Chapter 2354: A wife and mother?
The imperial court opened the seal, but there was still the Lantern Festival to come, the weather was still cold, and the start of spring was not urgent, so everyone acted slowly.
Except for the Imperial Medical Service.
Manbao led the people from the Imperial Hospital to visit the old and disabled soldiers who were settled in the imperial farm.
Xiao Yuanzheng looked at their physical conditions and found that they were able to survive the vaccination. Oh, no, a few people did not get vaccinated.
However, Xiao Yuanzheng glanced at them and didn't ask Zhou Man why they were brought back without vaccination. After looking at them, he said, "It seems that vaccination doesn't have any major adverse effects on their health."
Manbao nodded.
Xiao Yuanzheng said, "Your Majesty has granted us special permission. We will find someone to test the cowpox virus. This imperial farm has been allocated to us."
Manbao asked, "Are we still going to find a prisoner to test on?"
"Why look for prisoners? Now that it's confirmed that the risk of cowpox vaccination is not high, it's natural to look for servants." Xiao Yuanzheng said, "The Ministry of Justice doesn't have that many prisoners for us to use, and finding prisoners is even more expensive."
It would be better to use servants, such as slaves in the imperial farm and criminal slaves in the palace, all of whom can be used.
Naturally, Manbao and the others don't need to worry about these things. Once the order is given, someone will do it.
But they came to vaccinate cattle themselves.
Most of the imperial physicians participated in it and bought five cows directly from Zhou Man to vaccinate.
Why buy from Zhou Man?
Xiao Yuanzheng's reasoning was quite convincing. "You successfully vaccinated cowpox in the Western Regions. There are some differences between cows in the Western Regions and those in the Central Plains, so it's better to start with the cows in the Western Regions. What if your dose isn't suitable for cows in the Central Plains?"
Manbao thought what he said made sense, so he brought all the cattle brought back from the Western Regions to Xiao Yuanzheng to choose.
Xiao Yuanzheng didn't know how to pick cows, so he found the manager of the imperial farm and, following his advice, picked five cows that were judged to be strong.
So the Imperial Hospital began to prepare the smallpox vaccine, and after injecting it into the cows, they had people carefully guard them and prevent outsiders from coming into contact with the cows.
Everyone in Huangzhuang knows that there is smallpox in this area. Unless someone is seeking death or intending to harm others, they basically won't come here.
However, the Imperial Hospital was very cautious about such matters and set up three checkpoints on the road, guarded by the imperial guards. Even if someone wanted to take the smallpox virus out of the imperial farm, it would not be easy.
After Manbao, Xiao Yuanzheng and others watched the cows being inoculated with smallpox, they arranged the people on duty and then went to change their clothes and go home.
On the first day, Doctor Zheng was on duty, so Xiao Yuanzheng, Doctor Liu and others, along with Zhou Man, strolled out of the imperial farm and went home.
At this time, there were no crops in the imperial farm, and there was still snow in the fields. Fortunately, the road was still dry, so everyone simply walked out of the imperial farm together.
Xiao Yuanzheng asked Zhou Man, "Master Zhou, will you treat us to a drink after your promotion?"
Doctor Liu also looked over and said with a smile, "This is a great joyous event. Lord Zhou has passed a great hurdle. At least the family should host a banquet for their relatives and friends, right?"
Man Bao said, "No rush, let's wait until after the Ministry of Personnel exam in April."
Xiao Yuanzheng: "You don't have to take the exam, so why do you have to wait until the Ministry of Personnel passes it... Oh, County Master Bai is going to be an official this year?"
Manbao nodded.
Xiao Yuanzheng curled his lips and couldn't help but ask Zhou Man with concern, "Has Mr. Zhou proposed marriage?"
Manbao was a little shy, but still nodded openly and said, "Yes, I have. Once Bai Shan is elected as an official, we will set a date and invite everyone to the wedding banquet."
Everyone naturally agreed happily.
