Chapter 2028 Decision
Because they were so embarrassed, Manbao didn't let Shi Xiu and Liu Sanniang ask them any more questions. However, she still had them feel their pulses. Then she wrote down the pulse diagnosis. After they finished, she said to the wife of the couple, "You don't have any serious problems, but if you want to have a child, it's best to take some medicine to regulate your body. I'll prescribe a month's worth of medicine for you. After that, take care of yourself. Eat some meat or eggs regularly to slowly regulate your body."
Then she said to her husband, "You have some problems. I will prescribe medicine for you. Take it for half a month and see how it goes. After half a month..."
She frowned and thought for a moment, "Go to Jishitang during your ten-day holiday in half a month, preferably in the morning. I'll take a look and give you a new prescription then."
The man became excited and asked, "Does that mean my disease can be cured?"
Manbao thought for a moment and said, "It can be cured, but having children is also a matter of fate. So you two should both take medicine and take care of your bodies. When fate allows, the child will come naturally."
The imperial physician sitting next to him couldn't help but nod secretly. Imperial Physician Zhou is very good at speaking now. Fate is naturally a matter of chance.
Manbao prescribed medicine for both of them and reminded them of some precautions, such as the woman should try not to touch cold water and the man should not eat certain things.
They both wrote it down carefully, then took the prescription and left with many thanks.
They worked until noon, when the chef from the Imperial Medical Bureau prepared lunch and they went to rest.
The people waiting in line also took out their own dry food to eat. Some families that were relatively wealthy simply asked people to go to the nearby stalls to buy some food. The even wealthier families did not have to queue up themselves, but asked their servants to queue up while they sat in a nearby teahouse and waited.
In fact, you can pay to buy a seat, but firstly, the officials who maintain order will not allow it, and secondly, it is rare for ordinary people to encounter free medical consultations by imperial physicians, so even if someone is short of money, they will not sell their seat.
The imperial physicians said they would see patients for four days, but who knows whether the patients will be seen by the imperial physicians or by the students directly?
So no one was willing to give up the position on the first day.
Just seeing it is a gain.
The imperial physicians led the students back to the Imperial Medical Office for lunch. The students had already run to the cafeteria and mingled with other classmates. Zheng Gu and the other twelve stood by and listened quietly to the teachers' words.
Doctor Liu asked Manbao, "I heard you admitted a seriously ill patient this morning?"
Manbao nodded and opened her lunch box. There were very few slices of meat, and most of it was pickles and cabbage. She was used to it. The meals in the Imperial Medical Bureau were always ordinary, but fortunately they were still hot.
Manbao picked up a steamed bun and briefly described the patient's pulse condition.
Doctor Fang said, "This kind of illness requires at least three months of medication. I'm afraid the average family can't afford it."
"More than that, three months will only save your life. If you want to get better, you need to take medicine for at least six months," said another imperial physician, "otherwise you will be bedridden for the rest of your life."
Manbao knew in her heart that just like her mother before, she might even have to hold on to the wall to walk steadily.
Manbao took a bite of the steamed bun and said, "She has a new case, not a serious one. With acupuncture and moxibustion, she should be fine in three months."
"But not everyone has the acupuncture skills of Doctor Zhou. If we leave the capital, I'm afraid no one can treat him with acupuncture." As for whether Zhou Man could cure him if he lived in the capital, he did not express any doubt.
Everyone in the Imperial Hospital knew that although Zhou Man was not easy to bully, she was very kind-hearted as a doctor. When she met a patient like this, she would definitely give him/her convenience.
Manbao nodded, then looked at the bustling students over there and sighed, "So we have to teach them quickly and send them to the local medical offices. Then we don't have to travel all the way to the capital to find a doctor for this kind of illness."
The imperial doctors: ...So you are going to teach your housekeeping skills to so many people?
One of the imperial physicians was struck by this and said, "Could I ask for the acupuncture technique used by Imperial Physician Zhou?"
Manbao nodded and said, "No problem, we can discuss it later."
The imperial physicians were delighted. Since she was so generous, the others didn't hesitate to be generous either. They simply said, "After lunch, why don't we go for a walk and visit Imperial Physician Zhou's patient? I have some experience with replenishing Qi and blood, and maybe the prescription I have might be more suitable for her."
Manbao was overjoyed and agreed immediately, even speeding up his eating pace.
As soon as the patient in the tent took the medicine and lay down, the curtain was lifted, and then six imperial doctors in official uniforms came in.
Manbao walked in front and nodded to the man standing awkwardly, "I'll bring other doctors to take a look."
Then he turned to his colleagues and said, "She's still a bit cold, but luckily it's not serious. I prescribed some medicine to keep her away from the cold, but be careful not to expose her to the wind, otherwise something bad could happen."
The imperial doctors expressed their understanding, saying that now was the time when she needed it most. If she went out at this time, it would be easy for evil wind to enter her body. Once she caught a cold, there would be no return. It was also a miracle that she was lucky that she did not catch a cold even though she was carried all the way to the capital.
The five imperial physicians came forward one by one, felt Zhou Man's pulse, discussed in low voices, and then wrote out two prescriptions for him. "They may not need this one, but this one is good. Imperial Physician Zhou, take a look."
Manbao discussed it with them and found that it was true. Their combination of four herbs was much better than hers.
So Manbao calculated in his mind and immediately decided to change the prescription.
After they had looked at everything, Manbao escorted them out of the tent. Then, with Shi Xiu and Liu Sanniang, he turned back to the woman's husband and asked, "Have you made up your mind?"
The man had originally decided to go home for treatment, because the money he collected this time was not much. If he stayed in the capital, he might not be able to buy medicine for even half a month. But if he returned to his hometown, took the prescription back, and then borrowed some from relatives, he should be able to take enough medicine for four months.
But when he saw Zhou Man bringing so many doctors to see his wife, the resentment in his heart surfaced again. He turned his head to look at his wife lying quietly on the bed, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Doctor Zhou, we will stay."
His brothers were surprised, "Big brother?"
He said, "You can't let your sister-in-law lie in bed for the rest of her life. You go back first, and your sister-in-law and I will stay here. You can come and pick us up in three months."
Manbao: "...when the time comes, just find a caravan to join, and do some work for them. It won't cost much to get to Fengzhou. At least it will save you money than your brother coming to the capital to pick you up and then going back."
Seeing the woman lying on the bed crying quietly, she said to them, "Look at the bright side of things. If you cure her, she will be able to work and take care of the housework in the future. Otherwise, if she is cured and only stays in bed, you will have to support her for the rest of her life. Wouldn't the money she earns after she recovers be more than her expenses for the past three months?"
The younger brothers, who had some opinions, fell into deep thought after hearing this.
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(End of this chapter)
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