Tong Wen Yao didn't come back to her senses until the reins in her hands were loosened. She was still thinking about his move with her eyes shining, "This is so cool! If she can call on a group of younger brothers to work for her, wouldn't it save a lot of effort? But after thinking about it, forget it. She can't even tame the stubborn donkey, and she still wants to recruit a group of younger brothers like in her previous life?" But she touched her chin subconsciously, wondering in her head whether this method is feasible?

She couldn't summon her little brother, but she could summon the obedient one! However, the obedient one only summoned snakes, so she had better stick to her donkeys and work with them!

Seeing that Wen Ziyu had walked away, Tong Wen Yao shouted at his back, "Thank you! Wen Ziyu." She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she seemed to be stunned for a moment when she saw Wen Ziyu's back.

When Wen Ziyu heard her calling him, it was no longer Master Wen, but Wen Ziyu. The corners of his mouth rose unconsciously, and even the silver coin in his arms began to shake, just like his happy mood at the moment.

Tong Wen Yao got on the donkey again and started walking into the mountains. At first, the donkey was quite obedient, but since Wen Ziyu walked farther and farther, it began to dawdle. But Tong Wen Yao did not indulge it. Whenever it dawdled, Tong Wen Yao took out a white radish from the space and gave it to the donkey next to it to eat. The stubborn donkey still recognized it the first or second time, but when Tong Wen Yao took it out for the third time, the stubborn donkey stretched out its mouth to bite it, and even begged Tong Wen Yao to ride on it, with a fawning look, as if it was not the one who looked down on people just now.

Tong Wenyao couldn't bear to watch. Why did she choose such a weird donkey to torture herself? After walking for more than an hour, they finally arrived at the kiln where limestone was burned.

At this time, a clearing had been cleared at the foot of the mountain, and the sawn-off trees were placed aside. She tied the donkey to a tree and walked to the kiln.

The one guarding the brothel was Hu Zhi. All three brothels were burning. When he heard footsteps, Hu Zhi looked up and said, "Little Boss?" His face was full of surprise, and then he shouted loudly, "Little Boss is here!" The people in the brothel immediately rushed out.

"Little boss, our team has dug out a lot of rocks."

The person next to him pushed him aside and started to say, "Little boss, our team is the best at digging rocks!"

It wasn't until Tong Bo came over and told them to go back for a nap that they all left. Following Tong Bo into the brothel, this was both an office and a residence, with the rooms inside the study.

"Yao'er, I implemented the reward and punishment system according to your suggestion, but I didn't expect them to work so enthusiastically!

Each team consists of five people, and they mine rocks separately. The team that mines the most and meets the standards will get one star. When they collect twenty-six stars, they will receive a reward of two hundred coins at the end of the month.

He pulled out an account book and said, "Yao'er, you haven't been here for the past two days, so I'm not sure if the lime we burned is what you wanted. But based on your previous description, it's white. I looked at previous experiments and found that the temperature must be very high to burn it, at least to the point of perfection, and it would take three days and three nights."

She wasn't surprised by Tong Bo's description of the firing temperature; the fire had to reach at least a thousand degrees Celsius to produce lime. "Yao'er, you haven't seen the lime yet, have you? I'll take you to the kiln next door to see it."

A large space was carved out next to it, with piles of white stones piled inside. She picked up a small piece and asked, "Second brother, have you soaked it in water?" Tong Bo shook his head. The lime was just out of the kiln that morning and had not been touched by water yet.

Tong Wen Yao said seriously, "Second brother, these quicklimes can only be touched with water when used. If they accidentally touch water, stay away from it." At the end, she paused. Breathing too much of these evaporated gases is not good for the throat. I will ask someone to make masks and let them wear them when they work.

Tong Wenyao continued, "I bought some corn, but I haven't brought it into the mountains yet. I'll wait until Uncle Du customizes the cart and has the donkey bring it in. We'll also have to find someone to fix the road out, otherwise if rocks hit the wheels, it'll be more trouble than it's worth."

Speaking of corn, Tong Wen Yao just remembered that she brought food with her when she went into the mountains. She cooked it in the workshop's kitchen. She was afraid that her second brother would not be accustomed to the food they cooked, so she brought it in on a donkey. Although she put it in a space to keep it fresh, she still had to pretend to get it from the donkey.

After thinking about it, she quickly slapped her head! "Second brother, have you eaten?"

Tong Bo thought his sister was hungry and heard him, so he answered, "Not yet."

Go wait for me in the study! I'll be back with the food in a bit." After saying that, she trotted outside to where the donkey was tied up, pretending to take out a wooden lunch box from the cloth bag on the donkey's back, but actually took it out from the space.

She made braised fish and stewed some pork ribs and radish soup, then went to the study with her lunch box.

Tong Bo sat on the stool, his eyes constantly looking towards the door, not knowing what his sister was doing. After waiting for about ten minutes, Tong Wenyao appeared with a lunch box.

"Second brother, I brought some dishes I cooked in the workshop for you." It was almost noon when she went out, and she came out after dinner. Originally, Tong Bo was going to eat, but after hearing that his sister had arrived, he hurried to accompany her to see the quicklime being burned.

Tong Bo, with a cheerful tone, quickly asked her to bring the lunch box to the table. "Sister, your food feels like a long time since I last ate it!" He ate a piece of fish and couldn't help but exclaim in praise. "Sister, your food really suits my taste. I'll have an extra bowl of rice today."

Tong Wen Yao was also thoughtful enough to bring some rice. Corn is choking and her second brother couldn't get used to it, so she took it into consideration and prepared some rice as well.

Tong Bo ate with gusto, finishing the braised fish in no time, and even drinking the soup. After eating and drinking his fill, Tong Bo sat in the recliner and sighed, "Sister, it would have been nice if you had stayed a few more days."

Tong Wenyao was sitting on the stool next to him. When she heard him say that, she couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Second brother, that's exactly what I meant."

As soon as these words came out, Tong Bo immediately asked her, "But is it true?" Tong Wenyao wanted to show her teeth, but then she remembered that she was in the teething period recently, so she said seriously, "Second brother, Pearl can't be true anymore."

In the afternoon, Tong Wenyao took Tong Bo, along with two men, Hu Zhi and Guan You, to the stream at the foot of the mountain. Today, she wanted to experiment with slaked lime. After digging a square pit beside the stream, Tong Wenyao had Hu Zhi pour the quicklime from the two baskets into it. Then, Guan You used a bamboo pole with a knotted stem to divert water from the stream into the pit. The quicklime immediately evaporated into white steam, making a crackling sound and filling the air with a pungent smell.