Chapter 1406: Choice (November Monthly Ticket Plus 2)
He smiled and said, "The gentleman brought us here today. He drank tea with several gentlemen for half a day and made friends with them."
Those who can be friends with Mr. are generally not bad.
Manbao was delighted and immediately said, "Then choose Songhe Academy."
"Shuxiu is not cheap. Your fifth brother thinks it is too expensive."
"It's like sharpening the knife before chopping wood. They all have blunt knives now. If we spend a little more money to have them sharpened, how much money can we make in the future?" Manbao waved his hand generously, "I'll talk to Fifth Brother later and have him pay."
Bai Shan smiled and nodded, "Their academy is not in a hurry to start school. They will continue to recruit students until the 27th day of the first lunar month. We will go to class tomorrow."
Manbao said, "I will also go to Jishitang tomorrow. I will go to see Fifth Brother in the afternoon."
"Aren't you going to the palace tomorrow?"
Manbao shook his head, "It's been a day, and today the prince's condition is much more stable."
She winked at Bai Shan and said, "My temper has improved a lot."
Bai Shan smiled and nodded, "Then go ahead. Remember to come find us after school. I think Yin Huo and the others will host a welcome party for us. When the time comes, you can invite the three others along and let them make some friends."
Manbao nodded in agreement.
After the two finished talking, one went back to the study to make arrangements for tomorrow's affairs, while the other went back to his room to look for something. After a while, Manbao took the things and returned to the study. He said to Sanya, "Get up early tomorrow and go to the medicine store with me."
Zhou Liru was still a little nervous, her heart pounding as she asked, "Aunt, am I going to start learning medicine from you?"
Manbao nodded. "You have no basic knowledge and have only memorized a few herbs. Tomorrow I will take you to identify the herbs you memorized. There is no rush to learn the others."
San Ya covered her chest and said, "Aunt, I'm so nervous."
Manbao's medical studies were very natural and he never seemed nervous, so she couldn't empathize with her. She could only pat her on the shoulder and say, "Then you can be as nervous as you want. Be nervous for tomorrow, and then you won't be nervous tomorrow."
Zhou Liru: ...
Everyone: ...
Mr. Zhuang stroked his forehead, put down his book, and called out, "Manbao."
Manbao immediately stood up and walked obediently to the teacher to listen to his instructions.
Mr. Zhuang asked her, "Do you have any plans for the next two days?"
That was a lot of plans. Manbao lowered his head and said, "Sir, I haven't finished writing the medical manual yet. I have to continue writing. I want to finish it all within five days."
Mr. Zhuang nodded.
Man Bao lowered his head and continued, "I have to go to Jishitang tomorrow morning. At noon, I will go to see my fifth brother to arrange for their school. In the afternoon, I will meet some friends. The day after tomorrow, I will go to the palace. After leaving the palace, it should be evening..."
Mr. Zhuang raised his eyebrows and asked, "Then how do you spend your time studying?"
Manbao looked at Mr. Zhuang with a distressed expression.
Mr. Zhuang said, "Manbao, you are still young. Now is not the time for you to make great achievements. You just said that sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood. You need more time to study."
He said, "You have to make a choice."
Manbao's shoulders slumped and he responded softly.
Mr. Zhuang said, "Go ahead and think about what you can give up and what you can't give up."
Manbao thought for a long time but still couldn't figure out what she could give up, so she looked at Bai Shan who was sitting next to her.
Bai Shan lowered his voice and said, "Jishitang..."
Manbao frowned, but Jishitang was where she accumulated experience. If she didn't sit in the hall...
Bai Shan stole a glance at Mr. Zhuang, and seeing he wasn't paying attention, he lowered his voice and asked, "Since you're unwilling to give up the palace servants, and they're more likely to listen to you and give your students training, then why are you still sitting in the Jishitang treating common illnesses that you're already familiar with?"
Manbao whispered, "Doctor Liu and the others will also need to treat these common illnesses in the future..."
"I'll go sit in the hall when the time comes."
Manbao didn't expect Bai Shan to be even more shameless than himself, and for a moment he couldn't suppress his voice, "Isn't this too utilitarian?"
"Ahem—" Mr. Zhuang looked up at them.
The two of them immediately lowered their heads and used books to block the way in front of them, even though they knew it might not be very effective.
Bai Erlang turned around and glanced at the distance, then chuckled twice with a gloating look.
After waiting for a while, they felt that the teacher was not looking at them, so they raised their heads and continued to talk in whispers.
Bai Shan whispered, "What utilitarianism? Isn't Xiao Shao by your side? He's a member of the Zheng family. You taught him everything you taught Doctor Liu. And he's your apprentice, just like a disciple. Given your relationship, there's no way he can get away."
He said, "The Zheng family, with such a large fortune, has only produced one imperial physician. Although you are not an imperial physician now, you are better than an imperial physician. You work in Jishitang and the prescriptions you prescribe are all from Jishitang's medicine cabinet. This relationship is unbreakable, and Manager Zheng will not let it end."
She and Jishidiang have always had a mutually beneficial relationship. She is not suitable to work in Jishidiang at this stage. If she forces herself to work there, it will not only waste her time, but may also cause a rift between the two.
Bai Shan said, "Sir, your words are clear enough. You are still young and don't need to make money. The most important thing for you is to study. You have been treating common diseases for two years and have accumulated enough experience. If there are diseases that you are not good at in Jishitang in the future, you can go and learn."
"I think Manager Zheng will agree."
Manbao fell into deep thought.
Of course, the shopkeeper Zheng agreed. Not only did he agree, he also called his son over, took Manbao's hand and said with a smile: "Originally, if you didn't mention this, I wouldn't have been embarrassed to bring it up. Now that you mentioned it, I'll let it go."
He said, "You are indeed still young and cannot always stay up late to work, but you are too busy sitting in the clinic, seeing patients, and going to the palace to treat the nobles. I feel distressed when I see you. I am afraid that you will not grow tall in the future."
Manbao: ...This is the thing that hurts her the most, why do you want to hurt her so much?
Manager Zheng continued, "Besides, you have to take care of Dr. Liu and the others, which makes me even more worried about you. So I thought about it and decided to keep this clinic for you. If you're free, or need to give the disciples some practice, you can come back and sit for a few days. As long as you use our Jishitang medicine cabinet when you go out for consultations, I will continue to pay you the monthly salary of five taels."
When Manbao heard this, he felt very embarrassed and was about to refuse.
But the shopkeeper Zheng held her hand and said, "Don't refuse. This is all according to the rules. You can take the consultation fee yourself, and the medicine you take is from Jishiditang. Oh, and you can take my son with you too."
He smiled and said, "He's old enough. He only learned the basics of medicine from me, but he's quite clever. Whether he enters the palace or is taken to the harem, he can help you take care of things."
(End of this chapter)
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