Rows of brand-new blue brick houses are neatly erected not far away, although they have not yet been capped, but just looking at the walls and height, there is a big difference from the houses in ordinary villages, and it seems that the houses here are larger.

At the head of the row on the north side of the house, there were many people gathered there, and the sound of gongs and drums was faintly heard.

In the distance, an oversized house was being built by the river, and in front of it there was a large open space, which was also being fenced off with bricks.

At first sight, Tang Jian thought that he was in the wrong place, isn't it said that this kid can't wear his poor pants? How can you have the money to build a house and build so much at once?

got out of the carriage and walked forward on foot, although Tang Jian was wearing a long shirt this time, but he had been in a high position for many years, which naturally brought him a sense of luxury, and the person in charge of Xiao Han's head did not dare to stop him, so he let Tang Jian walk to the front of the construction site.

Closer, naturally see clearly, all the houses are made of green bricks, the style is exactly the same, although most of them are not capped, but the rows are neatly arranged, facing the south, how to look at how pleasing to the eye.

Knocked on the bricks, the sound is good, it is indeed a good brick! Look up at this long house, it is a little different from Tang Jianping's common houses, all the houses here are connected together, a long row, it is estimated that there must be seven or eight in each row.

Of course, when Tang Jian came down from the slope, he noticed that there were at least ten rows of houses like this, which took up a large area, and it was like connecting the houses together to save materials to the greatest extent.

A wall for two families naturally saves bricks for a wall, and everyone is close to each other, which is a lot more solid.

Now almost everyone is watching the people in the northernmost house, and there are few people left in front, only a few old men are building walls in the front house.

Tang Jian stood here for a while, then turned his head to look at the old men.

They were here to build the wall, Tang Jian knew, but he was wondering that these people who built the wall were actually using a kind of gray mud to paint the bricks, instead of mixing the most common loess with straw, so that the mud alone could build a house without grass tendons?

Tang Jian carried the front of the long robe, carefully stepped on the muddy construction site to a wall-building master, and saw that the master was skillfully using a peach-heart-shaped shovel to touch the gray mud on the turning surface.

The old master with mottled and gray hair is very sloppy and sloppy, and the tools in his hand look very smooth, a few times to smooth the dust, a piece of green brick on the shelf, and then use the tools in his hand to knock twice, squint and look at the straightened rope, this began to wipe off a piece, the action is like a peer cloud and water, indescribably comfortable!

Tang Jian stood behind and watched for a while, and finally couldn't help but ask, "Master, what are you doing ......?"

The old master seemed to be engrossed in his work, but suddenly he heard someone behind him, and his whole body trembled, and a shovel of cement in his hand fell to the ground, and the cement stuck to the soil, so it was no longer strong and could not be used.

"That bastard scares the old man!"

Turning his head angrily, the old man stared and was about to teach a lesson, but suddenly saw an unknown person standing behind him.

"Who are you?"

After looking Tang Jian up and down, the old man's tone immediately fell.

Although I don't know this person, the old master is not blind, not to mention the luxurious robe on this person, even the two guards with knives who follow closely behind him can see that this person is not ordinary.

Tang Jian has been dealing with people for many years, and with an expression on the old man's expression, he knew how distressed he was about the things that fell on the ground, so he quickly arched his hand and said, "Oh, I'm sorry master, I scared you, I am a friend of Xiao Hou, and I came to visit him today, and I didn't see you on the road to build a house, so I came here to take a look." ”

"Xiao Hou's friend! That's an adult, too! ”

It can be seen that Xiao Han has a lot of weight in the old man's heart, and when he heard that he was Xiao Han's friend, the old man was in awe, and quickly got up, wanting to hold his fists with both hands, but it was all muddy water, and he was reluctant to wipe his clothes, and he was a little overwhelmed for a while.

Seeing this, Tang Jian hurriedly stepped forward to support the old master, didn't care about the muddy water in his hands, and said, "The old master doesn't have to be formal, seeing that you are about the same age as my father, don't torture me!" ”

Tang Jian is right when he says this, although his identity may be very different from that of the working master, but in etiquette, the elder and the young are respectful, and the words "elder and younger" are ranked in front of the humble, in front of the old man, the dignity of the identity is no longer important, sixty ears are obedient, seventy and do what you want.

The Tang Dynasty established the country with courtesy and filial piety, and anyone has the obligation to support the old man over seventy years old, and the one in front of him, even if he is less than seventy, must be more than sixty, I don't know why he still works here at such an old age, but let the old man be embarrassed, Tang Jian can't do it, and if the official sees it, won't he be scolded into a sieve when he goes to court?

