Chapter 2467 Living in the Imperial Manor
When the bill from the Imperial Medical Bureau came out, the court officials really had some opinions. Why did the people from the Imperial Medical Bureau get vaccinated for free, but they had to pay when it was their turn?
But when the bills were delivered to the various mansions, the old ladies and maids in each mansion heard that this concerned the treatment of the young men and women after entering the imperial farm. They immediately bypassed their husbands and made a decision, "Isn't it just one or two taels of silver? What can it do? It's only half a month. Are we going to let the children suffer in the imperial farm?"
Seeing how enthusiastic they were, the elders were shocked and couldn't help but say, "The officials' families at the Imperial Hospital didn't pay for the vaccination..."
"The rooms in the Imperial Hospital are those that used to be occupied by servants. Will our children live in the same rooms when they go in? Will they have to change the bed and rearrange the room?"
That’s right, how can we just change the bedding?
Of course, they had to replace the beds as well. In fact, they wanted the Imperial Hospital to build some courtyards for their use, or to come to their homes to vaccinate them.
But they also knew it was impossible, so they could only keep it secret.
But the bed needed to be changed, so they forced the elders to go to the Imperial Hospital.
Except for Wei Zhi, all officials above the third rank were forced to go to the Imperial Medical Bureau.
Xiao Yuanzheng hadn't expected so many things to happen, and his head was about to explode. After dealing with a group of people, he was really overwhelmed and simply pushed Zhou Man out. She was good at speaking and talked a lot, so he let her handle it.
Manbao listened for a while and then said, "The young ladies can change their beds, but the gentlemen cannot."
Duke Zhao, the representative, was stunned for a moment before asking, "Why?"
Because there are more husbands than wives, to replace the wives' beds, there are six beds in one room, so she only needs to change four rooms. But if the husbands' beds are included, it will be a lot. Even if they are willing to pay more, she cannot find so many new beds for them in a short time.
However, Manbao said seriously, "Because as a man of Dajin, how can I not be able to endure any hardship?"
She said, "It's just a bed. Not to mention that it's a common hospital bed. The wives of officials in our Imperial Hospital have all slept on it. Even if it's not, can't you gentlemen sleep on it? Your Majesty and Duke Zhao slept on grass and ground covered with horse manure when you were conquering the world. Why can't you sleep on a bed? My dear, you shouldn't be so squeamish."
Duke Zhao wanted to complain after hearing this. When had they ever slept on a ground covered with horse manure?
Who knew that before he could even open his mouth, Duke Su, who was standing behind him, cheered loudly, "That's right, there's nothing wrong with sleeping here. I think you've spoiled the children at home too much. But my daughter needs a new bed, Lord Zhou, please change my daughter's bed later."
Man Bao nodded seriously, "Don't worry, Duke Su, I'll change the beds the ladies will sleep in right away. By the way, the ladies' head fee will be increased by 500 yuan."
Duke Zhao and the others hadn't agreed yet, but Man Bao had already discussed it with Duke Su. He couldn't help feeling a little aggrieved, but Duke Su had a loud voice, and his words behind him were like thunder in his ears, making his head hurt, so he had no choice but to agree.
Forget it. Those grandchildren at home are naughty anyway, so it’s okay to let them suffer a little.
Old Tang asked curiously about the money, "A new bed costs more than five hundred coins, right? Who's going to pay for the extra money?"
Man Bao said, "The beds that the ladies have replaced will only be used by them. No new ones will be replaced. There will always be people living there, so the number will decrease in order."
The high-ranking officials present had no objection, but next time it would be the turn of the families of officials above the fifth rank. Would they also have no objection?
Manbao was very straightforward, "What can I say? They are all sweet and soft young ladies. There are servants in the imperial farm to take care of them, so they won't get dirty."
The matter was decided under Manbao's arbitrary decision. She directly asked someone to copy the bill and send it to each government office.
She instructed the clerk who delivered the bill, "If the old ladies ask, just say that the young men want to recall the hardships that His Majesty and the elders went through in building the country, and to remember the bitter past and cherish the sweet present."
When the emperor learned about this bittersweet memory, he couldn't help but burst out laughing. He and Bai Shan laughed happily, "Zhou Man is quite clever. I think they are just lazy. Since the ladies are willing to pay, why not give them all a new bed? The extra one can be saved for now. In the future, more and more people will come to the imperial farm for vaccination, and they can all use it."
Xiao Yuanzheng and his men would not do this because they have nothing to do. Now the cowpox virus needs to be cultivated again, and it is summer now, so the Imperial Medical Bureau has a lot of things to do. The local medical bureaus have to review and purchase the list of medicinal materials for the summer, so they are very busy.
The Imperial Medical Bureau made some preparations, changed the beds in four rooms, and then notified the officials' families to come in.
Mr. Tang's eldest son was also among them. Madam Tang took him by the hand and personally escorted him to the imperial farm. She looked around and saw Zhou Man standing behind Xiao Yuanzheng, bored. She took his hand and walked over, patted his head and said, "Go and call your Aunt Man."
The boy rushed forward, raised his little head and shouted loudly: "Auntie Man!"
"Oh, isn't this our Dalang?" Manbao was very happy to see him and reached out to rub his head, but he turned his head away. He said, "Father said that boys' heads cannot be touched."
It's quite particular.
Manbao asked with a smile, "Are you afraid of vaccination?"
He was still young and didn't know much about the danger of smallpox, so he shook his head happily, and he was really happy.
Look at the people here, half of them are friends he knows. I heard that they don’t have to do anything in the next half month. They can just play in the imperial farm. Except that they can’t go out and run to the girls to make trouble, they can do whatever they want.
Of course, this wasn't said by his parents, but by his friends in private. Relying on his familiarity with Zhou Man, he asked with sparkling eyes, "Aunt Man, can we do whatever we want in the Imperial Manor?"
"No," Manbao said with a smile, "In the imperial farm, you must obey our orders on what to do and what not to do."
His face fell a little, but he still maintained his politeness and asked, "What if I don't obey?"
Manbao took out a needle bag from her sleeve and pulled out five or six long needles at once, letting them gleam silver in the sunlight. She smiled and said, "Then I'll stab you!"
The child's eyes turned red, and he turned and ran to his mother. He wanted to throw himself into her arms, but he felt that he was no longer a child and did not want to be so rude. So he looked at his mother with wet eyes and said, "Mother, Aunt Man wants to stab me."
Mrs. Tang held his hand and said with a smile, "So you have to be obedient. If you listen to Aunt Man, she won't prick you."
There were quite a lot of acquaintances who came, especially Doctor Liu, because he often treated children's illnesses, and he had basically seen all the men and women from these noble families. Everyone who saw him thought of the bitter medicine, and the originally warm atmosphere finally became a little sad.
It seems that leaving home and living in the imperial farm is not so comfortable.
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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