Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Chapter 646: Ning Wan in cheongsam
Under a shade of trees on the roadside.

Dai Ling was very polite. He took out some dry food from his bag and distributed it to Lin Zhong and the other soldiers. He whispered, "We have just returned to our hometown and are very tight on money. We can't give you anything valuable to thank you. This is some dry bread made by my wife. I hope you won't dislike it."

"You're welcome. When you see injustice, you should help. Moreover, these thieves want to kill you. As an official appointed by the court, I should help them."

Lin Zhong waved his hand, but Dai Ling insisted on giving him the steamed bun, otherwise he would feel bad, so he accepted it and said, "What's your name, bro?"

"I don't deserve it. I'm Guo Xian. These are my niece's wife and her son." Upon hearing that the other party was an official appointed by the imperial court, Dai Ling quickly lowered his head respectfully.

Lin Zhong nodded, and then asked in confusion: "From your accent, it sounds a bit like you're from Yanzhou."

Guo Ning is from Yanzhou, and Lin Zhong has been with Guo Ning for quite some time, so he can tell them apart.

Huang Zhaodi's expression changed slightly.

Dai Ling's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly said, "Sir, to be honest, I am from Mancang County, Cangzhou. Later, I fled to a friend's house in Yanzhou and lived there for a few years. Now I heard that the north has been stabilized, so I came back. However, I offended someone in Mancang County, so I had to move to Lu'an next door to settle down."

"I see."

Lin Zhong was not surprised by this. During the Xuanhe period, the north suffered from disasters, human harm, and military turmoil, causing people to flee southward. He smiled and said, "It seems that we are really destined to be together. I am the county magistrate of Lu'an County, and I am going to Lu'an County to take up my post this time."

Originally, Lin Zhong planned to appease the other party with a few words and then leave. However, when he heard that the other party had settled in Lu'an County, Lin Zhong, who knew nothing about the situation in Lu'an County, chatted more with "Guo Ling" and asked about the situation in Lu'an County.

"That's unreasonable!"

When Lin Zhong learned from "Ling Guo" that the clerks in Lu'an County took advantage of the policies to embezzle, he was so angry that he shouted angrily. Young people are always hot-tempered, and he thought that after taking office, he must deal with this matter seriously.

"Don't worry, I will give you an explanation for this matter." Lin Zhong said.

He did not understand how to be an official, did not know the situation in the government office, and did not know how difficult it would be to implement what he said. But he only knew that what the clerks were doing was wrong, and he wanted to correct it.

Seeing that the other party was so serious, Dai Ling was stunned for a moment, then he clasped his hands and said, "Thank you, sir."

"This is my duty." Lin Zhong asked curiously, "Then why are you here now?"

"Your Excellency, I am going to Xiangyang with my niece and others to recognize our relatives," said Dai Ling.

"Recognize relatives?" Lin Zhong asked in surprise.

Dai Ling spoke slowly. Since the identity issue had been settled, and Lin Zhong, as the county magistrate of Lu'an County, would know the truth sooner or later, it would be better to tell him directly now.

"So they are family members from the same sect." Lin Zhong's eyes showed some respect.

Not to mention that he and the "Guo Xian" mentioned by the other party were both disciples of King Wei. With Guo Xian's status as a tribute scholar, his development would definitely be better than his own. In addition, they were officials in the same dynasty, so it was good to have more friends.

Huang Zhaodi also spoke up at this moment: "We went to Xiangyang to find him this time, and also told him that we moved to Lu'an, so that he wouldn't be unable to find us when he returned to Yanzhou."

"It should be so." Lin Zhong nodded, then bowed and said: "In this case, then I'll say goodbye here. See you in Lu An."

"Goodbye, Lu An." Dai Ling said.

Before leaving, Lin Zhong advised that if he encountered such a situation again on the road, he should just report his identity, which might scare the thief away and prevent him from taking his life.

……

Xiangyang, Prince Wei's Palace.

It was noon at this moment. Chen Mo and his family as well as Nalan Yiren were having lunch, but Yang Qingqing was still not there.

After lunch, Nalan Yiren talked about how she let the cultivated poisonous mosquitoes bite Yang Qingqing last night, causing Yang Qingqing to fall into a coma.

In Nalan Yiren's opinion, Yang Qingqing is Chen Mo's woman after all. Instead of letting her realize what happened last night and then complain to Chen Mo, it would be better for her to take the initiative to tell him what happened last night.

"No wonder I was wondering why it was suddenly quiet last night, Miss Nalan, you did a great job." Yi Shiyan said.

Nalan Yiren: "..."

