43. Zhu Min
Zhan Lu was startled, she heard that the person's voice was also a little familiar, and looked at the patterns on his clothes, and suddenly remembered that this person ...... Isn't it the son of the rich merchant who went to fetch salt from the East China Sea!
Now his clothes are still magnificent, but he is unusually thin, and his face is pale, like a dying man. No one could have imagined that he would become like this in just over a month. At this moment he fell to his knees, as if a gust of wind was blowing and was about to blow him to death here.
Zhan Lu hurriedly opened the door to welcome him in, and as soon as he came in and saw Ming Yijun, he put a small bag in front of him, and then knelt down in front of him:
"Lang Jun, this is the East China Sea salt you want, it's all here. ”
Ming Yijun opened his pocket and looked at it, and each piece of the East China Sea salt crystal was the same size, and the color was as white as snow. He took out a piece of salt crystal and put it under the lamp, only to see that the color of the salt crystal turned transparent, refracting the light with a strange brilliance. Zhan Lu looked at it in surprise, and her eyes widened unconsciously.
After Ming Yijun finished the inspection, he nodded with satisfaction:
"Yes, this is indeed the best quality East China Sea salt crystal, and the East China Sea salt people are really trustworthy. As he spoke, he reached out and took the man's arm, took off the bracelet that had held his wrist before, then took another bowl, grabbed a handful of salt crystals and put it in the bowl, and pushed the bag in front of the rich merchant's son:
"It's useless for this seat to ask for a lot of salt crystals, you take the rest back, and sell them to restaurants and restaurants along the way, and you will definitely make a thousand times the profit, which is enough to make up for the loss, and you can also make a lot of money, and you will definitely be able to please Lingzun." ”
But when he saw that the young man did not get up, he kept prostrating his head and said,
"It doesn't matter if Lang Jun takes all these salt crystals, I just ask Lang Jun to save my life!"
Ming Yijun shook his head:
"What's the use of me asking for so many salt crystals, and your life has nothing to do with me, so why should I save you?"
The young man didn't know how to respond, but he didn't get up, knelt in front of Ming Yijun and kept kowtowing, bursting into tears. Although Zhan Lu was disgusted with the woman who had hurt the salt people, seeing him like this, she was also moved by compassion, and said to Ming Yijun:
"Even if this person is annoying, he still found the East China Sea salt for me. Even if you don't promise him first, just listen to what he has to say. ”
Ming Yijun listened to Zhan Lu's words before he nodded and said:
"I see that although you have lost a lot of weight now, you have no physical symptoms. In my opinion, there is nothing for you to be rescued by this seat. But since you said that, I'll hear what you want to do. It is said that you have brought East China Sea salt for this seat, and you and I have a little relationship, but this seat still doesn't know your name. ”
When the young man heard Ming Yijun say this, he kowtowed a few more times before he said:
"Under the surname Zhu, the single name is a Min character. The white girl was originally extremely resentful of Zaixia, but before Lang Jun sent the white girl home, the white girl's attitude towards staying under was much more relaxed. In the next day and night with the white girl, I only feel that the qiē woman I have met in this life is not as charming and touching as the white girl, gentle and graceful. It's just that since Lang Jun has spoken, he doesn't dare to have the slightest abruptness with Miss Bai. ”
When Zhu Min said this, he sighed again:
"Now that I know that the white girl is an immortal in the sea, I know that I shouldn't be delusional. Sending the white girl home in exchange for the salt crystal of the East China Sea to go home, you can also get a different look from your father. But since I was separated from the white girl, I couldn't sleep at night, and I didn't think about tea and dinner during the day, but after a month's work, I lost weight like this, and if I couldn't see the white girl again, I would probably have only a dead end. I knew that Lang Jun had great magical powers, so I begged Lang Jun to let me see the white girl again and pour out my lovesickness. If I can see the white girl again, I am willing to die. ”
Ming Yijun heard what he said, and smiled unconsciously:
"If you want to see her, you should naturally go to the East China Sea to wander and call, and if she wants to, she will naturally come out to see you. She refuses to see you, so what's the use of you coming to me? besides, as a salt folk of the East China Sea, she can't survive outside the East China Sea in the first place. Even if you have affection, this matter is meaningless. ”
Zhu Min begged:
"When she brought back the salt, I begged her to stop for a moment and listen to my heart. But she refused to stay and went away. I wandered around the waterfront for days, shouting for a long time, but there was no response. I still want to stay in the next place, but I am afraid that I will miss the return date. Thinking in her heart, Lang Jun is her benefactor, if Lang Jun goes, she is naturally willing to show up. I don't ask for anything else, I just ask her to listen to what I have to say. No matter what the outcome is, you can still die in the future. ”
Ming Yijun listened to his words, showed a little smile, and turned his head to ask Zhan Lu:
"Ah Lu, you heard what he said, what do you want?"
