Episode 13 04. Became Banco’s Assistant (1)
A group of priests dispatched from the parish entered a village near Yeongjuseong and began to tour the houses there as if on a pilgrimage.
Smart!
Among them, the priest who went to the front of someone else’s house and knocked on the door was always the younger one.
Smart!
When I knocked on the door of a house, a woman came out and looked at the group of priests who had come, and she had a somewhat startled expression on her face.
“Oh my goodness! What are the priests doing here?”
When she raised her doubts, the younger priest gave a brief explanation of why they had come.
“The Lambs of God are always hungry. I came all the way here with hungry feet, so I would like to ask you to show your sincerity, even at least a little.”
When I asked why he came, it seemed that he had come because of the donation.
‘What’s going on? I’ve never seen anything like this before.’
“If it’s a donation… … I’m doing well every weekend.”
Instead of answering, the young priest smiled a little, and after a while she could not let go of the Lambs of God who had come to her house, so she gave them a small surname.
‘Ugh, I didn’t pick up a knife.
When the woman, who could not show her feelings, smiled awkwardly, the young priest gave her a blessing.
“May John’s blessing be with you.”
A group of priests who had been walking around the houses stopped in front of one house.
‘Los Medici… … .’
This shabby, dilapidated house had a different name than the other houses.
Ross Medic.
Judging from the unheard of name, it looked like a house in which a commoner lived in nine out of ten.
‘If you are a commoner, you will pay a lot of money like a commoner.’
The young priest knocked on the door again.
After a while, the door opened and it was a young boy who appeared to be about 9 years old.
‘Are there no adults here?’
“Kid, aren’t your parents inside?”
When the young priest looked for his parents to donate, the fourth Leo of the Los Medici family, who was facing him, shook his head to indicate the meaning of infidelity.
He seemed to be a very introverted child as he only shook his head without saying anything.
“Where did your parents go?”
Although he was still a silent child, the young priest who needed donations for their own circumstances had no intention of resigning easily.
Because sometimes there were people who didn’t want to donate money and pretended to be absent even if they were at home.
‘It’s not easy going.’
Unlike others, commoners paid taxes directly to the lord and were wealthy enough to maintain their family name.
But are you just passing by?
It was a nonsensical sound.
“If you turn away from the lambs who worship God without any justifiable reason, you will be severely punished later. So I ask again, is there really no one inside?”
Then Leo, who had only shook his head until now, reluctantly opened his mouth.
“He is dead.”
“What?”
“… … .”
“Did you say? You two?”
When the surprised priest asked the question, Leo quietly nodded.
Then a priest who was watching quietly from behind began to speak with a slightly startled look.
“Recently, it has been said that a collector who worked for the lord has died. The name Los Medici is not unfamiliar to me, so I think the collector was probably here.”
No matter how commoners were, if they were in this state, they could be economically inferior to the general serfs.
When the bewildered priests did not know what to do, a young priest, who seemed to be the captain among them, opened his mouth heavy.
“Go to the next house. It is against the doctrine to force unconditional donations on the hungry and the naked. Rather, it should be given.”
They were also walking around the estate due to urgent circumstances, but they were not so ignorant enough to force a donation on a child who lost both parents.
When the priest gave the young priest a small note by nodding his head, the young priest took Leo’s hand and gently stroked his head.
“Even if it’s hard, always stay strong.”
Except for the young priest, the group of priests began to move in unison, and the young priest, who was instructed by the priest, gave Leo something.
It was only a fraction of the donations they had received before.
“John always told us not to turn away from the hungry and the naked. This is a small castle seen in the church, so I hope it will be of some help to you.”
When the young priest had finished speaking and was about to leave, Leo suddenly grabbed his collar.
When the priest turned and looked down at Leo, the fourth Leo of the Los Medici family asked him something.
“there… … I have a question.”
The young priest was skeptical at that question, but soon he faced Leo again with a kind smile.
“What are you curious about?”
“that is… … .”
