The general's wife knows medicine

The next day, Tang Peipei got up very early. The kitchen at home was not yet equipped for cooking, so Tang Peipei had to use the stove she used on the road to cook breakfast.

"Uncle, aunt and Xinyu will accompany me to the city to buy things later. The village head will ask people to come and help us repair the roof and damaged areas. Grandpa will have to trouble you to take care of it. After that, Minkang will take Xiaoya and Zidong to clean the house from top to bottom several times. This house has not been lived in for a long time, so everywhere needs to be cleaned. Mother and Nanny Yuan will take Xiaotuanzi to the village for a walk when they have nothing to do, to get to know the road and recognize the people." Tang Peipei made arrangements for all the family members.

Seeing that everyone had been arranged except her, Chen Cuihua asked, "Peipei, what should I do?"

Tang Peipei smiled and said, "Grandma, can you take care of the meals for the villagers who came to help today?"

Chen Cuihua nodded.

Tang Peipei counted all his money and found that he still had more than 1,800 taels left.

Before Tang Peipei left, he gave five taels of silver to Lu Gang and Chen Cuihua as wages and food money for the villagers who came to help.

With Lu Lifeng by her side, Tang Peipei sat in the carriage with Liu Yeling and her daughter with peace of mind.

Tang Peipei wanted to take a look at the surrounding environment, so she asked Lu Lifeng to drive slower.

It took less than an incense stick of time to reach the city gate. There were many people entering the city in the morning, some carrying bags, some carrying loads, and there were also many horse-drawn carriages lined up.

The guards at the city gate watched people come in one by one. When they saw people carrying loads or carts pulling goods, they would stop them and then register and pay the entrance fee.

It took Tang Peipei and her companions a whole cup of tea just to queue up.

When entering the city, the soldiers at the city gate stopped Tang Peipei and others and said, "Civilians are not allowed to drive carriages around the city. Go park your carriages over there."

Tang Peipei followed the direction he pointed and saw a place similar to a parking lot, which was specially used to park horse-drawn carriages, and there were people feeding hay to the horses.

Lu Lifeng nodded, "Okay, we'll go right away."

After tying up the carriage and paying the fee, the few of them walked into the city. Tang Peipei and Lu Xinyu were fine, but Lu Lifeng and Liu Yeling were stunned by the prosperity of the capital.

"Oh my god! It's so lively here!" Liu Yeling looked here and there in surprise.

Although Lu Lifeng was also shocked, he was a man after all, and he tried hard to suppress the urge to scream, for fear of being embarrassed like his wife.

Seeing that there were many people around, Lu Lifeng pulled Liu Yeling and stopped her from running around, for fear that she would get lost.

When Lu Xinyu saw her mother like this, she thought of how she was also dazzled by the prosperous scene in her previous life. She looked at the familiar streets and the still prosperous capital city.

She said to herself in her heart: She is back, and she will return to that person double all the pain she suffered in her previous life.

Tang Peipei sensed that Lu Xinyu was inexplicably emitting a strong sense of hostility, so he pulled her aside and asked, "What's wrong?"

Lu Xinyu came back to her senses and said with a smile, "It's okay." But the smile did not reach her eyes.

Tang Peipei has always known that Lu Xinyu had a secret, but she never showed it too obviously. This was the first time she clearly felt Lu Xinyu's emotional changes.

Tang Peipei became more and more certain of her guess, but now was not a good time to say it, so she could only comfort him softly, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Lu Xinyu stared at Tang Peipei with her eyes wide open because of what Tang Peipei said. Her cousin had also said the same thing to her in her previous life.

That was when her cousin met her on the street, almost freezing to death. She gently held out her hand and said, "Don't be afraid. I'm here. I'll never let you suffer like this again."

Lu Xinyu tried her best to hold back from throwing herself into Tang Peipei's arms and from letting her tears fall.

She hadn't felt it very obviously before, but now that she was in Beijing, Lu Xinyu was looking at everything familiar and the pain in her heart was almost unbearable.

She turned to Tang Peipei and said, "Sister, I feel a little uncomfortable. I will go back to the carriage and wait for you."

Tang Peipei saw that her forehead was slightly sweaty. How could it be so hot in March? She knew that Lu Xinyu was trying her best to restrain something.

He said to Lu Xinyu: "Okay, but remember not to run around. No matter what happens, wait for us to come back."

Lu Xinyu nodded and went to the place where carriages were parked at the city gate.

"Where is Xinyu going?" Lu Lifeng asked Tang Peipei when he saw the direction Lu Xinyu left.

Tang Peipei said, "She seems to be having trouble adapting to the local climate and feels a little uncomfortable. She has gone to the carriage to wait for us. Uncle, let's go too."

As he said this, he went towards a lively place in the city.

The capital city is very large and is divided into the outer city and the inner city.

Civilians generally live in the outer city, and all shops and markets are also set up in the outer city.

Generally, rich and powerful people live in the inner city. There are usually no shops or markets in the inner city. The wealthy families have people who are responsible for purchasing. They leave the inner city early to go to the outer city to buy, or they set the time and vegetables and meat and have them delivered on time.

The outer city is relatively noisy, but the inner city is much quieter.

All the shops in the outer city are divided into five streets, and the things sold on each street are different.

For example, East Street sells rouge, powder, gold, silver, jade and clothing; West Street sells rice and groceries; South Street is mainly occupied by blacksmith shops, carpenter shops, and drug stores; North Street is mostly occupied by various teahouses, restaurants and inns; and there is another street called Neon Street, which is mainly occupied by theaters, brothels, etc.

Tang Peipei and the other two first visited all the streets, but of course they did not go to the more special Neon Street.

Tang Peipei was walking around while asking about various news in Beijing. After the walk, Tang Peipei also had a general understanding of the prices in Beijing and the prices in the stores.

Seeing that it was getting late, he bought rice, necessary seasonings and spices and returned home.

On the way back, Chen Cuihua had just prepared lunch.

The people who came to help were a father and his son. Both of them earned money by building houses to support their families, and they did all these jobs very well.

When Tang Peipei came back, the two were packing up and preparing to go back.

"This is Qi Dalu, Uncle Qi, and this is his son, Qi Bing." Tang's mother introduced Tang Peipei when she saw her come back.

Tang Peipei and Lu Xinyu shouted to Qi Dalu, "Uncle Qi."

Qi Dalu nodded. "Everything that needs repairing at home has been done. It's getting late, so we'll go back first. If you have anything else, just come to the third house on the east side of the village to find me."

After saying this, he called Qi Bing to leave.

Tang Peipei hurriedly shouted, "Uncle Qi, don't be in a hurry to leave. Lunch is ready. It won't be too late to go back after eating."

Qi Dalu waved his hand, "No need, the villagers don't have the habit of eating lunch. Besides, it's not a big deal, there's no need for that. You just moved here, so you don't understand many things. If you have any problems in the future, Sister Lu can come to my house to find my wife."

Tang's mother quickly agreed, "Okay, I'll bother you more often in the future."

Lu Gang quickly handed over the wages.

When Qi Dalu saw that it was sixty cents, he quickly waved his hands and said, "That won't work. It will only take an hour or two. Why would it cost sixty cents?" Even if he was working as a helper in the town, he would only make thirty or forty cents a day.

Tang Peipei took the money from Lu Gang and said to Qi Dalu, "Uncle Qi, this money is not much. After all, you two came to help us, and we may have to trouble you again in the future. Just take this money first. If there is anything in the future, we can ask for it, right?"

Seeing Tang Peipei say this, Qi Dalu had no choice but to accept it first. He also received the kindness of Tang Peipei's family and thought about helping them more in the future.