The county magistrate's daughter only wants to farm

Everyone shook their heads.

"This is a toilet! Replace the old toilet with this pit toilet. After using the toilet, just flush it with water, and the feces and urine will flow away from the sewer. Will the toilet be clean? Will it not stink anymore?" Gao Fei explained excitedly.

When everyone heard this, they really said, "This is good, this is good, we don't have to smell that stench anymore."

"Yes, yes, especially in the summer, when the weather is hot and the sun is shining, the smell is just terrible." The man couldn't help fanning his nose as he spoke.

"Hahaha, who says it's not?"

"What if the sewage pipe below is blocked? Wouldn't the family be in trouble?"

"Eh... that house would be a cesspool."

"That's why we can't throw things in there randomly. The county government requires us to pave the road with blue bricks. So this is the reason." Someone suddenly realized.

"Is there anything special about this design?" someone asked. The county government specially hung up this design. He guessed it was not just to build a new toilet, right?

Gao Fei chuckled and continued, "Of course, there is a lot of knowledge here. The county magistrate said that northwest winds blow a lot in Ning County all year round, so you see, the study and bedroom are built in the northwest direction, and the kitchen and toilet are in the southeast direction. This way, when the kitchen is cooking, the smoke and food smell will not spread to the study and bedroom, and the same goes for the toilet."

"Great!" someone exclaimed on the spot.

"This is a great and practical design. If I had known this earlier, my bedroom wouldn't always be smoked by kitchen smoke." Someone expressed regret.

"When I get rich, I will tear down the house and rebuild it." A strong man threatened.

After the strong man finished speaking, someone who knew him teased him, "Hahaha, Zhao Laosan, how long will it take for you to have money?"

"Just wait. I think our county magistrate is a capable man. Maybe I will become rich someday." The sturdy man said happily without caring.

People didn't take it seriously, but they became very positive about the construction of sewers and latrines. After all, for them, this was immediate convenience.

With the participation of citizens from all over the city, the county town suddenly became lively.

The streets and alleys were filled with busy figures, and in an alley, the voices of several men were heard.

One of them teased, "Old Black, you're here to work and earn bricks too?"

The man called Laohei chuckled and asked in return, "Hey, who here doesn't come back to exchange for bricks?"

"Hahaha, that's true."

"Ever since I found out about the latrine the county government was talking about, my mother-in-law couldn't wait to build one."

"Don't mention it. My husband is the same. He now finds the pit toilet smelling bad. He used to smell it for decades."

"Hahaha, that's what I mean..."

"Hey? Lao Hei, is that your Kangzi?" Suddenly a man pointed at a boy pushing a bucket cart not far away and said, "He actually dares to push the bucket cart for fun!"

"Where is he? Where is he?" Lao Hei dropped his hoe and went to look for his son. What did he see? A group of children were playing with the county government's cart, and there seemed to be a child sitting in the cart.

Lao Hei was immediately furious. He picked up a stick and rushed over, shouting, "You little bastard, you are asking for your life. You dare to play with the county government's things casually? I will beat you to death today!"

Kangzi saw his father rushing over with a stick in his hand, and he hurriedly shouted to his companion sitting in the bucket cart: "Shitou, hurry up, get off."

When Shitou jumped out of the bucket cart, Kangzi ran away. Seeing Kangzi being chased and beaten by his father, the other boys laughed out loud with glee.

As a result, he had only laughed twice when he saw his father running towards him with a stick in his hand. He was discovered!

There was a sudden chaos at the scene, and in the end no one could escape and had to eat a meal of fried pork with bamboo shoots.

Several parents were so terrified. Fortunately, they discovered it early, otherwise it would be dangerous for their children to play, and if they accidentally damaged the county government's bucket cart, how would they afford the compensation?

*

It was mid-to-late October and the people of the county were walking on the streets with proud smiles on their faces. The smiles on their faces became even bigger when they saw the shocked expressions on the faces of the people who had just entered the city.

"This, this, this is the county seat of Ning County, right?" A farmer carrying a basket on his back asked uncertainly with a look of doubt on his face, stepping carefully on the bluestone slabs under his feet.

He hadn't been to the county town for a while, and this time he planned to sell some dried herbs he had dried himself in order to exchange them for some salt and daily necessities.

But what did he see?

There was not a speck of debris on the clean and tidy streets, and the farmers who used to sell their wares randomly were nowhere to be seen. He even wondered if he had taken the wrong road and arrived in the capital? Perhaps only the capital had such clean streets.

When the people in the nearby county heard this, they burst into laughter: "Where else could it be if not Ning County?"

"Well, well..." The farmer was speechless. He didn't know how to express himself.

The man didn't take it seriously, as if he was used to this scene. He explained, "Our county town is no longer the same as before. Ning County now has sewers laid out, the streets are cleaned up, and vendors are required to go to the north and south markets. Except for those selling food and small items, all other vegetable and meat vendors have set up stalls in the market."

The county government issued another announcement a few days ago, stating that the sewer system for the entire county has been completed. In order to maintain a good county environment, random stalls are not allowed on the county streets, and regulations have been made on what kind of goods can be sold in the South Market or the North Market.

In addition, trash cans are set up at the entrances of alleys in the county, and there are trash cans every 100 to 200 meters on the streets. Public toilets are built every 700 to 800 meters. All citizens are not allowed to litter or spit anywhere. If they are caught, they will be fined 15 coins. If they are caught urinating or defecating on the ground, they will be fined 100 coins.

Some people, either hoping for luck or thinking that the county government would not dare to do anything serious, spat on the street, but were immediately caught by a passing woman.

The old lady had a red ribbon wrapped around her left arm with the county government's mark on it. She caught a citizen spitting on the ground and excitedly reported it to the patrolling constable, who then fined the man fifteen coins.

Correspondingly, the auntie was also rewarded. Such aunties can be seen everywhere in the county, and they are called environmental guardians.

After this happened several times, the news spread throughout the entire county, and people no longer dared to take it lightly.

The environment of the county town can be kept so clean.

The man saw the herbs in his basket and pointed out enthusiastically, "I see you are here to sell herbs? To sell herbs, you need to go to the North City. The merchants who buy herbs are all there."

The farmer was stunned by what he heard. When he just entered the city, the yamen runner reminded him about the South City and the North City, but he didn't quite understand it then. But now when he saw the clean streets of the county town, he understood.

He thanked him quickly and hurried to Taipei City carrying the backpack.