The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 509 - 498: How About My Granddaughter (Additional update for the book friend "Imperial Guard: Rong Rong" who gave a reward)

Chapter 509: Chapter 498: How About My Granddaughter (Additional update for the book friend "Imperial Guard: Rong Rong" who gave a reward)

Lu Gui had been learning medicine from his grandfather all along, but with limited aptitude, he glanced at it and felt he could only prescribe the same kind of prescriptions his grandfather did.

Thus, he thought that when his grandfather asked him to get Manbao, it was to have Manbao come over to see the patients.

Manbao thought so too.

But upon their arrival at the attending doctor’s house, the doctor was sitting out front in the clinic area, dispensing medicine to the patients himself.

Upon seeing Manbao, he waved and said, "Come here, come here, help me prepare a couple of medicines."

He chuckled, "I’m old and can’t move anymore."

Manbao ran over, however instinctively glanced at Lu Gui, remembering that he had always been the one to help with dispensing medicines in their family.

Lu Gui also wanted to step forward, but since his grandfather had called for Manbao, he hesitated for a moment and remained standing still.

Only then did Manbao step forward to take the prescription and help with dispensing the medicine.

After the patients were sent off, the attending doctor covered his mouth to cough twice, then beckoned Manbao closer to talk, "Come, help me write a prescription."

Manbao obediently took the pulse and wrote the prescription, and as the attending doctor looked at her prescription, he sighed, "Manbao, how many years have you been studying medicine?"

"Three years."

The attending doctor then looked up at his grandson, sighing deeply, "Studying medicine also requires talent, and you have a gift."

Manbao scratched her head. Wasn’t studying medicine just like studying? Read, understand, and naturally you can do it.

The attending doctor living for so many years, and Manbao being so young, whatever she was thinking, one could basically tell from her face. She felt blocked inside, thinking it was indeed strange how the Zhou family managed to have a child like this. Their family had been practicing medicine for generations.

The attending doctor said, "My grandfather was a medicine boy in a pharmacy previously, dispensing medicine for ten years before he could learn to take a look at pulses with an attending doctor, and studied for another seven or eight years. Later, when everything was in chaos, he went back home and worked as a traveling doctor for many years."

The attending doctor continued, "My father was also a wandering doctor, treating illnesses in one or two towns and villages until my generation could finally sit at home and see patients in the clinic. It’s just too bad—"

The attending doctor remarked, "My son doesn’t have the skill for studying medicine, and he’s not good with reading either. His head hurts every time he tries to read, and my grandson does fare a bit better, but still falls somewhat short compared to me."

The attending doctor took out two thin books from the desk, caressed them, and then handed them to Manbao, "These are some prescriptions and descriptions of diseases noted by three generations of us. Take them with you. They will do you better than giving them to my grandson."

Manbao’s eyes lit up, and after accepting them, she said, "Thank you, Doctor Grandpa. Don’t worry, I’ll have them copied in no more than two days and then I’ll bring them back to you."

Attending doctor: ...

Manbao flipped through the pages and noticed that some of the writing was already quite old. So, she suggested, "How about I copy a set for you too? I think the ink is quite faded, probably because inferior ink was used when writing. If it’s flipped through for a few more years, the writing might fade away."

Attending doctor & Lu Gui: ...

It was the attending doctor who reacted first, bursting into hearty laughter, his eyes nearly closed with mirth. Holding his chest, he laughed and said, "Good, good, then copy a set for my family too."

After laughing enough, he squinted at Zhou Sanlang, who had come with Manbao, and inquired with a smile, "Which brother of yours is this again?"

"My Third Brother!"

"Ah, not bad, not bad. Are all your younger brothers married?"

"No, Fifth Brother and Sixth Brother are still unmarried."

"How old is your Fifth Brother?"

"Nineteen."

The attending doctor was puzzled. "At nineteen he should have talked about marriage already. Why isn’t he married?"

