The master racked his brains and thought for a long time, then smiled awkwardly and said: "Sir, I really haven't noticed this little one, but I have never seen such a dangerous bridge in most of my life!"
Tian Ziyan on the side raised his chin proudly, "This is the first pontoon bridge in Langya Kingdom, and it is also the longest bridge. It is also the first long bridge that can pass carriages, ox carts, and donkey carts! Master Duan, you are so lucky!"
Duan Ren hurriedly handed over his hand, "Same for Mr. Tian! We are happy together!"
The appearance of such a bridge in Zhaohua County is a great political achievement for Duan Ren and can lead to promotion.
Tian Ziyan and You Kang participated in the construction, and they can leave their names in history. They may even get rewards from the emperor when they return to the imperial capital, and the benefits they get will only be a lot more.
Others came to their senses and came forward to congratulate him.
Liu Tiechui was the same, but he felt a little unhappy. If he had participated in the construction, he would have contributed a lot, and a good political achievement would have been missed!
Even those as open-minded as Liu Tiechui thought so, let alone Ma Yujie, who couldn't even maintain a polite smile.
Shen Yi came over as soon as he went there. He looked at the time and saw that it was less than two-quarters of an hour. He grinned almost to the back of his ears, "Sir, the bridge deck is more stable than I expected, and it bears a good load. Is there any traffic for cars and horses?" Question.”
"Okay, okay! Shen Yi, you are indeed the person that the Marquis likes. Well done! Such a good thing that benefits the country and the people must be well publicized. In a moment, you will write down the detailed process of the floating bridge construction. I will report the matter to the court. , I will definitely get you a reward." Duan Ren said this in front of everyone, just to get rid of some people's thoughts.
There must be a lot of people who are greedy for such a big achievement. He deliberately told Shen Yi's background to prevent everyone from making small moves.
You Kang and Tian Ziyan looked at each other and said: "When we go back, we will report everything to the Marquis and then enter the palace to meet the saint. This bridge is of great significance and there is no room for ambiguity."
"Yes, yes, you two adults are absolutely right." Duan Ren agreed.
No matter what, the incident happened in Zhaohua County, and the benefits for him were absolutely indispensable.
The other wealthy squires looked at each other in confusion and hesitated to speak, but no one dared to speak up.
Mr. Zhu's face suddenly darkened as he got into his carriage, "Is this the family that the young lady came to trouble with?"
The housekeeper nodded hesitantly, "It should be this one."
"Women are wise! They are capable of bad things!" Mr. Zhu slapped his thigh and cursed in a low voice.
The housekeeper shrank his head, not daring to get into trouble at this time.
Ma Yujie also murmured to Liu Tiechui on the carriage, "If you hadn't agreed to build the bridge, there wouldn't have been this pontoon bridge. Now that the bridge has been repaired, no one will mention you! You are the town official of Moshi Town!"
Liu Tiechui retorted impatiently with a dark face, "So what if I am the town official of Moshi Town? Did I do this? Since I didn't get involved at the beginning, I don't have the shame to get a share of the pie now! How shameless is it? ?”
He still has the backbone he deserves.
"Keke can't leave you alone! Who knew that he could really accomplish this with a humble background?" Ma Yujie was angry and regretful, and her heart was anxious. It was a torment.
Liu Tiechui glanced at her indifferently, "I am also a mud-legged person, even worse than Shen Yi. You don't look down on me either?"
Ma Yujie was stunned, came to her senses and stamped her feet angrily, "You know that's not what I said!"
"I think that's what you mean! I don't even think about it. Although Shen Yi comes from an ordinary background, he has abilities. He can ferry, dig wells, hunt, do business, go to the battlefield, make great achievements, and be rewarded by the emperor. Now It’s Mr. Hou’s adopted son again, and he built pontoons one by one. Is this something that ordinary people can do? Don’t look at others with ordinary eyes, otherwise they will still look down on you!”
< br>
Liu Tiechui vented his anger all at once. Ma Yujie was unwilling and aggrieved. Thinking about it carefully, her family was really outclassed by the Shen family. She fell ill when she returned home because she was stronger.
Shen Yi's family had no idea what those people were thinking.
After the pontoon bridge is completed, the next step is to carve stone tablets. After a month or two of trial use, if there is no problem, it will be able to pass normally.
Shen Yi doesn't need to worry about the follow-up matters, the county government will arrange them.
After seeing off You Kang and Tian Ziyan, Shen Yi's family can finally take a break and take a breath.
Shen Yuezhang and Shen Congrong were very reluctant to leave.
"Mom and Dad, after Mr. Tian and Mr. You leave, we have to rely on ourselves again!"
Su Tai touched the heads of the two children and comforted them: "Mr. Tian and Mr. You were originally here to build the bridge. Teaching you knowledge is just a matter of course. How can you keep them by your side? It's so nice that your aunt wants to invite you." Sir, ask someone here to ask around, and if there is one, I’ll hire one.”
The child was eager to learn, and Shen Yi naturally wanted to support him. He immediately promised: "I'll go find Mr. Pu. He just hired a husband for his younger son. He must have a lot of connections."
When Xiao Twelve was mentioned, Su Tai looked a little happy, "If you go, bring some snacks along the way. Xiao Twelve will like it."
Mr. Pu is a good person, and the couple agree that they can make friends with him.
The next day, Shen Yi took the brown sugar fresh milk tea, durian scones, cumin barbecue, and oil-sugar shortbread prepared by Su Tai, and crossed the bridge in a donkey cart to Dahe Town.
The pontoon bridge just opened yesterday, and today there are more people crossing the bridge. The people guarding the bridge are old people in the village. Everyone remembers who has donated money. If you meet a familiar face, you will let them go directly. If you encounter a new face, you will stop and ask. ask.
Seeing that everything was in order, Shen Yi drove the donkey cart forward with peace of mind. It only took more than a quarter of an hour to reach Mr. Pu's house. The speed was really amazing.
The housekeeper welcomed him in and went to inform Mr. Pu and Xiao Twelve.
Father and son walked in hand in hand.
Mr. Pu's face glowed with congratulations, "Congratulations, County Magistrate! Why do you have time to come to my place today?"
Shen Yi looked at the upright Xiao Twelve with a little smile in his eyes, "My wife made some snacks for Xiao Twelve and asked me to deliver them."
Xiao Twelve's eyes suddenly lit up, "Did Auntie prepare this specially for me?"
"Yes!"
Xiao Twelve couldn't wait to run out and watch.
Mr. Pu laughed and shook his head, his eyes full of endearment, "It makes the town official laugh, my child has a miserable life. My wife has been looking at it like a ball since I got it back. I have been unhappy that the child cannot go out, but I am also I can’t help it, I’ve been afraid of snake bites for ten years, I’m really scared! It’s rare to see him so happy!”
Shen Yi nodded understandingly, "It's normal for Mr. Pu to love his son very much. In addition to bringing some food to Xiao Twelve, I also want to ask Mr. Pu about something. My family plans to hire a husband for the child, but our local scholars There are really too few. As far as I know, big families hire gentlemen from other places, so I would like to ask Mr. Pu if he has any recommendations." (End of Chapter)