Fan Wencheng and Ma Guozhu led their mounts and walked slowly behind the convoy, constantly looking at the shops on both sides of the street and the people entering and exiting the shops.

Fan Yongdou, who was afraid that something would happen again at the door of the house, simply walked at the front of the convoy this time to take care of it, until he saw the brother and the shopkeeper who stayed behind to greet him, and then he remembered that there were two distinguished guests who could not afford to offend him.

Fan Yongdou, who remembered these two people, said a few words to the shopkeeper who came to greet him, and then took his younger brother back, wanting to invite Fan Wencheng and Ma Guozhu back to his house in Zhangjiabao first.

From Shenyang to Zhangjiakou, after more than 40 days and a journey of 2,000 miles, Fan Wencheng and Ma Guozhu were already disgraced along the way. After stepping into the bustling Zhangjiakou Fort, looking at the pedestrians who avoided themselves on the road, I really wanted to find a place to take a bath.

Seeing that the two nodded in agreement, Fan Yongdou asked his younger brother Fan Yongfu to take the two of them home first, and he went to the shopkeeper to settle the convoy first, and then went back to the house.

Before leaving, Fan Yongdou gave a good explanation to his younger brother, asking him to entertain these two distinguished guests well and not neglect his guests. Seeing that Fan Yongfu couldn't stop nodding in agreement, Fan Yongdou said goodbye to the two with some relief, and then returned to the convoy parked at the door of his shop.

Fan Wencheng and Ma Guozhu were not very interested in business in the first place, and their mission this time was not really to do business. Therefore, Fan Yongdou just mentioned this, and the two agreed with their mouths.

Fan Yongfu then led the way towards an alley on the east side of the street, and as he walked, he asked enthusiastically, "Where are the two distinguished guests from?" Is this the first time you come to Zhangjiakou? ”

As if he was afraid that Ma Guozhu would say something inappropriate, Fan Wencheng preemptively said: "The next one is from Shenyang, and the brother next to him is from Liaoyang." It's the first time we've come to Zhangjiakou, and we didn't expect it to be so prosperous.

No wonder when I was in Shenyang, those businessmen from Zhangjiakou had to tell me that this is the south of the Yangtze River. Merchants from all over the world gather here, and it is said that the trading capital of the horse market here is more than that of Datong and Xuanhua? Before I came, I thought it was just a big deal. ”

Fan Yongfu catered to Fan Wencheng without a heart and said: "The person who told you is not you." Although this Zhangjiakou is inferior to Datong and Xuanhua in terms of status, in terms of the number of trade, Datong and Xuanhua may not be able to win Zhangjiakou even if they are tied together..."

Ma Guozhu listened to the two of them start to praise each other's knowledge on the side, and he suddenly scolded in his heart that these two people were really stinky and shameless, one was just a student, and the other was also unsuccessful, so he squatted in Zhangjiakou and began to learn to do business. At this level, I'm embarrassed to tout each other to this extent.

When Ma Guozhu slandered in his heart, he actually forgot one thing, although these two people's ability to make poetry is extremely poor, but they can be regarded as rare confidants in this family, and most people here can't even recognize their names. In this environment, it is indeed a miracle to meet someone who can talk about poetry with you.

Ma Guozhu wanted to stay away from them, lest the conversation between the two hypnotize him. But at this time, he heard several useful news, which made his mind move at once.

“… There are also excellent female prostitutes in this Zhangjiakou Fort? Are you serious? Ma Guozhu, who suddenly felt a little itchy in his heart, hurriedly asked.

Fan Yongfu said enthusiastically to Ma Guozhu: "Yes, these two girls, Man Yun and Qianhong, were invited from Datong to participate in the birthday of the chief soldier, although they are not the top Oiran, but they are also famous girls in Datong." Man Yun is good at music, Qian Hongshan is good at musical instruments, I'll go to the next post in a while, and ask the two girls to come over and talk about it..."

When Fan Yongfu was talking to Ma Guozhu and entering the alley, Fan Wencheng suddenly stopped, which made Fan Yongfu stop and ask him carefully: "Is there anything wrong with Fan Gongzi?" ”

Fan Wencheng's eyes were fixed on a certain direction of this street, and then he raised his chin slightly and said, "What is there there?" Why are there so many people out there? ”

Fan Yongfu followed his gaze and looked at the two columns lined up dozens of meters long outside a certain house, and he suddenly said easily: "This is the newly opened Huimin Hospital in Zhangjiakoubao, and those people are here to vaccinate cowpox." ”

Fan Wencheng looked at him inexplicably and repeated, "Niu Dou? ”

Fan Yongfu continued: "It is the vaccination method used to prevent smallpox. ”

Fan Yongfu's explanation surprised Ma Guozhu and Fan Wencheng, and Ma Guozhu even asked nervously before Fan Wencheng: "Can this cow bean really prevent smallpox?" ”

Fan Yongfu nodded and said: "This is true, after this vaccinia, you will no longer be infected with smallpox, it is said that it is a method developed by the Jingcheng Tai Hospital, and the palace and the capital's nobles and wealthy families have now been vaccinated with cowpox."

His Majesty considered this method to be safer than human pox, so he ordered the establishment of Huimin hospitals in various places to provide free vaccination for children under the age of 14 in order to eliminate the evil disease of smallpox.

