Lady of the Lord From the East

As a standard earldom, Sardinson County has a population of tens of thousands, and naturally there are talents from all walks of life.

Like a doctor, except for Kama, who escaped from his illness and was beheaded, there are several other doctors in the three towns, and even in some large villages, there are people who know some medicine. If there is any problem, I will go to them to see. Major problems may not be optimistic, but small ailments can be cured with medicine.

This time Wei Wei asked people to call all the more famous doctors in the territory, she wanted to see their medical level.

The doctors who were called thought at first that the Countess was not feeling well. When they hurriedly packed up and arrived at the castle, they found that it was not only themselves but other colleagues who came, but they became more worried about whether the Countess was not good.

The last time that everyone was called, was when the count's father and elder brother passed away!

So, is the Countess also very ill? Didn't I hear that she can also have medical skills herself, and is very powerful?

The news of Wei Wei's medical skills spread in Sardinson County because someone had acne in the castle and the recent explosion in which Raymond broke his leg. Although many people don't believe it, the doctors don't even think that the young man How good the medical skills Madam will be, but they are very concerned about this issue. After all, it is related to whether the Count will use them when he needs them, and he can treat the people in the castle. As long as there is no incurable situation, They can get a lot of benefits, such as higher medical fees and better reputation.

Although many behaviors of the nobles are dissatisfying, it has to be said that they are the existence that ordinary people yearn for and long for. Everyone wants to be a high-class person. The tailor who makes clothes for the nobles can be sought after by others, and the doctors who treat the nobles. Sounds better than other doctors.

However, their Count has always been in good health, not to mention that he is sick, it seems that even the other people in the castle have not had any problems in the past two years. At least when the doctors met each other in private, they were sure that no one was in this period of time. Go see a doctor in the castle.

And like the castle to inquire about news, the servants have been repeatedly trained by the housekeeper. In order to keep their jobs, no one dares to spread the news of the master to the outside world. Naturally, they can't find out if they want to inquire.

"...So the news that the Countess can use medicine is probably false, right?"

In the waiting hall, there were no servants around, only a few doctors who were invited. They were a little more courageous. They gathered together and spoke in a low voice, staring at several entrances while talking, so as not to say anything. Can't say got hit by someone.

Others don't really believe the rumors, but the doctor who was invited to see chickenpox last year and was scared away thought the rumors were probably true, because at that time he knew that someone in the castle had chickenpox, and after he was scared and ran away, The castle also did not hire other doctors, and it was not the countess who was taking care of the chickenpox patient at that time.

At that time, the news of the castle was easy to inquire about. He was worried that the count would be angry if he ran away, and he also paid attention to it. He was sure that the chickenpox, which was supposed to be extremely contagious, turned out to be only a few people who got sick, and even the most frail people at the time. , Miss Caroline, who was considered to be difficult to grow up, has successfully developed acne and recovered, and the person who cured them is indeed the current countess.

But the fact that he was too scared to see a doctor because of chickenpox was a bit humiliating, so he never mentioned it to anyone else, and none of the doctors present asked him because he was the youngest of all. , medical skills are also very general, naturally not valued by other people, and if the situation was not urgent at that time, he lived closest to the castle, and the servant was eager to bring the doctor back to work, otherwise he would not be invited to the castle.

"If the countess is really not very good, and we are not treated well, will the count cut off our heads in a fit of anger?"

This is what worries them the most. After all, the old earl killed the doctor who couldn't cure his son-although the main reason was that the old earl who loved his son was irritated by the other's escape, otherwise he would not be sad. Killed the doctor directly, but the others didn't know the inside story. They were worried that they would face that kind of situation when they came this time.

In particular, the Countess is still pregnant. If one is not good, won't she die?

Fortunately, it turns out that they think too much, and there is nothing to worry about. They think that people who are seriously ill are healthy.

Wei Wei was followed by the maids to the hall. The fetus in her womb was more than three months old. At this time, her belly hadn't begun to show her fetuses, so she didn't see any changes from the outside, and it was winter again, so she was wearing a lot of clothes. , once the clothes cover it, you can't see anything.

When the doctors waiting in the hall saw her face, they knew that the lady was not sick at all. On the contrary, she was in good spirits and was healthier than most people.

