When Bai Ling led people out of the capital the next day, he found a long queue at the city gate. He thought something had happened, so Haitang sent someone over to investigate.
"Girl, there are hundreds of carriages in front of us. Except for a few marked women's carriages, they all seem to be carrying grain or something. The listener is going to go outside the city to give alms." The little girl bought it in the capital. It was originally a gift.
Those who are guilty of serving as official slaves are naturally capable of inquiring about information.
"As long as it's not causing trouble, let's wait in line safely where to buy." Seeing that nothing happened, Bai Ling stopped asking.
The little girl responded and went to the carriage behind.
Although Bai Ling's carriage was large and comfortable, apart from Haitang, only Forsythia was qualified to sit on it.
The other girls were given a carriage by their master, as well as a charcoal basin and hot water for snacks. This was already a great favor from his master.
However, Bai Ling is not short of money and has always been more generous to his servants.
Except for those who have to drive the carriage, everyone can rest in the carriage, so that everyone takes turns driving without fear of getting sick from the cold.
I was delayed for more than an hour at the city gate. After all, this is the capital, and inspections are quite strict.
However, when meeting the family members of real high-ranking officials, they will be a little more relaxed, otherwise the job of the city defenders will be lost.
When Bai Ling and his party came to the place where they gave alms yesterday, they found that there were already about ten families giving alms, and coincidentally, they all gave food and copper coins.
There are also two companies that simply bring their own doctors and give out free medicine, but there are also extremely long queues.
But everyone seemed to have made an appointment, but no one cooked porridge or served steamed buns.
"My servant just went around to see the family. The least family gave them 40 kilograms of grain and 20 copper coins. The most gave them 50 kilograms of coarse grain and fifty copper coins. The two families who came with the government doctors were from the Ministry of Punishment.
They gave fifty kilograms of coarse grains, free medical consultations, and donated medicine to the family members of the Shangshu Mansion and the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but they did not give any copper coins."
Before the shack was set up, the little girl had already walked around and reported the information to Bai Ling.
"My servant looked at it and found that the coarse grains they gave were all old grains, with a lot of shells and stones mixed in them. After cleaning, I guess the maximum weight would be less than thirty kilograms."
The little girl said the next words very quietly.
Bai Ling was satisfied with the little girl, so he said to Haitang: "You should take care of her more during this time in the capital, so as not to lose sight of the affairs of the capital once we leave."
Haitang responded, and the little girl thanked her with joy.
"You can work as an errand in my yard from now on, and be a second-class girl first." After Bai Ling said that, he entered the shack.
Probably because Bai Ling's medical skills were so famous, some people who wanted to see a doctor immediately rushed towards him when they saw Bai Ling coming, and they had already consciously lined up.
After all, it is not a major disaster year, and there are not too many beggars and disaster victims here.
However, there were many people who came to donate food, and they all gave food. Many nearby villagers also changed into shabby clothes and came here, hoping to get some food for their families for the winter.
Just by looking at these people's faces and the degree of dirt on their bodies, Bai Ling could tell that something was fishy, but he wouldn't tell them off.
Most of the real farmers are struggling to make ends meet, and life is not easy.
Anyway, Bai Ling has already planned how much food to send out. He brings a certain amount every day, and it doesn't matter who takes it.
On the other hand, those wealthy households in the capital would have to follow Bai Ling's footsteps and outdo Bai Ling, and they would lose a lot of money.
"Princess, my son's fever has gone down, but he doesn't respond when I call him, and he doesn't know how to eat without feeding him to his mouth. Is his brain burned out?" The woman who came with the child yesterday came over, and this time she queued up to see a doctor.
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"Sister-in-law, don't worry, I'll take a look at the child." Seeing the woman wrapping the child tightly in the cotton-padded jacket given to her yesterday, Bai Ling's tone became a little gentler.
The woman tried to disturb him, but when she saw Bai Ling frowning, her heart became anxious again.
"The child's fever has subsided for the time being, but the internal organs have been injured. Let's wait and see for a few more days. If he is still like this after a few days, there will be no cure." Bai Ling retracted his hand and said.
Not to mention ancient times, even in that era of advanced technology, there were children who died of pneumonia due to fever, and there were also children who eventually became fools.
The woman swayed and almost fell down with the child.
"Princess, please save my child. I only have one son. If something happens to him, how will I live in the future?" The woman knelt on the ground holding the child, crying loudly.
Signaling Haitang to help him up, Bai Ling said comfortingly: "The child is already weak, and his illness has been delayed for too long. Maybe he is too tired. Let him rest for a few days, keep warm, and let the child eat more.
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If the child does not have a fever for at most three to five days and still looks like this, medicine and stone cannot cure it.
But sister-in-law, don’t despair. Generally, those who burn out their brains due to high fever can be divided into benign and malignant ones. If they are completely stupid, they can only let their family members take more care of them.
If his intelligence is obviously deteriorating, as long as his family pays more attention to him, spends more time with him, and re-teaches him common sense of life, he will still be able to take care of himself even if he cannot live like a normal person."
Hope ignited in the woman's eyes again, and she wiped her tears and said, "Thank you so much, Princess, I will definitely take good care of the child."
Being a mother means you are strong. There is almost no hope in life, but as long as the child is alive, the woman will not give up.
"I will prescribe two more medicines for him. You can take them back first. After the medicine is finished, I guess we will know the results." Bai Ling wrote down the prescription and gave it to the girl to get the medicine.
My little one is too young to take some medicines, or the dosage must be reduced.
As for ordinary typhoid medicine, it has no effect on the little kid, so Bai Ling's prescription has naturally been corrected.
The woman thanked him again and again, hugged her child, and left carrying the food she had received from each house.
That thin figure was carrying more than a hundred kilograms of grain on her back, and she might collapse at any time under the pressure.
If she hadn't been holding the child, she would probably have continued to line up to receive food. But between the food rations and the child's life, the woman chose the child.
Bai Ling was stunned for a moment, and Haitang whispered a few words into Bai Ling's ear.
"Just look at the arrangements." Bai Ling sighed softly and continued to diagnose the next person's pulse.
Several pots of ginger syrup have been received here, and several other families have almost distributed food, and some people are already preparing to return home.
The families of these officials and Bai Ling cannot afford the expense, but smart people should know how to advance and retreat, otherwise they will still suffer the consequences.
"Master, the Prince of Han Dynasty has also come to give alms." Haitang saw the new convoy coming, and was stunned for a moment before saying to Bai Ling.
The Han Palace has never participated in such commotion to avoid being further suspected by the emperor, but this year it has changed its low-key style.
But anyone who is literate can recognize that it is the team from the Han Dynasty Palace.
Because the people from the Han Palace came later, they were placed next to Bai Ling's team.
Looking at Princess Han sitting in the carriage with the curtain raised, Bai Ling nodded slightly but did not get up to salute.
"Hurry up and put the pot on the stand and cook the meat porridge quickly. Starting from Princess Jixiang, send a portion to each master, and then start serving porridge." Princess Han did not intend to get off the carriage.
Then he ordered in the carriage: "Make the rice porridge thicker. Don't mess it up with a few grains of rice. It's like drinking pot water." (To be continued)