While they were stunned, several burly men heard the commotion, exchanged glances, and then put down what they were doing and came over.
"Where did you find this carpenter? A carpenter is sharp, but is he a sharp person or a sharp piece of wood? Tell me your name first."
That loud roar echoed throughout the valley.
This made the hearts of these rural carpenters pound.
Is this how senior employees in the workplace try to intimidate new employees?
“I am a young craftsman from Yishang, proficient in the four basic skills of scraping, chopping, chiseling, and piercing. My Seven Star Tables and Chairs are renowned in Fuxian County.” A middle-aged man stepped forward first.
They're all from surrounding villages and counties; you might not recognize one from another, but you'll remember them just by hearing their names.
"So you're a barbarian craftsman. I've heard so much about you."
Upon hearing this, the young worker, like a victorious rooster, strode over with his head held high and chest puffed out, and stood with the other craftsmen from the county.
"I am a carpenter from Shuichang, specializing in making square cabinets."
"It's alright."
"I am……"
After a group of tall, strong carpenters introduced themselves and received feedback from the county's craftsmen, they happily integrated into the new collective organization.
Currently, only Zheng Quchi remains in the same spot.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do, and she also planned to follow the usual practice: "The carpenter from Hegou Village is good at..." She thought for a moment and realized that she didn't have any particular skills, so relying on her dark complexion and toughness, she summed it up in two words: "Everything."
This shameless introduction was met with complete silence.
After completing the routine, she thought that there should be no problem with "starting the job" and was preparing to go up the slope to enter the village, but the next second, she was hit by stones thrown by people on the slope.
Zheng Quchi: "..."
Although the stone didn't hit her, this behavior, while not very harmful, was extremely insulting!
Hey, I have a terrible temper...
She looked up abruptly, only to be met with dozens of burly men with exaggeratedly muscular physiques. Zheng Quchi's expression changed midway, and she forced out a friendly smile.
"What's wrong?"
Unexpectedly, the other side unleashed a series of traditional Chinese cultural performances.
"I'm really impressed. These days, any cat or dog can be a carpenter."
"You probably can't even lift an iron axe, yet you claim to know everything? You're talking nonsense! You're not even this angry when you hear me!"
The older men were much more irritable than Zheng Quchi; they kept using vulgar language and would spit as they talked at her.
The puppy blinked "..."
Her Sichuan dialect wasn't authentic; she seemed to understand the barrage of insults, but also seemed not to.
Zheng Quchi also knew that with his small stature, he would inevitably face discrimination among the generally tall and robust craftsmen.
But she doesn't like to argue (mainly because she can't win an argument in dialect), and always prefers to speak with facts.
She asked curiously, "An iron axe? I don't know..." Her gaze shifted, and she pointed to a poop-shaped rock next to the earthen slope: "How heavy is it?"
Everyone couldn't help but look in the direction she pointed, and there was a stone that looked to weigh two or three hundred pounds.
Just kidding... How can you work if the iron axe is so heavy?
Zheng Quchi stepped forward, and in full view of everyone, he squatted down, straightened his back, and easily lifted it off the ground.
Everyone stared in disbelief, their eyes practically popping out of their sockets.
But that wasn't all. Zheng Quchi turned his head slowly, aimed at the direction where the stone had been thrown at her, and with a standard two-handed throwing motion, he tucked in his stomach, swung his arm, and thud! A heavy black object fell from the sky and landed at their feet, the dust it kicked up covering their faces in a stunned silence.
Hey (scared) the hell out of me...
They looked at Zheng Quchi with trembling eyes, their legs bent.
Good heavens! If that blow had landed squarely, she would definitely be dead.
The others were stunned; they looked at Zheng Quchi as if he were a monster.
Zheng Quchi patted the dust off his hands: "What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen such a short and muscular man like me before?"
Upon hearing this, the other person's expression was one of utter disgust and disgust, as if they had stepped in something disgusting.
Pfft—In a secluded spot on the other side, a tall, slender figure, having eavesdropped for a while, finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.
He grinned, revealing a mouthful of neat, clean white teeth, and gave her a thumbs-up.
"My goodness, a woman's figure, but a man's heart."
But the next instant, a shrewd glint flashed in his narrow, fox-like eyes; all sorts of demons and monsters had arrived…
But is this unexpected little black mouse one of them?
——
"Working well doesn't necessarily mean you can be skillful just because you're strong, nor does it mean you can talk big."
A man with oat-colored skin, bulging eyes, and a fiery temper led the new carpenter into the planned area after warning her.
"These are the camp blueprints. You all need to memorize them. Since we entered the site first and have already determined the construction area and completed most of it, the rest of the work is up to you."
Lei Gong, currently the most prestigious carpenter, is in charge of arranging new staff.
At first, the others had no objections, but when they finished looking at the layout diagram, their expressions changed.
This is an infrastructure planning layout map, accommodating a scale of 8,000 people, divided into four major areas: peripheral facilities, barracks, training area, and breeding area.
The only drawbacks are the lack of detailed construction dimensions, methods, and floor plans.
The craftsmen who arrived first claimed to have completed most of the work, referring to the simplest and easiest-to-organize living and breeding areas. The key training areas and surrounding facilities, however, remained completely unfinished.
"Isn't this bullying? Why are we being made to take on the hardest part?"
"Yeah, they're all from the countryside. Pigsties and stables are fine, but who can build any kind of machine towers, tiger-tooth platforms, or beacon towers?"
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