The imperial court opened the seal, but there was still the Lantern Festival, the weather was still cold, and there was no urgency about the beginning of spring, so everyone acted slowly.
Except for Tai Hospital.
Man Bao led people from Tai Hospital to see the veterans and remnants who were placed in Huangzhuang.
Xiao Yuanzheng looked at their physical conditions and found that they were able to survive the vaccination. Oh, no, a few people were not vaccinated.
However, Xiao Yuanzheng glanced at them and did not ask Zhou Man why they were brought back without vaccination. After looking at them, he said: "At present, it seems that vaccination will not have any major adverse effects on their bodies."
Man Bao nodded.
Xiao Yuanzheng said: "Your Majesty has given special approval. We will find someone to test the cowpox later. This entire imperial village has been allocated to us."
Man Bao asked: "Should we still find prisoners for us to test?"
"What kind of prisoner are we looking for? Since it is now confirmed that the risk of vaccination with cowpox is not high, we naturally look for servants." Xiao Yuanzheng said: "The Ministry of Punishment does not have that many prisoners for us to use, and it is more expensive to find prisoners."
It is better to use servants, such as the servants in the imperial palace and the criminal slaves in the palace, all of them can be used.
Naturally, Manbao and the others don't need to worry about these things. As long as they are told, someone will do it.
But they vaccinated the cows themselves.
Most of the imperial doctors in the imperial hospital participated in this and directly bought five cows from Zhou Man for vaccination.
Why buy it from Zhou Man?
Xiao Yuanzheng had a very good reason, "You succeeded in inoculating cowpox in the Western Regions. There are still some differences between the cattle in the Western Regions and the cattle in the Central Plains, so we should start with the cattle in the Western Regions. What if your dose is not suitable for the cattle in the Central Plains?"
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Man Bao thought what he said made sense, so he brought all the cattle brought back from the Western Regions to Xiao Yuanzheng to choose.
Xiao Yuanzheng didn't know how to choose cows, so he went to the steward of Huangzhuang and chose five cows that were judged to be strong on his advice.
So the Taiyuan Hospital began to prepare the pox vaccine, and after grafting it on the cow, people carefully guarded it to prevent outsiders from coming into contact with the cow.
Everyone in Huangzhuang knows that there is smallpox in this area. If you don’t deliberately seek death or harm others, they will basically not come here.
It's just that the Royal Hospital is very careful about this kind of thing. There are three checkpoints on the road, guarded by the imperial army. Even if someone wants to bring the smallpox virus out of the imperial palace, it will not be easy.
Man Bao and Xiao Yuan were waiting for someone to see how the cows were inoculated with pox, then lined up the candidates for duty, and then went to change clothes and go home.
On the first day, Imperial Physician Zheng was on duty, so Xiao Yuanzheng, Imperial Physician Liu and others wandered out of Huangzhuang to go home with Zhou Man.
At this time, there were no crops in Huangzhuang, and there was still snow in the fields. Fortunately, the road was still dry, so everyone simply walked outside Huangzhuang together.
Xiao Yuanzheng asked Zhou Man, "Master Zhou has been promoted, so why don't you invite him to have a drink?"
Doctor Liu also looked over and said with a smile: "This is a big happy event? Mr. Zhou has passed a big threshold, so why should we have a banquet with relatives and friends at home?"
Man Bao said: "No rush? Wait until the civil service examination in April is over."
Xiao Yuanzheng: "You don't have to take the exam, why do you have to wait for the Ministry of Civil Affairs to pass it... Oh, Mr. Bai County is going to become an official this year?"
Man Bao nodded.
Xiao Yuanzheng curled his lips and couldn't help asking Zhou Man caringly, "Did Mr. Zhou's marriage come up?"
Man Bao was a little shy, but he still nodded generously and said, "Suggested? When Bai Shan chooses the official, we will set a date and treat everyone to a wedding banquet."
Naturally, everyone happily agreed.