Xiao Yuanzheng was a little worried. He avoided the crowd and gave Zhou Man a look. The two of them slowly fell behind. After they had a certain distance, Xiao Yuanzheng whispered to her, "Master Zhou, will you still be able to serve as an official in the court after you get married?"
Manbao was surprised, "Why not?"
She was startled. "Xiao Yuanzheng, you're not going to fire me just because I'm getting married, are you?"
Xiao Yuanzheng: "...What right do I have to dismiss you? It should be His Majesty and the Ministry of Personnel who should do the dismissal."
Manbao said, "But doesn't the Ministry of Personnel still listen to you?"
She was Xiao Yuanzheng's subordinate, and he had the final say on whether she had fulfilled her responsibilities.
Xiao Yuanzheng glanced at her, and Manbao immediately smiled ingratiatingly, "I'm not saying you're partial, it's just that your question made me a little nervous."
Xiao Yuanzheng asked, "After you get married, won't you be able to take care of your husband and children? Will you still have time to enter the palace and serve as an official?"
Man Bao said: "It's okay, of course, I have no objection if you give me a few more days of vacation. As for taking care of my husband, Bai Shan and I are helping each other now, and it will be similar after we get married. As for raising children, we can talk about it after we have children."
Manbao was still very confident, "I think Bai Shan and I are so well-behaved and obedient, so our children will definitely be well-behaved and obedient in the future, and won't give me too much trouble."
Even if it's troublesome, there's Bai Shan. He will definitely help share the burden. If that doesn't work, I can only ask her parents for help.
Seeing her so confident, Xiao Yuanzheng was choking on many words in his heart. He was silent for a while, and after a long pause, he nodded and said, "Okay, as long as you know what's going on."
After entering the city, Manbao reined in his horse and said goodbye to Xiao Yuanzheng and the others in the carriage in a condescending manner, "It's time to leave the government office. It's getting late. I'll go home first."
Xiao Yuanzheng waved at her and reminded her, "Tomorrow you will go to check the pulse of the Queen and the Crown Princess. Don't forget the time."
Manbao responded and rode away on his horse.
When she got home, a maid immediately rushed over to help her carry the medicine box and untie her cloak. Xibing lagged behind and found that she could not compete with the two maids of the Bai family. She couldn't help feeling a little aggrieved, so she simply stepped forward to support Manbao, forcing a smile and said, "Master Zhou, let me support you."
Manbao: ...
Seeing that her eyes were about to cry, she let her help and asked, "What's the matter? Why are you waiting in the front yard? Aren't you waiting in the back?"
Xiao Qianshi rushed out after hearing the noise and said, "Manbao, you're back just in time. Come here quickly. My sister-in-law has something to tell you."
Manbao smiled at Xibing, pulled away his hand and ran over.
The two maids of the Bai family glared at Xibing, and then one of them held a cloak and the other carried a medicine box and went back to the main courtyard.
Xibing also glared at them, snorted secretly, and turned away.
Xiao Qian saw all of this and couldn't help but feel a headache.
She pulled Manbao into the house and whispered, "I was busy before, and I forgot to ask you, did you buy these ten girls you brought back?"
Manbao shook his head, "It was given to me by someone else."
"Why did I hear Li Ru say that the person was originally given to the young master of the Liu family?"
Manbao nodded and said, "It was given to Liu Huan, but Liu Huan didn't want it, so he gave it to us early in the morning."
She scratched her head. "When we were in the Western Regions, they obeyed our orders. After we came back, Liu Huan and Yin Huo didn't ask for them, so they just came back with us. What happened?"
Little Qian sighed and said, "Ask Master Liu and Master Yin if they still want it. If not, we'll have to make some arrangements back home. You don't know, but we've suddenly added ten people to our family, and the maids who used to take care of you are very dissatisfied. Although Madam Liu said it's okay, I always feel that even if they're servants, it wouldn't be good for you if they were fighting. We're all a little scared watching this."
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(End of this chapter)
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