The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 1186 - 1165: Offense

Chapter 1186: Chapter 1165: Offense

Manbao curiously asked, "Does she have that much milk?"

"I’m not sure about when the child is older, but for now it’s enough."

Manbao didn’t understand these matters and pointed to Chunchao, saying, "Why don’t you and Chunchao go together, and later you can ask Nanny Fu to accompany you to check?"

She smiled and said, "The mother is a sister with whom I’ve had a particularly close bond since childhood. Please take extra care, First Lady Dou."

"Definitely, definitely. Oh, and Doctor Zhou Junior, my nephew at my maternal home has not had his medicine changed lately, his illness..."

"Keep taking the same prescription. Tomorrow morning I will visit the pharmacy. If he worries, he can come early to see me. And, bring his wife along."

"Yes, yes, I’ll tell him when I get back."

After giving Chunchao a few more instructions, Manbao let First Lady Dou leave with her.

She looked up at the sun and felt that going back now would just be to read; she decided not to return and rolled up her sleeves to prepare herbal pills with Shopkeeper Zheng.

Bai Shan also washed his hands and offered to help.

Shopkeeper Zheng was happy to have two extra hands, and after watching them clean the herbs and start simmering them, he asked with a smile, "I heard that you intend to use these herbs for a female prisoner?"

"Did Young Manager Zheng tell you?" Manbao did not deny it and said, "I felt her pulse today, and she seems very unclean inside, so I wanted to give her some medicine. The autumn execution is near, and she should have some comfort before passing."

Shopkeeper Zheng furrowed his brow and asked, "What did she do to be sentenced to death by beheading?"

"Lord Tao said that her husband beat her, and unable to endure it, she killed him."

Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper Zheng sighed. Doctors have a better understanding in this regard than most. He sighed and said, "It’s a tragedy indeed."

Manbao nodded. She had encountered two unhappy marriages today, which left her feeling downcast. While watching the fire, she rested her chin on her hand and asked Shopkeeper Zheng, "Shopkeeper, are you good to your wife?"

Bai Shan couldn’t help but raise his head to look at Shopkeeper Zheng.

Shopkeeper Zheng’s heart trembled a little under their gazes and he swallowed hard, saying, "Doctor Zhou Junior, don’t think too much. My wife and I get along very well. You are still young; don’t let a little glimpse of the world make you think all men are bad. You know, when a man comes of age he should marry, and when a woman does, she should too..."

Seeing that Manbao seemed unconvinced, he pointed to Bai Shan and said, "Look at Young Master Bai, isn’t he good? Would he treat you like those men in the future?"

Manbao raised her eyebrows to look at Bai Shan and asked, "Would you dare?"

The first thing Bai Shan thought of was their first meeting, when she pinned him to the ground and beat him, and if that didn’t work, she bit his hand. He cleared his throat lightly, suppressing the laughter in his throat, and shook his head, "I wouldn’t dare."

Although these were just two ordinary words, for some reason, they suddenly made Shopkeeper Zheng’s teeth feel sore.

But Manbao’s mood had indeed improved.

Seeing her cheer up again, Shopkeeper Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, shook his head, and told her the essential points about pill-making, then left after patting his bottom.

Manbao wanted to deliver medicine to the female prisoner out of compassion. When their gazes met, she didn’t know why, but she felt suddenly tender-hearted.

So the very next day, when Manbao went to the prison again, she also brought two sets of very common old clothes, all from Ms. Zheng.

Perhaps fearing the machinations of those associated with the Prince of Yizhou, Old Madam Liu and Ms. Zheng now also live together with them, gathering all the household servants within the courtyard. When Manbao and the others went out these past two days, it looked like only Daji was driving the carriage, but in fact, someone was secretly following behind.

They are afraid that, while walking on the streets, they wouldn’t know when they might be done away with.

Of course, knowing this, Manbao and her group didn’t wander off indiscriminately.

They only made rounds between the heavenly prison, the medicinal shop, and the Yue family’s place.

Bai Shan and Manbao gave a food box to Bapo, and while Bai Shan squatted down to chat with Bapo—mainly to inquire about the activity of the Xiang Family brothers next door—if the Xiang brothers were still in jail, then they could also get a sense of their movements; if not, they would cover for Lord Wei and others, making outsiders believe the Xiang brothers were still there.

This was something Bai Shan could do alone. He even found a better spot on the ground, sitting down to watch him eat while they talked.

Meanwhile, Manbao stuffed a bundle and a paper bag of steamed buns to a female prisoner.

The female prisoner, holding the items without moving, lifted her head and with wide eyes looked at her, emotionlessly asked, "What does the young lady wish to obtain from me?"

Manbao curiously asked, "What can you give me?"

The female prisoner shook her head, "I am about to die, possessing nothing, I have nothing to offer you, young lady."

Manbao then smiled and said, "I also didn’t expect to receive anything from you."

After a pause, she took out a bottle of medicine from her sleeve and handed it to her, saying, "These are contraceptive pills, they can postpone menstruation."

The female prisoner was slightly startled, staring at Manbao with uncomprehending eyes, "Why does the young lady help me?"

Manbao shook her head and replied, "I don’t know, I just felt like helping."

Seeing the scars all over her body and fingers deformed from torture, she sighed and said, "I think I understand a bit now; it’s much harder for women to live in this world than for men."

The female prisoner, who had already embraced the bundle, suddenly looked up at Manbao upon hearing this. Observing her modest yet decent clothing made of fine cotton, complete with a jade ornament at her waist, she forced a smile and said, "The young lady looks to have been born into a good family. Do you experience such worries as well?"

Manbao turned to look back at Bai Shan and Bapo who had shifted from the commotion next door to discussing the scenic beauty of Jiannan. Finding their topic uninteresting, she simply sat down on the ground and continued talking to the female prisoner.

"I used to think that I would not have such troubles, my parents cherished me greatly, having six older brothers above me, and I myself am quite capable, surely I would not be bullied in the future. But do you know, a sister I know of, she is even more formidable than I am, and comes from a better family, yet just yesterday, she almost lost her life to bullying..."

Manbao rambled on and on to the female prisoner, deeply feeling the difficulty of a woman’s survival in this era.

The female prisoner remained silent, quietly taking out a steamed bun from the paper bag to eat, and taking one of the contraceptive pills she had given her. When Bai Shan called for Manbao to leave, she suddenly grabbed hold of her, whispering, "Don’t trust that bastard opposite, the day before yesterday, a lord came to talk to him, warning him to be careful with his words and not to speak of what should not be spoken."

Manbao lowered her head to look at her deformed fingers and cunningly smiled at her, whispering back, "Don’t worry, we all know."

The female prisoner then retracted her hand.

Manbao and Bai Shan left together. Only after they had walked far away did Bapo finally withdraw his gaze that was filled with intense viciousness towards the female prisoner, looking as if he wished he could devour her.

The female prisoner didn’t care, she moved to the bed with her bundle, opened it and took out a set of clean old clothes, changed out of her current outfit, then leaned against the wall without saying a word.

With the execution day not far off, she had no desires left, so she was not afraid of offending anyone.