He has a spatial ability and saves three children on his escape route.

Chapter 225 Silkworm

Wen Yunhai's wife, Guo Lina, also stepped forward to greet Wen Dashan. Wen Dashan happily shouted towards the backyard, "Yunhe's wife, your elder brother and sister-in-law have returned with the children!"

Yang Cuie, who was feeding the chickens in the backyard, put down the food bowl and ran to the front yard, completely ignoring the hens pecking at each other over the food.

"Brother, sister-in-law," Yang Cuie nodded politely, then reached out and took Guo Lina's arm, smiling, "Let's go inside and chat!"

Yang Cuie had never met Wen Yunhai and his wife, but she knew that Wen Yunhai was the most capable of the four brothers, and Guo Lina was the wealthiest, most beautiful, and most well-educated of the four sisters-in-law.

Among the four sisters-in-law, Xue Fang, the wife of the second brother Wen Yunchen, comes from the worst family and is the least attractive, but she is the most cunning. Like Li Shu, the wife of the fourth brother Wen Yunyang, neither of them likes to deal with Xue Fang.

Upon receiving the message from his son Wen Jie, Wen Yunhe quickly told Wen Yunyang, and the two brothers immediately asked for leave to return to the village and leave the military camp.

Wen Yunhe then remembered his two cousins, Wen Yunhu and Wen Yunyu, who were also in the military camp. He turned to his son, Wen Jie, and said, "Jie'er, go again and inform our two cousins, Yunhu and Yunyu."

Wen Jie muttered, "I know," and turned to walk into the military camp. Wen Yunhe and his brother leaped onto their horses and quickly rode away.

On the way, Wen Yunyang asked loudly, "Big brother is back. Aren't you going to inform the princess and Yunhong to come back to Baijia Village for a reunion?"

“Foolish me, before my elder brother resigned from his post, he was just a county magistrate. Yun Hong is the Minister of Revenue, and the princess is of noble status. It should be my elder brother who goes to the capital to pay his respects…” Wen Yunhe explained helplessly.

The two brothers had barely stepped into the courtyard when Wen Yunhu and Wen Yunyu, along with Wen Jie, arrived at the gate. Wen Yunhai was overjoyed to see his two younger brothers and his third uncle's two cousins.

After dinner, Wen Yunhai remembered the gifts. This time when he came back, he brought gifts for everyone in the family. "Wife, quick, bring out the gifts!"

After distributing the gifts, the women took the children back to their rooms to rest. Wen Dashan, being older, couldn't stay up all night, so he also went back to his room to rest. The five Wen Yunhai brothers chatted idly in the main room.

The brothers, who hadn't seen each other for over ten years, had a lot to talk about. The five of them lingered in the main room until dusk. Yang Cuie and the maid Wen Yunhai had brought back went to the kitchen to cook.

Wen Yunhe and his three companions quickly washed up, ate breakfast, and rode their horses swiftly to the military camp. Knowing that Wen Yuxia disliked trouble, Wen Yunhai did not take his wife and children with him and went to the capital alone.

In the Kingdom of Yunxiao, Nangong Wenrui and Yun Zhiqian sat in the study on the third floor of the Jinyu Mantang jewelry shop, drinking tea. Nangong Wenrui had come to the Kingdom of Yunxiao to seek Yun Zhiqian's help.

Silk is a unique fabric of the Cloud Kingdom. It is soft to the touch, gives a warm and comfortable feeling, and has excellent heat retention. Moreover, its production is extremely limited, and no one except the royal family is qualified to obtain it.

Wen Yuxia's birthday is approaching, and Nangong Wenrui wants to make clothes out of silk to give to her. After taking a sip of tea, Nangong Wenrui slowly stated his request.

Yun Zhiqian looked troubled: "Brother, I can't help you."

In previous years, Yun Zhiqian could have asked the emperor for some silk, but not this year. The palace only had one bolt of silk, and the emperor was currently racking his brains over which empress to distribute it to; how could he possibly ask for any?

Nangong Wenrui frowned slightly and asked curiously, "How exactly is silk produced? Why is this year's output so low?"

Yun Zhiqian's eyes darted away: "This is a royal secret, I can't tell you."

The production of silk was overseen by members of the royal family. Yunxiao Kingdom used silk to exchange for considerable benefits with other countries. Outsiders had no idea of ​​the silk's origins. Yun Zhiqian knew what the silk was made of, but he couldn't tell Nangong Wenrui.

Nangong Wenrui gave him a displeased look: "You can get lost now." With that, he flicked his sleeve and shoved Yun Zhiqian into the second-floor lobby.

Yun Zhiqian shouted nonchalantly towards the third floor, "Brother, I'm leaving."

Back at the princess's residence, Nangong Wenrui was somewhat sullen. He forced a smile and had dinner with Wen Yunhai and Wen Yunhong, then drank tea with them for a while.

Sensing Nangong Wenrui's low spirits, Wen Yunhong used the excuse of needing to talk with Wen Yunhai later that night to take Wen Yunhai away. Wen Yuxia, of course, also noticed that Nangong Wenrui was troubled.

"Rui-ge, did something unpleasant happen today?" Wen Yuxia asked with a smile. Nangong Wenrui, his handsome face dark, scolded Yun Zhiqian.

Wen Yuxia said with a faint smile, "Brother Rui, I know of a type of insect whose silk can be processed into the kind of lightweight, soft, and warm fabric you mentioned."

Nangong Wenrui asked curiously, "What kind of insect?" Wen Yuxia replied with a faint smile, "A silkworm."

Wen Yuxia described in detail the different stages of a silkworm's life cycle, what the silkworm looks like at each stage, how many days it takes for the silkworm to spin its cocoon, and what foods silkworms like to eat.

Nangong Wenrui said with a delighted expression, "Mu Hua, what you said is very valuable. If we really find silkworms and get the cocoons, spinning silk and weaving cloth will be no problem at all."

As a businessman, Nangong Wenrui had a discerning eye. After listening to Wen Yuxia's explanation, he immediately realized that the fabric Wen Yuxia was describing, even if it wasn't silk, was a type of fabric that didn't exist on the market.

Sensing a business opportunity, Nangong Wenrui immediately gathered his men and told them about the habits and food of silkworms that Wen Yuxia had described, instructing them to go deep into the mountains to find silkworms and cocoons.

Three days later, the men sent out lived up to expectations; someone found a mulberry tree deep in the mountains and saw small insects happily feeding on it.

Upon receiving the message carried by a carrier pigeon, Nangong Wenrui and Wen Yuxia followed the pigeon and arrived at an unnamed mountain.

The mulberry trees here form a dense forest, and upon closer inspection, many insects can be seen crawling on the trees. After confirming this,

Wen Yuxia said, "This is a silkworm," then picked up a damaged cocoon from the ground and told Nangong Wenrui that the cocoon was woven from a single silkworm thread.

Wen Yuxia also told Nangong Wenrui that every country has silkworms, but it's just that no one knows that the tiny silkworm cocoon has such a great function.

Nangong Wenrui picked up the silkworm cocoon in surprise: "I never imagined that such a tiny insect could weave such a large cocoon."

At Wen Yuxia's suggestion, Nangong Wenrui only moved a few mulberry trees into the small world to plant, leaving the rest of the mulberry trees and the silkworms on them deep in the mountains.

Nangong Wenrui assigned special personnel to guard the area, and also sent many women to observe the silkworms' living habits.