Chapter 926 Regret
Manbao pulled aside the curtains and looked at the excitement outside with great interest. She had been wandering around the drugstore, so how could she not know the benefits involved?
But the profit is not so easy to come by. Panax notoginseng is now only found in the southwest, and most of it is wild. If you want to buy it, you have to send someone to the southwest.
There is a lot of miasma in that area. Not to mention the Zhou family, even other medicine shops that seem to have strong foundations would probably find it difficult to send a large number of people to the southwest to collect Panax notoginseng.
After the acquisition, it has to be escorted all the way back, not to mention the sale after it is made into a finished product.
Hemostatic ointment has a wide range of uses, but the thing that most makes people think of when it comes to stopping bleeding is war, so this medicine is related to armaments.
Only Jishidiang had a strong foundation to be able to carry on this business. As for the Zhou family, let alone do it, if they even had any connection with it, they would probably be dragged to the front and used as a chopping board and stabbed into a sieve.
Now, more than half a year has passed since the medicine was launched, and Manbao and the Zhou family live a carefree life without illness or disaster. Obviously, Jishidiang has taken all the profits and also blocked all the disasters.
Just for this reason, Manbao could continue to communicate medical skills with them with peace of mind.
Moreover, there was one thing that Manbao didn't tell anyone. These herbs and prescriptions were not something she came up with out of thin air. Instead, they were told to her by Teacher Mo.
Teacher Mo didn't ask her for anything.
He said that this is a treasure left by history and their descendants will also benefit from it.
Medicine is different from other disciplines. It is a discipline that saves lives. Doctors are not businessmen, but doctors and teachers. The former heals lives, while the latter teaches people how to fish. Therefore, they don't need to care too much about profits.
A person's heart can only hold so many things. The more things you care about, the shallower these two things will become in your heart, and your knowledge will also become less. Teacher Mo hopes that this will be the case for Manbao as well.
He always felt that Manbao had learned too much and should focus on medicine and not waste his talent.
Mr. Zhuang also told Manbao that she didn't need to learn too much. She just needed to read books with him, understand the principles of the world, and learn medical skills well.
If only one teacher said so, Manbao might feel a little dissatisfied, but since both teachers said so, Manbao knew that she should listen to them, so she never cared too much.
In Mr. Zhuang's words, nothing in this world is black or white. If you really want to figure it out one by one, you will probably have to live in calculations for the rest of your life. That would be too boring and a waste of time.
So Manbao feels that some things need to be taken into consideration, but many things in the world do not need to be taken into consideration one by one.
Daji didn't quite understand all this, but he felt relieved when he saw that Miss Man knew what was going on and was not deceived by Jishidiang, but just didn't want to make a fuss about it.
When they returned to Changqing Lane where they rented a house, Mr. Zhuang and his two apprentices had just finished their morning classes and were waiting for lunch.
Seeing Manbao coming back, he asked with concern: "How is it, is the Jishitang in the capital easy to talk to?"
"Easy to talk to," Manbao said happily, "Manager Zheng is very kind, but too polite. He even paid me for sitting in the hall."
Mr. Zhuang, who was drinking tea, almost spit it out. He asked, "Do you agree?"
Manbao shook his head regretfully, "How can I accept it? I'm only going to sit in the clinic for half a day, and I have to learn skills from the doctors. It's okay if I don't pay, but what will it look like if I ask for money?"
Mr. Zhuang swallowed his tea, put down his cup, and asked, "How much is your sitting fee?"
"Five taels a month."
Zhou Lijun looked up in surprise, "So many?"
Manbao nodded, "Yes, being a doctor is really profitable."
Mr. Zhuang asked, "What about the money you promised to give you?"
"No, you have to sign a contract. Besides the money, you also get clothes, shoes and socks every season. The treatment at Jishiditang is really good." Manbao said, "I have made up my mind. When I finish my apprenticeship, I will go to Jishiditang to work as a doctor. Working in a medicine shop, I can earn more than farming at home."
Zhou Lijun nodded repeatedly. In a few years, they would not be able to sell the new wheat seeds. The entire Jiannan Road would slowly switch to the new wheat seeds, and people would be able to keep the seeds for themselves. By then, the money their family earned from farming in a year would not be as much as what their aunt earned from working in the temple.
As expected, it is good to have a skill. Unfortunately, she can't memorize the medicinal herbs or learn medical skills, otherwise she would learn from her aunt.
Seeing the expressions of regret and heartbreak on both the aunt and nephew's faces, Mr. Zhuang suppressed his smile and asked, "Apart from this, what else is written in the contract?"
"I didn't look any further." She resisted with great willpower. "It would be so embarrassing to look at him for too long. What if he misunderstood and thought I was attracted to him?"
Bai Shan said: "You were already moved."
"But it's not good for him to know."
Mr. Zhuang shook his head and said with a smile, "You should continue to read it, silly girl. Benefits are not taken for free. You have taken the sitting fee from Jishiditang, so you will be a doctor of Jishiditang in the future. How much can you get for your future house calls?"
"These are just minor details. The most important thing is that the contract always stipulates a term. You may have to stay in Jishiditang for ten or twenty years, but you are still young and have a long way to go in the future. There is no need to decide so early." Mr. Zhuang was really afraid that the child would feel embarrassed, but he signed the contract despite his excitement.
Manbao opened his mouth wide, "Doesn't that mean I have to stay in the capital forever? I have to go home to see my parents."
Bai Shan immediately said, "There's definitely no time. You're essentially selling yourself to someone as a farmhand."
He said, "This shopkeeper Zheng is not honest, are you still going?"
"Go, why not?" Manbao said, "I want to learn from him, no, to exchange medical skills. Don't worry about this kind of thing. Anyway, I know now, and I won't sign the contract."
Mr. Zhuang nodded. "That's right. You've come to the capital not only to broaden your horizons, but also to learn. The Zheng family has produced several imperial physicians, and this generation will have one too. You can study here. Even if you don't meet anyone, you can still ask for advice if you have any difficult questions. This alone puts you in a much better position than many doctors."
"Sir, have you also inquired about Jishitang?"
Mr. Zhuang glanced at her and laughed, "Do you really think I'm oblivious to the world outside and only interested in teaching you to read the sage books?"
Since he had promised Madam Liu and Mr. Bai to take them to Beijing, he naturally had to make preparations.
As she was talking, Aunt Rong called out from the kitchen, "The food is ready, it's time to eat."
Zhou Lijun immediately got up and went to the kitchen to serve the food, and Manbao and Bai Shanbai Erlang also went to help.
Aunt Rong brought out the pot of rice and said, "Master, there are so many people at home. I'm afraid I can't handle it alone. How about hiring a couple of helpers?"
Now there are not only masters in their house, but also servants.
Bai Erlang brought two servants with him to Beijing. The Bai family had a whole bunch of people, including her, so there were six of them in total, not to mention the young master and servant from the lobby next door...
It's tiring to cook for so many people every day.
Zhou Lijun immediately said: "We can all help."
Aunt Rong laughed and said, "How can we let Miss Zhou do all this? It's better to hire two helpers. You guys have things to do outside."
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(End of this chapter)
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