Although Huguo Temple was lively, because there were no vendors, they didn't go up there. They just walked around the lake and looked at various stores selling rice, and then they waved their hands and ran to other places to play.
The next day is the third day of junior high school.
Lao Zhoutou and Mr. Qian carefully prepared a New Year gift for Man Bao to pay Shangguan a New Year greeting.
Manbao didn't dare to tell them that she had offended their superior officer. After looking at the things prepared, he whispered: "How about bringing two more bowls of steamed meat and meatballs made by my sister-in-law?"
Qian hesitated and said, "That one is not easy to take. Wouldn't it be bad to give it away?"
"No, as long as it's delicious, I think Xiao Yuan won't mind." She also hoped that for the sake of the delicious food, he could save her some face during the Chinese New Year and stop scolding her for the time being.
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Man Bao remembered something, rolled his eyes and said, "Pack a few more bowls, and I'll make an appointment with Dr. Liu."
Even if you have to be scolded, you have to go together.
In the minds of Lao Zhoutou and Qian, the Liu family should be closer. After all, the two families are in-laws, so they nodded and agreed without much thought.
Seeing that he was timid, Bai Shan smiled and asked, "Do you want me to go with you?"
Before Man Bao could nod, Liu Gui came in from the outside and said, "Master, the fifth master, second master and third master from my family have come to pay New Year's greetings to the old lady. The old lady wants to invite the young master to come over."
He paused and then said: "The young master from the lobby and the young master from the second hall are already over there."
Man Bao couldn't help but look at Bai Shan. They were having so much fun these two days that they forgot to ask their family about this matter.
Bai Shan stood up and said, "Go ahead, I'll go over and take a look."
Man Bao nodded and could only carry the things out.
Zhou Lijun and Zhou Liru helped carry the things out and put them on Daji's carriage. Man Bao saw what Zhou Liru had remembered and asked, "Do you want to go with me?"
She said: "Xiao Yuan is the dean of the imperial hospital, and those who went to pay him New Year greetings are all imperial doctors or well-known doctors. You can follow me to see the world."
Zhou Liru immediately agreed happily, and then climbed onto the carriage without going back to change clothes.
Zhou Lijun said: "Sister-in-law, I want to go too."
Man Bao waved his hand and said, "Then let's come up together."
Zhou Lijun also climbed onto the carriage happily. Zhou Liru asked: "Second sister, what are you going to do?"
"I'm also going to see some things," she said, "This year, Fourth Uncle and the others are going to the grassland to collect medicinal materials. They want to know a few more doctors so they can sell more."
The carriage first turned around and went to Dr. Liu's house.
The Liu family and the Xiao family were in the same building, not very far apart. Man Baote specially bypassed the Xiao family and arrived at the Liu family first. The doctor Liu who was knocked at the door...
He sighed and said to his son and daughter-in-law: "Forget it, take the prepared New Year gifts with you, and I will go and pay New Year greetings to Xiao Yuanzheng."
His son was a little puzzled, "Didn't my father say that Xiao Yuan is busy these two days, so he has to go there in a few days?"
Doctor Liu had already stood up and walked out, saying: "Everyone has found the door, can I still go?"
The servants had already invited Man Bao and several others to come in. Man Bao asked Zhou Lijun to give the basket to the servants of the Liu family, and then warmly invited Dr. Liu to go with her to pay New Year's greetings to Xiao Yuanzheng.
Doctor Liu waved to his servant, opened the basket, took a look, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Keep it in the kitchen and eat it when I come back in the evening."
Liu Dalang couldn't help but stand on tiptoe to take a look, and could only vaguely see a few bowls inside.
The servant obeyed and did not dare to neglect, and immediately took the things to the kitchen.
Doctor Liu then looked Zhou Man up and down and asked, "Why are you so eager to scold him?"
Man Bao sighed deeply and said, "Physician Liu, you are already the head of the family and can make your own decisions, but I am the one who has to listen to my parents."