"I invited everyone to come here this time because I have something to inform you." The hall is where the lord meets other people. There is a throne belonging to the lord. Wei Wei sat down there and had someone take it for these doctors. The chair came: "Everyone must have heard that we in Sardinson are planning to build a new city. Of course, this news is true, and we have already started construction. I believe that in a few years, the new city will be established."

I have always met the nobles who were standing and not sitting, and they looked trembling, but after sitting down, I was still a little excited. When the Countess summoned them, they were able to sit in their own place, which was enough for them to go back and blow a wave. .

One of the senior doctors in the front asked cautiously: "Yes, Madam, we all know the news, but we don't know what it has to do with you calling us?"

"A hospital will be built in the new city." Wei Wei said without detour, "A hospital needs a lot of doctors, and they are doctors with good medical skills, so I brought you here."

Wei Wei wants to open a hospital, this doctor is indispensable, and some doctors in Sardinson County are here, but these people are obviously not enough, and their medical skills are not very satisfactory to Wei Wei.

Wei Wei called everyone in because she wanted to test their level first, then open a training class by herself to give them lectures, and improve their medical level while there was nothing else to do this winter.

She didn't come up to say the latter, but first tested their medical skills.

She picked up someone first and asked him what diseases he was good at. After the other party answered, she asked him how to treat the related diseases. He ran out of questions one by one, asking detailed and complicated questions, but the people who were asked did not feel angry. .

Because they now know that the countess called them to choose a doctor. Although the hospital that has no shadow does not know what it looks like, if they can be selected, they are equivalent to working for the countess. Madam's generosity, the salary is definitely not less, and maybe there are other benefits.

Therefore, they were very positive and answered questions loudly and forcefully, trying to present themselves well in front of the Countess.

But as Wei Wei's illness became more and more difficult, many people couldn't answer.

"You can discuss it with each other, and then tell me the answer." Wei Wei lowered her head and drank the lipstick, sugar and **** tea, her mouth was dry all the time. Of course, she didn't forget to ask someone to prepare tea for these doctors.

With her words, the doctors below will get together and argue with each other,

Wei Wei is now asking them how to treat scarlet fever. This disease is an acute respiratory infectious disease that mostly occurs in children and teenagers. Given the medical conditions at this time, the fatality rate of this disease is very high. There are even special prescriptions for the treatment, but on the European side, most doctors now regard scarlet fever as a terminal illness, and they basically have to rely on the patient to get through it by himself.

So in fact, these doctors all felt that this disease was incurable, but because it was Wei Wei who asked the question, and it was about her own future, no one dared to say it directly.

It was the young doctor who had been scared away by chickenpox before. Seeing that everyone was frowning and couldn't think of the result, he directly asked Wei Wei: "Countess, I heard that your medical skills are very good. What will this disease do?"

This is really asking the point.

The others stopped talking, and all looked at Wei Wei. First, they wanted to know if she would be able to get medical treatment, and second, they were really curious if there was a cure for this disease.

Wei Wei nodded, and said in a soft voice the prescription that she had recently found an alternative medicine to reconstitute: "First of all, of course, it is necessary to isolate, the contagiousness of scarlet fever does not need me to say more, the isolation must be done well... I have a prescription for scarlet fever here..."

She explained in great detail, from the beginning of isolation to how to treat, and even the specific dosage of the entire prescription. There was no intention of hiding it. The doctors who listened to it at first were quite disapproving, but the more they heard it later. , the more shocked, they all know medicine and have rich medical experience. As soon as Wei Wei's formula came out, they thought about it and found that this formula is very symptomatic, and nine times out of ten it can indeed be cured. sickness.

At this time, they can't wait to remember them, or they have a pen and paper in their hands to directly write down the prescription. They must know that such a prescription is hard to find. If this prescription is theirs, they will definitely take all confidentiality measures. , otherwise the prescription was rumored, but now the Countess is coming, and she is not worried about being learned by them.

After Wei Wei finished speaking, she paused before telling them her ultimate goal: "I want to open a medical training class to teach you some medical skills from the Eastern Silk Country this winter, and those who are interested can stay and study. "

Although I haven't seen her get started treatment, with this prescription and some news I heard in the past, the doctors have believed that she is indeed skilled in medicine, and her level is not low.

Some people think that if you participate in this training class, will you be able to get more precious prescriptions?

Thinking of this, someone immediately stood up and expressed their desire to stay and study.

With one person who responded, others also expressed their willingness. Although these doctors are not too young, learning medical skills from the young Countess makes them somewhat uncomfortable, but in the face of interests, no one is foolish to give up.

