Mei Zhang is a young Chinese girl and a known "fortune teller" who casts spells.
Character History[]
Background[]
Mei is the daughter of Mr. Zhang, who owns a laundry service that doubles as a brothel in the Chinese Quarter of Birmingham. According to Thomas Shelby the washer women believe Mei Zhang is a witch.
Series 1 · 1919[]
Mei is first seen holding a crying baby. But it's unknown if the baby is hers or a younger sibling. She hands off the child to a young Chinese girl washing clothes to breastfeed from.
Mei supposedly puts a spell on Thomas Shelby's horse, the "powder trick," according to Arthur Shelby. The horse, Monahan Boy, wins two races before losing the third, and truly kicks off the Shelby betting business.