He took out two strings of Kaiyuan Tongbao coins from his pouch. Don’t get the wrong idea—two strings of Kaiyuan Tongbao don’t mean two guan of money; in fact, it’s only two hundred wen. But don’t think that’s little—just know that a bailiff in the yamen only earns two hundred wen a month.

However, for William Harris, two hundred wen seemed a bit too little...

...

“Big brother, why the long face?”

After seeing Robert Harris off, William Harris sat on the porch, racking his brains over one question: how to make money!

Robert Harris had said he wasn’t allowed to get involved in the case. William Harris didn’t want to argue with Robert Harris over something that had nothing to do with him, either. After all, it was just someone who died—in these times, is a dead person really that strange?

As for the identity of the deceased and the background of the murderer, William Harris was indeed a bit curious.

But all of this had to be based on not straining the father-son relationship between him and Robert Harris.

Family was extremely important to William Harris. When he was muddle-headed, his grandfather David Harris constantly instilled in him the importance of family. Back then, William Harris might not have understood. But after years of this, even after he became clear-headed and mature, those seventeen years of ingrained beliefs still had a profound impact on him.

So, he wouldn’t go head-to-head with Robert Harris.

The Yang family had gone out with the young daughter, and the house felt very quiet.

Just as William Harris was deep in thought, Ryan Harris came out of the bedroom. Seeing William Harris, he was first a bit flustered, then cautiously edged over.

After being beaten up by William Harris yesterday, Ryan Harris was truly scared.

He had already realized that the sober William Harris was no longer someone he could handle with his little tricks.

William Harris had practiced martial arts with his grandfather since childhood and was incredibly strong.

If he really angered William Harris, he would absolutely turn on him and give him a good beating, showing no mercy at all... Even if Robert Harris stood up for him afterward, would William Harris be afraid? At worst, he’d take a beating himself, then turn around and deal with Ryan Harris again.

To be fair, Ryan Harris wasn’t a bad person by nature.

He just knew he was a concubine’s son and would inevitably face trouble in the future.

He hoped his mother could be elevated to the main wife. But if she found out about the things he’d done, she’d definitely be angry.

Ryan Harris felt it was necessary to get along well with William Harris.

William Harris looked up, his eyes lighting up. “Erlang, do you have any money?”

“What for?”

Ryan Harris immediately became wary, subconsciously taking a step back, one hand instinctively covering the pouch at his waist.

“I don’t have any money.”

Hmm, this kid is pretty alert.

William Harris narrowed his eyes and smiled. “It’s nothing, I just suddenly thought of a way to make money.”

“What way to make money?”

Ryan Harris had a constipated look on his face, but there was also a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

This kid is a money-grubber!

William Harris saw right through Ryan Harris’s nature at a glance, sneered inwardly, but outwardly acted calm and indifferent. He waved his hand dismissively, looking annoyed. “Why are you asking so much? You don’t have any money anyway, even if I told you, you couldn’t do it... Forget it, I’ll think of something else.”

William Harris was right—Ryan Harris was indeed a money-grubber.

Ryan Harris’s mother came from a humble family and didn’t have much savings.

And although Robert Harris was the county constable of Changping, due to his character, he didn’t exploit the people. To put it plainly, the Yang family wasn’t wealthy in Changping. Besides Robert Harris’s salary, there was only the extra income from two hundred mu of official land.

If not for this, why would Robert Harris let Ryan Harris go work as an attendant?

Ryan Harris’s eyes darted around. Seeing that William Harris didn’t want to talk further, he quickly stepped forward and said respectfully, “Don’t worry, big brother, let’s talk some more... To be honest, I do have some savings, but not much.

If you need a large sum, I might not be able to help.

But if... maybe I could come up with an idea. I just don’t know what kind of way you’ve thought of, and how much money you need?”

William Harris narrowed his eyes, looking at Ryan Harris warily.

“Erlang, if you have money, lend me a few guan.”

“A few guan...”

A conflicted look appeared again on Ryan Harris’s young face.

This guy definitely has more than a few guan on him!

William Harris sneered inwardly, but acted unconcerned. He wasn’t surprised that Ryan Harris had a little stash.

As the county constable, Robert Harris had a lot of power.

In the Tang dynasty, the county constable managed many departments and handled tax collection and assessments. The job was far more complicated than a modern police chief. Besides catching thieves and investigating cases, the county constable also participated in rituals—his status was quite high.

With such a position, it was inevitable to receive some gray income from social interactions.

Robert Harris might not accept it, but judging by Ryan Harris’s greedy nature, he probably pocketed quite a bit.

He was Robert Harris’s attendant, responsible for various chores, so naturally people would try to curry favor with him...

William Harris impatiently waved his hand. “You’re just a kid, you can’t have much saved up. Stop making a fuss here.”