Chapter 2878 Betting
The village chief's eyes lit up slightly, but he was still reserved. He couldn't help but glance at Song Zhubu. Seeing that he was eating with his head down and didn't express any objection, he swallowed and asked, "Really?"
Manbao nodded, "Of course it's true."
She glanced at the other person's face and said, "I see that you have quite a few problems. After dinner, go take a shower and I'll check you out."
The village chief went to take a shower in a daze. When he came out, the county magistrate and his wife surrounded him and asked him to take off his clothes. He was a little trembling.
Zhou Man reached out and patted his back, chuckling softly, "Don't be nervous, relax, we won't eat you."
Zhou Man felt his pulse, massaged his body, asked him a few questions, and then gave him acupuncture. She said, "You have a lot of cold in your body, so moxibustion is good, but you can't use too much heat. I can use stones soaked in medicine to moxibustion you later. When you feel better, you can try moxibustion."
Manbao inserted the needle into him, and the village chief slowly relaxed and fell asleep on the bed. Bai Shan stood by and watched, and suddenly asked softly, "How many people in Xiaowa Village know how to boil salt?"
"There are not many, just..." The village chief didn't finish his words, his face changed drastically after he realized what was going on.
Bai Shan lowered his eyes and looked at him. "Why are you so nervous? This county won't investigate whether you are secretly boiling salt. But what I am curious about is, who sent you to learn how to boil salt? This skill shouldn't be mastered by everyone, right?"
The village chief was sweating profusely, but he didn't dare move because his back was pierced with many needles.
The needle that could have relaxed him instantly turned into a thorn. He swallowed hard and lowered his head under Bai Shan's gaze, saying, "County Magistrate Lu sent us there. He said he wanted us to learn how to boil salt so that we can work in the salt fields in the future."
Bai Shan: "A new salt farm?"
The village chief lowered his head and replied "Hmm". Bai Shan nodded and asked, "So there are people in the village who know how to make salt. If the new salt field opens, can you guys start right away?"
The village chief cheered up and said immediately, "Of course, of course. Many of the young and strong men in our village have worked in the salt fields for a long time and have already learned how to boil salt."
As if afraid that Bai Shan would also give up, he immediately said, "Sir, we know where we can cut down large timber. There is a mountain about eight miles from our village. The wind was against us at the time, so the trees on that mountain were not affected. We can go there to cut wood and come back to make salt."
Seeing him so positive, Bai Shan was very satisfied. As expected, in order to make money and live a good life, one naturally has to work harder.
Bai Shan said, "I will make a thorough plan. First, give me the list of people who will be cooking salt. Also, once I say this, you must not tell anyone else, not even your wife or children."
The village chief couldn't help but look at Zhou Man standing beside him. Bai Shan said, "She is not the third person."
village head:……
Bai Shan was particularly satisfied with the conversation tonight. He nodded to Zhou Man and left.
Seeing him leave, the village chief breathed a sigh of relief. Manbao, however, did not leave. He looked at the needles on his body and changed his acupuncture method. The village chief's nervousness did not ease much, so Manbao could only remove all the needles and comfort him, saying, "Don't be afraid. Bai County is very kind."
Village chief: ...He is your husband, so of course you say that.
Manbao complained to Baishan after returning to the house, "Why did you scare my patient?"
Bai Shan quickly massaged her shoulders and back, "I really didn't plan it. I just had a sudden thought at the time and felt something was a little strange. He was so drowsy and relaxed at the time, so I couldn't help but ask."
Manbao tilted his head, "Weird? What's weird about it?"
"Don't you think their salt is a bit bitter? It's a little different from the official salt."
Manbao glared, "When did you go to their salt shaker to eat salt?"
Bai Shan: "...I didn't eat the salt in the salt jar. Didn't we use salt in the chicken soup and dishes tonight?" He said, "Even when entertaining distinguished guests, ordinary people will be very restrained when cooking. But their chicken soup tonight is a bit salty."
"Maybe it's because this place is by the sea, so the locals have stronger flavors?"
Bai Shan shook his head. "You forgot. I've been walking around the village by the sea for several days. There's a salt field there. They're not as generous as they are in adding salt. And their salt is slightly different from the official salt."
Manbao savored it for a moment and didn't notice any difference. It was saltier, but that was the same as if they accidentally added too much salt when cooking. She said confidently, "I think you're wrong. That dish is just like when my second sister-in-law accidentally added too much salt when cooking."
Bai Shan: "You can't compare Second Sister-in-law's cooking skills with others. Even if she adds more salt, it won't be this much."
He said confidently, "And doesn't the fact prove that there are people in the village who can make salt?"
Manbao was choked and stopped talking.
The next morning, Bai Shan took Zhou Man to the village chief and asked him, "Does your village boil salt at home, or does it boil together?"
Chenggong saw the other person's face change and he started to stutter. Bai Shancai did not continue to scare him, but said: "Let's go, we will accompany you to walk around the village, let the sick come to see a doctor today, and we will go to other places."
Bai Shan and Zhou Man took a walk around the village, and when they came back, they were followed by a lot of half-believing and half-doubting women and some children who were just there to join in the fun.
Zhou Man asked Xibing and Jiulan to take out her medicine box and then began to treat them in the yard. Bai Shan only took a glance and left with the village chief, Dong Xianwei, Song Zhubu and others.
Most of the villagers who were able to jump around and come to Zhou Man for medical treatment had minor illnesses, such as stomachache, headache, cough, and fever, which seemed very common minor illnesses.
Manbao gave them acupuncture whenever he could, and gave herbal medicine to those with more serious conditions.
but……
Manbao took a woman's hand and looked at it himself, then asked, "Do you have these corrosion marks on your legs?"
"Yes," the woman said directly, rolling up her trouser legs to show Zhou Man, not caring at all that there were people around her.
Many people have this feature, so there is nothing to be ashamed of.
Zhou Man looked at it carefully, pressed it, and asked, "Does it itch?"
She said, "Sometimes it itches, sometimes it doesn't. It doesn't itch more often."
Zhou Man nodded, gently scraped off a layer of dandruff with his fingernails, wrapped the thing in paper, and went to wash his hands. Then he came back and said to her, "Your stomachache is caused by catching a cold. I'll give you a set of acupuncture and two prescriptions to replenish your yang. Just avoid contact with cold water in the future, especially before and after your period. You must not go into the sea and touch cold water."
The woman smiled nonchalantly and said, "Madam, we have to eat. What else can we eat if we don't go to the sea?"
What about not touching cold water? That's too particular.
See you next chapter at 8pm
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