Chapter 2024 is decided
Manbao shook his head and asked in a low voice: "If they are not officials, they are just ordinary people."
County Magistrate Tang straightened his back, looked at Manbao with disdain and said, "For matters like this, don't say that officials won't investigate unless the people file a complaint. Even if the people file a complaint, officials generally won't investigate it."
The requirements for national mourning in the current dynasty were not very strict, except that weddings were not allowed. As long as you didn't think about getting married, getting married, opening a shop, moving to a new house, or entertaining guests during the three months of national mourning, generally, such matters between husband and wife would not be interfered with.
There are nearly four million households in the entire Dajin, 90% of whom are ordinary people. Can you really ask so many people to act like monks for three months?
County Magistrate Tang stared at Manbao and asked quietly, "Is your family going to have a baby?"
Manbao thought for a moment and said, "Well, it's still a short time ago, only a month, so it's hard to tell anyone else. I only told you."
County Magistrate Tang: ...You must be kidding. Why are you asking him about his filial piety after only one month?
But she is a doctor, so if she says yes, then it is yes.
Manbao returned to Chongwenguan and went to see Mr. Zhuang, and told him about the precautions to take in the early stages of pregnancy.
Mr. Zhuang listened carefully, then went back to find Zhou Dalang and said to him, "Manbao said that your sixth brother's wife's date is the same as Dalang's wife's, with a difference of less than two days."
Zhou Dalang was puzzled. "Isn't it a month early?"
Liu Lang and the others were planning to tell the Qiu family after the first month of the lunar year.
Mr. Zhuang said, "It's the same as Dalang's wife's. It's only been a month and a half, so it's hard to diagnose her pulse. Let's wait another two months before telling anyone, even the Qiu family."
He said, "After all, it's too close to the national mourning period, and Manbao is an official, so it's hard to say."
Zhou Dalang finally understood and immediately responded, "Thank you, sir. I'll go back and tell Liu Lang right away."
Zhou Liulang never imagined that such a thing would happen. They used to be ordinary people. They knew that during a national mourning period, they could not get married or hold weddings, but they didn't know that even... ahem, they were not allowed.
Zhou Dalang asked him, "Have your parents-in-law known that your sixth brother's wife is pregnant?"
"...No," Zhou Liulang said, "Because my sister-in-law said it's still young and it wouldn't be good for the child, so we didn't tell anyone."
Only Manbao couldn't hold back and told Bai Shan and Bai Erlang happily as soon as the diagnosis came out. Then the other families knew about it. Otherwise, only the Zhou family knew about it.
Zhou Dalang breathed a sigh of relief and said to him, "Then let's postpone the date for another month. That's also good. We can tell the public when the child is older. It will be safer."
Zhou Liulang nodded repeatedly. He didn't want to cause trouble for Manbao, and was a little worried. "Are officials so strict? Will someone come to our house to check?"
Zhou Dalang comforted him, "No, if we don't tell anyone about this kind of thing, who will investigate? Besides, Manbao is the doctor. We don't need outsiders for medical treatment or medicine. Isn't it that the time she says is the time?"
Zhou Liulang thought about it and felt relieved.
He went back to the house and told Mrs. Qiu, who was a little disappointed. "I thought I could tell my parents right away and let them be happy."
"Wait another month, and then we'll go back and talk in person," Zhou Liulang said. "Brother said Mr. Zhuang said that early this morning, because officials didn't follow the rules during the national mourning period, they were all demoted. One was even expelled from the capital, and it's uncertain whether he can return in the future."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Qiu immediately said, "Then let's be careful. I'll go out less and get my sister-in-law and the others to keep their word."
Qiu thought of something, her face flushed red, and she felt a little embarrassed and angry. She couldn't help but hit Zhou Liulang, "It's all your fault. How can I go out and see people from now on?"
Zhou Liulang: ...
But nothing unusual happened in the Zhou family. The next day, everyone treated her as usual. Even the Bai family didn't say anything bad. Cheng even came to visit her. "Our lives are pretty much the same. I'm planning to make some clothes for the kids. Do you want to join us?"
Qiu nodded immediately. The two of them entered the house one after the other and became pregnant one after the other. Although one was a daughter of an official and the other was the daughter of a small merchant, they got along very well.
So the two of them went together.
Zhou Liulang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this. Manbao said that pregnant women tend to think too much, so she should not be too depressed and overthinking, as it would not only harm her body but also the baby.
Manbao in the palace received accurate information from Mr. Zhuang, and was completely relieved. He began to busy himself with the free medical consultation work of the Imperial Medical Bureau.
Doctor Xiao simply said, "For this free clinic, in addition to the twelve people including Zheng and Gu, we will select another eighty people from the Imperial Medical Bureau to assist. Even if it's just to observe from the sidelines, let them first learn the steps of sitting in the clinic."
Doctor Liu had no objection. "It would be fine if I could just learn some eyebrow and eyebrow techniques to help the master."
Man Bao said, "I've already looked at the lists of discounted medicinal materials sent by various companies. They have all the herbs needed for basic illnesses. I've asked Zheng Gu and the others to copy them. Once they're done, I'll give each of you a copy."
Doctor Xiao said, "Then let's set a date. We'll also have someone post the notice. Zheng Gu and the others had better memorize all these herbs, so they don't use herbs that don't have discounts, which would be embarrassing later."
Manbao thought for a moment and said, "Today is the ninth day of the lunar month. The fifteenth day will definitely be busy, but it won't be very convenient for us."
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, a stampede occurred in the capital. Although the incident did not become a big deal because the empress dowager had passed away, County Magistrate Tang was still reprimanded and recorded afterwards.
It was just that he caught a few human traffickers at that time, and finally pulled out the radish and brought out the mud, and in one fell swoop wiped out the human trafficking gang that had been active in the Gyeonggi area. It is said that at that time he asked his men to chase the criminals to Tangzhou.
Even Doctor Xiao and others in the Imperial Medical Bureau heard about this. Most of those girls would be sold to Jiangnan, and they would probably never come back.
Also because the empress dowager passed away, his contribution was not publicized, and in the end his merits and demerits offset each other.
During the Chinese New Year, County Magistrate Tang's control over the capital was very strict, and as a result, County Magistrate Guo in Wannian County also became much more powerful. In addition, during the Chinese New Year, most of the powerful and wealthy were still in mourning, and except for some wealthy businessmen, not many people dared to seek pleasure outside.
So this year was particularly peaceful, but Doctor Xiao also knew that the stalls that several pharmacies wanted to set up were arranged on another street, and they were not allowed to gather in a group.
He was also afraid that something might go wrong if he rushed the free clinic to the Lantern Festival, so he said, "Then let's postpone it to the 18th, a four-day period, from the 18th to the 21st. How about that?
Manbao and the others thought about it and all had no objection, so they agreed.
After they had made their decision, Doctor Liu wrote a memorial to report.
Seeing that they only wanted people to maintain order and some tables, chairs, shelves and other things, the superiors waved their hands and agreed.
The former will be handed over to Jingzhao Prefecture, which will hand it over to the county magistrates of the two counties without causing them any trouble. As for the latter, it is also simple. All the departments will have to pool their money together and move some out of the warehouse, and then return it later.
See you at 6pm
(End of this chapter)
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