Chapter 2235 He Cishi
Manbao and the others each took their own rooms and took their luggage back to their rooms. Steward Li then came to report, "Master, Miss Man, the innkeeper Zhang is a subordinate of General Meng's brother-in-law, Master Zhang. It seems that several lieutenant generals and lieutenant commanders in the army have shares here."
Manbao was curious, "Are they fighting in a ring? With whom? The governor of Shazhou?"
Bai Shanze asked, "Which came first, the inn across the street or the inn next door?"
Manager Li was stunned for a moment, obviously not asking this question, so Bai Shan asked him to ask, "Ask again, when was this inn opened, and how many years has Governor He of Shazhou been here?"
Manager Li responded, went out for a walk, and came back, "Master, the inn across the street came first, and then the Yunlai Inn. The inn has been open for seven years, and Governor He has only been in Shazhou for three years."
Bai Shan and others understood that Governor He was an outsider, at least on the surface, but they didn't know whose side he would stand on in his heart.
Yin Huo yawned and asked them, "Do you want to vent your anger?"
Bai Shan hesitated, so he went to ask Mr. Zhuang. Mr. Zhuang waved his hand and said, "How can they be so angry? We are just passing through and will only stay for two days at most. There is no need to make enemies with them over such a thing. However, this matter can be a joke in front of Governor He."
He took off his shoes and socks to soak his feet, and said to Bai Shan, "Take Manbao's visiting card and deliver it to the governor's mansion. We will pay a visit tomorrow. After meeting the local official, ask him to introduce us to General Meng to obtain the customs clearance documents."
Bai Shan agreed, squatted down to wash and wipe Mr. Zhuang's feet before taking the foot washing water out.
Mr. Zhuang sighed comfortably and leaned back on the bed without moving.
It’s really not easy for me to travel far away when I’m old.
Manbao took out the remaining fifty taels of silver and gave it to Dayu. "How many days will you stay in Shazhou? I'll treat you to dinner tonight."
The silver was too heavy to fit into his arms, so Da Yu carried it in his hands. He said with a smile, "It's hard to refuse Doctor Zhou's hospitality. We've decided to stay a few more days."
Anyway, she provided food and lodging, so they could just buy some more things to take back. Although there were not many merchants passing through the town now, they still had to consume some coarse cloth and ceramics locally, so they could still make money, but it was a little less.
Manbao didn't mind being taken advantage of, but just reminded them: "We may only stay here for two days."
Da Yu was actually a little curious. "Doctor Zhou, isn't Shazhou more fun than our town? You've been staying in our town for twenty days, why don't you stay here a little longer?"
Manbao said seriously, "Am I the kind of person who enjoys it? There are many medicinal herbs in your town that I have never seen. I went there to see the herbs in person."
Da Yu curled his lips. Who was he trying to fool? In the twenty days he had been in their town, he had only seen her eat fish, gerbils, and even scorpions from the desert, and they even ate the poisonous round thorns. He wasn't looking to see the herbs, but to eat them, right?
Manbao himself was a little skeptical, so he added, "The big cities in the world are all similar. Shazhou is only different because of Yumen Pass. But that is a military stronghold and we can't enter. We can just observe it from afar and feel its grandeur."
Da Yu thought about it and came to his senses. In other words, their town was different.
He became complacent and said to her, "Yes, our town is very beautiful, completely different from other places, otherwise we wouldn't have fallen in love with it at first sight."
Da Yu took the money, and their business relationship was over. However, Man Bao was very generous and asked Manager Zhang to put their meal and food expenses on her account.
They were officials from the capital, and although they weren't high-ranking officials, it wasn't difficult for them to see Governor He. The guards delivered the invitation to the Governor's residence and waited outside the government office for a while before hearing back. They returned to report, "Governor He said he would be available at 3:45 am tomorrow."
Manbao then said, "It's only a quarter of an hour until noon. It's already noon when we talk. Is he going to treat us to dinner?"
Mr. Zhuang patted her head and scolded her with a smile, "You think about food all day long."
Da Yu at the other table nodded in agreement.
However, Mr. Zhuang still took it to heart, so when he went out the next day, he took all six children with him, looking like the old men and women in the village who were going to a wedding.
Bai Shan and the others also dressed up, put on better clothes with accessories hanging on them, and then set off with Mr. Zhuang in high spirits.
After walking in the desert for more than ten days, they were still quite greedy and wondered what the food in Shazhou was like.
Governor He met them at the Governor's Mansion. When they entered the gate, Manbao walked in front and she led everyone in.
When Governor He saw her, his eyes flashed, and he immediately stood up with a smile and exchanged greetings with Zhou Man. After the greetings, they sat down in their assigned seats.
He knew Zhou Man's origins and his mission in the Western Regions.
In fact, he had received official documents and news from the capital a long time ago. He was naturally curious and...respectful of the famous imperial physician Zhou. Not to mention that she cured the prince's illness and gave the dynasty a grandson, just take the smallpox in Xiazhou. God knows how scared they were after the winter last year.
Fortunately, the prescription they sent was effective, and there weren't many smallpox patients here. Some of the people who came with the disease were detained as soon as they entered the city, and then quarantined outside the city...
He had seen the effectiveness of the prescription with his own eyes; the mortality rate was much lower than the smallpox he had witnessed as a child.
I forgot to mention that he also had smallpox, that was when he was a child. Although he was protected by his family in the backyard at that time, he has never forgotten the feeling of being on the verge of life and death.
I heard that this prescription was improved by the imperial physicians of the Imperial Medical Bureau based on the prescription given by Imperial Physician Lu, and Imperial Physician Zhou put in a lot of effort.
This time, Zhou Man went to the Western Regions for a prescription for the prevention and treatment of smallpox. Although he didn't know why a small and backward country like the Western Regions would have such an important prescription, he didn't care, as long as it existed.
Therefore, Governor He did not stop them from leaving the city. He even said enthusiastically, "I sent someone to report to General Meng yesterday. I happened to have an appointment with him for dinner at the Anning Restaurant. Doctor Zhou, why don't you go with me? We can discuss the clearance document then."
Manbao happily agreed, then asked curiously, "Is it difficult to get customs clearance documents now?"
Governor He sighed, "Imperial Physician Zhou has come all the way from Xiazhou. Is the journey easy?"
Manbao paused and said, "It's not bad, but many of the post stations along the way are abandoned or don't have any, so it's a bit inconvenient."
Governor He: "...Isn't this what I meant? You didn't encounter any bandits or horse thieves?"
"Oh, we encountered a wave," Manbao said with a nonchalant smile, "but they have been wiped out."
See you at 6pm
(End of this chapter)
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