In fact, Xia Xiaoshi always felt that Zhou Changfeng's body was stained with the residual smell of blood before, although it was very light, it was very abrupt, and she could feel it when she sniffed it, which made her a little uncomfortable.

After he finished taking a shower, she couldn't help but subconsciously say, "It's finally clean again." ”

"What?" Zhou Changfeng raised his hand and looked left and right, and asked puzzledly, "Was it dirty before?" ”

"It's nothing." Xia Xiaoshi walked into the bathroom quickly with a change of clothes, and then closed the door very carefully.

Hey, sure enough, he didn't feel the faint smell of blood.

Also, he should be accustomed to this in the flesh-and-blood battlefield.

Just like some people don't care about the smell of fish, but some people are quite sensitive.

After taking off her clothes, Xia Xiaoshi turned up the water temperature slightly, and then enjoyed a warm shower, and her thoughts flew away.

The thought of how naked she was now, separated by only a wall, made her inevitably a little shy.

After talking about it for half an hour, when she was about to take a bath towel after turning off the water, she unexpectedly found that she didn't bring a bath towel in.

Oh my God, oh my God! Forgetful! Damn it! I'm so stupid!

But... No matter how wet you are, you can't change into clean clothes, right?

After secretly complaining about herself for a few words, Xia Xiaoshi, who was ashamed and annoyed, finally broke down and shouted at the crack in the door: "First-sheng-"

Zhou Changfeng, who was leaning on the big bamboo chair to read the Shanghai Evening News, raised his eyes and looked over, wondering, "What's wrong?" ”

"I... I forgot to take the bath towel......"

Zhou Changfeng, who was dumbfounded, closed the newspaper, got up and walked over to take the bath towel from the closet, and then walked to the bathroom door.

He deliberately wanted to tease his big-hearted fiancée, so he said in embarrassment: "But how can I give it to you?" If you put it on the ground, it will be dirty. ”

There was a sliding door and a curtain in the bathroom, one door and one curtain separated, but at the moment it was like a moat separating the two.

Xia Xiaoshi inside blushed shyly, and said, "Open a slit, you can stuff it in." ”

"Okay."

The door was cracked, and Zhou Changfeng reached out to open the curtain, and then slipped the bath towel through.

This is really a treasure for Xia Xiaoshi, she hurriedly closed the door while saying "Mr. trouble".

Zhou Changfeng, who was outside the door, shook his head helplessly and sat back in his chair with a smile.

After a while, Xia Xiaoshi, who had changed into a round-necked robe for home use, walked out, and her long black and bright hair became a wet strand at the moment.

She picked up another dry towel and wrapped her hair very skillfully, and when she turned around, she saw Zhou Changfeng staring straight at her.

The plain satin robe was about knee-length, with few parts of the body exposed.

Looking at it, I saw Hao's wrists and teeth, and the gooseneck showed off.

Looking down, it can be seen that the calves are well-proportioned and straight, the ankles are distinct and exquisite, and a pair of lotus feet are delicate and exquisite.

Obviously, only a few parts are exposed, but every inch of skin is so fair and delicate, smooth and delicate, so it is still enough to seduce the soul and lead people to reverie.

The girl's eyes are like a mountain stream in early spring, clear and pure. The setting sun shone through the window, setting her eyes against the glow of the sunset, staining her skin the golden wheat of early autumn.

Zhou Changfeng felt his heart clenched tightly, and it beat uncontrollably fast.

"Sir, what are you staring at me?"

"Appreciate my little poems... Belch... Anyway... That's right, the hibiscus-like appearance of the water is so beautiful. Zhou Changfeng replied solemnly.

"That's nature." Xia Xiaoshi, who still had a trace of blush on her cheeks, pouted, "Mr. Ling is too good at rhetoric!" ”

"Ahem, I can only say a rough one."

"Humph!"

Xia Xiaoshi, who was in this situation for the first time, was actually a little overwhelmed - should she sit on the big bamboo chair over there now? Or do you just lie down on that soft and spacious bed?

She was tired from most of the day's travel, so she came to the edge of the bed after a little hesitation and fell on the bed at once.

After being tired for a long time, after taking a hot bath and then devoting myself to such a bed, the feeling of pleasure is indescribable, and the body seems to stretch out all at once.

Xia Xiaoshi, who was intoxicated by the soft big bed, realized after a while that she seemed a little embarrassed that she was like this? Because now he is not alone, Zhou is watching from the side.

At this time, Zhou Changfeng, who was sitting on the chair, took a sip of the teacup and quipped: "Xiaoshi, have you seen some American movies that tell cowboy stories?" In the period of Western Expansion a hundred years ago, cowboys often pulled out guns to kill people and then rolled the haystack with their confidantes, why? Perhaps after a high level of tension, it is true that you can soothe your mind by doing something that is in line with your nature. ”

Although the current atmosphere is ambiguous enough, it does not prevent Xia Xiaoshi, who is not in the background, from subconsciously crossing her hands in front of her.

