Calling a Deer a Horse

"Hurry, hurry!"

Wu Cangshou urged him repeatedly.

Xia Tian is already hot, and coming back to crowded places only makes it more irritating.

Liang Qu had no choice.

The craftsmen worked in two shifts, around the clock, but laying stones, building pavilions, constructing walls, and curing all had their own timelines; it couldn't possibly be completed in just a few days.

"A calm mind brings coolness."

The Old Giant Clam is serene and unperturbed.

A man, a turtle, and a Giant Clam chatted idly.

The Great Beaver was completely focused, holding the charcoal pencil in its paws and writing and drawing on the paper. After a long while, it suddenly put down the pencil, ran to the pond, dipped it in water, combed the messy fur on its head, rolled up the paper, tucked it under its arm, and strode over with its head held high.

Liang Qu was stunned, then overjoyed.

"Any progress?"

The Great Beaver nodded solemnly, then bent down and laid out a thick stack of manuscript paper, using a stone as a paperweight.

The first thing that catches the eye is... the general assembly drawing?

Let's call Liang Qu that for now.

The first page depicts a large ship divided into multiple sections. A quick glance reveals at least twenty major components, each of which is further subdivided into five to six smaller components.

There are approximately one hundred parts in total.

Not too much, not too little.

As a new product, making it too complex would place stricter requirements on the manufacturing process.

According to the blueprints, once the plan succeeds, the entire ship will reach an astonishing size of six zhang, or twenty meters, taller than Liang Qu's own Fujian ship.

For professional matters, you should leave it to the professionals.

What is the success rate?

The Great Beaver stretched out its paws and made a six.

"Sixty percent... that's not low. Now that this shipbuilding is finished, let's try to assemble a model for the next one, based on the blueprints."

Production cannot be done on paper; it must be combined with reality, especially for such a huge Ship Model that is broken down into multiple independent parts.

Liang Qu didn't want to increase costs by using spirit wood materials and reducing the profit margin of ship sales, so he had to ask the Great Beaver to use its brain more.

Having received the order, the Great Beaver turned and left, busily organizing the next round of production activities.

The next morning.

Liang Qu practiced his marksmanship by the pond.

The Fat Catfish was the first to drag back a Great Monster Spirit with a robust body and bulging muscles, resembling a water buffalo. Pointing at it, it called it "fat" and proudly raised its head, revealing its white belly.

In a short time.

Wu Cangshou and the Old Giant Clam shells all fell silent.

Liang Qu never imagined that he would one day be "Calling a deer a horse".

I taught it once last year.

After a while.

Having found the right Water Beast, the Fat Catfish, praising its good fortune, happily went on to find "robust" and "cute".

Liang Qu secretly sent a message, instructing the Cannot Move, Round Head, and Fist creatures to abandon their search for "robust" and instead look for "plump" and "cute."

The three-headed Water Beast lived up to expectations.

Collect all the offerings you need before nightfall.

A robust water buffalo Spirit Monster, Great Monster Spirit ascending to the realm.

A round, grayish-white porpoise, Great Monster Spirit in the realm of the Middle Kingdom.

And an old friend, "Lionhead".

Liang Qu never expected to encounter another Spirit Monster that looked almost identical to last year's offering.

Compared to last year's, the "Lionhead" in front of us is much larger, standing at nine meters tall, short and stout, Great Monster Spirit spirit.

In this way, all the Water Beast that embody the three symbolic meanings are gathered.

Upon receiving the news, Chen Zhaoan sent people to bring the custom-made large truck to the gate early in the morning, preparing to have it driven to the dock the next day at the appointed time.

Upon seeing the Great Monster Spirit and the cart, the villagers were filled with excitement and anticipation.

The only one who was unhappy was probably Wu Cangshou.

The three Great Monster Spirit offerings were brought in, making the already cramped pond even more crowded.

Fortunately, the discomfort didn't last long. On the morning of the 5th, the craftsmen finished the work completely, opening up the two ponds and increasing the area of the entire pool by more than double! Boom! The underground water surged and rushed towards the new pond, which was paved with pond stones and had a pavilion built on it, stirring up large clouds of white foam.

Wu Cangshou couldn't wait to swim into the new pond.

The entire pond suddenly expanded to a massive five acres!

