Wherever she goes, Liu Qiaoer first observes the business environment.
As long as the shops opened by the merchants in this place are booming, it means that this place is good, because at any time, the merchants' sense of smell is always the keenest.
However, this time, Liu Qiaoer came to Zhenbei as a doctor, and her first task was naturally to see General Zhenbei.
After the large group of people arrived at the general's mansion, the others went to rest first.
Imperial Physician Zhang from the palace and his men went to check General Zhenbei's pulse as soon as they got off the carriage.
Seven or eight doctors convened for a consultation, three of them were imperial physicians, Medicine King Valley sent Xu Dong, and Liu Qiaoer came secretly.
But when they arrived at General Zhenbei's residence, after several people took the pulse, they all looked at Liu Qiaoer, who was the last one to take the pulse.
Imperial Physician Zhang considered for a moment and said, "Doctor Xu, please speak first."
Xu Dong looked at Liu Qiao'er and said, "I am not very knowledgeable, please tell me, Miss Liu."
Liu Qiaoer could see that these people were cunning and treacherous, but she didn't care.
"The general is ill from overwork. He is old and his old injuries have recurred. However, it is not a big deal. He just needs to rest. I am afraid he can't lead troops to fight more than two or three times."
After Liu Qiao'er finished speaking, Xu Dong nodded and said, "The general's health is still good. If he takes care of himself, he can live out his life in peace. But he can no longer lead troops to fight and lose his temper like before."
Imperial Physician Zheng also agreed: "In this case, the general needs to rest and recuperate. Doctor Xu, please prescribe a prescription. I will write a letter to the emperor right away."
Imperial Physician Zheng represents the officialdom, and Xu Dong represents the people. The reason why the emperor sent them together was mainly to explain that if General Zhenbei’s health was really bad, letting Lu Yunzheng take over military affairs was just a temporary measure, and it was not something the emperor did on purpose.
It also expresses trust in General Zhenbei.
Imperial Physician Zheng returned to his room and wrote a letter to the Emperor to explain the situation. Xu Dong wrote a prescription and asked his men to get the medicine, and from then on, he would make it for General Zhenbei to drink every day.
General Zhenbei knew his own health. Since there was no war in the north, he wanted to take a break. What he wanted more was to see Princess Mingxin get married and share the joy of family life.
But what happened in the capital made him very upset. Although the Queen Mother ordered Lu Yunzheng to marry Princess Mingxin, he also understood some things: marriage can be binding, but feelings cannot be forced.
Fortunately, Liu Qiaoer is a good-tempered girl and has a good relationship with Princess Mingxin. If the two women share a husband, they can also take care of each other.
Therefore, General Zhenbei was relatively nice to Liu Qiaoer and ordered the people in the mansion to respect Liu Qiaoer as a princess.
Only Liu Qiaoer knew that Princess Mingxin, who used to be in love with her, had returned, and now Princess Mingxin regarded her as a love rival.
I guess when Princess Mingxin recovers, she will come to Mobei from Kyoto.
It takes time to adapt to a new place. Liu Qiaoer adapted quickly, but the child was a bit more difficult. It took a lot of effort just to find a wet nurse for the child.
I don’t know if it was because Liu Qiaoer had been feeding her rice porridge since she was born, or what, but the wet nurse she found would make the baby have diarrhea after eating.
Liu Qiaoer has never given birth to a child and has never treated a child, so she doesn’t know what’s going on
After consulting Xu Dong, I learned that the breast milk of the wet nurses in Mobei is hot and they love to eat meat. If you want your baby to drink breast milk without diarrhea, the wet nurse's diet must be changed.
Liu Qiaoer thought that people in the capital loved to eat pasta, so she found two wet nurses to raise the child for three or four days, feeding him pasta and light meals. Finally, the child was able to have a full meal.
Liu Qiaoer found a wet nurse for the child, and also found an old maid and a young girl to serve him.
Only then did she have time to take Chunxiao to the street to check on the store.
