Chapter 1542 Heartbeat
Zhou Wulang took a look at it and immediately handed it to Zhou Lijun. Zhou Lijun saw that the note detailed the salary, rice allowance and silk cloth they could receive.
The clerk said, "Your family is lucky. This month the summer silk cloth is being distributed, and June is the deadline for surveying and determining official land. So this year you should be able to get your share of official land, and next year you can receive the rent for it."
Zhou Wulang and his friends didn't quite understand what it meant to have official land or not, but in order not to appear timid, they didn't ask anything and decided to go back and ask Madam Liu and Mr. Zhuang.
They are well-informed and must know.
Zhou Lijun confirmed the note, then took it and went to the side with Uncle Wu. When they were far away, she lowered her voice and said, "Uncle Wu, there are 23 dan of rice in total. Can our car fit it?"
Zhou Wulang's eyes lit up and he asked, "Are there so many?"
Zhou Lijun nodded repeatedly and asked, "Can it fit?"
Zhou Wulang and Zhou Liwei whispered for a moment, then said, "It should be possible. Luckily, we brought a mule cart. 23 dan, he could only load 30 bags at most. Liwei and I can add some more, and we will definitely be able to squeeze in."
Mules have more endurance, but it would be difficult for horses or mules to pull.
The three of them took the slips to collect their salaries and rice allowances.
The Ministry of Revenue did not like to settle accounts with silver and only paid out copper coins. It just so happened that the combined salary of her two officials was six thousand coins. The official in charge of distributing the salaries gave them six taels of silver and asked them to sign. He also circled the salary on the note to indicate that they had received it.
The storehouse next door provided the rice as stipend. Servants from the Ministry of Revenue brought out bags of rice from the storehouse, weighed them, and put them aside, until they had counted out 23 shi (approximately 1500 dan) of rice for them.
Zhou Lijun had been watching how another family next door collected the rice. Seeing that the servants had weighed the rice and then stepped aside, he stepped forward, stuffed a handful of copper coins into their hands, and asked them to help move the rice onto the mule cart.
The servants smiled and started to help.
When Zhou Wulang saw this, he was about to say that he and Li Wei would be enough, but Li Wei pulled Zhou Wulang and told him to listen to Li Jun.
Zhou Wulang paused for a moment, then pulled Zhou Liwei out to help, which actually meant reorganizing the food so that all could be packed in.
They didn't expect there was so much rice, so they would have to bring two trucks next month.
Manbao saw her fifth brother leading servants to carry out the rice in the carriage. She was very satisfied and said to Rong Sigong with a smile: "Let's go."
Eunuch Rong Si agreed with a smile, turned his horse around and left.
Because they were delayed on the road for a while, Eunuch Rong Si deliberately sped up his horse. After leaving the imperial city, they passed through several blocks before arriving at the main gate of the Daming Palace.
As Manbao hurried to the Crown Princess's residence, carrying her medicine chest, a palace maid stopped her on the road and said respectfully, "Master Zhou, the Crown Princess is with Princess Mingda and Princess Changyu. You can go straight there."
After saying that, he took her to where Princess Mingda and her family lived.
Manbao let out a breath and went to the side hall with her.
As soon as he entered the house, a cool breeze hit him. The heat from the sun had dissipated a lot. Man Baoshu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's still cooler here. What are you talking about?"
The Crown Princess smiled and said, "It's about the rouge you and Mingda Changyu made."
She stared at Manbao expectantly and asked, "Manbao, can I use the Rouge?"
Manbao thought about it and nodded, "It's okay if there are no herbs to promote blood circulation, but my lady, what are you going to use that for?"
Mingda couldn't help but ask, "Everyone wants good color, what do you want to use it for?"
The Crown Princess lowered her head slightly embarrassedly.
Manbao looked at Mingda's face, then at the Crown Princess's face, and after a moment, he nodded and said, "Use it, just use less."
The Crown Princess immediately asked, "Why use less? Is it bad for the fetus?"
"No," Manbao said, "If you use it too much, you might get acne on your face."
She paused and said, "But you don't have to worry about acne. We're going to make acne cream this time."
Crown Princess: ...Forget it, she should use less.
Mingda and Changyu on the side couldn't help but cover their mouths and laugh.
Manbao felt the Crown Princess's pulse and confirmed that everything was normal, then he went to make ointment with Mingda and the others.
After all, it was medicine with a strong smell. The Crown Princess looked at it from a distance, but didn't dare to get too close, so she could only leave with regret.
But before leaving, she reminded the three of them that if they finished it, they must leave a copy for her.
Manbao was pounding the herbs while watching the palace maids brewing the medicine. He asked Mingda curiously, "Do women really like these ointments so much?"
Mingda nodded.
Chang Yu touched his face and asked in more detail: "If there is something that can make you more beautiful and younger, would you want it?"
Manbao thought for a moment and shook his head. "I'm still very young, but if there was something that could make me smarter and allow me to see things at a glance, I would definitely do everything I could to get it."
Chang Yu: ...I said beautiful, and you said smart?
Mingda smiled and said, "It's the same principle. They are both things that I like very much and want very much."
Manbao nodded thoughtfully.
After finishing today's steps and giving some instructions, Manbao was about to leave. Before leaving, she asked the palace maid, "I wonder if Your Majesty is busy, and if you have time to see me?"
The maid was stunned for a moment before asking, "Master Zhou, do you have anything to ask His Majesty?"
Manbao thought about it and nodded. There was indeed something wrong. After all, he had to apologize to someone.
So the maid went out and came back a few moments later saying, "Your Majesty is in the main hall. There is no one here right now. Please follow me."
Manbao was sent to the main hall. Gu Zhong's little apprentice was waiting there and walked forward with a smile to lead Manbao into the hall.
The emperor had just discussed some matters with his ministers, and because it was hot in the afternoon, they were sitting and eating melons.
But he learned his lesson this time and didn't dare to eat too much. He only ate one at a time.
Seeing Manbao come in, he lifted his eyelids and glanced at her. He waited until she finished her greetings before asking, "What do you want to report?"
Manbao glanced at the melon he was eating and stared at his expression for a long time, which made the emperor feel uneasy.
He couldn't help but put down the melon in his hand, sat up slightly, and asked, "What's wrong? Am I sick?"
Manbao hesitated for a moment and then said, "Your Majesty seems to have caught a cold."
Emperor: "...I only ate one!"
Manbao was silent for a moment, and the emperor also fell silent. Finally, he rolled up his sleeves and stretched out his hand.
Gu Zhong was terrified and immediately went forward to move a small stool and a table so that Manbao could examine the emperor.
Manbao opened the medicine box and took out the pulse pillow. While placing the emperor's hand on the pulse pillow, he said seriously, "Your Majesty, you must believe me. I came here today not because I want to see you sick, but because I want to bring you something."
The emperor asked angrily, "What do you want to give me?"
"Medicine bag." Seeing the emperor's face turn serious, Manbao immediately explained, "It's a medicine bag for cooling off and repelling mosquitoes. I made it myself and even paid for the medicine from the Imperial Hospital. It's very effective."
Manbao entered the second place in the monthly ticket list last month. Thank you for your support. I am happy.
Today is Labor Day. I wish you all a happy Labor Day.
(End of this chapter)
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