Chapter 2077 Meeting
Cui had a fever again at night. Yang Heshu sat beside her bed and whispered to comfort her, while Manbao prescribed medicine and gave her acupuncture. In addition, there were also problems with the other five patients, so Manbao was very busy and did not stop until the early morning.
Fortunately, everyone who lives here comes from a well-off family. Even if their family members are not here, there is at least a servant to serve them personally. She only needs to give acupuncture and prescribe medicine, and she can get by.
After everyone had overcome the crisis, Manbao went to wash his hands and change his clothes, then lay motionless on her bed.
Although I was very tired, I woke up in the early morning after sleeping for less than two hours.
Mrs. He didn't expect Zhou Man to wake up so quickly, so she hurried in to serve him.
Manbao yawned, changed his clothes, and stood up, asking, "Are there any new patients in the hospital today?"
"Yes." Mrs. He paused and said, "Nothing was sent out today."
That is, no one is seriously ill or dead.
Manbao nodded and went to have breakfast first. Before she finished, Yang Heshu came over and sat opposite her.
Manbao then remembered him and said embarrassedly, "Xiaoxue Brother Yang, I had forgotten about you."
Yang Heshu couldn't help but smile, "I don't blame you, you're just tired from being busy."
He picked up a bun for her and asked, "Xiazhou's naan is good. It's delicious when dipped in mutton soup. It's a pity that I can't treat you now. I have to wait until the smallpox is over."
"After this is over, you must treat us to a meal," Manbao asked, "How is my wife now?"
"I fell asleep. I just have a slight fever now. I think I'm doing much better than last night."
"I'll go check on her later."
They had just finished their meal when Steward Li came back to report, "Sir, Young Master Bai has brought two people with him and is waiting outside the gate. He claims to be the family of Doctor Zhou."
Manbao immediately stood up and said, "Senior brother, please sit down first. I will go and see him."
As he spoke, he said to Koko in his mind, "Buy it."
Keke happily asked, "How much do you want to buy?"
Manbao said with a pained heart: "Buy more, just buy... fifty pills."
As soon as he finished speaking, Manbao heard the sound of ding-ling-ling, and twice in a row, which shows how fast Keke is.
When they arrived at the door, the soldiers checked Zhou Man carefully before letting him out.
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang led Daji and the other two to stand on the side, with Zhou Silang and Zhou Lijun standing next to them.
Seeing Manbao, Zhou Silang and Zhou Lijun rushed forward, and one of them lowered his voice and said, "Are you trying to kill yourself? Why are you coming to Xiazhou at this time?"
One asked, "Auntie, can you cure smallpox?"
Manbao first answered Zhou Silang, "This is the emperor's order. The people from the Imperial Hospital have fallen behind and will also come."
Then he replied to Zhou Lijun, "It depends on the situation. Are you all okay?"
"It's okay," Zhou Lijun glanced at Zhou Silang and smiled, "Don't worry, little aunt. We don't have any other special skills, but we cherish our lives very much. After Xiazhou City was closed, we rented a large courtyard to live in, and then gradually donated all the medicinal herbs we had."
Manbao breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, "We are not from Xiazhou and have no roots here. It is not a good thing to have a large amount of medicinal herbs and food on hand."
"Brother Xiang said the same thing, so we never hide the herbs we sell to others. We sell them to each household at a very high price, but we also donate a batch to the county government. Every time we take the herbs out, we let the neighbors see. Now everyone knows that we have no herbs on hand."
"Unfortunately, we brought twenty cows from the grassland this time. Now we are locked up in the yard, and it is too difficult to feed them. We have been trying to find a way to sell them recently," Zhou Lijun said, "but Xiazhou has no shortage of cows, and not many people dare to go out at this time. We ourselves dare not, so..."
Manbao looked at Baishan, who thought for a moment and said, "Leave it to Brother Yang, or I'll kill him."
Not to mention Zhou Silang, Zhou Lijun was also shocked and stared, "Killed them all?"
Bai Shan and Man Bao said, "I looked at the data yesterday and went to the medical tent. I realized that almost half of the patients in the city now come from the outside villages. Brother Yang said that in some smaller villages, except for a few adults and children, everyone else has disappeared."
"So don't even mention that it's hard for people to go out right now. Even if the illness is over, it's impossible for you to sell these cattle in Xiazhou. So the best way is to kill them. There's a meat shortage in the city right now, so at least you won't lose anything."
But it may not be the case if you continue to raise it.
The cows will get sick and lose weight due to the daily grass and feed they need, and the cost will get higher and higher as they are raised. At that time, you might even end up losing money.
Zhou Lijun frowned, and Zhou Silang also frowned, but he quickly made a decision and said through gritted teeth, "Then kill them all."
Manbao immediately said, "It's not convenient for you to go out now. I'll go find Brother Yang for help."
She looked at the pills in the space, nodded to Zhou Silang and said, "Wait here for me, I'll go find Brother Yang."
She went in and brought Yang Heshu out with two medicine bottles in her hands. She handed the bottles to Zhou Silang and Zhou Lijun and said, "Each of you take one of the pills in here. Don't take more than you can eat, and don't skip any. I've counted the number of people, so each of you will take one."
Zhou Silang took a bottle and asked, "What medicine is this?"
Man Bao said: "It can prevent you from contracting smallpox so easily, but the effect is not certain, so you should pay more attention to it in your daily life."
Zhou Silang's eyes lit up and he said, "If we have this thing, why not share the recipe with everyone and let them try it? We can make it ourselves and maybe even make some money."
Manbao was speechless for a moment, and Bai Shan frowned and said, "There is no recipe."
"Isn't this made by Manbao? How come there is no recipe?"
Bai Erlang on the side said: "Ah, you will know why after you eat it. There is not much difference between having a prescription and not having one."
Manbao turned around and glared at him, "This is medicine, not candy!"
Bai Erlang said, "If you say so, then so be it."
Bai Shan interrupted and said, "Actually, sugar is also medicine."
Manbao immediately said, "That's right, sugar can also be used as medicine."
Yang Heshu felt that Bai Shan was doing a good job of smoothing things over.
Zhou Silang listened to their discussion and poured out a pill. He originally thought he could swallow it without water, but before he could swallow it, he tasted a hint of sweetness. Then the sweetness became stronger and stronger, until finally a faint medicinal taste came out...
Zhou Silang: ...
He silently closed the bottle, stuffed it into his arms, and nodded, "Okay, I understand. I'll let them eat it when we get back."
He now believed that Manbao really didn't have the recipe, and he also felt that this candy...pill was probably not made by her.
Zhou Lijun couldn't help but eat one, and then he and his fourth uncle reminded his aunt to take care of herself. Without saying much, he bowed to Lord Yang and took his leave.
The next chapter will be around 11pm
(End of this chapter)
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