Leisurely Cultivation Time

Chapter 234 An Imperfect Story
"Due to the rapid flow of the river, it took the men seven or eight months from quarrying stones to moving them to the river and then building bridge piers. Every time a bridge pier is built, it is built with wood."

"A total of six bridge piers were built to the opposite bank, and he could not go down the river in winter and early spring, so these six bridge piers took him nearly ten years in total."

"For the past ten years, his old father has seen it every day and is anxious in his heart, but he has nothing to do with his son. His temper is stubborn, and he can't bring back ten cows when he makes a decision."

"After the bridge was finally built, the man couldn't wait to rush to the other side of the bridge, looking for the girl who made him fall in love at the beginning."

"Then did he find it?" Ye Xue couldn't help asking.

"I found it. Although I haven't seen him for many years, the man recognized him immediately. It's a pity that the woman is already married, and the children are six or seven years old."

Ye Rongtian continued: "Ten years of persistence has indeed resulted in such a result. The man couldn't stand the blow and ran back like crazy. When he ran to the bridge deck, he suddenly spurted out a mouthful of blood, and then fell directly on the bridge. Got up and never got up again."

"Is he dead?" Ye Xue asked sadly.

"Yes, he is dead. In order to build this bridge, ten years of non-stop work has already overdrawn all his energy. He is only supported by the belief in love in his heart. When the belief collapses, he will not hold on anymore. Can't stop." Speaking of this, Ye Rongtian also said with a look of regret.

It is said that women are emotional animals, no, Ye Xue and Wu Xueyan's eyes were a little red when they heard the man's final result, and they were secretly sorry for him.

Only Ye Fei asked with a normal look: "Then what happened after that?"

Ye Rongtian replied: "Later, because of this bridge, people from the two clans could communicate with each other, and began to trade slowly. Later, they cooperated frequently, and the productivity and economy gradually improved. The two clans People’s lives are getting better and better.”

"And the foundation of everything is this bridge. It can also be said that the improvement of the living standards of the two major clans is mostly due to the man's credit. To commemorate him, people set up a shrine to worship him."

"And since his shrine was erected, the water level of the river has actually dropped, and the river is no longer as turbulent as it used to be. Everyone says that this is the man's manifestation."

"As soon as the two clans discussed it, they strengthened and expanded the bridge on the original foundation, and the two clans became more closely integrated and developed more rapidly."

After listening to the story, Ye Fei looked at the bridge under his feet and said doubtfully, "This bridge doesn't look like it will last long, at most ten or twenty years, and the logic of this story seems unreasonable?"

"I don't know if this story is true or not." Ye Rongtian shrugged and said: "But I heard from the old man that there was indeed an old bridge before, but it was destroyed during the Anti-Japanese War, and it was rebuilt later."

"Oh." Ye Fei nodded after hearing Ye Rongtian's explanation.

"Okay, let's not talk about this for now, we are almost at my cousin's house, let's go up."

"En." The other three responded, and then walked up the slope.

There are two houses in the open space on the slope, about 30 meters apart.That was the house of Ye Rongtian's two cousins.

The first cousin is called Tang Xindao, and the house is outside, and the second cousin is called Tang Xinli, and the house is inside.

Going up the slope, Ye Rongtian saw a man in his fifties playing in the lobby with a one or two-year-old child.

When Ye Rongtian saw the other party, the other party also saw him, Ye Rongtian said with a smile: "Cousin, are you taking care of your grandson?"

"Jing Lu, when did you come back?" Tang Xindao said in surprise.

"I just came back yesterday. I came back to visit the grave on Qingming Festival."

"Cousin."

"Cousin."

"Cousin."

Brother and sister Wu Xueyan and Ye Fei called out to Tang Xindao politely.

"Hey." Tang Xindao responded, and then said enthusiastically, "Come on, let's go inside and drink tea."

While calling Ye Fei and the others into the house for tea, Tang Xindao called out again: "Aying, a guest is here, please take the child."

"Oh, I'll be right here." A girl's voice came from inside. Not long after, a girl in an apron came out. She was Tang Xindao's daughter-in-law, Chen Ying.

The girl picked up the child, and shouted to Ye Rongtian and Wu Xueyan: "Hello, Uncle and Aunt."

"Okay." Ye Rongtian and Wu Xueyan nodded in response.

Then Tang Xindao welcomed Ye Rongtian in, and at the same time prepared to take the things in Ye Rongtian's hands.

Ye Rongtian handed one of them to him, and said, "The other one is for my second cousin."

Tang Xindao nodded, and then a group of people entered the living room. There was also a woman in the living room who was just boiling the water.

"Hi sister-in-law." Ye Rongtian greeted politely.

"Okay, sit down." The woman said with a smile.

"How many days are you going to stay this time?" Tang Xindao said with a smile as soon as he sat down.

And the woman took out a food box containing biscuits, snacks, candies and other things from the house and put it on the table.

"I'm going to Fucheng tomorrow." Ye Rongtian replied.

"How fast, why don't you play for a few more days?"

"No way, the company still has things to deal with."

"Come on, eat something, home is no better than in the city, there is nothing delicious, don't mind." Tang Xindao said to the four with a smile.

"No, no, that's fine."

Not long after, the water boiled, and Tang Xindao made tea for the four of them, and then they chatted casually.

But speaking of it, we don't have much in common. We don't live in the same environment, so we can't talk about going together.

After sitting for a while, everyone felt awkward, so Ye Rongtian said: "Cousin, I'll go to see my second cousin, I don't know if he is there."

"Yes, I saw him just now."

"Okay, then I'll sit with him first, and we'll talk when we have time."

"Okay." Tang Xindao responded.

Then Ye Rongtian picked up the things on the side, and walked out of the living room with Ye Fei and others, and Tang Xindao sent them to the door.

The family walked to the door of Tang Xinli's house, and the other party was indeed at home. They also drank tea and chatted for a while at his house, and Ye Rongtian bid farewell.

The main thing is the same as before, there is nothing to talk about, Ye Rongtian is not a very talkative person, and the living environment is different, there is no common topic.

When he was about to leave, Tang Xindao gave Ye Rongtian a lot of things, some bracken and bamboo shoots, which he said he picked in the mountains.

In addition to bracken and bamboo shoots, there is also a rooster. The other party is very enthusiastic and can't even refuse, so he can only accept it in the end.

When I came out, I had to pass Tang Xindao's house. After saying hello to him, he brought out a lot of things, including loach, which he said was caught in the field last night.

In addition to the loach, there was also a salted duck, which was really fragrant. Ye Fei felt a little hungry after smelling it a couple of times.

After receiving the things and saying goodbye to each other, the group walked from Xinchao Tang Bai's house.

(End of this chapter)