The general's wife knows medicine

The next day, after breakfast, Tang Peipei and Lu Lifeng set out for the city.

Before leaving, Mu Jintang stopped Tang Peipei and said, "I have a storefront there, why don't you use mine?"

But in Tang Peipei's heart, the gap between them was already big enough. She didn't want to rely on Mu Jintang for everything. She wanted to get closer to him little by little through her own efforts.

So he rejected Mu Jintang's proposal.

Tang Peipei and Lu Lifeng walked around East Street and found that there were no stores for rent.

"Peipei, what should we do now?" Lu Lifeng was a little anxious. They had imported goods worth two hundred taels of silver. How could they open a clothing store without a storefront?

Tang Peipei had actually thought about this situation before, so she had some idea in her mind.

"If you don't have it today, then come back tomorrow."

Lu Lifeng asked: "What if there is nothing tomorrow?"

Tang Peipei sighed and said, "If you really don't have a storefront, then just set up a shop on the ground first."

Lu Lifeng asked: "What's the matter with setting up a floor mat?"

Tang Peipei said: "Just make a clothes rack, hang it up, and sell it on the street."

When Lu Lifeng heard this, he thought, isn’t that just setting up a stall?

"I've seen stalls selling other things, but I've never seen a stall selling clothes. How do you set up a stall?" Lu Lifeng said.

Tang Peipei didn't care and said, "Just make a few racks to hang the clothes on."

Lu Lifeng still couldn't understand.

Tang Peipei didn't know how to explain it to him, so she thought about going back to draw a blueprint first, and then see if there was anyone in the village who could do it. She would know the result when it was done.

"Okay, uncle, there's no point for us to be here, let's go back first."

The two returned home and told their family that they had not found the store.

Mu Jintang was still thinking about letting Tang Peipei use his store directly, but Tang Peipei still refused.

Said: "Since we don't have a storefront, let's start with a street stall."

Didn't many people who made clothes in their previous life start out as street vendors? She just couldn't believe that so many people could make it, but she couldn't.

Full of confidence, Tang Peipei went back to the house to draw the blueprint.

Mu Jintang followed her to Tang Peipei's bedroom.

"Then how are you going to set up this stall?" Mu Jintang felt somewhat unhappy that Tang Peipei would rather set up a stall than accept his help.

Although Tang Peipei knew that Mu Jintang was unhappy, she still insisted on her own idea.

Tang Peipei took out paper, ink, brush and inkstone and began to draw on the paper.

While drawing, he replied: "I will draw a clothes hanger first, and then find someone in the village who can make it. You will know when I make it."

Seeing that she had an idea, Mu Jintang didn't say anything more. He thought, let's wait and see if her method works.

Tang Peipei's method is effective, but the clothes made by this method can only be sold to ordinary people.

She still has to find a shop so that she can make quality clothes.

However, everything is difficult to start, so Tang Peipei wanted to get the start first and then slowly look for a storefront.

After drawing the blueprint, Tang Peipei found Lu Gang and asked, "Grandpa, do you know anyone in our village who can do carpentry work?"

Lu Gang smiled and said, "Don't I know how to do it?" Then he reached out to take the drawings in Tang Peipei's hand.

Tang Peipei flashed by and said, "Grandpa, forget it. Your body is not suitable for carpentry work."

Lu Gang hasn't done carpentry work for a long time. Back then, he was a good craftsman, but now...

Forget it, if I don't want to do it, then I won't do it. He said, "Tong Yao, who lives next to the village head's house, can do carpentry work. Come with me to find him."

Lu Gang took Tang Peipei to the village.

Mu Jintang also followed behind them.

Lu Gang was already a little upset, and when he saw Mu Jintang following them without saying a word, he said unhappily, "General Mu, don't you have anything to do? Why do you always follow our Pei Pei?"

After these words were spoken, Tang Peipei was too embarrassed to even look up at Lu Gang.

But Mu Jintang smiled and said, "Grandpa, it's nothing, I was just thinking about whether I could help."

Lu Gang said: "There is nothing I can do to help you. You can go back first."

