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Shen Yubai took off his curtain leisurely and handed it to Song Xiang, saying in a gentle tone: "Xiang'er is indeed Yu Bai's fiancée!"

"Oh?" Zhuang Luyu was full of interest, "Then Miss Song is so lucky. She carried a mountain of gold home without any effort!"

Shen Yubai replied calmly: "Master Zhuang, you have given me too much praise!"

"sit down!"

Zhuang Leyu spoke, and Song Xiang immediately stepped forward and took Shen Yubai's hand, taking him to the chair on the right to sit down. Zhuang Leyu saw all this.

"You're not married yet, but the relationship between you two is quite good!"

The corners of Shen Yubai's lips raised slightly, and a faint smile appeared: "Master Zhuang, please stop teasing Shen, let's talk business!"

Song Xiang pretended not to know and asked: "Master Zhuang wants to discuss business with Yu Bai, should I avoid it?"

Zhuang Luyu looked at Song Xiang intently for a long time before acquiescing: "Since we are a family, there is no need to avoid it!"

Song Xiang said very wisely: "Then you guys talk!"

Zhuang Leyu asked Shen Yubai bluntly: "What do you think about what I mentioned to you in my letter last time?"

Shen Yubai frowned and said in a cold tone: "Master Zhuang knows that the heirs of my Shen family are very few and they are all unmarried male heirs who cannot support the family business. Why do you have to drag my Shen family down?"

"Although our Shen family is the richest man in Xuanyang, compared with the Hu family, the imperial merchants in the capital, we are far behind!"

"Besides, the journey is so long, it is really inconvenient for Mr. Zhuang to do business with my Shen family!"

Zhuang Luyu knew the Shen family's business very well. She waved her hand indifferently and said: "Your Shen family's business is involved in everything from Xuanzhang to Dongping. No matter how well Mr. Shen hides it, he can't hide it from me. !”

"You are so young, how can you be like your mother, who is so smooth and worldly, and as cunning as a rabbit?"

"As for the Hu family, even though they are extremely wealthy, aren't they farther away than your Shen family? Why should I sacrifice the near for the distant?"

The more Shen Yubai listened, the more frightened he became: "Mr. Zhuang is really good at everything. He even found out the properties that my mother purchased in the early years!"

"It's just that Mr. Zhuang behaves like this, and Yu Bai is really worried. If something goes wrong with our Shen family in the future, I wonder if Mr. Zhuang can protect me?"

Zhuang Luyu did not rush to agree, but looked at Shen Yubai, thinking about how sincere his words were...

After a moment, she said with a half-smile: "If you sincerely do business with me, then the Shen family will naturally have my protection, but I don't know if Young Master Shen has the courage!"

The corners of Shen Yubai's lips twitched: "Master Zhuang sends letters one after another. How dare I refuse?"

Zhuang Luyu smiled faintly: "In that case, let's talk about the salt trade?"

"Okay!" Shen Yubai replied calmly, "Our Shen family's shop is limited and we can't eat too much, and the court prohibits the trading of private salt. I dare to do this at the risk of beheading. If I put it in the shop, Don’t dare to sell it openly!”

Zhuang Luyu naturally also knew the difficulties of collusion between government and businessmen to sell salt, so she thought for a while before saying: "If you buy more salt from me, just say you bought it from the government's Salt Transportation Department, and then sell it." !”

"This is a hugely profitable business, and the salt won't go bad if stored. If you buy more and store it in the warehouse, it will be a long-term investment for the Shen family."

"You don't have to worry about being inspected on the road. My people will always follow you and won't cause any accident to you!"

When Shen Yubai heard that Zhuang Luyu would send someone to transport it, he was a little displeased and said: "After we buy it, Mr. Zhuang doesn't have to be wary of me. If I really had other thoughts, I wouldn't have come all the way here! "

Zhuang Luyu didn't quite believe Shen Yubai's words, but in order to make peace and make money, he pretended not to care and said: "Since Mr. Shen doesn't want my people to follow, then just don't follow!"

"It's just that Mr. Shen must keep an eye on the goods and don't let outsiders discover the clues!"

Shen Yubai replied calmly: "We can't let outsiders find out!"

"It's just that this time I only need five cars, I don't dare to go to more!"

Zhuang Luyu frowned and advised: "Since you have already mentioned five cars, why not make up an auspicious number and add it to six cars?"

"It doesn't matter if there is one more car!"

Shen Yubai wondered why he was doing this: "On this journey, the government's inspections are extremely strict. Every extra car counts means an extra level of risk!"

He sighed and said reluctantly: "Forget it, just listen to Mr. Zhuang! But can you give me a weapon for self-defense? If I encounter bandits on the road, I will still be able to stop him!"

Zhuang Leyu readily agreed: "Why is this so difficult?"

After saying that, he stood up and walked to a wooden cabinet, took out a newly made dagger and placed it in front of Shen Yubai's desk.

Seeing this, Song Xiang picked it up and put it in his arms!

This made Zhuang Lu Yu burst out laughing: "You, the wife, are also an interesting person!"

Shen Yubai glanced at Song Xiang and said helplessly: "Don't snatch the gift Mr. Zhuang gave me!"

Zhuang Luyu gradually lowered his guard and asked in a relaxed tone: "I wonder which way you two should go back to Xuanyang?"

Shen Yubai was trembling, thinking about his words quickly, and asked tentatively: "We originally planned to go back along the original road, but we just returned from the original road. The land inspection is quite strict, so it must not be possible, so we I plan to continue eastbound, pass Puyang Mansion, then go west, take the waterway, and transport goods from the Luohe River under Lord Zhuang's jurisdiction to the Canghe Ferry, I wonder if this route is feasible?"

Zhuang Luyu frowned and said with some grudge: "Puyang Mansion is Lord Meng's territory. If you go this way and are discovered by Lord Meng's soldiers, what should you do?"

Song Xiang curled his lips, pretending to be a useless scholar, and said innocently: "No matter how powerful Mr. Meng is, can he still be as powerful as Mr. Zhuang?"

"Don't worry, Master Zhuang. If there is a path over there, we can take it!"

Zhuang Luyu smiled disdainfully and said, "Miss Song is really ignorant of the world. I hope you can maintain such a character."

Then he turned to Shen Yubai and said, "Mr. Meng has been trying to find out my faults in the past few years. If you are caught by her, the consequences will be disastrous!"

"For safety's sake, you should return the same way you came!"

Shen Yubai said: "If we can return the same way, we will definitely not go eastward. Even if Mr. Zhuang is caught, I will not give you anything. Don't worry. I only said that I collected it from the salt merchant." of!"

"Master Zhuang, please ask someone to load the car for us tomorrow. If it is ready, I will send my servant to take it away!"

Zhuang Luyu nodded, feeling uneasy: "Then you should adapt to circumstances along the way!"

"Mother! Mother!"

A young man's shout came from outside, approaching from far away, and soon he opened the door and walked in.

After seeing Song Xiang and Shen Yubai, the young man asked in surprise: "Mother is seeing a visitor? Where are these guests?"