Sure enough, that kind of thing is still hinted at...... Should I say yes or not, I'm so entangled.

Very shy, she whispered, "One... Does it have to be now? Sir, to... Don't wait any longer......"

Now she finally understood why, before she left the door, both parents had a smile on their faces that they had never had before.

Although Xia Bing and Gao Linglu can be said to be a little big-hearted, from the perspective of the woman's parents, in terms of the most straightforward and realistic things, according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, engagement also has legal effect, which determines that Zhou does not dare to leave after prostituting in vain.

Even though the sentence "the law only applies to the powerless and powerless" is indeed reasonable, but this is an existence that no one wants to provoke in the Ming Dynasty and the six branches - even if you are a relative of the emperor, you will still be disgraced by the officials of the science and technology.

Zhou Changfeng slowly walked to the side of the bed, leaned over, leaned into her ear, and said with a smile: "It's up to you." ”

"I... I ......" Xia Xiaoshi, whose chest was like a deer crashing, dodged her eyes and said, "Can you wait a little longer...... I... I want to stay until the day of the wedding......"

"Oh? Really? ”

"Hmmm......"

Considering that the woman's verbal refusal is not suitable for directly judging the true thoughts in her heart, Zhou Changfeng still cautiously touched the east and west for a few tests.

After judging that Xia Xiaoshi was indeed a little resistant, he stopped in moderation.

"That's right, okay. Come on, it's time for us to go to dinner. ”

"Huh?"

The inn has four floors, and the first floor is a restaurant in addition to the counter, so guests can eat without leaving the restaurant, and at the same time, it also welcomes diners passing by like a normal restaurant.

Compared with Huaiyang cuisine, Shanghai's local dishes are more delicious, and tend to be seasoned with sugar, which is light but fragrant, and often sweet.

Zhou Changfeng, who is accustomed to Chu cuisine and Huaiyang cuisine, is naturally unaccustomed to eating, and Xia Xiaoshi is the same, so this dinner is destined to be tasteless.

"The main meal may not be suitable for a short time, but the snacks should be fine, and the dim sum snacks in Shanghai are still delicious."

"Then we'll eat tomorrow."

When she returned to the room, Xia Xiaoshi, who had been entangled for a long time, hesitated and asked softly, "Sir, will you not be happy to ......?"

"Huh? What's not to like? ”

"It's just... That ......"

Zhou Changfeng, who had a look of sudden enlightenment, couldn't help laughing, and replied disappreciatively: "Then what's the matter, sooner or later, are you in a hurry for these two months?" ”

He quipped, "Could it be that you can still escape?" ”

Xia Xiaoshi was embarrassed.

When you go to bed at night, you have a beautiful woman by your side, which is very different from sleeping alone.

Fragrant, soft, glutinous, in all fairness, it really takes a lot of concentration to suppress the natural impulses that arise.

Now he has really become a cadre who has been tested, Zhou Changfeng said with emotion in his heart.

Next.

Perhaps because of his professional instinct and slight PTSD, Zhou Changfeng was awakened by gunshots four times in one night.

In fact, many of the gunshots were very mild, probably a few kilometers away, but they still interrupted his sleep.

When there was a war, the surrounding artillery could sleep soundly even for days, but now it is so easy to wake up?

Contrary to him, Xia Xiaoshi on his side slept very sweetly, sleeping soundly until the third pole of the sun before waking up leisurely.

"Finally awake?" Zhou Changfeng, who was standing on the balcony, raised his hand and looked at his watch, "It's going to be time soon." ”

"Huh?" Xia Xiaoshi was still curled up in the quilt, only one head was exposed, and she hummed in a daze, "Is it so late?" ”

"Get up, pack up and get ready to go."

"Okay, wait."

Shanghai Prefecture was praised by the Ming people as "the first metropolis in the four seas and Kyushu, extremely prosperous and rich, with high-rise buildings and vast buildings one after another".

Because the urban area is very large, its administrative division is also a rare multi-county co-governance in the whole Ming Dynasty, with three attached counties.

Bounded by the Huangpu River, the upper part of Jiangxi is Huangpu County, the lower half is Minhang County, and the eastern part of Jiangdong is Yangjing County.

In addition to this, there are several other counties around.

To the northwest is Jiading County, which was stripped and divided from Suzhou Prefecture.

To the north is Baoshan County, whose name can be traced back to the Wanli period, in the fifth year of Wanli, the Thousand Households of Wusong River was renamed Baoshan Shouyu Thousand Households. Later, as the land of Susong became more and more prosperous, the imperial court divided the northeastern part of Jiading County and the northern part of Shanghai County, and took "Baoshan" as the name of the county.

