Mrs. Zheng gave the remaining medicine to Mrs. Fang. She felt it was not enough, so she sent someone to buy it from Jishi Hall.

How does Shopkeeper Zheng know about watermelon cream? Even if his younger brother is the imperial physician, it is impossible for Imperial Physician Zheng to tell him everything that happens in the imperial hospital.

Some medicines are not ready and cannot be told to anyone, not even to close relatives.

People like Zhou Man who used it directly...well, she is the holder of the formula, she has this right.

But shopkeeper Zheng Da was confused, but he quickly came to his senses and realized that this medicine was the medicine that his brother had vaguely mentioned that Zhou Man had used to trade a quota with Tai Hospital.

He suppressed his desire to inquire and told the servants of the Bai family that such a thing was not happening outside yet. It was better not to tell anyone about it in advance. It was better to ask Dr. Zhou in person.

Dr. Zhou was having fun in the countryside, and it was almost evening before he and Bai Shan got home.

Magistrate Tang got off the bus halfway and continued to work hard overtime. He was not happy at all.

When Man Bao came in, she happened to meet a servant who was returning from buying medicine. She said, "Watermelon frost, look for me. We don't have it in Jishi Hall."

However, Manbao not only brought watermelon cream to the fourth sister-in-law, but also gave her a dose of bitter medicine. She said: "You are angry and have strong liver fire, so take the medicine."

Fang didn't like drinking medicine very much, but Man Bao had caught the medicine, so she had no choice but to drink it.

Man Bao said: "If you drink one bowl tonight, you should be fine. If you drink another bowl tomorrow morning, the roots will almost be cut off. It's not very serious."

It was indeed not serious. Fang didn't feel any pain in her throat the next day. Because of the hot weather, the family didn't go anywhere and simply moved to the open pavilion in the garden to play.

There was a mat on the ground for the three children to sit and play. There were some tables and chairs on the side facing the water. Bai Dalang and the three of them were busy writing.

Mr. Zhuang was woken up by them this morning. He couldn't see how undisciplined they were, so he simply gave them homework and asked them to finish it within the day.

But the study room wasn't much cooler, so they moved to Changxuan, which is next to the water. When the wind blows, there isn't much heat anymore.

Mrs. Fang, Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Zheng took their needles and threads and sat on the edge of the mat, doing needlework while watching the three children making noise at their feet.

Zhou Lixue and the others brought tables and chairs from outside and placed them next to their sister-in-law. Then they sat on the chairs and sighed, then rolled up their sleeves and spread out pen and paper.

Bai Erlang was a little distracted and carefully glanced at the gentleman who was lying on the recliner on the other side of the open space and reading a book. He always felt that his eyes were closed at the moment and he was not reading.

He quietly kicked Man Bao's feet and motioned for her to look.

Man Bao raised his head and whispered, "Fall asleep."

Bai Erlang immediately felt relieved and turned to talk to Zhou Lixue and the others, "What are you doing? You also have homework?"

"Our homework has been finished a long time ago," Zhou Lizue said: "This is the job of copying books in a bookstore. Alas, I almost vomited copying this book, and the bookstore owner was not willing to give me another copy.

"

As he said that, Zhou Lixue glanced at Bai Shuping next to him with some envy and said: "Shu Ping is just fine. His calligraphy is better than ours. Now he can copy four books. You can choose any one."

Bai Erlang asked, "Are you so short of money?"

"How about making some pen and ink money," Zhou Lixue said: "Besides, things in the capital are too expensive. A meatloaf costs eight cents."

Bai Shan raised his head when he heard this, "Have you been deceived? Aren't the meat patties on the street always priced at six cents?"

Zhou Lixue: "No, that stall is next to our school. It originally sold for six cents, but last month it was said that meat and rice and noodles were more expensive, so the price increased by one cent. Before we went on vacation, he said that other

The stalls have increased to eight cents, and they have to increase their prices too, otherwise the business will not be able to continue, and others will also have objections."

Zhou Ligu immediately said: "However, although it has increased by one penny, the meat patties are bigger than before. We don't seem to be losing money. Everyone still likes to go there to buy and eat."

Zhou Lixue: "In contrast, the price of the books we copied has not increased at all for several months. It is still the same number of texts as it should be."

Everyone:......

Bai Shan replied casually, "Don't think about it. If the price of books increases, scholars will no longer have to live."

He turned to Man Bao and said, "Now is the time for the summer harvest, and the autumn harvest is also around the corner. I'm afraid the grain harvest is a foregone conclusion."

Man Bao felt a little sad, "I don't know what the situation at home is like."

Bai Dalang was also worried, "Let's write a letter and ask. Also, it's time to stock up on food at home."

Mrs. Fang, who was not far away, heard this and said: "Our family has not gone to the grain store to buy rice and noodles for a long time. All we eat is rice from my sister-in-law. Since the price of grain has gone up, we don't have to fight with others for this life-saving rice."

Have you got food?”

Manbao nodded, "If you buy too much, the price of food will go up."

Mrs. Zheng said softly: "Don't be afraid of food for food, there will always be enough. Not to mention it's far away, our family also has Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing. Even if the harvest fails, we can always harvest some."

Moreover, Longzhou is not far from the capital, so there is no need for the children to worry about these things. If anything is missing, they will not be missing food.

When Fang and the others heard this, they immediately stopped worrying, but Bai Shan and the other four couldn't help but frown slightly, feeling a little worried in their hearts.

If the weather is not favorable, the situation in the court will be unstable. How long has it been stable?

But several people looked at each other and realized that they were all still students and could not do anything for the time being, so they sighed and continued to do their homework.

Manbao also felt that there was nothing he could do. As a result, he sat down after entering the palace for work the next day. Before he could feel warm, he was invited by the chamberlain to the front of Zhan Shifu.

Xiao Yuanzheng and Dr. Liu were also there. They were sitting on the chair with their buttocks halfway up, their hands flat on their knees and they were sitting upright.

Man Bao curiously stepped forward to salute the prince and looked at the three of them curiously.

The prince handed her a brochure and said: "Nowadays, the weather is very dry and hot, and people everywhere are suffering from heatstroke and fainting, so the imperial court plans to purchase some summer-relieving medicinal materials to fight the heat. This is a prescription listed by the Imperial Hospital. I want to ask you.

Are there any good recipes out there?"

Man Bao took it and took a look. There were two prescriptions written at the beginning of the fold, and underneath was the budget for the medicinal materials. The medicinal materials that needed to be purchased were calculated in stone, which showed how large the dosage was.

Man Bao said: "These two recipes are very good."

The prince glanced at Xiao Yuanzheng and Imperial Physician Liu, and then said to Eunuch Wu: "Please ask the two imperial physicians to take a rest in the side hall."

Eunuch Wu bowed in agreement and quickly asked the two of them to go to the side hall to rest.

After they left, the prince said: "This budget is too high, and the Ministry of Revenue will probably not approve it. Do you have any cheaper recipes?"

Man Bao was surprised and said: "This prescription is already very cheap. One dose only costs about nine cents. If the Ministry of Revenue and the drug dealer purchase it directly, it should be cheaper. One dose costs at most six cents."
Chapter completed!