After the reopening of Mo Yu Zhai, it is the largest bookstore in the capital, including antiques, calligraphy and paintings, etc., with a complete variety.

Because the elder brother and younger brother are going to study at Tongren Academy, especially Mu Yan's first time going to school, Mu Qingwan always has the feeling of being a parent, and she can't wait to choose the best for him.

The group walked around the academy, and Mu Qingwan chose two sets for Mu Yan, one was the best in the store and used at home, and the other was of medium quality, mainly because he didn't want Mu Yan to be too eye-catching in the academy. The total price is also 500 taels, or the cost of reading is high.

At noon, several people were ready to go to the treasure building for dinner.

The treasure building is now also a store under the name of Mu Qingwan, and a new shopkeeper and kitchen master have been hired, including the northern and southern cuisines are involved, Mu Qingwan also encouraged the master to study new dishes, and every time he comes up with a new dish, there will be a reward of silver money, because the rewards and punishments are clear, and the enthusiasm of the chefs is relatively high.

Mu Qingwan and his entourage entered the treasure building, and happened to meet Hu Zhao going out to do business, at present, the business contact outside Mu Qingwan's house is in charge of Hu Zhao and a few old stewards.

"Miss, come to the private room."

"Well, let's have dinner together."

Several people plus Hu Zhao entered the private room on the second floor.

"How is business outside the house now? Can you still be busy? ”

Mu Qingwan's current business is mainly distributed in three places: Pingcheng, Shu County and Beijing. Heijo was in charge of the old man over there, mainly engaged in the trade of border plugs and the cultivation of medicinal herbs. Shu County is in charge of Wang Steward, mainly thousands of acres of fields in the south of the Yangtze River, doing grain business. The capital is a variety of shops, including the first Linlang Pavilion, to the later from Aunt Li's hands to take back the shop, there are Mo Yu Zhai, Treasure House and Ya Ming Pavilion, considering that Lin Lang Pavilion also does the trading of clothing fabrics, Mu Qingwan used Ya Ming Pavilion and Mrs. Mu to exchange an embroidery workshop, returned to Linlang. Mu Qingwan still has hundreds of acres of fertile land in the suburbs of the capital, and a Zhuangzi, who is currently in charge of the old steward's family. With Mu Erye who came back from Pingcheng, there were other guards and relatives, and there were also some business stewards, Mu Qingwan always had to train his own people, and later arranged for some of the stewards to be assigned to the Zhuangzi under Mu Qingwan's name, and Mrs. Mu also gave Mu Qingwan the deed of sale of these people.

Mu Qingwan had the intention to cultivate Hu Zhao, so the power outside the capital was also handed over to him. Although he had also taught Hu Zhao a lesson before, how to do business, and asked Second Uncle Wang to teach him experience, it was only Mu Qingwan who realized that Hu Zhao seemed to be only two years older than him, just because Hu Zhao had the blood of the Hu people, and the twelve-year-old boy was much stronger than the Central Plains, and he looked fifteen or sixteen years old. Mu Qingwan was thinking, is she a little unkind?

"Now that each store has a reliable shopkeeper, it is easier for the subordinates to be responsible for the day-to-day contact. The subordinates came out this time, mainly because the shopkeeper Wang sent fifty cans of Chuanbei loquat paste from Shu County. Don't know how to deal with it? ”

"That's good, you pay attention to cultivating more people, at least basic medical science, I want to wait for next year to start trading, do the trading of medicinal materials."

Mu Qingwan herself is not too attached to money, at least the business of several stores is booming now, and she does not worry about food and clothing. And Mu Qingwan's own idea is to develop medicine, after all, there were many regrets in her previous life, and now she is doing her best to benefit others.

"As for Chuanbei loquat ointment, you can leave it to your mother to deal with."

Chuanbei loquat ointment is cheap, but the curative effect is remarkable, and it has also made a name for itself in Shu County, and the supply exceeds demand, and many people drag the locals to help buy it, or go all the way to buy it in person. Because this year's preparation is a little late, the spot has basically been sold out, and it will take until next year to buy again. Scarcity is precious, and Mrs. Mu will have some personal contacts, so it is best to hand it over to her.

"Also, let Steward Wang contact the local farmers, set the amount to be purchased next year, and then find a way to buy some mountain land and plant loquats. It can be interspersed with planting, for example, some other can be planted under the loquat tree, which is for Steward Wang to discuss with local experienced farmers. ”

Mu Qingwan is not good at planting, but now many farms and forest farms are using intercropping methods to improve the utilization rate of land, and Mu Qingwan also knows these basic common sense. Mu Qingwan never underestimated the wisdom of the ancients, and it was precisely because many things were scarce that they were more willing to think and innovate.

"By the way, how is Luo Zheng doing now?"

Mu Qingwan remembered the little guy she had received not long ago, and later handed it over to Hu Zhao.

"Luo Zheng has sent it to Zhuangzi, there are guards who came from Pingcheng together, follow them for the time being, and you can come back after a while. In addition, I also let him study with him for the sake of settling accounts and the like, and I also arranged for literacy guards to teach me reading and literacy. ”

"It's good, cultivate it first, and then it will be useful. By the way, what about his family? What happened to his mother that day after she had taken fifty taels of silver? ”

Mu Qingwan remembered that Luo Zheng's mother was a person who would rather sell her children for the sake of her gambler husband.

His mother's money went home, and hired a doctor to see her husband, maybe she was lucky, in ten days, her husband was able to get out of bed on crutches, but unfortunately the man did not change, turned out the remaining dozen taels of silver, and went to the gambling house. As a result, he got into trouble with the ruffian, and his other leg was also broken. I heard that this time the injury was very serious, and he was basically half dead. Luo Zheng's mother came to the house to look for Luo Zheng during the time, but was driven away by the housekeeper. Now the situation of that family is not very good, and people come to collect debts all day long, and the chickens and dogs are restless. ”

"Tell Luo Zheng about the situation."

"Isn't this going to be ......?"

Hu Zhao did not finish the rest of the words.

"I know that how to do it is his choice, and it is better to make a choice now than later, and of course it also determines whether he can stay or not."

You can't blame Mu Qingwan for being ruthless, this is a very real problem, with such a family, it's like a vampire, if Luo Zheng is soft-hearted now, he will have weaknesses in the future, and this unstable factor may also bring huge losses to Mu Qingwan in the future. Compared with these later people, Mu Qingwan still trusts Ji Xiang Ruyi and Hu Zhao more in her heart.

"What about Luo Zheng's sister? Can you find it? ”

"I have found it, it's just that Luo Zheng's father sold people to Yichun Courtyard back then, and because he was too young and didn't listen to discipline, he was beaten to death."

When Hu Zhao said these words, the atmosphere was a little heavy.

"Tell Luo Zheng about all of this."

"Yes, my subordinates know."

"Well, let's have something to eat together."

There are two tables of food in the private room, one table for Mu Qingwan and Mu Yan, and one table for the others.

"Sister, in fact, I prefer martial arts training to studying. I also want to be a general, just like my grandfather and uncle. ”

When he said this, Mu Yan's eyes were shining, and he changed his usual appearance as a little adult with a straight face, and had the childlike fun that a seven-year-old child should have.

"But to be a great general, you also have to study, a qualified general, not only needs a strong physique, but also needs a flexible mind, extensive knowledge, when arranging troops, what to do if you don't know the terrain and rivers? So you should not only read books, but also many types of books, including history books, military books....... which are the crystallization of the wisdom of predecessors......"