Chapter 1419: Asking for Money

At this moment, in another part of America, the French Colonial Area.

Ausilige looked gloomily at Fang Dalong and Wan Shang, patted both men on the shoulders, and said, "Brothers, whether I can get through this time depends entirely on you two."

Fang Dalong and Wan Shang exchanged a glance, looking at Ausilige; they were completely baffled, having no idea what kind of medicine Ausilige was selling in his gourd.

Fang Dalong looked at Ausilige and asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"

Ausilige sniffled, let out a long sigh, and put on a dejected look, instantly giving the impression that he was about to cry at any second.

But a second passed, and no matter how hard Ausilige squeezed his small eyes, not a single tear flowed out.

However, this did not stop Ausilige from acting pitifully as he said, "I obeyed my father's summons this time, thinking that the old man had remembered the merit I earned last time and wanted to reward me."

"But I didn't expect..."

Saying this, the little fatty Ausilige finally wailed, though there were no tears.

After Ausilige howled in pain for a while, he looked gloomily at Fang Dalong and Wan Shang, as if to say, aren't you going to comfort me?

The two men, who understood the meaning in his eyes, both indicated...

But they still said a few words of comfort.

"Your father doesn't understand your grand strategies."

"What does your father know anyway?"

Only after hearing these did Ausilige's mood improve slightly, and he continued, "Actually, my father just wants to see you two; he didn't arrange any other tasks for me."

Hearing this, a flash of sharp light instantly crossed the eyes of Fang Dalong and Wan Shang, but it vanished quickly.

Great, they hadn't expected the progress to be so smooth, successfully establishing this line to Richard.

Then, the next step was to strive for Richard's trust.

Fang Dalong made an "oh" sound, as if it were nothing, and said, "So that's what it is."

"That's not difficult; meeting him isn't impossible."

Hearing Fang Dalong's reply, joy appeared on Ausilige's face; his mission was now complete.

Perhaps he could even go and claim credit from his old father.

His own money would also be unfrozen by his old father, and he could just take it to splurge; this time, he was going to do something big.

Thinking of this, Ausilige revealed an excited smile and even began to look forward to it.

"However, we two brothers have conditions," Fang Dalong and Wan Shang exchanged glances and said again.

Upon hearing there were conditions, Ausilige looked at the two, walked between them, reached out to drape his arms over their necks, and said, "Brothers, why talk about conditions between us?"

"Just consider it doing a small favor for your little brother."

Fang Dalong and Wan Shang hurriedly shook him off and waved their hands, saying, "It's true we have a bond, and I can help you out, but..."

Fang Dalong looked at Ausilige and smiled, "Our bond is our bond, but we don't have any bond with your father."

"Your father dislikes us Longyan people the most. We have no relationship with him; what if we two brothers get killed by your father?"

"That's right, this matter cannot be too risky; we must ensure our safety before we can continue talking about this."

Ausilige was stunned, lowered his head, and thought that it seemed to be the case.

If he couldn't even guarantee the safety of these two people, how could he let them meet his old father?

It was all his father's fault for constantly badmouthing the Longyan people he hated most and targeting them every day.

Now look, he was dumbfounded, wasn't he?

Now that you need them, they won't pay you any mind; let's see what you do!

Hmph! Ausilige snorted in his heart, but he smiled apologetically on his face: "Don't worry, brothers, I will tell him and won't let him kill you."

"He gave me his word on this."

Ausilige patted his own chest to guarantee it.

"..." Fang Dalong and Wan Shang indicated they did not believe him.

In their eyes, Ausilige's words had the least credibility.

Ausilige was anxious now, looking at the two of them, stamping his feet in a hurry: "Big brothers, what exactly will it take for you to go with me to see my father?"

Fang Dalong and Wan Shang pondered for a while and said, "Meeting your father is fine, but we need money."

"At least one hundred Gold Coins!" Wan Shang added.

Ausilige widened his small eyes, looking at the two, thinking to himself that they were truly Longyan people; no wonder his old man hated them so much.

To open their mouths and ask for one hundred Gold Coins—although it didn't sound like much, as if it were just one hundred coins—they were talking about Gold Coins.

Those were pure gold coins; a single Gold Coin was enough for a common French family's expenses for a year.

In France itself, it might not be a huge sum, but in this place called America, where resources were abundant but the area was backward...

These one hundred Gold Coins were an absolute fortune.

"Brother Fang, Brother Wan, let's discuss this again. One hundred Gold Coins is really too much. How about ten Gold Coins?"

Ausilige said with a smile; although it wouldn't be a problem for him to take out one hundred Gold Coins right now...

It would definitely hurt.

If he had encountered this kind of thing normally, he would definitely have had his men tie the other party up first and give them a beating.

Then he would ask if they were going or not, but facing these two merchants from Longyan City...

Ausilige dared not do so, all because Richard had repeatedly urged him to treat these two merchants from Longyan well and to win them over.

To take them into his service and make them work for his own life.

So he must not do as he had before, tying people up first and then asking if they would join him.

That would be counterproductive.

In short, Ausilige didn't quite understand, but under Richard's loving education, Ausilige knew what was going on even if he didn't understand.

After all, he had a deep understanding of the personal instruction he had received from his father.

"No, one hundred," Wanshang said decisively.

"Twenty!"

"No, one hundred!"

"Fifty!"

"One hundred!"

"Fine, deal!" Ausilige said through gritted teeth.

He truly wished that Richard were here at this moment, so he could let him know how great a sacrifice he had made to complete his mission.

That was a full one hundred Gold Coins.

At the mere thought of these one hundred Gold Coins, Ausilige's heart ached.

"Then come with me to see my dad," Ausilige said through gritted teeth.

"No, pay first, then see your dad," Fang Dalong said airily.

Hearing this, Ausilige felt as if his little heart had been fiercely squeezed by an invisible hand, making it hard for him to breathe.

Ausilige only felt the world go black before his eyes; he felt he was bearing pressure that someone his age should not have to bear, and his body tilted backward.

But he did not hit the ground; he was supported from behind, and Ausilige's face lit up with joy, but then he heard a light sentence drift from behind him.

"Don't pass out, pay the money first."