The two of them walked and strolled along the way, and inadvertently arrived at the city gate.
On weekdays, the city gates are wide open and merchants traveling back and forth need to queue up here and wait for the inspection of the gate guards before they can pass, so this is the busiest place.
The street in front of the city gate was crowded with people queuing up, with two lines going back and forth, one going out and the other coming in.
Chun Xiao smelled the aroma and pointed to a noodle shop and said, "Qiao'er, I'm hungry. Let's eat something."
Liu Qiaoer saw some baked cakes and big bowls of noodle soup at the door. It was just dinner time and there weren't many customers, so she and Chunxiao found a seat at the door and sat down.
Two bowls of noodle soup and a large pancake, two people may not be able to finish them.
Looking at the bowl that was bigger than his face, Chun Xiao swallowed his saliva and said, "Qiao'er, you've been yelling too much. One bowl is enough for the two of us."
Just as Liu Qiaoer's bowl was brought up, suddenly, someone crying and shouting was heard at the city gate.
"I am from the Great Zhou. My luggage was robbed and everyone was killed. I want to report to the authorities. Why won't you let me in?"
The voice of the noisy person was very familiar, and Liu Qiaoer looked over curiously.
I saw that there seemed to be guards at the city gate chasing people away, saying that the person did not have a pass and suspected that he was a vagrant or a bandit, and would not let him enter the city.
Liu Qiao'er was not prepared to intervene at first, but suddenly she heard the man shouting angrily, "I am from Fengxin County of the Great Zhou Dynasty. If you don't believe me, you can go check. I am a medicine dealer. Our team was robbed on the way back. I want to report to the police. Please let me in."
From Fengxin County? Fellow villager
Liu Qiaoer couldn't sit still any longer: "You eat, I'll go take a look."
Liu Qiaoer got up and walked to the city gate. She squeezed in the crowd and saw a man in tattered clothes and with a stubble on his face, who looked like a beggar and was making a loud noise there.
After careful identification, Liu Qiaoer was shocked: "Little Doctor Mu, Mu Lingxiao, why are you here?"
After all, Liu Qiaoer was a guest of the general's mansion. After she showed her name card, the city gate officer let Mu Lingxiao in.
Liu Qiaoer brought Mu Lingxiao to the noodle shop. Before Liu Qiaoer sat down, Mu Lingxiao grabbed Liu Qiaoer's bowl of noodles and started to eat it voraciously.
Liu Qiaoer couldn't bear to watch this: "Slow down, slow down, waiter, bring me a pot of tea."
Liu Qiaoer didn't ask in a hurry. Finally, after Mu Lingxiao had eaten and drunk his fill and caught his breath, he suddenly burst into tears.
"It's gone, everything is gone..."
"Let's go back first. Lu Yunzheng and I are both in the Zhenbei General's Mansion now. If there is any difficulty, we can talk about it when we get back."
Liu Qiaoer brought Mu Lingxiao back to the general's mansion to meet Lu Yunzheng. After Mu Lingxiao washed himself, changed his clothes, and shaved his beard, he turned into the elegant doctor again.
In the evening, Lu Yunzheng prepared some wine and food, and then listened to Mu Lingxiao telling his story.
It turned out that since Liu Qiaoer and Lu Yunzheng left Fengxin County, some things have slowly changed.
Although Mu Lingxiao was a doctor, he saw that Liu Qiaoer made a lot of money from business and also wanted to do business.
After going to Yuzhou City twice, he happened to encounter an incident in Xu Dong's family. Some medicinal materials business was snatched away, and Mu Lingxiao also got a share of the profits.
As the saying goes, when a whale falls, all things come to life. After Xu Dongjia's business in Yaowang Valley suffered a setback, several other businesses emerged one after another. Although their business is not as good as that of Yaowang Valley, they can also benefit the local people.
In addition, the current prefect of Yuzhou City values commerce and likes to make money. The business environment in Yuzhou City is very good, and Mu Lingxiao's medicinal materials business is also booming.