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Back in Datong Town, there were fewer people on the streets, but it was still very crowded.

The one-armed beggar and Xu Zhenzhen were indeed waiting at the city gate, with their old acquaintance, the advisor, standing beside them.

Upon seeing Xu Qing, the clerk stepped forward, bowed respectfully, and said, "Madam Xu, the magistrate requests your presence."

Xu Qing couldn't figure out what the county magistrate wanted from her, so she had no choice but to ask the one-armed beggar and the others to wait for her by the oxcart for a while.

Upon arriving at the yamen, they went straight to the magistrate's office.

"Madam Xu, something terrible has happened!"

The county magistrate looked very anxious.

Xu Qing asked in confusion, "What happened? Weren't the bandits already on trial? What other big thing could have happened?"

The magistrate said, "It's about sweet potatoes. I'm distributing sweet potatoes to the villagers so they can take them back and plant them."

But when they saw it had sprouted, they dug up the sweet potatoes underneath and ate them... leaving only the vines in the ground, what are we going to do now!

Xu Qing silently thought to himself, "Isn't this just a lucky accident?"

She comforted him, "Don't worry, sir. I've seen this before on the mountain. These sweet potato vines will take root when buried in the ground."

It seems that as long as they manage the crops properly, the villagers' sweet potatoes will survive.

Moreover, sweet potato leaves can also be eaten as a vegetable. This perfectly solved the villagers' food problem.

The county magistrate asked with a hint of disbelief, "Really?"

Xu Qing assured him, "It really is, it couldn't be more real."

After thinking for a moment, the magistrate said, "Could you please teach me how to grow sweet potatoes so that I can help the villagers?"

Xu Qing dared not say that he knew how to grow sweet potatoes. He only claimed that he often saw sweet potatoes on the mountain and figured out some things to pay attention to when growing them.

The county magistrate wrote down everything Xu Qing said on paper.

After Xu Qing finished speaking, he thought that the autumn harvest was just around the corner, and if the rice blast disease was not handled properly, it was very likely to recur the following year.

Although there are now medicines that can treat rice blast, the yield reduction is irreversible.

Therefore, she suggested to the county magistrate: "This year's rice diseases are contagious. Why don't you suggest that each village drain the water from the fields after harvesting the rice?"

Burning rice straw directly in the field removes disease odors, and rice that has been diseased this year should not be used for seed; only healthy rice should be selected for seed.

During seedling cultivation, careful observation is crucial. If any disease is detected, spray pesticides immediately to prevent recurrence of rice diseases.

The county magistrate humbly accepted Xu Qing's advice and recorded it all on paper.

After asking about Zhou Chenggong's recent situation at the Xu family, he couldn't wait to hand the notes he had just taken to the advisor.

Have the clerk organize and rewrite it, then send people to various villages to teach the villagers.

Xu Qing also returned to the city gate, reunited with the one-armed beggars, and then returned to Xu Family Village.

The number of milk teas each shopkeeper needed to order was still written on a slip of paper, which the one-armed beggar would then deliver to Xu Qing.

Xu Qing silently calculated that there were 500 more servings than yesterday.

Back at the Xu family home, Xu Qing took a stroll around the construction site and heard from his elder brother that the walls of the back house would be completed in the next few days, and they could put up the roof beams and tiles on an auspicious day.

On the construction site, everyone was working hard. Xu Qing didn't disturb them, but instead walked around the house, looking inside and out.

Xu Qing was excited at the thought of moving into her new house soon.

As Xu Qing wandered from the outside to the inside, when she reached the restroom, everything went black...

In those days, the toilets in rural households were simply a large pit dug at the bottom, with two wooden planks laid on top; better-off families might use a stone slab.

I was always afraid of falling off when I squatted on it, and the smell was strong, so it was very uncomfortable overall.

When Lao Shi asked her to lay sewage pipes with ceramic pipes, she thought he would make her a different kind of toilet.

The result was that the pit below was dug a little smaller, and then the sewage from several toilets was diverted through ceramic pipes to a large septic tank behind the house.