This is only the area of the pool. If you add the huts on the Long Pingjiang and Long Pinghe, the Great Beaver's shipbuilding site, and the stone path around it, the entire garden covers nearly six acres! "Liang Qing is truly a pillar of my Frog Clan!"

When the Old Toad learned that the pond expansion was complete, he rushed over from the heart of the Frog Clan, praising it loudly, and even temporarily forgot his unpleasantness at seeing the Old Turtle.

Liang Qu appropriately used a few phrases he had recently learned, which were nothing more than loyalty without flattery, remonstrance without obsequiousness, and unwavering integrity without any tendency to sway, which made the Old Toad croak.

The Dragon Girl, sitting on a small stool in the courtyard, was secretly surprised as she gathered her skirts and peeled broad beans.

As expected of Lord Liang!

They chatted and laughed with Grandmaster, and traveled freely without Galloping Horse. They even chatted and laughed with the Frog Elder of the Frog Clan, appearing as close friends despite their age difference.

That's Frog Elder! Even the Elder of the Dragon Man Tribe have to treat him with utmost respect!

All day long.

The Old Toad hopped and jumped around in the garden, repeatedly climbing up to the pavilion in the middle of the pond, and then leaping down with a splash.

Liang Qu added to the joy by having the Dragon Girl prepare a bucket of chilled milk cheese sauce, which the Old Toad drank and played with with great pleasure.

Thump, thump.

Unable to bear the annoyance any longer, Wu Cangshou went off to swim in the Great Marsh by himself.

Observe for a moment.

Liang Qu let the Old Toad roam freely, and took some time to visit the experimental field of more than 200 mu.

Xia Tian is here.

The rice seedling stage is halfway over, and now the entire process is in the transplanting stage, officially starting the rice planting.

Looking around, you can see many people planting rice seedlings on the vast field ridges.

The ditches were dug exactly as planned, and you could see a lot of tiny frogs, no bigger than a fingernail, some of which were growing slowly and had a small tail that hadn't completely disappeared.

Compared to Rice Frog, Rice Leech seem less "cute".

Tiny leeches crawled up the rice seedlings and leaves, their bodies half-exposed and slowly wriggling, looking just like leaves growing from the veins of the leaves, giving people goosebumps.

Although the Golden Thread Leech couldn't even bite through the Wolf Smoke Martial Master's skin, Liang Qu still didn't want to get close.

"Based on the current growth of the rice and the growth of the frogs and leeches, Lord Liang's plan is entirely feasible." The herbal medicine merchant was overjoyed.

"Whether it succeeds or not depends on the harvest in November this year. It's too early to be happy now."

Liang Qu was not blindly optimistic.

The greatest hardship in aquaculture is disease, which is especially prone to occur in large-scale farming.

If they all die, they'll all die too, and you can't eradicate them at all; the whole year's harvest will be wasted.

"Don't worry, Lord Liang, we are all experienced breeders and will not let our guard down."

Liang Qu nodded, saying with some regret, "It's a pity that even if there's a good harvest, I might not be able to see it with my own eyes. I'll be going on a long trip around October, and we'll keep in touch by letter then."

The herbal medicine merchant didn't ask any further questions, "Don't worry, Lord Liang, I will handle everything meticulously."

After giving instructions on many trivial matters,

Carp Spots floated in the sky. Liang Qu returned home bathed in the glow of the sunset. Instead of having dinner, he took advantage of the presence of his men and distributed all the remaining six Treasure Fish that Old Toad had given him.

We ate a small portion of the Treasure Fish and aquatic plants that the Dragonfolk had given us.

That's enough to fill me up.

Inside the Ze Cauldron, the pale blue liquid rose rapidly.

[Marsh Essence +11245]

Communicate with Ze Cauldron.

[Cauldron Master: Liang Qu]

[Refine Marsh Spirit: Marsh Ape (Deep Blue)]

[Marsh Essence: 6038 points.]

River's Favor: 2.2591

Upon returning from Fragrant Township County, he digested the snake gallbladder and presented Treasure Plant with a total of 74,000 Marsh Essence.

Evolving Awei and the others used up 37,000, leaving half remaining.

Afterwards, the pond was expanded, and the Old Toad brought nine Treasure Fish. He ate three of them, earning four thousand, and the remaining six were given to Su Guishan as a Treasure Plant, earning him more than seven thousand four hundred.

I went out, but didn't earn any rewards.

The total amount of essence obtained from digestion has now increased to 60,000!