"You two aren't allowed to leave!"
At the dining table, Miao Manjing slapped the table and insisted that River-Crossing Dragon and Roadblocking Tiger stay.
Xiang Yuan wolfed down his food. Xiang Yuan hadn't eaten his fill these past few days, and now that he'd caught hold of a lavish meal, he stuffed it all into his belly. Xiang Yuan was so focused that he hadn't heard a word Miao Manjing said.
Xiao He raised his head and licked a grain of rice from the corner of his mouth. "Why shouldn't we leave? Your father said your stronghold isn't safe. Big Brother and I took the money and ate the meal. Why stay behind to meet the Yellow Springs with you?"
"More money!"
"Add more—"
Smack!
Xiang Yuan shoved a chicken drumstick into Xiao He's mouth and took over. "Do you know how much silver us brothers can earn from robbing and looting in a day?"
"How much silver can robbery and looting earn?" Miao Manjing scoffed.
"Heh, you Sticky Bean Bun, I can see you really don't understand!"
Xiang Yuan laid out his argument with perfect logic. "Robbery is a profession with a great future. Three days ago, my brother and I failed to rob someone of her beauty. Guess how much we made?"
"..."
Miao Manjing's face darkened. It was true—they had made four thousand taels of silver off her.
No, what kind of nonsense was this?!
Miao Manjing felt that the two of them were stupid beyond reason, but stupidity had its uses too. A scheme rose in her mind, and she slowly said, "You two roam through wind and rain while robbing people, rushing all over the place without anywhere to settle down. If you happen to rob someone formidable, there won't even be anyone to collect