Cultivation Begins with Caring for Sister-in-law-Chapter 410: Playing in the Water

As soon as these words came out, Wei Linchun, Sun Meng, and the others behind Chen Mo all gasped.

Tens of thousands of taels?

And that’s just for one?

With that money, you could use it to forge one or two hundred sets of heavy armor.

This thing is worth two hundred sets of heavy armor?

Indeed, Chen Mo also showed the blueprint of the Red Coat Cannon to Wei Linchun.

To him, the Red Coat Cannon was not really a secret; without gunpowder or shells, even if the design was leaked and someone learned it, the final product would just be a useless chunk of iron.

Chen Mo came to the raw wood wrapped with steel strips, looked at its diameter, since that represented the caliber of the cannon to be made later.

Although the post did not mention the manufacturing cost of a Red Coat Cannon, every new device, in its early research and development stage, costs an enormous amount.

Chen Mo pondered for a moment, then said, "You don’t have to worry about the money. Follow the Marquis’ method, even if we fail later, I won’t blame you."

"Understood."

"Estimate, according to the Marquis’ method, how long does it take to make a cannon?" Chen Mo asked again.

Tian Sheng thought for a bit, then extended a finger: "One month."

"Alright, one month, I’ll come and check next month. If you need anything during this period, just find Lord Lin." Chen Mo introduced Tian Sheng to the official in charge of equipment manufacturing and management in Linzhou.

...

Returning to the government office, Chen Mo began writing letters, intending to transfer craftsmen who made pottery bombs in Yu State to Yu State to have them work on developing cannon shells.

In this area, confidentiality was paramount, so Chen Mo couldn’t entrust such tasks to the craftsmen in Linzhou.

...

The next day.

Shuize Lake.

A pleasure boat stopped amidst the reeds, surrounded by solitude with no boats passing by.

Shuize Lake stretched tens of thousands of acres, vast and sprawling, said to extend over a thousand miles; it is even larger than Dadong Lake, which spans across Ping Court and Qingtian counties of Qingzhou, with abundant aquatic resources supporting thousands of fishermen.

Seeing the fine weather, Chen Mo took the women on a pleasure boat to enjoy Shuize Lake.

The reason there were no boats nearby was that Chen Mo had used his privilege to blockade the surrounding area.

"Alright, now no one will be able to see. Let’s get down and have fun."

Chen Mo removed his robe, wore only large shorts, and jumped into the water from the boat.

Although Chen Mo had the area sealed off,

the women were still not at ease, so Chen Mo had to steer the boat into the reed thickets.

The dense reeds were also good for obstructing the view.

Seeing no one around, and only Chen Mo’s women on the boat, Yi Shiyin was eager and said, "Husband, is the water cold?"

"It’s alright, it’s only October, not cooling down that fast. Xiaolu, you are a martial artist, why worry if the water is cold?" Chen Mo spread his arms and lay on the water, looking at the dazzling sun in the sky and raised his hand to shield his eyes.

"Husband, here I come."

Xiaolu, in front of all the women, took off her blue outer skirt, revealing a reddish-pink dudou and undershorts, her long, straight legs exposed to them.

She smiled and looked at Han Anniang: "Ms. Anniang, let’s go down together."

Xiaolu was so bold for two reasons. First, she had already slept with Han Anniang and the Xia sisters under the same quilt once. Second, after the Ying Bird incident a few days ago, having done such shameful things, Xiaolu was fearless.

Han Anniang, blushing, shook her head and refused. Although she had done even more shameful things with Chen Mo, she was embarrassed to play in the water with so many sisters around, making an excuse, "I...I can’t swim."

"No problem, I can teach Ms. Anniang," Xiaolu said.

"Forget it," Han Anniang refused.

Ultimately, only Yi Shiyin, Nangong Ru, Wu Mi, Liang Xue, and Xiao Yunxi went into the water.

As for Xiao Yunxi, she was dragged into the water by force by Chen Mo.

Xia Zhining stayed on the boat to take care of her sister.

Ning Wan and Chu Juan were too shy.

Chen Mo didn’t insist. With all the white skin and colorful dudous already pleasing to his eyes,

he embraced Xiao Yunxi in his arms; at this moment, he felt like King Zhou of Shang after having completed the construction of the wine pool.

"How about this, let’s play a game," Chen Mo, overcome with playful intent, suggested.

"What game?" Xiaolu asked curiously.

"Hide and seek. I will blindfold my eyes to catch you. If I catch anyone...hehe..." Chen Mo chuckled twice with an unspoken meaning, then said, "And any of you who remove the blindfold will be the winner, and I will fulfill one request for each. How about it?"

"That’s unfair," said Xia Zhining from the boat before the women in the water could respond. "You are an Upper-Grade Martial Artist; your senses are far beyond ordinary people. Even blindfolded, you can easily find people; it’s impossible to play."

"Voices from people on the boat don’t count." Without waiting for the women to answer, Chen Mo quickly tore off Xiao Yunxi’s dudou in his arms, using it as a black blindfold, tied it, and said, "Since everyone agrees, then the game begins. You have half a qin to hide. Remember, you can’t board the boat or leave the reed clump." 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

It was just a group of people out to have fun and relax; the main goal was happiness, not fairness. A serious game wouldn’t be called a game anymore.

Xiao Yunxi let out a startled cry, hurriedly raised her hands to cover herself, her face flushed red, lips quivering in anger. She felt utterly embarrassed with everyone looking her way.

This scoundrel actually tore her dudou to use as a blindfold.

He was utterly shameless.

But she didn’t dare to scold Chen Mo.

Because the game had started, if she made a sound and got caught by Chen Mo, and then he... in the water in front of everyone...

Just the thought of it was mortifying.

She dove headfirst into the water, swimming away.

Satisfied with the distance, she emerged and looked to people on the boat for help, asking them to throw her down a piece of clothing.

On the other side, Chen Mo did not start catching, but intentionally acted foolishly, groping around without aim, even allowing the women to splash water and tease him.

After two qins, seeing that the women’s spirits were lifted, all giggling and laughing, Chen Mo finally began to catch for real.

On the boat, Xia Zhining, hearing the joyful sounds of play below, also felt eager and regretted not going down earlier.

She particularly enjoyed watching Wu Mi scoop up a splash of water and pour it over Chen Mo’s face, who then showed a blind expression, amusing a smile out of Xia Zhining.

In the water, Chen Mo had already caught Yi Shiyin. Her laughter admitted her identity, but Chen Mo jokingly said, "It’s not Xiaolu; Xiaolu would never be this bold."