Koi Fleeing Famine: I Picked Up a Chief Assistant as a Husband

Chapter 25 Collecting Protection Fees
Ruo Shiyu turned her head abruptly, looked at the busy figure with red eyes, and couldn't help calling softly, "Shen Lanze?"

She didn't know if the person in front of her eyes was the same person as the person in her memory, but she still had a little fantasy in her heart.

When Shen Lanze heard this, his hands stopped, and then he continued to do what he was doing, turning a deaf ear to the shout.

Ruo Shiyu's eyes turned hot, and she hurriedly said, "Lan Ze! Is that you?"

"Miss has identified the wrong person. There are many people named Shen Lanze in this world. I am not the person Miss is looking for." Shen Lanze's voice was calm, without any ups and downs, as if he was just describing something that had nothing to do with him.

Ruo Shiyu bit her lips, her eyes were full of disappointment, "Then can you look up for me?"

Shen Lanze shook his head: "I'm just a slave, and I'm afraid of dirtying Miss's eyes."

Ruo Shiyu pursed her lips and didn't say anything, with deep disappointment in her eyes.

Shen Lanze packed up his things, pushed the car and left quickly.

Lu Nanzhi came back to his senses, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Miss Ruo, but he has a bad temper. Don't be as knowledgeable as him."

"It's okay, he really looks like a friend of mine."

Ruo Shiyu smiled indifferently, looking thoughtfully at the distant figure.

She is also very clear about Shen Lanze's character. Although he is indifferent and reticent, he is definitely a person who values ​​affection. Even if he is really the person she is looking for, maybe he doesn't want to see her now.

"There are many similar people in this world. I hope Miss Ruo can find the person you are looking for." Lu Nanzhi sincerely wishes.

"Thank you." Ruo Shiyu got up and nodded slightly at her, then turned and left.

Lu Nanzhi hurriedly caught up with the person walking away, "You really don't know Miss Ruo?"

"I don't know." Shen Lanze replied flatly.

Although Lu Nanzhi was a little puzzled, he didn't continue to ask, and muttered at the corner of his mouth, "What do you think Miss Ruo's sweetheart looks like?"

She really wanted to know what it was like to be able to make such a beauty never forget.

Shen Lanze didn't answer, and Lu Nanzhi kept talking to himself.

As everyone knows, the person Ruo Shiyu misses is by her side.

Lu Nanzhi's food stalls are becoming more and more popular. Her delicious food is loved by many people in the capital, and it also makes many restaurants jealous.

On this day, Lu Nanzhi set up a stall normally, and Shen Lanze went shopping in the east of the capital and has not returned yet.

Suddenly there was a loud noise, causing her to look sideways.

I saw a few men walking towards her. Where they passed by, the stall owners took out silver taels and handed them to them, as if they were collecting protection money.

Lu Nanzhi had never encountered this kind of battle before, he was shocked and didn't know how to deal with it.

Several men stopped in front of her booth. With a straw in his mouth, the man looked Lu Nanzhi up and down, with a strange look in his eyes.

"You should have set up a stall here not long ago, you probably don't know who I am yet."

"I really don't know." Lu Nanzhi had been setting up a stall here for many days, but he had never seen many people.

The man raised his head high, and said to her domineeringly: "I am in charge of all the stalls on this street. If you want to set up a stall here, you have to give money."

As he said that, the man picked up a piece of pastry from his booth, put it in his mouth and tasted it carefully.

Lu Nanzhi was angry, but he didn't dare to explode, so he could only hold back his anger, took out a few copper coins from his pocket and handed them over.

The leading man slightly twitched the corner of his mouth, snorted coldly, and then knocked the copper plate in her hand to the ground, "Are you sending a beggar? At least one tael of silver will do it!"

Lu Nanzhi didn't dare to be tough with these people, so he could only squat on the ground and pick up the copper coins.

One of the copper plates rolled down to the man's feet, and just as he was about to reach out to pick it up, the man stepped on it.

The man squatted down and lifted Lu Nanzhi's chin with his fingers, "How about you follow me? This way you don't have to work hard to make money here."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to touch, but Lu Nanzhi flinched back, tripped over the table leg, and leaned back his whole body.

Seeing that her face was about to hit the table, she closed her eyes and waited for the sharp pain to strike.

The expected pain did not come, and she fell into a warm embrace. She opened her eyes and saw a familiar handsome face.

"Are you okay?" Shen Lanze turned pale with fright, he didn't know what would happen if he came back a step late.

A heart was beating violently, and it was not calmed down until seeing someone who was safe and sound.

Lu Nanzhi shook his head, stood up, looked at the man with cold eyes, "We don't set up a stall here."

A tael of silver is too much for her. She believes that as long as the food is delicious, it can be sold anywhere.

Just as she was about to push the car away, she was held down by the man.

"It's fine to leave, first pay the previous protection fee, you set up a stall here for at least three days, and bring three taels of silver before leaving."

"You guys are obviously taking advantage of the fire!" Lu Nanzhi clenched his fists and glared at him bitterly.

"So what if it's a robbery?" The man was not afraid at all.

"What are you doing!"

A carriage stopped, Mr. Jiang got off the carriage, and everyone immediately made way.

When the man saw Mr. Jiang, his arrogance disappeared instantly, and there was a look of horror in his eyes, as if he didn't expect to meet Mr. Jiang here.

"Master Jiang, I didn't mean to stop her from doing business, it's just that she almost did."

"I will truthfully report this matter to your father. As for how to deal with it, it is up to your father to decide."

Master Jiang interrupted sharply, looked at Lu Nanzhi and asked, "Is Miss Lu injured?"

Mr. Jiang has worked in the officialdom for more than ten years, and he is very accurate in judging people.

He thinks that Lu Nanzhi is a good girl, not the kind of person who is arrogant and bully.

"Thank you Master Jiang for your help. This is the pastry I made. I hope you don't dislike it." Lu Nanzhi immediately took out the pastry and handed it over.

She knew that she had nothing to help Mr. Jiang, so she could only repay his help with this.

Jiang Wanjin did not refuse, he knew that neither Lu Nanzhi nor Shen Lanze wanted to owe others.

He took the pastry that Lu Nanzhi handed over, put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed it, and a scent wafted in the air, which was refreshing and whetted the appetite.

"Miss Lu's cakes are really unique, and Jiang is here to thank you."

The man who had been taught a lesson stood aside. He didn't expect that the identities of these two people were so difficult that Mr. Jiang could treat them so politely.

Seeing the person who was still standing there, Jiang Wanjin snapped, "Could it be that you want me to send you back home in person?"

"No, I don't dare to bother you." The man left with a group of people in despair.

After this incident, Lu Nanzhi clearly knew how important strength is.

Only when you are strong can you not be bullied. The weak will always be attached to the strong.

She began to think that she could not only sell delicious food, but also had some other way out.

Just as she was delving into what else she could do business in the capital, she suddenly discovered a strange thing.

(End of this chapter)