Falling into the mortal world

The stall owner lifted the wooden bucket that was under the table.

Lan Qingqing asked: How much?

The stall owner replied: "Give me three copper coins! Nobody eats this offal anyway, so just give me three copper coins as a token! Did you bring a basin?"

Lan Qingqing glanced at Feng Caidie, who blinked innocently. She had no idea her mistress was coming to buy offal!

Lan Qingqing turned to look at the stall owner and said, "How much is this wooden bucket? I'll buy it too."

"Twenty copper coins for a wooden bucket," the stall owner said.

Lan Qingqing gave the stall owner twenty-three copper coins.

The stall owner was equally bewildered; this woman had actually bought a wooden bucket just to get some waste water. She didn't seem short of money. It was truly baffling.

Lan Qingqing bought these excrement items to make catgut sutures. Catgut sutures are easily absorbed by the skin and do not require removal.

Lan Qingqing's head ached from the smell of the offal the whole way. With limited technology, she had to make everything herself, and Lan Qingqing felt exhausted! If she could just buy it for a little money, she wouldn't have to carry such a pungent smell of sheep offal back. Along the way, Feng Caidie carried the offal, trying to stay as far away from Lan Qingqing as possible.

Despite her reflections, she still had things to do. Upon returning home, Lan Qingqing began making catgut.

"How do you do it, young lady? Just tell me, and I'll do it," Feng Caidie said.

Lan Qingqing didn't stand on ceremony with Feng Caidie. The smell of the offal was truly unbearable for her. She almost vomited several times on the way.

Lan Qingqing told Feng Caidie what to do, and Feng Caidie just had to do it.

Following Lan Qingqing's instructions, Feng Caidie cleaned the intestines thoroughly and then scrubbed them vigorously with wood ash. She then scraped off the excess grease from the intestines with a bamboo stick.

Finally, only a thin layer of casing remains of the intestines. Then, the casing is divided into thin strips.

Soak it in wood ash water overnight. The next day, let it air dry in a cool place.

A few days later, the catgut was ready.

Lan Qingqing remembered that the canned food she made should be ready, so she went to the cellar and took out a few bottles.

That evening, under everyone's watchful eyes, Lan Qingqing opened the can of hawthorn berries. The bright red hawthorn berries inside looked so tempting that one couldn't resist taking a bite.

Lan Qingqing poured some into everyone's bowls. It's not good to eat too many sweets at night, so she poured half a bowl into each person's bowl.

Lan's mother picked up a spoon and scooped up a red fruit into her mouth. The taste was sweet and sour, unlike the feeling of eating candied hawthorn.

At this point, everyone couldn't resist taking a spoonful and putting it in their mouths.

"My God! How can this be so delicious? It's even better than meat, better than candy!" Lan Xiaotian exclaimed in amazement.

"Are these red berries? I can hardly believe it!" Lan Xiaoya exclaimed.

"Girl, are these the red berries we made before?" Feng Caidie asked incredulously.

"Absolutely genuine." Lan Qingqing said.

Lan's mother also said with an incredulous look: This is so delicious.

Mr. Lan agreed, saying, "That's right."

"This hawthorn wine will be ready to open in a while," Lan Qingqing said.

"Is your hawthorn wine delicious too, sister?" Lan Xiaoya asked.

"You're a child, you can't drink this." Lan Qingqing said smugly to Lan Xiaoya.

"You can't drink it even if you're pregnant," Lan Xiaoya retorted, unwilling to back down.

"I'll drink it after I give birth," Lan Qingqing said softly.

"Then I'll grow up soon," Lan Xiaoya said, her voice lacking confidence.

Lan's mother said with a smile: "Qingqing, you're going to be a mother soon, why are you still acting like a child?"

"So what if you're a mother? Even a mother is still a mother's baby," Lan Qingqing said sweetly.

"Sis, your ability to act cute has reached a whole new level," Lan Xiaotian said, raising an eyebrow.

"Only children who know how to be charming get candy, what do you know?" Lan Qingqing said, deliberately widening her eyes.

Lan Xiaotian was speechless. This woman was simply a perfect blend of strength and gentleness! When she was being fierce, she could take down a tiger without a second thought, and when she wanted to be charming, she could do it with ease. The only word to describe her was "admirable."

Mr. Lan said: We'll start moving tomorrow.

Everyone was excited when they heard about the move.

The next day, before dawn, the Lan family got up to pack their belongings and move. The house was dilapidated, but they had a lot of things. It took them all morning to move everything.

Next to the new house, there was a piece of land where Lan Qingqing planned to build a workshop, which would make the work area more spacious. The courtyard of the Lan family's thatched house was too small. Even with Aunt Li leading the work, Lan Qingqing felt cramped.

The tables, chairs, and benches in the shops in town. Lan Qingqing asked A'er and the others if they wanted them.

As soon as Ah Er and the others heard it was tables, chairs, and benches, they immediately said they wanted them. When they got to the shop, they divided up all the things that Lan Qingqing had said she didn't want.

He Dabao said happily, "My table at home has a broken leg, and I've always used a stone to support it. Now that's great! With a new table, I can throw away that old one."

"My stool is broken too, there's nowhere for people to sit when they come over. With these stools, there'll be a place for guests to sit," Gu Heizi said.

Lan Qingqing listened to everyone's chatter. With a mixture of curiosity and malice, she said, "I don't pay you guys low salaries! How come you're struggling so much?"

Ah Er said helplessly: "My mother at home has poor eyesight and can't live without herbal medicine all day long."

Tao's parents have both passed away, and he has several younger siblings to take care of.

Wang Linmu's parents are old, and the family relies on forestry to support themselves.

He Dabao, Gu Heizi, and Luo Laifu all came from extremely poor families and were heavily in debt. Otherwise, we wouldn't have gone to the gambling den to work as thugs and do those heartless things.

There are too many people facing difficulties. Since you've joined me, things will only get better for you. As long as you work diligently and don't have any ulterior motives, your year-end bonuses will be huge. Lan Qingqing said.

Ah Er had no doubt about Lan Qingqing's words. Based on his understanding of Lan Qingqing over the past few days, she was someone who spent money like water and was very generous.

The bread that the Lan family girl gave us last time was so delicious, it must have been expensive. They didn't even hesitate to give each of them two pieces of bread.

After the shop was emptied, it felt much more spacious. That evening, Lan Qingqing asked Ah Er to deliver a set of tables and chairs from the shop to Aunt Li's house.

The tables and chairs in this restaurant are of decent quality.

Aunt Li was overjoyed when she saw the table and chairs that Lan Qingqing's family had given her. They were so much better than the table at home.

Lan Xiaotian has also been forging surgical tools during this period.

When the first scalpel was finished, Lan Qingqing held it in her hand and tested it. It was extremely sharp, the blade gleaming coldly. This was the knife Lan Qingqing had wanted—perfect.

With the first finished product, the rest went much more smoothly. It took about ten days to complete all the pieces. Only a little material remained, so Lan Qingqing asked Lan Xiaotian to make a syringe.

Lan Xiaotian was on the verge of a breakdown as he looked at the drawings his sister had made.

Sis, this is as thin as a needle and it has to be hollow inside. Are you kidding me?

Lan Qingqing said somewhat shyly, "Why don't you give it a try? See if you can make it."

"Is there even a need to look? Of course not!" Lan Xiaotian said decisively.

"Is this important?" Lan Xiaotian asked.

It's very important; you'll need this for anesthesia if you have a difficult childbirth.