And they are really curious about Eastern medicine.

So this training class started soon. Wei Wei would take two hours a day to teach them. Of course, she did not teach acupuncture and moxibustion, a pure Chinese medicine treatment method that needs to be learned from the meridians and acupuncture points. She taught herself Chinese and Western Combined with the one they found out, it focused on medicine and surgery. Later, when they learned a lot, they even asked them to pick up a scalpel to dissect frogs and rabbits.

Of course, these are all things in the future.

But now, shortly after the medical training class started, Butler Barton had to ask Wei Wei a question.

At the end of each year, the owner of the territory needs to entertain all the people who work for him and reward them for their hard work. It can be said that it is a day that everyone is very much looking forward to when they can get together and celebrate like a festival.

Last year, because Felix took Wei Wei and Dolores to the capital, butler Barton was in charge of entertaining the people. But this year, there are several hosts, especially the hostess. Naturally, Wei Wei was asked to come forward.

On top of that, Butler Barton isn't quite sure about this year's dinner list.

In the past, the lords invited the serfs and a small number of free people who worked for them to have a meal, and Sardinson County was no exception. To prepare food for thousands of people to entertain the serfs, of course, the food is not very good, it can only be said to be full.

But this year, Felix wasn't the only one working on the manor. The workers at his factories in three towns, the workers he hired to build roads and build houses, and others who worked for him, Literally all to ask.

And if you really ask for it, the number will be huge.

Not to mention the original 1,000 people in the manor, only the newly added population is more than 1,000 slaves alone, and the number of serfs has been increasing after the 700 people brought back from the capital at the beginning. Among them, not to mention the freedmen who voluntarily moved to live in Fort Sardinson, these people add up to almost five or six thousand people.

"Of course, there is no shortage of Slot's thousand serfs."

Then add other people who work for Felix. There are not tens of thousands or 8,000. Butler Patton did the math and felt that if he invited them back for dinner, he was afraid that it would be enough to eat up all the food in the castle. And they don't have that big of a place to entertain them either.

The castle is so big that people have to take turns when taking exams, not to mention holding a banquet that can accommodate ten thousand people.

In this winter, it is snowing outside, and the snow is getting heavier and heavier. The snow can cover the instep in one night. When the snow rarely stops, in this cold and freezing weather, go to the open area to hold the event. Banquet, I am afraid that when they go home after eating, most of them will be cold and sick.

"Then don't hold a banquet and give some other benefits."

Wei Wei discussed this with Felix, and although there was a lot of food prepared for the banquet in the past, it was indeed quite ordinary. At most, it was enough to manage, and it was troublesome to arrange. In the past, the citizens were happy as long as they had something to eat. Now Everyone's life is getting richer, even though the full banquet is obviously not enough to satisfy them, it is better to give some other benefits instead of thankless.

What Wei Wei meant was that everyone who worked for them would be given a day off and an extra month's salary. The serfs working in the manor had no salary, but they could also give them some meat, flour, etc. Such things are given to each household, and the serfs are also allowed to freely enter and leave the manor and go outside on the day of the holiday.

Originally, Wei Wei wanted to set this time on the first day of the new year, which is also considered a New Year, but compared to the New Year, Westerners value Christmas more. Although they do not have the habit of celebrating Christmas yet, at this time in previous years, people who have free time I will still go to the church to go to mass, Wei Wei thought about it, and chose December 25 as a holiday for everyone.

Originally, when the news that the castle canceled this year's banquet came out, all the residents who were looking forward to that day were greatly disappointed, but along with this news came the announcement of holidays and salary increases, they were not disappointed, and they were able to eat at the castle. A meal is a good thing, but does that compare to an extra month's salary?

Of course not. Although everyone's wages vary, they can earn at least one silver coin a month, and one silver coin is enough to buy twelve chickens. If they take the money, they can buy food and come back Make a big meal with meat, vegetables, and white bread. If the family is full, it may not be able to spend the silver coins.

And go to the castle for a meal? Based on past experience, they can probably only eat some gooey beans or meaty soup. The whole family is full, and the cost is estimated to be a few big copper coins.

Therefore, with the bonus, no one thinks that it is not good for the Count to not invite guests to dinner. Many people plan to prepare a meal at home on the day of the holiday. The family gathers around the stove for a reunion dinner. The cold air outside is comfortable.

