to tremble in pain.
Turning around, he saw a general wearing light armor and a hooded hat. His brows were majestic, and his eyes were cold and cold: "You dog! Are you here to get whipped? Why don't you get out of here!"
Get in!"
Although Carpenter Liu was angry, in order to find out what the Yuan Mansion wanted, he had no choice but to swallow his anger and pretend to be a pig to the end. He obediently followed a group of carpenters and walked towards the unfinished house with a wide ceiling.
When he turned around, he heard a ferocious servant saying respectfully to the general: "General Qin! How many Luban locks must be solved by the carpenters we found today to be considered outstanding?"
General Qin pondered for a moment, then whispered: "It is said that the carpenter who solved the problem the best yesterday can skillfully dismantle and assemble fourteen Luban locks. Even so, he is still under the eyes of the Yuan Xiang... As for today?
, at least ten pieces must be solved before they can be sent to Yuan Xiang for review."
The ferocious servant received the warning and immediately felt much more at ease. However, he suppressed his smile, got into the house, and said in an evil voice: "Mr. Wu has an order! Anyone who can unlock ten 'Luban Locks' today will be rewarded with five taels of silver."
, whoever solves fifteen pieces will be rewarded with ten taels of silver, and whoever solves twenty pieces will be rewarded with twenty taels of silver... If you can't even solve ten pieces, hehe! You will definitely have to eat a stick from your brothers!"
After hearing this, all the carpenters felt their bodies tense up, and then they turned their attention to the only major case in the house. On the major cases, there were dozens of head-sized bundles piled on top of them, with many edges and corners and different colors.
At this time, Manager Wu also walked in. Looking at the carpenters who were looking around and hesitating, he shouted in a deep voice: "What's going on? Do you guys not trust me, Yingchuan Business, or do you want to just eat a stick and leave?!"
Although Carpenter Liu got the news and knew that Yuan Mansion was using this method to select carpenters who were proficient in strange and cunning skills, he still pretended to be ignorant. Seeing that a bold carpenter had already picked up the baggage, he began to dismantle it.
, I carefully took out a baggage and opened it carefully. When I saw that it was indeed a "Luban Lock" assembled by a bunch of mortise and tenon joints, I let out a long sigh of relief and began to disassemble it one by one from simple to complex -
The simplest thing is the "three-way board". Some carpenters disdain it and just throw it aside. But Carpenter Liu knows the principle of starting from the simple to the deep, so he starts from the "three-way board" and disassembles it.
After taking a break, it was indeed easily disassembled. Then he reassembled it in reverse order of disassembly. He looked so pleased with himself that the servants who were in charge of counting rolled their eyes.
After the "three-way plate" was disassembled and assembled, the fierce servant standing behind Carpenter Liu raised his finger to count.
Carpenter Liu turned a blind eye, and then touched another "Tai Chi Lock". As expected, the lock was black and white, but it was two pairs of yin and yang fish intertwined together. Carpenter Liu still had it at his fingertips, but within a few breaths, he dismantled it into two black and white locks.
Two whites, a total of four yin and yang fish came; he counted his breaths again, and then returned to the original state. The ferocious servant standing behind him became a little serious, and slowly popped out his second finger to show that he had successfully unlocked two "
"Luban Lock".
Next, Carpenter Liu stopped hiding his clumsiness and took the concentric lock, coiled dragon knot, Liuhe tenon, seven-star knot, eight-point buckle, nine-square platform, Luban ball, lilac knot, connecting latch, armillary sphere, six-piece connecting square, and eight-sided exquisite
, Twelve well railings, fourteen princesses, eighteen Arhats, twenty-four bridges, interlocking, as if closed, looking for treasures in cages, towering heads...and so on, more than twenty kinds of "Luban Locks", all
In just a few moments, the disassembly and assembly was completed.
The ferocious servant responsible for counting him was already stunned! When he ran out of fingers, he secretly switched to toes; when he also ran out of toes, he had to pull the ferocious servant beside him and use his fingers to count.
When the other ferocious servants saw that the dull-headed Carpenter Liu was actually showing off his talent and power at this time! With one person's power, he almost completely untied the "Luban Lock" in the baggage, and they were all very excited. Some of them were furious.
Casting their gaze here, some simply dropped their eyes, scratching their heads and scratching their heads, and came here to watch the excitement...
There was a burst of noise in the room, which naturally alerted Manager Wu and General Qin who were enjoying the cool air outside the room. Regardless of the smell of sweat and unspeakable heat in the warehouse, the two of them actually squeezed away the servants, one on the left and the other on the right, standing next to Carpenter Liu.
Behind you, watch with all your heart.
Carpenter Liu, on the other hand, was like a monkey picking peaches, picking one up and throwing away another. He didn't care how many "Luban locks" he had dismantled and assembled. It wasn't until he was left with the last two Luban locks that he stretched his arms as if he was just waking up from a dream.
Waist, said to the ferocious servant on the side:
"I said, little brother, I've done so much! No need to eat sticks anymore, right? I don't want any reward, can you let me go back? There is still a lot of work to be done in the shop! If the construction period is missed, what will happen?
