Chapter 1655: Time to Work
After six days of rest, Manbao was stunned when she opened her eyes in bed. She didn't react until she heard a knock on the door and her father's voice came in, "Manbao, you have to go to the palace to work today."
Manbao suddenly woke up and immediately got up from the bed.
It was already dawn, and Manbao was afraid that he would be late again, so he quickly changed his clothes and washed up.
Zhou Lijun was probably worried that she would be late, so he didn't bother to clean himself up. He yawned with his eyes half closed while pouring her a basin of water. "Aunt, hurry up and wash up. I just vaguely heard that my uncle's courtyard is bustling with activity. It seems that everyone has woken up."
Manbao stretched lazily and said, "It wasn't difficult to get up early before, why has it become so difficult now?"
Zhou Lijun tilted his head and thought for a moment before finding an excuse for everyone. "It must be because everyone was exhausted yesterday."
Manbao agreed with this.
Keke couldn't help but ask, "Isn't it because you've been on vacation for so long that you've become lazy?"
Manbao denied it, "It's because everyone was tired yesterday. If you don't believe me, scan and see how many of us are up now?"
In fact, most people were awake, except Zhou Silang and Zhou Lizhong who had just returned from the grassland.
Manbao changed his clothes, combed his hair, took the basket he had put away last night, and went directly to the west yard for breakfast.
Xiao Qian had already prepared breakfast for her.
She felt that what they ate yesterday was too greasy, so today she only cooked porridge for her and mixed a handful of pickles in it. She ate two bowls of porridge with a plate of pickles. She had not put down her bowl when Bai Shan and Bai Erlang hurried over.
Seeing how hurried they were, with only a steamed bun in hand, Xiao Qian simply took out a bamboo tube and scooped a few spoonfuls of porridge for them. She then put a plate of pickles in their school baskets and carried them directly to the car. "Eat in the car."
The three of them climbed into the car. Manbao suddenly remembered something and quickly grabbed Zhou Lijun's hand, saying, "Remember to keep an eye on Fourth Brother and ask him to leave us twenty cows to give to the tenants. Also, buy some breeding eggs. Don't just focus on farming and forget what we told you."
Zhou Lijun said, "Don't worry, little aunt. Just do it the way you did with your small farm in the village. I understand."
Manbao then sat in the carriage, Daji drove out, and the guards behind took the horses of the three young masters, and everyone hurried to the imperial city.
Madam Liu and Zheng stood at the gate, watching. After they left, they shook their heads and laughed, saying, "Every time I come into the palace after my day off, it's like a fight."
Zheng made an excuse for them, "They were just tired yesterday. The kids used to be quite self-disciplined."
Madam Liu smiled and said, "Just pamper them. We'll go talk to your in-laws after dinner."
Madam Liu smiled and said, "They are so careless. They only do things halfway and leave a lot of work for us. I have to tell my in-laws about building the house and digging the pond today. Otherwise, when they go to Putian Village tomorrow, they will definitely be anxious."
Zheng agreed with a smile.
As soon as the carriage was driving steadily on the street, Bai Shan and Bai Erlang immediately put down the steamed buns and took out the bamboo tube and pickles.
Bai Shan said, "I got up too late today and my mouth was dry and I wanted to drink some water, but they didn't seem to care at all and just gave me some steamed buns."
Bai Erlang nodded repeatedly, "I drank a lot of water last night, but my mouth is still dry now, and I don't want to eat steamed buns at all."
Manbao said, "Yesterday we had a feast, and you guys also drank alcohol. It would be strange if you weren't thirsty."
She stared at the pickles on the plate, swallowed, and said, "Eat less. Eating too much pickles will make your mouth dry."
Bai Shan said, "If you don't finish it, you can take it home. Why bother?"
Manbao stopped stopping them and touched his stomach. He felt no space left, so he sighed regretfully and watched them eat it all, taking a mouthful of pickles and a mouthful of porridge.
When they arrived at the palace gate, the two had not only finished breakfast, but also packed up their things.
The three of them immediately took their belongings, got off the car, and lined up for inspection before entering the palace.
After not seeing each other for six days, the classmates and colleagues were still very excited and happy to see each other. Manbao greeted Xiao Yuanzheng happily and asked, "Xiao Yuanzheng, is there any news from the palace recently?"
Xiao Yuanzheng said: "No news, but I do have something to discuss with Master Zhou."
"you say."
Dean Xiao said solemnly, "Master Zhou, you are also from the Imperial Hospital. Look at this rotation..."
Man Bao blinked and said immediately, "Your Highness didn't tell me that I would be on duty. I have to look after the Crown Princess, and I won't be able to take my turn if I do."
Xiao Yuanzheng puffed his beard and said, "As the imperial physician, you can't just run away from the capital without telling me. Don't you know it's hard to find someone?"
Manbao said, "I'm on leave. What happened during the Mid-Autumn Festival?"
"Nothing happened," Xiao Yuanzheng said unhappily, "It's just that a vassal state heard that the Imperial Medical Bureau was recruiting students, so they wanted to send a few students in."
Manbao looked puzzled, "What does this have to do with me?"
"How can it be irrelevant? You were the one who submitted the memorial to the Imperial Medical Bureau. We can't even teach ourselves, so how can we have the time to teach the people of the vassal states? Besides, the medical skills of the vassal states are very crude, and there's no common language. How can we teach them?"
Xiao Yuanzheng said, "But His Majesty is very concerned about appearances, so what we say doesn't have much effect. However, you can say something in front of His Majesty and the Crown Prince, but who would have thought... Alas, when we need you, you are not in the capital."
Speaking of enrollment, Manbao suddenly remembered something. She looked around and saw that there were quite a few people in the hall, so she simply reached out and pulled Xiao Yuanzheng out.
They pulled it all the way to the outer garden. However, it was morning and there were many palace servants coming and going. Man Bao searched for a long time before finding a place where no one was around and whispered, "Xiao Yuanzheng, I was just about to discuss this enrollment matter with you."
As soon as Xiao Yuanzheng saw her attitude, he felt something was wrong and immediately said, "Master Zhou, you can't use the backdoor again. You have four disciples in total, three of whom are already on the list. Your little niece..."
"Oh, my little niece will take the exam herself. She's still young, there's no rush," Manbao said. "I was talking about something else. This time, when I was out playing, I just remembered that we've spent so much effort training doctors. What if after we train them, they don't go to the hospital and just become doctors for other families?"
Xiao Yuanzheng said confidently, "That's impossible. Even if a doctor employed by a family earns more money, it's still far less respected than one employed by the medical department. Those families wouldn't be able to shell out a hundred taels a year to support a doctor, right?"
"What if their parents and family members are all slaves in their homes?"
"You have to pass the exam to be a good student..." Xiao Yuanzheng paused here and immediately understood what Zhou Man meant. He looked up at Zhou Man, and Zhou Man nodded to him meaningfully.
Xiao Yuanzheng frowned and thought, "This is ridiculous! They are rich and powerful, and have many doctors to hire. Yet they are trying to compete with our medical department for people?"
Manbao turned over and said, "I want to take a rest."
I typed with tears in my eyes: "I want to take a vacation."
See you at nine o'clock in the evening
(End of this chapter)
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