The maid took the two wives down to the first floor, and immediately saw Zhou Man and several of her friends coming over laughing and joking.
She didn't expect such a fate, so she was stunned for a moment, and then the store clerk came up to her faster than she was, "Do the guests want to eat, or..."
Zhou Lixue said: "My family has reserved a private room on the second floor. Let's go up."
The waiter glanced at the large group of slaves behind them, responded with a smile, and let them go upstairs. However, he did not leave immediately. He had to see which room they were in and then bring them tea.
Just as she was thinking about it, Han Wuniang's maid had already stepped forward to stop Zhou Man from saluting, "Little doctor Zhou."
Man Bao took a closer look and was surprised, "Hey, aren't you that Xiang Gui?"
Xianggui responded with a smile and said: "My third master and my wife are also here to enjoy the lanterns. Just when we were upstairs, my wife said that she saw the little doctor, and the third master said it was not the case."
Xianggui invited Manbao to sit together on the third floor.
Man Bao said: "No need, let your father and wife go and play by themselves. My elders are on the second floor."
The master asked her to invite people, but she had to invite them anyway, so Xianggui thought for a while and smiled: "Mr. Zhou, my young master is here too. You haven't seen him since a hundred days.
I don’t know that he can now sit up, crawl, and even stand up while holding someone’s hand.”
When Man Bao heard this, he also wanted to see the first child to be dissected, so he said to her: "You go up first. After I have met the elders, I will go up to the third floor to meet your wife."
Xianggui responded with a smile, and sent Manbao and the others to the second floor first. She wrote down their box numbers before going up to the third floor.
Old Zhoutou was standing by the window, staring at the lights below. To be honest, it was the first time for him at his age to see such a lively and prosperous Lantern Festival, so he could see it since the lanterns were lit.
I can't even turn my eyes.
Not only did he watch it himself, he also asked Qian to watch it.
Of course, he was still relatively reserved in front of his in-laws and Mr. Zhuang. He only lowered his voice and said to Qian: "Quick, look at that lamp. Does it look like a rabbit?"
Qian turned around and nodded with a smile, "Like."
Lao Zhoutou whispered: "I'll go down and buy you one later."
Qian pursed his lips and smiled, but did not refuse.
The two of them talked so seriously that Man Bao didn't even notice when he entered the box.
Mrs. Liu saw several people crowded into the box out of breath, so she smiled and asked the girl to pour them tea, and asked with a smile: "How long have you been playing here?"
Man Bao said: "It didn't take long before I met Li Xue on the road and they came over."
Seeing that they were all sitting still, Man Bao encouraged him: "Sir, Grandma Liu, you should go out and take a walk too. The streets are fun."
The two refused, "We are old, so we won't join in the fun with you. You can go ahead."
Man Bao invited Aunt Zheng and ran to the window to call her parents, "Dad, Mom, I'll go and guess lantern riddles for you."
Lao Zhou hesitated and asked, "Is there a rabbit lantern?"
"Yes, but the beauty lantern is more beautiful."
But Lao Zhoutou said: "Rabbits are quite beautiful. Give your mother a rabbit lantern."
Man Bao responded with a smile and said: "You guys wait for me, I will go upstairs to meet a friend and then come down."
Bai Shan poured a cup of tea and handed it to her and said, "I'll go with you."
Then let everyone wait for them here.
Madam Liu asked curiously, "Why, did you meet acquaintances in Yongzhou?"
Bai Shan said: "They are the third master and third wife of the Li family, Man Bao's patients."
They didn't know who Lao Zhoutou was, but Mrs. Liu thought of it instantly. She nodded with a smile and said to the two of them: "Go ahead and come back after saying hello."
The two agreed and then went upstairs together.
Mrs. Liu waited for them to leave and then entertained Yin You and Liu Huanlai. She was also startled by the sudden appearance of these two children in Yongzhou in the afternoon.
Man Bao and Bai Shan went up to the third floor and found Xiang Gui waiting upstairs. They followed her to the private room.
Han Wuniang had not seen Man Bao for a long time. Their family returned to Yongzhou soon after completing the Hundred Days, but it was only a lively place for several months when they returned to Yongzhou.
There was nothing she could do about it, she was the first person in history who could still live after her belly was dissected and a child was taken out. Not to mention her relatives, friends and sisters-in-law, even her mother-in-law couldn't help but look at her belly.
Originally she thought the knife marks left on her stomach were quite ugly, but she no longer felt that way.
As soon as she saw Man Bao, Han Wuniang happily took her hand and said hello, and then asked Li Sanlang to bring the child over for Man Bao to see, and also taught the child who was learning to talk "aunt".
With outsiders around, Li Sanlang couldn't hold the baby anymore, so he turned around and handed the baby over to the wet nurse, while he and Bai Shan talked to the side.
Mainly I'm curious as to why they are here.
Han Wuniang on the side took Man Bao and talked about the troubles of childcare. For example, the child didn't like to drink milk recently, and only stared at the meat on the dinner table, "... he kept making noises to eat, but I remember
You said that it is best not to eat salt and meat before the child is one year old, and just eat some egg custard, so you have never dared to give it to him."
Man Bao nodded and said with a smile: "Children have weak stomachs and internal organs are developing, so use less salt at this time. When you are young, milk can provide most of the nutrients. Now you can eat complementary foods.
"
Han Wuniang had nursed the child herself before, but then he had teeth and the bite was painful, so she listened and started to feed the child to a wet nurse.
She had a lot of worries at the moment, and their private room was not small. She simply took Man Bao to the other side of the screen to whisper, and finally said: "It's a pity that there is no female doctor like you in Yongzhou. This kind of thing
I can only talk to the mothers-in-law around me, but they will only tell me that every woman has this experience, just get over it and it will be fine..."
Man Bao also sighed, "The Imperial Medical Office will be built soon. I hope to recruit a few more female disciples by then. After they have completed their studies, they can be sent to medical offices in various places."
Han Wuniang's eyes flashed slightly, and she lowered her voice and said, "Mrs. Zhou, do you think you can select two people from my side to enter the Imperial Medical Office?"
Man Bao was surprised, with a puzzled look on his face, "Huh?"
Han Wuniang laughed and said: "There are few girls in ordinary people's families who are literate. I'm afraid they won't be able to take the exam. If they take the exam, they have to start with literacy. It takes too much time. But the people around us are different. They have been around since they were young.
Someone who has learned some words and is smart can start learning medical skills as soon as he enters the medical office. Isn't it better than choosing someone from outside?"
Man Bao became thoughtful and asked, "Is this still possible?"
"sure."
Manbao asked calmly: "But they are slaves, not good ones."
Han Wuniang smiled and said, "What's the problem? Just let them go."