"Lu, you are so capable. No wonder the queen always praises you."
Madam Lu was obviously used to her sudden hugs, and she quickly raised her hand to cover her mouth, thus preventing Martina from making the shocking move of kissing her face with her red lips in public.
"Martina, I told you, you can't do this outside."
"I'm sorry, Lu, I'm just too excited and too excited." Martina apologized repeatedly, but she didn't mean to take it to heart at all.
Madam Lu was also helpless, but she couldn't do anything about the other party.
After buying porcelain, Martina asked to go see silk.
“Lu, the silk in your country is simply wonderful.
"When they are on my body, they feel so smooth and soft, like my second skin.
"They're smoother than my skin, there's no friction, just pure comfort.
"I'm going to buy some more silk this time to take back. They are not afraid of bumps and won't break like porcelain.
"If the silk here is as good quality and cheap as porcelain, I will replace everything that comes into contact with the Queen's skin with silk when I return..."
It seems that Martina is preparing for another big shopping spree.
Upon hearing this, Qingtian said, "If you want to buy fabrics, you might as well go to Tianjin instead of buying them in shops in the capital.
“When I was fleeing famine here with my parents, we passed by the market in Tianjin and bought some things there.
"The market sells a wide variety of fabrics shipped from Jiangnan, from expensive embroidery to cheap cotton and linen."
"Really? I really didn't know that!"
Although Madam Lu had traveled to many places when she was young, in the past few years after returning to China, because an elderly person in her family was seriously ill and she didn't like going out after wandering outside for a long time, she almost always stayed in the old house in Lujia Village and didn't know much about these news.
After hearing Qingtian's words, Madam Lu was also very interested.
“It’s not too far to go to Tianjin, but it’s definitely too late today.
"That's perfect. I'll go back and ask someone about the situation in Tianjin. If that's the case, we can take a day off to go there."
After saying this, Madam Lu explained the situation to Martina.
Martina was buying things for the royal family. Although she thought the prices in the capital were already very cheap, no one was willing to spend extra money if there was a better deal.
What's more, from what Qingtian said, the market in Tianjin not only sells silk, but also all kinds of goods.
Not to mention Martina, who had never seen the world, even Madam Lu was a little envious after hearing what Qingtian said.
“But if you go to Tianjin to buy something, you can’t sign a receipt and ask someone to go to the Honglu Temple to get the money.
"We have to take the silver with us.
"In this case, we must bring a few more people to avoid any accidents on the road."
When Martina said this, she spread her hands and said, "Dear Lu, I don't understand anything. Just take care of the arrangements."
"Okay, I didn't expect you to."
Madam Lu sent Martina back to the Honglu Temple, and happened to meet the owner of the porcelain shop who came in person with people to deliver the goods and settle the bill.
When Martina saw that the things were delivered so quickly, she immediately asked someone to carry them into the house and couldn't wait to show them to Queen Beatrice.
When it came to the issue of going to Tianjin Wei, Madam Lu did not dare to make a decision on her own, so she took Qingtian to see the officials of the Honglu Temple.
Fortunately, these are all small things and just require a simple greeting.
The official in charge politely asked, “Do you need us to send someone to go with you?
“Tianjin has several markets, which are indeed very lively.
"But for outsiders and Westerners, sometimes...
"Madam Lu, you should understand what I mean, right?"
Madam Lu could easily imagine that in such places there would be no shortage of cases of bullying, exorbitant prices, selling inferior goods as good ones, and even forced buying and selling.
But even if we bring people from the Honglu Temple with us, it is unlikely to improve the situation.
Moreover, although Beatrice was the queen of their country, in Da Qi, she was just the leader of a Western delegation.
Even if the Honglu Temple sent someone, at most they would only send an eighth or ninth rank official, which would be of no use at all.
Seeing Madam Lu's worried look, Qingtian tugged at her sleeve and whispered, "Master Lu, my family knows a captain of the police in Tianjin, and it was he who took us shopping last time.
"If we want to buy silk this time, can we contact him in advance?"
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