In truth, Fatty and Yang Er had been busy for two years, seemingly accomplishing a great deal yet also accomplishing nothing, but their combined wealth included a house in both Dongdu and Xijing. In his previous life, this would have been unimaginable; even with his current annual salary of 600 shi (a unit of dry measure), it would have taken him eight to ten years to buy a house. Yang Er had even generously promised him half a percent of the shares in the Dongdu Money Exchange, though perhaps he was only saying it verbally. But this feeling of being valued is most likely to satisfy a scholar's heart.
However, not everyone is lucky enough to find a good employer, like Sun Shan. The fat man saw him in the main hall of Taibai Tower, and he didn't even recognize him at first glance as Sun Fu
