As soon as the bill from the Tai Hospital came out, the courtiers really had some objections. Why did the Tai Hospital not pay for the vaccination, but when it was their turn, they had to pay?
But when the bills were sent to each mansion, the old ladies and ladies in each mansion heard that this was related to the treatment of the young man and his wife after they entered the imperial palace. They immediately overcame their husbands and said, "Isn't it just one tael of silver? That's enough.
What are you doing? It’s only half a month. Are you going to let your child go to the Imperial Manor and suffer?”
Seeing that they were so active, the elders were shocked and couldn't help but say: "The official family members of the Tai Hospital did not spend any money when they were vaccinated..."
"The rooms in the Taiyuan Hospital are the rooms where the servants used to live. Will our children also live in a room like that when they go in? The beds are not allowed to be changed, and the inside is not allowed to be rearranged and tidied?"
That’s right, how can you just change the bedding?
Of course, the beds would also be replaced. In fact, they wanted the hospital to build some new courtyards for their use alone, or they could come to their homes for vaccination.
But they also knew it was impossible, so they could only ignore it.
But the bed needed to be changed, so they forced the elders to go to Tai Hospital.
Except for Wei Zhi, all the officials of third rank and above were forced to go to Tai Hospital.
Xiao Yuanzheng didn't expect that there were so many things, and his head was spinning. After dealing with a group of people, he couldn't handle it anymore, so he simply pushed Zhou Man out. She was eloquent and talked a lot, so he let her handle it.
Man Bao clasped his hands and listened for a long time, then said: "Ladies' beds can be changed, but men's beds cannot be changed."
As the representative, Zhao Guogong was stunned for a moment and then asked, "Why?"
Because there are more husbands than wives, if you change the wife's bed, there are six beds in a room, and you only need to change four rooms. But with the husbands, it will be a lot. Even if they are willing to pay more, she will not be able to sleep for a while.
I can't find so many new beds for them.
However, Man Bao said with a serious face: "Because as a noble man of my Dajin, how can I not suffer at all?"
She said: "It's just a bed, not to mention it's a hospital bed in the general sense. All the officials and family members of our Imperial Hospital have slept there. Even if it wasn't, wouldn't the husbands be able to sleep there? Your Majesty and Mr. Zhao Guogong, you conquer the world.
When I was young, I slept on the grass and on a field full of horse dung. Why can’t I sleep on a bed? Don’t be so squeamish, sir.”
After hearing this, Duke Zhao wanted to complain. When had they ever slept on a ground full of horse dung?
Who knew that before he opened his mouth, Su Guogong, who was standing behind him, cheered loudly: "Yes, there is nothing wrong with not sleeping in it. I think they are too pampered by the children at home, but my daughter has to sleep in a new bed, Mr. Zhou."
, later you changed my daughter's bed."
Man Bao nodded with a serious face, "Don't worry, Mr. Su, I will change the beds that the ladies will sleep on later. By the way, the ladies' head fee will have to be increased by five hundred dollars."
Before Zhao Guogong and others agreed, Manbao had already discussed it with Su Guogong. He couldn't help but feel a little aggrieved, but Su Guogong had a loud voice. Talking behind him was like thunder in his ears, shaking his head.
It hurt, so I had no choice but to give in.
Forget it, those grandsons at home are already naughty, so it’s okay to make them suffer.
Mr. Old Tang curiously asked about money, "A new bed costs more than five hundred, right? Who will subsidize the extra money?"
Man Bao said: "The bed that the ladies have replaced will only be used by the ladies, and we will not replace it with new ones. There will always be people staying behind, so we will just reduce the number of beds in descending order."
The high-ranking officials present have no objections, but next time it will be the turn of the family members of officials above fifth rank, can they also have no objections?
Man Bao said simply, "What can you say? They are all sweet-smelling and soft little ladies. There are servants in the palace to take care of them, so they won't get dirty."
The matter was decided at Man Bao's discretion, and she directly sent copies of the bills to various houses.
She told the clerk who delivered the bill: "If the old ladies ask, just say that the gentlemen want to recall the hardships of your Majesty and the elders in founding the country, and recall the hardships and sweetness."
When the emperor found out about this memory of bitterness and sweetness, he couldn't help but laugh out loud, and said happily to Bai Shan: "Zhou Man is smart, I think they are lazy. Since the ladies are willing to pay, why not give it to them?"
Let's all change beds and keep the extra ones first. In the future, more and more people will go to Huangzhuang for vaccination, and they can all be used."
Xiao Yuanzheng and the others are not doing this. They have nothing to do. Now the cowpox needs to be cultivated again, and it is summer. The Imperial Medical Office has a lot of things to do. The local medical office has to review and purchase the list of medicinal materials prepared for the summer. They are very busy.
very.
The Imperial Medical Office made preparations, changed the beds in four rooms, and then notified the official family members to enter.
Master Tang's eldest son was also among them. Mrs. Tang took his hand and took him to the Imperial Mansion in person. She looked around and saw Zhou Man standing boredly behind Xiao Yuan, so she took his hand and patted him.
She patted his little head and said, "Go and call your Aunt Man."
This kid rushed up, raised his little head and shouted loudly: "Aunt Man!"
"Hey, isn't this our Da Lang?" Man Bao was also very happy to see him. He reached out and rubbed his head, but he turned his head to avoid it. He said, "Father said that boys' heads cannot be touched.
.”
Quite particular.
Man Bao asked with a smile, "Are you afraid of getting vaccinated?"
He was still young and didn't know much about the dangers of smallpox, so he shook his head happily. He was really happy.
Look at the people here. Half of them are friends he knows. I heard that they don't have to do anything in the next half month. They can just play in the palace. Apart from not being able to come out, they can't go to the girl's side to cause trouble.
, they can do whatever they want.
Of course, these words were not said by his parents, but by his friends in private exchanges. Relying on him and Zhou Manshu, he asked with shining eyes: "Aunt Man, can we do whatever we want in the imperial village?"
What to do?"
"No," Man Bao said with a smile: "In the Imperial Mansion, you have to obey our instructions no matter what you want to do or what you don't want to do."
His face looked a little down, but he still maintained his politeness and asked, "What if I disobey?"
Man Bao took out the needle bag from her sleeve and pulled out five or six long needles at once, making them shine silver in the sunlight. She narrowed her eyes and said, "Then I'll prick you!"
The child's eyes turned red, and he turned around and ran to his mother. He wanted to throw himself into her arms, but he felt that he was no longer young and refused to be so rude, so he looked at his mother with wet eyes and said, "Mother, Aunt Man wants to
Prick me."
Mrs. Tang stretched out her hand to hold him and smiled: "So you have to be obedient. Listen to Aunt Man and she won't stab you."
There were quite a few acquaintances here, especially Dr. Liu, because he often treated children with illnesses. He had basically seen all the men and ladies from these high-ranking aristocratic families. When everyone saw him, they thought of the bitter medicine and the originally warm atmosphere.
Finally, I felt a little sad.
It seems that leaving home and living in the palace is not that comfortable.