Leo remembered what his older brothers had said yesterday, and asked him with deep doubts.
“You have to pay a lot of money… … Can you go to heaven?”
When I asked what kind of question it was, it was a childish question.
“Not necessarily. Even if you donate a lot, you cannot go to heaven without faith.”
“The brothers… … They said that if you donate a lot, you can go to heaven. Because the church said that if we donate a lot, the church will pray more so that we can go to heaven.”
The young priest thought for a moment, then smiled softly.
Leo’s question was cute.
“I can’t say that it is, but I can’t say that your hyungs’ thoughts are bad. But as important as the donation is, trust is the key.”
When the young priest had finished speaking, he stood up.
He was the youngest in the group, so he could see the eyes of the priests who had gone ahead.
“Or how about you pray for them?”
“Am I?”
Before Leo could ask a question, the young priest, who had rushed his steps, delivered the last words.
“I pray that John’s protection will always be on Los Medici.”
Leo stood and watched the young priest who had left.
The words of donation, faith, and heaven still lingered in Leo’s head.
* * *
“The priests of the parish came and went?”
Rockefeller, who got a job in Banco, told his brothers what had happened today at dinner.
Among the younger brothers, it was none other than the fourth Leo Rosmedici who was the first to deliver the news.
“yes.”
When Leo, who was passive, answered, Rockefeller had no choice but to question.
‘Why did the priests come? It probably won’t happen often.’
“therefore? Did nothing happen?”
At the question of concern, the fourth Leo shook his head for a moment, then pulled out something he had received from the young priest and set it down quietly on the table.
“What is that?”
“It’s a silver coin!”
No one was not surprised to see the silver coin.
Rockefeller was surprised, and so were the other brothers.
“Did the priests even give you silver coins? What happened?”
The second child, who had heard stories outside, raised a voice.
“weird. I heard that the priests came to collect money for the expansion of the chapel.”
However, the timid fourth did not dare to intercept the priests’ donations, so their doubts were bound to increase.
“Leo, can you tell me more about what happened during the day?”
At Rockefeller’s words, the fourth Leo told me in detail what had happened earlier in the day, and then everyone was in a sea of laughter.
Hearing about the self-inflicted species, Rockefeller thought with a grin.
‘I came here to rip it off, but rather ripped it off.’
“Not bad.”
Rockefeller spoke, followed by the younger brothers.
“I always have to pretend not to be there! It looks like we’re not there, so the church didn’t help?”
“right. You always have to pretend you don’t exist. That’s how you get even silver coins because you’re pitiful.”
Rockefeller spoke to the younger brothers who were excited by a small silver coin.
“It’s not wrong. If we had pretended that we were, or if we had put forth our humble pride because we were commoners, there would never have been mercy like today. Leo, good job. In our current situation, not even a single silver coin is a pity.”
Since their gold mining, they always had dinner, and it was the same today.
“Come on, let’s have dinner.”
As soon as Rockefeller finished speaking, the younger brothers, who had reported to him about the events of the day, began to chime in and break the modest dinner set before them.
It was a really simple meal made with whole grain flour and simple vegetables, but it was the best dinner for the younger brothers who were hungry all day.
The third person, who was hesitantly throwing away the food on the table saying the market was a side dish, made a pleasant voice.
“It seems like I eat rice every day! i love it!”
At those words, the second suddenly became depressed.
I didn’t tell Rockefeller, but I heard bad news.
“Andrew, why? Is there anything bad about it?”
The second child, who had been somewhat discouraged by Rockefeller’s question, began to speak cautiously.
“Rockefeller, did you hear that story?”
“What are you talking about?”
“that is… … Suddenly the orcs appeared. There’s a riot in the neighboring town and here because of the orcs that appeared out of the blue right now. Adults never go to dangerous places. What if we can’t even mine gold dust like this?”
As for what he was talking about, it was a story I had already heard through a goldsmith.
“There’s something I haven’t told you guys before. My brother got a job.”
“really? where?”