Don’t let anyone smash your sign…”
"shut up!"
Manager Wu was just looking at the opportunity, so how could he allow him to cause trouble? He immediately said urgently, "You can take the reward from my Yingchuan business, you can take it or you can take it! There are two more 'Luban Locks' in this bag.
If you can figure it out, how about I reward you with fifty taels of silver?"
But Carpenter Liu shook his head repeatedly: "I can't solve it, I can't solve it! I know those two 'Luban Locks', one is called 'Tianwang Tower' and the other is called 'Mo Naihe'. 'Tianwang Tower', as the name suggests, can only be solved by the King of Heaven."
Mo Naihe, even gods may not be able to figure it out..."
"Then do you understand or not?"
Manager Wu's voice was cold, and a bright horizontal knife was placed on Carpenter Liu's neck.
Carpenter Liu was shocked and turned pale, and said with a sad face: "I, I understand... I understand now, Mr. Wu... please put away the knife!"
Manager Wu then raised the sword, made a sword in his hand, and then stuffed it back into the scabbard beside General Qin with a clang. The whole set of movements was crisp and neat, which made all the ferocious servants cheer again and again.
General Qin crossed his arms and looked calm, with no hint of happiness or anger on his face. A pair of blazing eyes stared at Liu Carpenter, whose hands were trembling, thoughtfully and without saying a word.
Carpenter Liu had no choice but to fetch the "Tower of the Heavenly King" fearfully, and after some groping and pulling, he slowly pulled out a wooden tenon. With a "crash" sound, the "Tower of the Heavenly King" immediately fell into a pile of wood.
If you count the tenons carefully, there are as many as seventy-five!
Carpenter Liu's mouth was dry, his forehead was sweating, and his lips were tightly pursed. According to the length and shape, he arranged the seventy-five wooden tenons into twelve parts and spread them out on the large case, like some kind of military formation. Immediately
Find the three longest ones, insert them in the middle, and interlock each other; then insert the remaining wooden tenons one by one like stacking rafters to build a house...
The onlookers could only see that one of his hands was like an iron pincer, tightly holding onto the unformed "Heavenly King Tower"; while the other hand was spinning around like a harrier, buckling, pushing, lifting, pulling, pumping, and rotating with various techniques.
.It makes people dazzled and speechless, and their souls fly halfway up the sky.
After about a while of drinking tea, everyone followed Carpenter Liu's hands that suddenly stopped and heaved a sigh of relief. When they looked at it again, the "Tower of the Heavenly King" stood impressively on top of the big case. Although it was just a wooden vessel, it had a majestic look to it.
Majestic momentum!
Carpenter Liu rubbed his sore hands and his swollen temples before he tremblingly picked up the more complicated "Mo Nai He". After taking a deep breath, he continued to work hard...
Although the warehouse was extremely hot and stuffy, there was no sound at this time, and you could hear a needle drop. Everyone stopped their movements, held their breath, and stared at Liu Carpenter's big hands, which were like two butterflies piercing flowers, to see how he dismantled them.
"Mo Naihe", how to assemble the wooden tenons one by one...
This time it took a little longer. After about half an hour, as the last wooden tenon was tightly connected and embedded into the whole, the "Mo Nai He" composed of a hundred and eight wooden tenons was finally restored to its original state!
"Done!"
Manager Wu was the first to shout out, feeling indescribably happy.
The other carpenters also dropped the wooden tenons in their hands and rushed towards Carpenter Liu like cheers. They beat their chests, slapped their shoulders, and even hugged him... Every carpenter was tearing him apart.
When installing the "Luban Lock", I was so impressed by the miraculous technique.
Even the ferocious servants who were in charge of counting rarely stopped shouting. Under the instructions of Manager Wu and General Qin, they quietly stared at the carpenters who were caught up in the carnival to prevent anyone from sneaking out in the chaos.
After a while, everyone calmed down. General Qin then stepped forward, clasped his fists and saluted Carpenter Liu, and said kindly: "Master Liu is specialized in martial arts, which astounds me! The silver reward promised to Master Liu can be cashed in now.
, please Master Liu, please don’t refuse!”
After saying that, he glanced at Mr. Wu. Mr. Wu immediately understood and took out five 10-tael silver collars from the purse at his waist and stuffed them into Carpenter Liu's hand. He turned around and lost no time and said with a smile: "We are doing business in Yingchuan.
Rewards and punishments are always clear! If you still want to get the reward, please hurry up and unlock the 'Luban Lock'!"
General Qin then looked slightly serious and said: "Since Master Liu has such skills, I think he will be able to solve the urgent need. Now just follow me to see Yuan Xiang!"
Liu Carpenter knew that he was about to get to the point, and immediately put on a fearful expression: "I, I... why do I want to see the Prime Minister? I don't dare to go, I'm afraid..."
General Qin's leopard eyes flashed, and he flicked his thumb. Hearing a "swish!" sound, a small half of the horizontal knife hanging on his waist popped out, shining with a chilling light. The meaning was self-evident.
Carpenter Liu's sallow face suddenly turned bitter again. He had no choice but to be "guided" by General Qin and reluctantly walked to the depths of Yingchuan Bieyeye.