Not long after, a woman with a good figure and beautiful face walked onto the stage and announced the start of the auction, which caused many people in the seats to whistle.

Zuan remained calm. He was usually surrounded by stunning beauties, and although this young lady was pretty, she paled in comparison to his female confidantes.

Moreover, in terms of figure, she is not as good as Qin Wanru next to her.

Hmm? Something feels a little off...

Soon, a variety of rare items began to be displayed on the stage, and a group of people competed fiercely. There were several items that even Zu An was tempted by, but he thought about the important business he had come for and gave up the idea of ​​causing any trouble.

Finally, the grand finale arrived. Upon learning that it was a huge batch of salt permits, gasps of astonishment filled the room.

Clearly, they also knew about the Chu family's affairs, and taking over this salt permit would definitely offend the Chu family.

However, those who can participate in this auction are generally quite powerful, and some of them even got wind of it beforehand.

Before long, the first person stood up and bid, and once the first person did, a second person followed, and soon everyone was bidding fiercely.

In those days, salt represented money. Having a salt permit allowed one to legally sell smuggled salt, making it an extremely profitable business.

Therefore, the auction price has been increasing.

Even Qin Wanru couldn't resist the urge to bid several times, since the price of buying back the salt permits from here would definitely be far lower than the 16 million taels she would have to lose, so it would be a good deal no matter what.

Zuan stopped her: "This is ours to begin with, why should we spend money? Don't worry, someone will come to deliver it to us soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of burly men burst in from outside. The leader was Sang Qian. He looked around and said loudly, "We have received reports from the public that there are illegal transactions here. We have come to seal this place off. All irrelevant people, please leave immediately."

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The extras in this chapter, Jin Zhu, were provided by reader "I am Li Xiu," Long Zi by reader "Canglong Lingxi," Ji Wuli by reader "Stealing Fragrance Apprentice," and Chen Bo by reader "Chen Bo."