Zhan Lu frowned and looked at Zhu Min's dejected appearance, and said:
"I used to hate this man very much, but now I can't hate him anymore when I see him suffering so much. This man is somewhat similar to my old state of mind, and I have some sympathy with him. Besides, if it weren't for his chance, we wouldn't have been able to find Donghai salt. He didn't ask for much, and if we helped him once, it was a mess. Speaking of this, she looked up at Ming Yijun, "This place is not far from the East China Sea, but I have never been there. Now that Lang Jun is leaving, if I can swim in the East China Sea with Lang Jun before Lang Jun leaves, I can probably leave some good memories. ”
Ming Yijun thought of this, saw the sadness in Zhan Lu's eyes, and felt a little sad, and said:
"If Ah Lu said this, how can I refuse? We will stop here for another three days, and when you have eaten the salt of the East China Sea, I will take you out to the East China Sea. ”
That Zhu Min was overjoyed, knocked on the prime minister's thanks, temporarily said goodbye to Zhan Lu and Ming Yijun, and went to the hotel to stay overnight. Zhan Lu was also very happy when she heard that Ming Yijun answered, hugged Ming Yijun's neck, and kissed him lightly on the lips.
Ming Yijun picked up a salt crystal and threw it into her mouth.
The small sugar cube-like salt crystal was held in Zhan Lu's mouth, and Zhan Lu played with the small square crystal with her tongue, which made it dangle in her mouth for a quarter of an hour, but the small salt crystal seemed to have not melted at all, and Zhan Lu did not taste a little salty.
Just as Zhan Lu began to wonder if something was wrong, she felt a little bit of taste irritate her tongue. Is this the saltiness? Is it the taste of the East Sea? She closed her eyes and felt the wonderful taste fill her tongue little by little. The taste is not as satisfying as sweetness, nor as pungent as sourness, but Zhan Lu's unique knowledge of cooking has made her vaguely realize that saltiness seems to be an essential taste in dishes, more important than sweetness and sourness.
The longer she holds it, the more sensitive her taste buds will be. That little bit of pleasant saltiness seems to slowly take on a bit of other flavors, like the wind blowing from the East China Sea.
And the smell of this fresh wind gradually became heavier, and the saltiness of the salt became heavier and heavier, and finally reached the point where Zhan Lu couldn't bear it, she frowned and spit out the salt crystals in her mouth.
"No matter how wonderful the taste is, if you taste too much, it will still become unpalatable. ”
Ming Yijun smiled:
"If you know the amount more accurately and combine the flavors well, you can make a dish with a strange taste. Once you're used to the salty taste, you'll be able to taste most of the dishes in the world. What kind of delicious flavor can you make like this? ”
Hearing him say this, Zhan Lu smiled and kissed him on the lips. The strange salty taste of the East Sea salt passed from her mouth to his. Zhan Lu didn't think it, but Ming Yijun tasted the bitter taste of salt.
Even the best East China Sea salt crystals in the world will not give people a taste that is purely salty, but still bitter in the end. However, at this time, Ming Yijun tasted this bitter taste, but felt that it was the most wonderful taste in the world.