In the eyes of Lou Shuwan and the others, gifting gifts to Luo Tian might seem very shocking. However, in Ning Yi's perspective, it was just an unintentional and unexpected gain.
Madam Luo used to be a daughter of a government official. She had a melancholy personality. It was probably because of Lin Daiyu's personality. They were usually brought up too well. Their personalities were delicate and they loved elegance. It was not surprising that they developed depression. Since Madam Luo married a businessman, she might have become estranged from her circle of young ladies. These were all conceivable things. Of course, these were just random guesses.
For these women who had always lived like princes and princesses, sending a box of silkworms for them to raise was not a very smart idea. Compared to cats and dogs, the silkworms in the box were perhaps more lovable. Half of the girls would probably like them. Personally picking mulberry leaves to feed them and watching the leaves being chewed on at a speed visible to the naked eye should be more interesting than cats and dogs eating a large plate of food. With sustenance, their moods would naturally be more cheerful. With cheerful moods, these people's illnesses would be cured. It was such a simple matter.
Of course, if these women did not like silkworms, or if they had raised silkworms when they were young, or if the woman's illness was not so simple, then sending a box of silkworms over was actually meaningless. But it was like shooting a bird in the dark. Ning Yi said it casually and then tried it out. In the past month, he had visited dozens of merchants related to the cloth industry. Being able to negotiate with Luo Tian was just an unexpected result. It was not a result of real planning.
No one could easily grasp the human nature of a person to the extent that they would be able to deal with her on their first visit. Even a professional psychologist would not be able to determine that a box of silkworms would be able to deal with Madam Luo. As for whether or not Madam Luo could be dealt with, that was just a probability. Those who were truly experienced and successful usually won by these probabilities compared to ordinary people.
During this period of time, apart from Luo Tian, who was a little surprising, there were actually a few local merchants in Hangzhou who had basically reached an agreement to support the Su family's business here. It was just that Su Tan'er had not made her move yet, so the merchants in Hangzhou did not feel too much about it. They had basically accepted the Su family as foreign merchants. In the past few days, the first batch of goods and looms from Jiangning had arrived. The warehouse and the workshop had also been prepared. All that was left was for them to enter.
"When the time comes, if the Su family needs it, my Luo family can supply all the cotton. As for raw silk, I have a few friends in the Suzhou and Hangzhou area. I can introduce them to Brother Su in a few days …"
"I thank you on behalf of my sister, but it seems that Brother Luo will be able to supply us with the silk …"
"Oh?"
"Sister-in-law."
"Uh … hehe, hahahaha …"
Luo Tian and Su Wending were talking in the cabin. At this point, Luo Tian laughed heartily. His laughter made the two women in the cabin look over. It was Luo Tian's wife, Wen Haiying, and Su Tan'er, who was chatting with her. Madam Luo was a petite and introverted woman. Although she was the daughter of an official, she was depressed. At first glance, she looked like a pretty girl from a humble family who would be shy in front of anyone. She also spoke softly. However, because Su Tan'er had given her silkworms and taught her how to raise them, she was currently quite close to Su Tan'er.
When the Luo family's ship approached, Madam Luo seemed to be in low spirits. When she saw Su Tan'er, she was pleasantly surprised. She held her box and cried, saying that one of her silkworms had died yesterday and that she had not been able to raise them properly. She was very sad. Su Tan'er comforted her gently for a while, then took out a silkworm box from her side and gave one to Madam Luo. Then, the two of them chatted around the dozen silkworms in the two boxes in the small cabin. Soon, they were as close as best friends for many years.
Su Tan'er actually did not have any feelings for silkworms. Since she was from a cloth family, although her family did not directly raise silkworms, she had seen the situation of silkworm farmers since she was young. Raising a few silkworms in a box might look interesting, but raising tens of thousands of silkworms in a room made it hard for people to feel any tenderness for them. She only made this box a few days ago after confirming her relationship with the Luo family. After that, she also fed it a few mulberry leaves out of curiosity and chatted with Ning Yi for a while. However, after the initial young girl's heart had sprouted, she returned to being a strong woman and handed the box to the servant girl to take care of. Chan'er and Juan'er both liked this little thing and would run out every day to pick mulberry leaves. They took good care of it.
For a long time, with Su Tan'er's identity, it was actually difficult for her to follow the strategy of being a wife. She did not have many close friends. Although it was said that in Jiangning, many business women who did not step out of their doors admired her, most of them said all kinds of strange things. Su Tan'er could not sit with them in some backyard and chat about sisters-in-law for an entire afternoon. But here, she had made such a friend. Because she knew that Su Tan'er was in charge of many businesses, Wen Haiying admired her very much. As for her wife, if she could make a good friend and relax, even if it was not pure, Luo Tian was happy to see it.
In the outer cabin, the person who mainly accompanied Luo Tian was Su Wending. Su Wenfang and Ning Yi accompanied him, so most of the conversation was still between Luo Tian and Su Wending. Ning Yi only occasionally said a word. For example, when Su Wending's conversation stayed on business issues, he would ask how Luo Tian and Madam Luo met and so on. As expected, Luo Tian would laugh and talk non-stop. After the Luo couple left, Su Wending asked Ning Yi nervously, "Brother-in-law, how was what I said just now?"
