A few days after the food store opened, the Four Seasons Pharmacy was almost fully decorated. Daohua knew that there was a shortage of medicine here, so she brought several carts with her when she came. Later, she asked Qin Xiaoliu to bring another twenty carts.

It is enough to supply two pharmacies for the time being.

The military medical office of the health center has been built, and Dr. Ge no longer leads the medical disciples at the city gate to provide free consultations. On the day the Four Seasons Pharmacy opened, Gu Jian also put up a sign at the entrance of the store offering free consultations for one person.

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As soon as the sign was put up, within a short time, a dragon-shaped queue formed in front of the pharmacy.

When he was in the capital, the medical apprentice brought by Dr. Ge was brought in by Xiao Yeyang, who focused on the field of military medicine.

The medical apprentices led by Gu Jian were all selected by Daohua from Zhuangzi, and they were taught common headaches and brain fever.

Naturally, all the medical apprentices brought by Dr. Ge went to the military medical office of the health center. On Gu Jian's side, except for those on the pharmaceutical assembly line, there were ten of them, and they were evenly divided into two shops.

Even if the store hired two doctors, five medical apprentices, and Gu Jian to take charge, it would still be too busy for so many people to come to the store at once.

There were too many people to see, so Daohua thought for a moment and asked Mei Lan to add a sentence on the sign that she would only see 100 patients for free every day.

But it was difficult to catch up with the people who had queued up to see a doctor today. Daohua could only send someone to guard the queue to prevent new arrivals from queuing up.

And she also entered the pharmacy, stood behind the medicine cabinet, and helped grab medicine.

"Auntie, medical consultations are free, but medicines are charged. Look at the long queue outside. If they were all free, I'm afraid the pharmacy wouldn't be able to open tomorrow."

A woman thought that taking medicine was free, so Daohua patiently explained it.

When she heard that she had to pay for the medicine, the woman said anxiously: "But I don't have any money."

Daohua noticed that many people in the queue were looking here and continued to explain: "Auntie, why don't you go back to your family to discuss the matter. The medicinal materials in our pharmacy are already very cheap. I took a look at your prescription.

Five medicines only cost twenty coins."

The woman shook her head: "My family can't afford twenty coins."

Hearing this, Daohua had nothing to say. She knew what the woman wanted to do. Maybe the family really had no money, or maybe she just wanted to take advantage. She would not exempt her from paying for the medicine.

Once this is started, there will definitely be people who come with countless reasons and ask her to give them medicine for free.

Seeing that Daohua refused to let go, the woman hesitated for a moment, then finally lowered her head and left with the prescription.

Daohua didn't say anything more. She looked away and looked at the next person taking the medicine. She took the prescription and quickly grabbed the medicine: "Next!"

Later, some people said they had no money to buy medicine. Daohua was not soft-hearted towards these people. She was willing to help the people here within her ability, but she would not encourage them to take advantage of poverty and take it for granted.

After working for five or six days, the doctors, medical apprentices, and the staff gradually became proficient.

Daohua was worried that Gu Jian was too tired and suggested that he only treat severe cases.

Maybe it was because there were so many people seeing the doctor these days, Gu Jian also felt that his old bones were a little overwhelmed, so he nodded and agreed to Daohua's suggestion.

Seeing that the pharmacy could operate independently, Daohua turned her attention to the spring plowing that was about to begin.

Huangpo Mountain is on the other side of the pasture. Daohua took the opportunity to take a look at the situation of the pasture.

Cao Chuan's work is still very reliable. The plaque on the ranch has been replaced by 'Qingyang Ranch'. Everything that needs repair has been repaired. We have also bought more than 20 shepherd dogs and the guys are training them.
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"Girl, the calf and the lamb have already contacted someone."

Daohua nodded: "Do any of the herdsmen nearby raise camels?"

The road to Xiliang is too difficult, and the carriage damage rate is extremely high. Most goods transported here rely on camels.

Cao Chuan: "Yes."

Daohua: "Then also buy a hundred baby camels and raise them."

Cao Chuan nodded and wrote down: "I will contact you later."

Daohua: "Where did you plant the grass? Has it sprouted?"

Speaking of the pasture, Cao Chuan immediately laughed: "I thought the place next to the Dan River might have more water, so I planted all the pasture there."

"Now the pasture has begun to germinate and is growing well. By the end of February, we should be able to catch the calves and lambs and raise them."

Daohua nodded: "After all, we have never raised cattle or sheep before. See if you can hire a few herdsmen to come back and help."

Cao Chuan: "The younger one has written it down."

Daohua came to the place where the pasture was planted and looked at it. When she saw that the pasture had broken through the ground, she nodded: "There are fewer seeds this year. Next year, we will try to plant the entire pasture with pasture."

As he said that, he looked at Cao Chuan.

"The growth of this pasture is better than I expected. If the cattle, sheep and camels adapt well, I can buy more and keep them as appropriate."

Cao Chuan nodded again to indicate that he had taken note of it.

Later, Daohua came to the bank of Dan River.

Because the hillside opposite the pasture was bought by Daohua, in order to facilitate traffic, Caochuan was asked to build three bridges on the left, right and middle.

The river is dry and silent, which makes construction easier. At this moment, the bridge in the middle has been built.

Daohua crossed the bridge and looked at the progress of converting the hills into terraced fields.

Yan Shouhou hired a large number of surrounding people and provided various tools. The hill with the gentlest and lowest slope has been transformed into terraced fields.