Lu Gang had said it so bluntly, Mu Jintang couldn't continue and had to go back first.

However, he seemed to have discovered something. He walked a few steps, then turned around and looked at the receding figures of Lu Gang and Tang Peipei.

I don’t know whether I should be happy or sad.

Judging from Lu Gang's attitude towards him, he had probably discovered her feelings. However, because of this attitude, Mu Jintang knew that this old man probably didn't like her.

But why?

Didn't I always behave well? Looking at Tang Peipei's mother, Lu Rong knew that she didn't know how much she liked him.

Every time when eating, she would pick food for him and was very enthusiastic.

No matter how Mu Jintang thought about it, she could not imagine that the problem lay with her own background.

Mu Jintang had no choice but to go home after thinking it over to no avail. He thought it was more important to get along well with his son first. Maybe his son would be the breakthrough for him to marry Tang Peipei in the future.

However, he was just thinking about it casually and didn't really want to use his son to trap his wife, but it just so happened that this idea finally came true.

Lu Gang brought Tang Peipei to Tong Yao's house. Tong Yao's wife, Fu, was just about to go out. When she heard that someone was looking for Tong Yao, she hurriedly shouted into the house twice.

"Boss, boss, Uncle Lu is here to see you."

Tang Peipei looked at Lu Gang and Fu and felt that they were familiar with each other, so she thought that they had a good relationship with this family.

Tang Peipei didn't know that due to health reasons, Lu Gang's family didn't allow him to do any carpentry work. So when he first met Tong Yao, he would often come to Tong Yao's house and watch him do carpentry work. Sometimes when he saw something wrong, he would give some pointers.

Tong Yao was very grateful to Lu Gang, and his family also became familiar with Lu Gang.

Tong Yao came out of the house and asked Lu Gang to sit down.

Fu was about to leave, so she said, "Uncle Lu, please stay at home. I have something to do and I'm leaving first."

Lu Gang waved his hand, "Go and do your thing."

Fu smiled, nodded to Tang Peipei, and left.

Tong Yao had never seen Tang Peipei before, so he asked curiously, "Uncle Lu, who is this girl?"

Lu Gang introduced with a smile: "This is my granddaughter, Tang Peipei. Peipei, this is the Tong Yao I mentioned, your Uncle Tong."

Tang Peipei called out politely, "Hello, Uncle Tong!"

Tong Yao smiled and replied, "Oh, OK." Then he looked at Lu Gang and asked, "Why did Uncle Lu come here at this time?"

Lu Gang said: "Oh, it's my granddaughter who wants to trouble you with something. Can you show her if this thing can be used?"

Lu Gang took the drawing from Tang Peipei and handed it to Tong Yao.

Tong Yao took it and said, "This is easy. Leave it to me. I can make it for you tomorrow. Come and get it in the afternoon."

The clothes hanger drawn by Tang Peipei is not difficult to make. It is just an ordinary clothes drying rack with legs.

However, in order to facilitate storage, Tang Peipei combined the methods of modern steel pipe racks and designed interfaces.

Tang Peipei was afraid that Tong Yao didn't understand, so she explained it to him again.

"Uncle Tong, please drill holes in these places on my shelf, and then make a few small wooden blocks for me so that I can put them away and assemble them myself."

Tong Yao nodded and asked, "Peipei, what are you doing here?"

Tang Peipei thought that he would do business in the future, and there was no need to hide it from the villagers, so he said, "I plan to take this to the city for my business."

Tong Yao was curious: "What kind of business requires such a large shelf?"

Tang Peipei said: "The ready-made clothing business."

Tong Yao didn't expect it to be ready-made clothes, but don't people in the ready-made clothes business usually run a shop?

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Tang Peipei say again: "There are too few shops for rent in the city now. I can't rent a shop. I want to set up a stall first and then slowly look for a shop later."

Tong Yao nodded in understanding and said, "Don't worry, I remember all the seats you mentioned, and I will prepare them for you tomorrow."

Tang Peipei thanked him with a smile and went home with Lu Gang.