Su Yue took the teacup and drank half of it before speaking: "So I have been preparing for the days ahead."

Madam Yang looked through the window and saw that the fields on both sides of the road looked dry under the scorching sun. She sighed slightly, "I hope this drought won't be too serious."

The carriage bumped along the rugged road, and the heat waves outside continued to hit. Not long after, the carriage finally stopped.

Neither Nanny Yang nor Rendong in the car wanted to open the door, mainly because the temperature in the car was no longer stuffy but comfortable.

Song Da, sweating profusely, was a little confused when he saw that no one came out. He knocked on the door of the carriage and shouted, "Girl, we're here."

Honeysuckle knew that the door would be opened sooner or later, so she took a deep breath and opened the door of the carriage. A hot breath instantly rushed in.

The master and servant in the carriage all shuddered, and Honeysuckle couldn't help but slam the door shut.

Song Da outside the carriage: ...

Madam Yang complained, "You are the same girl, why did you close the door again?"

Honeysuckle touched her arms, stuck out her tongue and said, "This hot wind gave me goosebumps, so I couldn't help but turn it off."

As Rendong said this, she opened the door again and saw Song Da who was in a daze.

Song Da came back to his senses, smiled helplessly and repeated: "Girl, we're here."

After Su Yue and her two servants got off the carriage, they met Liu Shan who had just arrived.

Liu Shan saw a carriage coming from afar. Seeing that it was Su Yue, he couldn't help but frown and said, "Miss, you should come at night. It's too hot during the day."

After Su Yue put on her bamboo hat, she replied, "It's okay. I just came to see how the building is going."

After hearing what Su Yue said, Liu Shan stopped talking and led Su Yue and her servant to the place where the tower was being built. Along the way, the heat was rolling, as if the air was burning.

"Girl, if you had come a little later, we would have all dispersed. The workers would have almost finished breakfast now." Liu Shan said while fanning himself with his straw hat.

Su Yue nodded slightly and said, "Thank you for your hard work. I wonder if this will affect the progress of the work tonight?"

Liu Shan wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied, "Girl, we can avoid the scorching heat if we start working at night, and the progress will be slightly faster. However, lighting at night is also a problem, and the workers will get tired easily."

Su Yue frowned slightly, thought for a moment and said, "Go prepare more torches and lanterns to ensure adequate lighting. Also, give the workers some extra supper so that they can work more energetically."

Liu Shan said worriedly: "Miss, this will cost a lot more."

Su Yue said without hesitation: "As it is getting hotter today, it would be better if the enclosure is completed soon. This expense is nothing."

When they arrived at the construction site of the tower, they saw that the originally flat ground was divided into two parts. One was the one-story tower that had already been built, and the other was a long wooden shed under which were crowded workers eating breakfast.

When the Liu family saw Su Yue coming, they all gathered around. Liu Qiang brought a few bowls of mung bean soup and said, "Miss, nanny, sister, drink some mung bean soup to cool down."

Su Yue smiled and nodded, took a sip of the mung bean soup, and felt a cool breeze. "Thank you, Uncle Liu."

Nanny Yang also picked up the mung bean soup and drank it. As she drank, she sighed: "It's so hot today. It's so comfortable to have a bowl of mung bean soup."

Su Yue said to the Liu family, "Don't worry about us. I'm just here to take a look. If you're tired, go back and rest early."

After hearing what Su Yue said, the Liu family nodded and left. Rendong also reminded the Liu family to go back and help catch cicadas. In the end, only Liu Shan was left with Su Yue.

At this time, Liu Shan said, "Miss, why don't you go to the shade and rest for a while, and I will show you the specific situation of the tower."

Su Yue shook her head: "No, I have other things to do. But having said that, we have built one floor in just a few days, which is already very good. It seems that if we keep working hard, we will be able to finish it by the middle of next month."

Liu Shan laughed and said, "As long as the money is in place, everything can be done as soon as possible. Of course, you can rest assured, young lady, the quality is guaranteed.

By the way, Brother Song sent us colored glaze and workers to build a colored glaze greenhouse the day before yesterday. Where does Miss want to build the colored glaze greenhouse?"

Su Yue thought for a moment and said, "Just build it in the place marked on the map for growing vegetables. Grow vegetables in the greenhouse. When the weather gets cold, we can also eat fresh vegetables."

Liu Shan's eyes lit up. "Miss, this is a great idea. This way we can eat fresh vegetables in winter. In the past, we could only eat pickled vegetables in winter. After a whole winter, I felt sick just by looking at pickled vegetables."

Walking forward, Su Yue saw that there was an area fenced off next to the building, so she asked in confusion, "I remember that there was no extra area in the blueprint. Are they planning to build a yard here?"

Liu Shan explained: "Miss, you can go in and take a look. There are reservoirs in there. Didn't you ask us to build a few more to store water?

I will build the reservoir here, and then I will make a door through the wall, so it will be convenient to get water from the tower.”

Su Yue nodded slightly, with admiration in her eyes: "Uncle Liu, you are very thoughtful. This reservoir is indeed very suitable to be built in this location."

Honeysuckle asked curiously, "Dad, how much water can this reservoir hold? How long will it last for us?"

Liu Shan thought for a moment and replied, "There are six reservoirs in total. They are relatively large and deep. If they are used sparingly, they should be able to last for a long time.

However, this also depends on the weather. If there is no rain after the water shortage, it will not last long."

Nanny Yang said worriedly, "What if a drought really happens and it continues? We have to think of more ways."

Because of the butterfly effect caused by her arrival, many things did not match the plot in the book, so Su Yue did not know how long this extreme heat and drought would last.

"We'll see what happens then. Uncle Liu, you have to keep an eye on the water levels in the well and the river. If you find they're low, you have to store water as soon as possible."

Liu Shan nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, young lady, I will always keep an eye on the water level."

Su Yue observed for a while and then warned Liu Shan: "Uncle Liu, you must apply more glutinous rice mortar. Don't let it rain too much or soak in water, otherwise it will corrode easily."

What Su Yue meant was that she was afraid that if there were long-term heavy rain or floods in the future, the tower that had been built with great difficulty would collapse.

But Liu Shan was very confused about what Su Yue meant. "Don't worry, girl. Even the city walls are made of glutinous rice mortar. They are very solid after hundreds of years. They will definitely not be damaged by a few heavy rains or water."

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