The general's wife knows medicine

On the second day, everyone was full of energy after a night's rest.

"Peipei, after dinner, should we go around Suzhou City first or go directly to the place introduced by Lieutenant General Yang?" Lu Lifeng asked while eating a hearty breakfast.

This breakfast is so rich!

And this bun is different from the buns we usually eat. There is a layer of golden rice crust under the bun, which tastes really delicious.

I couldn't help but eat two more.

Tang Peipei thought for a moment and said, "Let's go shopping first so we can get to know the market."

It’s not because I don’t trust Yang Tingzhen, it’s just that when I’m away from home, my friend is just a stepping stone, and I have to wait and see to know the specific situation.

"Sister, why? Since Vice Admiral Yang has recommended it, wouldn't it be better to go directly to him?"

Lu Xinyu knew that Tang Peipei would eventually cooperate with Mu Jintang's weaving workshop, so she thought, wouldn't it save time if she went directly?

Tang Peipei didn't know all this. She thought that the person Yang Tingzhen introduced was at most a friend of Mu Jintang. In the business world, friends cannot be completely trusted. So, it would be more reassuring if she understood the situation herself before negotiating.

"Anyway, when doing business, you have to look around and learn a little bit, so that you will have a better idea of ​​what's going on. Then, whether you are dealing with friends or strangers, you won't suffer any loss, right?"

Lu Xinyu replied, "Oh."

But what I was thinking was, my brother-in-law will be yours sooner or later, so how could he let you suffer a loss? Isn't this what I often say, the wool comes from the sheep.

Seeing that Lu Xinyu didn't seem to care, Tang Peipei thought that she was still young and could be taught slowly later, so he didn't say anything more.

After having breakfast, they went out together.

Wu San naturally became the guide for Tang Peipei and his companions.

"Everyone here is engaged in cloth business. Merchants traveling from north to south come here to purchase goods. These stores basically have their own weaving workshops." As he said this, he took Tang Peipei into the first cloth shop.

Without the shopkeeper's introduction, he introduced to Tang Peipei the materials and approximate prices of all the cloths in the store, and also how low the price could be if he purchased the goods.

Tang Peipei and Lu Lifeng both listened carefully. Tang Peipei also admired Wu San very much. She didn't expect that although he was young, he knew so much about Suzhou cloth.

Tang Peipei had never asked Wu San what he did before, so she asked curiously, "Wu San knows a lot. Did you also deal in Suzhou cloth before?"

Wu San did not hide it and said, "Well, I have been traveling between Suzhou and Beijing with my master since I was ten years old. I know the prices of cloth in Suzhou and Beijing."

Tang Peipei didn't expect that Wu started learning how to do business at the age of 30!

Ten years old, in modern times, is still the age for going to school, but that's child labor!

Tang Peipei shook her head in her heart. It was true that children in ancient times became sensible at an early age.

"Sister, what are you thinking about?" Seeing her sister in a daze, Lu Xinyu pulled Tang Peipei's sleeve and asked.

Tang Peipei came back to his senses and asked, "What's wrong?"

Lu Xinyu pointed at Wu San, and Tang Peipei realized that Wu San had already entered another store.

The store was called Qingya Fabric Shop, and Wu San started chatting with the owner as soon as he entered.

Tang Peipei and Lu Lifeng hurried in.

Wu San pointed at Tang Peipei and said, "This is Miss Tang, from the capital. This time, she came here to buy some cloth from you." She smiled and said, "We are old acquaintances. How about we go with the price my master gave me before?"

After hearing what Wu San said, Lu Xinyu realized that this store belonged to Mu Jintang and looked it up and down.

The shopkeeper received the news early in the morning and said in a cooperative manner, "That's easy. What kind of cloth does Miss Tang need? How much do you need? I can prepare it for you."

Tang Peipei bowed politely and asked, "May I know your name, shopkeeper?"

When the shopkeeper saw that Tang Peipei only asked him his surname and did not answer his question, he glanced at Wu San.

Wu San just touched his nose and said nothing.

He replied: "My surname is Qin."

Tang Peipei suddenly realized, "Oh, no wonder this is called Qingya Cloth Shop. Nice to meet you, Shopkeeper Qin!"

The shopkeeper saw that Tang Peipei was dressed like a country woman. If Wu San hadn't been following her, he probably wouldn't have thought she was a businessman.

But what Tang Peipei said now made him feel ashamed.

The store is not named after him.

Shopkeeper Qin was afraid that his words would reach Mu Jintang's ears, so he quickly said, "Miss, you misunderstood. I am just a shopkeeper, and this name is just a coincidence."

Tang Peipei laughed: "Sorry, I misunderstood."

Shopkeeper Qin smiled understandingly and asked, "Miss, have you decided which cloths you want, and how much of each kind do you need?"

Tang Peipei walked around the store and had to say that the Qingya Fabric Shop had more fabrics than the other shops she had visited before, and they were all better looking.

Tang Peipei looked at it slowly, and Shopkeeper Qin followed behind without urging her.

After looking around, Tang Peipei had an idea in her mind. What made her even more satisfied was that Shopkeeper Qin never showed any impatience from beginning to end. He also introduced to Tang Peipei in detail which fabric was suitable for what purpose, what its advantages and disadvantages were, without any intention of deceiving her.

After Tang Peipei looked at all the fabrics, Manager Qin called the waiter to serve tea to Tang Peipei and the others.

"If you haven't made up your mind, you can take your time to think about it. I have plenty of goods here. You can take them away at any time just by telling me."

Tang Peipei said, "Shopkeeper Qin, I've made up my mind." Then he pointed to the cloth he had chosen and said, "Give me thirty pieces of each of the fifteen kinds of cloth."

Shopkeeper Qin called the waiter over and said, "According to Miss Tang's request just now, quickly prepare the goods."

Then he looked at Tang Peipei and said, "Miss Tang, we will charge you 70 coins for the price of these cloths according to what Wu San said. The medium-quality cloths will be charged at 70 coins per piece, the slightly better ones will be charged at 230 coins per piece, and the best ones you ordered will be charged at 1 tael of silver per piece. What do you think?"

Tang Peipei thought that Wu San had given her the lowest offer before, and Shopkeeper Qin gave her the lowest offer, so she nodded and said, "Okay, then let's do as Shopkeeper Qin says."

Manager Qin asked a few people to sit down and rest for a while, and he went upstairs to write a note.

After a while, Manager Qin came down and gave the receipt to Tang Peipei.

Tang Peipei took it and looked at it. The details were written very clearly, including the type of cloth, number of pieces, and price. The total cost was two hundred and twenty-seven taels and seven hundred wen.

Tang Peipei said gratefully: "Thank you, Manager Qin! We will leave first then."

Wu San said: "Shopkeeper Qin, you know my address, just send it there."

Shopkeeper Qin said, "Okay, I'll have someone prepare the goods and send them to you. There will be no delay."

Tang Peipei said, "It's okay, Shopkeeper Qin, take your time. Goodbye!"

Then the few of them left Qingya Cloth Shop.

Thinking that the work was done, Tang Peipei happily took people to visit Suzhou City.