Su Yujin and He Yanxiu were both enjoying their meals.

He Yanxiu even ordered another bowl of re gan mian.

Su Yujin looked at the empty bowl in front of He Yanxiu and was shocked.

How hungry was he in the mountains? It was as if he couldn’t fill his stomach after returning.

But speaking of this, since the Second Master couldn’t even eat on time, he mustn’t have taken soup and medicine in the prescribed dosage. She had to prepare pills for the Second Master earlier.

Su Yujin thought about this, and after dinner, she checked He Yanxiu’s pulse again, after breakfast the next day, she went to buy the medicinal materials needed to make pills for He Yanxiu.

This time, she brought Ai Cao again.

Because of yesterday’s accident, today’s Ai Cao can be said to be in high spirits. She walked carefully, keeping an eye on all directions and listening carefully for fear of making the slightest mistake.

However, walking on the street too cautiously, it was inevitable that one would appear to be a little suspicious and shifty, especially since Ai Cao was a thin person, which was particularly obvious.

Su Yujin laughed at this scene.

“Miss, be careful.” Ai Cao was cautious, and she did not forget to remind Su Yujin and even reached out to help her.

As a result, as soon as the voice fell, there was a “thump” next to her, followed by a scream, and then Ai Cao fell to the ground, also screaming.

Why did she fall again?

Just as Ai Cao was extremely surprised, a round-faced girl, about fifteen or sixteen years old, hurriedly got up from the ground and apologized to Ai Cao, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I just slipped, stretched out my hands and grabbed my sister’s dress, and brought my sister down.”

“Sister, you must be hurt from the fall. Is there anything uncomfortable on your body? Do you want to go to the clinic to see?” The little girl asked earnestly, her face full of worry.

Ai Cao stood up and rubbed her butt which was almost broken into eight pieces.

“It’s okay, there shouldn’t be any broken bones, you didn’t mean it, it’s okay.” Ai Cao waved her hands repeatedly.

The little girl was relieved to see that Ai Cao was easy to talk to, but she apologized again and even bought a bag of Lǘ Dǎ Gǔn¹ from the stall next to her to give to Ai Cao as an apology.

Ai Cao didn’t want to accept it, but seeing that the little girl looked very uneasy, she had to accept the Lǘ Dǎ Gǔn.

The Lǘ Dǎ Gǔn were soft, sticky, and sweet, and Ai Cao gave them to Su Yujin to taste.

Su Yujin took the Lǘ Dǎ Gǔn and joked, “It’s not in vain today.”

“Miss, are you making fun of me?” Ai Cao blushed, but after looking around, she said “Huh”.

“What happened?”

“I remember, I seemed to have fallen here yesterday.” Ai Cao scratched her ear and looked around carefully again, “Yes, I fell here, I didn’t remember it wrong.”

Because the incident happened suddenly yesterday, and she was busy seeing Wang Shi later, she didn’t pay attention to the situation around her. Now Ai Cao said that she fell into the same place…

Su Yujin stepped carefully on the place where Ai Cao fell just now, picked up a little soil on the ground with a handkerchief, and smelled the smell.

Sure enough…

“Miss, do you think there is something wrong here?”

“A lot of clear oil has been spilled here.” Su Yujin said, “It was originally paved with bluestone slabs, which have been polished and slippery over the years. After being stained with clear oil and because of the rain, it seeped everywhere, making it easy to slip.” Su Yujin explained.

“I see.” Ai Cao nodded. “But why is there cooking oil here? Could it be someone did it on purpose…”

“There are still some broken pieces of clay pots nearby that haven’t been swept away. There is also a shop selling rice, flour, and oil next to it. I think someone bought some oil and accidentally broke the clay pot, which caused the oil to flow everywhere.”

Su Yujin said, “There is a grocery store next to it. Go buy some alkali, rinse it with hot water, pour it here, and then sweep it twice with a broom. The oil will be almost cleaned up.”

This road was near the backyard of the government office. The nearby herbal medicine shop was a place Su Yujin often went to these days. If one accidentally fell, it would be a real pain.

Other passers-by would also be in the same situation. If they were strong, it was probably not a big deal. But if they were not strong or pregnant or elderly, she was afraid that if they fell, it would be a big deal.

Now it was just a matter of moving their hands to clean up here, which was convenient for them and others.

“I’ll go right away.”

After being thrown yesterday and again today, Ai Cao hated the clear oil spilled here. She hurried to the shop next to her to buy alkali and borrowed hot water and a broom for a few extra coins. She washed these stone slabs as Su Yujin said.

After working for a while, Ai Cao stepped on the bluestone again, and her eyebrows were full of joy. “It’s just as Miss said. The oil has been washed clean and it doesn’t feel slippery when walking.”

Su Yujin smiled, “This time you can’t slip, so you won’t have a chance to eat Lǘ Dǎ Gǔn again.”

“Miss is making fun of me again…”

The master and servant walked forward while talking and laughing, and then went to the medicine shop they went to yesterday to get medicine.

After the two walked away, the stalls and people strolling around gathered again.

“Just now I wondered what was going on, but it turns out that the two girls were going to clean the stone pavement here. Not to mention, it’s not slippery to walk on after washing.”

“The two girls are really kind-hearted and considerate of others.”

“Yes, good people will be rewarded.”

“I don’t know which family the girls are from, or whether they have been engaged. It would be a great honor to marry two such good girls home.”

“Don’t even think about it. Look at their embroidered shoes and the clothes they wear. You can tell at a glance that they are not girls from ordinary families. With those shabby houses in your family, you still want to marry a lady from a wealthy family?”

“Why not? The two girls are kind-hearted and will definitely be willing to help the poor. It’s only right that they pity me. Besides, I don’t look bad…”

“…”

The curtain of a carriage on the side of the road was lowered, and He Yanxiu sat up again, “Let’s go.”

“Don’t I need to call Miss Su?” Xing’an asked.

“She has something to do right now, let her go.” He Yanxiu said, “Let’s go back to the government office first.”

He checked the molds for coin casting that were sent over.

The mine had been going smoothly recently. The top of the mountain had been flattened with explosives. The next step was to transport the ore in the mountain little by little to the smelting furnace in the valley and then cast it into copper coins.

The smelting furnace had already taken shape, and it would only take a few days for the first attempt at smelting.

If it progressed at this speed, it should only take about two months for everything here to be on track.

Of course, this was under the condition that everything went well…

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Author’s Note: There is seriously insufficient time to slack off at work.

But think about it carefully, because of the recent epidemic, students are not in class, and the leader allows me to bring free lunch from the company cafeteria back to Dabao at noon every day.

I eat and take it every day, and I have to slack off and type at work. The company is really unlucky to recruit an employee like me o(╯□╰)o

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Footnote

1. Donkey Roll (驴打滚, Lǘ Dǎ Gǔn) is a traditional Chinese sweet snack from Beijing. It’s a glutinous rice cake rolled in soybean flour, and despite its name, it has nothing to do with donkeys! The name comes from its appearance—after being coated in soybean flour, it looks like a donkey rolling in the dust.

Donkey Roll