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

As soon as these words ca out, Wei Linchun, Sun ng, 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 soone learned it, the final product would just be a useless chunk of iron.

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

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

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

"Understood."

"Estimate, according to the Marquis’ thod, 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 co 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 equipnt manufacturing and managent in Linzhou.

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Returning to the governnt office, Chen Mo began writing letters, intending to transfer craftsn 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 craftsn in Linzhou.

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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 fishern.

Seeing the fine weather, Chen Mo took the won 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 won 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 won 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 co."

Xiaolu, in front of all the won, 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 sa quilt once. Second, after the Ying Bird incident a few days ago, having done such shaful things, Xiaolu was fearless.

Han Anniang, blushing, shook her head and refused. Although she had done even more shaful 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 mont, he felt like King Zhou of Shang after having completed the construction of the wine pool.

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

"What ga?" 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 aning, 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 won 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 won 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 ga begins. You have half a qin to hide. Rember, you can’t board the boat or leave the reed clump."

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

But she didn’t dare to scold Chen Mo.

Because the ga 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 erged 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 won to splash water and tease him.

After two qins, seeing that the won’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."