Chapter 287 The Jade Token Has Great Use

Lu Sanzhu was a little angry. Did he look like the kind of person who would steal chickens or dogs? At most, he would just steal something that wasn't his business.

He pointed to the jade pendant and said, "This thing fell into the water and sank when they were laughing and insulting me by the lotus pond. I don't know how, but it got so excited. As soon as I saw it, I held my breath and jumped into the water to pick it up."

Shu Yu examined the jade plaque, which was engraved with the character "市" (market).

I don't know what it means.

Lu Sanzhu asked mysteriously, "Do you know what this jade pendant is for?"

"You're not thinking of picking it up and selling it, are you?"

“I would like to, but this jade pendant is still very useful.” Lu Sanzhu lowered his voice even further. “Actually, I had already met that Third Young Master before I saw them stop Lan Hua.”

When Lu Sanzhu left the pavilion where Master Wen and the others were, he had nothing to do and the scenery was so beautiful, so he found a secluded place to sleep.

Just as I was about to fall asleep, the three young masters came over.

Lu Sanzhu chose a very insidious location, where he could see and hear the other person speaking, but the other person had to bend down and get close to notice him.

So the three young masters thought the place was deserted, so they sat down to rest and chatted for a bit.

The few words contained a wealth of information, leaving Lu Sanzhu stunned and nearly revealing his whereabouts.

Fortunately, the three of them rested for a while and then left, allowing Lu Sanzhu to crawl out from inside.

He overheard a big secret and was wide awake, immediately wanting to find Shu Yu and the others.

As a result, they ran into the three young masters on the road who had stopped a girl. At first, Lu Sanzhu didn't recognize Lan Hua. After all, Lan Hua's attire was different from her usual style, and he wasn't one to meddle in other people's business. Besides, those three young masters were not to be trifled with, and he was so sensible that he wouldn't be so presumptuous.

To everyone's surprise, the girl's voice sounded strangely familiar. Lu Sanzhu turned his head and took another look, only to be shocked to discover that the girl was no ordinary person; she was none other than his own niece.

Even if Lu Sanzhu had no conscience and disliked his elder brother and sister-in-law, he couldn't just stand by and watch his niece be bullied like this.

Then, he ended up being pushed into the water.

Shu Yu understood. No wonder Lu Sanzhu told her as soon as he got ashore that these three people were from out of town and didn't want to make a big fuss. It turned out that he had overheard their conversation beforehand.

"So, what did you hear them say? Was it related to this jade pendant?"

Lu Sanzhu nodded hurriedly, "From what they said, they came here to buy something. But not to the market or shops, but to... the black market. This is the first time I've heard that there's a black market in Jiangyuan County. You know, even someone like me who's always in the business world didn't know, but these three people from other counties know so much about it."

Black market?

Shu Yu looked at the jade pendant in her hand and suddenly understood the meaning of the character '市' (city) carved on it.

Sure enough, Lu Sanzhu pointed to the jade pendant and said, "This is the token for entering the black market."

Shu Yu's hand suddenly tightened; the black market.

Such places also exist in modern times; Shu Yu has even been there. They sell all sorts of things that shouldn't be traded on the market: guns and ammunition, antiques, gold and silver—all sorts of items you can and can't imagine.

I don't know how the black market here differs from the modern black market.

(End of this chapter)