The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 1060 - 139: Fame Spreads Far and Wide

Chapter 1060: Chapter 139: Fame Spreads Far and Wide

Manbao looked towards Mr. Xiang, and Bai Shan also looked towards him.

Mr. Zhuang cleared his throat and waved his hand, "It’s nothing, it’s nothing. Three men make a tiger. There are all sorts of rumors in the capital. You can’t believe everything you hear."

Manbao then let out a sigh of relief.

She hugged the silver back to her room and then dumped it all into the system space, deciding to wait until the dead of night, when it was quiet, to sort it out.

Apart from the silver, the Su Family had sent quite a few valuable things: fabrics, the four treasures of study, and a box of delicate pearl hair ornaments. They were not very expensive, but they looked nice and were just right for Manbao at her age.

Manbao only took the four treasures of study, and left the rest of the items on the table for everyone to divide amongst themselves, showing little interest in them.

Zhou Wulang, Zhou Liulang, and Datou took one glance at the colorful fabrics and then looked away, waving their hands, "You and Lijun take them to make clothes. Do we really not need to clear up the rumors?"

Bai Erlang said, "Clear up what? We spent twenty taels of silver to have people spread those rumors. If we clear them up now, wouldn’t those twenty taels be wasted?"

Zhou Wulang stuck out two fingers, trembling, "T-t-twenty taels..."

"Twenty taels?" Manbao was also surprised. "Didn’t I only give you ten taels?"

Zhou Wulang’s eyes nearly popped out as he turned to ask her, "You spent silver on this as well?"

Manbao replied, "In order to gain, you must first give. It was just ten taels of silver, and didn’t I just earn it back?"

"But, but that’s not the same. You saved the person before there were any rumors, so the gift of thanks was supposed to be given to you anyway," Zhou Wulang said. "If you wanted to spread such rumors, you could have just told us. We would have done it for you."

Zhou Liulang and the others nodded repeatedly in agreement. Exactly, exactly, who can’t spread idle gossip? Back in Qili Village, news could travel from one end of the village to the other in less than half a day.

Bai Shan coughed lightly and said, "Brother Zhou Wu, the capital is much larger than Qili Village. One ward has as many people as ten Qili Villages. Just look at how many wards there are in the inner city, and how many in the outer city."

He continued, "Don’t underestimate the work of spreading fame. If Dashi and the others wanted to spread the news across all eighteen wards of the inner and outer city, who knows how many people they would need to hire. Besides, they have to tell the story over and over, make it interesting, make people remember. This is how Manbao’s fame spreads."

Mr. Zhuang nodded in approval from the side.

"But what are the actual benefits of being famous?"

Bai Shan hesitated for a moment before answering, "The benefits of fame are indescribable, but universally acknowledged. Be it a man of letters, an ordinary person, or someone with power, even the imperial authority will give more respect, whether it’s sincere or not."

Mr. Zhuang was surprised to look at Bai Shan, not expecting him to come up with such a thought and even articulate it.

Bai Shan said, "As long as a person has concerns and cares about the eyes of society, they will be more wary of a person of reputation."

Manbao thought about it and felt he was right, so she nodded and added, "By becoming a person of reputation, more people would request me to treat their illnesses. I’d encounter all sorts of complicated cases, and I’d make more money too."

Mr. Zhuang... Why does everything sound so vulgar when it gets to my senior disciple?

But Bai Shan nodded in agreement, obviously very supportive of Manbao’s words.

He looked down at Manbao, who just then raised her head to look at him, and they shared a smile over the staircase.

Bai Erlang stood off to the side looking at one, then turning his head to look at the other, and shuddered, feeling goosebumps all over.

Zhou Wulang was persuaded by them, then turned his head to carefully look over Manbao, touching his chest and saying, "The little sister I raised from a baby has become a divine doctor, why do I find that so strange? My heart is fluttering."

Datou said, "Fifth Uncle, it was my mother who dealt with the diapers and the pee, at most you just took the little girl out to play. Actually, when we were kids, it seems like we took her out to play even more."

Zhou Wulang smacked him and asked, "Then who raised you guys? Wasn’t it me and your Sixth Uncle?"

Manbao ignored them and gestured to Zhou Lijun to help move the remaining gifts back to their room, and then the aunt and niece set about choosing fabrics to make new clothes.

Zhou Lijun said, "It’s already Mid-Autumn Festival, and winter is right around the corner. I hear it’s really cold in the capital city in winter, should we make some thicker clothes for Fifth Uncle and the others?"

"But they can’t wear these fabrics."

"We’ll find some time to go to the fabric store and have a look."

Manbao thought for a moment, then nodded, "Alright, by that time we can also buy something for Dad and Big Brother, and then send it all back home with these fabrics."

"Sending through the postal station is very expensive."

"Bai Shan and the others will definitely send letters back, we can just have someone take it along with them."

Zhou Lijun thought that made sense and nodded, happily agreeing, "Then I’ll pick out the two prettiest pieces of fabric for Big Sister and Third Sister."

"Good, this peach red suits Daya..."

The aunt and niece were bustling around the room excitedly choosing items while Mr. Zhuang called Bai Shan to the study for a talk, and Bai Erlang joined Datou and the others to play.

The matter of gaining fame had passed, and no one really took it to heart, but they didn’t realize that outside, Manbao’s name was spreading like the Mid-Autumn wind, blowing through every corner of the capital city.

The next day, Manbao got off the carriage with a basket on her back. Just as she was about to enter Jishi Hall, she noticed that it was surrounded by people both inside and out. As soon as she got off, everyone turned to look at her en masse.

A middle-aged man stared at Manbao and asked, "Young lady, are you Doctor Zhou Junior?"

Bai Shan lifted the curtain to look out and saw the dense crowd, immediately saying, "Get back in the carriage quickly."

Manbao turned to get back on the carriage, but Young Manager Zheng, with a few shop assistants, squeezed out of the pharmacy and grabbed her, surrounding her with his assistants, "Quick, go inside, go inside. Oh my, I forgot to tell you not to come today, my head’s been spinning from being so busy..."

"She is Young Doctor Zhou, the divine doctor!"

The crowd suddenly erupted, and people began crowding towards Manbao, waving their hands and saying, "Divine doctor, divine doctor, look at my illness, please..."

"Divine doctor, please look at my dad; he’s been bedridden for half a year..."

"Divine doctor, and me, and me..."

Manbao was pushed and shoved to the point of nearly falling, and someone even reached out towards her face. Frustrated, she shouted, "If you’re all so lively and jumping around, what sickness could you possibly have?"

Unfortunately, amidst the noise, no one heard her speak.

Bai Shan and Bai Erlang in the carriage were both stunned. They jumped down and started pushing through the crowd, shouting, "Everyone, calm down, calm down, this is a pharmacy, a pharmacy..."

Young Manager Zheng, with his assistants, protected Manbao and managed to fight their way into the shop. Once inside the hall, they shoved everyone towards the back courtyard. Bai Shan and Bai Erlang, with Daji’s help, stumbled up to them.

As soon as Young Manager Zheng saw them, he pushed them into the back courtyard too and then, along with his assistants, guarded the door, forcefully closing it. Only then, with his hair in disarray, did he turn around, smiling and addressing the crowd, "Everyone, be calm, be calm. To see the doctor, you need to line up, you have to line up."

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