Red Mansion: Seizing Jiangdong, starting with pirates

Chapter 54, Western Industry

Baochai said: "My surname is Xue. I have no given name, only a nickname, Baochai."

Fang Yong was stunned for a long while, staring at Baochai.

Xue Baochai! Yes, Feng Tai captured Jinling...

Baochai didn't know why Fang Yong was in a daze, so she asked, "Master, what's wrong?"

Fang Yong came back to his senses and a smile appeared on his face.

"Nothing, let's go."

Fang Yong took Baochai all the way back to his mansion.

The distance is not far, only six or seven hundred meters.

It was originally a residence of the Yang family, consisting of more than a dozen courtyards and nearly a hundred houses of various sizes.

The buildings are exquisitely carved with painted beams and beams, and there are gardens, rockeries, pavilions, ponds, paths, ancient cypresses and pines, lush flowers and grass, and bamboo forests, which are quite a garden.

After Fang Yong moved to Huaizhou, he lived here temporarily, and Daiyu also lived here.

After Fang Yong brought Baochai into the mansion, they visited the east and west courtyards, but did not go to the main courtyard.

Baochai was smart. Seeing that Fang Yong did not take her to the main courtyard, she took the initiative to ask:

"Has the master married yet? Should I go and pay my respects to him first?"

Fang Yong thought for a moment and said:
"I'll talk to Sister Lin about this in person later."

When Baochai heard this, she couldn't help feeling a little disappointed, but she didn't say much.

Her family had been destroyed and she had become a slave, so how could she dare to aspire to be the legal wife?

"You must be tired after walking a long way. Come with me to take a bath."

Fang Yong said.

Baochai blushed, did not resist, and whispered, "Yes."

Fang Yong brought Baochai to a small hall in warm colors. The interior was decorated in an elegant and simple style. It was surrounded by pink gauze curtains with mist rising from it. In the middle was a round bathing pool, which was sixteen feet in diameter.

Baochai went to the side to undress, leaving Xiangling and Ying'er behind.

Ying'er shyly prepared to undress Fang Yong, but was stopped by Qiaoyan.

"I come!"

Qiao Yan spoke first.

Ying'er snorted and turned her head away, "Why are you so proud? Aren't you also a maid?"

Xiangling on the side just stood there straight without any movement, but as Qiaoyan took off Fang Yong's clothes one by one, Xiangling couldn't help but blush.

After Fang Yong undressed, he pulled Xiangling over and said:
"Why, you don't want to take off your clothes, are you waiting for me to help you take them off?"

Xiangling was at a loss and said:
"No, I didn't..."

Fang Yong reached out to untie Xiang Ling's clothes. Xiang Ling looked a little nervous, so Fang Yong smiled and asked:

"Is your name Yinglian? Or Xiangling?"

When asked this question, Xiangling seemed to suddenly remember something and became dazed.

Fang Yong took the opportunity to take off his clothes and carried him into the pool.

"ah!"

Xiangling screamed and closed her eyes, somewhat at a loss.

Fang Yong patted Xiangling's.

"Okay, are you that scared?"

Xiangling opened her eyes cautiously after hearing this.

Fang Yong held her in the water, letting the hot water soak quietly.

"Come, give me a massage."

Fang Yong said.

Xiangling did as she was told with a red face.

The warbler on the shore also had a red face and looked a little at a loss.

Is she going down?
Do you want to take off your clothes?

Wouldn't that be too dissolute?
But if she didn't go down, it would look like Xiangling became the master, and she was still a maid...

Ying'er was thinking in a confused manner.

The maids are also divided into different levels. Ying'er was the first one to follow Baochai, so her status is naturally the highest. Xiangling came later, so her status is relatively lower.

But now...

Xiangling gently massaged Fang Yong's body with her hands.

"Master, how do I press this button?"

Xiangling asked stupidly.

Fang Yong smiled and took Xiangling's hand. "I'll teach you!"

As she was speaking, Baochai lifted the veil and walked over.

Her long hair hangs down, without a single bit of makeup on.

Under the steam, her rosy oval face looked round and cute. She was only wearing a pink bellyband with a thin red string hanging around her neck, forming a sharp contrast with the surrounding fair skin.

There was a pair of pink and yellow butterflies embroidered on the bellyband. As Baochai walked, the butterflies danced gracefully, as if they were moving out of the pattern.

