Chapter 2427 Completed
Xiao Yuanzheng had been waiting for Zhou Manshang to retaliate against the Zhao family or the three officials who impeached Manbao, but Manbao had not made any move.
But he soon put the matter behind him.
The scabs on the last subject in the fourth batch also fell off.
So they tested whether he was immune to smallpox. After waiting for seven days and confirming that all the test subjects were currently immune to smallpox, he took Zhou Man and Doctor Lu to organize the data and write a memorial overnight.
That night, Xiao Yuanzheng and Doctor Lu squeezed into the same bed and neither of them had time to go home.
The next morning, he woke up refreshed, took the memorial and various data he had written the night before, and instructed the two men, "You two should calculate where these people are going. I will bring Doctor Liu and the others to pick you up this afternoon."
He smiled and said, "Dr. Lu and Dr. Zhou are the main contributors to these four experiments. I have reserved a table at the Zhuangyuan Building. We will celebrate this afternoon."
After being locked up here for nearly three months, even Doctor Lu couldn't help but feel happy, not to mention the monkey-like Manbao.
She immediately asked, "Director, how many days will we have off this time?"
Dean Xiao smiled and said, "We are the Imperial Hospital, and we have a constant influx of patients. It's impossible to give you a lot of vacation time, but five or six days is definitely possible."
Manbao counted the days on his fingers, "Today is the 18th? Then isn't the Ministry of Personnel exam the day after tomorrow? Xiao Yuanzheng, can you give us two more days? Spring is the perfect time for an outing, but we've been spending the entire spring at the Imperial Farm and haven't had time to go on one yet..."
Xiao Yuanzheng turned and left, "The thing the imperial farm has the most is all kinds of greenery. If you want to go for an outing, you can go and step on the fields after seeing the patients."
It is impossible to take more holidays.
In the past three months, not only she and Doctor Lu were busy, but everyone else in the Imperial Hospital was also busy, okay?
The two season changes before and after spring are seasons with many diseases. There are two fewer people in the Imperial Hospital and two fewer teachers in the Imperial Medical Bureau. To be exact, there is one less because Zhou Man has been absent for a year and Liu Sanniang has been taking her place. The students are already familiar with her, so it's okay.
However, Doctor Lu's courses were taken over by other doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau, and they would occasionally come to Huangzhuang to vaccinate.
It can be said that everyone’s workload has increased exponentially in the past three months, and everyone is very busy.
Manbao looked at Xiao Yuanzheng walking away with regret.
Doctor Lu wanted to go home early, so he said to Zhou Man, "Hurry up and call all the managers in the manor. Have them do the statistics. I'll go sort out the pharmacy and the ward..."
"I'll go."
In fact, they have been doing the finishing work during this period, but there are too many things to do and they have not been finished yet. The medicines and various instruments in the pharmacy need to be collected and sent back to various places, and the things in the ward need to be cleaned and incinerated. Some things can be taken away, but some must remain here for future use.
Manbao needs to keep an eye on it.
The patient's clothes, shoes and socks can be taken away, but they must all be washed, recorded in a book and exposed to the sun. They can only be taken away after being confirmed to be in good condition.
Because they were thick clothes, they had to check every piece to prevent any dirt from being carried in.
The quilts cannot be taken away. After washing and drying, they are kept in the ward. They may have to use them again soon when the next batch of patients arrive.
Zhuangzi's managers also knew that they were about to be freed, so they did not dare to make any mistakes at this time. They took out notebooks and recorded the whereabouts of each case in detail.
There are two imperial physicians in Zhuangzi. Imperial Physician Lu has a bad temper and is very serious, while Imperial Physician Zhou seems to have a good temper, but is very meticulous and has more requirements than Imperial Physician Lu. She can tell if one or two quilts are missing or not washed when changing patients, and then she will stand behind them with her hands behind her back and watch them wash the quilts herself.
Cleaning has always been the job of the servants in the imperial farm who have had smallpox. They haven't done such rough work for many years.
In addition, they have Xiao Yuanzheng as their backer. Last time, because of the procurement matter, not only the imperial farm, but also the palace had a group of people replaced like an earthquake. How dare they fool these imperial doctors?
So they are very meticulous in their work.
Manbao inspected the farm and nodded with satisfaction. Then he ran back to find Xibing and Jiulan and told them, "We can go home today. Hurry and pack up your things."
Jiulan: "Didn't they say we're not allowed to take clothes out? They'll be burned."
Manbao said, "We won't take it out, nor will we burn it. We'll wash it, dry it, and lock it in the cupboard. We'll be back later."
"But take all your jewelry with you. Don't leave anything behind." Manbao was also dissatisfied with the rule set by the Imperial Hospital and muttered, "They can take their clothes with them, so why can't we?"
Of course, it was because they had fewer clothes, and the patients' underwear could not be taken away. They would all be burned after being counted.
Because it was close to the body, some of the smallpox pus on it could not be washed off, and Xiao Yuanzheng was always afraid that even after washing, some residue would remain on it, making people who came into contact with it sick. Therefore, he strictly ordered that all underwear worn by smallpox patients were not allowed to be taken out, and they could only take away outer clothes and cotton clothes.
Not only their underwear, but also the towels, cloth strips and other things they use are not allowed to be taken out. They must all be burned.
So Manbao went to supervise at noon, and the test subjects lined up one by one and came with their own things, two sets of underwear, and a cloth towel. Because the things they took were recorded in a book, they only had to check the account book when they handed them in.
Manbao stood behind the steward. The patients came forward one by one according to their numbers. After reporting their names and numbers, they handed over the things in their arms. A maid checked them and shouted, "Two pieces of underwear, two pairs of pants, and a cloth--"
The maid was about to throw the counted items into the fire when the steward suddenly said, "Wait a minute, you received a new towel on the second day of April. Where is the other thing?"
Manbao looked over.
The young man in his twenties blushed under the gaze of everyone, but he forced himself to remain calm and said, "I, I lost it."
The steward said, "Find it out."
"How can I find it if it's all lost?"
The steward raised his eyelids, glanced at him, and said, "If you can't find it, then you will stay in the ward. You cannot be sent back to your original place, and you are not allowed to leave this area."
The young man was stunned, "What am I doing here?"
The steward pointed to the fenced-off land and said, "There's so much to do when it comes to farming. Are you still worried about having nothing to do?"
The young man opened his mouth wide.
The steward raised his voice and said to the crowd, "Anyone who hasn't returned all their belongings will not be allowed to leave. Do you think these are belongings? They're covered in smallpox. If you don't return them, who knows what you'll do with them? So you'd better think carefully. We told you when you took the belongings that you must return the entire amount you took, no matter what state it has become. You should return it if you're asked to."
See you at 6pm
(End of this chapter)
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