The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 933 - 912 Jishi Hall in the Capital

Chapter 933: Chapter 912 Jishi Hall in the Capital

Mr. Zhuang advised Bai Shan, "Don’t keep everything in your heart. The human heart is only so large; if you fill it with too much, it won’t be able to contain it all. If it overflows and you don’t speak up, it will naturally affect the liver. When both the heart and liver are uncomfortable, the entire body feels unwell."

Manbao stood by, dumbfounded, and couldn’t help but raise her thumb and say, "Teacher, you’re amazing. I hadn’t thought of that. The heart governs the circulation of blood, while the liver stores the blood. The heart houses the spirit and the liver regulates the smooth flow of emotions. If there’s too much on your mind, the circulation of blood will be impeded, which can indeed damage the liver."

Mr. Zhuang: ...No, that’s not what I meant.

Upon seeing Manbao’s sparkling eyes again, Mr. Zhuang thought to himself, Let it be, if they’re happy, then all is well.

Bai Shan pondered and then asked, "So who should I talk to when I’m troubled?"

Manbao immediately raised her hand, but Bai Erlang pushed her away and said, "You’re a girl; you’re not one of us. Shanbao, tell me if you have any troubles in the future."

Mr. Zhuang smiled and said, "You can also talk to me about it."

Bai Dalang watched from the side, feeling utterly neglected.

He sighed disappointingly, which Bai Erlang heard and turned to him, saying, "Big brother, why do you sigh? Do you also have something on your mind? Do you want to tell me?"

Bai Dalang pushed away the face that Erlang had leaned in close to his and said, "Get lost."

Once he returned home from the temple, Mr. Zhuang began to have someone inquire about the situation of the students entering the Imperial Academy this time. He said, "Although it’s certain you’ll be admitted to the Imperial Academy, the circumstances at the Six Academies are still different. If you can enter the Imperial Academy, try not to fall back to the Highest Institute, and if you can get into the Highest Institute, try to avoid the four lesser academies."

Mr. Zhuang continued, "Find out about the situation of the students this time, and who will be setting the exam questions. For the next few days, don’t go anywhere. Stay home and prepare for the exams with me in peace."

Bai Shan and Bai Erlang felt the pressure double, while Manbao maintained her usual study intensity. She giggled, and Mr. Zhuang looked at her. She immediately shrunk her head and whispered, "Teacher, I still have to settle my brothers and nephews, and I need to make a trip to Jishi Hall."

Only then did Mr. Zhuang turn his gaze away from her, and Manbao quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

While Bai Shan and the others went mountain climbing, Zhou Wulang and Zhou Liulang also familiarized themselves with the surroundings and found the places where vegetables were sold, acquainting themselves with the prices in the capital city.

Sure enough, the vegetables in the capital were pricier than those in their countryside, but the meat was slightly cheaper.

The two, leading Datou and Second Son, hmm, they should be called by their full names when outside, Zhou Lichong and Zhou Liwei, the older brothers leading the younger ones, walked around the residential block and realized there weren’t many people around, typically no day laborers squatting by the roadside waiting for work.

Liu Gui, who had arrived a few days earlier, said, "This is the inner city; you’ll need to go to the outer city to find that kind of place."

"Is the outer city far?"

"It’s not far; just past the southern gate of our block is the outer wall of the city."

Zhou Wulang then decided to go out and take a look the next day, and Manbao wanted to tag along, "I need to go to Jishi Hall."

Liu Gui laughed and said, "Miss Man, I’ve inquired about it. There are four Jishi Halls in the capital, and one of them is in our block. Which one would you like to visit?"

Manbao blinked and asked, "I’m looking for a shopkeeper named Zheng Yue. Which shop is he in?"

"That’s quite the coincidence; he’s in the Jishi Hall of our block. He’s the second owner of Jishi Hall, and I’ve heard he manages all four medicine shops in the capital."

Manbao then smiled and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, that’s him. Doctor Ji told me to look for him once I arrived in the capital."

The next day, the Zhou family members took separate actions, with Zhou Lijun staying home to familiarize himself with the neighborhood, Zhou Wulang and the others strolling around the outer city, and Manbao being escorted by Daji to Jishi Hall in the neighborhood.

Manbao had originally wanted to go alone, carrying a small basket on her back, but Bai Shan was worried, and Daji insisted on accompanying her.

After all, it was safe for the young master to stay at home and not leave, and it should also be safe for others to go out, but it was different for Manbao. Whether danger sought her out or she sought out danger, there could be no mistakes, so he might as well keep an eye on her.

The Jishi Hall in the capital was even larger than the one in Yizhou City, with two floors and a specially wide entrance, even the signboard seemed more magnificent than Yizhou City’s.

Manbao stepped off the carriage, looked up at the signboard with the basket on her back, and confirmed that she hadn’t gone to the wrong place before turning her gaze towards the Jishi Hall, bustling like a marketplace.

Daji parked the carriage to the side and walked over to Manbao, and only then did she exclaim, "Even the patients are more numerous than in Yizhou City. Do people in the capital love to fall sick that much?"

Daji: "There are many people in the capital."

"That’s true, but the capital also has many pharmacies. I’ve grown up without ever seeing three in a row, all pharmacies gathered together like this on both sides of the street."

Indeed, just upon entering this street, Manbao smelled the strong fragrance of medicine, and then she looked out and discovered that Jishi Hall was sandwiched between two pharmacies on either side, and even the three shops opposite were all pharmacies.

Manbao carefully compared the business of the six pharmacies and nodded in satisfaction, "Not bad, Jishi Hall is not doing the worst."

Although it didn’t seem the best either, isn’t the middle way of the Doctrine of the Mean the path to longevity?

Manbao went in with her basket, looked around, and saw that there were three curtains, with quite a few patients either sitting or standing in front of each, presumably waiting to be seen.

Looking towards the counter, there was a young man and three teenagers behind, one settling accounts, and the other three receiving prescriptions and quickly weighing and dispensing medicines, extremely busy.

Manbao took out the letter from Doctor Ji from inside her clothes and was about to approach the counter when an elderly lady reached out and grabbed her, saying, "Young lady, why aren’t you queuing?"

Manbao paused for a moment, then turned around and silently lined up behind her.

Seeing this, the elderly lady was satisfied and lectured her, "You need to queue for seeing the doctor and getting medicine, you know. We elderly people are queuing here; how come you young ones are trying to push to the front?"

Manbao nodded to show she took the lesson to heart.

After queuing for a quarter of an hour, it was finally her turn. The elderly lady handed over her prescription, paid the money, and stood aside to wait for the medicine. Manbao stepped forward, handing the letter to the young man settling accounts, "I am recommended by Doctor Ji from Yizhou City; I’d like to meet Shopkeeper Zheng."

The young man looked up at her upon hearing this and smiled, "Miss is a Zhou, right?"

Manbao nodded.

The young man smiled and said, "Shopkeeper Zheng has received Doctor Ji’s letter and has been waiting for you," he glanced at the people queued up behind her, thought for a moment, handed the letter back to her and called over one of the medicine-dispensing youths, "Stop for a moment, take Young Lady Zhou to the back yard to find Shopkeeper Zheng."

"Yes."

The elderly lady by the side watched in surprise as Manbao followed the young medicine-dispensing attendant to the back yard, and only after a long moment did she come back to her senses. She couldn’t resist asking the young man, "Young Manager Zheng, is she a relative of your family?"

Young Manager Zheng smiled and said, "Not a relative, but a friend, and she is also a doctor."

"Oh my, your pharmacy even has a female doctor?"

Young Manager Zheng smiled without speaking.

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