Chapter 1417: Chapter 1395: Choices (November Monthly Ticket Bonus 2)
He laughed and said, "Today the teacher took us to visit, he spent half a day drinking tea with some gentlemen and made friends."
Anyone who can be friends with the teacher is generally not going to be bad.
Manbao was pleased and immediately said, "Then let’s choose Songhe Academy."
"The tuition is not cheap, your Fifth Brother thinks it’s too expensive."
"This is called sharpening the knife without delay. They’re like dull knives now; spend a bit more money to make them sharp, and in the future, how can they not make money?" Manbao generously waved her hand, "I’ll talk to Fifth Brother later and have him pay."
Bai Shan smiled and nodded, "Their academy is not in a hurry to start classes, they will enroll until the twenty-seventh of the first month, and we are starting classes tomorrow."
Manbao said, "Tomorrow I also have to go to Jishi Hall, in the afternoon I will look for Fifth Brother."
"You’re not going to the palace tomorrow?"
Manbao shook her head, "Every other day, the crown prince’s condition is much more stable today."
She winked at Bai Shan and said, "His temper has improved a lot."
Bai Shan then smiled, nodded, "Then go ahead, remember to find us after class, I guess Yin Huo and others will want to welcome us, you call Sanya and the others along to make friends too."
Manbao nodded in agreement.
The two finished talking, one went to the study to arrange for tomorrow’s affairs, the other returned to her room to search for things. In no time, Manbao brought things back to the study and said to Sanya, "Start earlier tomorrow, come with me to the pharmacy."
Zhou Liru was still a bit nervous, her heart pounding, "Aunt, am I starting to study medicine with you?"
Manbao nodded, "You have no foundation, only memorized some herbs, tomorrow I will take you to recognize those herbs you memorized, there’s no rush to learn other things."
Sanya clutched her chest and said, "Aunt, I’m so nervous."
Manbao had learned medicine very naturally back then and didn’t seem to be nervous, so she couldn’t empathize, she just patted her shoulder, "Then be as nervous as you can, finish being nervous for tomorrow, and then you won’t be nervous tomorrow."
Zhou Liru: ...
Everyone: ...
Mr. Zhuang rubbed his forehead, put down his book, and called, "Manbao."
Manbao immediately stood up and obediently walked to the teacher to listen to instructions.
Mr. Zhuang asked her, "Do you have any plans for the next two days?"
There were too many plans, Manbao lowered her head, "Teacher, the medical book I’m writing is not finished yet, it needs to be continued, I want to finish it in five days."
Mr. Zhuang nodded.
Manbao continued with her head down, "Tomorrow morning I need to go to Jishi Hall, at noon find Fifth Brother to finalize the arrangements for Lixue and others’ schools, in the afternoon meet some friends, the day after I need to enter the palace, leaving the palace should be evening..."
Mr. Zhuang raised his eyebrows at this and asked, "Then when do you find time to study?"
Manbao looked at Mr. Zhuang with a troubled expression.
Mr. Zhuang said, "Manbao, you are still young, this is not the time to achieve great things, as you said, sharpening the knife without delay. You need more time to study."
He said, "You need to make priorities."
Manbao’s shoulders slumped, she replied in a low voice.
Mr. Zhuang said, "Go and think about it, what can be let go of, and what cannot be let go of."
Manbao thought for a long time but still couldn’t figure out what she could let go of, she couldn’t help but look at Bai Shan, sitting at the side.
Bai Shan then lowered his voice and said, "Jishi Hall..."
Manbao frowned, but Jishi Hall is where she gains experience, if she doesn’t sit in the hall...
Bai Shan sneaked a glance at Mr. Zhuang, seeing him not paying attention, he lowered his voice and said, "Since you are unwilling to give up those in the palace, and they are more likely to listen to you so your students can practice, then why do you still sit in Jishi Hall diagnosing some common ailments you are already familiar with?"
Manbao whispered, "In the future Ms. Doctor Liu and the others will have to look at these common illnesses too..."
"Then go sit in the hall at that time."
Manbao didn’t expect Bai Shan to be even more shameless than herself, she couldn’t hold back her voice, "Isn’t this too utilitarian?"
"Ahem——" Mr. Zhuang looked up at them.
The two immediately lowered their heads, using a book to shield themselves, although they knew it might not be very effective.
Bai Erlang turned around and looked at them from a distance, chuckling with glee.
After a while, feeling the teacher wasn’t looking at them anymore, the two lifted their heads and continued to whisper.
Bai Shan whispered, "What utilitarian? Isn’t Shao by your side? He is from the Zheng family, and whatever you teach Ms. Doctor Liu you’ve also taught him, he is like your apprentice, your relationship is there, there’s no way to break."
He said, "The Zheng family is so large yet they only produced one imperial physician, even though you are not an imperial physician but are better than one, you sit in the hall at Jishi Hall, the prescriptions you write follow Jishi Hall’s pharmacy, this connection cannot be severed, Shopkeeper Zheng will not let this connection break either."
Her relationship with Jishi Hall has always been mutually beneficial, she is not suitable to sit in Jishi Hall at this stage, forcing herself to sit in could not only waste her time but might also create discord between them.
Bai Shan said, "The teacher’s words are clear enough, you are still young, no need to worry about making money, your most important task is learning, these common ailments you’ve treated for two years, the experience accumulated is enough, in the future if Jishi Hall has any diseases you’re not familiar with, you can go and learn."
"I think Shopkeeper Zheng will also agree."
Manbao fell into deep thought.
Shopkeeper Zheng of course agreed, not only did he agree, but he also brought his son over, holding Manbao’s hand and smiling, "Originally, if you hadn’t mentioned it, I wouldn’t have been able to bring it up, since you did, I’ll speak openly."
He said, "You really are still young, can’t always work late into the night, this sitting in the hall and going for home visits and entering the palace to treat the nobles, it’s too busy, I feel pained for you, afraid you won’t grow tall in the future."
Manbao: ... This is the thing she cares about most, why hit her where it hurts?
Shopkeeper Zheng continued, "Moreover, now that you need to train Ms. Doctor Liu and others, I am even more worried for you. So I thought about it and this consulting room is reserved for you. If you have free time or need to let your disciples practice, just come back for a few days, as long as the prescriptions you prescribe still go through Jishi Hall’s pharmacy, I’ll continue to give you the five taels of monthly salary."
Manbao, upon hearing this, felt very embarrassed and opened her mouth to decline.
But Shopkeeper Zheng held her hand, saying, "Don’t refuse, this is all the rules, you can take the consulting fee for your visits, as long as the medicine is from our Jishi Hall, it’s fine. Oh, take my son with you too."
He smiled warmly, "He is old enough, only learned a bit of the basics in medicine from me, but he is smart enough, in the future, whether entering the palace or helping with the back residence, he can help you manage a bit."