Chapter 248 I Can Treat Diseases
They had just finished school and it was not yet time for dinner. Manbao habitually followed Bai Shanbao to his study to read.
Instead of looking at the textbook, she took out the "Complete Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine" and continued reading it. She also took out a small notebook to take notes.
So when Bai Erlang brought his servants to invite them to dinner, the two children subconsciously glanced at the sky outside.
Bai Erlang said, "Don't look at it anymore. My family is hosting a welcoming banquet for an uncle tonight, so we ate early."
Manbao had only read about welcoming banquets in books, but had never attended one in real life.
Her eyes sparkled as she asked, "What was the welcoming banquet like?"
Isn’t it just eating?
Bai Erlang tilted his head and thought for a moment before saying, "There's wine, food, and a lot more. It's different from a normal meal anyway. Do you want to go?"
Bai Shanbao asked, "Are my grandmother and mother going?"
"Go ahead. Mom has already come to invite you. I'm the one who's in charge of inviting you."
Bai Shanbao immediately said, "Then we'll go too."
Manbao already felt embarrassed and knew that he shouldn't just eat at someone else's house, especially when there were guests at the house.
So even though she wanted to join in the fun, she shook her head and refused, "Forget it, I won't go. Otherwise, I'll be back late and my mother will be worried."
Bai Shanbao expressed his understanding. His grandmother had been acting strangely these past two days, not allowing him to go outside, not even to Manbao's house to play.
Manbao put away the books and was about to go home. As soon as she met Zheng and Liu, she raised her hand and greeted them obediently.
Zheng knew that Old Lady Bai had invited her as well, so she smiled and said, "Manbao, won't you come with us? Erlang's house has a lot of delicious food."
Manbao was tempted, but still shook his head.
Zheng wanted to persuade him again.
Liu smiled and said, "If you don't want to go, then don't go."
She walked over to her and tidied her bag, then said with a smile, "The kitchen has made some new snacks for you. I asked someone to pack a box for you. Take it home and eat it. If it tastes good, come back tomorrow and I'll ask the kitchen to make more for you."
Manbao happily agreed.
Liu asked Daji to send Manbao back.
Ever since they knew that the three people were not coming for the Zhou family, the Zhou family's life returned to peace, and Qian Shi did not restrict Manbao too much.
But the sun was strong and the water was deep outside, so she was not allowed to play outside all the time to avoid sunburn and heatstroke.
When she ran back home, Datou and the others were playing outside, while Zhou Xi and the others went to Xiaowan to water the vegetables.
Apart from Mrs. Qian, there were only little Mrs. Qian and Zhou Dalang at home.
Manbao ran back to his room, put down his things, and ran to find Zhou Dalang, "Brother, can I help you touch your belly?"
Zhou Dalang: "...Why are you touching my belly?"
"I've been reading a little bit about medicine lately, and I specifically looked for cases of internal bleeding. I wanted to see if what they wrote was correct."
Zhou Dalang was sweating profusely and asked, "Wait a minute, where did you read the medical book? How come we don't know it?"
"I saw it at Shanbao's house."
“When did you start watching it?”
"The day before yesterday."
Zhou Dalang glared, "You've only been reading medical books for two days and you want to treat me?"
Manbao emphasized: "It's three days!"
Zhou Dalang: "...Today isn't over yet."
"It's almost there, it's almost there," Manbao said, reaching out his hand to his belly.
Zhou Dalang quickly covered his stomach and said, "My injury is not in my stomach, but in my side."
"Oh, that's right." Manbao wanted to look at the side waist.
Zhou Dalang was so frightened that he shouted loudly, "Wife, wife, come in quickly."
"Brother, just let me take a look, and I'll touch and knock on it."
"You still want to knock?"
"The book says that if there's fluid in the stomach, it will make noises. Blood is similar to water, so it should make noises too, right?"
Zhou Dalang broke out in a cold sweat and screamed even louder.
Qian shouted in the other room, "Manbao, stop bothering your elder brother and come back quickly."
Manbao grabbed Zhou Dalang's belt, but didn't dare to use too much force because he was injured. He could only look at him helplessly.
Zhou Dalang refused to obey and grabbed his clothes tightly, "Manbao, wait until you learn a little more, then you can show it to your sisters-in-law."
"At least, it takes at least three to five years, right?" Zhou Dalang had never seen an apprentice in a pharmacy become a master in three to five years. He said three to five years was an understatement.
Manbao said, "I read very quickly. I have already finished that section."
Zhou Dalang became even more worried.
When Xiao Qian came in, she saw the two of them entangled with each other. Manbao sat on the ground in order to hold on to his clothes.
As soon as he saw her, Zhou Dalang's eyes sparkled and he immediately said, "Wife, wife, quickly take Manbao out. She has only been reading medical books for two and a half days and wants to treat me..."
Mrs. Qian looked at Manbao in surprise, "Manbao, you can treat illnesses now?"
Manbao said a little embarrassedly: "I think so. I just want to touch your belly and knock on it to see if it makes a sound. Don't worry, brother, I will be very gentle."
Xiao Qian looked at Zhou Dalang and said, "Since Manbao wants to touch it, just let her touch it. You are a grown man and you won't lose a piece of flesh."
Zhou Dalang: ...
"Yes, yes," Manbao's eyes sparkled. "Brother, if you're worried, I'll get the medical book right away and we can try it bit by bit."
"Don't..." Zhou Dalang felt that his wife was unreliable, and he wanted to go find his mother.
But Xiao Qian had already turned around and left. "I'm going to cook. You play with Manbao. Manbao, be gentle when you knock. Don't knock your brother so that he doesn't bleed again. He's just getting better."
Manbao said it was no problem, then reached out to take off her elder brother's clothes.
Zhou Dalang took medicine for three days. Today, Zhou Sanlang and Zhou Silang pushed him to the market on a cart to see a doctor. After confirming that he was getting better, they brought him back with three more prescriptions.
The doctor said that after taking the medicine for three days, the effect will be almost gone.
Manbao's little hands gently touched his belly and waist for a long time, but still couldn't find anything. Finally, disappointed, he gave up.
Zhou Dalang breathed a sigh of relief. He said, "Well, I've only been reading medical books for two and a half days. What can I learn?"
Despite this, Manbao still imitated the doctor and gave Zhou Dalang many serious instructions.
Zhou Dalang didn't care whether it was right or not, he just agreed first and then talked about it. After she finished speaking, he tried his best to encourage her to go out and play, "Did Datou and the others go to the bottom of the mountain to rob the bird's nest? Go there and play with them."
Just don't go home.
Manbao didn't want to play. She wanted to know why her elder brother's situation was different from what was written in the book?
Besides, the sun was so strong outside, and she didn't want to go out in the sun at all, so she said, "I want to go back to read. Brother, next time you go to see the doctor, I'll go with you, and then I can ask the doctor."
"No, I'm fine now. I don't need to see a doctor anymore."
(End of this chapter)
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