Chapter 2085 People Arrive
The last time Manbao took out a bottle of medicine and distributed it to Doctor Zheng and the others, he looked bitter. Bai Shan guessed that the pills were probably not cheap.
But gold and silver in the world of the living seem to be useless in the underworld. In any case, he has never seen Manbao worry about gold and silver, so the cost of these pills should be paid by his father-in-law now.
He only knew that his father-in-law liked flowers, plants and animals very much. Now that he thought about it, they could be exchanged for money in the underworld.
Bai Shan smiled slightly and whispered to Man Bao, "I heard there are a lot of deer on the grassland. I'll buy you a live deer and then secretly send it to your father-in-law..."
Manbao's eyes lit up, and he was completely delighted. Even the silent Koko spoke up, "According to my scans, there are many types of deer on the grassland, such as red deer, white-lipped deer, tufted deer, and sika deer. Besides deer, the host can also collect sheep, which also come in many varieties, such as argali and saiga antelope..."
Manbao quickly said in his head: "I know, let's talk about it after we get to the grassland. Koko, we have to take it slow."
Keke said he understood. "I'm just reminding the host that there are actually many creatures on the grassland that are worth collecting. These are just the more common animals. There are also many rare plants. The host used to collect plants in the mountains and forests, but this time you can appreciate the scenery of the grassland."
Manbao was also looking forward to it, so he said to Baishan, "Go quickly and come back soon."
She then remembered, "Did you choose this time to inventory the village because someone is coming from the capital?"
"Yes," Bai Shan said, "This time, Erlang and I will bring some defenders with us. We will send the patients back to the city once we find them. The doctors from the capital will be arriving soon, and they will be able to be of use."
Manbao: ...I thought she would feel more relaxed after they arrived, but who knew there would be more doctors and more patients?
Bai Shan pointed in a direction and said, "The county government plans to select another piece of land on the southern outskirts of the city to build a medical tent. The people who are sent here can live there. Construction has already started today and it will be completed in two or three days.
The medical tent is built entirely with wood and thatch. It is not difficult to build. The wood just needs to be cut down and the thatch needs to be collected and purchased.
But it all works, albeit with some difficulty.
Manbao sighed, understanding, "We'll be ready."
Bai Shan poured her another bowl of soup and said, "Drink more. I see you've lost weight."
Manbao looked at Baishan and said sincerely, "You have lost weight too."
Two days later, Zhou Liru, standing in front of Manbao, also hugged her aunt and cried, "Aunt, you've lost weight."
Liu Sanniang, Zheng Gu and Zheng Shao on the side agreed with this.
Manbao was shocked, "Why are you all here?"
Zheng Gu, the eldest brother, responded on behalf of everyone, "The Imperial Hospital has posted a notice. As assistant doctors, we can't fall behind the common doctors, so we signed up together. And since Master is here, as his disciples, we should stay by his side."
Manbao asked, "It's ok for the three of you, but why is Liru here too?"
She has only studied for a few years, and although she has some skills now, she is still unable to prescribe medicine independently.
Zhou Liru said quickly, "Auntie, I'm here to help you. I heard from the officials that you don't even have a good helper here. The brothers and sisters can prescribe medicine independently and see patients on their own. I'm here to help you."
Then he avoided people and whispered, "I was worried about my aunt and second sister, so I came to see you."
Now that everyone is here, they can't just rush back. Manbao nodded and said, "Okay, you can stay with me. Have you taken the pills I sent you back?"
"I ate it, auntie. It tastes like the candy you gave us when we were little."
Manbao complained in his heart: The taste is similar, but the price is nothing. You can buy a lot of that kind of candy with one point, but this one costs more than a thousand points.
Oh, yes, after a few transactions, it has now reached 1,800 points per piece.
Manbao touched his chest and asked, "Has everyone at home eaten too?"
Zhou Liru nodded, "They ate it all, even the servants at home ate it."
The servants were all from the Bai family, but Manbao said in the letter he sent back that he would give one pill to each servant at home to prevent them from contracting the disease when they went out.
Manbao nodded, turned around and went to find Liu Sanniang to ask, "Did you deliver the medicine bottle I sent back to the prince?"
"Yes, I personally watched the Crown Princess and the little prince take them. As for the remaining pill, I didn't see it with my own eyes because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wasn't there. But later when I went to check the little prince's pulse, I asked about it, and the Crown Princess said His Royal Highness had already taken it." Liu Sanniang paused, then chuckled softly, "The Crown Princess also said the medicine was like a sugar pill. His Royal Highness kept talking about it for a long time after taking it."
Manbao breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, "Just eat it."
Liu Sanniang then said hesitantly, "Auntie, Li Zhong is here too."
Manbao glared, "Why is he here too?"
Liu Sanniang said, "He came here to deliver food, but the main reason is that his family is worried about his aunt and uncle, so they asked him to come with us."
In fact, after they received the letter from the official, Zhou Lizhong decided to follow them to Xiazhou as soon as the government announced the recruitment of doctors.
He set aside half a year's worth of food for the restaurant and his home, and took his sister-in-law's rice allowance and all the grain from the summer and autumn harvests of the official fields in Putian Village, and followed the imperial team to the capital.
This time, the imperial guards will personally deliver the medicinal materials and people to Xiazhou. Because his wife and sister are in the team, and he is Zhou Man’s nephew, the people from the court are also taking good care of them.
Liu Sanniang said, "As soon as he entered the city today, he was invited by the manager of the grain store. People from the government office also went there, all wanting to buy grain from him."
In fact, Xiazhou is not short of food now. The autumn harvest this year is still good. Yang Heshu and Bai Shan have privately calculated that the people have surplus food at home and no one will starve to death.
However, due to the epidemic, people were in panic and food prices were rising. The government had to take out food to appease people. The people might still have some food in stock, but the government did not have much.
Moreover, it will take another half a year before the summer harvest after the epidemic. This year, the epidemic has affected farming. Between March and June next year, the price of grain in Xiazhou will definitely soar.
Ordinary people may not think of these things, but they have their own ways of survival and will definitely save some food.
This has resulted in very little food circulating on the market.
Zhou Lizhong and his men transported the grain to the city gate. He didn't let the tenants who were accompanying him enter the city. Instead, he sent a message directly to Zhou Silang. He then opened the grain bags and distributed some grain to them. "This is dry food for the journey. You can go back together now. Take the documents we brought along. You didn't enter Xiazhou City and didn't come into contact with smallpox patients, so you can pass through the checkpoint."
He added, "My father will settle your wages when we get home."
That’s right, Zhou Lizhong didn’t hire anyone from outside. The workers on the ten grain carts were all tenants from Putian Village. They had agreed before they came that they only needed to deliver the grain to the outside of Xiazhou City and did not need to enter the city.
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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