Cui Dahai didn't know whether Ang Lee would come to Dejing County, but he had to be ready to welcome him. Even if Ang Lee was just passing by, he had to prepare everything. After all, one could never be too careful.
One person's order made many of his subordinates busy. After receiving Cui Dahai's order, all the departments in the whole Dejing County entered the stage of active preparation. Everyone was busy and sweating, for fear that they would bring trouble to themselves and the county magistrate if they didn't do something well.
Cui Dahai was not idle either. After giving a series of orders, he personally took the main leaders of the county government to see Ang Lee. Moreover, they went there on foot. After all, it was only two miles. It wouldn't take long to walk, and walking would make them look more respectful.
Looking at the fat old man with a big belly walking over with a group of people, Li An didn't have to guess to know that it was the county magistrate who had brought his subordinates over. The county magistrate's blue cloth clothes could be seen clearly. Behind him was a group of low-ranking officials in green clothes. There were a lot of people, about twenty to thirty of them. There seemed to be quite a number of guards at the city gate as well. There should be more than fifty of them in total, and all of them had just been prepared. Previously, there were only four soldiers at the city gate and less than ten on the city wall. Now, a large group of soldiers had arrived.
"Madam, do you think this fat old man can climb up the city wall?"
Ang Lee said with a smile.
Li Hanlu looked at the fat old man in the distance and said uncertainly, "If he uses both hands and feet, he may be able to climb up. Why? Do you want him to climb up?"
Ang Lee nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, that's what I mean. This time I came to Dejing County to see the ruined Great Wall. I didn't intend to go to Dejing County. This fat county magistrate came here himself. If I refuse to see him, it will seem that I am putting on airs. But if he can't climb up, then don't blame me, haha!"
Obviously, Ang Lee felt that this fat county magistrate was very annoying. He didn't become the county magistrate. Why did he come here in such a hurry and disturb him? If he didn't teach him a lesson, how could he feel at ease?
Speaking of the ruined Great Wall here, there were originally stone ladders on the inner side. However, as time went by, the stone ladders here had long been looted. The ladders had completely disappeared. Even the city wall had collapsed in many places. Ang Lee and Li Hanlu climbed up from the collapsed city wall. It took them a little effort to climb up. One of them even held a brick with one hand and dirtied his fingers.
Therefore, it was not easy to climb up the ruined Great Wall. It was even more difficult to not dirty one's clothes. Ordinary people didn't care. At worst, they could roll and crawl. They didn't care whether their clothes were dirty or not. But officials like Ang Lee always cared about their external image. If they got mud all over their bodies, it would be too embarrassing.
Fortunately, Ang Lee was strong and could climb up with a little strength with one hand. However, it was not so easy for the fat county magistrate Cui Dahai. He was so fat that it was a big problem whether he could roll and crawl up. Ang Lee estimated that he couldn't climb up. If Cui Dahai couldn't climb up by himself, then he couldn't blame Ang Lee.
Cui Dahai and his subordinates all walked quickly, so they soon reached the bottom of the city wall and were stopped by Ang Lee's guards.
"General, I am the county magistrate of Dejing County. I heard that Assistant Minister Li is here, so I came to see you."
Cui Dahai saluted very respectfully.
In fact, the rank of the guards was lower than that of the county magistrate. Ang Lee's guards were ordinary soldiers, not imperial guards. Even if they were imperial guards, as long as they were not officials, the ordinary guards were at Level Seven or Eight, which was definitely lower than that of the county magistrate. But the soldiers who followed high-ranking officials were also superior, so they must be treated seriously.
"Well, wait for me."
The guard turned and left.
"Assistant Minister Li, the county magistrate of Dejing County wants to see him."
The guard was strong and he climbed up easily. However, his hands were full of mud. It seemed that he also used the strength of his hands.
Ang Lee nodded gently and said, "Well, let him come up!"
After that, he couldn't help smiling.
The guard acknowledged the order and left.
"County Magistrate Cui, Assistant Minister Li is up there. Please."
The guard said and made an inviting gesture.