At this moment, farmers are pushing wheelbarrows to apply fertilizer to each terrace.

Spring plowing in Ganzhou Wei usually starts after mid-February. In order not to delay sowing, Yan Shohou is now asking everyone to speed up the progress.

Although the labor intensity is high, the Xiao Mansion provides three meals a day to keep them full, and they can also taste meat at noon every three days. The wages are settled on the same day, and the people nearby are rushing to come and work.

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While Daohua was watching the progress of the terrace reconstruction, many people were also watching, including ordinary people, health officials, and wealthy households in Ganzhou Wei, including Xia Jianren, who were also paying attention.

At first, everyone felt that Mrs. Xiao spent so much effort to buy a barren pasture and five useless mountains, which was completely stupid.

It can be seen that the area of ​​Qingyang Ranch next to the Dan River is turning green little by little, and many people are surprised.

You know, there are a lot of pastures along the Dan River, and the area is quite large. Due to lack of water, it is impossible to grow pasture, and now many of them are deserted.

Now someone actually grows pasture, how can it not surprise people?

Among them, Xia Jianren had the biggest reaction. After the Dan River dried up, he also worked hard on the pasture and planted all kinds of pastures. Unfortunately, the germination rate was very low and the growth was not good, so he could not feed many cattle and sheep at all.

A pasture covering an area of ​​50,000 acres can only raise dozens of cattle and sheep every year. He himself has no heart.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Xiao actually planted grass after taking over the ranch.

Xia Jianren felt very regretful, and he and other people with pastures sent people over to inquire. Cao Chuan got the order from Daohua and did not hide it. He only said that the owner had cultivated new pasture seeds.

Everyone offered to buy it, but Cao Chuan refused directly: "The Xiao family has just arrived in Xiliang, and the seeds they have cultivated are only enough for their own use. You can wait. If there are excess forage seeds in the future, the Four Seasons Grain Store will sell them."
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As soon as the news came out, the wealthy households and health officials who were originally dissatisfied with the low-priced grain sold by the Four Seasons Food Store and were about to seek arguments from Xiao Yeyang all shut up in unison.

They also bought some grain seeds, and they will know whether they are high-yielding or not this year.

But forage seeds are drought-resistant and have a high germination rate. They have seen it with their own eyes. Since spreading food all year round can bring benefits, they will naturally not oppose it.

Then there is the transformation of the terraces.

They still can't see the purpose of transforming the barren hills into terraced fields, but they can see that it has increased the planting area.

"Barren mountains are inherently barren. No matter how large the planting area is, it is useless if we cannot harvest food."

"Even if the grain output provided by Xiao Mansion is higher, the investment is too large and the cost may not be recovered."

Everyone is waiting and watching, waiting to see Xiao Mansion actually growing food before deciding whether to follow suit.

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Whether it was the pasture or the renovation of terraced fields, Daohua never deliberately concealed it. The Dong family knew that the Yan family was good at farming. After hearing the news, Mrs. Dong wanted to follow her, but she didn't have any money.

Seeing her mother-in-law frowning, Liu Xiaoman asked her. After learning the reason, she supported her waist and went back to the room. Soon, she came out with a wooden box: "Mom, here."

Mrs. Dong looked at the wooden box and immediately darkened her face: "This is your dowry, keep it yourself."

Liu Xiaoman thrust the wooden box into Mrs. Dong's hand: "Mom, I don't know much. Since you think it will be beneficial to our family to follow your siblings, then do it."

"I am now the Dong family's daughter-in-law. If my mother doesn't treat me as a member of the family, don't accept me."

Mrs. Dong looked at Liu Xiaoman helplessly: "Aren't you afraid that your dowry will be wasted?"

Liu Xiaoman said with a smile: "My mother has more knowledge than me. I believe in my mother and my younger siblings. My younger siblings are the royal concubines of the palace. What she wants to do will definitely come true. Even if it fails in the end, don't I still have my husband-in-law? He

He will support me and the child in my belly."

Mrs. Dong looked at the wooden box and was silent for a while: "Our family really needs the capital now, and mother won't be polite to you."

Liu Xiaoman smiled and nodded: "You are welcome to the family, but mother, I don't have much money, only a few thousand taels. Can I help the family?"

Mrs. Dong nodded: "Of course we can. We can't buy large barren mountains and pastures, but we can buy small ones."

Hearing this, Liu Xiaoman felt relieved.

When Dong Yuanxuan came back in the evening, Mrs. Dong told him about Liu Xiaoman taking out the dowry money.

Dong Yuanxuan was silent for a while: "Mom, please accept it. Sister Yan is quite knowledgeable in farming. She has invested so much financial resources and manpower. She will definitely not do it randomly."

"As for Xiaoman's dowry money, when we earn more money in the future, we will provide her with more money."

Seeing that her son agreed, Mrs. Dong stopped worrying: "You are well-informed at the guard station. Where can I find suitable barren hills and pastures? It would be best to be near the Xiao family."

Dong Yuanxuan nodded: "My son has written it down."

After washing up, Dong Yuanxuan returned to the room. Liu Xiaoman had become sleepy after becoming pregnant and was already asleep.

Dong Yuanxuan lay down next to her softly and reached out to touch Liu Xiaoman's belly. He felt particularly peaceful and fell asleep soon.

There is no comparison between Xiaoman and the ladies he had been in contact with before, but she was more than suitable for him, an exiled and divorced person.

The most rare thing is that she is dedicated to him.
Chapter completed!