Chapter 59 The dispute over the stone arch bridge
"What's wrong? You can't take care of what's the problem?" When Zhang Lang arrived at the scene, he found Shanzhu and asked.
"Uncle Lang, how do you deal with these valleys? Should I build a bridge or divert the way?" Shanzhu pointed to a valley that was more than 20 meters wide in front of me.
"It is not realistic to divert the way. If you divert the way in the five valleys, you will have several miles more. I think you can just take the existing stone and build a few stone arch bridges!"
The people themselves open mountains and build roads, but they don’t have any planning drawings, and they just talk about them together, and solve problems when they encounter problems.
Long before the start of construction, Zhang Lang had considered these issues of the valley, but he did not communicate these matters with Shanzhu and others in advance. Therefore, as soon as Shanzhu proposed it, Zhang Lang then told him his decision.
The stone arch bridge was really not a big deal for the Dong family. In the past, the elderly in the Dong family often boasted that their ancestors had participated in the restoration of the Lugou Bridge and even participated in the construction of the Qing Dynasty Palace.
Whether it is true or not, there is no way to find out, but the skills of the Dong family's stonemasters are absolutely nothing to say. The stone arch bridge across the Heishui River and connecting Xilongzhuang and Qijiawash was built by the older generation of stonemasters of the Dong family. It has a history of 100 years and is still strong and solid.
When we mentioned the stone arch bridge repair, the mountain pillars were filled with spirit, "Uncle Wolf, please be fine! Our ancestors did this! Thinking about the restoration of Lugou Bridge back then, my grandfather's grandfather's..."
Seeing Shanzhu, he was talking nonsense. Zhang Lang kicked him angrily and scolded, "You are so damn it. Just say that your ancestors have participated in the restoration of Lugou Bridge!"
Shanzhu was kicked, but he didn't care. He touched his head and said with a simple smile: "Yes! That's what it means, my ancestors did this. Uncle Lang, please hand over the stone arch bridge to us to ensure that it is beautiful for you and it must be strong and durable."
The children of the Dong family grew up listening to such stories, and all fantasized that they could build a stone arch bridge named after their ancestors like their ancestors when they grew up.
In fact, I was in a hurry to find Zhang Lang today, just to persuade Zhang Lang to build a few stone arch bridges between these valleys.
"Are you okay with this? Why don't you invite a few old men from your family to a staff officer?" Zhang Lang was a little worried about Shanzhu's skills.
In the last life, Shanzhu worked in stone sculptures and became rich, he was fifty years old. Now he is only over 20 or 30 years old. His skills have not been accumulated by time. Zhang Lang is really not sure whether he is reliable or not.
"Uncle Wolf! You..." Shanzhu wanted to take someone to do it, but he didn't dare to say this, so he could only look at Zhang Lang without any resentment.
"What's wrong? Don't want your old men to participate? If you tell me it, I will definitely meet your requirements." Zhang Lang knew Shanzhu's thoughts and deliberately asked him what he meant.
Shanzhu was teased by Zhang Lang and almost cried. Do you dare to say this? He can't live anymore after saying it. Several old men from his Dong family beat him up without taking turns.
Seeing that Shanzhu was about to cry, Zhang Lang smiled and stopped teasing him, "Okay, don't cry, this mountain road is difficult to walk, and the terrain of the valley is complicated, so don't let the old men of your Dong family participate."
"Ah! Thank you Uncle Wolf! Thank you Uncle Wolf!" When Shanzhu heard that the stone arch bridge was not allowed to be involved, he left them all to him to repair. He was so ecstatic that he kept bowing to Zhang Lang for thanking him.
"I'm giving it to you. If I can't repair it well, I'll ask you. It won't be a matter of being unable to get out of bed for three days!" I've left the work to Shanzhu, and Zhang Lang tightened his strings again!
"Uncle Lang, don't worry! If you can't do this well, you will smash the Dong family's signboard. Grandpa can drive me out of the Dong family!" Shanzhu patted his chest and promised.
In this era, it is worry-free to do things, especially craftsmen, who still maintain the old traditions and value reputation and signatures far exceeds money and interests.
"It's good to know what you know. The cement piled up in the village is prepared for the bridge repair. You can dig the sand in the river by yourself! In short, I only have one requirement. The bridge needs to be built to be strong and durable. You decide how to repair it yourself! The only requirement is to be able to withstand a weight of 200,000 kilograms." Zhang Lang raised his own request.
"Ah?! Bearing 200,000 kilograms? My mother is here!" Shanzhu was a little stunned.
"How can you not do it? I will go to find your old man from the Dong family!"
Shanzhu felt so depressed! Why did he do this again? Gripping his teeth, "No need! I'll take this job! I'll guarantee that I can withstand a weight of 200,000 kilograms!"
The reason why Zhang Lang put forward such high demands is because this mountain road can be said to be the road of hope for Zhang Lang's career to take off. From the beginning, Zhang Lang had no intention of making a living by building a ten-meter-wide mountain road.
Perhaps now, due to the constraints of conditions, the road can only be done. Just a little flattened can be better than a large car. Other conditions allow it to be repaired in the future.
But the stone arch bridge must not be made up, at least it must be guaranteed that there will be no problems within ten years.
"Okay! Just be sure! Do it well!" Zhang Lang said with a smile, and turned around and walked towards the village.
"Uncle Lang, you're leaving now! I'll give you a gift?" After satisfying my wish, Shanzhu's attitude was so good.
"Get out! You are so satisfied! I have to find something for your old men, otherwise I will not annoy them!" Zhang Lang cursed without looking back.
"Hehe! Who is Uncle Wolf? How can this little thing be difficult for you! As soon as you do your best, everything will be done!" Shanzhu slapped Zhang Lang's flattery hard.
"Don't just think about flattering me, and use your kung fu to repair the bridge!" Zhang Lang's curse came from afar.
Shanzhu didn't care either. He smiled and turned around and saw the smirking brothers and nephews. He was so angry that he was laughing, "What are you laughing at! Damn, why are you doing this? If you don't want to build a bridge, I'll go find someone else!"
"Uncle Zhuzi, we are not laughing at you! We are happy!"
"Yes! We are happy!"
"Yes, brothers Zhuzi, who do not think about building a beautiful and durable stone arch bridge like our ancestors? "The people in the Dong family hurriedly pleased Shanzhu, for fear that he would find someone else to build the bridge and not allow them to participate.
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As soon as Zhang Lang entered the village, he was surrounded by several elderly people from the Dong family led by Dong Wanshan. "Wolf cub! I heard that he was preparing to repair the stone arch bridge?"
"What are you always hearing from that? "Zhang Lang was very curious. I just mentioned the matter of bridge repair. How did these old people know about it? Could it be that there is a good wind?
"Hmph! I have walked the mountain road in the town hundreds of times. From the time you started planning the route, I have known the five stone arch bridges. "Dong Wanshan stroked his beard and looked like he had known it for a long time.
"You are so arrogant! You can't blame others and say that ginger is so hot!" Zhang Lang gave a thumbs up and praised.
Chapter completed!