Chapter 2469 Ointment
Li Dalang wanted to cause trouble, but Zhou Man basically never came to their side. She was only responsible for the girls' affairs.
Even if he lost his temper, he would still be surrounded by the old men like Doctor Lu and Doctor Liu. They were not merciful at all. They would smile on their faces but would not go easy on him. They would always use the excuse that he had a fever to give him bitter medicine and even prick him with needles.
Li Dalang was in great pain.
The girls who lived two rows of houses away from them were also in pain. They were sobbing quietly. Of course, there were only those girls who were gentle or proud, while some were more extroverted and were crying out loud.
Manbao heard the crying and rushed over, asking in confusion: "What happened?" Aren't they all fine?
Liu Sanniang said, "Master, we ladies think it's not nice to have pox on our hands."
These eight little girls recovered the fastest. Now the smallpox scabs have fallen off, and there are only smallpox scars on their arms. Because they have just fallen off, the scars are still a little red.
At first, they didn't take it seriously because the acne scars were on the inside of their arms and couldn't be seen without careful observation. Moreover, they didn't have enough understanding of the dangers of the world and thought that the acne scars would disappear.
As a result, when they visited each other today, they looked at each other's acne scars on their arms. Some had many acne scars, as many as five, while others had few, only one.
The more they looked at it, the more ugly it became. Then, when they heard people say that the acne scars seemed impossible to get rid of, the girls started crying.
The youngest among them is nine years old, but they also know what is beautiful and what is ugly. They can dress themselves up, so how can they not know how ugly it is to have a few acne scars on their arms?
So one of them couldn't help sobbing, and the other young ladies couldn't help crying either, as if the sky was about to fall.
Manbao: ...
As a beauty lover, Manbao, who is very experienced, comforted them: "Don't be afraid, I have ointment that can lighten acne scars. Look at my acne scars."
Manbao rolled up his sleeves to show them.
The young ladies looked at her arms with wet eyes, and when they saw the three acne scars close to each other, they remembered that Zhou Man had to experiment on himself before he did it to them.
So they stopped crying, sobbed for a while, and asked, "Don't you think it's ugly?"
Man Bao said, "It's okay. I'm still applying ointment. It should be much lighter in two or three months. By then, there will only be a small mark. Besides, I specifically vaccinated the inside of my forearm. It's covered by clothes, so generally no one will see it."
Madam Han hesitated for a moment and then said, "Well, what if it happens in the future? What if someone sees it?"
The young lady beside him said, "Master Zhou, Sister Han is going to propose marriage."
She is twelve years old this year and can indeed start looking for a marriage. Manbao sighed, "I remember you. When your aunt gave birth to the child, you were only eight or nine years old. Now you are this big."
Madam Han: ...
She looked at Zhou Man, who was not much older than her, and was hesitant to speak.
Man Bao waved his hand and said, "Don't be afraid. Your husband will definitely be vaccinated in the future. Maybe he has more pox than you. If the eldest doesn't say anything about the second, why should you be afraid of him?"
Everyone followed her line of thought and found that it was true. All officials' wives under the age of sixteen had to be vaccinated, and their future husbands would certainly not be spared, so what was there to be afraid of?
Maybe they have more acne than them.
Thinking of this, the girls felt much better. One of them asked her, "Master Zhou, has your Baixianzi also been vaccinated?"
"No," Manbao thought, "How could he not get vaccinated? It's so unsafe. I'll get him vaccinated later."
When the young ladies heard this, their eyes lit up. "Don't they say that those under sixteen are best?"
"That's true, but eighteen or nineteen isn't too far off," Manbao said with a smile, "He's in good health."
Miss Liu immediately said, "Then my brother can do it too?"
This time, Miss Liu came in at the age of sixteen, making her the oldest one here.
She was about to get married and would move to Luozhou. Minister Liu thought it would be better for her to get vaccinated before leaving, so he sent her in.
Miss Liu felt that she couldn't suffer alone, and there must be someone at home to accompany her. After much consideration, the young man was the most suitable person.
There's nothing I can do, the older brothers and sisters are all grown up.
Manbao's eyes met hers and they both chuckled.
The two of them understood each other tacitly, but Madam Han was still more concerned about the acne scars. She asked weakly, "Master Zhou, what is the ointment like? Can I apply it now?"
Manbao said generously: "I have a can with me. I will send it to you later. You can use it first. When you find it useful, you can buy it from me later."
She said, "You don't need to apply a lot, just a little bit, dot it on the acne scar and rub it in slowly."
Manbao gave them his ointment and turned around to happily say to Liu Sanniang: "Go back and ask Liru to make this ointment. She knows how to make it. Teach the fifth, fourth, and sixth sisters-in-law and see if they can make it. Ask Lizhong to find a craftsman who makes porcelain bottles and order a hundred sets first. Don't make them too big. Just make them half the size of the jars I gave them."
Liu Sanniang hesitated, "Isn't it too little?"
Manbao shook his head. "It's quite a bit. I've calculated how much I've used recently. If I only use this big bottle for acne scars, I won't be able to finish it in a year. So half is enough. We're all young, so acne scars will fade more easily. There's still some left over from the whole bottle."
Liu Sanniang asked, "How much is the price?"
Manbao frowned and thought about it. She calculated the cost and said hesitantly, "Eight hundred coins?"
It seems a bit much, mainly because the medicine is expensive. "They should be able to buy it, right?"
Liu Sanniang also felt that it was a bit expensive. If it were her, she would hesitate. As a medical assistant without a rank, her monthly salary was 1,600 coins, 3 dan of rice, food included, occasional duty, no official land, but she would have extra income.
For example, when she followed her grandfather and master out for medical consultations, they would give her a portion of the consultation fees.
Other medical assistants are not so lucky. Not only do they rarely have the opportunity to accompany the imperial physician on outpatient consultations, but even if they can, they usually do not receive any consultation fees.
Because of her special relationship with her master, the wives of officials outside the palace would occasionally ask her for medical treatment when they couldn't find her master.
Even if you don't see a doctor, acupuncture will make you feel more comfortable and you can earn some income.
But under such circumstances, it would be difficult for her to be generous enough to spend eight hundred coins to buy a jar of ointment. She might prefer to make it herself.
But these young ladies are different, they are happy to do it. Not to mention that they have money themselves, even if they don’t have it, they can just go home and ask their mothers for it.
Is appearance more important or money more important?
Of course it’s appearance.
That's when Liu Sanniang expressed her attitude that the ointment was a bit expensive. After using the ointment and feeling that it had become a little bland, the young ladies immediately said that money was not a problem.
When Manbao heard that they had seen the results, he came to see out of curiosity. Is the effect really that good?
It took her seven or eight days to feel it.
Looking at their acne scars again, from her professional point of view, she really couldn't see that they had faded, but Mrs. Han and the others insisted, "They really have faded."
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(End of this chapter)
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