Chapter 3047 Moldy Buns
Aunt Qi: ...
After settling down at the farm, she found that she was not as popular as she had imagined because everyone was busy.
The winter wheat has been planted now, but they want to build a water conservancy project in this area. In order to divert water from the river, they have dug several ditches that meander around the official fields, and they are still digging.
In addition to ditches, roads also need to be built.
During the autumn harvest this year, it was difficult to transport rice that was far from the road. If a road was built, even if it was a very small one, the rice could be pushed out with a cart, which would be better than carrying it out one load at a time.
Now Bai Shan has planned a road wide enough for two cars, with a total of three roads.
So they are very busy.
Not only male workers, but also female workers had to carry hoes to dig mud, build roads and ditches. Aunt Qi and her daughter's activities were basically limited to the kitchen and the vegetable garden.
The manager who managed them arranged a very tight schedule. In addition to cooking, they also had to water the vegetable garden and even go up the mountain to find firewood.
With them were women and a group of children, and she could only see men at dinner.
There were men who felt sorry for her, so within a few days someone came to propose marriage to her.
The steward said to her, "It's good to get married. The man who likes you is called Zhu Erlang. He is from the same village as Zhu Sanlang. You have a child, and he has a child too. You can live together."
Aunt Qi: ...
The steward continued, "Zhu Erlang has been performing well recently. I heard that the officials are evaluating him. If nothing goes wrong, they will be able to settle down in Beihai County next year. If you can settle down with them, you will not only have land, but also a room."
Aunt Qi asked cautiously, "If I don't want to..."
Seeing her frightened look, the steward quickly said, "If you don't want to, forget it. Lord Bai and Lord Zhou have issued strict orders repeatedly not to allow bullying to happen in the manor. Marriage depends on the willingness of both parties and the consent of both families."
Aunt Qi breathed a sigh of relief, lowered her head and whispered, "Thank you very much, Steward, but I don't want to get married again. As you know, I only have one daughter, and I promised her father that I would take good care of her."
"Don't worry about that. Zhu Erlang will definitely treat your daughter well. Although he is raising a son, you have seen in the past few days that he is not spoiled at all."
Aunt Qi quickly refused, saying that for her daughter's sake, she would not remarry.
The steward sighed and agreed, but he felt it was strange that if he was treated well by his daughter, she couldn't get married again.
Remarrying will make the family more wealthy, and my daughter will have brothers to support her when she gets married in the future. Isn’t this a good thing?
However, she was not very familiar with Aunt Qi and it was difficult to talk to her.
Aunt Qi's feelings spread quickly, and as a result, more than half of the men hanging around her in the village suddenly disappeared. Of the few men who were there to begin with, only two would still come to her.
Men are very realistic. They are willing to show their courtesy just to find a wife. Widows like Aunt Qi are especially popular because the bride price for marrying her is not high.
If she doesn't want to remarry, then even if they love her and feel sorry for her, they can only change their partner. Although they may not be able to marry her even if they change, what if...
Bai Shan had never met this Aunt Qi, but he had heard a lot about her. Upon hearing this, he couldn't help but consult Mr. Cui, "Send someone to Qizhou to check on this Aunt Qi."
"Your Excellency also suspects that she has ulterior motives?"
Although Zhou Man and the others all believed that Aunt Qi had ulterior motives, Mr. Cui observed her carefully for a few days and even visited the farm himself, but he really couldn't see anything wrong with her.
He said, "I've watched her cook and prepare dishes. She's very skilled. Even things like growing vegetables and fetching water are done very skillfully. It doesn't seem fake."
Bai Shan insisted, "Even if we are overthinking it, we should check it out to feel at ease."
"Yes," Mr. Cui replied, "Then I'll send someone there tomorrow."
Mr. Cui returned to the topic of official business. "Shall I accompany you on your inspection tour of the countryside tomorrow?"
Bai Shan thought for a moment and shook his head, saying, "No need. Go to the medical department and see if they can help you. Mr. Qian has been with Wen Tiandong in Qingzhou City recently, and the medical department here relies on Ms. Zhou. I'm afraid she won't be able to handle it."
This is the advantage of having a staff, they can be moved wherever they are needed, very flexible. They can handle both official and personal matters.
Mr. Cui agreed.
The next day, after finishing some of the things at hand, I went to the medical department.
Zhou Man was not in the front yard, and there were no other patients. Xiao Kou and the others were sitting in the porch, grinding herbs to make ointments and pills. When they saw him, they pointed him in the direction, "The master is in the backyard."
Mr. Cui went to the backyard and looked for Zhou Man but couldn't find him. He walked further and further away and ended up in a room next to the kitchen.
He knew the person was there because Daji was standing at the door looking inside. He seemed to hear footsteps. He turned around and saw that it was Cui Yuan. He clasped his fists and bowed, then continued standing there without moving.
Cui Yuan walked over and was about to speak when she saw Zhou Man sitting on a chair. Wen Tiandong, who was said to be too busy in Qingzhou City, was sitting inside, scraping a... moldy steamed bun in his hand.
Cui Yuan:......
They seemed to be moving very quietly. He didn't dare to speak loudly for a moment, so he could only quietly ask Daji, "What are they doing?"
Daji: "Making medicine."
Cui Yuan took a look at the whole basket of moldy steamed buns and couldn't help wondering, what kind of medicine requires moldy steamed buns?
Wen Tiandong was also confused at first, but then he thought about the watermelon frost that his master had made in the palace a few years ago. It was now a miracle drug in the Imperial Medical Bureau, and even medical clinics and drug stores outside had to buy it from the Imperial Medical Bureau.
However, the teacher was very skilled in making watermelon frost, so he not only taught them how to make it, but also did not restrict them from teaching it to others. As a result, first Jishidiang, and then Baicaotang and other large pharmacies and hospitals were able to make it.
But perhaps out of guilt, they still buy some from the Imperial Medical Bureau every year as a token of their appreciation.
This practice of covering one's ears and stealing the bell has continued to this day.
Since watermelon can be made into such a miraculous medicine, steamed buns are not surprising either.
Wen Tiandong used a bamboo stick to gently scrape off the mold. Zhou Man, wearing a mask, also scraped off the mold from a moldy steamed bun. He sighed and said, "I heard that a kind of mold that grows from the soil can cure tuberculosis. Unfortunately, I haven't figured it out after two months of research. But I got this mold out first."
Wen Tiandong asked quietly, "Sir, can this medicine really cure external injuries caused by wind evil entering the body?"
Zhou Man thought for a moment and said, "My husband has repeatedly told me that this thing is dangerous and should not be abused, but it does have a great effect."
See you at 10pm
(End of this chapter)
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