Having grown accustomed to Sun Quan's presence, Su Mo's initial resistance toward his chatty sidekick had completely vanished. Listening to Sun Quan rattle off all the gossip from Mulberry Field Town and the rest of the territory, Su Mo found the arrangement genuinely convenient.
A duller mind could never have gathered such comprehensive information. Only someone as naturally sociable as Sun Quan possessed the thick skin required to chat people up, coax out their secrets, and collect intelligence everywhere he went. Relying on this information, the two men had acted decisively on the second day of the torrential downpour, buying a massive batch of cheap raincoats. They then sold everything ahead of schedule on the afternoon of the third day, raking in a highly substantial profit.