When our Zhangjiabao businesses heard about this, they raised funds together to set up a cowpox promotion and vaccination association, and invited the imperial court to send personnel to Zhangjiabao to carry out the affairs of vaccinia. The house of Huimin Hospital was donated by Master Tian. ”

Fan Wencheng and Ma Guozhu glanced at each other, and they both saw the little excitement in each other's eyes. They didn't expect that as soon as they entered Zhangjiakou Fort, they actually picked up a great achievement.

The Jurchens were most afraid of smallpox, and the mortality rate of smallpox was about twice as high as that of the Han Chinese. Therefore, once smallpox was discovered, the Houjin State implemented a closed and extinction policy.

and the city will lock you up in your home, and leave your family to fend for itself. If a disease is found in a village outside the city, the village is simply slaughtered and burned to cut off the source of infection. Of course, those who can be used in these methods indicate that it is the Han people who have smallpox.

The population in the customs is large, and the smallpox disease breaks out from time to time, so some Jurchen relatives and nobles even use this as a reason to think that the border of Houjin should stop at Shanhaiguan and should not enter the customs.

Fan Wencheng thought about it, and then asked Fan Yongfu again: "After being vaccinated with cowpox, have any people died in accidents?" Also, What identity do I need to vaccinate? ”

Fan Yongfu said with some sudden realization: "Fan Gongzi also wants to be vaccinated with cowpox, no problem, I am very familiar with the doctors of Huimin Hospital, as long as I talk to him." So far, it seems that no one who has been vaccinated with cowpox has ever had an accident, at least not anyone who has been vaccinated in Zhangjiabao. ”

Fan Wencheng looked at the flow of people in line, then turned his head to Fan Yongfu and said seriously: "It's better to do this, you arrange it for me, I want to get vaccinated with this cowpox now." ”

Ma Guozhu on the side paused for a moment and also opened his mouth to make this request. Although I don't know why the two are in such a hurry, Fan Yongfu, who has been explained by his brother, does not dare to disobey the two.

As Fan Yongfu said, with him coming forward, neither of them lined up, and they easily accepted the vaccinia vaccination. When the three of them walked into the Fan family's mansion in Baodong, Fan Wencheng still didn't believe that this vaccination against cowpox would be so easy and safe.

Under the service of the Fan family's slaves, Fan Wencheng took a full bath for an hour before he walked out of the room refreshed, and when he finished taking a bath, he found that the place where he was inoculated with cowpox was not painful or itchy, and he didn't feel anything at all. This made him quite suspicious of the efficacy of this cowpox.

When the servants of the Fan family took him to the living room, he realized that Fan Yongdou had returned to the mansion, and a sumptuous banquet had been set up in the living room, which seemed to be waiting for him to come over for a banquet.

When he was guided to sit down, Ma Guozhu finally appeared belatedly, and the maid of the Fan family who led the way for him looked disheveled, obviously this benevolent brother had just taken a bath.

After Ma Guozhu also sat down, Fan Yongdou smiled and said to the two: "I am too busy to do it today, and I will invite the two distinguished guests to serve this coarse tea and light meal." As for the two young ladies Man Yun and Qianhong, they just went to Xuanfu in the morning, and they can't be invited to help the two of them tonight. This is not a good hospitality, so I will punish myself with three glasses first..."

Although Fan Yongdou still had a smile on his face, there was a hint of anxiety between his eyebrows. Fan Wencheng didn't know what he had encountered, but he didn't take the matter of the two women to heart.

Under the handover of Fan Yongdou's brothers, Fan Wencheng and Ma Guozhu quickly let go of their arms and feasted on them.

After three rounds of drinking, there were candles lit in the living room, Fan Wencheng, whose face remained unchanged but was only slightly sweating on his forehead, glanced at Ma Guozhu, who was already drunk, and couldn't help but smile and said: "I'll drink today's wine here, Ma Gongzi has a tired journey and is not strong enough to drink, so let him go back to rest first." ”

Fan Yongdou looked at Ma Guozhu's appearance, frowned slightly, and then said with a smile: "It's okay, Yongfu, you can arrange for Ma Gongzi to get someone to take care of him at night." Fan Gongzi, why don't you go to my study to have a cup of tea and sober up? ”

Regarding Fan Yongdou's invitation, Fan Wencheng only thought for a moment before nodding and agreeing. Under the guidance of a maid carrying a lamp, Fan Wencheng followed Fan Yongdou along the winding corridor to a quiet courtyard.

Along the way, Fan Wendou noticed that Fan Wencheng's eyes were on the lamp that the maid was carrying. He couldn't help but smile and said: "This glass lantern is a new thing from the capital, it is much brighter than a lantern made of tulle, and you don't have to worry about being ignited, the only disadvantage is that it is easy to break." ”

Fan Wencheng looked up at him, and then said with a smile: "This glass is about a variant of colored glass, but I'm afraid it's expensive to have such a transparent colored glass, right?" After watching the past two years, the business of the Fan family firm has really made a lot of profits. The use of the house is also so extravagant. ”

Fan Wencheng hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Although this glass lantern is twice as expensive as a tulle lantern, it is not a valuable item, I just use it for convenience, where can it be regarded as luxury." ”