Chapter 1226 Difference
Although Manbao had been in jail, Mrs. Cheng Er did not stop taking medicine and continued to take the prescription prescribed by Manbao, so her condition improved a lot.
After checking it out, Manbao said that the medicine could be stopped and that the patient should still focus on diet and walk around the garden two or three times a day.
"You can continue to use the ointment. I see the lines have faded a lot."
Mrs. Cheng also felt that her health had improved a lot. At least, she no longer felt severe back pain after just standing for a short while, and she was uncomfortable sitting or lying down. Even her complexion had improved a lot.
Madam Cheng happily invited Manbao to tea. After waving her hand to dismiss the servants in the room, she said, "Doctor Zhou, I have a few friends who are also suffering from some illnesses. I have arranged for them to come to my house tomorrow. Would you come and help them take a look?"
Man Bao smiled and said, "I have a patient to see tomorrow afternoon. If it's not an emergency, Madam Cheng can ask them to come to Jishitang to see me. The second floor of our Jishitang is very secretive and can be used for consultations by distinguished guests."
Seeing Madam Cheng frown, she continued, "If something happens at home and it's inconvenient for you to come, it's okay. Just ask the servants to go to Jishitang and tell them and leave a note. I'll arrange the order and come to see the doctor."
Madam Cheng smiled and nodded. "Alright. By the way, did Doctor Zhou bring any more of this ointment this time? I sent someone to Jishitang to buy some the other day, but the shopkeeper said they were sold out."
Sold out?
Shanbao blinked. When she went to the backyard to eat today, the head shopkeeper was not only boiling a new pot, but also putting the ones he boiled two days ago into jars, which were filling up the medicine shelf.
Manbao exclaimed, "Ah!" and then said, "Yes, many people buy this ointment, so I asked Xiao Shao to bring a jar this time."
Madam Cheng Er then said, "Why didn't Doctor Zhou bring a few more bottles? I have several female relatives at home who could use this ointment."
Manbao was a little embarrassed. "Then I'll bring you a few more cans next time I come to see Madam Cheng?"
Mrs. Cheng smiled and nodded.
Manbao packed up his things and said goodbye.
Mrs. Cheng smiled and stood up to see her out. She asked, "It's still early. Would you really like to stay a little longer?"
Manbao refused and said, "I have to go to the carriage and horse shop soon, so I'll take it another day."
"Carriage and horse business? Do you still want to buy a car?"
"I want to buy a horse."
Madam Cheng nodded thoughtfully, and after sending Manbao to the second gate, she smiled and said, "Little Doctor Zhou, I'm familiar with you now. From now on, I won't call you Doctor anymore. How about calling you Sister Zhou? It just so happens that I have a cousin who is about the same age as you. I'll introduce you to each other later."
Manbao agreed with a smile, said goodbye to her and left.
Madam Cheng watched her leave, then she turned around with a smile, holding the maid's hand.
The girl was puzzled, "Second Madam, why are you suddenly so polite to Doctor Zhou?"
Madam Cheng held her hand and said, "Your status is different now. When Miss Zhou comes to visit again in the future, you should be more polite."
She sat on the couch, took the ointment that Manbao had left behind, looked at it, and said with a smile, "Before, she was just a doctor, a miracle doctor, so we had to be polite to her. But now, she is not only a miracle doctor, but also the daughter of a meritorious official, and even more so a filial daughter who dared to avenge her father and file a complaint with the emperor in the palace, so we have to respect her."
She handed the ointment to the maid, asking her to put it away. She leaned against the pillow and said, "Just wait and see. The Queen Mother is still here, and the case of the King of Yizhou hasn't been completely resolved, so no one will approach her now. Wait a few years, and the Queen Mother will be gone, and the case will be completely resolved. Many people will value and admire her. By then, I wonder how many people will be attracted by her character and want to marry her home. It's such a pity..."
The girl held the ointment and asked, "What's a pity?"
"It's a pity that his ambitions are different from those of ordinary people like us." Madam Cheng smiled at this, but suddenly remembered something and sighed slightly, "Forget it, why are we talking about this? Where is the Second Master? He's staying in the little goblin's house again. Tell him to come back. I remember he stole a horse from my brother last time. Where did he take the horse?"
The maid was horrified. "Second Madam, you don't want to give the horse to Doctor Zhou, do you?"
Madam Cheng gave her a sidelong glance and said, "What's wrong with me? That horse is worth nearly a fortune. I'm well now, and the weather's nice these past few days, so I can go to the stables to play polo. I can also take a look at the horses there and find a good one for Miss Zhou."
The girl breathed a sigh of relief.
Last time, the Second Master almost had a fight with his uncle over this horse. If the Second Madam gave it away so easily, not only would the Second Master be so angry that he would vomit blood, but I'm afraid his uncle would also be so angry that he would vomit blood.
Manbao handed the medicine box to Xiaoshao, climbed onto the carriage, and after leaving the Duke of Su's Mansion, he got out of the carriage and sat on the shaft, looking at the bustling crowd on the street and sighed softly.
Xiao Shao glanced at her sideways, "Doctor Zhou, what's wrong with you?"
Manbao sighed, "Today I finally understand what you said about the world and human nature. I'm really still too naive."
Xiao Shao's heart instantly rose, and she asked fearfully, "Doctor Zhou, what happened between you and Madam Cheng in that room?"
This person was the one who dared to file a complaint at the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet.
Man Bao said: "Nothing happened. Didn't you notice that this time when we entered the Duke of Su's Mansion, it was very different from the previous times?"
Xiao Shao said as a matter of course: "Doctor Zhou's status is different now.
Having lived in the countryside since childhood, the person with the most noble status she came into contact with most often was the county magistrate. It happened that the three county magistrates she met did not make Manbao feel the majesty of the class, so she could not understand Xiaoshao very well.
But Xiao Shao had lived a life where a brick fell from the sky and among the ten people it hit, two were members of the royal family, three were powerful people, and three were officials. Among the remaining two, one was a wealthy businessman and the other was a commoner like him. He understood this class stratification too well.
Manbao was not a weakling, but she still felt a strong difference. In Qili Village, and even in Luojiang County, doctors were still highly respected.
Even in Yizhou City, the status of a doctor was not as high as in Luojiang County or the village, but it was still very prestigious. But in the capital...
Manbao thought of the imperial physician who was struck by the prince's sword and lay on the ground for a long time, and asked in a depressed mood, "Is the status of a doctor very low?"
Xiao Shao scratched her head, not quite understanding what Man Bao said. "It's not low, it's my lifelong wish to become a doctor."
Manbao encouraged him, "If you study hard, you will definitely succeed."
Xiao Shao grinned happily.
Manbao was still thinking about the issue of status. It was very strange that her relationship with Mrs. Cheng was a doctor-patient relationship, but before, she was polite to her; but now she respected her.
But the respect was not because of her status, but because her father was posthumously awarded the title of governor. Manbao couldn't figure out the problem and decided to go home to ask the teacher for advice.
But this doesn't matter now. The most important thing is that Xiao Shao stopped the car. Manbao smelled the smell of a carriage and horse shop. When he looked up, he saw all kinds of livestock tied up in the market. All kinds of familiar and unfamiliar smells hit him in the face.
See you at 8pm
(End of this chapter)
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