Doctor Liu's eyes were fixed on her face and head, and he nodded after a while, "I almost forgot, you are still young."
Doctor Liu hesitated. At this age, should he give a red envelope?
Man Bao didn't let him hesitate for long. She turned sideways and asked him to look at Zhou Lijun and Zhou Liru behind her, and said with a smile: "These are my two nieces, Lijun and Liru, hurry up and see Dr. Liu."
The two of them immediately came forward to pay their respects, and both of them expressed sweet New Year greetings to Dr. Liu.
Well, there is no need to hesitate now, because during the Chinese New Year, Doctor Liu, who had packed a lot of red envelopes, took out two red envelopes from his sleeves and gave them to Zhou Lijun and Zhou Liru, not Zhou Man.
Man Bao didn't mind either and urged Dr. Liu to go out quickly, otherwise there would be too many people visiting Xiao Yuanzheng to pay New Year's greetings.
After all, the two of them are likely to be scolded. There are so many people, and it would be embarrassing to be in front of them.
Liu Dalang said at the right time: "Dad, everything is ready."
Doctor Liu nodded and said, "Then let's go."
After thinking about it, he did not take his son with him this time, but went alone.
Unlike Zhou Man, he still cares about face. How could he let his son see such a thing like being scolded?
When they arrived at Xiao Yuanzheng's home, Dr. Zheng and Dr. Lu were already there. They had just finished paying New Year's greetings to Xiao Yuanzheng and giving him New Year gifts.
When Xiao Yuanzheng saw Doctor Liu and Zhou Man coming in, he only raised his eyelids and then lowered his eyes, saying with a cold face: "Here?"
Doctor Liu responded with a smile and stepped forward to pray for the new year.
Man Bao was a little embarrassed and went forward to pay New Year's greetings with embarrassment. Zhou Lijun and Zhou Liru took the gifts in their hands, turned around and handed them to the servants, and then joined them to pay New Year's greetings to the elders of the imperial doctors.
Xiao Yuanzheng looked at Zhou Man, then at Imperial Physician Liu, and said to himself: He is indeed old and thick-skinned.
He didn't have a good look towards Imperial Physician Liu and Zhou Man, but he was quite kind to Zhou Lijun and Zhou Liru. Together with Imperial Physician Lu and Imperial Physician Zheng, he gave them red envelopes. Then Xiao Yuanzheng said to Imperial Physician Lu and Imperial Physician Zheng: "You guys sit down first."
Come on, let’s have dinner together later.”
The eyes of Imperial Physician Lu and Imperial Physician Zheng glanced at Imperial Physician Liu and Zhou Man, and they simply declined, saying that they had to go to the homes of other relatives and friends to pay New Year greetings, so they would not stay for dinner for the time being.
Xiao Yuanzheng tried to persuade them to stay, but when he saw that they were determined to leave, he didn't force them and asked his servants to send them out.
As soon as Dr. Lu and Dr. Zheng left, the smile on Xiao Yuanzheng's face suddenly fell.
Man Bao stood aside with his head lowered, wanting to ask if he had been tormented by the Queen Mother, but he did not dare to ask.
Imperial Physician Liu didn't change his expression. After everyone left, he asked about the matter directly. He also sighed: "I wanted to tell the hospital in advance, but accidentally missed it. I didn't expect the Queen Mother to be like this.
It's so urgent, I asked the court to come over as soon as the meeting was over."
Xiao Yuanzheng was silent for a moment and then said: "The Queen Mother dotes on the princess, this is expected."
Doctor Liu asked with concern, "Has the hospital already seen Princess Yunfeng?"
Xiao Yuanzheng nodded slightly.
"What did the Queen Mother say?"
Xiao Yuanzheng said: "The Queen Mother really wants the princess to have her own heir."
Isn’t this nonsense? Who doesn’t want their granddaughter to have their own child?