Cui Dahai was overjoyed. He quickly walked to the gap in the city wall and prepared to go up to see Ang Lee. But when he reached the gap, he was completely dumbfounded. This place was too steep. How could he climb up? This was an international joke.
"This …"
Cui Dahai frowned. He glanced at the guard and saw that the guard was unmoved. He had to bite the bullet and climb up.
But even the abandoned Great Wall was five or six meters high. The slope of the gap was there. How could he climb up? He fell down after just one step.
Cui Dahai felt very uncomfortable, but he couldn't say anything. Ang Lee was admiring the scenery above. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be difficult to come down to see him. But this also required Ang Lee to want to come down. If Ang Lee didn't want to come down, how could he, a small county magistrate, make such a rude request? He wanted to see Ang Lee, not Ang Lee. Even if the city wall was difficult to climb, he had to bite the bullet and climb up.
Gritting his teeth and stamping his feet, Cui Dahai rolled up his sleeves and climbed up. As long as he could climb up, it would be a victory. As for dirtying his clothes, he didn't care.
The effect of using his hands and feet was quite good. Cui Dahai climbed up a lot. But halfway up, he found that he couldn't climb up anymore. What was more frightening was that he slipped and fell down.
"Ouch! Ouch! "
Cui Dahai only climbed two meters at most. When he fell, his fat belly slid down. Therefore, the fall was not very heavy, but some parts of his body were in pain. Therefore, it was reasonable for him to wail, but the sound was not very loud.
"County Magistrate Cui, are you alright?"
The guard didn't have the right to call Ang Lee down. He was just a little anxious for Cui Dahai. This damn fatty was too fat. He couldn't even climb up the city wall.
"I'm fine, I'm fine. I'll try again, try again."
Cui Dahai didn't dare to let Ang Lee come down to see him. So, no matter how difficult it was to climb the abandoned Great Wall, he had to grit his teeth and climb up.
If the first time didn't work, then the second time. If the second time didn't work, then the third time. Cui Dahai was still quite persevering. He actually climbed up five or six times in a row, and the result was the same every time.
As for this County Magistrate Cui's official robe, there was no need to mention it. It was a mess. Fortunately, the mud on the city wall wasn't very hard, and the quality of the official robe was relatively good. Therefore, even though it had been scratched many times, other than being a little dirty, the official robe didn't show any signs of damage.
However, the quality of Cui Dahai's palms couldn't compare to the official robe. He had never done farm work before, so there wasn't a single callus on his hands. How could such a delicate palm withstand the friction of the hard soil? After a few times, the skin had already broken.
After so many failures, Cui Dahai was so tired that he was panting. What he regretted the most at this moment was taking the initiative to meet Li An. If he pretended not to know, it wouldn't be a big deal. He just had to clean up the county's affairs. However, the consequence of taking the initiative to come was that he was tormented so badly. This made Cui Dahai so regretful that he wanted to cry.
The guards at the side couldn't stand it any longer. However, they were also Ang Lee's guards, so they didn't have the right to decide anything. They could only watch helplessly. There were also some guards who laughed out loud. They felt that Cui Dahai was quite cute.
After many failures, Cui Dahai understood that it was impossible for him to climb up. However, he couldn't let Ang Lee come down. He didn't have the right to do so.
At this moment, it would be great if there was a ladder. As long as he stepped on the ladder, he would be able to climb up. There were naturally ladders in the county, but he didn't bring a ladder with him. When he set off, he didn't expect it to be so difficult to climb the city wall.
Ang Lee, who was on the city wall, was only a dozen steps away from where Cui Dahai was climbing the wall. As long as he walked over gently, he would be able to see Cui Dahai. However, Ang Lee deliberately didn't go over. He wanted to see how Cui Dahai would climb up.
Although Cui Dahai's painful groans were somewhat pitiful, compared to the suffering of ordinary people, this was nothing at all. It was good to let Cui Dahai suffer a little, even if it helped him lose weight. This guy was indeed a little overweight. Such a big belly was not a good thing. Exercising more would definitely be beneficial.
After Cui Dahai's breathing evened out, he didn't dare to continue climbing up. He was anxious but helpless. At this moment, he had to use the help of a ladder to climb up. There was no other way.
