The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

Mother He delivered Yang Qi's instructions, sent out the gold bracelets and silver, and then left the city. According to Yang Qi's instructions, she stayed outside the city for one night, then changed into the clothes of the Duke of Song's mansion, entered the city, and returned to the mansion.

After He's mother finished reporting, Yang Qi stayed in the study alone. Now that Zong Yue had been found, the next step was to open the herbal medicine shop and let Zong Yue take care of it.

As the capital of the Tianyuan Dynasty, the capital is a distribution center for various industries. There are hundreds of trades here, and the most profitable and the most profitable is the catering industry. In the streets of the capital, restaurants and food stores are scattered everywhere, and food stalls and vendors are everywhere. Secondly, there is the pharmaceutical industry. Large and small drug stores are opened in the main streets of the capital. In addition to the shops in the public house of the Duke of Song's mansion, as far as Yang Qi knows, the second aunt Xu and Yang Lan both have drug stores.

Yang Qi sat in the study, his hands unconsciously looking at the table, accompanied by the rhythmic sound of "da...da...", Yang Qi also fell into deep thought. During this period, by asking Mother He and combining his own experience in his previous life, Yang Qi has been comparing whether to provide money and let Zong Yue open a shop or to purchase a shop through the Duke of Song's Mansion.

After careful consideration, Yang Qi decided to ask his second aunt for help, to see which housekeeper in the mansion could come forward to find a shop, and then greet all parties. If he wanted to open a shop in the capital, he still had to rely on the name of the Duke of Song's mansion, otherwise he would encounter too much resistance, and any official could make the medicine shop go bankrupt.

When Yang Qi arrived at Shi'an Court, Second Aunt was checking the account books in the house. Yang Qi did not let Shi Wei inform Second Aunt, but waited quietly in the house. After Xu had checked all the account books, Fang Mama, Xu's dowry nanny, told Xu the news that Yang Qi was waiting for.

Xu immediately got up and went to the main house. She saw Yang Qi from a distance and said, "You kid, why didn't you let anyone tell me when you arrived?"

Yang Qi stood up and bowed to Xu, saying, "I know Second Aunt is dealing with important matters, and Yang Qi has nothing to do."

Yang Qi had never come here before. Xu was worried that Yang Qi had something private to tell her, so she raised her hand to let the waiters in the room leave and asked, "What's the matter with you coming here today?"

Seeing Xu's direct question, Yang Qi said bluntly: "Second Aunt, Yang Qi came here this time to tell you something, that is, I plan to open a herbal medicine shop in the capital."

Yang Qi's words exceeded Xu's expectations. After thinking for a while, Xu said to Yang Qi, "Yang Qi, opening a herbal medicine shop is not easy. In addition to choosing a location for the shop and hiring staff, there is also the procurement of herbal medicines. Do you know these?"

Yang Qi said hurriedly, "Second Aunt, Yang Qi has thought about it carefully and decided to open a herbal medicine shop. As for the source of medicinal materials, I am now thinking of buying them through herbal medicine wholesalers in Beijing. If the herbal medicine shop is on track, I can also go to the herbal medicine distribution center to purchase them myself. Also, regarding the personnel for purchasing and preparing medicinal materials, Yang Qi already has a candidate, his name is Zong Yue."

Before deciding to open a herbal medicine shop, Yang Qi did a lot of homework. The Tianyuan Dynasty is full of various herbal medicine distribution centers, but most of these distribution centers are spontaneously organized by herbalists, and they are all raw medicines, not processed. In the capital's herbal medicine shops, there are two major categories, one is the raw medicine shop, and the other is the cooked medicine shop. A raw medicine shop refers to a shop that directly sells unprocessed raw medicines, while a cooked medicine shop refers to a shop that sells medicines that have been processed and can be taken directly. There are differences in the way cooked medicine shops purchase medicines. Large medicine shops often directly send people to the large medicine distribution centers of the Tianyuan Dynasty to purchase, while small medicine shops purchase through Beijing's herbal medicine wholesalers.