This will indeed reduce the odor a lot, but since there are already sewage pipes, why can't we install a squat toilet?

Xu Qing immediately went home and drew the design of the squat toilet on paper. Although it wasn't very exquisite, it was enough for people to understand.

After finishing the drawing, she took the blueprints to Lao Shi and asked, "I want to change the toilet to this shape, is that possible?"

Xu Qing drew a clear diagram showing how to install the squat toilet and connect the sewage pipes, and Lao Shi was overjoyed when he saw the diagram.

"Yes, yes, I can do it. As long as you can find the things on this, I guarantee I'll make it to your satisfaction."

Old Shi examined the blueprints repeatedly, exclaiming:

"That's brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! How come I never thought of using a toilet like that before?"

"Boss, can you sell me these blueprints?"

Xu Qing instantly understood what Lao Shi was trying to do. This kind of toilet had no odor, and as long as it was promoted, it would definitely be loved by wealthy families.

She has the skills, and Lao Shi has the connections; wouldn't it be better for them to cooperate?

Initially, she planned to find the owner of a brick and tile workshop to help her with the firing. Since she wanted to expand and strengthen her business, it was better to keep the technology in her own hands.

She coughed twice: "The squat toilet on this isn't difficult to make; we can make it ourselves using clay. I can't sell you the blueprints, but we can cooperate."

Old Shi asked, bewildered, "What is cooperation?"

Xu Qing: "I'll use these toilet design drawings as my investment. You can use my drawings to build toilets for other people, and we'll split the profits 50/50."

Old Shi nodded in agreement without hesitation.

After discussing the toilet renovation, Lao Shi immediately arranged for people to build a kiln on the open space next to the construction site to fire squat toilets.

Xu Qing returned to the Xu family home and began preparing the milk tea to be delivered tomorrow with Hui Niang. Since the Aiyu jelly had already been picked, they would have to wait until next year.

However, the jelly made from grass jelly is not popular, so Xu Qing now only sells grass jelly milk tea.

Hui Niang makes taro balls, tapioca pearls, and other toppings, while Xu Qing brews milk tea.

The two of them worked together and finished quickly.

That evening, Xu Qing took out all the money she had received from delivering milk tea that day, as well as the money she made from selling milk tea in Dukou Town.

There are a total of 6600 coins.

He took out 20 coins and gave them to Hui Niang: "This is your wages."

With red eyes, Hui Niang refused to accept the money: "Master, I said that all I need is a meal and a place to stay for me and my child."

Although I sold myself to you, no one treated me like a slave.

I'm so grateful, how could I possibly ask for wages? I'm just afraid I haven't done a good enough job and you'll look down on me..."

Xu Qing patted Hui Niang's hand: "It's precisely because you did a good job that I'm giving you wages. Take it, otherwise the children will be craving snacks and you won't have any money to buy them."

Are you really going to let the child be hungry? Although it's not as much as the wages of wealthy families, it's still a token of my appreciation.

Hui Niang wished she could kneel down and kowtow to Xu Qing a few times. She had worked hard and dutifully in her husband's family, yet she was treated worse than a pig or a dog.

They didn't even say thank you, let alone offer any wages.

It was definitely the right decision not to save them; otherwise, how could she have met such a kind person as her employer and lived such a good life today?

Hui Niang silently accepted the copper coins and secretly vowed to work even harder for her employer in the future.

Xu Qing divided the remaining money into four portions as previously agreed, one portion each for Xu Jian, Xu Gong, Wen Shi, and herself.

Everyone who received the money was very happy. With a wave of his hand, Wen gave each of the children in the family two coins.

Zhou Chenggong and Hui Niang's children all have them, and even Xu Beibei, who was still an infant, has one, but it is being kept by Xu Qing.

"Take this and buy some candy."

The children hugged Wen tightly and shouted, "Thank you, Grandma! Grandma is the best!"

Xu Jian and Xu Gong were not to be outdone.

Each person was also given 2 coins.

The children hugged the two uncles and shouted, "Thank you, Uncle and Little Uncle! You're the best!"