Xiangling, who was massaging, suddenly let go of her hands.

"Ah, Lord, it has changed!"

Baochai didn't dare to look at Fang Yong at this moment. She carefully glanced elsewhere to pretend to be calm.

She also knows nothing about sex.

Things changed so quickly at home that she was not prepared at all and ended up in her current situation.

After all the twists and turns, Baochai has no idea about the external situation. All she can use now is her body, hoping to please Fang Yong, and then find a way to ask Fang Yong to rescue her mother and brother.

It’s a pity that the former rich lady has now fallen into the situation of being a slave.

Baochai felt a little aggrieved, but she forced herself to swallow it.

This is the first time, she has to do her best and not let Fang Yong be unhappy because of her emotions. She must strive to make Fang Yong satisfied.

Only in this way can Fang Yong like you and gain his favor.

Baochai suppressed the nervousness in her heart and tried to be as natural as possible, but her curled toes betrayed her.

Fang Yong's mouth corners slightly raised,

In some ways, Baochai is similar to Daiyu. When she is nervous, her toes curl up together. Even though she is obviously very nervous, she pretends to be calm and acts as if nothing has happened.

Thinking of this, Fang Yong did not expose her, but stood up and pulled Baochai's hand.

Seeing this, Baochai also reached out her hand in cooperation.

Perhaps because she was too nervous, Baochai didn't pay attention to her feet and accidentally stepped into a puddle of water while walking forward.

Baochai suddenly slipped and fell into the pool.

Baochai closed her eyes in fear, her heart sank, and she thought:

"I am so clumsy, I am afraid I will lose face and be despised by others in the future."

Just as she was thinking about it, Baochai's body did not fall directly into the water, but fell into a solid embrace.

Baochai opened her eyes and saw Fang Yongzheng holding her.

"You are so eager to throw yourself into your husband's arms. Did Chai'er fall in love with me at first sight?"

Fang Yong said jokingly.

Baochai's long hair was soaked in the water, and there were some water droplets on her face. She looked like a lotus emerging from the water, extremely beautiful.

Baochai opened her mouth and was about to say something when Fang Yong kissed her.

In an instant, Baochai's mind went blank, and all the preparations she had made before were in vain.

Next, Baochai was completely at the mercy of Fang Yong. The two butterflies fluttered around excitedly, and finally became completely useless. Fang Yong untied them and threw them away.

Finally, Xiangling was also pulled over...

In the small courtyard, Baoqin returned to the cottage carrying a little bird.

"Sister Baochai? Xiangling? Hey, where are the family members?"

……

Huaizhou Prefecture Hall.

Fang Yong was dressed neatly as he was going to meet an important person today.

"Hello, Colonel Willie!"

Fang Yong stretched out his hand.

The other party was a foreigner in a dark suit. To be more precise, he was Willie Campbell, a former naval captain of the British Empire.

The reason was that Fang Yong, at Daiyu's suggestion, purchased a batch of new looms and set up three silk weaving factories to provide employment for civilians who were disabled because of the Duke of Shanguo.

Because Fang Yong purchased a large number of looms, he accidentally discovered the manufacturer behind the looms.

It turns out that this loom was not manufactured in Daxi, but its prototype was a loom produced in the overseas British Empire.

This loom is inexpensive and highly efficient, and most importantly, it can weave medium to high-quality cloth or silk without the need for skilled manual operation.

However, for some unknown reason, the Daxi government strictly prohibited the sale of this loom on the grounds of "strange and lewd techniques". Once it was discovered that a merchant was using this loom to make items on a large scale, the Jinyiwei would come to investigate strictly. In minor cases, a large fine would be imposed, and in serious cases, the property of the merchant would be confiscated and the family would be exterminated.

For this reason, although the textile technology of this loom is extremely advanced, it has not been promoted in Daxi.

Later, Emperor Longqing dismissed the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and banned all the rights of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, which gave the loom an opportunity to be sold again.

Willy acquired a local textile giant in Yangzhou, the Shen family, and then simply modified the loom, changing the appearance and some structures to make it more suitable for Daxi's textile technology. He then named it the Shen family loom and began to sell it on a large scale in Daxi.

As people from Daxi government came knocking on his door again, Wei Li acted very cautiously. So far, he has not sold many looms. Fang Yong is currently his biggest customer.

(End of this chapter)