Chapter 2412 Covering
Xiao Yuanzheng: "...Cowpox is much less toxic, but can cows still be infected with smallpox? When vaccinating against human smallpox, a special vaccine must be prepared."
Manbao said, "Let's give it a try. We don't lack vaccines now, we just need a few cows. Let's try everything. If it doesn't work, we'll talk about it later."
Xiao Yuanzheng thought about it and felt that this statement was correct, so he nodded and added another amount to the allocation. However, after adding it, he hesitated and said, "It seems that we don't have any more cattle coming from the Western Regions."
Manbao sighed, "Yes, do you want some from the grassland? I have some cattle on my farm that I brought from the grassland."
"Are the cattle on the grasslands the same as those in the Western Regions?"
"Not quite the same, but they're closer than us. Maybe they're relatives?"
Xiao Yuanzheng: "...all the cows in the world are relatives."
"That's not necessarily true. It's like I'm a human being, and you're a human being, but who can say we're relatives?"
This made a lot of sense. Xiao Yuanzheng couldn't refute it for the moment, so he hesitated for a moment and said, "Buy two."
Manbao waved his hand and said, "Okay, I'll ask the steward to contact my fifth brother and ask him to go to the farm and deliver the cattle."
For the remaining three cows, Xiao Yuanzheng still plans to use local cows. He can't always try using cows from other places, right?
It just so happens that a group of students from the Imperial Medical Bureau are about to graduate this year. They can be brought over and the two experiments can be carried out at the same time.
They cannot enter the ward, but they can do some assisting work, which makes life easier for Zhou Man and Doctor Lu.
Dean Xiao was planning in his mind, and once again felt that getting rid of those parasites was the right thing to do. He had a lot more money now, and even if he hired 300 more people, the cost would be about the same.
Xiao Yuanzheng stroked his beard with relief and said to Zhou Man, "When the cattle arrive, you and Doctor Lu should pick out two to try your hand at. One from here, and one from the grassland."
Manbao agreed.
Xiao Yuanzheng then instructed Doctor Lu, "This time, we need to keep a close eye on the twenty people who received the cowpox vaccines No. 6 and No. 7 to see how they compare to the other vaccines."
Doctor Lu also responded with a "Yes."
Only then did Doctor Xiao prepare to leave.
Manbao enthusiastically went to see him off and mentioned in passing that he would be taking a few days off. "It won't be long. Just for lunch and a nap."
Xiao Yuanzheng glanced at her and said, "Doctor Zhou, you only see patients every day, how can you go out?"
"I'll wash myself from head to toe before I go out and wear clothes I've never worn before."
Seeing her persistence, Xiao Yuanzheng was curious, "Why, County Master Bai is also going to hold the Noble Feast? Didn't they say it would be held after the Ministry of Personnel Examination? It's still more than a month away."
Manbao whispered, "I'm going out to see a patient."
Xiao Yuanzheng frowned, "It's already this late, and you're still taking on private work?"
Manbao said, "If I don't accept it, she'll die. Even if the doctors outside can save her life temporarily, her foundation is damaged and she won't have many years left. Besides, she's the family member of someone close to me, how can I refuse?"
Xiao Yuanzheng remained silent. As imperial physicians, this was the special nature of their work. Unlike other officials, if friends and relatives came to them for help, they could find various excuses to refuse if they didn't want to help, and they could turn around and ask others for help.
But they can't.
Generally, the cases that come to them are all about illnesses. They must give a definite answer whether the illness can be cured or not. If it cannot be cured, they must find someone who can. If they make excuses and refuse the case like other officials, they will be seen as taking human life lightly in the eyes of their relatives and friends.
That's not just a rift, that's an enmity, and possibly a mortal enmity.
Therefore, unless people really cannot leave, they will take a look at the disease and tell them sincerely whether they can cure it and how to cure it. As for whether they believe it or not, that is their business.
Now the situation at the Imperial Manor was indeed not impossible to handle. After all, it was a human life. Xiao Yuanzheng asked her, "Are you sure you can cure it?"
Manbao nodded, "Yes."
Dean Xiao didn't ask who the person was or what the illness was. He waved his hand and said, "Okay, but you have to be quick. It'll only take an hour, no more."
Manbao immediately agreed and happily sent Xiao Yuanzheng and the others to the checkpoint before returning.
Xiao Yuanzheng glanced back at her figure and snorted, "When you need me, I'll be enthusiastic. When I don't need me, I'll discard me like a worn-out clog."
Doctor Zheng was very curious, "Who is Doctor Zhou going to treat?"
Xiao Yuanzheng glanced at Doctor Liu and asked, "Who knows?"
Doctor Liu did know, but it was not his granddaughter who told him. The child rarely discussed cases with him. Instead, Zhou Man took the pulse record to him and asked for the prescription.
This kind of disease has happened in the palace before, and the prescriptions outside are not as good as those in the palace. Doctor Liu went back to the Imperial Hospital based on the pulse record and carefully found two prescriptions for her.
Manbao was in a hurry, so Mrs. Tang made preparations early in the morning. As soon as she left the imperial farm, she could get on the carriage and ride to the Tang Mansion at full speed.
Manbao even ate her meals in the car, and when she arrived at the Tang Mansion, the journey was even smoother. When she arrived, Liu Sanniang was already there with her medicine box, and she had already checked it out in advance. As soon as she arrived, she reported to Liu Sanniang, "Master's medicine is very good. It stopped the bleeding the afternoon before yesterday. I told you yesterday after I was sure it would stop."
He added, "But her pulse is still very weak. I dare not give her too much supplements, for fear that she will not be able to absorb them."
Man Bao nodded, and after feeling Wang Ruile's pulse, he nodded with satisfaction, "It's working. Don't worry. You can walk around after another twenty days of acupuncture. You'll need to take good care of yourself afterwards."
As usual, she drove everyone out and then taught her apprentice how to give acupuncture. Just when Assistant Doctor Liu took out the needle bag to give the acupuncture, Manbao curiously took out the letter that Mrs. Tang had given her on the road from her sleeve. When she opened it, she saw a thick stack of papers, but it was not written to her, but to Wang Ruile.
Manbao raised an eyebrow, glanced at Wang Ruile on the bed, then at the figure printed on the screen. She felt that aristocratic families were always too cautious. If it were their family, the brothers would just go to the door and do whatever they wanted, just like her eldest sister did back then...
Manbao collected his thoughts and handed the letter to Wang Ruile, saying to Liu Sanniang, "Let's start with the back acupuncture. Today, we'll do three sets of acupuncture, and tomorrow... forget it. We'll do three sets of acupuncture for three consecutive days, and then reduce it to two sets on the fourth day."
Liu Sanniang pretended not to see what her master and Wang Ruile did and agreed.
Manbao lied with his eyes wide open, "One of these acupuncture techniques is my unique skill. You must practice it carefully and memorize it. Don't tell anyone else about it, understand?"
Liu Sanniang glanced at her master and agreed. She understood in her heart that next time she came to give acupuncture, she could ask the servants to leave.
Liu Sanniang glanced at Wang Ruile. Her master had done a lot for her. You should know that her master has always been known as the "Teacher of All" in the Imperial Medical Bureau. No matter who it is, no matter what question they ask, she will answer it if she can. As long as the other party has reached the level to learn the acupuncture techniques she knows, she will teach them.
Compared with the other imperial physicians who were reserved about their family traditions, this is why he was given the title of "Masters". If the Master's words were to get out today, I'm afraid the students in the Imperial Medical Bureau would think too much after hearing them.
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