Chapter 1596 Visit 2 (An additional chapter for the reward to the book friend "Never Give Up")
Old Zhou said, "That's fine. Your fourth sister-in-law and her family aren't very meticulous people. I'm afraid they can't take care of the flowers and plants. Not only will they waste the flowers and plants, but they will also waste the land. It's better to grow vegetables."
Manbao was speechless, so Old Zhoutou pointed along the way and said, "Look at this soil, it's almost turned black, it's been well maintained. What are you planting here?"
Manbao took a look and said, "Jianlan, but it doesn't seem suitable to be planted here."
"They look almost dead, so of course they're not suitable. Pull them out and plant some green onions. The chopped green onions are pretty and edible," said Old Zhou. "Your sister-in-law will give you some later. Just pluck a handful of chopped green onions. They're super fresh and delicious."
Manbao, who was about to refuse, thought it was a good idea and nodded in agreement.
"This piece of land is nice and spacious. Don't you like eating fruit? How about I find you a fruit tree and plant it later?"
Manbao asked, "What kind of fruit trees should we plant?"
Bai Shan, who was standing by, interrupted and said, "Let's plant some jujube trees. Don't you like eating green jujubes?"
Manbao said, "Then I like a lot of things. I also like to eat pears, loquats, walnuts, and chestnuts..."
Old Zhou glanced at the flower beds in front of him and said with a wave of his hand, "Plant them all!"
He was full of enthusiasm. When he finally reached the garden, Old Zhou opened his mouth in surprise, and Qian also opened her mouth in surprise.
The couple couldn't help but murmur, "With such a large piece of land, what can't be planted?"
Little Qian, also in a daze, followed her parents-in-law into the garden. After walking around for a while, they arrived at the lake. She looked at the stream that gurgled from somewhere, the water flowing over the bluestone slabs under her feet and then converging to the lake. She asked, "This, this big place is all ours?"
Manbao puffed out his chest proudly and nodded while trying hard to hold back his laughter.
Xiao Qian sighed, "How much money does this cost?"
Zhou Dalang nodded and murmured, "It must be a lot of money."
Old Zhou and Qian finally came to their senses and quickly grabbed Manbao and asked, "Who gave you this house?"
"Prince."
Old Zhou heaved a sigh of relief and turned to Qian, saying, "That must be true. After all, the entire world will belong to the prince in the future. Giving Manbao a house is nothing."
Having said that, he still felt a little dizzy and groggy, as if the ground he was standing on was soft.
Manbao felt that her father's expression was not right, and she couldn't help but reach out to help him and asked, "Dad, what's wrong with you?"
"What's wrong with me?" Old Zhou stared blankly at Manbao and said unconsciously, "I'm so happy, I feel so light..."
Before he could finish his words, his eyes rolled back and he fell limply. Bai Shan, who was standing beside him, quickly reached out and grabbed his other side.
Zhou Dalang finally came to his senses and hurried forward to half-hug his father.
Manbao was startled and hurried to feel her father's pulse, then looked at his tongue and eyes. After a while, she said with some hesitation, "Dad seems to have heatstroke."
Bai Shan couldn't help but glance at Manbao. She would never use the word "seems" when treating a patient, and isn't heatstroke very obvious?
Manbao instructed everyone to carry Old Zhou to the main courtyard. There was no other way, this place was closest to the main courtyard.
Manbao took out a needle and gave Old Zhou two pricks, and he woke up.
He opened his eyes, still a little dazed, and asked, "What's wrong with me?"
"Dad, you fainted from excitement," Manbao whispered in his ear, "but I told people you had heatstroke."
Old Zhou blushed, but still gave his daughter an approving look.
Manbao straightened up, touched her father's forehead and said, "It's all because the capital is too hot."
Qian was a little skeptical. Although it was rarely so hot in Luojiang County, it did happen. At that time, they were still working in the fields, so there was nothing wrong, right?
Why do I feel dizzy when I come here to visit a garden?
Qian was worried that Old Zhou might be sick due to his old age, so she pulled Manbao aside and asked him quietly.
Manbao thought for a moment and said, "Dad suffered a lot when he was young, so his health isn't very good. Now that we're in the capital, let's take good care of ourselves."
So Manbao ran back and carefully felt Old Zhou's pulse, and immediately prescribed him a prescription. Old Zhou was no longer dizzy at this moment. He got up and saw the medicine, and couldn't help but say, "I'm fine now, right? Just drink more water. How much does all this medicine cost?"
Manbao said, "Dad, take two doses of medicine first. I'll write a recipe for medicinal food for my sister-in-law later. You can eat some medicinal food to regulate your body in the future."
She said, "Medicine is three-quarters toxic, but food can be used as medicine, and medicine can be used as food. Although medicinal food takes a long time to take effect, it is less toxic, which is just right for ordinary people to regulate their bodies."
Old Zhou asked, "Does it cost a lot?"
Manbao shook his head without thinking, "They are just some ingredients. For example, the yams we grow at home can be eaten often to nourish the spleen and stomach."
When Old Zhou heard this, he no longer felt sad.
Manbao wrote the prescription and gave it directly to Zhou Liru, asking her to go to the warehouse to get the medicine.
Old Zhou finally remembered to ask, "How is San Ya doing in learning medicine from you?"
Manbao said: "I'm still identifying the herbs, but I've recognized most of them. Now I can dispense herbs with the medicine boys at the counter."
Old Zhou's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but say to Qian, "It's really strange. Why are all the girls in our family so smart?"
Manbao said with a smile: "Because he looks like my mother."
Old Zhou glanced at Qian and didn't refute her, but he said to Manbao, "You look like your biological father. He's very smart. I heard that your maternal grandparents promised your mother to your father because he was so smart."
So Manbao doesn’t look like his mother.
Qian gave Old Zhou a sidelong glance, not expecting him to argue over even this.
She and Manbao laughed and said, "This house is very nice. Since you have accepted the prince's kindness, you must treat him well. We are people who know how to repay kindness, understand?"
The prince gave her this house as a token of his gratitude.
However, Manbao did not realize this. Perhaps the prince was not yet in charge, so he did not know how expensive food and daily necessities were, and his rewards were much more generous than the emperor's.
Manbao indeed prefers to treat the prince rather than the emperor.
Seeing Manbao agreeing obediently, Qian patted her head with satisfaction and said, "Go to the kitchen and take a look. I'll sit here with your father for a while to see if the food is ready. We'll go see Second Miss Cheng later. It's better for everyone to have dinner together."
Xiao Qianshi went with Manbao.
It just so happened that Fang and the others had just finished cooking the rice and cutting the vegetables and were about to put them in the pot.
Xiao Qian washed her hands and took the shovel. Man Bao excitedly lit the fire for her and said to her, "Sister-in-law, now that you're here, who's in charge of the restaurant at home?"
"Da Ya is in charge for the time being. She's also learned a lot of skills. Although she's not as good as your sixth brother, she can still handle it for a while." Xiao Qian said, "It's mainly because your eldest brother and I are worried about our parents coming to the capital, so we came with them."
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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