Chapter 2377 Magpie
Bai Shan naturally couldn't go in, but after handing the things to the guards, he didn't leave. Instead, he took out a book and sat in the carriage to read.
Manbao had just taken a stroll in the imperial farm and had not yet had time to go to the cowshed when she received the letter. She opened it, took a look, blinked, then turned and went into the room, and immediately took out pen and ink to write back to Bai Shan.
After she finished writing, she gave it to Xibing and said, "Ask the guards to pass it to Bai Shan."
Xibing went out with the letter, and came back with another letter in less than a quarter of an hour...
After receiving Zhou Man's letter, the guard stood there for a long time before saying to Xibing, "Miss, is Lord Zhou not busy right now?"
Xibing said, "Although I'm busy, I still have time to read the letter."
The guard remained silent, but when he met Xibingbaba's gaze, he couldn't bear it and took the letter and delivered it.
Another guard standing nearby immediately stepped forward and spoke to Xibing, "Miss Xibing, have you had breakfast? I have some candy here. I'll give it to you."
Xibing smiled faintly and said, "Thank you, Brother Imperial Guard."
She accepted the candy, and when she came to deliver the letter again, she brought a few snacks to share with the two of them.
Two guards: ...
They took the letter silently, then smiled and took the cakes and snacks, turned around and assigned one person to deliver the letter to Bai Shan.
Finally, Doctor Lu couldn't bear it anymore and said to Zhou Man, "Doctor Zhou, if you don't go to the cowshed, we won't be able to finish our work tomorrow morning."
Manbao could only say to Xibing: "Okay, this is the last letter. Tell Baishan that you don't need to reply today."
Doctor Lu frowned and said, "You don't have to go back tomorrow. Everyone is busy."
Manbao promised: "I will complete the work on time."
At worst, you can do more today and less tomorrow.
Doctor Lu didn't say anything. Zhou Man was indeed very fast.
When Dean Xiao arrived that afternoon, Manbao strolled over and asked, "Dean Xiao, are you okay?"
When Xiao Yuanzheng just came in, he heard the guards talking about the magpie bridge they built for Zhou Man and Bai Shan that morning. He glanced at her and said, "Do you know what happened outside?"
Manbao nodded.
Doctor Lu, who was sitting nearby to rest, looked up and asked, "What happened outside?"
Xiao Yuanzheng said: "It's nothing serious, it has been almost dealt with."
Manbao, who had been planning to give up this business, was startled when he heard this, then asked excitedly, "Xiao Yuanzheng, did you take care of them all?"
"No," Xiao Yuanzheng didn't elaborate, only saying, "Will Bai Shan come tomorrow? If he does, ask him to tell your fifth brother to come to the imperial farm the day after tomorrow. Someone will discuss the purchase with him in detail."
Seeing Zhou Man hesitate, Xiao Yuanzheng stared at her and said, "Doctor Zhou, I have paved the way for you. Are you going to tell me that you are going to give up this business now?"
Manbao smiled when he heard this, "Of course not. You've done this much, it would be ungrateful for me to refuse."
Only then did Xiao Yuanzheng nod in satisfaction.
After all, the Zhou family has a low foundation. If she is afraid and doesn't accept his offer, there is nothing he can do about it. It will just make him look bad.
I don’t know where to find a suitable purchasing person at this moment.
Xiao Yuanzheng was very pleased with Zhou Man's courage, so he thought for a moment and said, "I heard that your fifth brother has been doing purchasing work?"
Man Baofu was inspired and nodded, "Yes, we have a restaurant at home, and he buys all the chicken, duck, fish, meat, rice, flour, and vegetables we need."
Xiao Yuanzheng nodded and said, "Let him come to the imperial manor the day after tomorrow."
Doctor Lu watched as the two of them negotiated a private transaction in front of him.
That’s right, in Doctor Lu’s opinion, the reason why Xiao Yuanzheng entrusted such a big task of purchasing to Zhou Wulang was not because Zhou Wulang was so capable, but because of Zhou Man!
If this isn't a personal transaction, what is it?
After Xiao Yuanzheng finished discussing business with Zhou Man, he turned around and started to care about his subordinates' personal matters. "You've been here for two days now. Are you used to it?"
Then he asked, "Should I send a letter to your family and ask them to prepare and send anything you need?"
Of course, this was said to Doctor Lu, but there was no need to say the same to Zhou Man.
Judging from what happened today, he was probably thinking about how to get her relatives and friends to come to the imperial farm less often.
Doctor Lu was too confused to think about it, so he put the matter aside and answered Dean Xiao seriously, "Everything is fully prepared here, and there is nothing that needs to be prepared at home. Besides, there are so many people to serve us. It's much better than before in Xiazhou. There's nothing to get used to."
Manbao, who was standing by, immediately held out his hand and said, "I have it, I have it. When I came in before, I only brought some notes with me, but I forgot to bring in the manuscript paper and books for the medical book I'm compiling. Sometimes I get so bored when I have nothing to do. I want to bring in both the manuscript paper and the books to continue compiling."
The name of Manbao, a fourth-rank compiler, is certainly not for nothing. No matter where she is, she has never given up compiling medical books. It’s just a matter of writing more or less.
Xiao Yuanzheng: "...Didn't County Master Bai come today? Didn't you send letters back and forth several times?"
"Hehe, I forgot to write this morning. Please send someone to take a letter back to me and ask Bai Shan to bring it to me when he comes tomorrow."
Doctor Lu: "Will you take the medical book and manuscript paper you compiled home?"
Manbao paused and said, "Yes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince agreed to this. If you don't believe me, go ask the Crown Prince."
Doctor Lu choked. Of course he couldn't ask the prince.
Forget it, she was a compiler of Chongwenguan. In other words, when she was an imperial physician, she was the emperor's person, and when she was a compiler of Chongwenguan, she was the prince's person.
As for the emperor and the prince, they obviously liked her more than him, and there was no point in arguing with her about these trivial matters.
Seeing that Doctor Lu didn't say anything, Manbao thought he had convinced the other party, so he turned his head and stared at Dean Xiao intently, about to reply.
What can Xiao Yuanzheng do?
He had no choice but to agree.
Xiao Yuanzheng handed the letter to the servant and asked him to take it to Bai Shan.
Bai Shan was not at Zhou's house, but at Liu's house. However, because the letter came from the imperial farm, the people at home were afraid that something might have happened to Manbao after receiving the letter, so they immediately sent someone to deliver the letter to Liu's house.
Bai Shan was studying with Liu Huan at Liu's house. During this period, he collected some questions from the Mingjing examinations in previous years and gave them to him. After returning home in the morning, he packed up and came to find Liu Huan with Bai Erlang.
The Liu family welcomed Bai Shan's arrival very much, especially Old Madam Liu, who asked people to prepare a lot of delicious food and drinks for them, and also asked people to go to the next door to invite Yin Huo to come over.
Facing Bai Shan, she smiled and said softly, "If you want to study, I won't disturb you. Huan'er is a dull child. I hope you friends can give him some guidance."
Bai Shan quickly said that he didn't dare.
As soon as his grandmother left, Liu Huan hugged them and sobbed, "You don't know what kind of life I've been going through. It's been nearly half a month. Every morning when I open my eyes, I read. And before I close my eyes, I read too. Look at my left hand."
Too sleepy, see you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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