Chapter 365 Looking for Mr.
The master racked his brains for a long time and laughed awkwardly: "Sir, I have never noticed this before, but I have never seen such an amazing bridge in my life!"
Tian Ziyan, who was standing by, raised his chin with pride. "This is the first floating bridge in Langya State. It is also the longest bridge. It is also the first long bridge that can accommodate horse-drawn carriages, ox-drawn carriages, and donkey-drawn carriages! Lord Duan, you are so lucky!"
Duan Ren hurriedly bowed, "Lord Tian, too! Congratulations!"
The appearance of such a bridge in Zhaohua County was a great political achievement for Duan Ren and would lead to his promotion.
Tian Ziyan and You Kang's participation in the construction will allow their names to go down in history, and they may even receive commendations and rewards from the emperor when they return to the imperial capital, and they will get many benefits.
The others came to their senses and came forward to congratulate him.
Liu Tiechui felt the same way. He just felt a little uncomfortable. If he had participated in the construction, he would have made a contribution here. Now he missed out on such a good political achievement!
Even someone as open-minded as Liu Tiechui thought so, let alone Ma Yujie, who couldn't even maintain a fake smile for polite greetings.
Shen Yi came back immediately after he went there. It was less than two quarters of an hour. The corners of his mouth were almost stretched to the back of his ears. "Sir, the bridge is more stable than I expected, and it has good load-bearing capacity. There is no problem for vehicles and horses to pass through."
"Good, good, good! Chen Yi, you are worthy of being the one that the Marquis has his eyes on, well done! Such a good thing that benefits the country and the people must be publicized. You write down the detailed process of the construction of the floating bridge later. I will report the matter to the court and will definitely get a reward for you." Duan Ren said this in front of everyone in order to stop some people from thinking about it.
There must be many people who are jealous of such a great achievement, so he deliberately revealed Shen Yi's background to prevent everyone from doing anything tricky.
You Kang and Tian Ziyan looked at each other and then said, "We will report everything to the Marquis when we return, and then we will go to the palace to see the emperor. This bridge is of great significance and cannot be left unexplained."
"Yes, yes, what you two adults said is absolutely right." Duan Ren agreed in a flattering manner.
No matter what, the incident happened in Zhaohua County, and he will definitely benefit from it.
The other wealthy gentry looked at each other, wanting to say something but stopping themselves, but no one dared to speak up.
Master Zhu got on his carriage and his face instantly darkened. "Is this the family that the young lady had troubled with?"
The housekeeper nodded hesitantly, "It should be this one."
"Women are narrow-minded! They will only do bad things!" Mr. Zhu slapped his thigh and cursed in a low voice.
The butler shrank his head, not daring to bring bad luck upon himself at this time.
Ma Yujie was also mumbling about this to Liu Tiechui in the carriage, "If you hadn't agreed to build the bridge, there wouldn't be this floating bridge. Now that the bridge is built, no one mentions 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 in the beginning, I don't have the face to take a share of the spoils now! Do you still have any shame?"
He still has the backbone he should have.
"Keke can't clear you from the matter! Who knew that a peasant like him could really accomplish such a thing?" Ma Yujie was angry and regretful, her heart was burning with anxiety, it was so tormenting.
Liu Tiechui glanced at her coldly, "I am also a peasant, even worse than Shen Yi, and you still look down on me?"
Ma Yujie was stunned, then she came to her senses and stamped her feet in anger, "You know that's not what I meant!"
"I think that's what you mean! Don't you think that although Chen Yi is of ordinary origin, he is capable. He can ferry boats, dig wells, hunt, do business, go to the battlefield, make great contributions, and be rewarded by the emperor. Now he is the adopted son of the marquis and has built a floating bridge. These things are not something that ordinary people can do. Don't look down on others with ordinary eyes. Who knows, he may not look down on you now!"
Liu Tiechui vented all his anger in one go.
Ma Yujie felt unwilling and aggrieved. When she thought about it carefully, she realized that her family was really outshined by the Shen family. She was so strong-willed that she fell ill when she returned.
Shen Yi's family had no idea what those people were thinking.
After the floating bridge is completed, the next step is to engrave the stone tablet. After one or two months of trial use, if there are no problems, it can be used for normal traffic.
Shen Yi doesn't need to worry about the follow-up matters, the county government will arrange it.
After seeing You Kang and Tian Ziyan off, the Shen Yi family could finally take a break and catch their breath.
Shen Yuezhang and Shen Congrong were very reluctant to leave.
"Mom and Dad, after Mr. Tian and Mr. You left, we have to rely on ourselves again!"
Su Tai touched the two children's heads and comforted them, "Mr. Tian and Mr. You originally came to repair the bridge. Teaching you knowledge is just a side job. How can we keep them around forever? It just so happens that your aunt wants to invite a teacher. Mother asked someone to ask around. If there is one, we can also invite one."
The child is eager to learn, so Shen Yi naturally wants to support him. He immediately promised: "I will go to find Master Pu. He just hired a teacher for his youngest son. He must have a lot of knowledge."
When talking about Little Twelve, Su Tai's expression became a little happier. "If you want to go, bring some snacks with you. Little Twelve will like it."
Mr. Pu is a nice guy, and the couple agrees that they can make friends with him.
The next day, Shen Yi took the brown sugar milk tea, durian scones, cumin barbecued meat, and oil-sugar biscuits prepared by Su Tai, and rode a donkey cart across the bridge to Dahe Town.
The floating bridge was just opened yesterday, but more people crossed the bridge today. The bridge is guarded by the elderly people in the village. Everyone remembers who donated money. If they see a familiar face, they will let it go directly. If they see an unfamiliar face, they will stop it and ask questions.
Seeing that everything was in order, Shen Yi drove the donkey cart forward with peace of mind. It took him just over a quarter of an hour to reach Master Pu's house. This speed was truly amazing.
The housekeeper welcomed him in and went to inform Mr. Pu and Xiao Twelve.
The father and son walked in hand in hand.
Master Pu congratulated him with a beaming face, "Congratulations, town official! How come you have no time to come to my place today?"
Chen Yi looked at the well-behaved Xiao Twelve, with a little more smile in his eyes, "My wife made some snacks for Xiao Twelve and asked me to bring them over."
Little Twelve's eyes suddenly lit up, "Did Aunt prepare this specially for me?"
"yes!"
Little Twelve couldn't wait to run out and see.
Master Pu laughed and shook his head, his eyes full of doting, "I'm sorry to make you laugh, town official. My child has a miserable life. Ever since I found him, my wife has been watching him like the apple of her eye. She has been unhappy that he can't go out, but I can't do anything about it. Once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of the rope for ten years. I'm really scared! It's rare to see him so happy!"
Chen Yi nodded in understanding, "It's normal for Master Pu to love his son so much. Today, in addition to bringing some food to Little Twelve, I also want to ask Master Pu about something. My family plans to hire a teacher for our child, but there are too few scholars in our area. As far as I know, the wealthy families hire teachers from other places, so I want to ask Master Pu if he has any recommendations?"
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