“Banko. Well done talking to the goldsmith. So don’t worry about starving in the future. My brother will earn enough to feed you somehow.”
“Is that real? and! Did you really get a job at Banco?”
Rockefeller gave his brothers boundless confidence with a more serious face than ever.
“Yes, starting tomorrow, I will be working for a goldsmith. Of course, the income you are earning right now may not be as good, but at least you will not be as hungry as before.”
Then the third, who was full of anticipation, began to spit out the ideal words.
“Hey! Now we will be rich If Rockefeller hyung works in Banco and Andrew and I dig gold, won’t we get rich soon? Right?”
The moment he was about to sing because he liked the excited third brother, the second started scolding him with a wrinkled expression.
“Hey, you idiot! Orcs are roaming around, so how do you mine dangerously gold!”
“That’s it, if you look closely at the net. Leo and Lucia are here too, what are you worried about?”
“Lucia is too young!”
“Still, you can do something stupid.”
As the second and third clashed, Rockefeller, who was watching, began to speak.
“No, I have something to tell you about that.”
Everyone’s attention was focused on Rockefeller, who continued to speak to his younger brothers, who only stared at him.
“I would like to avoid gold mining in the future.”
The third was the most disappointing.
“why not? Since Rockefeller hyung got a job, wouldn’t it be better if me and Andrew hyung dig up gold dust? So, your income will be doubled, right?”
Rockefeller calmly shook his head at those words.
“no. I think the rumors circulating these days are too bad for that. Then if you guys run into Orcs, it’s going to be a really big deal. And since he got a job, there’s no need to hang around digging for gold.”
“But is it a pity? So you’re telling me not to go on?”
As the third person complained about how bad gold dust was, Rockefeller began to explain why they shouldn’t.
“The most important thing is your safety. There is no need to starve to death right now, so there is no need to go out and gather gold.”
“That’s it… … Yes, though.”
“And right now, it hasn’t been a while since we started mining gold, so I haven’t heard of anyone, but I think the secret that a lot of placer comes from here in Montefeltro must never be leaked.”
The second, including the third, began to question the vague words.
“What is the reason?”
“Of course there is a reason.”
Rockefeller thought a lot about whether or not to say this to his younger brothers.
Because it was a dream that might be too vain.
‘It’s okay to say anything.’
“It’s my brother. I plan to buy this estate after earning a lot of money. Because this land is so good that even gold can come out.”
At that, the brothers looked surprised.
“really?”
“Really?”
“But is that possible?”
There were questions, but Rockefeller’s answer was simple.
“Of course it is possible. The right to buy and sell this land is a natural right of a lord. So, if you have enough money, you can buy the estate here. Whether the lord here sells the land to wealthy commoners or not is a matter of a later date, but that’s just a matter of adding more money.”
All I really needed was money.
really a lot of money… … .
The younger brothers did not deny Rockefeller’s words, but they also did not deny that it was an impossible reality.
“You have to be really rich to do that… … .”
“I don’t think the Lord will hand over this land for a penny.”
“right. So you have to be very rich.”
“Is it possible?”
“I do not know either… … .”
Rockefeller smiled and broke his luck to his depressed brothers.
“We will never be able to make enough money to buy this estate if we spend our whole lives plowing the fields or doing other work. Because that’s impossible in the first place. But did your brother have something to say to you the other day? Answer me. How do you make big money?”
To that question, the younger brothers answered with Lee Gu-dong.
“Sit down and earn!”
“Yeah, right. Big money is never made by work. Either run a business or create an unearned income somehow. In that sense, hyung has already put the first button on that by getting a job at Banco.”
It will be difficult for the younger brothers to understand or accept the meaning of Rockefeller now.
But Rockefeller was firm in his will and made it clear on this occasion.
“You and I and everyone in this family was born without great talent, but that doesn’t mean we should be poor for the rest of our lives. If you have your own efforts and will, it is quite possible to change such a boring life. So, you guys just have to watch hyung from now on. I’m going to show you how to get rich.”