Siheyuan: The beauty Xueru Huizhen, the birds are jealous

Although Yang Ming did not have much experience in running a silk shop, as a person from later times, he had seen much more of the world than this era.

The suggestions put forward by Yang Ming are undoubtedly innovative and forward-looking in this era. Chen Xueru listened with great interest and nodded continuously.

"Most importantly," I added, "Xueru, you need to clearly define the positioning of your silk shop. In fact, women's clothing is the main consumer. Therefore, I suggest that you focus on women's clothing, and men's clothing can be sold as a by-product."

Looking back on my business experience in my previous life, I know that women and children are the main force in the consumer market. In particular, women’s pursuit of beauty is almost endless. This is why some brands in later generations can make a lot of money just by selling a lipstick or an eyebrow pencil.

Therefore, Yang Ming suggested that Chen Xueru adjust the business strategy of the silk shop and focus more on women's clothing. After listening to Yang Ming's suggestion, Chen Xueru's eyes sparkled, as if she saw a bright future.

She ignored the looks of the people around her, walked straight to Yang Ming and gave him a loving hug.

"Xiao Ming, how about you help me run the silk shop?" She suggested excitedly, "With your business acumen and my management ability, plus the Chen family's reputation, we will surely be able to make Chen's Silk Shop flourish! When the time comes, you will be the head shopkeeper and I will be the lady boss..."

As she spoke, a longing smile appeared on her face, as if she had already seen the beautiful picture of them running a silk shop together.

However, Yang Ming could only smile bitterly.

If he didn't know what the future would hold, he might have agreed to Chen Xueru's request without hesitation, run the silk shop with her, and enjoyed the peace and happiness.

"Xueru," Yang Ming said softly, trying to convey his thoughts, "I don't mean to extinguish your enthusiasm, but you can run the silk shop on your own. I am willing to silently give you advice behind the scenes, and when you face difficulties, I will do my best to help you overcome them."

He knew very well that he could not reveal the secret that he knew the future. Once such information was leaked, it would no longer be a secret.

Therefore, even to Chen Xueru, the person closest to Yang Ming, Yang Ming chose to remain silent for the time being.

When Chen Xueru heard Yang Ming's words, a complex emotion flashed in her eyes. She asked with some concern: "Xiao Ming, do you think it's inappropriate for a woman like me to show up in public and talk business with others?"

Yang Ming immediately rejected her idea and replied, "How could that be? Today's era is no longer so closed, who dares to have such old-fashioned ideas? The leader said that women can hold up half the sky! Look, isn't Huizhen also running a tavern by herself? She's doing such a great job."

Chen Xueru's worries were slightly relieved after hearing Yang Ming's words. But she still remembered the rumors between Yang Ming and Xu Huizhen, and she couldn't help but feel a little resentful. However, she quickly chose to put these unpleasant things behind her because she knew that Yang Ming really supported her.

"Xiao Ming," she looked at Yang Ming with a determined light in her eyes, "Since you support me so much, I, Chen Xueru, swear that I will make Chen's Silk Shop a prosperous business!"

Seeing her high spirits, Yang Ming was sincerely happy for her. This was completely different from the gentle image she usually showed in front of Yang Ming, but it also attracted Yang Ming.

Yang Ming did not act rashly, after all, he was under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Yang Ming let go of Chen Xueru in his arms and began to look around the yard carefully.

This place used to be a hiding place for enemy spies. Although it has been searched carefully, Yang Ming always feels that there may be some unknown secrets hidden here.

After all, an enemy spy who could lurk for so long and carry a small radio and code book with him was definitely not an ordinary person. Yang Ming decided to try and see if he could find any valuable clues here.

At this moment, Yang Ming suddenly felt a flash of inspiration in his mind.

Yang Ming seemed to have mastered a special ability - exploring secrets.

This ability enables Yang Ming to discover subtle hidden traces more easily than ordinary people, and to find secret mechanisms and treasures more easily.

Yang Ming was surprised at the emergence of this ability, but at the same time he felt a little amused.

Did this mean that Yang Ming was going to explore the ancient tomb? However, he quickly rejected this idea. Exploring the ancient tomb was not only illegal, but also against his principles.

He just hoped to use this skill to help Chen Xueru run the silk shop better and discover more business opportunities.

However, this did not stop him from continuing to explore the courtyard with this unique skill.

"Hey, is there really any clue?"

Suddenly, Yang Ming's attention was attracted by one place.

He discovered that there was something subtly different at a certain spot on the backyard wall.

If he hadn't observed carefully, he would have found it difficult to capture even this detail.

“Is this empty?”

He knocked lightly on the brick, and as his strength penetrated into it, the feedback felt completely different from other places.

In this situation, Yang Ming carefully removed the wall brick and was surprised to find a palm-sized piece of parchment stuck in it.

The parchment was covered with intricate lines and small black and red dots that, to the average person, might have been mistaken for a child's scribbles.

But when these lines came into Yang Ming's eyes, he quickly understood the secret.

"this..."

"Could this be a map of the Forty-Nine City?"

"If we follow this rule,"

"Then the black and red dots above, aren't they the hiding places of the enemy spies, or their lair?"

At this moment, Yang Ming couldn't help but feel excited.

However, there is no conclusive evidence for such a thing and it is difficult to believe.

What's more, the existence of enemy spies is a rare opportunity for Yang Ming! In this era, it is not easy to accumulate merits, and going to the battlefield is obviously not realistic.

Then, arresting enemy spies became his main way to gain merit. You know, these merits not only have huge benefits, but can even become amulets for Yang Ming and the people around him at critical moments.

"Fortune and honor come from risk. I have decided to go and find out!"

Of course, Yang Ming is not the kind of person who acts impulsively.

He made up his mind that if he really encountered accomplices of the enemy spies and they were outnumbered, he would choose to act alone and take all the credit.

But if the number of people is large, he will ask Captain Yang for support. With this plan, Yang Ming did not rush to act.