"I do all of this in my spare time. After I finish cooking at Shuiqingzhuang, I don't have much to do."

I was bored, so I pulled up some weeds for you so the rapeseed can grow better.

However, those few acres of paddy fields were actually irrigation ditches made by Cheng Yun's father from bamboo cut down on the mountain.

With spring plowing just around the corner, and Shuiqingzhuang being such a large place, what if it doesn't rain by then?

Even if we bring water through the irrigation canal, it won't be that fast.

We might as well fill the fields with water in advance, so that whether it rains or not, we won't have to worry about the fields running out of water.

If there's too much rain, draining some of the water from the fields is better than nothing.

The couple always considered Shui Qingqing's needs.

Zhao Ruyun was deeply moved. Indeed, it was her own family who would think of her best interests.

"Okay...okay, okay, Chunlan, I really have to thank you."

Zhao Chunlan took Zhao Ruyun's hand and smiled gently.

"Sister, what are you saying? We're family, of course we should always think of you."

Moreover, Luo Luo agreed to let us work here, and she will first fill the fields with water so that it will be convenient for us to work in the spring.

"So, when you think about it, it's not all for you; it's also for our own sake."

The two of them laughed at the same time, chatting and laughing as they looked around Shuiqingzhuang.

Su Luo and Butler Shi didn't go to see the house so quickly.

After all, this is a two-story building, and we also need to check if it leaks.

And are there any safety hazards in the structure of the house?

The first floor has single rooms, and the second floor has suites.

“Miss Su, the house you designed is very practical. Although this is my first time designing one, I have already discovered its wonderful features.”

Master Su Luo followed behind him, and he used all his knowledge and effort to build this house.

"Oh! What's so special about it?" asked Butler Shi.

The contractor chuckled and said, "That's easy. The foundation takes up little space, and several families can live there."

It saves on land while allowing for future expansion; isn't that its brilliance?

"Yes, it's wonderful..."

When Butler Shi first saw this house, he was quite surprised.

He was quite impressed that there were people in the world who could design houses like this.

He later learned that the house was designed by Su Niangzi herself, which made him admire her even more.

A woman of Su Niangzi's talent would never stay in a small place like Changping Village for long.

"It seems you put a lot of effort into making this house like this. It's quite impressive," Su Luo said.

Resources are scarce here, and there is no steel or cement. It takes a certain amount of technology to build a two-story house.

Besides making single rooms on the first floor, a large room was also reserved and turned into a kitchen.

From now on, workers can eat here and won't have to cook for themselves.

The cowshed was also built very sturdily.

"Madam Su, once you're satisfied with this house, we'll call it a day. What do you think..."

The contractor wanted to ask Su Luo about the remaining payment for the house.

"You should talk to Butler Shi; he'll take care of the final payment."

"Okay, okay..."

Of all the house builders in history, working with Su Luo has always been the most pleasant.

With the fifteen cowsheds built, it's time to buy cattle. Su Luo plans to buy ten for security, but the steward will arrange that.

Su Luo doesn't need to worry about it. It will be March soon, and she can keep an eye on things when the seedlings are being cultivated.

Divide the fields in Shuiqingzhuang into areas for rice cultivation and areas for vegetables and cotton cultivation.

Su Luo had to explain everything to Butler Shi one by one.

She has her own plans for these fields.

There were also some minor, miscellaneous things to finish up the house, which took Su Luo a whole day.

the next day!

They rode in the same carriage with Shi Shuangyanchuan and the others to Ji'an Hall.

Before even entering the backyard, I could smell the strong muttony odor.

The backyard didn't smell like a pharmacy; it smelled more like a sheep pen.

"Miss Su, come and see! Of all these sheep, I only kept the intestines; I sold all the meat to Fu Man Lou."

How can this sheep intestine be made into a thin thread?

Su Luo sent word that she would come over this morning. Du Xiuyuan and several people from Ji'an Hall finished off the dozen or so sheep before dawn, leaving only the sheep intestines.

"To make good catgut, fibers need to be extracted from the small intestine mucosa and treated with chemicals to become high-quality catgut."

He had studied human anatomy with Su Luo and also practiced with the coroner of the yamen for a period of time.

Du Xiuyuan can now distinguish what the small intestinal mucosa is.

However, killing a sheep to remove its intestines is not advisable; it's too wasteful.

This is only intended for Du Xiuyuan to use as a reference for learning.

"Dr. Du, if you want to make catgut in the future, our Ji'an Hall will train two people specifically."

"Just buy fresh sheep intestines from the butcher every day."

Du Xiuyuan understood everything Su Luo said, but this was the first time the two of them had made it together.

He was afraid that the sheep intestines transported from elsewhere would spoil.

"I understand, Madam Su."

Su Luo and Du Xiuyuan, along with five or six apprentices, quickly separated the small intestinal mucosa.

Then soak and wash it with an alkaline solution to make it into thread.

After drying and polishing, it can be used for wound suturing.

As long as proper insect and rot prevention measures are taken, finished catgut sutures can be preserved without any problems.

However, it will take two or three days to dry completely.

The group was tidying up in the backyard, and hadn't even had a chance to drink a sip of water yet.

The argument started in the front yard.

A loud slamming sound echoed into the backyard, clearly audible.

The unfamiliar voice was rough and impatient, yelling at the medicine boy of Ji'an Hall.

"You just said you were out of herbal oil, so why did they have it when they came to buy it?"

You, a respectable pharmacy, have actually joined forces to trick me.

"Bring your boss out here. I want to ask you myself, is this how you do business?"

The man persisted, leaving the young medicine boy utterly helpless.

"Brother, it's not that we don't want to sell you the herbal oil, it's just that we really don't have that much."

You want two hundred portions at once? What do you need so much herbal oil for? Even if it's just for your family and relatives, what are you going to do with it?

Even after three years, we won't use up two hundred bottles. If you buy them all at once, what will happen to the people who actually need them later?

Moreover, even if we called our boss out, it was no use talking to him. The boss instructed that each person could only buy ten bottles.

Why make things difficult for a mere apprentice medicine boy? I'm just here to work and learn.

"We can't be the masters of Baicao Oil; we just do whatever the boss tells us to do."

Su Luo was worried that some people would resell the herbal oil, causing chaos in the market, so she specifically instructed that each person could only buy ten bottles.

So situations like today have been playing out for the past two days.

"Don't give me so much nonsense. A few days ago, a guy took more than fifty bottles from here at once."

"Why should I travel all this way only to be sold ten bottles? You have to give me an explanation today, or you can forget about doing business with me!"