Chapter 3133 Want to Go to Qingzhou
"Really," the maid couldn't help herself, "it's even whiter than our young master."
It is said that babies born early should be whiter, after all, their redness and wrinkles should fade.
Bai Erlang couldn't help it and ran to the backyard of the county government office to see.
Yin Huo was there too. Seeing him coming, she smiled and said, "I was just about to look for you. I found a nice piece of jade. I'll have it cut out and made into two jade pendants for the children to use as clothing weights. Consider it my full-moon gift for them."
The two children were born by coincidence. Although one was born in the early morning and the other was born after sunrise, there was a difference of two hours between them, but they were indeed born on the same day.
The third day of the bath is on the same day, and naturally the full moon is also on the same day.
Beihai County became lively. For the third day's bath and the full moon, the guests first went to the princess's residence and then turned around to the backyard of the county government office.
However, Mingda and Bai Erlang did not invite many people for the third day bath and full moon celebration. Apart from Bai Shan and Yin Huo, there were only three or four people who were familiar with the place.
Many people did not have invitations, but only sent gifts to the mansion. Bai Erlang asked people to return most of them and only left some less expensive gifts.
Because Bai Shan was the county magistrate and Zhou Man was the acting magistrate, there were a lot of people coming.
However, they were all in the front yard, and Zhou Man didn't want too many people to gather together to look after the children, so he rarely met guests in the backyard.
As for the child, she didn't take him out, and turned it down on the pretext that she was afraid the child would catch a cold.
Bai Erlang came over to join in the fun, grabbed a handful of beans and ate them while asking her, "Why don't you take the child out to see?"
"There are too many people coming, and some are coming from Qingzhou and Laizhou. They might be carrying evil spirits. The child is fragile now, so it's better for him to stay out of the house." Moreover, the women in the family smelled of powder, and she would feel choked when she smelled it when there were many people around, not to mention the child.
Bai Jilang thought so too.
Compared with the bustling front yard, the backyard was a bit quiet. Zhou Man put the child on the cradle, rocked it gently with one foot, and took out the information in the drawer to look at it.
Bai Erlang finished the beans in his hand, clapped his hands and stood up. "I'm going back to see my son. Do you have anything to say to Mingda?"
Zhou Man said without even looking up: "Say hello to her for me."
Although she was in confinement after giving birth, Zhou Man did not stay at home at all. After the third day of her bath, she went to the princess's residence and discussed postpartum recovery with Mingda. Taking advantage of this time of rest, when they had time and the child was not too clingy, the two of them were actively losing weight and recovering.
After that, she would visit Mingda every two or three days, and usually let the palace maids pass on messages, so they didn't miss each other at all.
Bai Erlang waved his hand and was about to leave when he saw something in her hand with many words on it. He curiously leaned over to take a look and asked, "What is this?"
He glanced at it and found that he didn't understand.
Zhou Man said, "I found a medical book on treating yang deficiency and heart failure, but you can't understand it, so there's no need to join in the fun."
Bai Erlang stopped reading and asked, "Is it for Mr. Shi's son?"
Zhou Man nodded. "They should have received the prescription and acupuncture method I sent back. I wonder how effective it will be."
She sighed and said, "The patient is too far away, and I haven't examined him personally. I have to be more cautious with medication and needles."
Bai Erlang scratched his head and said simply, "Then let Uncle Shi send the child over."
Zhou Man: "This is a long journey, from Luojiang County to Qingzhou, it's too far and dangerous. Firstly, I don't know if their family is willing to come; secondly, I can't guarantee their safety along the way."
At this time, people in Luojiang County had indeed received Zhou Man's letter, and had even used the prescriptions and acupuncture methods a few days earlier.
Three days after Zhou Manshi gave birth, her family had to inform the capital, and Mingda also had to write to the palace, so she simply wrote down the prescriptions for medicine and acupuncture and sent them out together.
When the letter arrived in the capital, Zhou Dalang sent someone to send it back and, by the way, inform Zhou Silang, who had already returned, that Zhou Man had safely given birth to a daughter.
After receiving the letter, Shopkeeper Zheng discussed the prescription and acupuncture method with the doctor in the pharmacy. He finally tried it and found that the effect was much better than his previous prescription.
It also costs a lot less and uses far fewer precious medicinal materials.
Shi Xiaolang took medicine for a few days and had an injection every other day. Now he can walk.
But after Manager Zheng felt the patient's pulse, he found that although there was a slight improvement, the prescription and acupuncture alone were not enough to cure the patient. He would probably have to take medicine and acupuncture for a long time, and the condition would not be much better than before.
He sighed and said, "If only Imperial Physician Zhou were here, she could personally diagnose and prescribe the medicine. The effect would definitely be better. Maybe she could actually find a solution."
Madam Shi's eyes lit up for a moment, then dimmed again. She wiped away the tears from her eyes and said, "I heard that Divine Doctor Zhou is an official in a faraway place, and she just gave birth to a child. He definitely won't return home."
Uncle Shi lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then raised his head and said, "Then let's go find her."
"What?" Madam Shi's heart began to beat wildly. She was a little scared, but more nervous. "No, that's not good. Where is Qingzhou? I heard from Master Zhou that it's very far away."
Uncle Shi was a man of great courage, so after making up his mind, he turned around and asked Shopkeeper Zheng, "Is the young man well enough to travel far?"
After a moment's hesitation, Manager Zheng said, "It's still okay to be careful. We can even go see Doctor Zhou. Even if she can't cure the disease, it will be better than dragging it out like this. Maybe she can let Xiaolang live a normal life."
He said, "There's a beloved son of Lord Yin in the capital. I heard he's been weak since childhood, and the doctors at the Imperial Hospital predicted he wouldn't live past adulthood. But after being treated by Doctor Zhou, even though he still has some physical issues, he's still alive and looks like a normal person."
There is a big difference between good and bad medical skills.
Manager Zheng had to admit that a doctor with poor medical skills could not save a person's life even with ginseng; but a doctor with good medical skills could save a person even with a handful of soil.
So he always felt that if he met a doctor with good medical skills, everything would be possible.
With Shopkeeper Zheng's words, Uncle Shi felt more confident, but Mrs. Shi was afraid and hesitated, saying, "What if Xiaolang can't stand the fatigue of the journey? Besides, it's too far, and we don't know the place well..."
Shi Xiaolang, who had been sitting on a stool silently basking in the sun, suddenly said, "Mom, let's go."
"this……"
Uncle Shi waved his hand and said, "It's settled. Go pack your luggage and I'll go find someone."
Uncle Shi went to find Zhou Lizhong, and through him he met Zhou Silang, who collected tea leaves everywhere.
"Go to Qingzhou?" Zhou Silang touched his chin, remembering Zhou Lijun's recent words urging him to go to Qingzhou, mainly because she wanted to see the seaport in Qingzhou.
As for the caravan going to the grassland, the three sons are now familiar with the route, so he can actually try to let them go and take charge on their own.
Zhou Silang rolled his eyes and asked Uncle Shi, "If we go to Qingzhou, we can't go empty-handed. That place is close to the sea. What do you think we should take with us?"
(End of this chapter)
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