Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

Seeing the expectation in his younger sister's eyes, Li Chengming did not choose to evade the question, but replied, "How about I discuss it with your sister-in-law and then tell you?"

Li Yinyin was so happy she felt like she could fly. Since her older brother had agreed, her sister-in-law was even less likely to stop her.

So the next morning, before breakfast, Yu Qiaoyun asked her, "Yinyin, isn't it better to stay at home? Why do you suddenly want to run away with your brother?"

Li Yinyin thought for a moment and said, "Sister-in-law, our village is too small. I think I should do more in a wider area!"

Upon hearing this and seeing her radiant expression, Yu Qiaoyun couldn't bear to refuse.

"Since you want to go out and see the world, I won't stop you. But before you go out, you have to make a three-point agreement with me. If you can't do it, you can only go out this once, understand?"

“Sister-in-law, please tell me,” Li Yinyin said, now ready to grant any request.

"The first rule is that when you go out, you must dress as a man and stay close to your elder brother. You must not leave the group without permission," Yu Qiaoyun explained to her. "Now that the Central Plains is divided, anyone who has men and horses and occupies a city dares to declare himself a country and ascend the throne as emperor."

"Wars between nations are constant, with new dynasties rising and old ones falling every year."

“Our Jiang Kingdom is not weak, which is why we can live a peaceful life in the village today. But this does not mean that the Jiang Kingdom is safe enough.”

“It’s always inconvenient for a young woman like you to go out alone, so you have to agree to this.”

When Li Chengming went out to find Xiufang this time, he would only go as far as the prefectural city, let alone leave Jiang Kingdom. However, Yu Qiaoyun deliberately talked about the chaotic world outside.

Li Yinyin didn't need to think too much to know that her sister-in-law was preventing her from wanting to go to farther places with her older brother in the future.

Perhaps the sister-in-law felt that under their protection, her younger sister could live a happy life, free from the troubles of the outside world.

But Li Yinyin knew clearly that this was something she couldn't achieve without sufficient ability in her own hands.

So the chaotic world her sister-in-law described not only didn't scare her away, but actually made her see an opportunity.

“I agree,” Li Yinyin’s clear voice carried a hint of urging, “And what else, sister-in-law, please say the last two points.”

Yu Qiaoyun didn't delay and said, "Secondly, no matter what happens, don't handle it on your own. You must ask your brother first."

“Thirdly… you still have to listen to your brother,” Yu Qiaoyun paused, “This is extremely important and you need to remember it.”

Li Yinyin concluded: "So, as long as I stick close to my brother, ask for his opinion before doing anything, and listen to him, that's fine, right?"

Yu Qiaoyun nodded: "That's one way to understand it."

Li Yinyin smiled and said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I've remembered everything!"

After the matter was settled, Li Yinyin ate her meal with peace of mind. Just before leaving, she suddenly remembered the money she had agreed on with her elder brother yesterday, so she turned back and pulled Yu Qiaoyun aside: "Sister-in-law, Fifth Sister-in-law and the others have come up with something new. My brother and I agreed to give them a reward. You are the mistress of the house, so why don't you go and oversee the distribution?"

After listening to her words, Yu Qiaoyun thought for a moment and said, "Yinyin, this is a benefit you have secured for them. If I were to distribute it, they wouldn't be thanking you."

"What difference is there between my brother and sister-in-law and me?" Li Yinyin said indifferently. "Sister-in-law, come with me!"

“Okay,” Yu Qiaoyun agreed, “but this will only happen once.”

"Just once," Li Yinyin said, pushing her out the door with a sly glint in her eyes.

While it's not impossible for Li Yinyin to distribute the money herself, she wanted to use these small gestures to gradually increase her brother and sister-in-law's standing among the relatives. That way, when she persuaded her brother to pursue further ideas, her sister-in-law could provide support from behind the scenes without any effort.

But as the old saying goes, plans can never keep up with changes.

When it came time to distribute the money, Yu Qiaoyun surprisingly claimed that it was Li Yinyin who suggested it, which resulted in double the profit for Fifth Sister-in-law and the others.

Fifth Sister-in-law and the others came to thank Li Yinyin, who was getting a little anxious: "Sister-in-law!"

“Look, this child is getting shy,” Yu Qiaoyun said, taking it as just shyness. She took her hand and said, “We’re all family, and this is a good thing, so what’s there to be embarrassed about?”

Fifth Sister and the others received more money and were grateful for the little girl's care. They said, "You're always calling me 'sister-in-law' all the time, but now you're acting shy. Do you think we'd eat you?"

The die was cast, and Li Yinyin could only admit that she was shy, which was why she had let Yu Qiaoyun take the lead.

She hid behind Yu Qiaoyun, only revealing her eyes: "I'm just afraid that my sisters-in-law will come to thank me. I've troubled you all so many times before, and I've never been polite to you. If you come to thank me for this, won't I have endless polite words to say in the future?"

When Fifth Sister and the others heard this, they did not thank her again in person, but when they returned home, they told their families about it.

For a time, even the elderly said, "Yinyin is a kind-hearted girl who cares about her relatives."

Li Yinyin was unaware of the inside story, but as she walked through the village again, everyone became more affectionate towards her, and those who used to think she was spoiled no longer mentioned it.

So what if a good girl has a few minor flaws? She's still a teenager, so she should be pampered.

After receiving his sister's advice, Li Chengming realized that this was a long-term business, so he decided not to cooperate with other embroidery workshops, but instead considered the feasibility of setting up his own embroidery workshop.

Based on the quality of the fabric, embroiderers were also divided into several classes, with different quality embroidery products corresponding to different groups of people.

There aren't many skilled embroiderers, and even fewer in the Western Regions have access to the best embroidery. So, aside from a few who are just there to make a name for themselves, most embroiderers only need to have decent skills and be willing to work with Western Region patterns.

The Reunion Festival is just around the corner, and Li Chengming will definitely be spending that day at home. He thought he should go and set up the embroidery workshop as soon as possible so that he could come back sooner.

Before he left, Li Yinyin packed her bags, changed into a servant's clothes, and used her sister-in-law's eyebrow pencil to thicken her eyebrows. Then, like a tomboy, she ran to the main courtyard.

"Brother, sister-in-law, do you think I'll look okay going out like this?"

Yu Qiaoyun looked at it for a while and said, "It seems like something is missing."

Li Chengming ordered someone to fetch a new set of better quality clothes and told Li Yinyin to change: "Being a little thin is fine, but where in ordinary households can you find a servant who is so fair-skinned and so clever? You should just stick to being a good younger brother of the master who comes with me to broaden my horizons!"

So much for the promise that if someone changes into men's clothing in movies and TV dramas, no one will recognize them? It seems like the romance only works on the female lead!

She remembered that in "The Princess of Chaos", when Xijiang Yuechu left the village, she disguised herself as a man and stayed by the male lead's side for a period of time.

It's best not to let her know that Xi Jiangyue's disguise is not as good as hers, otherwise, she will definitely doubt the eyesight of the women in the male lead's harem, wondering if they are severely nearsighted!