The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 952 - 931 Drooping Head

Chapter 952: Chapter 931 Drooping Head

Zhou Wulang and the others waited for Mr. Zhuang to leave before turning their attention back to Manbao and asking, "Is the herbal medicine shop not doing well, or have you been bullied?"

Manbao shook her head, "No, I even learned something new yesterday. It’s just that I’m in a bad mood."

Out of curiosity, Zhou Wulang asked, "Why are you in a bad mood?"

After glancing at him, Manbao replied, "I miss dad, mom, and my eldest sister-in-law."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Lichong looked up, "I also miss my grandparents and my parents."

Zhou Wulang fell silent upon hearing this, similarly looking troubled as he thought of his own wife and children.

Zhou Liwei looked around before turning to ask Zhou Lijun, "Second sister, do you miss home?"

After pondering for a moment, Zhou Lijun shook her head, "I don’t miss it yet."

After all, she had lived in Yizhou City for a long time with her aunt and had already gone through the stage of missing home the most.

So she glanced at Manbao and felt that her aunt was not homesick.

She furrowed her brows slightly, quickly finishing the steamed bun in her hand, and said, "Aunt, I’ll go with you to the herbal shop later."

Manbao asked, "What are you going to do at the herbal medicine shop?"

"To familiarize myself with the way and also to explore, to see where would be a good location for our family’s store."

"Exactly, this is important," Zhou Wulang said, "Liulang and I will handle selling the account books. We and Sixth know the area well; you, Lichong, and Liwei should all look around, check which restaurants are busy, what they sell, and how the prices are."

Zhou Lijun, who had once searched for a shop with Zhou Liulang for over a month, had some experience and nodded in agreement.

It was then that Manbao nodded.

After the group of relatives left, Bai Shan and Bai Erlang indeed brought back the money to Bai Dalang.

Bai Dalang looked at the money but didn’t accept it, remaining silent for a while before saying, "You guys are being too formal with me, aren’t you?"

Bai Shan stuffed the money into Bai Dalang’s hands with a grin, saying, "Big cousin, Manbao is right. Brothers should keep clear accounts. Our little manor has always done well because the accounts have been clear."

There would be personal feelings but never on the ledger.

Bai Erlang nodded repeatedly and also pressed the money into the hands of his eldest brother, making faces and saying, "Big brother, if you feel sorry for me, just buy me some gifts later."

Bai Dalang accepted the money then left, "I’m going to be late for school."

When Manbao arrived at the herbal shop, Zhou Lijun saw her in and, noticing that she had a private consultation room and that the shopkeeper, doctor, and other staff were all friendly to her aunt, felt relieved.

Upon checking on her aunt again, it seemed that her mood was still not very good, but she was still smiling at the patients, which made Zhou Lijun even more puzzled.

It couldn’t have been the shopkeeper, the doctor, and the staff, nor did it seem to be the patients. But this was the capital, they had only just arrived a few days ago, not knowing the place or the people. If no one from the family had upset her aunt, why was she upset?

Could it really be just because she was homesick?

"Second sister, hurry up and leave," Zhou Lichong, seeing her inside for quite a while without coming out, couldn’t help but call out to her from outside the herbal shop.

Zhou Lijun just felt that her brother was also a worry.

Manbao took out her things and put them in order, waving to Zhou Lijun, "You should go now. You all should return home by yourselves at noon; you don’t need to come to pick me up specially, as Daji will come."

Zhou Lijun complied.

Manbao cautioned, "The capital is vast, so you mustn’t wander off. Remember how to get home, okay?"

"Don’t worry, young aunt. We’ve memorized our home address, we won’t forget it."

Moreover, the roads in the capital are neatly laid out in a grid and straightforward. They could read and write; how could they not recognize the way?

You always remember the roads you’ve walked, after all.

Manbao still had very few patients, but she managed to see seven or eight that morning. Firstly, some patients hesitated after seeing her, doubtful and wanting to leave but too shy to do so; secondly, some grew impatient waiting elsewhere and, seeing few people at her place—and while she was young—the reputation of Jishi Hall gave them enough confidence to give it a try; thirdly, in cases where other doctors were occupied, those with urgent conditions were directed first to Manbao.

Then, Manbao noticed something: people in the capital seemed to have a penchant for fighting. Just yesterday, she treated a slashed arm, and today, there was a case of a fractured hand, both from brawls.

In Yizhou City, she also received patients with external injuries, but these were typically due to falls—falling while climbing mountains, tripping while walking, tumbling from ladders, or falling out of vehicles, various kinds of falls...

Fights did happen, but they were much rarer.

Manbao asked a shop assistant to help and set the patient’s broken bone correctly. After applying the medicinal paste and fitting a splint, she wrote him a prescription.

The patient looked at her skeptically, "Doctor, shouldn’t you have another doctor take a look? I’m still quite young, and if the bone isn’t set right..."

Manbao understood his concern. Though confident in her own skills, she didn’t have much experience in setting bones—aside from her fourth brother, she had only set bones for two other patients; this was the third.

Therefore, Manbao nodded without any pressure and turned to the assistant, who hadn’t yet left, "Please go and invite Shopkeeper Zheng to take a look."

The patient didn’t expect her to directly call for Shopkeeper Zheng and started to get restless.

Shopkeeper Zheng soon arrived. He unwrapped the patient’s splint, felt the bone, and said, "It’s been set properly. Now we wait to see if it will heal fully."

The patient’s anxiety was halved and he eagerly asked, "What should I do to ensure the bone heals?"

Shopkeeper Zheng didn’t answer but smiled and looked towards Manbao.

Manbao looked up and said, "Firstly, you need to be young—as the bones of the young heal quickly."

The patient swallowed nervously and asked, "I’m nineteen this year, is that considered young?"

Manbao nodded begrudgingly, "I suppose so. Secondly, you need to follow instructions and keep still. If you move too much or exert too much force before it heals, the bone will shift out of place. Even if it bonds eventually, your hand will end up deformed."

"And third, diligently take your medication and come back to the pharmacy for your follow-up appointments."

Manbao handed him the prescription and waved him off, "All right, go and get your medicine."

After sending this patient off, Manbao’s workday also came to an end. Shopkeeper Zheng warmly invited her to stay for lunch and discuss medicine, but Manbao wasn’t in the mood and turned him down, saying, "My Junior Brothers are about to have their exams, I need to go and check on them."

Shopkeeper Zheng, who had also heard from Doctor Ji about Zhou Man coming to the capital because her Junior Brothers had been summoned to the Imperial Academy, immediately said, "That is indeed important. Let’s wait until the young masters finish their exams, and then I’ll arrange a banquet to formally welcome and wash the dust from your journey."

She had been there for several days already; what welcoming was there to do?

However, Manbao currently lacked the energy to maintain these social niceties and simply nodded.

She left in low spirits and Daji arrived with the horse-drawn carriage to pick her up.

Keke remained silent. Mr. Zhuang, who was taking Bai Shan and the others to the Imperial Academy for their exams the next day, gave Manbao a glance and decided to have a serious talk with her after Bai Shan and the others had finished their exams.

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