Chapter 2064 Secret Talk
"Thank you, sister-in-law," Bai Erlang said after taking a look, "Please bring some shoes, socks, and coats. I'm afraid it will be cold in Xiazhou. I'll go and tell my great-aunt."
There was no need for him to say anything, as Old Lady Liu had already thought of it. She not only prepared two sets of clothes for Bai Shanduo, but also prepared some more for Bai Erlang and Manbao, especially shoes and socks. The various types of shoes and socks alone filled half of the box, taking up more space than the clothes she usually wore.
"I know you won't be happy in Xiazhou. I'm afraid you'll have to go back to the countryside. It must be snowing heavily there by now. If carriages and horses are inconvenient, you'll have to walk, which will definitely wear out your shoes and socks. Bring plenty of them, and change them if they get wet. Many illnesses start from the soles of the feet."
Bai Erlang smiled and said, "My great-aunt is now a doctor."
Madam Liu smiled and said, "I often hear Manbao talk about the way to keep healthy, so it's hard not to know."
Qian also prepared a lot of shoes and socks for Manbao. When she put the prepared things into a box and asked several daughters-in-law to carry it to Manbao's room to continue cleaning, she saw Manbao and Baishan sitting opposite each other behind the screen, lowering their heads and carefully flipping through a book and writing something.
She stood and watched for a while, then turned around and asked Xiao Qian and others to be more gentle, and then asked Fang and others to go out, leaving only Xiao Qian to help clean up Manbao.
Manbao was reminded by Koko. He looked up and saw that it was his mother and sister-in-law. They did not come over, so he lowered his head and continued.
Qian and Little Qian packed Manbao's luggage, and then Little Qian went to the kitchen to prepare food for their departure the next day.
Qian sat on the other side of the screen, watching the two children busy writing. They even had two cakes sent from the kitchen for lunch. They were busy until it was time to light the lights, then they stopped writing and slowly stood up, twisting their necks.
Qian, who had been sitting there, seemed to come to her senses and stood up and walked over.
Manbao, who had already forgotten her mother, was startled when she saw Qian suddenly appear behind the screen.
Seeing Manbao patting his chest and looking at her in panic, Qian knew that she had been frightened. She quickly stepped forward to comfort him, "Child, what are you afraid of in your own home? Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Tianzun will not blame us. Our Manbao is a good boy..."
And comfort her like a child.
Manbao exhaled and said, "Mom, I'm fine."
She felt that she was quite brave.
In fact, Bai Shan was also shocked. He wanted to hold Manbao's hand just now, but he almost didn't.
However, his back was facing Qian, and when she came up to him, he had already restrained his expression, so Qian didn't know that he was also frightened.
However, when Manbao went out to eat with him, he whispered to him, "Do you want me to make you a bowl of calming soup?"
It was obvious that she was frightened by what she saw just now.
Bai Shan: "...No, I'll save it for you to drink."
Manbao chuckled and said, "I don't need it either. I'm very brave."
They had already had dinner at home. In fact, Zhou Liru had tried to call them before, but they were too engrossed in watching the movie, so he didn't wake them up.
So now only the two of them and Qian were left without food.
So while the three of them were eating, everyone sat on the side and watched them, mainly Manbao and Baishan.
Manbao had been stared at many times, but she had never had the opportunity to be stared at by a large group of people while eating dinner like this before. So she felt a little uncomfortable, "Dad, just tell me what you want to say."
Old Zhou was fine, just looking at her.
Mr. Zhuang smiled and said, "I can't go with you this time, so I have a few things to tell you. You can eat your food and don't need to stand up. Let Erlang listen carefully for you."
So Bai Erlang, who had already sat down on the chair, stood up again and listened to Mr. Zhuang's lecture with an obedient look on his face.
Manbao and Baishan also pricked up their ears to listen, but their hands did not slow down. They quickly finished their meal. Mr. Zhuang had just finished his instructions, so the two of them went back to read books.
When Bai Erlang caught up with Manbao in her room, she had already put away all the books on the table and put them on the bookshelf, and then went to look at what they had written down.
Bai Shan was distributing the materials to her, and all the materials related to smallpox were put together for the time being. He and Manbao had discussed that this was not something that could be finalized immediately, so they should ignore it for the time being and find a way to treat smallpox first.
Manbao finally got six pieces of paper. She looked at them carefully. Bai Shan said, "I think some of the methods are too simple and outrageous. I'm afraid they won't work."
Man Bao said, "Smallpox is different from other epidemic diseases. Everyone's physique is different, so the prescriptions used are also different. These two are recorded in Ge Hong's "Elbow-Back Remedy Prescriptions." I've seen case records in the Imperial Hospital, and it's effective, but the success rate isn't very high. Out of ten people using this prescription, only two might survive. And the pockmarks won't go away."
Bai Shan took it and looked at it. Man Bao sighed and said, "Originally, smallpox was called 'Luchuang' because it was introduced by soldiers captured in the Han Dynasty. Later, Chen An contracted 'Luchuang' and was left with pockmarks on his face. He wrote a poem, 'The sky is not right, so I apply a mask and decorate my face with flowers.' That's how the common name smallpox came about. I still want to increase the success rate of cure, while trying my best to prevent people from leaving pockmarks on their faces."
Because in Manbao's opinion, acne scars on the face and body are still considered a disease.
She continued to look at other prescriptions, and after a while, she shook her head. These prescriptions were not very good, and were not as good as the prescriptions given by the imperial doctors after they had diagnosed the disease when they held a meeting in the Imperial Hospital yesterday.
She put down the prescription in her hand and said to Bai Shan, "You go back and rest. I have to go to the palace again tomorrow."
Bai Shan stood up and said, "You should also get some rest early. I have to go see Brother Tang Xue tomorrow."
They didn't even need to look for him. Early the next morning, Tang He came to Manbao's house before he even had time to go out.
The three of them sat facing each other. General Tang He asked his attendant to hand the things to them and said, "This is for Changbo. Please help me take it."
Manbao agreed, and then the study became quiet.
After a while, Tang He sighed and said, "Take care of yourselves."
Bai Shan and Man Bao agreed. Man Bao looked at Bai Shan, and Bai Shan nodded slightly to her.
Manbao stood up and said, "Senior brother, you two can talk. I have to go to the palace first."
Tang He nodded, and after Manbao left, he looked at Bai Shan. The two closed the door and talked in secret.
Xia Zhou's situation is not good, no, it should be said that Yang Heshu's situation is not good.
The reason why he was able to blockade Xiazhou was because he committed treason and surrounded the governor's mansion, bypassing the orders of the officials of Xiazhou.
Now, not only ordinary people are imprisoned in the city, but also officials, gentry, and wealthy businessmen from Xiazhou...
If Xiazhou can survive the crisis, Yang Heshu will make many enemies in Xiazhou; if he cannot survive the crisis, Yang Heshu's life will be over.
Moreover, his family of three are all in Xiazhou.
Tang He was only worried about one thing now. "He's all alone. If he incurs public wrath, he might not be able to protect his family."
The human mind is so dark. Tang He is best at making judgments. He has been thinking since he received the news. If he were those people in Xiazhou, he would definitely think, if Yang Changbo's family also got sick, could he still seal off the city and not let people go out to ask for help?
So Tang He whispered, "If you get to Xiazhou, the most urgent thing is to get Cui and her son out of the county government office, or move someone from the Imperial Hospital in."
I wish you all a happy Mid-Autumn Festival. The next chapter will be around 6pm.
(End of this chapter)
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