Xiao Yuanzheng was a little worried. He avoided everyone and gave Zhou Man a look on his face, and the two of them slowly fell behind. After a certain distance, Xiao Yuanzheng asked her in a low voice, "Mr. Zhou, what will happen to you after you get married?"
Are you an official in the court?"
Man Bao is curious? "Why not?"
She was horrified. "Xiao Yuanzheng? You're not going to fire me just because I'm getting married, are you?"
Xiao Yuanzheng: "...What qualifications do I have to fire you? If you want to fire you, your Majesty and the staff will fire you."
Man Bao said: "But the officials still don't listen to you?"
She is Xiao Yuanzheng's subordinate? He has the final say whether she fulfills her responsibilities or not.
Xiao Yuanzheng glanced at her, and Manbao immediately said with a flattering smile: "Didn't I say that you were showing favoritism? It's just that you asked this question that made me a little panicked."
Xiao Yuanzheng said: "You are not allowed to take care of your husband and raise your children after you get married? Do you still have time to become an official in the palace?"
Man Bao said: "Is it okay? Of course? I would have no objection if you gave me a few more days off. As for the husband? Bai Shan and I help each other now, and it will be the same after we get married. As for the godson, etc.
Let’s talk about it after we have children.”
Man Bao is still very confident, "I think Bai Shan and I are so well-behaved and obedient? Our children will definitely be well-behaved and obedient in the future, so I won't have to worry too much."
Even if we have to worry about it? Then there is Bai Shan. He will definitely help share the burden. If it doesn't work, we can only ask her parents.
Seeing that she was so confident, Xiao Yuanzheng was choked on many words in his heart. He didn't speak for a while. He paused for a long time before nodding and said: "Okay, you just have an idea."
After entering the city, Manbao reined in his horse and condescendingly said goodbye to Xiao Yuanzheng and others in the car, "It's time to go to the Yamen, and it's getting late. Should I go home first?"
Xiao Yuanzheng waved to her and warned: "Tomorrow you are going to ask for the pulse of the Queen and the Crown Princess, don't forget the time."
Man Bao responded and ran away on his horse.
When she got home, a maid immediately rushed up to carry her medicine box and untie her cloak. Xi Cake was a step behind and found that she couldn't grab the two maids from the Bai family. She couldn't help but feel aggrieved, so she simply stepped forward to help Man Bao.
He forced a smile and said, "Mr. Zhou, I will support you."
Manbao:……
Seeing that her eyes were about to cry, she let her support her and asked: "What's going on? Why are you waiting in the front yard? Aren't you waiting in the back?"
Xiao Qian rushed out when he heard the commotion. When he heard this, he said: "Man Bao, you came back just in time. Come here quickly. My sister-in-law has something to tell you."
Man Bao smiled at the cake, vacated his hand and ran over.
The two maids of the Bai family glared at Xi Cake, one held a cloak and the other carried a medicine box and returned to the main courtyard.
Xibing also glared at them, snorted secretly, then turned around and left.
Xiao Qian saw all this and couldn't help but feel a little headache.
She pulled Manbao into the room and whispered, "There were so many things going on before, I forgot to ask you, did you buy the ten girls you brought back?"
Man Bao shook his head, "It was given by someone else."
"Why did I hear Liru say that the person was originally given to Young Master Liu?"
Man Bao nodded, "It was given to Liu Huan, but Liu Huan didn't want it, so he gave it to us early in the morning."
She scratched her head and said, "When they were in the Western Region, they all obeyed our orders. When they came back, Liu Huan and Yin You didn't ask for anyone, so they just came back with us. What happened?"
Xiao Qian sighed and said, "Ask Mr. Liu and Mr. Yin if you want them. If not, you have to make arrangements at home. You don't know that ten people have suddenly been added to the family. What are the opinions of the little girls who used to take care of you?"
It's very big. Although Mrs. Liu said it's okay, I always feel that even if you are a servant, it's not good for you if they have conflicts. We are all a little frightened when we see them."