Manbao sighed, "All the suitable girls of age nearby are married off. Fifth Brother was a bit dark before, but by the time he got fairer and went out to look, there were no suitable matches left."

The attending doctor laughed heartily, enjoying this thoroughly. "Well, is your Fifth Brother fair now?"

The autumn harvest had just passed, so of course, he was dark. However, he had had almost two months of rest by now, so Manbao said, "Slightly fairer."

The attending doctor’s eyes crinkled as he smiled. "There are still good girls around, perhaps you just haven’t noticed. What do you think of my little granddaughter?"

"Ah?" Manbao’s eyes widened.

The attending doctor had already instructed Lu Gui, "Go call your sister over, tell her a little guest has arrived at home and have her come out for a chat."

Lu Gui hadn’t expected his grandfather to be matchmaking for his sister just in a moment’s conversation. His mind was completely bewildered, and he could only dumbly go to look for Lu Zhi.

Zhou Sanlang was also stunned. He hadn’t expected this turn of events either.

The marriage of Wulang must be decided by the parents, right?

Manbao, however, didn’t think that much. She was just curiously looking at Lu Zhi who was following behind Lu Gui.

They had seen each other before but were not familiar, having exchanged only a few words at most, which wasn’t even as much as she’d spoken with her brother.

Because she seldom went to the front clinic area to see patients or dispense medicine.

The attending doctor called his granddaughter over and said to Manbao, "My granddaughter, two years younger than your Fifth Brother, is also being courted. She’s good at cooking and can handle farm work as well, and she’s not bad-looking. What do you think?"

Lu Zhi’s face turned red with embarrassment. She understood what was being implied.

But upon seeing Manbao, who was only about nine years old, Lu Zhi was baffled. Why would her grandfather say this to her?

However, Manbao nodded vigorously, eyes shining as she stared at Lu Zhi. "Sister Lu is pretty!"

The attending doctor laughed loudly, waving his hand, "Then it’s settled. Go home and talk to your parents. If they’re interested, bring your Fifth Brother to meet each other. If the two kids take a liking to each other, I’ll make the decision, and the marriage will be set."

Manbao nodded repeatedly, feeling as if she had done a great deed for Fifth Brother and was so eager to go home and share the news with her mother and older sister-in-law that she bowed and ran off.

Lu Zhi watched her skip away, then turned to her grandfather, wanting to speak but hesitating.

The attending doctor smiled at her, "Good child, don’t worry. The family I’m matching you with is a good one. The Zhou family from Qili Village is a family known for their propriety and righteousness. Not one of their children has gone astray. Although I don’t have a clear memory of that Zhou Wulang, he shouldn’t be worse than their Four."

Lu Zhi: ... "Grandfather, how can you think of matchmaking for me when you don’t even remember him?"

"Because, you see, girl," the attending doctor said, "I’ve lived for quite some time now, and this is the first time I’ve seen such a bright and clear-headed child."

Lu Gui: "Grandfather, didn’t I already copy one edition of the booklet you gave out? Why did you let her copy it too?"

The attending doctor was silent for a while, "Because she writes better than you do."

Lu Gui: ... He didn’t believe that reasoning at all.

But the attending doctor didn’t offer further explanation, only saying to Lu Gui, "Don’t look at her young age, or that she hasn’t studied medicine for long. Her medical skills now are no worse than yours, and the prescriptions she writes, they’re almost as good as mine. Give it a few more years, and probably not even the sitting doctors in the county pharmacy will be a match for her."

"So in the future, when you treat patients and you’re unsure of something, just take the trouble to walk a bit further and ask her," the attending doctor said solemnly, "If our two families become in-laws, you can also drop by to see how your sister-in-law is doing."

Lu Gui & Lu Zhi: ... Somehow, it feels like this is the real reason your grandfather wants to arrange this marriage, what do we do?

Lu Zhi glared fiercely at Lu Gui and ran off.

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