Ever since Zhuangzhuang got married in October, people feel that the New Year is approaching.
The days passed quickly. The first snow fell on November 28th. It came very late. Everyone had been waiting for snow since the beginning of winter.
Although Zi'an is afraid of the cold, he is also waiting for the snow, because snow will slow down the development of the poisonous insects in Sun Fang'er's body.
This is what she saw from Doctor Wen Yi's medical skills. The poisonous insects also hibernate, and hibernation does not start when the weather gets cold, but when it snows.
Zi'an couldn't help but sigh, even the poisonous insects were so sensitive that they could sense whether it was snowing or not, they were evolving so fast.
The snow lasted for a whole day. After it stopped, Zi An went to the palace the next day to give the emperor acupuncture. The emperor's condition improved a lot. He could walk, eat, go to the toilet by himself, and he could also get angry with people in the palace at any time.
According to this situation, he will be able to summon the ministers into the palace soon.
However, when the emperor's condition improved, Murong Jie did not spread the news, only saying that the emperor was still bedridden, to prevent people from changing their minds and failing to get things done.
Over the past month, Murong Jie has implemented many policies that benefit agriculture and has also begun to trial medical insurance.
The people's resentment about the increase in taxes gradually subsided.
The implementation of medical insurance has increased the pressure on the Huimin Bureau. Murong Jie recruited medical children for the Huimin Bureau and set up a medical clinic for examination. Anyone who passed the examination can enter the Huimin Bureau as a doctor.
Once you get into the Welfare Bureau, you have a stable job. Many parents from poor families bring their children to sign up, hoping that as long as they can get into the Welfare Bureau, they will have food to eat.
Zi'an didn't know that her reference to modern suggestions would lead to rapid development of the medical technology in the Great Zhou.
The medical technology of the Great Zhou was backward and far inferior to that of the Daliang. Therefore, many people had no money to treat their illnesses. For minor illnesses, they would consult quack doctors, and for serious illnesses, they would just wait to die.
The implementation of medical insurance has indeed benefited the people. Although it is painful to pay more taxes, who doesn’t have an elderly, child or patient in their family
Compared with the annual medical expenses, the taxes paid are really too little.
Of course, these voices are not comprehensive. Some people are not satisfied, and businessmen are not very satisfied. This is because, although businessmen can respect doctors, they have to pay more taxes in return for their business.
Some people say that Murong Jie robbed the rich to help the poor.
But no matter what, because the imperial court has issued the decree, this heavy tax will only be collected for two years. After two years, it will be based on the previous policy. But this is not the case with medical insurance. Medical insurance will be implemented continuously.
If after two years the heavy taxes and levies continued, it would be the problem of the emperor who had recovered from his illness and was back in power.
Murong Jie is good at shifting the blame.
Murong Jie waited until Zi'an finished his work before leaving the palace together. After getting on the carriage, he grabbed her hand and rubbed it vigorously. "It's as cold as ice. Can't Wu Yanzu do the acupuncture?"
"Wu Yanzu is making rapid progress, but now is a critical moment. The medicine must be appropriate and there must be no problems with acupuncture." Zi'an's eyes were filled with a smile.
Murong Jie nodded slightly, knowing that he couldn't let anyone else do this for the time being, so he reached out and touched her belly. It was almost four months now, and her belly was slightly bulging. Murong Jie had been waiting for the fetal movement that Zi'an had mentioned, but he didn't feel it after touching it every day.
"This guy is sleeping so soundly, he doesn't even move."
Zi'an smiled and said, "How can it be so fast? It will take another month."
"That was during the Chinese New Year. I've been waiting for so long that my neck is getting long."
Like every man who becomes a father for the first time, he is looking forward to his first child and every step of the way.
"Why does it look smaller than Liu Liu's belly to me?" Murong Jie said.
"Liu Liu's slippery pulse is also very strong, maybe it's triplets or maybe triplets." Zi'an said.
"Then her belly will be very big in the future." Murong Jie was not envious at all, because Zi'an's belly was so small, and if she had to hold two or three children, she would be the one who would feel uncomfortable.
"What's the big deal?" Zi'an said.
However, for twins or triplets, the risk during childbirth is relatively greater. In that era, medical technology was backward, and if a woman encountered a malposition of the fetus or other reasons for difficult labor during pregnancy, she would almost certainly lose her life.
The surgery is not popular and the conditions for it are not available, so the only option is natural birth. I feel so sorry for Liu Liu.
"Thank you for your hard work." Murong Jie hugged her gently.
"Silly boy, what's so hard about this? Having children is the only way for humans to reproduce. Other women can give birth, so why should I be more delicate?"
Wu Yanzu suddenly lifted the curtain and said, "Master, I can hear you talking. It's so annoying."
"Get lost!" Murong Jie shouted, "If you keep talking, you can go back on your donkey."
Wu Yanzu lowered the curtain, and his voice came in along with the sound of the wind. "What's the difference between me and riding a donkey? I'm still being blown by the cold wind. This carriage is so big, what's wrong with having one more person sitting in it? But you kicked me out to drive with the coachman, but I'm not a coachman."
"Then you run into the palace tomorrow." Murong Jie's voice came out coldly.
Wu Yanzu shut up on the spot.
After two months of observation, he found that this prince was not easy to offend. Not only was he serious, he was also very strict and would get angry with people at the slightest provocation.
I can't afford to offend you.
He couldn't hide it. If he wanted to learn medicine, he had to follow his master. However, the prince also liked to follow his master, so they always formed a threesome.
Next time, I’ll just ride a donkey with Sister Lingli.
As he was thinking, he looked back and saw that Lingli was not riding a donkey this time, but a chestnut horse.
He quickly jumped off the carriage and waved his hand to ask Lingli to stop.
Lingli stopped his horse and looked down at him, "What's going on?"
Wu Yanzu circled around the horse twice and said, "Sister Lingli, you got rich? Why didn't you tell me you bought a horse? At least celebrate it."
"I didn't buy it. It was given to me by the princess. My donkey is old." Lingli said expressionlessly.
"Master is so biased." Wu Yanzu's eyes were about to bleed, he was so jealous.
"Is your donkey old too?" Lingli leaned over and asked.
"My donkey is not old, but I am old." He wiped his face. The weather has been very dry recently and his face is almost wrinkled. If the wind continues to blow like this, he doesn't know what his face will look like.
"Let me let you ride it?" Lingli asked.
"Okay, okay!" Wu Yanzu was very happy. He didn't have a horse, so it would be nice to ride someone else's.
Lingli got off the horse and Wu Yanzu climbed onto it clumsily. He had never ridden a horse before, but he thought that it was at least the same as riding a donkey, since they were both carried on the back, right
He rode on the horse's back and looked at Lingli proudly, "Sister Lingli, your horse is good, it has a good temper and doesn't bully strangers. My donkey can even kick its back."
He saw a mischievous smile in Lingli's eyes and was about to ask, but he saw her slap the horse's butt with one hand, and the horse ran away.
"Ouch, slow down, ouch, I'm going to fall..."
The terrified roars gradually faded away, and Lingli clapped her hands and laughed.
You covet my horse.
"Oh, how do I go back?" Lingli then realized the embarrassing situation. The carriage had left, the horse had left too, so should she go back
In front, a man in blue clothes rode his horse slowly towards us.
(End of this chapter)