After marrying the fierce god, her handsome young husband was pampered to the extreme.

"Second Master, Yunzhou Prefecture is just ahead."

A cargo ship drifted down the Yanjiang River all the way from the capital to Yunzhou.

The cargo ship was small and had no family crest; it looked quite ordinary.

On the deck, a man lay lazily on a wicker chair, his eyes closed, seemingly enjoying the river breeze, and it was unclear whether he heard anything.

The burly man then withdrew after giving his report.

An hour later, the cargo ship docked at the largest wharf in Yunzhou Prefecture.

Once the boat had come to a stop, the person in the wicker chair slowly stood up, straightened his collar, dusted off his sleeves, and then leisurely disembarked.

He was dressed in the most ordinary blue robe, about twenty years old, and did not wear a crown on his head, but used a rough peach wood to tie his hair up.

This person is none other than Lin Er, Lin Yunqing.

Two young men followed behind him, one of whom was slender and handsome, dressed like a scholar.

The other was a muscular, burly warrior.

"Zhongli," Lin Er called out.

The slender scholar said, "Second Master."

Lin Er said, "Go rent a courtyard, make sure it's big and spacious."

"Yes."

After the thin scholar left, Lin Er called out again, "Da Xing."

The martial artist said, "Second Master."

"Go to the brokerage and buy a few clever kids. Don't take any who are too big or too small."

Upon hearing this, Da Xing scratched his head. "Second Master, what exactly does this 'not too young, not too old' age refer to?"

Lin Er casually suggested, "Then let's say around ten years old. If she's too old, we won't be able to tame her."

"oh."

"While you're at it, buy a map of the prefectural city."

"Yes."

After the two people beside him left, Lin Er strolled leisurely around the city.

Yunzhou is located by the sea and is rich in fish and shrimp.

In terms of jewelry, there are also pearls, corals, giant clams, and the like.

As for the weaving industry, it was even more prosperous.

The most famous local fabric is mermaid yarn, but this mermaid yarn is not the yarn spun by mermaids from their tears in the legend.

Instead, it's a fabric that can shimmer with seven colors in the sunlight.

Clothes made from this fabric resemble the colorful scales of fish in the ocean. It was originally called scale cloth, but was renamed shark gauze during the previous dynasty.

The value of sharkskin yarn goes far beyond this.

Due to the special processes involved in the textile manufacturing, each piece of fabric has a unique color.

Its uniqueness has made every inch of mermaid yarn incredibly valuable.

Lin Er came here hoping to experience the local customs and culture of another place, and also to see if there were any business opportunities in Yunzhou.

As he was strolling down the street, he noticed a group of young men heading towards one place.

Such excitement naturally caught Lin Er's attention.

He grabbed a young man's arm, "Brother, why is everyone heading that way? What happened up ahead?"

The young man broke free from him and did not answer his question. Instead, he kept muttering things like, "If we go too late, it will be too late."

Lin Er squinted and thought for a moment, then quickly followed.

The group ran out of the market and stopped at the entrance of an alley.

It wasn't that they wanted to stop, but the alley entrance was so crowded that they couldn't squeeze in.

Seeing this, Lin Er took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention and stepped onto a flower bed.

Only a faint red ribbon could be seen in front, making it look like someone had set up a fighting arena.

Lin Er wasn't interested in the arena and was about to jump off the flowerbed when he suddenly heard a gasp from the person in front of him.

People kept shouting things like "Here they come! Here they come! My! My!" The volume and pitch of their voices perfectly matched Lin Er's stereotypical image of a savage from the martial world.

He guessed that there was probably some kind of arena ahead, which was why the group of young men were so excited.

However, Lin Er was quite surprised to find that there were even elderly men in their seventies and eighties in the crowd.

The people of Yunzhou are still vigorous despite their old age!

There seemed to be a stampede ahead, and the already crowded alleyway became even more chaotic.

Standing on the high ground, Lin Er decided it would be best to wait before going down.

Suddenly, a flash of red appeared before his eyes.

He instinctively reached out and caught the object that was being thrown at him.

Suddenly, all around fell silent.

At this moment, several servants dressed in red squeezed through the crowd and bowed deeply to Lin Er.

Congratulations, son-in-law!

Lin Er silently looked down and saw that he was holding a hydrangea ball perfectly in his arms.

Lin Er: "..."

The servant said, "Young master, please."

Lin Er: "..." No, I've become someone's live-in son-in-law?

"Uh..." For the first time, Lin Er felt speechless and unable to defend himself.

He caught the embroidered ball; that's an indisputable fact.

Even if he truthfully says that he's just here for the fun, probably no one will believe him.

Just as he was about to explain, he was detained by the servants.

"Young master, please."

Lin Er sighed and followed the servants into the mansion.

Let's explain the whole story after we meet the owner of the hydrangea.

He was dressed in a red wedding gown and stuffed into the bridal chamber, without anyone even asking him, as is customary, whether he had a family.

It seems there's more to this story of throwing a bridal bouquet to summon a husband than meets the eye.

It sounds quite lively outside; there must be quite a few guests attending the wedding banquet.

He had seen the plaque hanging on the gate before entering the mansion.

This is the Xia residence.

The Xia family of Yunzhou... the imperial merchants in charge of the tribute silk fabric are surnamed Xia!

Could they be from the same company?

Lin Er pondered that if that were the case, then it would truly be an effortless gain.

He was eager to see the mermaid silk.

As he was thinking, the door was pushed open.

A young man in red walked in.

He was accompanied by two... people who looked like thugs.

He must be the owner of the embroidered ball.

She's not bad looking, I don't know why she chose to choose the method of throwing a bridal bouquet to find a husband.

Isn't he afraid of attracting some scoundrels or people with bad intentions?

The young man moved swiftly and quickly poured two glasses of wine.

"Come, drink the nuptial wine, from now on we are husband and wife."

There were no normal wedding procedures; the bed was spotless, and even the fruit scattering was omitted.

Lin Er took the wine cup and was about to speak when he heard the young man urge him, "Drink up!"

As soon as Lin Er brought the wine glass to his lips, he smelled a strong... sedative scent.

He tilted his head back and drank it, but the wine remained in his mouth without being swallowed.

This guy administered a very generous dose of the drug.

That guy kept staring intently at him.

Lin Er felt the time was right, so he rolled his eyes and fainted.

Upon seeing this, the young man immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

He ordered, "Tie him up and throw him onto the bed."

"Yes."

Lin Er was bound hand and foot and casually thrown onto the bed. The young man said, "You may all leave."

Lin Er heard the footsteps of the two thugs gradually fade into the distance, and the door closed.

He took the opportunity to vomit up the drugged wine.

The young man did not come to the bed, but instead took his quilt and lay down on the glass couch next to him.

It was already dark outside, and he had to hurry to meet up with Zhongli and the others.

Lin Er pressed the mechanism on the ring and used the sharp blade hidden inside to cut the rope.