The serfs of Sardinson and Slot also received annual gifts from the castle's stewards.

Wei Wei decided on the name of the New Year's gift. She was used to saying it. When others heard it, they would follow it and call it that. In the future, giving New Year's gifts will become a tradition in Sardinson, and it will continue to be passed down.

This year is the first time to give a New Year's gift, and the preparations were insufficient in the early stage. Wei Wei could only ask the stewards to send two catties of cured meat, two catties of wheat and a piece of sugar to each of the serfs. There were not many things, but the serfs received They are very happy, there is nothing more affordable than this, and the Countess also allows them to enter and leave the manor freely on December 25th, without paying extra taxes, everyone wants to take advantage of this time to go out for a walk, Some people have things at home that they want to sell and exchange for money, some people want to go out for the household items that are missing from buyers, and some people just haven’t gone out and want to go out to play.

The serfs are not allowed to be powerful in the manor, and they have to pay taxes if they want to go out, so they don’t go out as much as possible, and if they lack anything, the whole village chooses someone to buy it, and everyone shares the tax, and many people live in the manor I have never been out here in my whole life, let alone those children.

In the past two years, there have been many freedmen around the manor, and their children have been mixed together for classes. The children of the serfs often hear the children of the freedmen say how lively the town of Dingle is outside, and what fun is there? Delicious food, everyone is envious. I wish I could fly over with my wings to take a look. Some people will coquettishly beg their parents to take them out to play when they get home, but the tax for leaving the manor is paid on a per capita basis. Everyone has to pay an extra amount, even if the tax is affordable for them now, but the adults don't plan to spoil their children like this, and pay extra tax just to let them play.

Now, as soon as they heard that the lord's wife allowed them to leave the manor that day, the children didn't even care about playing around, and surrounded their parents one by one, begging them to take them out when the time came.

The adults also answered cheerfully: "Okay, I will bring you with me when the time comes, and our whole family will go!"

Before they went out, they had to worry about the road being difficult to walk, and it was inconvenient to take children with them, but now in Sardinson County, especially the road from Sardinson Castle to Dingle, there are a lot of horse-drawn carriages every day, paying a little You can take them with you if you pay for the car, and if you have to do this business, it's easier than ever to get a ride.

Usually they would be reluctant to pay for the car, but this time, didn't the castle provide benefits? It's meat, wheat, and even sugar, but it's worth a lot of money. The serfs should not be so happy. , they are not stingy with the fare, and many are ready to go out with their families that day.

The staff of the temporary government in Dingle Town also received a notice in advance, asking them to temporarily expand the farmers' market on the edge of the town, and to take safety measures for that day, so that there will be no accidents. In other words, it is also an opportunity to practice hands. Everyone is dedicated to their work, striving to perfectly complete the task assigned by the Count.

And Dingle's businessmen quickly found business opportunities from the announcement and the behavior of those workers. Lord Earl gave the entire manor a holiday, allowing them to go out, and those workers also rested on the same day, plus rewards Salary, this has money and leisure, they will definitely think about going for a walk in the town, won't it be a good opportunity for them to do business?

Therefore, the goods are stocked up, the good things are displayed, and some merchants even plan to hold some special promotions on that day, so that no one will buy their things.

This is indeed the case. On Christmas Day, which has no official name, the carriages that came out of the manor early in the morning were full of people. They were all serfs who rarely came out of the manor. With big bags and small bags, it looks like you are going to the market.

There are even a small number of these people who are slaves, and the slaves also received the annual gift, which is less than that of the serfs, but there are still some, and this is something they never dared to think about before.

And all the slaves also don't have to work on this day, and even those who behave well are allowed to leave the manor for a day. Of course, in order to prevent these people from escaping - although many people think that they would be stupid if they did run away - these slaves They cannot act alone. After they are sent to Dingle, they can only move in the town. The sheriff who patrols the town will pay special attention to their location.

If it is slaves from other places, even if they are given a holiday to go shopping, they have no money to buy things, but this time the selected slaves also received half a silver coin as a reward for their good performance, which was handed down When they said it was their private property, the slaves could use it whatever they wanted without worrying about being confiscated.

And this was the first time they owned their own private property after they became slaves. When they got those big copper coins, many people cried out on the spot and wanted to keep it.

But in the end, they decided to spend them all, buy food or something, after all, for slaves, what they eat in their mouths is what really belongs to them.