Chapter 2169 Prescription
When Governor Duan escorted the man out, he asked, "When does Lord Zhou plan to leave? We will see you off then."
Manbao smiled and said, "We'll leave early the day after tomorrow."
Governor Duan was surprised by the speed of the event. After a pause, he said, "I will host a banquet in the guest house tomorrow. Please invite the deputy chief officer to accompany you to see Lord Zhou off."
Manbao declined politely. They had to pack their bags and buy some more things tomorrow. Besides, they would have a meal to see him off. They didn't need the money for the meal and they were not familiar with each other, so there was no need to have the meal.
Zhou Man refused firmly, and their communication today was smooth. Governor Duan knew that she was not unwilling to give him face, but had no intention of doing these social activities. After thinking about it, he did not force her and sent her away with a smile.
But the next day, he sent two baskets of naan and two pickled lamb legs to the post station.
Manbao and his friends didn't care much about the lamb legs. On the grassland, they had no shortage of sheep to eat. Even if they didn't meet any herdsmen for a long time, they could hunt wild sheep. With Koko around, they could always find sheep.
But he liked the naan bread that was delivered very much. There were two baskets with quite a lot of it. They were not the small bamboo baskets that were placed on the dining table, but large bamboo baskets that could be carried on the back.
A piece of white linen was placed inside, and the prepared naan breads were stacked layer by layer in the bamboo basket. Once the linen was closed, the heat could not be released temporarily, so they were still hot when they were delivered to the post station.
Manbao couldn't help but take one sprinkled with black sesame seeds to taste.
A piece of naan was as big as her head, and one was enough for her to eat for two meals. It was obvious that Governor Duan was very sincere.
So Manbao sincerely wrote two more prescriptions and handed them to the servant, saying, "These are two prescriptions for medicinal wine. Liangzhou is bitter and cold, and these two prescriptions can dispel the cold. But be careful, the herbs need to be prepared. You have to buy them at a pharmacy. You can't prepare them yourself, otherwise they will be poisonous if not prepared properly."
The servant wrote down the words, then took the prescription and ran back to give it to his master.
Governor Duan received the extra recipe for the medicinal wine. After looking at it for a long time, he said to Duan Cheng, "This Lord Zhou is a wonderful person."
Duan Cheng didn't know what was so interesting.
Governor Duan stroked his beard and smiled, "Tomorrow, ask for another day off from the prefectural school, and I'll take you there to see them off in person."
Seeing that his son still didn't understand, Governor Duan pointed at the two recipes and said, "Recipes like this can be passed down from generation to generation. If an ordinary family had a recipe like this, they would never have to worry about their livelihood. But she took it out just for two baskets of naan bread..."
It can be seen that this is not an equal exchange, but a relationship of affection. Since the other party has affection, he naturally has to be righteous. Governor Duan said: "Tomorrow I will send someone to escort them out of Liangzhou."
Bai Shan didn't expect Man Bao to give the recipe directly, and couldn't help asking, "Why are you so generous?"
The prescriptions in the hands of doctors are also very particular. Generally, they can give out prescriptions of medicinal soups for medical treatment. In more remote areas, doctors attach great importance to their own prescriptions. Except for wealthy families who must leave prescriptions depending on the situation, other people will not be given prescriptions. They will just write words that only the medicine boy can understand and ask the medicine boy to dispense the medicine.
Big cities like Yizhou City and the capital city, on the one hand, do not mind the leakage of these common prescriptions, and on the other hand, in order to avoid unnecessary disputes, they will let patients take the prescriptions away.
But there is one type of prescription that even the imperial physicians in the palace would not easily give to others, and that is this ready-made prescription.
Finished recipes such as ointments, pills, and medicinal wines can be produced and sold in large quantities, so most of them are kept as secret recipes in the hands of individuals and will not be leaked.
There are many prescriptions for ointments and pills in the Imperial Medical Service, but they are kept in the hospital's data room and can only be viewed by those who have reached a certain level.
Not to mention outsiders like Bai Shan, even the medical assistants and young doctors in our hospital are not allowed to see him.
Man Bao waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "I checked yesterday. Not only Madam Duan, but Governor Duan also suffers from rheumatism. The day before yesterday, Li Ru and I went to the pharmacy to buy medicine. Although I didn't take anyone's pulse, I listened to the complaints of some patients who came to seek medical treatment and found that most of them had rheumatism. I was originally hesitant about whether to give them the prescription, but now it's a favor."
Bai Shan then asked, "Is this medicinal wine effective in removing dampness?"
"It's mainly good for getting rid of the cold," Manbao said, "It's too cold here. The cold invades in winter and spring. Drinking a little medicinal wine at this time can resist the cold."
Bai Shan stretched out his hand and said, "Give me one."
Manbao went to grind ink for him to write, and asked curiously, "What do you want this for?"
"Since you want to benefit the people of Liangzhou, why did you only give it to the Governor's Mansion?"
Man Bao paused and said to him, "You want to spread it out? That won't work."
Despite saying this, she still wrote down the prescription. She said, "Two of the herbs used in this prescription are poisonous. They require a special preparation method to remove the toxicity. It's difficult for ordinary people to prepare them well, so I won't share it with others."
If ordinary people got a prescription, they would probably go out and dig up the herbs, wash them, and then soak the medicine in the water. Doing so would be tantamount to suicide.
She gave it to the Governor's Mansion because the Governor's Mansion had the ability to make the correct medicinal wine, and she could also pass the recipe on to someone who could make the correct medicinal wine.
She said, "This thing can only be circulated in a small range."
"Who said that?" Bai Shan asked, "A medicine shop can always brew the right medicinal wine, right?"
He said, "I'll sell the recipe to the pharmacy soon, and they can sell the finished wine, right?"
Manbao: "...You think too much."
Bai Shan: "Is this prescription public from your doctor, and is it also available in other pharmacies?"
"No, I found this prescription from the Imperial Hospital. There are similar ones out there, but they're not exactly the same." He added, "This one is milder."
"That's good, you just wait to collect the money."
Manbao wanted to say something but stopped herself, but seeing Bai Shan was so excited, she simply didn't stop him and went to the pharmacy with him. However, she didn't go in. Instead, she let him and Daji go. She sat at a stall outside, ordered a bowl of noodles, and ate while waiting.
Not long after, Bai Shan came out with Daji, saying goodbye to the shopkeeper who saw them out, and went straight to Manbao.
Manbao hadn't finished his bowl of noodles yet. He looked up at him and asked, "You came out so soon?"
Bai Shan sat across from her and asked Daji, "Does Daji want noodles?"
Daji refused. He didn't understand why his masters were such big eaters. They had just gone shopping and had lunch not long ago, and when they returned to the post station, they shared a naan. How long did it take for them to eat noodles again?
Manbao seemed to see Daji's doubt and said to him, "We are still growing. Do you think we have grown taller recently?"
Bai Shan was instantly distracted, "We've grown taller?"
Manbao nodded affirmatively, "Yes, you have grown taller."
Daji then noticed that the young master and Miss Man seemed to have grown taller, and even the young master had grown taller.
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