After a hearty meal, Wang An was forced to hand over his money pouch and silver notes when Ji Fengming's fist, as large as a sand bowl, pressed against his face. Ji Fengming then took silver from the pouch to pay the bill right in front of him.
Then, grabbing Wang An by the collar, she dragged him along, despite his reluctance.
"Trust me, brother. Apart from your family, it's a million times better for you to go with me than with anyone else," Ji Fengming said, seeing that he had a long face the whole time and was just casually offering words of comfort without any sincerity.
Wang An: "..."
I don't believe you for a second! You damn bandit, give me back my money bag and silver notes!
I found an inn to stay at.
Seeing that Wang An looked like he was planning to run away at any moment, Ji Fengming rolled his eyes and said, "Trust me, following me and Brother Hei will definitely be more interesting than running around aimlessly on your own."
"What's so fun about it? You guys aren't going to take me along to rob someone, are you?" Wang An muttered irritably.
“Hey, that’s a good idea,” Ji Fengming’s phoenix eyes lit up, but he was worried: “But there are no suitable corrupt officials. If I take you to rob good people, wouldn’t that ruin your father’s reputation?”
“Of course there is! That’s Chen Yunli. I saw him carrying more than a dozen large boxes to his mansion when I went into town yesterday. I heard that they were filled with the annual allowances that unscrupulous merchants had given him.” Hearing this, Wang An really wanted to take him to rob a place, and he immediately perked up.
"A mere garrison commander, receiving over a dozen boxes of annual tribute silver as tribute?" Black Owl glanced sideways.
"I heard that this is just one of the many, there are actually many more." When talking about those gossips, Wang An was full of energy, sharing all the things he had seen and heard in the past two days with great enthusiasm.
"These parasites are absolutely insane! It would be a disservice to my bandit status not to rob them!" Ji Fengming exclaimed indignantly, slamming his fist on the table and inviting, "Brother Hei, shall we do a job tonight?"
Black Owl silently held up three fingers for Ji Fengming.
Ji Fengming agreed without hesitation: "Okay, okay, I'll give you 30%."
Seeing this, Wang An hesitated for a moment before extending two fingers as well.
Ji Fengming slapped him back: "It's good enough that I took you to see it. You want 20%? Believe me or not, I'll leave you there as a scapegoat."
Wang An: "..."
The baby is so upset, but the baby doesn't dare to say it.
The reason why Duke Chen and his two sons settled in Hualiang City was actually for Chen Yunli's tribute money this year.
The Crown Prince's medicinal herb business outside the palace was recently cut off by a mysterious person, and the current expenses are being covered by the savings from previous years. Duke Chen is relying on Chen Yunli's money to alleviate the pressure on the Crown Prince.
The Duke's mansion's treasury was robbed, and the secret vault must not be touched under any circumstances, as it was the foundation upon which the Chen family had established themselves in Dazhao.
After watching a sensual and exciting song and dance performance, and having a satisfying meal,
Chen Yunli led Duke Chen and his son Chen Shiyu to the storeroom, pointed to the twenty-odd boxes, and said with a smile, "Uncle, this is the bonus that the salt merchants have brought this year. Yunli is just about to send someone to deliver it to the capital for you."
Chen Shiyu casually opened two boxes and glanced inside; they were filled with glittering gold ingots.
Duke Chen nodded in satisfaction: "Yes, you've put your mind to this. With you in charge of Hualiang, I feel very reassured."
"Thank you for your guidance, Uncle. I will do my best to serve you faithfully," Chen Yunli said, fawning like a lapdog.
On the rooftop, both Black Owl and Ji Fengming couldn't help but let out a cold snort upon hearing this.
Wang An even cursed under his breath: "I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone this shameless."
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