Chapter 2054 Plan
Manbao lifted the curtain and climbed out with a confused look on her face. She looked at Bai Shan and the others silently, and then she remembered that she had not had a day off yet and had to go to class today.
Manbao climbed down from the Yin family's carriage and climbed onto the palace's carriage, then turned her head to look at Bai Shan, who was sitting in a carriage across from her.
Bai Shan felt sorry but also wanted to laugh, so he could only suppress his laughter and said, "Don't worry, I'll have someone send you food from Zhuangyuanlou at noon."
Manbao felt a little better, "Remember to order a big meatball for me. I want to eat big meatballs."
Bai Shan smiled and agreed, "I'll also order you a sweet and sour fish."
Manbao's sadness finally disappeared, as they were all her favorite foods.
Eunuch Rong Si looked at the time and realized that if they didn't leave now, they would be late, so he whipped the horse whip and the carriage started to run quickly.
As Manbao jumped out of the car, he saw Doctor Xiao and others standing leisurely at the door, their hands still tucked into their sleeves. When they saw Manbao, they smiled and congratulated him, "I heard that Young Master Bai passed the exam."
Manbao was surprised, "How did you know?"
She went to see the list in person, so she knew it would only take a short while.
Doctor Xiao pointed to a servant standing nearby and said cheerfully, "They went to see the doctor early this morning and returned as soon as they heard the list. Even if they ran faster, Doctor Zhou would have been in a carriage. Why did he only tell me now?"
No wonder they felt there were so many people when they squeezed in to see the red list, and when they ran out they also felt there were too many people running around on the road. It turned out that they were all people like them.
Manbao went in carrying the medicine box and said, "There are too many people on the road, and there is a traffic jam."
Doctor Xiao and the others cheerfully said that it would be better to be blocked a little, "After today, Young Master Bai will finally become known to the world."
Then he asked, "Does the Bai family want to set up a few tables for wine? Don't forget us when you treat us."
Manbao fell into deep thought, "This matter is indeed important. I must ask Grandma Liu when I get back."
Old Lady Liu was indeed very happy. She walked around the room three times with joy and then took her daughter-in-law to pay her respects to the ancestral tablet.
But after the excitement, she quickly calmed down. When Bai Shan returned, she called him over and invited Mr. Zhuang over. Then, in front of Mr. Zhuang, she asked Bai Shan, "What are your plans? After passing the Jinshi exam, there are still exams for the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel, and then you have to wait in line for an official position. Your ranking is not low. If you enter the government, even if you are not sent to a distant place, you can be appointed an official in the capital and start from a young age."
Bai Shan thought for a moment and said, "Grandmother, I'm still young, and it's too early for me to enter the government now. To be honest, my current affairs policy was not very good this time. I'm confused myself. I don't know if I was selected because I did well on the paper, or because of my previous reputation and experience."
If it's the latter, he'll feel guilty; if it's the former, he'll feel heartbroken.
Are you heartbroken that this year's candidates are so bad?
But no matter which one it is, he knows his own abilities, and he still has some distance to go before he can enter the officialdom. Even if he can pass the examination of the Ministry of Rites, it will not be easy to get into the Ministry of Personnel.
He didn't want to be a poor student, so he wanted to study for a few more years.
"Grandma, I want to go out and study for a while."
Madam Liu had already prepared herself mentally. Upon hearing this, she sighed and asked, "Where do you want to go to study?"
Bai Shan didn't say anything for a moment, just looked at Mr. Zhuang.
Madam Liu also glanced at Mr. Zhuang, then said, "Manbao is still in the Imperial Hospital. Does she want to come with you?"
Bai Shan nodded.
"Then what about her position? Putting aside her current official position, will His Majesty release her?"
You can't just resign from office whenever you want. What would you do if the emperor doesn't allow you to resign after you've resigned three times in a row?
Are you going to resign and leave?
It’s not impossible, but the emperor will definitely be angry at that time, and Manbao will definitely encounter some difficulties if he wants to serve as an official again in the future.
Bai Shan said, "It's already winter now. Even if we go out to study, it will be next year. Let's talk about it next year."
Mr. Zhuang said, "Since you want to resign and study abroad, you should start planning now. Even if you can't formally resign, you should at least hint at it so people are mentally prepared. Also, if you want to go to Gaochang, you need to prepare some things for the journey."
Madam Liu couldn't help but exclaim, "Gaochang?"
She turned her head to look at Bai Shan and glared at him, "You guys are going to Gaochang?"
Bai Shan nodded with gritted teeth, "Grandma, we want to go and see the customs and practices of the Western Regions."
Madam Liu frowned. "The Central Plains, Jiangnan, and even the Jiannan Road and Lingnan area are all good options. The Great Jin's territory is vast, so you can go anywhere. Why do you have to go to Gaochang? There was a war there just a few years ago."
Bai Shan said, "Grandmother, the imperial court's control over the grasslands and the Western Regions is weak, so we want to go and take a look. When I enter the government in the future, I will definitely have to consider these issues."
"That's too dangerous."
Bai Shan smiled and said, "Even in the Central Plains, there are bound to be bandits. You might even choke on water. It's dangerous everywhere. Don't worry, we'll bring a few more people with us, and with Manbao, the miracle doctor, we'll be fine."
Mr. Zhuang also nodded, stroked his beard and smiled, "Don't worry, old lady, if even an old man like me can go with us, there will definitely be no problem for these young people."
Madam Liu: "...Mr. Zhuang is going too?"
"Of course. Since the disciple is traveling to study, I, as his teacher, naturally have to take him with me." And as for the Western Regions, he had wanted to go there when he was young, but unfortunately he had a family to support and was short of money. In the end, let alone the Western Regions, he had never even been to the grasslands.
Seeing the excitement beneath Mr. Zhuang's serious expression, Mrs. Liu was speechless for a long time.
But she did feel a little more relaxed in her heart. With Mr. Zhuang by her side, she would always feel more reliable... right?
Madam Liu accepted her fate, but she began to worry about something else. "If Manbao resigns, how can they still grow wheat this year?"
Bai Shan said, "Even if the official land is no longer hers, the tenant farmers still have to make a living. We can't delay their planting for a season just because she resigned. Besides, we don't need to provide the wheat seeds this year. They are all seeds saved by the farmers themselves."
Even the chicks can be self-sufficient. Since the beginning of the year, their investment in Putun Zhitian has been some farm tools and oxen, and the seeds and other things are all good seeds left over from the previous year.
Unfortunately, they calculated that their expenses in the past two years were too high, and they only just made back their investment including this year.
If they can’t make their investment back, it means that they have worked for three years in vain.
Well, not really. The tenant farmers lived a better life and gained psychological satisfaction...if that can be considered a gain.
Bai Shan passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi, and Man Bao was secretly thinking about resigning from his official position.
So today when they went to check on the Crown Princess' pulse, Manbao was sitting on a chair chewing on a roasted taro, while the little prince was sitting on a wooden couch, watching her while eating the supplementary food fed to him by the palace maids.
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