Chapter 1492 Plan
Manbao was speechless for a moment, but then he explained to Zhou Silang, "The imperial court wants to establish medical offices in various places. When that happens, most of the medicine for these medical offices will have to be purchased from various medical clinics and pharmacies, so there will be a severe shortage of medicine."
Zhou Silang immediately reacted and asked, "When do you want the medicine?"
Manbao said: "I don't know about that. Construction hasn't started yet. I just told you in advance so you can prepare."
Zhou Silang stroked his chin and said, "We can grow herbs at home, and there are so many people in the village. We can grow Ligustrum lucidum and red dates on the hills or dry land, and they won't take up good farmland. They won't bear fruit until one or two years later, but we have to lay the foundation in advance. We can't wait until the herbs are planted before we start this business, right?"
Zhou Silang said, "By then, I'm afraid there won't even be any bones left for us."
Manbao, Zhou Lijun, and Zhou Liru all tilted their heads up to look at him. Zhou Silang looked conflicted. After hesitating for a long moment, he closed his eyes. When he opened them again, he said, "Okay, I understand. Let's go to Shangzhou to buy some porcelain and send it directly to Xiazhou. Manbao, is Xiazhou far away?"
"Xiazhou is north of the Great Wall." Manbao thought for a moment before remembering Xiazhou. He asked curiously, "What are you going to Xiazhou for?"
"Didn't I take over a shipment of medicinal herbs for Manager Zheng last winter?" Zhou Silang said, "I've asked around, and those medicine merchants actually bought their herbs from Xiazhou. There were a few herbal farmers who came with them last time, and I even asked for their home addresses. This time we're delivering porcelain to Xiazhou, and we'll look for people while we're there. If we can get some herbs in, that would be great. If not, we can at least explore the route. It won't be a big loss anyway."
Manbao said, "Okay, go ahead. By the way, there are still a lot of fabrics at home. Do you want to take them?"
She said, "The grasslands also love silk and satin, and summer is coming soon, so these fabrics will only become more expensive. Alas, these gifted fabrics are very difficult to sell in the capital. Everyone knows their origins, and they are not good at all."
Zhou Silang immediately said, "I'll take them away when I come back from Shangzhou. You can keep a few pieces to make clothes. Although you're engaged, it would be nice to dress up. I saw Bai Shan changed into new clothes yesterday."
"That's summer clothing. The weather is starting to get hot. I made it, but I'm not wearing it."
Zhou Lijun listened for a while and said, "Aunt, it seems you haven't told Fourth Uncle that you're going to live in the palace yet."
"Oh, yes," Manbao looked up and grinned at her fourth brother, "Fourth brother, I'm going to the palace to revise the book."
Zhou Silang was no longer surprised by Manbao's comings and goings in the palace. He waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "Go ahead, go ahead. Just don't quarrel or fight with anyone when you enter the palace."
Manbao's slightly proud expression froze, and he couldn't help but emphasize, "I want to live in the palace."
Zhou Silang paused for a moment, then realized what was going on and said, "That won't work. How can you, a girl, live out here?"
He glanced around, making sure they were the only ones in the courtyard before lowering his voice and saying, "There are many perverts in this palace. Don't storytellers often say that emperors of previous dynasties would favor any pretty woman they saw? The palace maids all have a hard time."
Manbao: "...Fourth brother, in the palace, besides the guards, there are only two kinds of men, one is called the emperor, and the other is called the emperor's son. As long as the emperor and his son are not perverts, no one else in the palace would dare to become a pervert."
She said, "I didn't come to the palace to be a maid, I came to edit books!"
Manbao emphasized the word "revise the book" and seeing Zhou Silang's confused face, she said casually: "I want to be an official!"
Zhou Silang's eyes lit up. "Become an official? You want to be an official? What rank?"
Man Bao coughed lightly and said, "I'm not sure what rank it is yet, but it's definitely a rank. Just wait and see. By the way, when I become a successful official, I'll ask for an imperial decree for mother. Hehehe, then mother will also be a rank."
Zhou Silang couldn't help but say sarcastically, "If Dad knew, he would be very sad."
Manbao was a little confused when he heard this, "But imperial decrees are usually bestowed on mothers. I've never heard of one being bestowed on fathers."
Zhou Silang said, "This is so unfair to us men, especially to Dad."
Manbao thought about it carefully and realized that it was true. Then he sighed, "But this is the law, and it can't be changed for our family. Sigh~"
Zhou Silang was still a little dazed when he returned to his own yard, and was quite unbelievable.
Seeing that he was distracted, Fang nudged him and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Zhou Silang turned his head and looked at his two sons sleeping in the bed, and said quietly: "They say nephews look like their aunts. I wonder if they can look a little more like Manbao, or if they are closer than the next generation, or if they look like my uncle, that would be good too."
Fang: "...I've only heard that nephews resemble their uncles."
Thinking of his eldest uncle who was butchering sheep with a butcher knife, and his wife who had just chopped people with a knife, Zhou Silang felt quite sad when he saw the six heads lying inside. "What's the good of being like my uncle? Even if I can't be like Manbao, I should at least be like me."
Fang said, "That's not what you said when Liutou was just born. You even said that if Liutou was like my brother, he would at least be steady."
Zhou Silang coughed lightly and said, "Then do you think I'm uneasy now?"
Fang shook her head, "I didn't see you were steady, so I thought you were more dangerous than before."
Zhou Silang: ...
Fang sighed and said, "What can I do? I love you and I'll marry you anyway."
Zhou Silang finally became happy, hugged her, kissed her and said, "Don't worry, I'll bring a few more people with me this time, and I will definitely not let anyone rob me again."
"The three kids are younger than you. They're smart, but they're definitely no match for you in a fight. Who are you going to take with you?"
"Daji introduced me to the people in the escort agency. I went to see them a couple of days ago. I plan to hire a few people to go with me. Although it will cost a bit more, Lijun has calculated that we can still afford it."
When Fang heard this, she felt much more at ease.
Zhou Silang was planning to go on a business trip. Of course, he couldn't just take his own people with him, he also had to bring someone who could do the accounting.
Zhou Liwei had just returned to the capital not long ago after following him to collect tea, and he didn’t want to go out much yet. After all, traveling for business was really hard work.
Sometimes they would walk for a whole day and still not find any villages or guesthouses to stay in, so they basically had to sleep outdoors. Their sleeping arrangements were not as complete as Manbao and his friends', so they basically just boiled a pot of water and ate some dry food, which was very uncomfortable.
So Zhou Lizhong took over.
Zhou Lijun wasn't afraid of hardship and wanted to go, but Zhou Silang wasn't willing to take her. He said, "This is our first time on this journey. Although Shangzhou isn't far, who knows what might happen along the way? As a girl, it's best not to take such a risk."
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(End of this chapter)
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