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Chapter 1 Life in Yucheng

Yucheng, also known as Bayu, is located in the southwest of the inland China, adjacent to Jenbei, southern Hunan, Guizhou in the east, Xichuan in the south, and Shaanxi in the west. It is a hub road connecting the east and south of the south of the south. Here there is Daba Mountain in the north, Wushan in the east, Wuling Mountain in the south, Dalou Mountain in the south, and the Yangtze River, Jialing River, Wujiang, Fujiang, Qijiang, Daning River, Apeng River, Youshui River and other rivers entering the country, making it an exit route to the eastern part of Xichuan.

However, before becoming the capital of the Anti-Japanese War and a large number of people moved in, this place could only be regarded as an emerging wharf city and was not particularly famous.

But after all, it is a major transportation road. In addition to locals, there are also a large number of foreign people here - business dealers, soldiers carrying guns, coolies running to the docks, students and all kinds of people gathered together, and there were various gangs, organizations and government personnel mixed together, and for a while, it was quite lively.

It has been more than two months since Gan Mo came to Yucheng.

When he was escorted by Mao Pingli, a brother from Gancheng Pilgrimage, he came from the water. He originally thought it was just an ordinary journey, but he became more exciting because he met a Taoist priest named Mo on the way.

Especially in the dangerous shoals and tiger jumping streams, the veteran sect master Mao Pingli tried his best to fight against the evil crocodile and evil spirit. The beast almost killed Mao Pingli. As a result, the Taoist priest took action and swiped two swords, and then killed the evil spirit with a fierce reputation.

Not only that, he also took out a string of demon pills from the evil spirit's head, rescued half of his life on the bow of the hut thatched boat hanging on the Huangquan Road and another boatman.

However, the Taoist priests who showed their abilities did not continue to walk with them, but left in a drift.

Kill one person in ten steps, and do not stay for a thousand miles.

After the matter, I left with my clothes and hid my name.

What a state of mind this made everyone amazed, and the little carpenter Gan Mo also felt deeply regret for his reckless rejection.

If he agreed to the Taoist priest, he would probably have such a way to seize the fate of heaven and earth in the future.

However, after being upset, he was not addicted, after all, everyone has their own destiny.

His master is Lu Da, and this is his fate.

There is no need to envy others.

After the Taoist priest named Mo left, the sect dragged the evil body and arrived at a dock on the road ahead.

When they brought the evil corpse ashore, it caused a huge sensation. In the nearby villages, people rushed over to help the elderly and young people, and came to see the strange things.

Mao Pingli's injury was helped by the demon pill. After a day of recuperation, he was almost healed and continued on the boat.

After arriving in Fengdu, the officials who came from Yucheng also arrived, and followed by a master from Qingcheng Mountain.

The master examined the evil corpse and told everyone that this thing had become a monster and was quite fierce. Even if he fought with this thing in the water, he would probably not be able to escape without hesitation.

The master who came down from Qingcheng Mountain was really a honest person, and as soon as he said this, it caused a sensation.

People want to know which master was the one who killed this evil spirit.

Mao Pingli didn't want to do it and did not dare to take the blame, so he told the truth. As for whom the man was named, he was confused. When the official heard about it, he was very regretful that he could not meet with the masters, and then took away the evil body.

However, they were not stingy and gave Mao Pingli a large reward. Everyone on the boat had a share. They also gave the banner to Mao Pingli, who had fought with the evil spirits and the boatman.

The banner wrote eight big words: "Eliminate harm for the people, eliminate demons and demons!"

Hey, although Mao Pingli was injured, he received a reward. And taking this banner home can be used to make a name for their entire life and become famous for their ranks.

The things that followed were much more dull. Mao Pingli sent Gan Mo to Chaotian Gate. There had not been any city walls or large piers here, but he could already see the tall stone ridges. Hundreds of ships were docked here. The laborers came to unload the goods with sampans, and there was a scene of rushing everywhere.

Looking at the city gate, I saw various buildings, high and low, with black tiled roofs lined up one after another, connecting to the far side of the mountain.

Gan Mo came to Yucheng once. It was when he was seven or eight years old. He followed his master to repair a demon-suppressing tower here.

At that time, he spent most of his time at the construction site and followed his master to work hard. He had no memory anymore. He only remembered that after the repair, a green air on the top of the tower soared into the sky. Many people saw it and were amazed.

Several wise figures in charge of the organization also invited his master to drink wine for three days and three nights.

Gan Mo picked up the meat and bones under the table for three days to eat. The taste was so pleasant to him at that time.

After many years, Gan Mo came to this city again, but felt that there were many changes. This was related to his time at the construction site most of his time and was also related to his lack of age.

For him, this place was another strange place.

However, he has been traveling with his master everywhere over the years, and is not a person who is afraid of change, so he returns to Yucheng, but he is not anxious.

