Wang Sisi secretly rejoiced, "Luckily, I went out today to buy New Year's gifts for my grandmother and family, and I brought enough money."
Thinking this, he paced around and looked at the others, thinking to himself, "The orchids are growing well, my eldest brother should like them, but my second brother probably doesn't like flowers..."
She looked around and said to Xiao Bei, who was standing guard to the side, "Pack up this purple orchid and this white orchid for me as well."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Bei quickly stepped forward and said, "Okay, Miss, please wait a moment."
While answering, she quickly packed up the two flowers she had chosen.
Wang Sisi walked to the counter by the stairs on the second floor. The shopkeeper at the counter looked at the three potted plants she had selected and said, "The total is two thousand taels of silver. Thank you for your patronage."
He paused for a moment and then added, "Just take care of it as usual. If you're unsure how to care for it, you can come to the store; we have professional growers."
Wang Sisi nodded indifferently and said, "I understand."
Then he readily took out four silver notes, each worth five hundred taels, and handed them over.
Xiao Bei called over a waiter to help her get the flowers. She took the flowers Wang Sisi had chosen downstairs and handed them to the servant who was following her before returning to the second floor.
In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, two thousand taels of silver were sold. The others around stared in astonishment, and couldn't help but sigh in their hearts.
One by one, many more people chose their preferred flowers, paid, and left.
Those with clever ideas spent a lot of money to buy flowers to give as gifts, which sparked a flower-giving craze, but that's another story.
First floor
The three of them, including the King of Beiyuan, Murong Yu, and Murong Qing, entered the shop one after another. None of them had any interest in flowers, so they did not go to the second floor where the women stayed.
The young masters on the first floor all knew Murong Qing. When they saw him come in, they quickly made way for him and some even went up to exchange pleasantries. Murong Qing smiled throughout and spoke with the visitors in a gentle and polite manner, introducing them to Murong Yu and the King of Beiyuan.
Murong Yu had not returned to the capital for many years, and few of the young noblemen knew him. When they learned that the person accompanying Murong Qing was the renowned young general Murong Yu, they were all excited and looked at him with admiration. However, due to his imposing aura, no one stepped forward to talk to him.
After greeting Murong Yu and the King of Beiyuan, everyone dispersed.
Although the group was scattered around, they kept a close eye on Murong Yu and his companions, their eyes constantly peeking at them.
Murong Qing was fine; he had gotten used to it. Murong Yu and the King of Beiyuan, however, were a little uncomfortable. But seeing that most of them were just curious and excited looking at him without any malice, they could only suppress their unease and try their best to ignore it.
The King of Beiyuan couldn't help but laugh and said, "The people of the dynasty are truly enthusiastic."
Murong Qing: "That's only right."
Murong Yu: "..."
King of Beiyuan: "..."
The King of Beiyuan coughed lightly and turned to the young apprentice beside him, asking, "What kinds of medicinal herbs do you have here? Are there any for conditioning the body?"
The mother of the King of Beiyuan is old and in poor health, and although the King of the Desert is still relatively healthy, he is also not young.
Since he had come across this high-end-looking herbal medicine shop, he decided to buy some medicinal herbs to take home.
Thinking this through, she added, "Are there any mild medications suitable for elderly people to recuperate?"
The young apprentice quickly stepped forward and respectfully said, "Yes, yes, we have ginseng with medicinal properties that are a hundred years old. If you want to nourish the elderly, just boil one slice into a soup."
King of Beiyuan: "Are there only 100-year-old ones?"
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