It was obviously inappropriate to send someone back to get a ladder. However, he couldn't climb up by force. Under such circumstances, Cui Dahai had a flash of inspiration and thought of a way to attach himself to a human body.
Thus, he walked out of the gap without hesitation and waved to Cui Er and the others who were twenty steps away, asking them to come over and help.
Cui Er was dumbfounded when he saw that his uncle was covered in dirt and in such a sorry state. The other minor officials also looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what had happened.
Cui Er took the lead and walked over. He hurriedly asked, "Uncle, what happened? Why are you covered in dirt?"
Cui Dahai looked like he was about to cry. He pointed at the gap next to him and said angrily, "Can't you see for yourself? How can I climb up so high? My entire body hurts from the fall. "
This wasn't nonsense. Cui Dahai was really tormented to the point that his entire body hurt. His limbs and every part of his body were in so much pain that he couldn't even stand up.
"It's so steep! I'm afraid you'll need a ladder to climb up! "
"There's no ladder here. We'll have to go back to the county to get it."
"County Magistrate, please wait here for a moment. We'll go back and get a ladder."
A few of his subordinates said.
"What ladder? You're all ladders. Hurry up, all of you lie down and form a human ladder."
Cui Dahai said unhappily.
"Uncle, I'm afraid these ugly people won't be able to form a human ladder. We'll need someone stronger."
Cui Er looked at the minor officials behind him and found that there weren't many who could be used.
"Er Lang, I see that you're quite strong. It's enough to add you."
Cui Dahai said.
Cui Er was stunned. He was a well-known figure in Dejing County. It was somewhat embarrassing for him to be stepped on as a human ladder. However, this was his uncle's order and he had no choice but to obey.
Furthermore, the lowest level of the human ladder was the most important. It had to be a strong person. A weak person would definitely not be able to support it. Fortunately, he was able to find two strong people in the group. This made Cui Er heave a sigh of relief.
"You two squat in front. Squat together and stay close to each other."
Cui Er ordered his two strong subordinates.
The two unlucky bastards naturally didn't dare to disobey Cui Er's orders. They could only obediently squat at the bottom of the gap. Then, Cui Er squatted behind the two of them and said, "Uncle, step on my shoulders. Slow down."
With the help of a few subordinates, Cui Dahai used a lot of effort to put his feet on Cui Er's shoulders. Then, he used both hands to support the wall.
"Uncle, stand firm. Your nephew is about to get up."
Cui Er saw that Cui Dahai was already standing on his shoulders and reminded him. Then, he used all his strength to slowly get up, afraid that he would push Cui Dahai down.
When Cui Er completely straightened his body, Cui Dahai had already risen very high. However, compared to the height of the city wall, he was still quite a distance away.
"You two squat properly. You must stand firm. If you throw my uncle down, I'll teach you a lesson."
Cui Er scolded softly. Then, he stepped on the shoulders of his two subordinates with his left foot first and his right foot behind. This allowed Cui Dahai to rise higher.
"Stand up. You two stand up slowly."
Cui Er commanded.
He was supporting the fat Cui Dahai alone, while the two men below had to share the weight of both him and Cui Dahai. The pressure on them was not any less than his. It was not easy to support such a huge weight. If they had to slowly stand up, the difficulty would naturally be even greater.
"It's so heavy!"
The two brawny men below used all their strength to slowly stand up while grimacing in pain. They were so tired that they were gasping for breath.
With Cui Er in the middle, Cui Dahai's feet had risen by more than ten feet. In addition to his height, he was almost at the same height as the city wall. In fact, his forehead had even surpassed the height of the city wall. However, Cui Dahai was too fat. Even so, he did not have the confidence to climb up. He was very afraid that he would accidentally fall. The previous few times, he had fallen from the height of a person. This time, he was as tall as two people. If he fell, he would definitely suffer more injuries. It was very likely that he would break his legs or break his arms.
"I still can't reach it! The city wall is too high. "
Cui Dahai said in a trembling voice.
"Uncle, it's not that high up. Just use a little more strength and you'll be able to climb up."
Cui Er reminded him softly.
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