Now I don't have enough money, so I can only buy it from Beijing's medicinal materials wholesalers. Through the experience of the previous life, Yang Qi now has great trust in Zong Yue's character and ability. Zong Yue must have his own way of purchasing medicinal materials, otherwise he would not have been able to do so big in the previous life. Besides, Zong Yue was born in the market, and now he has lived in Caoshi for 4 years. As long as he is given time, he will definitely be able to get started quickly.

Xu listened to Yang Qi's words and felt that Yang Qi had grown a lot after experiencing smallpox. Well, she had always wanted Yang Qi to learn how to run a shop, so she would just open this shop for Yang Qi to practice. Seeing Yang Qi's serious face, Xu found it quite interesting and said jokingly, "Where do you want to open this shop? What's the scale of the shop?"

Yang Qi has already thought about these issues: "The rent in the inner city is too expensive, and there are a lot of medicine shops, and these medicine shops have famous doctors sitting in, so we definitely can't rent in the inner city. In the suburbs, the flow of people is too small, and the shop I want to open doesn't have precious medicinal materials, but only some medicinal materials for treating common diseases. If people in the suburbs get seriously ill, they will only run to the inner city. For some minor illnesses, most people in the suburbs will bear them by themselves instead of buying medicine, so the suburbs are not suitable. So I decided to open a shop in Caoshi Town. The people here have some money, which just fits the audience of my medicine shop."

After listening to Yang Qi's words, Xu knew that she was not just impulsive, but had a plan in mind. However, the preparation and purchasing staff of this medicine shop must be very familiar with medicinal materials and have similar medical skills. After thinking about it, Xu asked, "What you said just now is good, but who is Zong Yue you just mentioned? Is he trustworthy?"

Yang Qi hesitated for a while and said, "Second aunt, Zong Yue was originally a servant of my grandfather. Over the years, he has learned a lot of medical skills. As you know, when something happened in my grandfather's family, Zong Yue was just a servant and was not implicated."

After listening to Yang Qi's words, Xu pondered for a while and said, "Well, since you have decided to use this person, let him work in my shop tomorrow. First, he will learn about the relevant matters of the herbal medicine shop. Second, you can use him to explain to the outside world in the future."

"Yang Qi thanks Second Aunt." In such a huge Duke Song's Mansion, Yang Qi knew that the only ones who could really help him were Xu and his eldest and fourth brothers.

Then, Yang Qi asked her second aunt many more questions. After all, she was only good at talking about many of the questions on paper and could not compare with her second aunt who had been managing the family business of the Duke of Song's Mansion for many years.

Xu responded to all of Yang Qi's questions, and finally said: "Regarding the shop, I will ask the second butler to look for it according to your requirements later, and there should be news soon." There is a large flow of people in Cao City, and there are many news about shop transfers, so it is not difficult to find a shop.

Yang Qi heard that Xu quickly agreed to her request. Although she knew that her second aunt would not refuse her, she was very moved by her straightforward and detailed teaching. In fact, whether in her past life or this life, her quality of life was maintained by Xu. Now her ability is too small, and she can only rely on Xu to succeed. In the future, she will definitely repay her second aunt!

After thanking the second aunt, Yang Qi called Mother He into the house and took out the last few pieces of jewelry left by her mother. At that time, in order to manage the family affairs, Gu had sold all the dowry and everything that could be sold. The remaining few pieces were the last ones that Gu kept for herself so that she would not be looked down upon when she went out.

Yang Qi took out one of the red gold hairpins inlaid with rubies, handed it to Mother He, and said, "Mother He, you should have been by my side when Mother sold her dowry. You should be familiar with many things. You can pawn this hairpin in a few days."

Mother He was reluctant and advised: "Miss, this is what the old lady left for you." This hairpin made of pure gold and inlaid with rubies was left to your mother by your grandmother. At that time, Gu was reluctant to part with this hairpin because it was a thought left by her family.

"Mother He, it is urgent to open a shop now. If Second Aunt finds a good shop for me and I can't come up with the money, people will laugh at me and think I am taking advantage of Second Aunt." Yang Qi persuaded Mother He kindly.

Mother He couldn't win the argument with Yang Qi, so she had to put the hairpin close to her body and retreat.