The matter of sending gifts to Luo Tian's side, which may seem very shocking to Lou Shuman and others at this time, is, in Ning Yi's view, nothing more than an unexpected gain from a casual act.

Madam Luo was once a daughter of an official family, with a melancholic temperament, likely resembling Lin Daiyu from "Dream of the Red Chamber." Women raised with such good upbringing tend to be delicate and refined, developing a fondness for elegance, eventually leading to some form of depression, which isn't surprising. Since Madam Luo married a merchant, she might have distanced herself from her former circle of noble ladies, which is all conceivable. Of course, these are just casual speculations.

For these pampered women, sending a box of silkworms for them to raise isn't a particularly clever idea. Compared to cats and dogs, the silkworms in the box might be more endearing. Most girls would probably like them, personally picking mulberry leaves to feed them, watching the leaves being eaten away at a visible pace, which should be more interesting than cats and dogs eating from a large bowl of food. Having a focus, their mood will naturally improve, and with an improved mood, their illnesses will also get better. It's all as simple as that.

Of course, if these women don't like silkworms, or grew up in the Jiangnan water towns and have already raised them, or if this woman's heartache isn't so simple, then sending a box of silkworms wouldn't be meaningful at all. But it's just like shooting at random, Ning Yi mentioned it casually, and later just tried it out. Over the past month, he has visited dozens of merchants related to the cloth industry, and reaching an agreement with Luo Tian's side was just an unexpected result, not a true achievement after careful planning.

No one can easily grasp human nature to the point of definitely succeeding in getting someone on their side on the first visit. Even a truly professional psychologist, given all the available information, couldn't be certain that a box of silkworms would win over Madam Luo. As for succeeding, it's just a probability. Successful people with true experience often excel over others because of these probabilities.

During this period of visits, besides the somewhat surprising Luo Tian, there were also several local Hangzhou merchants who had basically agreed to support the Su family's business in this area. However, Su Tan'er hasn't put in her full effort yet, so the Hangzhou merchants don't feel too much. They have basically accepted the Su family's entry as a foreign merchant. In recent days, the first batch of goods and looms transported from Jiangning have arrived, and the warehouse and workshop here are ready, waiting for the official launch.

"At that time, if the Su family needs it, my Luo family can fully supply the cotton. As for the raw silk, I have several friends in the Suzhou-Hangzhou area, and I can introduce them to Brother Su in a few days..."

"Let me thank you on behalf of my sister. But it seems that Brother Luo can also supply silk at that time..."

"Oh?"

"Your sister-in-law."

"Uh... haha, hahaha..."

Inside the cabin, Luo Tian and Su Wending are talking. Reaching this point, Luo Tian laughed heartily, and the laughter made the two women in the small cabin look over. They are Luo Tian's wife, Wen Haiying, and Su Tan'er, who is chatting with her. Madam Luo is a petite and introverted woman. Although she is the daughter of an official family, because of her depression, she looks like a shy, modest young lady who is timid around people. She speaks softly. But since Su Tan'er sent her silkworms and taught her how to raise them, she is now quite close to Su Tan'er.

When the Luo family's boat approached earlier, Madam Luo seemed a little down. After meeting Su Tan'er with surprise, she held her box and tearfully said that one of the silkworms had died yesterday, and she hadn't raised it well, feeling very sad. Su Tan'er comforted her softly for a while, and then took out a silkworm box from her side, sharing one with her. Then the two of them chatted around the dozen or so silkworms in the two boxes in the small cabin, and soon became as intimate as old friends for many years.

Su Tan'er actually doesn't feel much about silkworms. Since she is from a cloth industry family, although her family doesn't directly raise silkworms, she has been accustomed to the situation of those silkworm farmers since she was a child. It may be nice and interesting to raise a few silkworms in a box, but it is really difficult to develop any affection for thousands or tens of thousands of silkworms raised in a room. She got this box a few days ago after confirming her relationship with the Luo family. After getting it, she also curiously fed it a few mulberry leaves and chatted with Ning Yi about it with a smile. But after the initial girlish feelings, she returned to her nature as a strong woman and handed the box over to the maids to take care of. Chan'er and Juan'er liked these little things and went out to pick mulberry leaves every day, taking good care of them.

For a long time, Su Tan'er's identity has actually made it difficult for her to pursue a "madam" strategy. She doesn't have many close friends. Although it is said that in Jiangning, many merchant women who don't leave their homes admire her when they talk about her, there are more strange comments. Su Tan'er can't sit with them in a backyard to chat about trivial matters between sisters-in-law for an afternoon. Over here, making such a friend, since Wen Haiying knows that Su Tan'er manages many businesses, she admires her very much. Luo Tian is happy to see that his wife can make a like-minded friend and relax, even if it's not purely for that.

Su Wending mainly accompanied Luo Tian in the outer cabin. Su Wenfang and Ning Yi accompanied as well, so most of the conversation was between Luo Tian and Su Wending. Ning Yi only occasionally chimed in, for example, when Su Wending's conversation focused too much on business issues, asking Luo Tian how he and Madam Luo met. Sure enough, Luo Tian laughed and talked non-stop. After the Luo couple left, Su Wending asked Ning Yi nervously, "Brother-in-law, how did I do just now?"

