The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 1184 - 1163: No Sadness (Extra update two for book friend “Snow*Flower’s reward”)

Chapter 1184: Chapter 1163: No Sadness (Extra update two for book friend “Snow*Flower’s reward”)

Upon hearing this, Doctor Tao immediately understood that there was no need to offer them a discount on the medicine.

That would not be cheap, not to mention that life-saving pill alone is worth quite a bit of money.

Doctor Tao smiled and nodded, helped by the medicine boy to get on the carriage.

"You can go back too," Manbao said to Shao. "I will go straight home later."

Bending down, Shao asked, "Doctor Zhou Junior, are you still going to buy the pills you wanted from the pharmacy today?"

"Yes, yes, go back and tell Shopkeeper Zheng for me, ask him to have them ready today, and I will come to fetch them early tomorrow morning."

Manbao felt around her person, unable to find her purse, so Bai Shan took out a piece of silver from his own wallet to give to her.

Manbao then gave the silver to Shao, "Here, this is for the pills, please trouble Shopkeeper Zheng."

Receiving it with a smile on her face, as a medicine boy, being constantly sent on errands was the only way to demonstrate his value.

After Doctor Tao left, Old Madam Yue’s confidant, who had escorted them out, turned to go back inside upon seeing that Nanny Fu was still standing without moving, and involuntarily stopped her steps as well.

Nanny Fu saw this, yet she did not move, instead continuously engaging in idle chat while holding Manbao’s hand, "It’s been so many years since I’ve seen Miss Man, if I calculate carefully, almost five years, right?"

"Yes, almost five years; during the great floods of the tenth year of Da Zheng, right before the New Year, County Magistrate Fu was promoted and left with Second Sister Fu."

Nanny Fu held her hand and sighed, "In a blink of an eye, it’s been five years. Miss Man has grown into a young lady. I remember how much you liked playing with our Second Miss. Every time you came to the county town, Second Miss would bring Qiuyue to see you, and the two of you could sit on a rock and talk for half a day..."

Seeing her speak of old times, Old Madam Yue’s confidant could no longer stand waiting and turned to go back inside.

Only when everyone had gone back inside did Nanny Fu lift her hand to wipe her tears with a handkerchief, her voice slightly choked as she said, "Miss Man, our young lady is suffering."

Manbao asked in a low voice, "Nanny Fu, if there is anything I can do, just tell me. By the way, do you want me to send a letter to County Magistrate Fu?"

"No," Nanny Fu replied softly: "I didn’t mean to alarm Miss Man today; it’s not that bad, actually. Our young lady still manages to keep in touch with the lord and lady. It’s just that Jianzhou is too far from the capital, and even if the lord and lady want to help, they are too far to reach."

Nanny Fu quietly looked back to make sure no one was eavesdropping, before softly saying, "Miss Man knows that, having just arrived in the capital and being strangers in a strange land, and now with the young lady being in such a condition, we really can’t trust any other physicians. I was wondering if Miss Man could perhaps come by the house from time to time to check in."

Manbao smiled and nodded, "Of course, I can. I also have some troubles of my own, as long as you don’t mind me."

"Miss Man is joking, you are our young lady’s lifesaver, and our lifesaver too," Nanny Fu wiped the corner of her eyes and, remembering something, asked in a low voice, "Miss Man, was the medicine used to treat our young lady expensive today?"

"Aside from the rest, there was a life-saving pill that was made from the very best ingredients."

"How expensive is it?" Nanny Fu inquired.

Manbao cleared her throat and in a low voice said, "A hundred taels for one."

Nanny Fu’s mouth fell open, then she spat out indignantly, "Just right! Let Jishi Hall demand payment from the Yue family. Old Master Yue is a Censor; he wouldn’t dare to owe money to merchants. Right now, our Miss can’t even move; we should use this to cut that old woman’s flesh."

Unable to help herself, Manbao asked, "Is the Yue family really short on money?"

Nanny Fu whispered, "Short on money? Hardly. After all, they hold official positions. How could they be that short? It’s just that Old Master Yue is upright and the old lady is very thrifty, plus they don’t understand business, so they actually live a worse life than our Fu family."

Nanny Fu looked down on the Yue family, contemptuously saying, "That would be all well and good, but they also like to pretend to be richer than they are. When our Miss arrived in the capital, she said that we might have to move elsewhere eventually, and it would be better to spend money on renting a more spacious courtyard so that everyone would be more comfortable and the money could circulate better. But they wouldn’t have it and insisted on buying a property. Properties in good locations are expensive, while the cheaper ones are in bad areas, with all kinds of neighbors, and the lord and the eldest son are too picky..."

"After all the fuss, they still took quite a lot of money from our Miss before they bought this two-entry small courtyard. But could a father-in-law, mother-in-law, and daughter-in-law live peacefully together in one courtyard? Ever since we arrived in the capital, our Miss hasn’t had a peaceful night’s sleep. Her pregnancy was fine until we arrived, but once in the capital, the baby’s position changed. Being unfamiliar in the capital, we consulted several midwives who couldn’t quite get it right. When we wanted to call a doctor to check and correct it, the old lady objected, saying that all the doctors are men and wouldn’t allow them to lay a hand on her..."

Nanny Fu spoke of these things with a belly full of grievances, and she spilled them out non-stop. Midway through, she couldn’t help but cry, clutching Manbao’s hand saying, "Miss Man, do you not agree that Mianzhou is a place renowned for etiquette?"

Manbao nodded again and again.

"Mianzhou is not far from Yizhou, and Yizhou is known as a place of literary excellence. Are we inferior to them in Taizhou? In our place, we also have strict distinctions between the sexes, but it’s not to the extent of sticking to these ridiculous rules even when a daughter-in-law’s life is at risk. Today, we’re lucky you came. If only Doctor Tao had come, we might have had to fight with them..."

Manbao: ...

"As soon as our Miss let out a breath, they were panic-stricken and wanted to cut open her belly for the child. This is something I’ve only ever heard of, never imagined it would happen to our Miss. If our lady knew about this, who knows how heartbroken she would be."

Manbao asked, "Where’s your family’s young master?"

After a moment of silence, Nanny Fu said, "What use is a man at home?"

Spring Grass, who had been standing quietly behind, couldn’t help but spit, whispering, "The young master is heartless. Last night the Miss said she was going into labor, and first thing this morning the old lady sent him to his studies, and he actually went. Sister Qiuyue tried to stop him, asking him to stay home in case we needed to summon the doctor, and have someone in charge at home, but he still left."

"Shut your mouth, don’t let these words reach our Miss, understand?"

But what Nanny Fu didn’t know was that inside the room at that moment, Fu Wenyun was asking Qiuyue about this matter.

Qiuyue’s eyes reddened, and she evasively said, "It’s been so chaotic all day, I haven’t paid attention to where the young master went. Maybe he’s also anxious for the Miss."

Fu Wenyun chuckled, "Don’t hide it from me. If you do, it will only make me look bad later. Better to be honest and let me plan accordingly."

On hearing this, Qiuyue finally couldn’t hold back her tears and began to sob with her face covered.

Seeing this, Fu Wenyun sighed and said, "Why are you crying? I don’t even feel that upset, and here you are, acting as if it’s the end of the world."

Qiuyue sobbed, "I just feel so sorry for the Miss. You are such a kind person, why did the lord marry you to him?"

Fu Wenyun chuckled lightly, "Alright, stop crying. It’s clear I’m the one giving birth, but in the end, I have to comfort you."