Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 790 - 403: Siphonic Toilet_1

"A flush toilet?" Xiao Qi became immediately curious and asked Lian Manman, "Sister, what is a flush toilet?"

Lian Manman had been lost in thought; hearing Xiao Qi’s question, she came back to reality and realized what she had just said. A chamber pot, an object already present in this era, was also called a "descendants’ pot." In farmsteads, outhouses were commonly found outside. During the day, people would go to the outhouse for convenience. But at night, especially during the winter nights, this was very inconvenient. So, every household had a chamber pot for use during the night, and come daylight, they would dump the waste from the pots into the outhouse, then wash the pots.

In farmsteads or towns where not every household had an outhouse, the chamber pot was even more widely used, making the job of emptying night soil an essential occupation.

Wealthy families had maidservants and servants, who naturally were responsible for emptying and washing the chamber pots. But in ordinary families, this task had to be done by themselves.

Lian Manman had been here for over a year, and she had grown accustomed to many things, but the outhouse... it was something she just had to get used to.

Now, with Lian Manman’s family’s circumstances, they could certainly afford to hire someone to empty and wash the chamber pots. But her habits from a past life made Lian Manman much more inclined toward a flush toilet.

"Sister, what is a flush toilet?" After waiting for quite some time without a response from Lian Manman, Xiao Qi asked again.

Lian Manman looked at Xiao Qi. This little fellow was sharp and alert; fooling him by saying he had misheard was virtually impossible. Therefore, she had to come up with a way to explain.

"The chamber pot is the one we’re using now," Lian Manman thought for a moment, then explained to Xiao Qi, "I was thinking, it would be nice to have a chamber pot that could flush itself. It would be cleaner and more convenient. Then in winter, dad and mom wouldn’t have to clean the chamber pot every day."

"A chamber pot that can flush itself..." Xiao Qi climbed onto the Kang bed, sat next to Lian Manman, and took the kitten, Da Hua, that was lying on Lian Manman’s lap into his arms. "If there really was a chamber pot that could flush itself, that would be great."

Clearly, Xiao Qi was also captivated by the idea Lian Manman had proposed.

"With a self-flushing chamber pot, we could build an outhouse inside the house," Lian Manman continued, "Then in winter, we wouldn’t have to go outside to the chilly outhouse."

In over a year’s time, Lian Manman had come to love this rural life. Her only regret was the issue of sanitation. Lian Manman wanted a flush toilet, an indoor outhouse, and she also wanted to build a bathhouse. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Lian Manman felt that resolving these three issues would nearly make her rural life perfect.

"Sister, can you really put an outhouse inside the house without any smell? Sister, let’s hurry and build it!" Xiao Qi, after listening to Lian Manman’s description, immediately lit up with excitement.

Who wouldn’t like a more comfortable life?

Seeing Xiao Qi like this, Lian Manman became even more determined to build a flush toilet.

Two heads are better than one. Lian Manman thought it best to discuss the matter with more people to gather a range of ideas. She had the basic principles and concepts for a flush toilet. Now, with some skilled artisans, the wisdom of the working people was endless, something Lian Manman firmly believed in.

In the evening, after the family had eaten dinner, Lian Manman brought out the rough sketches of the flush toilet to show everyone. After a day of Xiao Qi’s promotion, everyone was full of anticipation for the flush toilet.

Having explained the concept of the flush toilet, Lian Manman went on to describe each of the related components of the water inlet and outlet on the sketch to everyone.

The flush toilet Lian Manman envisioned mainly included the toilet itself and a connected flushing tank. For the water inlet mechanism, she initially planned to use a larger tank to supply the water. As for the drainage mechanism, it would use thick pipes.

Compared to Lian Shouxin and Lady Zhang, the children were obviously more interested in Lian Manman’s design – but Mr. Loo was the most intrigued of all.

Mr. Loo looked over the drawings several times, and, in his eagerness, asked Lian Manman question after question, to which she explained as thoroughly as possible.

For instance, regarding the bend where the flush toilet connects with the drainpipe, Mr. Loo thought it might hinder the flushing process—after all, at first look, a direct downward shape seemed more conducive to flushing. Lian Manman explained to Mr. Loo that this bend wouldn’t obstruct the flow of water and, moreover, it would store a portion of water, creating a barrier that would prevent sewer gas from rising up.