Didn’t she explain it clearly enough? Why are there still people thanking her for coming?

"Oh." Chen Mo nodded and said nothing.

It was Wu Mi who spoke up and apologized to Nalan Yiren on behalf of Yang Qingqing, saying that the other party had disturbed Nalan Yiren.

The reason why Wu Mi spoke up for Yang Qingqing was because she was the Princess of Wei and the backyard was under her control.

In addition, family disgrace should not be made public. Although she didn't know whether Nalan Yiren would become a member of this family in the future, at least she was an outsider now. Even if she was the mistress of this family, it was only natural for her to come out and apologize if someone disturbed the neighbors in her house.

Nalan Yiren nodded. The hall was filled with Chen Mo's entire family. The longer she stayed, the more awkward it would become. So after lunch, she found an excuse to leave.

Chen Mo is holding his son Chen Nuo. Although children only start to remember things after they are three years old, in this world with warriors, it is not impossible for them to remember things after they are two years old. So Chen Mo plans to be as close to his son as possible to prevent the relationship between father and son from becoming distant when his son grows up.

After playing with the three children for a while, Chen Mo looked at Xia Zhiqing and said softly, "Zhiqing, how is the business of Yimeiyisi?"

"Husband, please ask Sister Ning Wan. Yimeiyisi is managed by her people."

Although Chen Mo taught Yimeiyisi to Xia Zhiqing in the beginning, Xia Zhiqing was not cut out for business, so she asked Ning Wan to help her, while she was responsible for the clothes of the sisters in the mansion.

After saying that, she watched Chen You crawling on the ground, and immediately stood up and picked up her daughter, saying, "I just left you alone for a while, and you rolled onto the ground. The ground is so dirty. If you do this again next time, I'll spank you."

Seeing Zhiqing educating her daughter, Chen Mo called Ning Wan to the study to talk.

Ning Wan asked to wait a moment while she went to the room to get the account book.

Chen Mo believed it and went to the study to wait for her.

Not long after, with the sound of crisp footsteps, Chen Mo looked towards the door of the study, and saw a woman in cheongsam, like a light ink painting, poetically presented in front of him. Her graceful figure seemed even more graceful and moving under the cheongsam, and her beautiful lines seemed like the dancing willow catkins in the water town of Jiangnan.

The person who came was Ning Wan.

She was wearing a blue-white cheongsam and high heels, which made her look particularly tall, perfectly portraying her inherent reserve and elegance.

Seeing Chen Mo's stunned look, Ning Wan was very satisfied. She lowered her head shyly, then raised her head and whispered, "Husband, does it look good?"

Chen Mo understood that the other party going to the room to get the account book was only one of the reasons, the real reason was to change into this cheongsam.

"It looks great." Chen Mo originally wanted to see Xia Zhiqing wearing a cheongsam for him, but he didn't expect Ning Wan to appreciate it first and said, "Come here and let me see." Ning Wan walked in front of Chen Mo, her graceful steps swaying in the wind. She also confidently turned slowly in front of Chen Mo.

When she first wore it, she thought it looked stunning.

Chen Mo looked at her with admiration, then reached out and touched Ning Wan's thigh.

Even through her skirt, Ning Wan could still feel the warmth of Chen Mo's big hand. Her face turned red and she couldn't help but put her arms around Chen Mo's shoulders.

In the cheongsam drawing drawn by Chen Mo, the slit of the cheongsam skirt is at the thigh position, but the bluish-white cheongsam worn by Ning Wan has a slit almost to the hips.

This allowed Chen Mo to push the mill without having to wear clothes.

"Wan'er has become more and more courageous in recent years." Chen Mo couldn't let go of her buttocks and blew a breath of hot air into Ning Wan's ear.

Ning Wan's face became more and more rosy when she was teased by a young man who was several years younger than her, but her heart was beating non-stop. Instead, she felt a little happy with the teasing of the other party and said, "Then, doesn't my husband like it?"

Spending all day with Qingwu's group of prostitutes and managing the palace's business is something that cannot be done by a timid person.

Chen Mo's big hands moved up slightly and embraced Ning Wan's slender waist. Without any extra words, he lowered his head slightly and directly kissed those soft and moist lips, sucking in the sweet and refreshing breath.

Ning Wan wrapped her arms around Chen Mo's neck, her heart pounding with joy.

The first intimacy after a long separation is always intoxicating.

The same goes for Chen Mo. As the threshold increases, he always has to find something different to bring a sense of freshness.

Otherwise, even if she is a stunning beauty, if she remains unchanged all day long, people will get bored after being together for a long time.

