Mingyue Bay borders Taihu Lake in the south and is backed by green mountains, like a crescent of bright moon.

Two speedboats flying the flag of Jiangnan Security Company sailed across the calm water and headed towards the Mingyue Bay where the reeds and clouds were shrouded in mist.

The Lady of Lanling County wore a scarlet cloak on the outside and a beautiful hunting suit underneath, and stood happily on the bow of the boat.

"Brother Zhao is really something. He didn't even say hello to me and just used my name..." Especially when she learned that this place was called Mingyue Bay, her little face blushed and her tail was raised to the sky.

But before she could be happy for long, she heard Jiang Xueying, who was wearing a white cape and a moon-white warrior robe, said to Qiaoqiao calmly, "The Suzhou Prefecture Annals say, 'Mingyue Bay, where the King of Wu enjoyed the moon.' According to legend, during the Spring and Autumn Period, King Fuchai of Wu and Xi Shi once enjoyed the moon here together, and this bay got its name from this."

"..." Now it was the young county lady's turn to have her mouth twitching.

"Today it's one to one." Secretary Ma, who was wearing a scarf and a leather jacket, said silently in her heart.

"The moon is still here even though Xi Shi is gone, and we can share the beauty of the moon even though thousands of miles apart." Zhang Xiaojing smiled and helped her bestie to smooth things over, "It seems like this place is meant for you."

"The moon is still here even though Xi Shi is gone, and we can share the beauty of the moon across thousands of miles of mist and waves?" Li Mingyue was immediately happy. "I like this line of poetry."

Jiang Xueying smiled slightly and said nothing more. After this period of contact, she has found that the daughter of Zhang Xianggong's family is much more difficult to deal with than Li Mingyue.

Fortunately, Xiao Zhuzi did not show any aggression, so usually as long as she opened her mouth, Jiang Xueying would wisely stop the fight to avoid leading her off the battlefield.

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As they were talking, two flat-bottomed boats sailed to the shore and landed directly on the mudflat.

The security guards lowered the planks, allowing the young masters and young ladies to reach the shore without getting their feet dirty.

"Wow, it's so beautiful!" Seeing the lush green mountains, the snow-like reeds by the lake, and the clear blue water, Qiaoqiao shouted happily.

Suddenly, countless birds living on the mudflats were startled and flew away in groups, creating a spectacular scene.

"Don't yell, you idiot." The young master rolled his eyes at her, stretched and said, "You're still yelling after scaring the birds away?"

Before Li Chengen finished speaking, he felt a pain in his ribs and immediately changed his words: "Don't get me wrong, I was talking about Xiwa."

"Are you sick?!" Zhao Shixi glared at him.

Just as Li Chengen was about to speak, he felt his skin being twisted in the opposite direction. He immediately understood what his sister meant, and he put his arm around Zhao Shizhen's neck and said, "It's too simple here, it's boring, let's go up the mountain to hunt deer."

"But I don't want to go..." Xiwa looked at the endless mountains in front of her with a fearful expression. It's almost the New Year...

"No, you want to go." Li Chengen didn't allow him to explain and dragged him away.

The guards of the young master hurried to catch up, and Jin Ke also asked several security guards who were familiar with the terrain to lead the way. Xishan Island is in the center of Taihu Lake, and there are no big wild animals. As long as you don't get lost, there will be no danger.

"Xueying, are we going?" Li Mingyue challenged Jiang Xueying with a smile.

"Mingyue is a guest, of course she will listen to you." Jiang Xueying kicked the ball back calmly.

"Then let's go and see it for ourselves." Li Mingyue looked fascinated.

"I think we should just forget it." Zhang Xiaojing gently tugged at the corner of Li Mingyue's clothes, reminding her not to reveal her true identity.

"But I haven't climbed a mountain yet." Li Mingyue immediately changed her words and said, "I don't know if I can keep up with my brother and the others."

"Yeah, let's not fall behind and just have some fun in Mingyue Bay." Jiang Xueying also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Her physical strength was a weakness and it would definitely be embarrassing if she followed others to climb the mountain.

"But now that we're here..." Li Mingyue looked at the flock of birds circling in the sky unwillingly, and suddenly her eyes lit up and she said, "Why don't we have a hunting competition?"

"Oh, I'm not good at this." Jiang Xueying waved her hands when she heard that.

"I'm not really good at it either." Li Mingyue also said modestly: "Girls, who knows that." After a pause, she said: "For fun, let's add a prize."

"What's the prize?"

"The loser, during your time on the island, must listen to the winner's instructions. How about that?" Li Mingyue smiled.

"Then I won't spoil Mingyue's mood anymore." Jiang Xueying accepted the challenge immediately.

"Wow, such a big deal..." Sister Ma, who was standing aside, muttered softly. A blush flashed across her pretty face, and no one knew what scene she was thinking of.

"The rules of the competition are that whoever shoots the most wild ducks within an hour wins." Zhang Xiaojing announced the rules, "But you are not allowed to hurt other birds. If you accidentally hurt one, you will be fined ten."

As she spoke, she took out a huge pocket watch and waved her hand, saying, "Let's get started."

"Why are they only shooting mallards?" Qiaoqiao asked in a puzzled voice. Neither of them had ever touched a gun or shot a bow, so they could only watch the fun from afar.

"Because showing off your affection will lead to death sooner." Sister Ma snorted.

"What?" Qiaoqiao didn't hear clearly.

"Haha, there are a lot of wild ducks." Sister Ma changed her words with a smile.

"That's not what I was talking about just now." Qiaoqiao muttered.

Ah Cai strung the hunting bow and presented it to the county lady with both hands.

Xiao Yun'er also loaded the bullet and presented it to the lady with both hands.

Taking a look at the short-barreled shotgun in Jiang Xueying's hand, Li Mingyue's mouth twitched, feeling something was not good.

In the distance, the young master, who had already entered the forest, heard a gunshot from Moon Bay behind him. He couldn't help but shrink his neck, thinking that he didn't expect that the girl named Jiang was not a good person either.

Immediately he was overjoyed, but the Zhao family would have to suffer the consequences in the future!

~~

On the other side, Zhao Hao came out of the glass workshop, drank a pot of tea, and then he recovered.

On the side, Zhang Jian, Xing Yunlu and others were listening attentively, waiting for instructions.

Unfortunately, Zhao Hao had nothing to guide him, so he could only say in general terms: "We still need to conduct repeated experiments to find the best formula. We need to search for quartz sand all over the country, and don't be afraid to spend money! Anyway, with the current quality of the glass, we can start production after the new year."

Although Ming Dynasty glassware was not very rare, they were either made in the palace or imported from the West. They were still considered luxury goods and had very high profits.

And once the chemistry department develops tin-mercury, we can make glass mirrors. That's the most lucrative business in the world!

Unfortunately, amalgam is poisonous, so Mr. Zhao, a conscientious entrepreneur, decided to wait until the 04th Institute successfully mastered the silver mirror reaction before making a fortune from it...

Thinking of this, Zhao Hao asked Zhang Jian, "How is the preparation for the establishment of Institute 04 going?"

"My disciple and Junior Brother Qu have finished learning the Elementary Chemistry given by Master, and have also asked Junior Brother Xing to help blow various experimental vessels."

Zhang Jian smiled bitterly and said, "The only problem is that we can't find any professional craftsmen in this field, Master. We can't let Junior Brother Qu run a research institute all by himself, can we?"

"If that doesn't work, why not hire some alchemists?" Zhao Shizhen suggested, "This should be the closest thing, right?"

ps. This is the second update, and there is one more update, please wait a moment.