The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 627 - 616 Go with the Flow

Chapter 627: Chapter 616 Go with the Flow

Mr. Zhuang really didn’t stop Manbao; in his view, Manbao’s education was indeed the biggest headache.

Because she was the first female disciple he had taken in, and the only female student he had ever had.

In the past, the present, and even in the future, he knew how to plan the futures of his male students.

Be it becoming an official, engaging in commerce, becoming a landlord, or going out to find work, after so many years, he knew well how to guide his students to find their life’s calling and what to emphasize in their education.

But Manbao was different.

As a girl, there were too many restrictions on her actions in this world.

She was no less clever and lively than Bai Shan, and was even optimistic and kind-hearted. If it weren’t for the limitations of her status, who knows what she could achieve in the future.

If she had come from a rich and noble family, he could have planned a good marriage for her, allowing her to marry a good man and achieve her worth through her husband.

Unfortunately, she was born into a rural household, and since "it’s difficult for a nobleman to appreciate the music of a long lute," he naturally wouldn’t encourage his disciple to marry into a wealthier family.

Therefore, Mr. Zhuang was always uncertain about how to teach Manbao.

Since he was undecided, he followed the old Zhuangzi’s idea to let nature take its course.

Thus, if Manbao wanted to take the same courses as Bai Shan and help him with his exams, he would teach her the same texts. If she wanted to go to the bookstore to find books and materials, he wouldn’t restrain her.

And now that she wanted to go to the pharmacy to accumulate experience with medical records and learn the art of medicine, he would allow her two hours of free time.

But he insisted, as always, "You must read for at least an hour and practice writing for half an hour every day. This is the bare minimum."

Manbao agreed.

Then she picked out a medical book from the shelf and put it into a small carrier basket, along with a set of smaller writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstone – items they usually carried when going out.

She checked the brush and found that it was somewhat worn out, so she decided to buy a spare one when she went out tomorrow.

She knew that paper was expensive, and going to the pharmacy meant not only keeping medical records but possibly also noting down prescriptions issued by the doctors, for her to study later.

If the doctors could give her a couple of pointers during the diagnosis and prescription process, she would have to take note of that too.

Hence, she would need to use quite a bit of paper, and it was better to prepare such consumables herself.

Anyway, she was not short on paper.

Having packed the things she needed for tomorrow’s outing in her carrier basket, Manbao found a moment to access the System and send an email to Teacher Mo, informing him of this good news.

"Once I’m at the pharmacy, I won’t be short of patients to look after, and I’ll be able to collect lots and lots of medical records for you every day."

Teacher Mo did not reply to her email instantly as he usually did.

Manbao thought about it and realized that it was not her usual time to contact Teacher Mo. He must not be there, so she logged out of the System, planning to check back again in the evening.

Zhou SiLang returned home with his empty horse cart, exhausted as the sun set. He said to Manbao, "The wheat has been sold; there were quite a few buyers. I’ve decided to go home once more, Lijun, keep an eye on your auntie here, and don’t always run outside if there’s no need."

Manbao replied, "Fourth Brother, I’ve found work to do, I have to go out every day."

Zhou SiLang’s eyes widened. "What? You’ve found work? But what can you, a little one, do?"

Manbao announced proudly, "I’m going to the pharmacy to help people with their illnesses."

Zhou SiLang then turned to Zhou Lijun, "Is your aunt telling the truth or not?"

Zhou Lijun nodded, "It’s true." Although they won’t let her prescribe medicines, just to feel the pulse.

"No, which pharmacy is this? They haven’t gone mad, have they? If something goes wrong with the patients, who will be responsible?" Zhou SiLang was worried that his sister was getting into trouble and said hurriedly, "No, you have to take me there. Some things need to be made clear. If the patients have any issues, it’s the pharmacy’s responsibility. We aren’t responsible. How old is your aunt..."

Manbao: "..."

Bai Erlang burst into laughter upon hearing this and said cheerfully, "Zhou SiLang, don’t listen to them. The pharmacy won’t let them prescribe anything. They only let her feel the pulses and learn about medical records."

Zhou SiLang then asked Manbao, "Did you pay them? How much did you pay, and how long can you study?"

"We didn’t pay," Manbao slapped her hands on the table, "We’re learning from each other, understand? Later on, when I write out prescriptions, they’ll need to learn from them too."

"You’re kidding, right? Can the prescriptions you write be comparable to those of experienced doctors?" Zhou SiLang didn’t quite trust Manbao. Although the child never lied, she was always overly confident, perhaps not even realizing when she spoke nonsense. So he turned to Zhou Lijun, "Erya, tell me, why did they agree to take your aunt in?"

Zhou Lijun glanced at her Fourth Uncle and said indifferently, "Fourth Uncle, please call me Lijun. And yes, Auntie isn’t wrong. The owner and the attending doctor of Jishi Hall indeed wanted her because of her medical prescription."

She pulled out a prescription to show Zhou SiLang, "Here, this is the prescription Auntie wrote for my aunt. She got pregnant after taking it. The owner was impressed by this prescription and decided to take Auntie in."

In fact, they wanted to employ Auntie’s teacher, but Zhou Lijun knew that her aunt’s medical skills were self-taught from medical books, occasionally with Mr. Zhuang helping her interpret the medical books or teaching her some things.

But he was not the one who could teach Auntie true medical skills. Therefore, Jishi Hall’s desire to recruit that "teacher" – they surely couldn’t present the medical books as tribute, right?

Moreover, it’s foolish not to take advantage of a good opportunity, so why not take advantage of this non-existent "teacher" to facilitate certain things?

Zhou SiLang’s attention, however, was diverted. He took the prescription and struggled to make out the words: "Bai... what? This medicine allows you to have children? Really?"

"Bai Zhi!" Zhou Lijun snatched the prescription back, folded it neatly, and said with her little head raised, "Of course, even the owner of Jishi Hall praised the prescription."

Manbao took the opportunity to hand over the two bundles of medicine to Zhou SiLang, "Since you’re going back home, take this medicine to Elder Sister so she can boil it herself. This medicine replenishes qi and blood. Take it once in the morning and once at night for a day, rest one day after three days. This is ten days worth of medicine. After she finishes, let her go to Jishi Hall for a pulse check, then send me the medical records."

Zhou SiLang stood there holding the medicine, confused, "If taking this medicine can lead to pregnancy, what’s the point of Elder Sister marrying Guan Xin?"

Zhou Lijun immediately said, "Exactly, there’s no point in Auntie getting married at all."

Manbao slapped her hand on her Fourth Brother’s head, bringing him back to his senses, "Fourth Brother, you’re a married man now, can’t you stop being so foolish?"

Zhou Lijun looked back and forth between the two, puzzled, as did Bai Erlang. Both uttered in unison, "Four Uncle (Fourth Brother Zhou), we think you’re right, Auntie (you), why are you hitting people like that?"

Zhou SiLang’s face reddened, incredulous as he looked at Manbao, "I’d understand if I knew, but why would you know? You’re even younger than Lijun."

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