Across the Market

Chapter 153

What he thinks in his heart is, if it is really about mental age, how many years older than he is, how can he say that he is young.

Shen Yulou knew that she was stubborn, so he didn't argue with her, but asked, "You said you wanted to talk to me, what happened?"

Only then did Zhu Fu think of something important, quickly wiped the tears off his face, leaned into his ear and whispered, "Brother Shen, if someone sells illegal salt, what crime would it be?"

"Selling private salt?" Shen Yulou immediately changed his face, pulled Zhu Fu closer to him, rolled his Adam's apple and said, "Ah Fu, what do you know? You can't talk nonsense."

Zhu Fu said: "I'm not completely sure about it, but I'm very suspicious." She looked at the man next to her with the faint light, saw his handsome face, and immediately suppressed her smile and said, "A while ago Days, um, about a month ago, my uncle came back from the provincial capital and brought back a batch of goods. In the middle of the night, he called my father and brother to help carry the goods from the pier. I heard from my brother At that time, my uncle said that the goods were very precious, and he was afraid that they would steal them after they knew the hiding place, so he covered their eyes with cloth strips. The next morning, I found a big one on the clothes of my father and brother. Salt particles, I was a little suspicious. Later, I tried it out on the excuse of asking for wages, and seeing his strange look, I felt more and more likely."

Shen Yulou tightly pursed her slightly thin lips, just lowered her head and listened quietly, without speaking.

Glancing at him, Zhu Fu continued: "Brother Shen, we have to report this matter to the authorities... But seeing him come out of the county yamen now, it can't be..."

Shen Yulou shook his head and said: "This matter is not under the jurisdiction of the county magistrate. Since he dared to sell private salt, he should have taken care of everything along the way. It is just a coincidence that we saw him at the county government office today." He patted Zhu Fu on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry about this matter, go further with your aunt's family in the future, and when I go back, I will write a letter to Mr. Jiang Huaiqing, the censor of the two Zhejiang inspectors, and let me know about this matter."

Zhu Fu nodded, and said again: "It stands to reason that although the imperial court has a monopoly on salt, it is not absolutely forbidden to have salt merchants appearing. As long as they can pay taxes to the imperial court on time and have a good relationship with the salt officials, it will not be a problem. Taking risks and selling private salt. As far as I know, salt merchants still have a lot of money."

Shen Yulou said: "Is it true that everyone can be a salt merchant?" He lowered his eyes and looked at her, "I see that you are smiling a little bit maliciously, is there something wrong in your heart?"

Zhu Fu's mind was punctured, and she began to act coquettishly. She gently hugged Shen Yulou's arm and said, "Since Brother Shen can write books for Master Jiang Huaiqing, he should be able to speak in front of Master Jiang, right? Then in the future If I want to be a salt merchant, can you also connect me?"

Shen Yulou looked at her, saw her fawning face, suddenly laughed, raised his hand to pinch her face and said: "I really don't know what happened during the three years I was away. Ah Fu, you used to That’s not the case, you are very courageous, and dare to want to be a salt merchant.”

Zhu Fu's small face was not fleshy, and it was painful to be pinched, but she still leaned forward without fear of death.

"I'm afraid of being poor, and I've had enough hardships, so I want to take my parents and live a good life with the whole family." She looked at Shen Yulou seriously, "Then you think the old Ah Fu is good, Or the current Ah Fu? Who do you like more?"

"Your question is strange. No matter how it changes, you will always be you, and I like it." Shen Yulou stopped bullying her, and just pulled her to sit on one side, letting her lean against him.

Zhu Fu refused to let it go, and kept pestering and asking: "Then if you have to choose one? Which one is better?"

Shen Yulou frowned, seeing that she was serious and cute, he did compare in his heart, then smiled and replied: "If I really have to choose one, I still like the current Ah Fu."

"why?"

Once a woman gets serious, she will be a little bit reluctant, and she has to break the casserole and ask the end.

Shen Yulou said: "Now Ah Fu is stronger and more sensible... However, these are not the most important. The important thing is that since Ah Fu has become what he is now, it makes sense. Everyone will change when they grow up. , so no matter what you become in the future, you will always be my favorite Ah Fu."

Zhu Fu had never been so happy. Hearing such simple but touching love words from a man who treated her so well, she got too excited for a moment, and also forgot that this was the ancient times of feudal rituals. She kissed him on the cheek, and then left quickly.

Shen Yulou was so shocked that he didn't move, he never thought that this girl would take the initiative to kiss him.

He was stunned for a while, then raised his hand to touch the place where he was kissed, and looked at her with a half smile.

Only then did Zhu Fu realize that he had been rude, stuck out his tongue embarrassingly, then did not look at him, only looked up at the fireworks in the sky.

Shen Yulou was in a very good mood, so how could he let her go, moved his body, moved closer to her, breathed in her ear and asked, "Sister Fu, what did you mean by that just now?"

Zhu Fu felt that his tone was very strange, and the hot and humid breath from his mouth sprayed on his ears, numb and itchy, and her heart immediately started beating wildly.Imprisoned by his strong and slender arms, she couldn't escape even if she wanted to, she gritted her teeth secretly, her pretty face burned even more.

Shen Yulou saw two lumps of blush on the beauty's face, as if she had applied thick rouge, and the corners of her lips smiled even more.

Stretching out his arms, he took the beauty into his arms, let her soft body lean against his warm and thick chest, and promised: "Ah Fu, we will be together for the rest of our lives. When your brothers and sisters get married, we will marry you." I will go to your house to propose marriage. When you grow up a bit, you can be my wife."

Zhu Fu wanted to escape, but he was a practicing family man, not as frail as he appeared on the surface, and his arms were surprisingly strong.Unable to break free, Zhu Fu didn't struggle at all, he just hugged himself, with his back against his chest, half lying in his arms and watching the fireworks above his head.

Feeling the softness in her arms, Shen Yulou used a little more strength to hold her tighter.

Brilliant fireworks bloomed one after another in the night sky, illuminating the entire sky. Although the fireworks were fleeting, they were once gorgeous and colorful after all.

(End of this chapter)