"Not bad." Ning Yi smiled, "But you used to be an unreliable playboy. Why are you always talking about business with people today? Although your sister has decided to leave the contact with the Luo family to you, now we are just making friends, not talking about business. Isn't it good to say a few off-key jokes like you used to? "
"Ahem." Su Wending's face was serious, "Brother-in-law, I have already decided to turn over a new leaf. She is a very good businessman, how can I still be as frivolous as before? I have been thinking for a long time about how to be professional, humorous, and polite … And just now, I felt that Madam Luo is a daughter of a rich family. Maybe it is taboo to mention it, it might be too impolite …"
Before he could finish his sentence, Su Tan'er, who was standing beside Ning Yi, turned her head and rolled her eyes at him, "The main point of doing business is to make friends. Business is only necessary when the time comes. It's fine if you have the intention to make friends. Moreover, Luo Tian is able to marry a daughter of a rich family. No matter what he says, he will be very happy in his heart. When I am beside you, you can't mention it. Normally, you just need to bring up the topic, stupid … "
"Oh." Hearing his sister's words, Su Wending drooped his head, "But Second Sister, you are always serious when talking about business. Didn't I want to learn from you …"
Su Tan'er pursed her lips and glared at her cousin, but she was not angry. She looked at Ning Yi, and seeing that he was also smiling, she snappily laughed, "Your Second Sister is a woman, how can she be the same as you men!"
Su Wending did not retort. Ning Yi smiled, "Actually, it is not bad." Only then did Su Tan'er let him go. She turned back to look at the Luo family's pleasure boat that was leaving. Wen Haiying poked her head out of the window and waved her hand, and Su Tan'er waved back with a smile. Ning Yi, who was beside her, said, "You look like you are using people …"
"There are pure friends, and there are not pure friends. You are wrong to think like that. I am still very happy that you have made a friend. "
"My original intention was to do business with Luo Tian."
"After knowing each other, even if there is no more business, you can still chat together, go shopping, and buy things."
"Uh …" Su Tan'er thought for a moment, and then looked at her Husband beside her, "Husband, your thinking is always very strange." When she turned back, she saw Chan'er and Juan'er packing the box in the cabin. She took out two mulberry leaves and put them in the box. She suddenly thought of something, "Actually … the Luo family is also ready, and the rest is almost ready. According to what we said before we came, it is time for Xiaochan to officially marry into the family in two days. What do you think, Husband? "
She smiled and looked at Ning Yi, and Ning Yi also looked at her, "Are you sincere?"
This question was too sharp, and Su Tan'er narrowed her eyes in annoyance, and her shoulders drooped. Then, she looked at Ning Yi, who was in the cabin, and after a moment, she held Ning Yi's hand and shook her head slightly, "Not sincere." Her voice was low and muffled, as if it was blown out from her tightly pursed lips, "But we still have to do it. In any case, Xiaochan is like my own sister. I will do it well and not let her suffer."
After saying this, she turned to walk to the side, but she took a step back because Ning Yi did not let go of her hand. At this moment, Ning Yi's gaze was a little serious, "In that case, I am thinking about something."
"Hmm?"
"In the future, can the three of us sleep on the same bed? I know it is a little hot in the summer, but it is quite warm in the winter, and the whole family can sleep in rows … "
Su Tan'er was stunned for a long time, and she wanted to step on Ning Yi, but in the end, she did not move. At this time, Chan'er turned her head and saw Ning Yi looking at her with a strange smile. She could not help but feel a little puzzled, and her eyes slightly widened. Su Tan'er looked at her, suddenly smiled, and waved her hand, "Xiaochan, come."
"Hmm?" Chan'er trotted over, "Miss, son-in-law, what do you want?"
"Your son-in-law said that in a few days, the three of us will sleep on the same bed. What do you think, Xiaochan?"
The little girl was stunned, and her face instantly turned red. Then, she lowered her head in shock, and her fingers twisted in front of her for a while, "This … this … but … Miss … this … hiccup …" She hiccuped …
Ning Yi rolled his eyes, and looked up, speechless. Su Tan'er blinked her eyes, and then smiled innocently and happily, "Hmm?"
"B-B-B-But … Miss … this … son-in-law … Miss …"
She looked up at Ning Yi, and was about to cry, but after that, she did not dare to look at him again, afraid that the young miss would think that she was looking for the son-in-law for help. Ning Yi reached out his hand and pressed twice in front of her eyes, "Your young miss is bullying you, don't pay attention to her …"
"B-B-B-But … Miss bullying me … is right …" Halfway through her words, Chan'er's voice lowered, and Su Tan'er and Ning Yi both laughed. Ning Yi said, "You go do your work first, later, I will help you bully your young miss …" Su Tan'er suddenly turned her head, and looked up at him, her eyes were full of stubborn warning, "See how dare you bully me", but of course, this kind of look was useless to Ning Yi.
