So the arrangements were made like this. Manbao gave four scallions to his fifth sister-in-law and asked her to take them down to arrange them. He gave the scallions to Zhou Lijun and asked her to teach them, and the other five were sent to Mrs. Liu.
Mrs. Liu was silent for a moment and then accepted it with a smile. Just as she was about to speak, Bai Shan and the others came back from outside chattering. Man Bao immediately said hello and ran out to find them.
Mrs. Liu sighed, thought for a while, and still asked Xi Cing and Xi Hua to serve Man Bao. She also called the two little girls in Man Bao's house, Wuyue and Jiulan, and said: "From now on, the four of you will take care of them together."
Miss Man, which rich lady out there doesn’t have two or three girls by her side? You Miss Man are still working outside, so they will only be busier, so the things in this house will only become more, not less."
She said: "In the past, I wanted to prevent the children from spoiling bad habits, so I let them do many things by themselves. But now that they have grown up and developed their temperaments, there is no need to do this anymore. When Miss Man gets married in the future,
Come here, things in the house will only increase, so you don’t have to fight, you will be busy in the future."
The four people immediately bowed their heads and responded.
Mrs. Liu said: "While there is still time, the four of you should learn some skills from the stewards in the house. Not only needlework, but also things in the kitchen. You will need it in the future."
She made a phone call, arranged the five people in their positions, and then let them go.
When only Aunt Liu and Mrs. Zheng were left, she said to Mrs. Zheng: "From now on, you will still be in charge of this house."
Mrs. Zheng looked at her mother-in-law in surprise. Wasn't she always in charge of the house?
Mrs. Liu said calmly: "I mean, from now on you have to make your own decisions and manage the house, and you don't have to listen to me."
Zheng felt guilty for a moment and nervously picked up the handkerchief, "Mom? Why are you talking about this all of a sudden?"
Mrs. Liu sighed and said, "How much longer do I have? From now on, this family will still be in your charge."
Mrs. Zheng shook her head repeatedly, she couldn't make up her mind? "Isn't there still Man Bao?"
She whispered: "Didn't Mom say that from now on, Shanbao and Manbao will be responsible for family matters?"
That's what she said, but Manbao doesn't seem to know how to take care of the common affairs. Didn't you see that she even arranged for five maids to lead people to come to her?
Mrs. Liu thought for a while and then said: "On major matters, you still have to listen to Shanbao and Manbao. Leave all external affairs to them, but you still have to take care of the affairs at home."
She said: "Have you seen it? Man Bao is an official outside? He spends no more than two hours at home a day except for sleeping. During these two hours, he also has to eat and study? How can he have time to deal with official affairs?
Household affairs? So from now on, you will have to take care of everything at home."
Mrs. Zheng nodded blankly.
Mrs. Liu put down half of her heart, but she still held on to half of her heart, because she suddenly remembered something. Man Bao is now a fourth-rank editor. It seems to be much higher than the grandson's official rank. Even if the woman goes to the back, the
It’s difficult to get promoted? But with Man Bao’s ability? I will definitely be promoted later.
It's not difficult to take care of household chores. There are people at home who can share it for her. But...
Mrs. Liu came to talk to Bai Shan in the evening and asked: "Are you going to go out after the examination?"
Bai Shan nodded, "I'll go out if there's a suitable position."
He said: "Just look at Senior Brother Yang and Senior Brother Tang. They will go out to study and deal with government affairs first, and then return to Beijing later."
Madam Liu asked, "If you go out, won't you be separated from Man Bao?"
She frowned, "How can husband and wife be separated? They are still so far apart..."
Bai Shan smiled and said: "Grandma, don't worry. Man Bao and I have already discussed it. If I am sent abroad, she will also seek an official position abroad. By then, we will either be in the same place or nearby, and we will not be separated."
very far."
"...What kind of official position is she going to have?"
"The Imperial Medical Office has official positions at the local level," Bai Shan said. "Last year, the Imperial Medical Office began to move to the local level. Now several of her disciples are working in the local area. It's just not going well. They wrote back and said that sometimes they even
The patients cannot be seen because the local pharmacies are wary of them, and the poor people who need help do not trust the Imperial Medical Office, so few people go to the Imperial Medical Office for medical treatment."
He said: "The important responsibility of the Imperial Medical Office is to deal with public medical incidents, but the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and a pandemic will not suddenly appear, so it was busy for a while in the summer, and then it became leisurely. Some people in the DPRK are already making suggestions
The Imperial Medical Office has been abolished."
Mrs. Liu was surprised, "It's only been a few years, why is it canceled?"
"So we thought that if Man Bao applied to work in the local medical office, Tai Hospital and Xiao Yuan would not stop him, as long as His Majesty is willing to let him go."
Mrs. Liu understood that the Imperial Hospital was not willing to give up the Imperial Medical Department, so she thought of letting Man Bao rescue it. As long as one place was successful, other places could be revived according to that place.
However, "Can the emperor agree?"
Mrs. Liu is not boasting. Although Manbao is young, she is famous for her good medical skills. Now she is more famous in Beijing than Xiao Yuanzheng. Even when she went to the Western Regions last year, people occasionally came to her door seeking medical advice.
Come up.
Will the emperor let her go?
Bai Shan said confidently: "We will tell you with emotion and move with reason, and your majesty will definitely agree." If that doesn't work, there are still Bai Er and Princess Mingda.
He felt that it should not be difficult to convince the emperor, but what was difficult was how to convince the prince, who was much harder to convince than the emperor.
And Man Bao has always been the imperial physician of the Eastern Palace. Even now, the closest imperial physician to the Eastern Palace is also Man Bao. Since she returned to Beijing, the prince has summoned her to have her pulse checked and her body checked. The imperial hospital also followed the prince's instructions.
, leave the major inspection every ten days to Manbao.
So Bai Shan was worried about the prince.
He worried for a moment and then curiously asked Mrs. Liu, "Grandma, why do you suddenly think of asking this?"
Madam Liu glanced at him and said, "I thought I'd ask you where you want to go and make arrangements in advance. As a big family, we must have a safe place to stay when we go there.
"
Bai Shan nodded in agreement, "You have to go there in advance to get some supplies."
Madam Liu laughed and said to Bai Shan, "I'll stop going after seeing the situation and let your mother take care of the back house for you."
Bai Shan was stunned and asked: "Why?"
Mrs. Liu said: "It took a lot of effort for Mr. Bai to return to the capital. There must be someone to maintain the relationships here. In the future, you will still need many contacts here in the capital when you are away from home."
"While I can still watch it for you, I will help you watch it for a few more years. Shanbao, you have to live up to your expectations."
Bai Shan nodded movingly, leaned on his grandmother's shoulder and said, "Grandma, don't worry."