"Not bad." Ning Yi smiled. "But you used to be an unreliable playboy, why are you always talking about business today? Although your sister intends to entrust the connection with the Luo family to you, now it's about making friends, not talking business. Isn't it better to tell some nonsensical jokes like you used to?"

"Cough." Su Wending looked serious. "Brother-in-law, I have decided to turn over a new leaf. He is a very powerful merchant, how can I still be frivolous like before? I have been thinking for a long time about how to speak so that I can be professional and humorous and polite... and I just thought that Madam Luo is a noble lady, maybe there are taboos, and it might not be polite for us to mention them..."

Before he finished speaking, Su Tan'er beside Ning Yi turned her head and rolled her eyes. "Doing business is mainly about making friends. Business only needs to be discussed when it's necessary. If you usually have the intention of making friends, it's enough. And Luo Tian was able to marry a daughter of an official family, no matter what he says, he must be very happy in his heart. You can't mention it when he's around, but usually you just need to steer the topic in that direction, you idiot..."

"Oh." Su Wending drooped his head after being told off by his sister. "But you always talk about business seriously, Second Sister, didn't I want to learn from you..."

Su Tan'er pursed her lips and glared at her cousin, but she wasn't angry in her heart. She looked at Ning Yi, seeing him smiling, and smiled helplessly. "Your Second Sister is a woman, how can she be the same as you men!"

Su Wending didn't retort. Ning Yi laughed, "Actually, you did pretty well." Su Tan'er then let him go, looked back at the Luo family's houseboat moving away. Wen Haiying leaned out of the window and waved, and Su Tan'er waved back and smiled. Turning to Ning Yi beside her, she said, "It feels like we're taking advantage of people..."

"Friends can be pure or impure. You shouldn't think that way. I'm still very happy that you made a friend."

"The original intention was to do business with Luo Tian."

"After getting to know each other, even if there is no more business, you can still chat together, or go shopping, and buy things."

"Uh..." Su Tan'er thought for a while, and then looked at her husband beside her. "Your ideas are always strange." Turning back, she saw Chan'er and Juan'er in the cabin tidying up the box, putting two mulberry leaves into it, and she didn't know what she suddenly thought of. "Actually... the Luo family is also ready, and the others are almost ready. As we said when we came, it's time to let Little Chan officially enter the family in a few days. What do you think, Husband?"

She smiled and looked at Ning Yi, and Ning Yi looked at her. "Are you sincere?"

This question was too sharp. Su Tan'er narrowed her eyes helplessly, slumped her shoulders, and then looked at Little Chan in the cabin with Ning Yi. After a moment, she held Ning Yi's hand and shook her head slightly. "Not sincere." This voice was muffled, as if blown out from her tightly pursed lips. "But we still have to do it. Anyway, Little Chan is like my own sister. I will handle it well and not let her be wronged."

After saying this, she turned to walk to one side, but took a step back because Ning Yi was still holding her hand. At this time, Ning Yi's gaze was also a little serious. "Since it's like this, I'm thinking about something."

"Hmm?"

"Can we sleep in the same bed from now on? I know it's a little hot in the summer, but it's quite warm in the winter, a family sleeping in a row..."

Su Tan'er was stunned for a long time, wanting to stomp on Ning Yi's foot, but couldn't move. At this moment, Chan'er turned her head from over there, seeing Ning Yi looking at her, smiling strangely, and couldn't help but feel a little puzzled, opening her eyes slightly. Su Tan'er looked at her, suddenly smiled, and waved her hand. "Little Chan, come here."

"Hmm?" Chan'er trotted over. "Miss, Master, is something the matter?"

"Your master said that in a few days, the three of us will sleep in one bed. Little Chan, what do you think?"

The little girl was stunned, her face instantly turning red, and then she lowered her head in astonishment, twisting her fingers in front of her for a long time. "This... this... but... Miss... this... hic..." She hiccuped...

Ning Yi rolled his eyes and looked up speechlessly. Su Tan'er blinked her eyes, smiling purely and happily. "Hmm?"

"But but but but, but... Miss... this... Master... Miss..."

She looked up at Ning Yi, almost crying, but after that glance, she didn't dare to look again, afraid that the Miss would think she was asking the Master for help. Ning Yi reached out and pressed his hand in front of her eyes twice. "Your Miss is bullying you, don't pay attention to her..."

"But but but but, but... Miss bullying me... is right..." Halfway through her words, Chan'er's voice lowered. Su Tan'er and Ning Yi both laughed. Ning Yi said, "You go do your work first, I'll help you bully your Miss later..." Su Tan'er immediately turned her head, looking up at him, her eyes filled with a stubborn warning of "see if you dare bully me." Of course, this kind of look is useless to Ning Yi.

