Chapter 2338 Sacred Heart
Zhou Lijun and Xiang Mingxue: ...Why haven’t they encountered any den of horse thieves?
No, if you encounter a den of horse thieves, shouldn’t you be robbed?
Manbao and Bai Shanzheng were introducing the results of their vaccination to Yang Heshu bit by bit.
Yang Heshu looked at the data, his emotions fluctuating. "How long will it take before this can be implemented among the people?"
Manbao thought for a moment and said, "We need to go back and discuss this with Xiao Yuanzheng and the others. However, we should try it a few more times to make sure there are no other adverse effects before we implement it."
Yang Heshu suppressed his excitement, nodded slightly, and said to her, "If the success rate is indeed so high and there are no adverse effects, Xiazhou is willing to be the first prefecture to implement it."
Manbao was stunned and asked, "Will the people accept it?"
Yang Heshu said, "Xiazhou has more favorable public opinion than other prefectures. Firstly, Xiazhou has just experienced smallpox, and the memory of it is still fresh, so it is easier to persuade. Secondly, your Imperial Medical Bureau has a good reputation in Xiazhou."
He smiled and said, "You don't know that many people in Xiazhou secretly worship the immortal tablets of you, Imperial Physician Lu, and Imperial Physician Zheng."
Manbao exclaimed, "Ah!" "I still have a longevity tablet?"
"Of course," Yang Heshu said with a smile, "As far as I know, you have the most."
Manbao became happy and said, "It must be because I am the most lovable."
Yang Heshu smiled and nodded. Not only was she the most amiable, but she also had the most patients survived. Adding the two together, she naturally received the most tributes.
Manbao really wanted to go and take a look. Yang Heshu saw him and said, "It's not good to barge into someone's house. If you want to see, go to the Taoist temples on the mountain and take a look. Many people not only have longevity tablets at home, but also in temples and Taoist temples to pray for your safety, happiness and longevity."
Manbao became excited and looked at Baishan.
Bai Shan said: "Then let's go and take a look."
Yang Heshu also said, "Although you are in a hurry to return to the capital, I think it is impossible for you to return before the New Year. Why not stay in Xiazhou for a few more days, firstly to sell the goods in hand, and secondly to rest a little. You can set off again on the 27th or 28th. The faster you travel, the faster you should be able to reach the capital on the 4th or 5th. His Majesty will see that you are returning in the first month of the year and will guess that you spent New Year's Eve on the road."
When I think about it, it’s quite pitiful. Maybe the anger in my chest will subside.
Manbao and Baishan felt that Yang Heshu, who was smiling gently at this moment, was a little dark, and they thought in their hearts at the same time, no wonder Brother Tang always said that he was the one being bullied. They didn't quite believe it before, but now they believe it a little.
When the two of them walked towards the yard where they lived, they heard a commotion next door. They couldn't help but walk over to see, and saw Bai Erlang and the others showing Zhou Lijun what they brought back.
The two of them stood aside and listened. Xiang Mingxue turned around and saw them, "Aunt Zhou..."
He paused and called again, "Aunt."
Then he nodded to Bai Shan.
Bai Shan also nodded in return.
Zhou Lijun turned around and saw Manbao. She rushed up to hug her in surprise, and looked at the things they brought back and said, "Auntie, you made a fortune this time."
Manbao said modestly: "It's okay, it's just okay."
She said to Zhou Lijun, "I was just about to find you. We can't take all of these things back, so I only plan to take some with us. You can send the rest back to the capital, and we'll figure out how to deal with them later."
Zhou Lijun was puzzled. "Don't you have soldiers with you? Wouldn't it be safer to have them escort you?"
There are so many people, and they are officials. No one who is not blind would dare to attack them, right?
Manbao sighed and said, "What's important to us now isn't the bandits on the road, but the censor and His Majesty in the capital. Anyway, we're going back to the capital in a couple of days with a small group. We can only take a few carts of luggage, and the rest will be left to you."
She asked curiously, "Aren't you going home for the New Year?"
Zhou Lijun smiled and said, "I didn't know when my aunt would come back, so I waited for her here."
Zhou Lijun thought for a moment and said, "If you, my aunt, entrust these things to us, we will go with you. We will arrive in the city a day later than you at most."
Bai Shan immediately said, "It's okay for us to enter the city on the same day. You are a merchant caravan, and we are an embassy. We can go together, one after the other, and enter the city at a distance."
He said, "When you go back, put your things in my yard in Erliu Lane for now, and then we can move them back home little by little."
He turned around and said to Manbao, "There's no need to be extremely cautious. If there really is an imperial censor who has even set his sights on the courtyard under my family's name, then it would be useless for us to hide."
Because their matter was not a big deal, the officials brought some extra local specialties when they were on a business trip. This is a very common thing when the Holy Spirit has their favor normally. It may even be a proud thing when the Holy Spirit has their favor. Only when the Holy Spirit has lost their favor will everything they do be wrong.
Bai Shan didn't think that they had lost the emperor's favor. At most, the emperor was a little angry because they were delayed on the road.
Manbao thought about it and felt that what he said made sense, so he decided that Zhou Lijun would go with them and asked them to escort most of the luggage back.
Manbao: "By the way, can you introduce me to some merchants who can afford to buy spices and gemstones from the Western Regions?"
Xiang Mingxue was surprised, "My aunt wants to sell these things in Xiazhou?"
So what are they transporting?
Zhou Lijun's eyes sparkled as he asked, "Aunt, did you bring any other merchants from the Western Regions with you this time? Are they going to sell their goods in Xiazhou?"
Manbao said, "They're not merchants. They're some... guards who escorted us to Xizhou. They brought back some spices and gems. The price offered in Shazhou was a bit low, so they followed us to Xiazhou."
Zhou Lijun was a little disappointed when he heard this. "So this is a one-time deal?"
Manbao asked curiously, "Do you want to strike up a conversation with merchants from the Western Regions? Does our family have so much money to get involved in the spice and gem business?"
Zhou Lijun smiled and said, "Forget about the gemstone business, but I can definitely make some spices. I also want to sell them the moisturizer we make at home. I also want some medicinal herbs. I heard the environment in the Western Regions is different from ours, so they probably don't have many of the herbs we have here."
"But raw herbs are cheap after all, so I want to sell finished medicines," Zhou Lijun said. "Besides the ointments for moisturizing, whitening, and removing acne, there's also the scar cream that my aunt taught us to make. It would be even better if I could make some finished medicines for preventing and treating colds and fevers."
Manbao opened his mouth wide, "You are trying to steal business from Jishidiang."
Zhou Lijun said: "I'm not trying to steal your business. I still get my pills and other medicines from Jishitang."
She had never thought of making the medicine herself. Her family was already very busy making ointments, and the production of pills required more care and was more expensive. Not to mention her, even Aunt Wu might not be able to make them according to the recipe.
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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