He met a few people in Yucheng, which were all his relationship with his master. However, on the way to come, the little carpenter thought it through. He decided to support himself, get rid of his master's protection, and try to survive alone in this huge place, and strive to live better.

In addition to finding work, he had another thing, which was to read the Lu Ban book thoroughly.

All of this is a skill.

Gan Mo had a sum of money in his hand, which was his master's. It was enough for him to spend a long time, but he was not willing to spend it. On the night he arrived in Yuzhou, he rented a room near Chaotianmen to settle down.

The next day, he started looking for work.

He first found a job as a laborer at Chaotianmen Wharf. He worked for three consecutive days. After roughly figuring out the situation in this area, he found a construction site under construction and talked about a carpentry work with the contractor at the construction site.

At the beginning, the contractor did not believe in the young Gan Mo, and felt that this kid was just fooling him and talking big.

The man didn't give Gan Mo a chance at all, so he wanted to chase someone out after he spoke.

At this time, Gan Mo, who had been following Lu Da for many years, finally showed his insights. He pointed to the huge construction site that was in chaos, and said a total of eight safety hazards and waste of manpower.

Immediately afterwards, he picked out three structural mistakes under the surprise gaze of the contractor.

If this error continues and is not corrected, it can easily cause major problems or even collapse.

The contractor dared not neglect this, so he found the master supervisor to ask. The master supervisor didn't care at first, but after careful measurement, he realized that what the young man said was not false.

When the matter came here, the contractor could no longer interfere. It was the turn of the supervisor to talk to Gan Mo.

This master of supervisor is equivalent to the technical guidance of a construction site. Ordinary small projects do not need to be set up. Only projects with relatively large scale will be included. He is responsible for the overall project design, supervision and subsequent acceptance work. Generally speaking, he will lead a team with bricks, tiles, mud, and various craftsmen. If he finds some laborers to work temporarily, he can accumulate work on a construction site.

The little carpenter's master Lu Da was the one who did this job in the new Liu family in Sandaokan Town.

As soon as an expert takes action, there is only nothing. Gan Mo has not only learned the methods of martial arts and lakes during the years of Lu University, but also learned the methods of martial arts. The Lu Ban teachings are based on craftsmen, and all kinds of crafts are inherited. These tasks are the real social value of it.

The little carpenter has been very diligent since he was a child, and Luda was willing to teach him, so he actually knew the entire engineering process and technology from the front to the back, but he was the most specialized in the carpenter's work.

The master supervisor came over to tell Gan Mo that because of Zhang Qiming, Gan Mo did not dare to claim the title of Lu Da, so he fabricated a person, but he had all the skills. After listening to it, the master rubbed his hands and told the contractor that this young man was more than enough to do the carpenter's work.

In fact, there is no problem when he comes to take over his position.

Hearing this, the contractor was confident and gave Gan Mo a good salary, allowing him to stay on the construction site, mainly doing the carpenter's work, and also helping the supervising masters to check for shortcomings and make up for leaks.

The little carpenter Gan Mo is an expert in work. He is gentle and has both progress and retreat. Within a few days, he became a team on the construction site.

It comes from the knowledge and technical level of Lu Da, even the master in charge of Zhang Shuiyu was very polite to him.

This construction site was paid by people from Huzhou. After the construction was completed, it was called the Hu Chamber of Commerce Hall.

Hu merchants are the most powerful group of Zhejiang merchants. Looking back, we can talk about Shen Wansan, a native of Huzhou in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. In modern times, with the rapid rise of silk merchants in Nanxun Town in the late Qing Dynasty, the rise of capitalism and the early opening of ports made the Huzhou business community represented by Nanxun Silk Merchants come into contact with modern Western thoughts and actively participate in the revolution.

For example, most of the revolutionary funds of the founding father were raised and donated by Huzhou silk merchants mainly composed of Zhang Jingjiang. Many of the business in Shanghai, including Huzhou people.

Later, the Hu Shang businessman was also one of the backbone of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang consortiums, which was the main financial support force of Mr. Jiang later.

In a word, the boss behind the construction site is very rich, and because he has a lot of life, he has many ways to live.

Because he needed to study Luban's books, Gan Mo did not live in the shed, but lived in the house he rented before. As for the fat tiger cat, he spent most of his time with him, but he didn't do anything and always found a place to bask in the sun lazily.

At first, the coworkers were very curious about this guy, but after trying the aloofness of this little beast, they were no longer interested.

Gan Mo stayed at the construction site for two months, and the reputation was very good. On that day, a group of strange people came to the construction site, and the leader was a man with high nose, blue eyes, and very white skin.

The little carpenter Gan Mo looked at him and thought about this guy. Could it be the Westerner that Qu Menghu mentioned?
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