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In Wu dialect, "absolute determination" is also called "absolute determination", which means "affirmation". The word "betting" originated in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. At that time, there was no thoroughfare on both sides of the Tang River in Wujiang County, Jiangsu Province (now Wujiang District, Suzhou City). Xu Minghuai, the carpenter's son, heard that the descendants of Li Chun, the founder of bridge-building, built a bridge in Suzhou, so he brought his own dry food and went to Suzhou to learn from his teacher.
After studying for three years, Xu Minghuai returned to his hometown and led a group of masons to pile on the Tanghe River to build a bridge. On this day, two piers have been built on the river. A well-defined arc-shaped arch ring with two sides stacked. Xu Minghuai was directing the masonry to hang up the arch rings and assemble them into a splayed bridge opening. At this moment, an official ship passed by and the Wujiang county magistrate came out of the cabin.
Seeing that the stone arch bridge was connected to the top of the cave, he was scared to call for an anchor. He got off the boat and asked the stonemason, "This kind of bridge opening, the seam at the top of the cave, won't be crushed?" The masons were busy with their work and ignored him. Wujiang county magistrate was furious and asked to see the foreman. Xu Minghuai put down his wooden ruler, stood up and said confidently, "Don't worry, my Lord, I can assure you that the pier is straight."
The arch ring is fastened and the bridge deck is paved. Don't say that people get on the bridge, that is, three big fat people ride on the back of cows and jump on the bridge deck, and bridge opening will be stronger! "The county magistrate thought, this boy is young, tone is quite big. The bridge is built. If there is any mistake, be sure to give him some color!
Three months later, people sent by the county magistrate came back and reported, "Xu Minghuai has made up his mind." The county magistrate's eyes lit up: "What? Minghuai really stopped? Something must have happened to that bridge. I don't think this official will deal with him again! " "My Lord," said the surveyor, "I followed your orders and walked all the way to the top of the stone bridge. I saw many men, women and children sitting on the railing of the bridge to have a rest.
Just say,' Go, this bridge is very dangerous!' Those people were motionless and said,' Be sure, be sure.' I asked what this meant. They said,' When Xu Minghuai built a bridge, he paid special attention to the fact that the piers should be straight and the stone arches should be positioned stably. It's called betting. If he cries badly, we call it a bet. "