The southeast is Nanhui County, the history can even be traced back to the beginning of the Ming Dynasty - the nineteenth year of Hongwu, Ming Taizu aimed to build a city in the area of the three regiments, set up Nanhuizui to guard the thousand households, under the jurisdiction of Jinshanwei.

Just south is Jinshan County, the same is Hongwu 19 years, Anqing Hou Qiu Cheng called the local military and civilians to pile up the earth and build the Jinshan Wei Acropolis.

To the southwest is Songjiang Prefecture, which was downgraded to Songjiang Prefecture.

In addition, there is Qingpu County in the west, which was established in the 21st year of Jiajing.

In this way, there are a total of eight counties and one state, which constitute the current Shanghai Prefecture.

"Blind seven with eight! Nong uses his brains to cut well? Isn't that a fool's errand? ”

In the suburbs of Baoshan County, outside the Hengguang factory, also known as the Hengguang Gun Company, a middle-aged man wearing glasses is scolding the young man next to him.

The latter misclassified the order and misremembered the phone number, which inevitably led to a reprimand from the manager.

At this time, someone trotted from the gate, "In charge, there is a pair of young people coming outside, saying that they want to talk to you about investment and occupation." ”

The words "young" and "investment" appeared side by side, and the manager felt that it was not very reliable when he heard it, "Is it serious?" ”

"The way you dress, how you behave, and how you talk are not like ordinary people."

Although the manager knew that the doorman was unlikely to look away, he was still suspicious, thinking that the person who came might be a descendant of a big family who was messing around.

But he decided to meet anyway, after all, if it really happened, the company could still get an extra windfall at this critical juncture, and there was no disadvantage.

When he saw this so-called "pair of young people", the manager suddenly felt that there was indeed a gap in his inertial thinking.

Some people's aura can't be hidden, and this is the case with the two people in front of them. Just at first glance, just looking at the walking and standing postures, he could not associate the word "gentleman" with the young man.

As for the woman, judging from her dress and just the right amount of blessing movements, she must also be from a very cultured family.

The person who came was definitely not very human, and there was no malicious expression, and nine times out of ten there was something good to come.

No wonder my left eyelid jumped this morning.

He hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Contemptible Zhang Chengji, responsible for the manager of the main factory business of Hengguang Company, the two distinguished guests came suddenly, the reception is not good, please don't mind." ”

"It's fine." Zhou Changfeng habitually glanced at the surrounding environment, and said directly to the point: "In the next Zhou Changfeng, this is my wife, this time I came here mainly to inspect the situation of your factory, and if it is appropriate, consider investing in shares." ”

"Okay, Mr. and Mrs. will wait a moment and we'll talk about it in detail. Come on, serve tea and serve tea! ”

The group arrived at the workshop, which is a corner of the park, which is the office of Hengguang Company, which is a double-storey small building on the top of a hanging hill.

Zhang Chengji introduced the company's situation very enthusiastically, and complained about the impact of the recent turmoil.

It's good and bad - the good thing is that the demand for guns has increased sharply, and the orders have suddenly increased a lot; The bad thing is that the public security has deteriorated, the people are panicked, and the production efficiency of the whole plant has decreased significantly.

“…… Dividends are secondary, and my original intention is to be able to have a place to turn my ideas and ideas into real things, so I mainly care about the comprehensive technical level of your factory. Zhou Changfeng calmly clarified his intentions.

This is too straightforward, Zhang Chengji has not encountered many times in his more than 20 years of business practice.

After a short period of stunned, he said confidently: "Our factory has more than 10 large and small stewards, 11 skilled old craftsmen and engineers from professional classes, 520 other employees, more than 120 machine tools, electric welding machines, gas welding machines, and steam hammers. ”

"What guns have you made in the past?"

"There are ordinary pistols and shotguns, and I have also taken the list of the government police and made a batch of automatic guns and shotguns, a total of more than a dozen models."

"Can you take some finished products and take a look?"

"Of course."

Zhang Chengji was also a little apprehensive, not knowing if he could get the blue eyes of the young man in front of him.

In recent years, because of the relative stability of Daming in China, the market demand has been decreasing year by year, and Hengguang Company has to adjust its sales strategy, try to take the high-end route, and carefully build expensive guns for the entertainment of powerful people.

While the number of production is reduced, the quality and process level have also been tempered and improved.

Nowadays, the changes in the world situation and the policies of the imperial court naturally cannot escape the noses of sensitive businessmen, so Hengguang has been discussing how to expand its scale since last year.

Otherwise, if there is a war in the future, small enterprises will not be able to get large orders.

(End of chapter)