Sun Jian is obviously more arrogant than Chen Xiaobei imagined.
"Okay, okay, don't forget it. I'll add another hundred taels of silver to you. Do you think that's okay?"
OK, of course.
Chen Xiaobei reluctantly agreed, "Okay, then I can build it for you, but there is one thing. You can't rush it, you can't rush it. I have to do it slowly and make it strong for you."
After hearing this, Sun Jian smiled brightly and said, "It's easy to say, I won't be in a hurry. You must do it slowly and carefully, so as not to make any mistakes."
Just when they were talking about it in full swing, Yang Bo hurried into the four acres of land and said loudly to Yang Zhi, "Brother, brother, I saw Sun Jian."
When they heard that Sun Jian had been discovered, Yang Zhi and others who were working in the fields stopped and turned to look at him.
"Where is Sun Jian?" Yang Zhi waved the pickaxe in his hand, his expression full of anger, "Brother Zhi, he, he, is talking to Chen Xiaobei at the entrance of the village."
"What did you say? Sun Jian is talking to Chen Xiaobei."
"Yeah, yeah, look at them talking and laughing."
Yang Zhi was a little confused now.
"Why did they get together?"
"Second Master, do you think it will happen?" Hu Laoqi asked tentatively.
Of course Yang Zhi understood what Hu Laoqi meant, "It's absolutely impossible, absolutely impossible that the Xiaobei brothers betrayed us."
At this point, Yang Zhi threw away the pickaxe in his hand and said, "You all wait here, I'll go take a look."
Laldo was injured and was not at the scene. Yang Zhi had the final say. Hu Laoqi and others were still very obedient and waited in place.
When Yang Zhi arrived, Sun Jian had already left, leaving only a large number of wooden boxes.
Seeing Yang Zhi coming, Chen Xiaobei secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It was so dangerous. It would be a bit troublesome for him to meet Sun Jian.
Yang Zhi pretended that nothing happened, and greeted Chen Xiaobei enthusiastically, "Hey, what kind of treasure did you get? So many boxes."
Chen Xiaobei knew that building a cable bridge was a big project, and it was impossible to hide it from Yang Zhi and the others. It was better to just say it upfront to avoid having to explain it later.
"Oh, I just took a big job and helped people build an iron chain bridge in the mountains."
Seeing how frank he was, Yang Zhi didn't feel like asking any more questions. He just said with a smile, "Okay, if I need some help, just let me know. If nothing else works, I can help you."
After speaking, Yang Zhi turned and left.
His behavior made Chen Xiaobei a little suspicious. He suspected that Yang Zhi had seen Sun Jian a long time ago, but just didn't come over.
But these are not important. The first priority now is how to allocate manpower to prepare for the start of work.
He looked at Lidong, who had a sad expression on his face, "Brother Xiaobei, I've never done this job before, so don't make things difficult for me."
Chen Xiaobei smiled, "It doesn't matter if you haven't done it before. I know how to do it. As the saying goes, if you haven't eaten pork, you haven't seen a pig run away?"
That's what I think of the Chain Bridge in my mind.
Fix a few iron cables, lay wooden boards as the bottom of the bridge, and pull some ropes on both sides to form the bridge railings.
Even though this canyon is more than ten feet away, in my previous life, building such a chain bridge would have been nothing.
Therefore, the first priority now is to transport all the iron chains sent by Sun Jian.
"Brother Lidong, now you are going to send a notice to every household. Each chain weighs more than 100 kilograms and is used to transport fifty big men to that canyon. If you want, one person can carry one on his back or two people can carry one. You are free.
Mix and match as you like.”
More than 100 kilograms seems like a lot now, but to the villagers of Hetou Village who are used to doing rough work, carrying so much weight is really nothing.
The only thing that is a bit challenging for them is to go to the canyon, which is quite far away and may take a day's walk.
But if you put in the effort, you will get something. If a person carries an iron chain across the city, fifty big men can go to the city to do hard work for ten days.
Of course the villagers were very enthusiastic about such a good opportunity to make money.
At the beginning of winter, he selected fifty able-bodied villagers from the registered villagers, all of whom were strongly required to carry one.
Fifty more were selected, and two people were asked to carry one. These were all older or women.
Of course, women must also be given a chance to support their families.
Chen Xiaobei told them some precautions, and then announced that they would set out at dawn tomorrow and try to deliver it on the same day, and then they would have to come back overnight, so they had to prepare some food and water.
In this hot season, food is not the key, the key is water.
Carrying a hundred kilograms of weight and walking in the mountains for a day, lack of water will really kill you.
Cui Hongyu obviously knew this. As soon as Chen Xiaobei entered the house, she started to give instructions.
"Husband, when you go into the mountains tomorrow, you must bring more water."
"Well, no matter how much you bring, you can only carry so much." Chen Xiaobei replied, "There is no other way but to save some drinks."
At this moment, Chen Qiaoer, who was next to him, blinked his big eyes and suddenly said, "Brother, brother, I have a way."
Chen Xiaobei looked at Chen Qiaoer and teased her with a smile, "What can you do? You must help me carry water!"
Chen Qiaoer pointed to the two large water bladders hanging on the wall, "The bigger one holds more."
A word that woke up the dreamer. Chen Xiaobei suddenly grinned.
I am really stupid. Qiaoer is right. Large water bladders used to be used to sell fish. Now fish are sold directly in tanks. Isn’t it appropriate to retire the water bladders to hold water?
Yes, a water bag can hold dozens of kilograms of water. Tomorrow, I and Lidong will have a water bag each to provide good service to everyone.
Thinking of this, he stepped forward, hugged Chen Qiaoer and lifted her up high, "Qiaoer is right, I forgot about this water bag. This one is really suitable for holding water."
Early the next morning, it was still dark, and Hetou Village was as lively as the New Year. People tried their best, some carrying baskets on their backs, preparing to put the chains in, and some holding ropes and preparing to jump directly.
Tie the chains around you.
Some simply used their bare hands to carry the chains on their shoulders.
And two people carrying one basically use a stick.
Lidong and Chen Xiaowen held the account books in their hands and registered them one by one.
Register one and send one, register one and send one.
Seeing this scene, Chen Xiaobei smiled happily. Not to mention that Lidong was really suitable to be a leader. He didn't need to remind himself about these things, he had already thought of them.
After Lidong had finished registering, Chen Xiaobei stepped forward and pulled him aside.
"You don't have to carry the chain today. I have two big water bladders. Each of us can carry water for everyone. I won't pay you any less."
Lidong smiled and waved his hand, "That won't work. The agreed-upon carrying chain is only fifty bucks. If I want to carry a water bag, you can only give me twenty bucks as a daily wage.
"
Well, there is no need for such detailed calculations between brothers anyway. After all, for Lidong, he is not short of these few copper coins now.