Chapter 207 This is Home
The Han River turns a bend at Danjiangkou, and the water flow suddenly calms down. The still water flows deep, flowing for hundreds of miles, and then turns another bend at Laohekou.

Zhou Zhiruo's father was buried at this bend.

Xin Zhen and Zhou Zhiruo arrived at the grave first. It was already overgrown with weeds, and even the wooden sign was gone. They didn't know if it was dragged away by wild dogs or pulled out by naughty children. Fortunately, they arrived in time. If they had waited for ten or eight years, if the grave mound had sunk, they might not even be able to find the grave.

Xin Zhen immediately went to Lengji Town and invited a Feng Shui master and craftsmen to come and repair the tomb. The Feng Shui master praised this burial place to an outrageous degree, saying that it was a place where winds and energy gathered and that there would be talented people among the descendants. Zhou Zhiruo was so happy that she gave him a few more taels of silver.

After repairing the grave, it is time to consider where to live for the two.

Perhaps because of the words left in Butterfly Valley, quite a few people came here to seek medical treatment these days. Xin Zhen did not put up a sign, but these people in the martial arts world were really powerful. Seeing that they were repairing a grave here, they were able to come here.

Xin Zhen was a kind-hearted man. Since people had come to him, he would treat them on the spot. However, he lacked many equipment, and it was not very convenient to get herbs. Every time, he had to ask people to go to the market to buy them themselves. However, the quality of the herbs they bought was average, and sometimes it was difficult to meet Xin Zhen's requirements.

Seeing this, Zhou Zhiruo suggested opening a small clinic in Lengji Town, but Xin Zhen thought it would be better to build a house by the river.

The scenery here is superb. When you wake up every day, you can see hundreds of boats competing for the current on the Han River. When it is foggy, it is like being in a fairyland. When it is clear, there are also seagulls flying around. The key is that people can live here in houses, which makes it convenient for people who come to seek medical treatment.

Xin Zhen spoke beautifully, and Zhou Zhiruo was also fascinated by it. What’s more, she could see her father’s grave every day, which made it even better.

In fact, what Zhou Zhiruo was worried about was that it would cost too much to build a house here. If she rented a house in Lengji Town, the cost would be much less.

However, Xin Zhen's words completely strengthened Zhou Zhiruo's confidence.

Xin Zhen said: "Although we are from the underworld, we cannot be without a home. You have no home, and I have no home either. A rented house is not a home."

The word "home" made Zhou Zhiruo obsessed with it. After hearing Xin Zhen say this, Zhou Zhiruo immediately became excited and began to plan how to build the house.

When we say we live in a hut, we cannot really just build a thatched hut to live in. We also have to build a brick and wood structure house. After all, we are living by the river, and we have to resist dampness and cold. If we just live in a thatched house for a long time, our life will be short.

"We need to live in this house ourselves. The yard we live in is simple. It is enough to build a simple courtyard.

There should be a small vegetable garden in the yard, which is enough to satisfy our daily food. As for fish, meat, eggs and the like, it is simple. When the time comes, we can ask the fishermen on the riverside to send one or two fish every day. If I am free, I can also go fishing.

You can also set up an area outside the yard to raise chickens, ducks, and geese, so that you can also meet your needs for meat and eggs.

The clinic is more troublesome. It has just started, but so many people come to seek medical treatment, and there will be even more in the future.

Moreover, some patients are seriously injured. Once treated, they cannot move immediately and need to stay for several days for treatment, so beds have to be prepared for the patients.

By this calculation, this clinic is not small, at least dozens of beds must be prepared, and we will definitely be too busy by then, and we may have to hire a few doctors, a few herbalists, and medicine-making boys, and then we have to prepare places for them to stay..."

Zhou Zhiruo calculated and said with a bitter look on her face: "...This project is huge and may cost several hundred taels of silver. The key is that it occupies such a large piece of land here, and I'm afraid the government will have to be circulated." Xin Zhen smiled and said: "We are not just building a house to live in, we are going to open a hospital."

Zhou Zhiruo nodded and said, "Butterfly Valley is large, and it's spring-like all year round, so it doesn't matter if the patient is in the open air.

But if we don’t build a house here, the river wind will be damp and the patient may not survive. We need a place to stay.”

Zhou Zhiruo sighed and said, "Brother Xin, why don't we go back to Butterfly Valley? There are no ready-made houses there, and many people know where to go."

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "So do you like this place or Butterfly Valley?"

Zhou Zhiruo smiled and said, "Wherever Brother Xin is, I will be there. However, if I can choose, I will naturally choose here. After all, this is where I grew up. This is my home!"

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "What else is there to say? Leave the money and land to me!"

Zhou Zhiruo asked, "Brother Xin, are you going to look for those gangs to solve the money problem again?"

Xin Zhen shook his head and said, "What's the point? We still have some money now, so let's build the courtyard first, and then we can temporarily treat patients in the courtyard. It doesn't matter if the conditions are simple.

We will first spread the reputation of our miracle doctor, and when wealthy people come to see us for treatment, we will charge high medical fees and then spend a few years to slowly build the clinic.

When we have the reputation of being a miracle doctor, we can build a clinic here, and the government will not stop us. After all, we can never offend a miracle doctor, right? "

Xin Zhen didn't say what he really thought, but Zhou Zhiruo immediately understood and said with a smile: "Brother Xin wants to slowly build up the clinic by practicing medicine, so that he can feel more fulfilled, right?"

Xin Zhen laughed and said, "This is called farming. It's interesting to save up a fortune bit by bit. Just think about it. With our own efforts, we have established a large medical clinic by the Han River. Don't you think it's a great sense of accomplishment?"

Zhou Zhiruo imagined for a while and a shy look appeared on her face. She not only thought about the clinic, but also thought about how she and Brother Xin would have several children in the future. The two of them would treat patients while the children would run around in the clinic. That scene would be so charming.

Zhou Zhiruo nodded repeatedly and said, "It is indeed very attractive."

Seeing that Zhou Zhiruo agreed with his opinion, Xin Zhen was very proud. Isn't it true? The farming literature in later generations has been enduring, which shows the charm of farming.

The construction of the small courtyard house did not require much effort. Xin Zhen asked the tomb repairmen to call another group of people to level the ground. Then they used stones as the foundation, supported the frame with wood, piled up bricks, laid tiles on the roof, and built a courtyard wall. In this way, a small courtyard house was formed.

The small courtyard looked a bit simple, but Zhou Zhiruo laughed until tears came out.

From now on, this will be home.

(End of this chapter)