Chapter 3145 Reward
The two children were finally taken out, wrapped in cloth, dried, and dressed. They were hungry after being taken out.
The two of them were feeding at the same time, and their eyes slowly closed. Finally, Zhou Man and Mingda gently patted their backs, and after confirming that they did not burp, they put them to sleep in the crib.
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang were soaked to the skin, so they simply took a shower and changed their clothes. They made an excuse for their embarrassment, "The child grew too fast and was very strong."
Mingda was a first-time mother and she felt that the baby had become heavier and stronger recently. She couldn't help but look at Zhou Man and asked, "Are they going to be able to walk soon?"
Zhou Man: "It's still early, at least another half a year."
Mingda was a little disappointed. "He can roll over now. I thought he would be able to walk soon."
Zhou Man: ...
Mingda was so clear, not to mention Bai Shan and Bai Erlang, who were the youngest in the family. Although Zhou Man had many nephews and nieces, they rarely paid attention to them at that time.
Zheng came to see the child and saw them talking animatedly around him, so she sent them all out. "Don't you see how furrowed their brows are? Stop arguing with them here. If you have anything to say, go outside. Oh, Master Yin is here and is waiting for you out front."
Bai Shan and the others went out to see Yin Huo.
Yin Huo did not come alone. He brought a lot of people with him. They were all the imperial guards newly sent by his father. However, for some reason, they did not go through the official route, but came here privately. When they arrived here, they went straight to Yin Huo, but they were ordered to protect Mingda, Bai Erlang and Bai Shan Zhouman.
Of course, he was also protected.
So he brought the person over directly and said to Bai Shan: "You make the arrangements."
Bai Shan probably guessed why they sent the Imperial Guards over, nodded and said, "Don't worry about me. I always bring people with me when I go out, and most of the places are busy. Even if there is an assassination, they won't dare to act. You should be more careful."
He said, "If any of you four gets into trouble here, I'll be held responsible."
Zhou Man paused while drinking tea and looked at him with wide eyes, "Me too?"
"Of course, that includes you," Bai Shan said, "You are the pillar that stabilizes the sea."
Zhou Man was flattered by his praise. After a moment of happiness, he said, "Don't worry about me. I've decided to change the wet nurse for my eldest sister."
She said, "I'm going to prepare for the smallpox vaccination. It's the busy farming season right now, so I'm going to do the preparatory work first. I'm going to pilot it among the families of officials and gentry in the county. Once the summer harvest is over, we'll start vaccinating everyone in each village. As long as Beihai County can promote it, we'll also start in Qingzhou City."
The others were stunned when they heard this. They didn't expect her to take such big steps.
Zhou Man snorted, "By then, I'll be living with smallpox. If they're not afraid of death, just come ahead."
That was quite scary. People who didn't have any medical skills and didn't understand the situation would probably not even dare to get close to her if they heard that she was dealing with smallpox on a daily basis.
Bai Shan asked, "Where do you plan to hold the vaccination?"
"I think your official farmland in the suburbs is good. Or you can allocate the official farmland and vacant land nearby for me to use?"
Bai Shan had no objection and nodded, "Okay, but can you persuade them to get vaccinated?"
Zhou Man was full of confidence: "I'm sure it will work."
So many people in the capital have been vaccinated, including many children of royal families and powerful families. With them as role models, what are they afraid of?
Bai Shan looked at Mingda Bai Erlang and Yin Huo and said, "Everywhere must have received the official salt by now. Those who haven't must have received the imperial documents. They will come to Qingzhou to buy salt soon. The people in Jiangnan must have known about the incident. If they find out and get here, we will all be in danger. Would you consider living in the county government office?"
Bai Erlang had no objection, but he was worried that Mingda would feel crowded.
Yin Huo said calmly, "What's the big deal? Just ask County Magistrate Fang and his men to move. If there's still not enough space, we can talk to the people around here and borrow their house for a while. By the way, who are the people around here?"
Before Bai Shan could speak, Yin Huo remembered and said, "Oh," "It's the Song family."
He looked at Bai Shan, and the others also looked at Bai Shan.
Bai Shan touched his nose, thought for a moment, and said, "Come to think of it, County Magistrate Fang has worked so hard for Beihai County this year, and the county government and I haven't rewarded him yet."
Everyone looked at him with sharp eyes.
Bai Shan decided to reward Fang Xiancheng with a house, which was the house they had built before in the east of the city. In order to express his boss's care for him, he also decided to buy some furniture and other things for him out of his own pocket.
At this time, County Magistrate Fang was still in Longchi, working hard for Beihai County and Bai Shan. When he received news from home that County Magistrate Bai had allocated a house to them, he was speechless for a long time.
Seeing that he hadn't spoken for a long time, his trusted subordinates became anxious and asked, "County Magistrate, what happened?"
County Magistrate Fang put the letter away and said, "I received a letter from home saying that the county magistrate has allocated a courtyard to me."
The subordinate's eyes lit up, "Are they those courtyards in the east of the city?"
County Magistrate Fang nodded slightly.
The subordinates looked at County Magistrate Fang with envy, "With this house, the County Magistrate and his wife will be settled in Beihai County from now on."
County Magistrate Fang couldn't help but show some joy on his face, "I will not let down your kindness."
Even the reserved County Magistrate Fang couldn't help but feel pleased with himself. "My family also said that Lord Bai gave me some family property."
The subordinates are even more envious.
Although County Magistrate Fang was the second-in-command of the county government, he did not live a wealthy life. He was not even as rich as County Lieutenant Dong, let alone Chief Secretary Song.
County Magistrate Dong and Chief Clerk Song were both natives of Beihai County and had their own houses. Chief Clerk Song was even more so, as he came from the Song family. He not only had a main house, but also branch courtyards, as well as numerous fields and shops. Therefore, even if he was not a chief clerk, he would still have a good life.
County Magistrate Fang is different. He relies entirely on his salary to support his family.
He is not from Beihai County. He came to Beihai County from Laizhou to take the exam, and then worked his way up from a minor official to the position of county magistrate over the past ten years. He dare not say that he does not take a single penny from the people, but he can definitely guarantee that he is definitely the most honest person in Beihai County.
The most expensive gift he received was half a mutton from a merchant who had offended Song Zhubu, asking him to mediate.
He was promoted to the position of county magistrate after County Magistrate Lu defeated the previous County Magistrate Song in order to fight against the Song family.
At that time, in order to supplement the family income, his wife had to make needlework and sell it in the shop.
But after he became the county magistrate, people in the cloth shop often offered too high a price for her, so he asked her to stop working there.
The Fang family had only three servants: one was a long-time attendant who often accompanied him when he went out, one was a woman who helped in the kitchen, and the other was a maid who waited for orders in the front and did all kinds of work.
But he had many children, four in total, and they all needed to learn to read and write, so he needed to buy pens, ink, paper, and inkstone. Clothes for their family only had to be made once every two years.
So they can’t save enough money to buy a house.
(End of this chapter)
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