Chapter 2923 Getting Acquainted
Although Bai Shan had never thought of hiring an aide, Zhou Man decided to introduce them to Mr. Cui because he spoke well.
As a local official, it is a good thing to interact with local scholars.
So Zhou Man invited them to have dinner together in the evening.
Several people readily agreed and introduced themselves to Zhou Man. "I am Pang Xu from Qingzhou."
"I am Liuyang from Qingzhou."
"I am Cui Yuan from Qingzhou."
"I'm Zhao Rui from Qingzhou."
Zhou Man was curious, "Are you still studying now?"
The four of them said, "We have limited knowledge and are old, so we feel embarrassed to study with the elementary school students. Therefore, we have now built a hut outside Qingzhou City to study."
Zhou Man disagreed with their point of view. "It is precisely because of my limited knowledge that I need a teacher's guidance. How can I refuse to attend school because I feel embarrassed? Even Confucius was willing to teach a child. Now you are just going to be his classmates."
Cui Yuan: "...Not everyone can be as magnanimous as you, sir. The four of us are far from that."
Pang Xu and the other two were not used to Cui Yuan's change. If the real person had not been in front of them, they would almost suspect that the person had been replaced.
Zhou Man thought about it and realized that he really couldn’t demand others to have the same state of mind as he did, because everyone is different.
"Forget it. Just sit and wait for a while. After the trial is over, I will take you back to the county government office to see County Magistrate Bai."
Cui Yuan and the others smiled, indicating that they were not in a hurry at all.
The four of them relaxed a little, and when they did, they noticed that there were two long tables behind Zhou Man, with chairs placed in front and behind. There was a banner erected next to them with the words "Free Clinic" written on it, and a gourd was hung next to the banner.
Cui Yuan: "What is this?"
"Free clinic," Zhou Man said, "Please move aside, we have patients to see."
The four of them looked back and found that there were two women holding two children behind them who seemed to want to go forward but did not dare to, so they immediately stepped aside.
Zhou Man quickly waved at them and asked, "Is anyone feeling unwell?"
A woman exchanged glances with another man, then stepped forward, holding the child's hand. She gave Zhou Man an embarrassed smile, "Master Zhou, why did you move the medical office here? Is this the same as the free clinics you used to do on the streets?"
Zhou Man nodded and asked, "Do you want to see it?"
The woman immediately pulled her son toward her and said, "I don't want to see it. I, I want to show it to my son."
She said, "I don't know what's wrong with this child lately. He always cries and makes a fuss, and he likes to suck his fingers. Sometimes he even twitches when he sleeps at night. Maybe he's frightened..."
The woman next to her immediately said, "My mother-in-law has already gone to worship the Earth God, but the child is still not well. The elders said we have to go to the City God Temple to worship him."
So the two of them wanted to ask when the government office would move the prisoners out of the City God Temple so that they could go in and pay their respects.
Zhou Man: "...When did the child start to cry and frighten?"
The two recalled for a moment and said uncertainly, "It seems to be five days ago."
They hesitated for a moment before saying, "My mother-in-law said that the county magistrate has recently arrested too many criminals and brought them back to the city. The city is filled with a strong sense of violence, and the child's sleep at night is easily associated with nightmares of those criminals, so he got frightened."
Therefore, whether it is the cause or the consequence, it seems to be related to Bai Shan's arrest.
Zhou Man was speechless for a long moment. After examining the child and asking him some small questions, he told them, "He was frightened, but not just frightened."
"Well, I'll give him two injections and prescribe some medicine. Give it to him before bed, and rub his back more often when he sleeps at night," Zhou Man instructed. "Eat more eggs and soy products, like beans and tofu."
When the woman next to him heard this, she immediately pushed her son in front of Zhou Man and said, "Master Zhou, please look at my son. Is he frightened too?"
Zhou Man lowered her head to look, and the little boy also raised his head to look at her, his eyes were round, he looked very energetic, and his face was rosy.
Zhou Man pinched her chubby cheeks. No wonder so many people liked to pinch her when she was a child.
She asked the little boy, "Did you cry when you went to bed at night?"
Little boy: "I'm not crying. I'm not a crybaby, my cousin."
Zhou Man nodded and took his hand back, saying to the woman, "The child is still growing. If he wants to grow taller and have a better body, he can eat more beans and eggs on a daily basis."
When the woman heard this, she was satisfied and she no longer asked for medicine even if her son had no medicine to take.
Zhou Man asked the child to sit on a chair before taking out the needle. The child then started crying with his mouth pouting.
Zhou Man took one look and put the needle back into the needle bag, putting it aside. He turned the chair and lifted up his shirt. He used his fingers to gently press the acupuncture points on the back of his neck and back, and said softly, "Forget it. I won't prick you. I'll press them for you."
The child sobbed and found that Zhou Man really didn't prick him, but pressed his fingers on his back and neck. Although it hurt sometimes, it was not very painful, so he slowly stopped crying.
Zhou Man pressed for a long time, rubbing his thumb to find the acupuncture point he wanted to pierce. He pressed it with his left thumb, and quickly took out a needle from the needle bag with his right hand and inserted it...
The woman was about to speak, but she saw her son just move his little butt and tilt his head slightly to look. When he felt her hand stroking down his back, he became quiet again, completely unaware that he had been given a shot.
The woman was surprised to see such a long needle inserted into her son's body, leaving only the upper part. Cui Yuan and the other three also widened their eyes.
Wen Tiandong stood aside and watched and learned carefully.
Zhou Man gave the little boy three injections. After all of them were done, he asked the little boy to sit still, took his hand and began to massage the acupoints.
Zhou Man didn't feel much when he pulled out the needle. The child just felt something strange in a few places behind his neck, but he was still young and didn't know how treacherous people could be, so he didn't know what was happening to him.
Wen Tiandong prepared the medicine according to the prescription and gave it to the mother, saying, "If there are poor people around you who are sick in the future, please ask them to come to the hospital."
Zhou Man added: "If you feel unwell, you can also come to the hospital for consultation. For many illnesses, praying to gods and Buddhas is useless."
The two women were unhappy. How could gods and Buddhas be useless?
Manbao said, "Minor illnesses and pains are very busy, how can the gods and Buddhas take care of them? There are so many people in the world who pray to the gods and Buddhas. Is there anyone in your family who has great merits?"
The two were stunned and shook their heads.
Zhou Man said, "Since you are not a person of great merit, how can you guarantee that the gods and Buddhas will bless you first? So it is better to prepare for both situations. If the gods and Buddhas are useless, you should ask for help from others first."
Cui Yuan and the other three looked at Zhou Man in surprise, but the two women thought what Zhou Man said was right, so they nodded repeatedly to show that they understood.
See you at 8pm
I went to the National Museum today, and I had only one feeling: compared with the wise ancient ancestors, I am just a piece of trash. The ancients more than 8,000 years ago made all kinds of cooking utensils and eating utensils without any concept, and they were even made into the shape of animals.
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