Xiaochan twisted her fingers, turned around uneasily, and walked away. After a few steps, she looked back again, and Ning Yi smiled at her, and she quickly turned back again, not daring to look at him. Su Tan'er was about to argue with Ning Yi, but she heard a bang. When Chan'er entered the cabin, she forgot to step over the low threshold, and even forgot to say "ah", and fell on the cabin floor like a big pancake. On the other side, Su Wending and Su Wenfang saw this, and they pointed to this side, and laughed, while Su Tan'er had already run one step ahead of Ning Yi, and helped Chan'er up.
"Miss …" Chan'er looked at her with a sad face, as if she was still thinking about what she said just now. She fell hard, but it wasn't to the extent of being injured, and her nose and forehead were slightly red. Su Tan'er helped her rub it, and gently patted the dust off her body. In fact, the two of them were not much different in size at this time. Although Chan'er looked childish, she was no longer a girl, but a young girl. But these few pats still felt like the feeling of a child. At that time, Chan'er was clumsy, but also quite cute. Although Su Tan'er was the mistress, she often took care of the people around her like an older sister. Later on, when they began to manage many things, they also interacted like this.
"Don't always think about that. Husband is right, I am bullying you …" Su Tan'er said softly.
"But Miss, even if … uh …" Chan'er suddenly froze in the middle of her words. Su Tan'er looked at her, blinked, and didn't know what had happened. But then she felt a slight coolness on her face. She raised her finger to touch it, but it was tears. But Chan'er didn't cry. Her finger stayed on her cheek for a while, and then she suddenly realized that the tears were flowing from her eyes. But the tears just flowed out unconsciously, and then she smiled.
"In a few days, I will arrange for you and Husband to get married. Although … although we are both married to the same man, we grew up together. I also feel like I am marrying a younger sister, hmm?"
"Miss … otherwise … I won't marry …"
Su Tan'er smiled and shook her head, "No." In her eyes, Ning Yi was also coming from behind. She just frowned, raised her head, and said word by word, "Go! Go! " This voice was slightly crisp and rude, different from her usual tone, but it had a sense of playfulness that matched with her temperament. From Ning Yi's point of view, it was quite similar to a modern sassy girlfriend. It was just that modern women might do a lot of extra things, but she would at most stop at the current tone. Maybe she would even feel that it was actually not good to use such a tone to her husband. She stared at him with a slightly apologetic feeling of weakness. After saying that, she pulled Xiaochan to the side.
This was a small episode on the boat. After a while, it was almost time to go to Little Yingzhou, and the pleasure boat went there. When it reached the shore, there were already all kinds of boats around. The Luo family's boat also approached. Wen Haiying, accompanied by a maid, hurried over to find Su Tan'er. She was very weak. Because she married a merchant, she had been estranged from the circle of the official's daughter for a long time. At this time, if she could not find someone to accompany her, she would probably not dare to get off the boat to a crowded place.
Su Wending and Su Wenfang were lively, so they got off the boat first. Su Tan'er and Wen Haiying stayed in the cabin, looking at the people who came from the boat to greet them. They were all famous scholars in Hangzhou. Luo Tian had also gone over. Su Tan'er accompanied her to talk about Luo Tian. Wen Haiying would occasionally point out one or two scholars that she had a general impression of. After all, she had participated in similar discussions and idol-chasing before. Then she talked about Ning Yi.
"… I heard that Sister Tan'er's husband is a famous scholar in Jiangning. Will he go over to compose poems later?" Wen Haiying asked timidly.
Ning Yi had not gotten off the boat yet. Su Tan'er thought for a while and said, "This … I'm not sure. He doesn't really like to get involved in this kind of crowd." After saying this, she thought for a while and added, "After all, we are not from here. It's not good to be too ostentatious. Husband, he … might not write poems because of me … "
"Oh." Wen Haiying nodded and stopped talking about this. After a while, she smiled and said, "Actually, the relationship between you and your husband is very good."
Su Tan'er smiled reservedly and said, "The relationship between Brother Luo and Sister Wen is really enviable." However, there was a bit of pride in her smile.
On the other hand, the scenery on Little Yingzhou was beautiful. Ning Yi was ready to get off the boat and walk around. Since Su Tan'er was talking to Madam Luo, he did not need to accompany her for the time being. Just as he was about to go and greet Chan'er and the others, Chan'er walked over with her head slightly lowered. She seemed to have something on her mind. After hesitating for a while, she plucked up the courage to pull on Ning Yi's sleeve and said, "Young Master, I, I have something to tell you. Do you … do you have time?"
She glanced at Ning Yi and then lowered her head with a red face. No one knew what she was thinking. However, looking at her expression, it did not seem like she wanted to break up with him … Ning Yi thought for a while and nodded.
*****
Although some people said that it was easier to create harems in history books, I later realized that due to human nature, it was really difficult to create a perfect harem even in ancient times … There is still a long way to go. I will do my best to torture them. When I think of this, I feel very excited … No, I feel heartache, hahahaha.
Of course, don't misunderstand, I don't write sad dramas. The process will be interesting and reasonable. Most importantly, it will be reasonable …
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