"Eldest, I have sothing I’d like to discuss with you."
In a rented mansion, Ye Ziping bowed and scraped to pay respects to the head of the Rake Gang, a man with a face full of black hair whose na was unknown, so let’s just call him Black Hair.
"What are you looking for for?" One of the underlings was massaging Black Hair’s shoulders, while another was kneading his legs. The kneading seed to make him quite comfortable, and his voice sounded lazy.
"May I have a word with you in private?" Ziping cautiously asked again.
Imdiately, two snickers ca from the underlings serving Black Hair.
These two had a special relationship with Black Hair, so they were quite influential in the small Rake Gang.
Seeing Ziping with his delicate and soft face coming to speak to Black Hair, they naturally thought of other possibilities, which was why they laughed like that.
However, Black Hair didn’t have such thoughts because he rembered Ye Ziping well. In less than a month, the lad had brought in two large purses, each containing dozens of silver taels. The kid had so skills in theft.
So he waved his hand at the two underlings, "Alright, you guys go down first. I’ll call for you later."
A thief was now calling himself ’lord.’
Only after the two underlings left did Black Hair seriously turn his attention to Ziping. He thought the kid was quite good-looking, what a pity he wasn’t a woman.
"Speak, what do you need from ?"
"Eldest, I just wanted to ask if you wanted our Rake Gang to grow and prosper, to beco a major faction in the worldly society that people wouldn’t dare to underestimate, and even casually throw out a hundred taels of silver when making a move, so every brother in the gang could have a big house to live in, instead of like now, crowding so many people into a rented yard."
These words were uncomfortable for Black Hair to hear. Was it implying that he was incompetent and that his brothers had no prospects, not even a decent house to their na?
But listening to the lad’s tone, perhaps he had so good idea? Might as well listen to what he had to say. If he couldn’t produce a convincing plan, he’d take care of him.
He laughed twice and said, "You’ve got a good point, kid. Very conscientious, aren’t you? As the Eldest, of course, I want my brothers to live the good life, to have big houses, even marry beautiful wives and have chubby babies. It’s just that, to my sha, I’ve never had a good idea. Since we’re all brothers and you’re so thoughtful for our brothers, that’s rare indeed. Then tell , what’s your grand plan?"
"Eldest, we’ve been hanging around Quanyang County for over half a year. Think about it, just how many people are in this small county? And how many of them are wealthy? Not to ntion the rich folks who go out with an entourage of maids and servants; we can’t even get close to them. We can only target ordinary people, but lately, the townspeople and folks from other towns have wised up. Every ti they go to market, they only carry a few copper coins. If this keeps up, what will our brothers eat?"
While analysing, Ziping watched Black Hair’s expression. Seeing that Black Hair didn’t seem too displeased, he breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "Why don’t we move soplace else? I’ve heard that the further south you go in Funan Prefecture, the more wealthy people there are. There are quite a few families that may look like simple farmhouses, but can easily bring out a hundred taels. So are even richer landlords. With so many of us, we could pull off a few big jobs and the brothers would have everything they need for life. What do you say, Eldest?"
Upon hearing this, Black Hair started to stroke the hair on his face, pacing around the room in thought.
User Comments
0 comments from readers