Chapter 3213 Growth
On the first day of June in the twenty-fifth year of Dazhen, at the Changshou County Medical Office.
"Hurry, hurry, carry the person into the house."
"Where's Commander Cao? Commander Cao, our county magistrate was hit by falling rocks from the mountain..."
Cao Yixuan came out in an apron, covered in blood. She glanced at the person on the stretcher and immediately said, "Hurry and carry him inside."
Magistrate Sun of Changshou County rushed over and grabbed Cao Yixuan, "Officer Cao, aren't Lord Zhou and Lord Zheng here? Where are they?"
"They are treating patients. First, carry the patients according to their severity to the ward and we will deal with them immediately." Cao Yixuan was really busy and had no time to exchange pleasantries with him. She turned around and went into the house to see the county magistrate.
In a room not far away, Zhou Man cut out a baby. She felt it and found that the baby was still breathing. She immediately gave first aid. After a while, the baby let out a low cry.
She then handed the child to the midwife to be cleaned and wrapped. She went to sew up the woman in labor, and after she had restored her to her original state, she said to Xibing, "Go ask the family for a set of clothes for her so she can pass away in a more decent manner."
The midwife holding the child looked at her with regret and said, "I heard that his father had died in the earthquake to protect his mother... Alas, he was born after his mother's death. This is a coffin. If the news gets out, his life will be over."
Zhou Man: ...
She thought about it, turned around, took the child and carried him out.
The child's grandparents were slumped outside the house, covered in mud.
Zhou Man held the child in his arms and showed it to them. "This child is born extraordinary. He was able to survive in such a dangerous environment. Perhaps his parents are still in heaven, watching over him. Even though he has lost his parents, with this love, he will have a happy and smooth life in the future. Congratulations to both of you on having a child."
The elderly couple, who had been stunned, finally reacted. With trembling hands, they reached for the child and slightly opened the swaddling clothes. The child held his fists to his face. Perhaps startled by the noisy surroundings, he moved restlessly. The couple immediately hugged the child tightly and cried out, "Good, good child, we will treat him well. Thank you for saving my life."
Zhou Man supported the people and let them go down to rest, then turned around to deal with other patients.
Magistrate Sun finally found Zhou Man and quickly stepped forward, "Master Zhou, Master Zhou..."
Zhou Man turned around and asked, "County Magistrate Sun, what's going on outside?"
Magistrate Sun wiped the sweat from his forehead. "I've already sent people downstream to rescue people. The earthquake already buried a lot of people, and now we're hit by a flash flood. We've searched several villages around the county seat. Now the most important thing is to search for villages farther away."
He said, "I've already sent people down to search and rescue, but those villages are too far from the county seat, and transporting the patients back and forth..."
Zhou Man understood instantly and nodded, "I'll take people to the countryside, but relying solely on the doctors in the medical office is not enough. The drugstores and clinics outside..."
"They are all willing to obey Lord Zhou's orders."
Zhou Man nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, I will have people send medicinal herbs from Qingzhou City and Beihai County. Let's encourage each other."
County Magistrate Sun breathed a sigh of relief, took a step back, and bowed deeply to Zhou Man.
Zhou Man went to find Zheng Gu and Cao Yixuan, "Yixuan, you take your men to stay at the medical office. Zheng Gu, you and I will each take our men to the countryside. I'll go south and you east. Now make a prescription and send it to Wen Tiandong and Wei Man. Have them gather the supplies and send it over."
Zheng Gu and Cao Yixuan responded in unison, "Yes."
Zheng Gu paused and asked, "Master, do you want to recruit civilian doctors from other counties?"
Zhou Man pondered for a moment and nodded, "You can give it a try."
When the news of the disaster in Changshou County spread, many doctors wanted to come and help. As soon as the Medical Bureau issued the conscription order, the owners and doctors of various drug stores and clinics came to the door and headed to Changshou County together with the people and supplies from the Medical Bureau.
Bai Shan stepped over the puddle and jumped under the eaves. He shook the water off his umbrella and a little fat boy hugged his thighs with a snap.
Bai Shan looked down and saw little Bai Jingxing smiling, revealing a mouthful of baby teeth, and calling out softly and crisply, "Daddy!"
Bai Shan picked her up and handed her to Wu Yue behind her, sighing, "My clothes are a little wet, please don't hold me."
"Take the young lady down, and where is the young master? Let them play together."
Wu Yue: "Young Master Tang was beaten and cried again, so he was taken away to be comforted."
Bai Shan scratched her daughter's nose and scolded her, "I told you not to hit your brother."
Bai Jingxing was not convinced and shouted, "He was the one who stole my things first."
Bai Shan ignored their quarrel and asked, "Where are the princess and her husband? I have something to discuss with them."
Wu Yue pointed to the study, and Bai Shan took her daughter's hand and went to the study together.
Bai Ruoyu had stopped crying and was sitting at the table eating cheese. Seeing Bai Jingxing, she greeted her enthusiastically, "Come and eat quickly, yours is getting cold."
Bai Jingxing shook off her father's hand, ran over, climbed up the chair, dragged her small bowl over and took a look before saying, "Cheese is cold to begin with, you're so stupid."
Bai Shan stepped forward and glared at Bai Erlang, "They are young and can't eat ice. Even if you want to coax a child, you can't use this to comfort him."
Bai Erlang looked around and said something else, "You have no work in the county government office?"
Bai Shan knew that he was deliberately changing the subject, so he took a bowl and scooped half of the cheese from each of the two children's bowls.
The two children were angry but dared not say anything. They were very experienced. If they cried at this time, their father (cousin) would confiscate all their cheese.
So even though their eyes were filled with tears, they didn't dare to cry.
Bai Shan was satisfied, put the bowl aside and covered it, then responded to Bai Erlang's words, "I came to discuss with you about aiding Changshou County."
He said, "I plan to send some people over with some supplies. Yin Huo has already dispatched what supplies the county government can provide, but I don't think this is enough."
He said, "The earthquake and flash floods have severely damaged not only the wheat that has just been harvested, but also the rice that has not yet been harvested. We need a lot of supplies, especially food, so I hope to collect some from the public."
Beihai County has developed rapidly in the past two years and has earned a lot of money and grain. People cannot be sure that every household has surplus grain, but there is definitely a lot.
Bai Shan said: "It's not easy for me to intervene in this matter. Princess and you are the best candidates."
In the past two years, Princess Mingda has been running the Yushan Hall and the public welfare weaving workshop in Beihai County.
Mingda agreed after a brief thought, then asked with a smile, "Then County Magistrate Bai should also set an example."
Bai Shan smiled slightly and said, "Yes, I am willing to donate a thousand stones of grain."
Mingda raised his eyebrows and nodded, "Okay, I'll take note. Then we'll donate 1,000 shi as well."
Bai Shan stood up and said, "Yin Huo said that he should also be given a thousand koku. The rest of the matter is left to you."
He took two steps outside, turned his head to look at his daughter, then turned around and took the cheese covering the table in his hand. "It's been raining a lot recently, and Beihai County also needs to be careful of flash floods, so I have to go to the countryside for an inspection. I'll leave my sister in your care as well."
Little kids Bai Jingxing and Bai Ruoyu watched Bai Shan take away the bowl of cheese, not leaving them any chance at all.
(End of this chapter)
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