Man Bao also occupied the stove in Dr. Liu's office. Together with the two stoves, she lit the charcoal fire and carefully placed the steamed meat and meatballs on the shelf, closed the jar and waited.
She hadn't eaten lunch and was very hungry right now, so she just squatted in front of the stove and watched, and could still enjoy the heat.
When the water is boiling, you can hear the gurgling sound of water in the jar, and then slowly, a hint of fragrance comes out of the jar...
After steaming for a quarter of an hour, the aroma filled the whole room. The medical assistants were already sitting aside waiting. Even Dr. Liu, who was staying in his office drinking tea and waiting for meals, couldn't help but walk out with his hands behind his back.
, after walking around the room twice, he simply pulled up a stool and sat next to Zhou Man.
He asked: "Your cook made this, did you use a recipe from the south?"
"My sister-in-law made this," Manbao praised her sister-in-law. "My sister-in-law makes the most delicious food. I grew up eating the food she cooked. I have never eaten anything better than what my sister-in-law cooks."
Got something to eat.”
Doctor Liu said: "I also think my mother's food is the most delicious, but that's just my opinion."
Man Bao said: "This is not about favoritism. I have five sisters-in-law. None of their cooking is as delicious as my elder sister-in-law, especially my second sister-in-law..."
Man Bao thought of his second sister-in-law's cooking skills and sighed: "My second sister-in-law is good at everything, but her cooking skills...sigh."
Doctor Liu became slightly interested, mainly because the jar was bubbling and the aroma was constantly coming out of it. The smell really made people want to eat it.
Doctor Liu swallowed unconsciously and asked: "How long will it take to steam?"
Manbao wanted to eat more than he did. She pulled the stool closer to the stove and said, "It will take a while. My sister-in-law said it needs to be heated through before it tastes good."
While they were talking, a chamberlain brought them food from the hospital.
Each person has a food box, with different grades and different dishes.
Man Bao took the food box and said immediately: "It should be ready, open it quickly, open it quickly."
Three medical assistants on the side immediately stepped forward to help.
After a while, the two imperial physicians and three medical assistants sat down around the table. In front of everyone were their own meals, with a bowl of steamed meat and a bowl of meatballs in the middle.
Man Bao first gave Dr. Liu a piece of steamed meat with chopsticks, and then said to the other three strong medical assistants: "Everyone, eat quickly."
Zhou Man was of a higher rank than them, so the three medical assistants politely gave in and allowed Man Bao to use his chopsticks first.
Man Bao was not polite and took a big piece of steamed pork and placed it on the rice. The other three followed suit and moved their chopsticks.
Doctor Liu took a bite and couldn't help but squint his eyes. The entrance was soft, glutinous and fragrant. Doctor Liu chewed it, then glanced at the bowl, and then he took the time to finish one piece and then pick another piece...
After eating and drinking, Doctor Liu sat next to Man Bao and drank tea. He also politely invited her to drink the tea leaves he had collected, and said with a smile: "My mother-in-law's craftsmanship is very good."
Only then did Man Bao remember that, yes, the sister-in-law was Li Zhong's mother, so she and Doctor Liu were indeed in-laws.
So she said: "When Li Zhong goes to pay you New Year greetings, I will ask my sister-in-law to bring you two bowls."
Doctor Liu declined hypocritically and then agreed, and then said to Man Bao: "Pork has the functions of tonifying and strengthening the body, nourishing yin and moisturizing, and plumping the skin. It is very suitable for those of us who work the night shift."
Man Bao glanced at Dr. Liu. Although he felt that what he said was wrong. After all, it was not good to eat meat when you were old, but he knew this basic problem, so he nodded.
The two imperial doctors sat in the imperial hospital waiting for dark, and then continued chatting and dazing by the stove.
Man Bao felt in his sleeves, took out a purse, and opened it to find dried venison.
Doctor Liu thought for a while and felt that it was already like this tonight, so he might as well eat more, so he extended his hand to Zhou Man.
Man Bao gave him a piece of meat, ate one himself and asked, "Mr. Liu, don't you prepare some snacks for your watch?"
Doctor Liu said: "I will only prepare some snacks and beans to satisfy my hunger. I am not a child, so there is no need to prepare too many snacks."
Man Bao looked at the dried meat in his hand.
Doctor Liu paused and said, "It's okay to eat it occasionally."
But after eating so many good things, he couldn't help but return the favor, so he said: "Younger, we are on duty, and I will bring you delicious food."
Man Bao nodded repeatedly, "Then I'll wait."
Doctor Liu said: "You can also bring some more of these steamed meat and meatballs into the palace. We always have to eat more on New Year's Eve, and there is a palace banquet that night. We must be more alert and eat to wake up."
Man Bao thought about it and thought what he said made sense, so he nodded in agreement.
The two of them stayed together for half the night, until the night became cold, and then they got up and went back to their cabin to sleep. This time, Man Bao was not woken up in the middle of the night and slept until dawn.
Dr. Liu was also very satisfied with this, and said to Dr. Lu who came to take over: "There are no patients, so you should go to bed early tonight."
Dr. Lu said: "Thank you, Dr. Liu... and Dr. Zhou."
Zhou Man and Dr. Liu returned the courtesy and politely said it was not hard, and then left the palace carrying their belongings.
Doctor Liu saw the carriage coming to pick up Zhou Man at the palace gate, waved to her and said with a smile, "See you tomorrow."
Man Bao nodded, "See you tomorrow."
Man Bao walked towards his carriage and opened the curtain. Two heads quickly popped out and shouted "Wow". Man Bao was so frightened that he almost fell on his back. He was helped by Daji who was standing beside him.
When Bai Shan and Bai Erlang saw that she was frightened, they immediately laughed and said happily: "I know you would have been frightened if you didn't sleep well last night."
Man Bao: "...Koko, why didn't you tell me?"
Keke: "This will not be life-threatening to the host, and I have not noticed any malice in them. If every behavior is predicted in advance, the host's life will lose a lot of fun."
Man Bao's beating heartbeat calmed down after being touched, and An thought: This is not interesting at all.
Bai Shan smiled and stretched out his hand to her, "Come up quickly and I'll take you home to rest."
Man Bao put it on his hand and followed his strength to get into the car and asked, "Aren't you going to play?"
"You still look tired," Bai Shan said with a smile: "And now that all the shops and hotels are closed, where else can we go to play?"
Man Bao nodded and whispered to him, "I have a secret to tell you when I get home."
Bai Erlang on the side said: "I heard it."
Bai Shan glanced at him and ignored him, and said to Man Bao, "Let's go to the open pavilion in the garden and say that there is no one there."
Bai Erlang: "Do you want me to look out for you?"
Man Bao said: "No, as long as you don't come to eavesdrop."
Bai Erlang hummed and said: "I won't eavesdrop. What secrets can you say? It's just a matter in the court or the palace. Anyway, it is something that requires a lot of effort to do. I just
Don’t listen.”
He had to work hard to hear it, so why did he come?
Man Bao thought about it and found that he had guessed everything correctly, so he gave him a thumbs up.