The general's wife knows medicine

Mu Jintang thought that this was Tang Peipei's first time at the General's Mansion, so she wanted to take her around.

While walking, he introduced Tang Peipei.

The entire general's mansion is very large, with six or seven separate courtyards, not counting the front yard.

However, because there is only one master, Mu Jintang, in the general's mansion, there are not many servants.

Most of the servants were serving in the front yard, and only a few were left guarding the back yard, for fear that Princess Qinghe would come over at any time.

However, Princess Qinghe was used to having her own people, and she rarely let people from the General's Mansion serve her, so the people in the backyard were all third-class servants who were responsible for cleaning.

There is also a large martial arts training ground in the general's mansion, which is probably as big as a basketball court.

There is also a stable with more than 20 horses, which are raised by special people.

Tang Peipei was not actually very interested in other places, but she thought the garden of the general's mansion was very beautiful.

It is now May, the season when many flowers such as roses, peonies, etc. are in full bloom.

In the garden of the general's mansion, there are large areas of roses, peonies, irises, etc., and even hydrangeas, white, purple, pink, and blue.

Tang Peipei looked at the hydrangeas and asked Mu Jintang curiously, "How did you grow these hydrangeas to get their colors?"

Mu Jintang was stunned.

This really stumped him. He seemed to only know how to lead troops in battle, so how could he understand these flowers and plants?

Looking at Tang Peipei, he said embarrassedly: "The flowers in this garden were all planted by my mother. I don't know either. If you want to know, I can ask the gardener to ask."

The General's Mansion has a dedicated gardener, and all the flowers in the Mansion are managed and planted by the gardener.

Tang Peipei was just curious that there were people in ancient times who knew how to cultivate mutant hydrangeas, but she didn't really want to know how to grow them.

Mu Jintang brought Tang Peipei to the pavilion in the garden and sat down. The servants immediately brought tea and pastries.

It was the first time for Tang Peipei to enjoy such treatment, and it felt pretty good.

The pavilion is built on a pond in the garden. The pond is very large and contains many small goldfish.

Now that it is summer, the lotus flowers in the pond are in full bloom and look very beautiful.

Those little goldfishes are hiding under the lotus leaves, swimming leisurely, which is really enviable to look at!

Mu Jintang poured Tang Peipei a cup of tea and asked, "Why did you come to see me today?"

Tang Peipei slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, I almost forgot. I just wanted to ask you if you know where there is a Liulifang in the capital?"

Mu Jintang shook her head.

Tang Peipei was a little disappointed. Even Mu Jintang didn't know there was a Liulichang. She was afraid there might not be one in the capital.

Mu Jintang's next words made Tang Peipei even more desperate.

"I'm afraid there is no Liulifang in the whole Daqing."

Tang Peipei was stunned. "How could this be? I've seen colored glass beads in Suzhou before. If there is no colored glass shop, where did these colored glass beads come from?"

Mu Jintang then gave Tang Peipei some popular science, "Suzhou is Daqing's trading city. People from all over the world, including the eastern, western, southern, and northern regions, would come to Suzhou to trade, so it's not surprising that colored glaze beads appeared in Suzhou."

Mu Jintang then continued, "Liuli is a product of the Kingdom of Yue and a tribute. Now I'm afraid only the palace and a few princes have this thing."

Tang Peipei was immediately discouraged. If this colored glass was a tribute, she might not be able to make it without the permission of the royal family.

Seeing Tang Peipei looking like a frost-bitten eggplant, Mu Jintang asked curiously, "What do you want this glass for?"

Tang Peipei said weakly, "Isn't this colored glass beautiful? I heard that the colored glass cup is even more wonderful. I just want to get two in the store, so that when I entertain those rich and powerful ladies, it can at least support the store's appearance."

Mu Jintang said, "It doesn't have to be a glass cup. Can't we use something else? Silver? Jade?"

Tang Peipei looked at Mu Jintang as if she were a fool and said, "The cost is too high. Do you think a country girl like me can afford it?"

Mu Jintang always felt that sometimes Tang Peipei would say one or two words, but he didn't seem to understand them very well.

For example, what does the current economic conditions mean?

Following the principle of asking if you don't understand, Mu Jintang asked, "What do you mean by economic conditions?"

Tang Peipei laughed and explained, "Economy means money. Economic conditions refer to my current money conditions. Do you understand what I mean?"

Mu Jintang nodded.

"How about this, when you open your business, I will give you two sets of the finest jade cups, how about that?"

When Tang Peipei heard this, he immediately perked up and asked, "Really?"

Mu Jintang smiled and nodded, "Really."

Tang Peipei was very happy, "Thank you in advance!"

Seeing Tang Peipei happy, Mu Jintang was also very happy. He felt that just two sets of jade cups could make her so happy, so the jade cups had some value.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Tang Peipei stood up and said goodbye.

"How about having lunch before leaving?" Mu Jintang asked.

Tang Peipei shook her head, approached Mu Jintang and said, "Forget it, let's do it another day."

Mu Jintang understood and said, "Okay then, I'll take you out."

This time Tang Peipei did not refuse. After all, if no one led the way, she was afraid that she would not be able to leave the general's mansion until dark.

Mu Jintang sent Tang Peipei to the gate of the general's mansion and remembered that when she first saw Tang Peipei, there was no carriage beside her.

He asked, "Is there no carriage coming today?"

Tang Peipei said: "It's at the city gate. With my status, the carriage cannot be driven into the city."

Mu Jintang vaguely remembered that there seemed to be such a rule, so someone was sent to bring a carriage to take Tang Peipei to the city gate.

After Mu Jintang returned to the general's mansion, he asked someone to go to the warehouse to see if there were any better jade cups.

It was also because Tang Peipei didn’t see the warehouse of the general’s mansion, otherwise she wouldn’t have said just now that she was most interested in the garden.

Mu Jintang not only has his own private business, but has also collected many rare treasures at the border over the years.

The housekeeper took out the record book of all the cups and plates in the warehouse and asked Mu Jintang to take a look.

Mu Jintang didn't expect that there was a set of glass lamps in his warehouse.

Ask the housekeeper: "Where did this glass cup come from?"

The housekeeper said, "This was given to the princess by the queen. The princess saw that it was beautiful, so she brought it to the general's mansion, saying that it was for the future general's wife."

Mu Jintang nodded and continued reading.

However, since this glass cup was a gift from the Queen Mother, I’m afraid it cannot be used in Tang Peipei’s shop.

Mu Jintang pointed to the top-grade Hetian white jade cups and a set of top-grade green jade cups marked in the record book, and said to the housekeeper, "Please keep these two sets of jade cups for me. I will give them away later."

The butler said, "Yes, General."

Mu Jintang thought that Tang Peipei's new shop might not have many decorations, so she asked the housekeeper, "Do you have any flowers and plants in the mansion that are of some value but not too expensive? Can they be put in the shop?"

The housekeeper was curious. The general had never shown any concern for the business before. Why was he asking about this today?

Although I was confused, I still said honestly: "You can ask the gardener about this."

Mu Jintang nodded, "Okay, then you can help me ask around and pick out a few good ones. We'll give them to people along with the jade cups."

The housekeeper finally understood the doubts and said, "Yes."

Mu Jintang waved her hand and said, "Go down."