After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Shen Yuezhang, sitting opposite, secretly glanced at Su Tai outside the house and said in a low voice, "Dad, don't say anything. They've been scolded all afternoon and have rewritten several pages. This one is barely passable. Don't add fuel to the fire."

Shen Yi broke out in a cold sweat and immediately went out to comfort Su Tai. While carrying her to the backyard, he chattered about the pontoon bridge and waved his hand behind his back, signaling the children to sneak away.

He was really kept very busy.

Su Tai, unaware of the secrets between the father and sons, was still furious as she entered the room. "I raised Yuezhang and Congrong myself, and I trust those two children. But the twins are no good; they're too resilient! They need to be properly disciplined!"

Strictly speaking, the twins were cared for by many people. Since Shen Yi wasn't around, she had less time to look after them, so everyone felt sorry for them and spoiled them as much as possible, which led to them becoming unruly.

"Yes, yes, I know everything my wife says. I'll teach her properly tomorrow."

"Don't try to fool me! You'll be nowhere to be found when I open my eyes tomorrow!"

"Hehe, I'm only busy for a while. Once the pontoon bridge is repaired, everything will be fine, and I can come back whenever I want."

A kilometer can be run in less than 15 minutes.

Su Tai's complexion improved, and she took the opportunity to tell him about the situation in the capital in detail. "I only found out about my godfather's injury from the steward. That second prince is a real scoundrel. In order to marry Tian Tian, ​​he actually made the imperial physician prepare medicine that aggravated my godfather's old injury. My godfather can't refuse it."

"Outrageous! Just because he's a prince doesn't mean he can act with impunity! Isn't my godfather the emperor's confidant?" Shen Yi gritted his teeth, so angry he wanted to jump up and down.

Su Tai sighed dejectedly, "So what? The Emperor will grow old, and there will always be a new Crown Prince. The Second Prince is the eldest, and he was raised by the Empress. He is good-looking and well-educated. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be the next Crown Prince. Why would Godfather really go against him? It would be troublesome if he really angered him."

He could only go along with the Second Prince while trying to stop the matter. Fortunately, Aunt Xinghua was there, and the girl's biological mother came, so the godfather could no longer make decisions for her.

Even if the second prince was angry, he couldn't be unreasonable. Later, the second prince brought about his own downfall and was banished to the border by the emperor.

The godfather escaped unscathed this time, but the Second Prince ultimately failed, and Sweetie even became his sister-in-law. Who knows what will happen next?

She dared not tell Huang Xinghua about these things, for fear that she would get anxious and upset and not be able to live her life anymore. She could only complain to Shen Yi in private.

Shen Yi frowned, "It's a pity we're not capable enough to share our godfather's burdens."

Su Tai also looked dejected. "Forget it, let's focus on the present. You were promoted to town official by your godfather, so there are bound to be many people who are dissatisfied. If the pontoon bridge is repaired, it will be a great achievement and will suppress those rumors. As long as everyone acknowledges it, your godfather will also feel proud."

"You're right, I have to work hard."

After learning about Liu Laosan's situation in the capital, Shen Yi became even more concerned about the town official's affairs. He focused all his attention on building the pontoon bridge, while Su Tai devoted all her attention to the strawberry jam and wool sweater processing workshop.

By the time we get there, it will be quite cool, and the price of wool sweaters will be higher than in spring and summer. I heard that the King of Longxia Kingdom intends to do business with Langya Kingdom. If the government can implement the decree, they can even extend their business to the border. They can consider expanding their workshops.

You don't realize how busy you are until you start calculating.

When the caravan set off again, the busy strawberry jam business came to an end, and watermelons began to take center stage.

The caravan took fifty cartloads of watermelons this time, and they don't know where they'll be able to sell them all. The caravan will need to hire more people later.

Harvesting watermelons doesn't require that many people; some villagers went to Daxun River to help pave the bridge surface.

By August, the Daxun River pontoon bridge was finally completed.

The day of completion.

Shen Yi personally went to the county government office to notify the county magistrate to come and attend the completion ceremony.

All the officials, big and small, in the county government wanted to see this longest bridge in Zhaohua County.

Everyone was mobilized. Wealthy merchants and gentry from the county came after hearing the news, and Master Zhu was among them.

Ma Xingteng personally came to Liu Tiechui's house to invite him to go to Daxun River together.

Liu Tiechui and his wife exchanged a surprised glance.

Ma Yujie asked suspiciously, "Brother, was that bridge really built? Or was it just a hoax?"

Ma Xingteng stroked his chin excitedly, "Whether it's a hoax or not, we'll know once we go and see for ourselves! Anyway, I saw it when I passed by a while ago. That bridge is really impressive, right over the water. I wonder what it's like to walk on it."

Liu Tiechui also wanted to know, "Then let's go and join in the fun."

When they arrived at the Da Xun River, they were all shocked to see the magnificent pontoon bridge.

Liu Tiechui jumped off the carriage immediately, exclaiming, "My goodness! Shen Yi actually did it!"

Ma Yujie then came down and said sourly, "We don't even know if he can get past people yet! It's too early to say that!"

Liu Tiechui remained silent and led a group of people to Magistrate Duan Ren's side, saying, "Magistrate."

The magistrate glanced at him and chuckled, "You've arrived! Look at this bridge, it's truly amazing. I've lived most of my life and never seen such a special bridge."

Liu Tiechui was surprised to find that the bridge was so wide, with iron netting on both sides that was ten feet high. People could walk on it without fear of falling into the water, and even children could walk on it by themselves.

"Have you tried it?"

Duan Ren stroked his beard and shook his head, "Not yet! Shen Yi said he wants to test it himself, and he's preparing for it."

Liu Tiechui looked around and finally found Shen Yi fiddling with the carriage. There were also oxcarts and donkey carts behind him. Suddenly, he had a bad feeling. "He wouldn't be thinking of taking the carriage over, would he? That's too ridiculous!"

Duan Ren remained calm, saying, "Whether it will work or not depends on Shen Yi's test. It will also be a good opportunity to test the pontoon bridge's load-bearing capacity."

Everyone's attention was focused on Shen Yi.

Shen Yi secured the carriage, which was loaded with some goods.

The oxcart behind was also loaded with wild vegetables, driven by a young man from the village who was good at swimming.

The donkey cart was loaded with firewood, and the driver was Fang Wei.

At Shen Yi's command, horse-drawn carriages, oxcarts, and donkey carts successively entered the bridge.

The onlookers held their breath, not daring to breathe.

The bridge is two meters wide, while their car is less than one meter wide, making it more than enough for one person to walk on.

As soon as the carriage stepped onto the bridge, the bridge surface swayed slightly, but not noticeably. The horse was not startled and, with Shen Yi's reassurance, it moved forward slowly at first, then gradually increased in speed, and finally even trotted.

Everyone watched as the horse-drawn carriages, oxcarts, and donkey carts went further and further away, and only breathed a sigh of relief when they were almost ashore.

"It's done! My lord, it's done!" Lu Tong shouted excitedly, clapping loudly.

Everyone applauded.

"I never expected this! I never expected Shen Yi to actually build this bridge! Does our Langya Kingdom have a long bridge that can accommodate horse-drawn carriages, oxcarts, and donkey carts?" Duan Ren asked the clerk beside him. (End of Chapter)