Second Sister-in-law Wang had settled down for a few days, and the construction of the Xiao family yard had already begun with the latrines and bathrooms.
The latrines were divided into male and female latrines, and they were connected to the manure pit under the pig pen. Because the flushing device was too difficult to implement with the limited resources in ancient times, Tang Zangyue gave up the idea and built a squat toilet instead.
The floor of the squat toilet must not be rough and is paved with stones, which is also convenient for flushing and sweeping. The water used to flush the latrine is the bath water from the bathroom next door.
Bath water is also particular.
If you bathe every day, you don’t need to use soap on your body. You only need to use soap when washing your hair once every three days. The soap water will easily deteriorate if kept for a long time. It’s better to use it for sweeping on the same day. It can be stored for flushing the toilet or
There is something wrong with watering the ground, not to mention that soap locust water is alkaline and is not good for plant growth.
So before the bathroom was built, Tang Zangyue made a rule: wash your hair every three days, and use the soapy water to wash your hair that day. As for bathing, you can bathe every day. After all, the border is very dusty.
Tang Zangyue herself was disgraced.
However, the consequence of bathing every day is that no matter how dry the climate is in the area, there will still be moisture in the room, so Tang Zangyue planned to open several large windows in the bathroom to facilitate ventilation and heat dissipation for the family to take turns after washing.
It avoids the growth of mold and the like and makes cleaning easier.
Because the bathroom was far away from the kitchen, Tang Zangyue was still thinking about how troublesome it would be to transport the water after boiling it.
This problem was solved when Xiao Zhongli proposed to build a small kitchen. Originally, the large area next to the bathroom was used to house some poultry, including Bie Mea, who would also move to this location and set aside a small area to build a small kitchen.
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The foundation of the small stove is high, and the main purpose is to boil water, which can be poured directly into the water tank outside the bathroom for storage. The water tank is a custom-made ceramic product from the kiln, half embedded in the wall. Half of it is connected to the small stove, and the other half is along the bamboo
The pipes flowed into each shower area. Worried that excessive water pressure would affect the bamboo pipes during the process, Tang Zangyue decided to flow them in at a slight angle, which greatly reduced the pressure.
After all, bamboo pipes are no better than rubber pipes, but for a while I couldn't find any other substitutes, and I wanted the family to be more comfortable when bathing, so I had no choice but to ask Jin Carpenter to customize the bamboo pipes. If anything went wrong during the process, I would also contact him.
Jin Carpenter purchased and replaced it again.
There is a lid on the shower outlet that is tightly screwed on. You only need to wait until someone is in place to unscrew the lid, and then you can have a shower like a shower head. If the water is insufficient, you can also shout "add water" twice to the person who is boiling water in the small kitchen next door.
One pot of hot water mixed with two pots of cold water is enough for several people to take a shower.
Each open bathroom is separated by a curtain that is easy to remove and wash. The floor is paved with clean and flat stones, which is much higher than the floor outside the bathroom. It is surrounded by small ditches, which merge into an opening.
The one in the toilet next door is the trough. After flushing the toilet, you scoop out the bath water from the trough.
Even the ladle for scooping out the trough was specially customized by a gold carpenter. It is similar to the ladle for scooping out feces, but the wooden stick is not as long, and the tail end is slightly curved. The curvature coincides with the width of the trough, making it easy to hang on the edge of the trough.
Not easy to fall into the bath water.
The pigsty, latrine, bathroom and small stove are a system of their own. For the convenience of life, the construction progress is a bit slow. It requires a lot of equipment and troublesome carpenters and blacksmiths in the town. But it doesn't matter. After all, I don't know how long I will live in Jiuli Village.
For the sake of comfort in the future, just work harder.
In order to celebrate the departure of the Hunjun’s spy, the Bai Dong family could no longer stare at this corner of Jiuli Village every day. Tang Zangyue also went to the blacksmith shop to buy a few large iron pots to replace the current clay pots for cooking rice and cooking.
Saved a lot of firewood.
When the day was very busy, Doctor Xue sent his granddaughter Xue Yingxue and his little maid Ahua.
Xue Yingxue looks as her name suggests, with skin as white as snow and a bright glow reflecting the jade.
Sister Ling was usually very courageous, so she hid behind Tang Zangyue in embarrassment, and looked at Xue Yingxue frequently with excessive curiosity.
Dr. Xue: "Xiaoxue, call me master."
Xue Yingxue was about to give a big gift, but Tang Zangyue stopped her, "What you have learned is only one of my skills. You are not my true disciple, so you don't need to give such a big gift."
Dr. Xue: "That's what I say, but the apprenticeship ceremony still has to be given."
Xue Yingxue fulfilled the etiquette required by women in this era to worship their elders, and then handed over the slender brocade box. After Tang Zangyue took it, he took out a jade pendant from his sleeve and returned the gift.
The jade pendant was not of high quality, but the carving was fine and the patterns were lifelike, so Doctor Xue did not stop his granddaughter from taking it.
After the simple apprenticeship ceremony was completed, Doctor Xue spoke to Tang Zangyue alone.
"Last time, Madam, you asked Xue about something. Xue paid attention to it for you and found that it was people from Bai Dong's family who were spreading the news about your superb medical skills."
"Dongjia Bai? The owner of the restaurant in town, Dongjia Bai?"
"It's this person." Doctor Xue said tentatively: "Does the old lady have any trouble with this person?"
Those who don’t understand the ins and outs also know that the Bai Dong family’s spread is not good for her.
Dr. Xue is the only pharmacy in town. She does not charge people's medical fees and treats villagers. Who suffers the most interests? Of course it is Dr. Xue.
The Bai Dong family exaggerated her medical skills... Although these words are not unreasonable, if she were to be an ordinary doctor who had nothing to ask for from her, he would probably create a "huge" enemy for her.
She has no grievances against Bai Dong's family, so why would the other party do something evil? She can't think of anything other than interests.
"Thank you, Doctor Xue, for informing me." Tang Zangyue bowed.
"It doesn't matter, but this Bai Dong family... old lady should be more careful. There is someone behind him in the military camp, and he has an official position. In short, it is not easy to provoke."
Tang Zangyue: "Thank you, Doctor Xue, for informing me."
After sending Doctor Xue away, Tang Zangyue pondered. It is estimated that the Bai Dong family benefited not only from money, but also from the authority of relatives in the military camp, which led to the current step. They had no grudge against her, but they pressed on her step by step. First, the kimchi and miso business.
Then there’s Dr. Xue.
Fortunately, the Bai Dong family didn't know that she knew everything, let alone that she still held the trump card of Xianxian Tian. They thought that she only dared to stay in Jiuli Village and rely on her medical skills to build a good relationship with neighbors.
He made a living by relying on his aunt's cooking skills.
Otherwise, there would be no further action after Dr. Xue failed to set up an enemy for her.
After all, he underestimated her.
Because Doctor Xue provided favorable information, Tang Zangyue was particularly easy to talk to Xue Yingxue. Unable to stay at home, Xue Yingxue still had to go back every night in the Xue family's carriage.
During the day, Tang Zangyue only had time to teach in the morning, and in the afternoon she would help Aunt Liu or Xiao Zhonglu, and occasionally she would have to go to town for shopping.
Teaching one person is teaching, and teaching several people is also teaching. When there is no practical scene, Tang Zangyue talks about some medical knowledge to the restless little Luobotou and Xue Yingxue at home.
Xue Yingxue had a foundation and could keep up with Tang Zangyue's teaching, but the other little carrots were confused.