The old master probably didn't meet such a talkative official for the first time, so after hesitating, he was relieved: "Then, Xiaomin thanked the adult." ”

"No thanks, no thanks!"

Tang Jian, who was polite and polite, personally helped the old man to sit on the bench next to him, and after the old man sat firmly, he poked the cement squeezed out of the brick cracks with his fingers, and said: "Master, forgive me for being clumsy, what kind of wall are you using?" ”

"Hahaha...... This one! ”

When the old man saw Tang Jian asking this, a smug feeling immediately appeared in the corner of his eyes, pointing to a small volcano-like cement pile not far away, and said with a smile: "My lord, you don't know, the name of this thing is cement, which was invented by the Marquis of Sanyuan County, stirred with sand, mixed with water, and stuck to the wall when it is finished, and when it dries, it is called a strong one like a stone, and it is even more rare to be afraid of water and fire, the wind cannot blow, and the rain cannot splash in, it is definitely a good material for building a house!" ”

"Huh? And something like this? Really? Tang Jian was shocked when he heard this, and quickly looked up to see the pile of inconspicuous things, and almost ran over to carefully study the authenticity.

The old man was surprised to see Tang Jian, became more and more proud, patted the brick wall beside him, and said: "The adults don't believe it, in fact, the old man didn't believe it at first, thinking that it was a fool's dream, and he almost asked the boys to steal this thing and throw it away. But later, Hou Ye saw that we refused to use it, so he asked a few descendants to build a wall with this cement, and let us all go over when it was dry, you don't know, several strong guys, their arms were bruised, and the wall was motionless!

Later, Hou Ye wanted to splash water again, and the adults must have known that dozens of buckets of water went up, and the wall built by the usual Sanhe soil had already been washed by the water, but guess how did this cement wall drop? ”

The young entourage who came up next to Tang Jian had already been in a trance, and had long forgotten what the bastard was going to sue him, and when he heard this, he hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" Don't sell it, old man, say it quickly! ”

The old man didn't care about the young man's faux pas, but laughed even more happily: "Hahahaha, the guests don't know, after splashing the water, this wall is stunned at all!" Not even a single slag is dropped! Don't believe it, you see, it's there, a lonely wall, Hou Ye said let it be demolished, we are not reluctant, it is too strong, it has to be smashed with a hammer, it is estimated that the bricks will be broken, the old man said that it is erected there, and so on to make a shadow wall, it is also the first thing made of cement, and it is good to stay here to make a thought! ”

"......"

Tang Jian and his entourage looked towards the place pointed by the old man, and sure enough, on the side of the road, a lonely low wall stood there.

The wall is not high, and it is even less thick, and the thickness of a brick is really not strong for an adult.

Sui Xiao Wei seemed to be a little disbelieving, strode over, stood still, glanced back at the master, saw that the master did not object, turned around and raised his leg and kicked it fiercely.

"Bang ......"

One foot passed, the brick wall didn't even move, but the guy was retreated a few steps back by this reaction force, and the soles of his feet were very painful by the uneven wall, one didn't stand firmly, and sat directly on the ground, stained with muddy water, which made the people around laugh.

Tang Jian was also a little amused by his own subordinates, walked over and kicked him lightly, and then approached to take a closer look at the wall.

The walls were straight, and the bricks were stacked neatly, and the joints of each brick were about the same size, filled with the gray substance that had just been seen.

I poked it with my finger, and it was completely different from the soft feeling just now, it was very hard, and I clucked! There was a protruding place on the wall, and Tang Jian broke it with his hand, and he couldn't break it at all.

"What the hell is this cement? If it was really as the old man said, using it to build the city wall, wouldn't he even be able to help him with the chiseling?! ”

"Hey, hey... Brother Tang, you're here! ”

Just as Tang Jian was secretly surprised, a voice came from behind the wall.

Hearing the sound, Tang Jian stood on tiptoe and looked behind the wall, and saw Xiao Han running here from a distance.

Tang Jian and Xiao Han are not meeting for the first time, but the two of them don't talk very much, mainly because Tang Jian's words are not much, perhaps, people who do diplomacy are like this, if they talk too much, they will always be caught by others.

"Hahaha...... Xiao Hou! ”

The old fox always laughs before he speaks, and Xiao Han also wants to learn, but as long as he smiles at the people he is happy to meet, he seems to be a little unable to stop......

And those who have some disgust in their hearts can't laugh even if they are killed.

I don't know how these old foxes laugh in front of them and scold their mothers behind their backs......