Chapter 201 Homemade Wooden Bridge

After investigation, Anfeng and Anliu came back to report that there were small hills nearby, making it inconvenient for the carriage to move, so they were forced to stop again.

"We've only been walking for less than half a day, and the rain is really wasting our time." Qin Guang sighed.

Qin Feng was squatting and watching the trapped horse. He saw it trying to struggle out at first, but it gained nothing except wasting its energy. When he heard Qin Guang's words, he echoed, "That's right."

Qin Xiangnuan and Jiang Lin used branches to feel the depth of the mud pit. "It's uneven down there, we don't know where the deepest point is."

Jiang Lin glanced around. There weren't many of them, but they looked pretty strong.

"General Qin." Jiang Lin had a rather unwise idea. "I need you to help me make some woodcutting tools."

Jiang Lin guessed that Qin Guang, who had rich experience in marching, must have a quick and effective method.

"What do you want to do?" Qin Xiangnuan heard it from afar and walked over with a frown.

"Since we can't walk anywhere else, let's build a wooden bridge." Jiang Lin expressed his idea very easily, as if he had no idea that this was a very difficult task, no easier than finding another way.

Qin Guang was stunned for a moment, then said, "We can wait until the soil dries up before we set off."

"Instead of waiting, we might as well take action," Jiang Lin said. "If we move quickly, it won't take more than two days."

"It won't take more than two days to dry the ground," Qin Xiangnuan whispered. "Why are you going through so much trouble?"

Qin Xiangnuan thought for a moment and then agreed, "You guys cut down the trees here, I'll go find some people to help, and by the way, see if there's anything more useful."

In this way, they began to divide the work and cooperate to build a wooden bridge.

Qin Xiangnuan quickened his pace, walked to a deserted place, and found many tools. They didn't want to build an exquisite wooden bridge, just a practical one would be fine.

"Dad, Jiang Lin!" Qin Xiangnuan walked over, dragging a bunch of tools on the ground behind him.

"Nuannuan, you found so many things?" Qin Guang was slightly surprised. It seemed that Qin Xiangnuan had become less and less secretive recently and dared to take out anything.

Qin Xiangnuan had originally thought that less trouble is worse than more, but it would be foolish not to lend out her own "skills".

If someone discovers her abnormality in the future, she can make excuses in any way she wants as long as they don't have evidence, so she doesn't hide it so much now.

And as of now, no one is making excessive speculations.

"Dad, take this." Qin Xiangnuan took out an ultra-quiet electric saw and handed it to Qin Guang, "I'll teach you how to use it later."

"Okay." The electric saw in Qin Guang's hand looked no different from the ones used by villagers to cut down trees, but Qin Guang knew that there must be a huge difference.

With the help of Qin Xiangnuan's tools, the progress of the wooden bridge construction improved exponentially.

It is more like a raft than a bridge, which is made by tying many thick tree trunks together, trying to make the upward side flat.

Before dark, its shape could be seen for the first time.

They rested here and the carriages stopped where they were.

"No one has passed by here all day. This place is not so deserted, right?" Qin Xiangnuan asked Jiang Lin the reason.

Jiang Lin guessed, "People who pass by this place often must know that if it rains, this road will be blocked, so no one would go here."

"You have a point," Qin Xiangnuan said, "So you are doing this today to make it easier for the people to travel?"

Jiang Lin laughed and said in a mysterious tone, "Not entirely."

Qin Xiangnuan raised an eyebrow, "What's the deeper meaning?"

"I've done a lot of good things along the way that left a name behind, so I might as well do some anonymous ones so it doesn't seem so deliberate." Jiang Lin and Qin Xiangnuan analyzed the situation, "Such a suspicious person wouldn't have more suspicions."

Qin Xiangnuan nodded in understanding, "As expected, you always consider everything carefully before doing it."

Seeing Jiang Lin like this, Qin Xiangnuan couldn't help but wonder whether her choice was also made by him after weighing all the factors.

Qin Xiangnuan had clearly felt Jiang Lin's feelings for her and knew they were true, but she didn't know how much falsehood was mixed in with it.

Especially after she came into contact with Nuan Yang these days, the other party's innocence and blankness always made her think of Jiang Lin and even some of her own twists and turns and impurities.

Jiang Lin just thought this was Qin Xiangnuan's praise for him, and smiled without saying anything.

The next day, when they were about to start construction, some people suddenly appeared from the other side of the quagmire. They pointed at Jiang Lin and his men and shouted, "Who are you and why are you cutting down our trees?"

"Yours?"

It’s no wonder Qin Guang asked this question. This place looks like a desolate wilderness, and most of the trees grow naturally.

Judging from the tree rings, they are at least several decades old, if not a hundred years old. Are the villagers who came here older than them?

"Or is it yours?" When questioned, a young man stepped forward and shouted in a harsh tone, "This is our territory."

"Are you tired of shouting?" Anliu suddenly smiled, "Why don't you come over and talk to me?"

It was an obvious provocation, the man said as he was about to come over from the side.

"You really know you can't leave?" Qin Xiangnuan curled her lips. "The trees were cut down, and someone came to look for it. The road was destroyed, so why didn't anyone come to repair it?"

There are elderly people on the other side of the mud pit. They heard from villagers yesterday that someone was secretly cutting down trees there. So they came here this morning and saw the outline of the object on the other side.

Hearing Qin Xiangnuan's words, he asked in confusion, "Are you repairing the road?"

The young man, who had only taken a few steps, turned around in shock. "What are you doing?"

"As you can see." Qin Xiangnuan and the others moved aside, allowing the trees that had gathered together into a board shape to be clearly exposed in front of them.

"You're so kind?" the young man muttered. "Do you think building a road is a joke? It can be done in a day."

"Then you just wait and see." Anliu sneered, "It's better than doing nothing."

This made most people feel ashamed. They also wanted the road to go smoothly, but they had no money and no manpower, so how could they accomplish such a big thing?

But today, they saw that the other party did not spend much money and there were not many people. Although the wooden bridge was crudely made, it could really help people cross this section smoothly.

It is indeed much better than those who have not taken any action.

Since it was just a misunderstanding and the other party was doing good things, the villagers would not make trouble unreasonably.

"Great sage, we were wrong today." Someone took the lead in expressing apology, "We mistook you for bad people."

"It's okay, let's just write this off." Jiang Lin waved his hand nonchalantly.

Then, he ignored their presence and let his men continue working.

"What are you still standing there for?" someone called out from the other side, "Go over and help."

"Okay, okay."

"Yes, yes, yes."

Soon, the task was completed, and all that remained was to place the flat bridge over the mud.