Chen Mo and Ning Wan hugged each other for a while, and said, "Okay, let's talk about the business of Yimeiyisi, otherwise I'm afraid I will eat you."

Hearing this, Ning Wan's cheeks turned red. After the two separated, she straightened her wrinkled cheongsam and spoke softly.

Except for the first few days after its opening, Yimeiyisi was just okay in the following months.

After deducting the cost of clothes and personnel expenses, they can still make several hundred or thousands of taels every month, which is definitely incomparable to Fuze Restaurant.

In this regard, Ning Wan also analyzed several reasons.

First, Yimeiyisi attracts few new customers, and the ones who bring business to Yimeiyisi are all old customers.

The second reason is the concept. Although the clothes produced by Yimeiyisi are beautiful, few people accept them because they are too revealing. Men like them and want to buy them home for their wives and concubines to wear alone for them to see, but they are afraid of being talked about if it gets out.

Third, the pricing is a little high.

The world is in a difficult situation nowadays, and people are not well-off. They all want to spend their money wisely, so they are not so particular about what they wear.

The main consumers of Yimeiyisi nowadays are prostitutes from brothels, as well as some rich daughters, noble ladies and playboys.

After listening to what Ning Wan said, Chen Mo nodded, realizing that he had taken it for granted at the beginning.

If the ideological concepts do not change, even if the world is peaceful and the people are wealthy, the bikinis and swimsuits produced by Yimeiyisi will not be able to sell well.

"Just think of it as creating jobs." Seeing that he could be self-sufficient, Chen Mo did not want to close Yimeiyisi. He said, "When I went to Jiangnan before, I found that the women in Jiangnan dressed more openly. You can send someone to Jiangnan to open a store and see if you can. At the same time, you can also add more fabrics to the clothes you sell."

"I have sent people to Jiangnan to check. If nothing unexpected happens, there will be news in a few days." Ning Wan had naturally thought of what Chen Mo could think of. She also said, "Foreign countries like the Western Regions and Jinxia have more open minds. Unfortunately, the current situation is turbulent and trade has stopped. If we sell to the Western Regions and Jinxia, ​​we may be able to make a lot of money."

Chen Mo nodded. He took Ning Wan to sit behind the desk. Ning Wan sat on his lap. He asked, "What about men's clothes?"

You know, Chen Mo’s previous idea was that Yimeiyisi didn’t just sell women’s clothing, it also sold men’s clothing.

Ning Wan twisted her waist and moved her butt on Chen Mo's legs, which was a bit uncomfortable. She said, "Men's clothing is not on sale yet. Only some samples have been made. I plan to wait until we get to the capital before selling men's clothing."

As she spoke, Ning Wan also told Chen Mo about her next plans.

The best-selling items at Yimeiyisi are cheongsam, stockings, suspender skirts, swimsuits and high-heeled shoes.

Cheongsams and suspender skirts are bought by wealthy ladies.

Swimsuits and stockings are the favorites of brothel girls.

As for the three-point bikini, even prostitutes rarely buy it.

Therefore, Ning Wan plans to stop or reduce the production of all products except these ones, so as to use the money saved here to increase the production of the above products.

"Since Zhiqing asked you to be in charge of Yimeiyisi, then you can handle it." While speaking, Chen Mo swept the things on the desk to both sides.

Ning Wan just said "hmm" lightly, and the next second, Chen Mo picked her up and put her on the desk.

The height of the desk is just right, just below Chen Mo's waist.

Ning Wan put her arms around Chen Mo's shoulders, her rosy face flushed with red, her voice trembling as she said, "Husband, what are you going to do?"

".You." Chen Mo was frugal with words, but his words were concise and to the point.

Hearing this, Ning Wan was overwhelmed with shame. She bit her lips with her pearly teeth, and her beautiful eyes were misty. She did not refuse, but just said, "Husband, it is still broad daylight."

"It's better in the daytime. We don't need to light a lamp and save money on lamp oil."

Chen Mo smiled.

The benefits of the slits in the cheongsam are fully demonstrated. There is no need to undress, just lift the hem of the skirt up, and you will see two slender, round, almost flawless long legs, so white that they are almost blinding.

The high heels on her feet were still dangling in the air.

Ning Wan's breathing stagnated slightly.

As a man, Chen Mo not only has to bear the pressure of the family, but also the pressure of his wives and concubines.

Ning Wan watched the young man's figure descending, a hint of nervousness appeared in her eyes. As her eyebrows suddenly frowned, she quickly raised her hand to cover her red lips, but it was a little too late, and she let out a disgusted groan.

(End of this chapter)