Little Chan twisted her fingers, turned around and left uneasily. After a few steps, she looked back again. Ning Yi smiled at her, and she quickly turned her head back, not daring to look. Su Tan'er was about to get angry with Ning Yi, when she heard a bang. It turned out that Chan'er had forgotten to step over the low threshold when entering the cabin, and forgot to even shout "ah", falling onto the cabin floor like a pancake. On the other side, Su Wending and Su Wenfang saw this, pointing at this side and laughing gloatingly. Su Tan'er had already run over before Ning Yi, helping Chan'er up.

"Miss..." Chan'er looked at her with a sad face, seemingly still thinking about what she had said just now. She fell hard, but not to the point of getting injured. Her nose and forehead were slightly reddened. Su Tan'er rubbed her for a while, and gently patted off the dust on her body. Actually, their figures were not much different now. Although Chan'er seemed childish, she was no longer a girl, but a young woman. However, these few pats still felt like when she was a child. At that time, Chan'er seemed clumsy, but also quite cute. Although Su Tan'er was the mistress of the family, she often took care of the people around her like a sister. Later, when they began to manage many things, they still treated each other like that.

"Don't think about those things all the time, Master is right, I am bullying you..." Su Tan'er said softly.

"But even if the Miss is bullying... uh..." Chan'er stopped halfway through her words, suddenly stunned. Su Tan'er looked at her, blinking her eyes, wondering what had happened. But then she felt a slight coolness on her face. She raised her finger and touched it, and it was tears, but Chan'er didn't cry. Her finger stayed on her cheek for a while before she suddenly realized that it was flowing from her own eyes. But the tears just flowed out unconsciously, and then she smiled.

"In a few days, we will arrange for you and the Master to formally enter the family. Although... although we two are marrying the same man, we grew up together since we were little, and I feel like I'm marrying a sister, hmm?"

"Miss... or... I won't marry..."

Su Tan'er smiled and shook her head. "No way." In her eyes, Ning Yi was also coming from behind. She frowned just now, looked up, and said word by word: "Go! Away!" This voice was a little crisp and overbearing, different from her usual tone, but it had a playful feeling that matched her temperament. To Ning Yi, it was somewhat similar to the feeling of a modern savage girlfriend. It's just that modern women might do many extra things, but she would at most stay at the current tone, and might even feel that it's not good to use such a tone with her husband, and in the glaring eyes, there was a weak feeling of apology for a moment. After she finished speaking, she pulled Little Chan to the side herself.

This was a small interlude that happened on the boat. After a while, it was almost time to go to Xiaoyingzhou, and the houseboat went over there. When approaching the shore, there were already various boats of different sizes around. The Luo family's boat came over again. Wen Haiying, accompanied by a maid, hurried over to find Su Tan'er. She had a very weak personality. Since she married a merchant, she had been alienated from her original circle of official ladies for a long time. At this time, if she couldn't find someone to accompany her, she probably wouldn't dare to get off the boat to a crowded place.

Su Wending and Su Wenfang were lively, and got off the boat first. Su Tan'er and Wen Haiying stayed in the cabin, watching the people coming from the boats to say hello from far and near, various famous talents from Hangzhou, etc. Luo Tian had also gone over. Su Tan'er accompanied her to talk about Luo Tian, and Wen Haiying occasionally pointed out one or two literary talents that she probably remembered. After all, she had participated in similar discussions and star-chasing before, and then she talked about Ning Yi.

"...I heard people say that Tan'er's husband is a famous talent in Jiangning. Will he go over to write poems later?" Wen Haiying asked timidly.

Ning Yi hadn't gotten off the boat yet. Su Tan'er thought about it, "This... I'm not sure. He doesn't like to join in these kinds of activities." After saying this, she thought about it and added, "After all, we are from out of town, it's not good to be too high-profile. My husband... probably won't write poems for my sake..."

"Oh." Wen Haiying nodded, no longer saying these things. After a moment, she smiled. "Actually, you two have a very good relationship."

Su Tan'er smiled modestly. "Brother Luo and Sister Wen are the ones to be envied." But in that smile, there was also some complacency.

On the other hand, the scenery on Xiaoyingzhou was beautiful. Ning Yi was ready to get off the boat to take a walk. Since Su Tan'er was accompanying Madam Luo to talk, he didn't need to accompany her for the time being. He was about to call Chan'er and the others, when Chan'er walked over, lowering her head slightly, seeming to have some worries. After hesitating for a moment, she mustered up the courage to pull on Ning Yi's sleeve. "Master, I, I have something to tell you, do you... do you have time?"

She glanced at Ning Yi, and then her face turned red again and she lowered her head. I don't know what she was thinking. But looking at her expression, it didn't seem like she was going to break up with him... Ning Yi thought for a while, and nodded "Hmm".

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Although some people say that history books are easier for harems, they later discovered that, based on human nature, even in ancient times, wanting a perfect harem is really a difficult thing... It's a long and arduous task, and I will try my best to abuse them. Just thinking about this makes me feel very, very excited... No, heartache, hahaha.

Of course, don't get me wrong, I don't write bitter dramas. The process will be good-looking and reasonable. The important thing is that it will be reasonable...

ps: Please call me Banana Great Demon King... (To be continued.) Vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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