Chapter 339 Someone from the Cen family comes
Liu Tiechui sneered, "You've really thought it through! Never mind! If you want to do it, go ahead! But I'll make it clear in advance, I won't get involved in this matter."
Shen Yi nodded in understanding, “It’s okay, I’m just discussing it with you, as long as you agree to let me repair the bridge, I’ll do the rest myself, and if anything goes wrong, it’s all my fault.”
"You! I really don't know what to say to you! Forget it, just do it yourself!" Liu Tiechui was quite helpless.
After Shen Yi left, Ma Yujie came over from the backyard. After learning about Shen Yi's plan, her reaction was similar to Liu Tiechui's. "I think he doesn't recognize his own identity! Since he has become the godson of Yong'an Marquis, he should be careful. If this matter is not handled properly, it may easily implicate Yong'an Marquis. I don't know what he is thinking."
Ma Yujie kept shaking her head. She originally wanted to spend more time with Su Tai, but now she has lost interest in doing so.
Shen Yi returned to the village and told Shen Ying about the situation immediately.
Shen Ying was very supportive and excited, "Okay! Shen Yi, I knew you were capable! Our ancestors have lived here for generations, and no one has ever thought about building a bridge. You can think like this, which shows that you really want to do something for the people. Uncle supports you! You wait, I will go to the village head tomorrow and talk to him. Those who are willing to donate can donate, and those who are not willing to donate will not be forced. However, after the bridge is completed, there will be a toll for crossing the bridge!
After all, bridges can get damaged and need repair and maintenance, so we won’t charge people who donate money to cross the river.”
Shen Yi nodded repeatedly, "Uncle is still thoughtful. Please help me notify everyone. I still have to go to Dahe Town to coordinate."
In the next few days, Shen Yi was busy in Dahe Town, leaving early and returning late. After the villagers finished the autumn harvest, they began to discuss the bridge construction.
Over the years, everyone has lived a good life thanks to the advice of Chen Yi and Su Tai. They have blind faith in them, and when they hear that they can donate money to build a bridge and engrave a stone tablet, they all donate generously.
Ten taels of silver is equivalent to a person's head. As long as your name is registered, you won't have to pay for building a bridge or engraving a stone tablet in the future, and you won't have to pay for crossing the bridge.
Therefore, as long as the family was wealthy, they would include their family members in the calculation, and one family would contribute fifty or sixty taels, while another would contribute one hundred or eighty taels.
Shenjiazhuang alone raised nearly ten thousand taels.
The situation in Liujiazhuang has improved a lot in the past two years because of the results of Ringo. Some people with long-term vision have gritted their teeth and contributed a lot of money, and those with average financial resources will also chip in a few taels of silver. Even if they cannot cross the bridge for free, it would be nice to be able to engrave their names on it.
Things were difficult to advance in Dahe Town. Firstly, Shen Yi was not from Dahe Town, and secondly, no one thought that the bridge could be built.
Fortunately, Mr. Pu set an example and donated one thousand taels in one go, and the owner of the Jixiang Inn also followed suit and donated five hundred taels.
These two families are among the most prominent families in Dahe Town. They both donated money, and the common people did not dare to say anything bad about them openly. Those with financial resources followed suit and donated some, but overall the donation was still not as much as that from Shenjiazhuang.
However, all the tenant farmers on the farm contributed silver, with the least contributing twenty taels, which surprised Shen Yi.
Seeing that Shen Yi was puzzled, Fang Wei scratched his head naively and said with a smile: “We don’t understand any great principles. If it weren’t for the trust our boss gave us, gave us the opportunity to farm, and helped us build a house, we wouldn’t have the good life we have today.
And the madam, she also helped us find a wife. Everything we have now is from the help of the boss. If winter is needed, we will definitely help out. "
All of them were originally lonely or had no one to help them, but now almost all of them have wives, children, and have saved a lot of money. They would not have dared to imagine such a life in the past, and because of the comparison, they are more grateful to Chen Yi.
Shen Yi was deeply moved by Fang Wei's words. He patted his shoulder heavily and said, "Okay! I accept your kindness!"
Now that we have the money, the next step is to arrange people to go into the mountains to cut trees. After Ke Dasong comes, we will discuss the purchase of sheep. A mile-long floating bridge requires about 55,000 sheepskin bags. These skins can only be used for three to five years and need to be repaired and replaced every three to five years.
But Su Tai has a cheating tool, which is to ask the tool customization shop to perform technical processing on these leather bags to extend their service life.
The couple had planned everything and were looking forward to Ke Dasong's arrival.
Before Ke Dasong arrived, the people from the Cen family arrived in Zhaohua County first.
As soon as Cen Li entered the Zhu family, he anxiously questioned Zhu Yixuan, "My elder brother married Mingzhu to you because he wanted her to live a happy life. Isn't your Zhu family known as the best family in Zhaohua County? How come you can't even protect a woman? And you let her go to the dungeon? What a shame!"
Zhu Yixuan silently endured Cen Li's scolding without saying a word.
After Cen Li finished scolding, he asked, "Who is the noble man behind the Shen family?"
He only heard the general idea along the way and had no idea what happened specifically.
Zhu Yixuan stepped forward and saluted, saying, "I have already asked the county magistrate, and he refused to reveal it, but someone said it was a marquis, and that person even recognized Shen Yi as his godson. The Zhu family can't afford to offend the powerful."
Cen Li's face turned pale and blue, and he jumped up from his chair in shock, "You said that the noble man still recognized Chen Yi as his godson? Why is that?"
He still remembered the scene when he went to Moshi Town. Wasn't Shen Yi just an ordinary mud-legged peasant? And the fierce Yue family, how could he be favored by the noble?
Zhu Yixuan shook his head, "I don't know. I personally brought gifts to apologize, hoping that Shen Yi would show mercy, but Shen Yi was adamant and refused to give in. The Shen family couldn't get through, so I could only wait for my cousin to come."
"My eldest brother is now a popular general in the imperial capital! Is the person behind Shen Yi really so powerful?" Cen Li's eyes flickered and his heart sank a little. He thought it was a simple matter, but he didn't expect it to involve powerful people. Things became a little difficult to handle.
"Send someone to inquire more. Make sure you find out the details of that marquis so that we can make long-term plans." Cen Li calmed down after a brief panic.
Zhu Yixuan sent people to investigate as he requested, and actually found some clues.
"Uncle, the nobleman's ancestral home should be in Moshi Town, and he is familiar with the town officials of Moshi Town. I sent someone with generous gifts to his door and asked some questions. The nobleman should be the newly-appointed marquis by the emperor." Zhu Yixuan was unable to find out the specific situation of Marquis Yong'an, but he could speculate.
These are all things he figured out.
Cen Li was shocked, "Could it be him?"
"Does my uncle know?" Zhu Yixuan cares more about it than Cen Li. He took great pains to get close to the Cen family, but Chen Yi became the Marquis' godson without any effort. He has been brooding over this matter for a long time.
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