The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 1054 - 1333: Experiment

Chapter 1054: Chapter 1333: Experiment

Manbao and Imperial Doctor Zheng stepped out the door when State Duke Pi approached with a smile. After politely nodding to Imperial Doctor Zheng in greeting, he turned his attention to Manbao, "This must be Young Doctor Zhou, truly young and promising. May I ask who your teacher is?"

Manbao replied, "My teacher’s surname is Zhuang."

State Duke Pi glanced at Imperial Doctor Zheng, and seeing no reaction from him, stroked his beard with a smile and said, "A skilled teacher produces talented students."

Imperial Doctor Zheng knew that Manbao had a teacher surnamed Zhuang, but this person was not the one who taught her medicine; rather, he had taught her reading and writing.

Manbao and Bai Shan nodded in agreement from the side, both believing that their teacher deserved the reputation of a skilled teacher and that they lived up to being talented students.

What State Duke Pi was more concerned about was when his youngest son would wake up.

Manbao said, "Wait till noon. He has a slight fever now, but it’s getting better."

Old Madam Su anxiously said, "If he has a fever, isn’t that a bad thing?"

"It’s not a bad thing, it’s not a high fever. Having a fever is okay. Just make sure to have him drink more water and monitor his temperature," Manbao said. "If he can wake up at noon, then we can proceed with the consultation. Once we’ve confirmed there are no other issues, we only need to deal with the wound."

Imperial Doctor Zheng nodded in agreement. This was also the consensus among his colleagues.

What followed was waiting for the patient to waken. After brewing the medicine, the Xiaos carefully fed him half a bowl before stopping.

Manbao took over from Imperial Doctor Zheng and let him go to sleep.

The other two imperial doctors were also tired and frightened after a day and night of worry, not having slept well the previous night. Upon waking and seeing Manbao there, they turned around and went back to sleep deeply.

Of course, Manbao would not stay in the room the whole time; with two Xiaos there, she only needed to come in from time to time to check.

Thus, she sat in the courtyard and talked to people.

Primarily, Old Madam Su and Third Madam were also worried about Su Jian, so they sat in the courtyard on watch, and naturally, they started chatting.

They were particularly curious about Manbao, and Bai Shan also stayed.

However, he was still young and good-looking, and since Old Madam Su liked him, she didn’t have him go to the main hall to be with her disagreeable old man.

The four of them sat and talked under the shade of the trees on the stone benches in the courtyard.

Third Madam handed over her son in her arms to a servant, who was told to take him down to play. Manbao glanced at the child and asked, "How old is he, has he turned two yet?"

Third Madam replied with a smile, "He’s two by the Chinese age count, just learned how to walk, and he’s quite mischievous. He got frightened by all the commotion in the residence yesterday, so he’s been clinger to me today."

Manbao nodded and commented, "He looks a lot like the young State Duke."

Old Madam Su was pleased to hear this, "Even their temperaments are the same; big ideas for such a young age."

Old Madam Su paused before asking with worry, "Young Doctor Zhou, do you think my son could have any lasting effects after he recovers?"

Manbao answered, "It’s not certain yet. His leg is broken, and we’ll have to wait until his abdominal wound is mostly healed before setting it. Right now, we don’t know what the break looks like, or if he will be lame after it heals."

Third Madam was startled and asked, "Why have Imperial Doctor Zheng and the others not mentioned this?"

Manbao replied, "Compared to his life, his leg is naturally less important."

Yesterday it wasn’t even certain that his life could be saved, so who would have the spare concern to worry about a leg?

Old Madam Su also came to her senses, and hastily said, "It’s good enough that his life can be saved, but I’m not sure whether this will affect his lifespan in the future?"

Manbao thought carefully, the spleen is regenerative, and yesterday she did more than just suture, she also removed quite a few broken fragments from within. This to some extent would have an impact, but the biggest impact was...

Manbao lightly coughed before reporting this situation to them, "I found that the Young Master’s pulse seemed a bit weak, of course, this is related to his injury, but I think his constitution is also somewhat weak. This has a significant impact on lifespan. If Old Madam wants him to be healthy and have a longer life, I suggest that he practice restraint, and not indulge in excess."

Old Madam Su’s face stiffened, and the Third Madam’s eyes brimmed with tears.

Bai Shan couldn’t help but cough lightly and poured her a cup of tea, whispering, "Have a sip of tea."

Manbao picked up the tea to drink, but her big eyes were still blinking and looking at the opposite side.

Old Madam Su slowly nodded, "When he’s better, I will surely teach him."

Manbao nodded.

Third Madam quickly changed the subject, "Young Doctor Zhou, based on what you said yesterday, that blood test for kinship is completely unreliable."

Manbao immediately put down her teacup and said, "Right, but I’m still curious about something. I wonder if human blood could fuse with chicken blood, sheep blood, cow blood, and the like."

Old Madam Su and the Third Madam: ...that’s a bit scary.

But both were somewhat curious, "So, can we just drip the blood into water to see?"

"Yes, it’s a pity I’m busy right now and can’t go to the market to find fresh blood."

Old Madam Su thought for a moment, then turned her head and said to the nanny, "Go instruct the kitchen to slaughter a chicken and bring the fresh blood in a basin, and get some sheep blood too. Hmm, go look around and see where you can find a cow, buy one and bring it back."

Manbao and Bai Shan stared in amazement as the nanny left to carry out the orders before they came back to their senses, and both looked at Old Madam Su, "Isn’t it not permitted to slaughter cows indiscriminately?"

Old Madam Su smiled and said, "The ones we finish off are naturally old or sick cows."

Manbao and Bai Shan were somewhat skeptical because even in their own family, meat from sick cows was not consumed.

The Bai Family, however, occasionally could obtain some meat from old cows, but it wasn’t much, most of the time it was from the aged cows on their own farms.

The meat they ate the most was mutton and pork.

Two basins of water were quickly brought over, with the blood slowly diffusing within. Manbao immediately took out a small needle from her basket, scanning the crowd as she asked, "Whose blood shall we draw?"

No one spoke.

Old Madam Su put down her teacup; the cup lightly touched the stone table making a clear sound, and a maid with trembling hands stepped forward, "Young Doctor Zhou, draw, draw mine."

Manbao looked up at her with a smile and took her hand, saying, "Don’t be afraid, it won’t hurt much."

After saying this, she pricked the pulp of the finger lightly, and the maid felt a stab of pain, and then it was gone, just like when she accidentally pricked herself with a needle during sewing.

Manbao waited until the blood began to flow, then squeezed out a drop and let another drop fall into each of the basins.

Manbao applied some ointment to her fingertip from a bottle and then asked her to cover it with a clean cloth.

Seeing this, Old Madam Su smiled faintly and said, "Quite a brave child. Someone reward her with a silver ingot. Afterwards, bring her inside and promote her to second-class."

The maid’s eyes lit up, and she immediately knelt down to give thanks.

Manbao glanced at Old Madam Su, seeing that she was smiling, she pulled the maid up before examining the two basins of water.