Chapter 2982 Sowing Dissension
Everyone looked at Zhou Man's face and spirit, then looked at that man's face and spirit. They were speechless for a long time and couldn't help but touch their faces secretly.
"Giving birth to children is very draining of your vital energy. The more children you have, the more your vital energy is depleted," Zhou Man said. "Of course, it's not that I forbid you from having children. This is the way of family, after all. But when and how many children to have, you should make your own considerations and plans."
Mrs. Song couldn't help but touch her face. After hearing this, she smiled bitterly and said, "Your Excellency, what you said is a bit out of touch with the real world. After getting married, we have to have sex. It's not up to us to decide whether to have children. If we get pregnant, we have to give birth, right?"
Zhou Man clapped his hands and said, "So, our Imperial Medical Bureau is working on a contraceptive recipe. Once it's ready, if you don't want to have children, you can buy it and take it home. I can't say it's 100% effective, but it can help you avoid it as much as possible."
"Besides contraceptive pills, the most important thing is to get married at the right age. Ideally, for women, it should be after seventeen, and for men, after twenty."
Zhou Man was so excited that he simply told them more, "Also, after getting married, if you can't afford or buy contraceptive pills, you can also choose the time of intercourse to avoid pregnancy."
The ladies were shocked, "There are still days like this?"
"Of course."
Zhou Man taught them how to calculate the date.
Then one woman began to think about something, and after a long pause, she finally asked with a blushing face, "Since there are days when you can avoid pregnancy, are there also days when it is very easy to get pregnant?"
"Oh, you're from Zhao Ming's family. Yes, you've been married for three or four years, and you haven't given birth to a child yet."
The young lady standing in the middle of the crowd was pushed by someone and immediately stood in front of Zhou Man, in front of everyone.
Her face flushed and she was speechless for a moment.
Zhou Man reached out and grabbed her, pulling her to his side and said with a smile: "Of course there is. I will teach you how to count. You write it down. Maybe your children will be able to use it in the future."
Everyone wanted to say that their children would definitely not be able to use it, but when Zhou Man talked about it, they couldn't help but prick up their ears and count on their fingers together.
While counting, someone compared the dates of their own pregnancy and was shocked. They whispered to those close to them, "It's so accurate! Both of my children were conceived on the same dates."
While they were counting on their fingers, Zhou Man felt the young lady's pulse. She had a little uterine cold, but it wasn't a serious problem. She whispered, "You can come to the medical office to see me tomorrow. If you feel embarrassed, bring Zhao Ming with you."
As for Zhao Ming, she was familiar with him and had met him several times. He was the one Bai Shan mentioned to replace Song Zhubu.
Well, speaking of Master Song, Zhou Man remembered what Bai Shan had told her yesterday.
Zhou Man finally remembered his mission. He glanced at the crowd, but couldn't tell who was Master Song's wife. He turned to Mrs. Song and said, "It all comes down to the fact that there are too few female doctors in the world, so little knowledge about this is spread among the people, and no one understands it."
"I'm thinking of holding a seminar at the hospital, specifically to talk to women privately and popularize these things. After the women who have heard it become mothers, they can teach their daughters, so that future generations can avoid some detours in the future."
Mrs. Song then said, "Mr. Zhou is kind-hearted."
"But I can't do this alone. I'll definitely need the support of the county officials' families. The Song family is a prominent family in Beihai County, so Mrs. Song should go too." Zhou Man then looked at the crowd and said with a smile, "I've met Mrs. Fang and Mrs. Dong, but it suddenly occurred to me that after all this time in Beihai County, I haven't met the wife of the Song family."
When Mrs. Song heard this, she immediately waved to someone and said with a smile, "This is my niece's wife. It's our Song family's fault for not paying her a visit after the master arrived."
Madam Song knelt down and saluted the princess and Zhou Man, saying with a smile, "I pay my respects to the princess and Mr. Zhou."
Manbao quickly excused her from the formalities. After sizing her up and down, he smiled and said, "He's truly a capable person. County Magistrate Bai often praised Chief Clerk Song to me, saying that when he went to the countryside, it was thanks to Chief Clerk Song's assistance to County Magistrate Fang. Otherwise, with so much county affairs to attend to, he wouldn't have dared to go there with confidence."
"It was thanks to Master Song's help that he was able to devote himself to Dajiawa and figure out a new method of salt production..." Zhou Man paused here, a look of annoyance on his face, as if realizing he had said something wrong. He immediately changed the subject and said, "I'm relieved to see you today. When I decide to start the class, I'll invite you to come over. Mrs. Song will also have to come by then."
Mrs. Song had a hunch that what Zhou Man said was wrong, and subconsciously turned her head to look at Mrs. Song.
The smile on Mrs. Song's face faded a little, but she quickly regained her composure and nodded, saying, "How dare we not respond to your invitation, my Lord?"
Mingda smiled and turned his head to meet Zhou Man's eyes. They winked at each other and changed the subject. "Let's talk about marriage and having children. Although I don't have any children now, I won't be long in coming. What do you think are the most common problems with children when you raise them?"
"Crying!" Several young ladies with children said, "They're always frightened by passing ghosts and gods, and cry from time to time..."
"They're frightened, or maybe hungry or scared." Zhou Man didn't say it was wrong for them to call out to the spirits, but simply said, "You need to pay more attention to them. They might have been scolded by adults and are scared or frightened. They might also be hungry or have an upset stomach and indigestion. You can..."
Now, the women surrounding Zhou Man are all married ladies, who are particularly interested in these topics. Zhou Man can be said to be getting along well with them. With Princess Mingda by his side and occasionally giving some evidence, everyone is even more convinced.
Mrs. Song smiled the whole time. Seeing that Zhou Man and the princess didn't notice her, she patted the back of her eldest daughter-in-law's hand and asked her to stay. She then held the maid's hand and quietly stood up and left the circle.
She left the banquet hall, glanced back, and instructed the maid, "Take good care of the princess and Lord Zhou."
She turned and went to the study in the front yard. She did not go in, but stood outside the yard and let the servants go in to call someone.
Not long after, Mr. Song came out of the study with a bad look on his face.
He had just been negotiating with Bai Shan. Although the process was peaceful, he was very dissatisfied with the result.
"Why is my son here now? I was just greeting County Magistrate Bai."
"Is Saburo in there?"
"Um."
Mrs. Song said, "Just now, in the back, Mr. Zhou was quick-witted and accidentally revealed a piece of news."
"What news?"
Mrs. Song leaned over and whispered in Mr. Song's ear, and Mr. Song's face became even uglier.
Mrs. Song said, "I'm not doubting Sanlang. After all, he is your nephew, but a nephew is not a son. Besides, there are several layers of separation between them, so you have to be careful and don't let others keep you in the dark."
"I understand. You should go back first and take good care of the princess... and Lord Zhou."
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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