Transmigrated into a Grandpa, Embracing the Laid-Back Life

Chapter 13: This business will drag the whole village down with it.

Su Yang was completely exhausted, practically falling asleep the moment his head hit the pillow.

Su Ming, however, lay awake with his eyes open, staring at the pitch-black ceiling, completely devoid of sleepiness.

Lying beside him was his second brother.

An older brother who, in order to scrape together one tael of silver for him, dared to risk his life against a wild boar.

"I must secure that spot," Su Ming declared in his heart, his voice quiet but firm as molten iron.

"Nonsense, your two brothers almost sacrificed their lives! If you don't get it, I'll be the first to refine you into the ring's artifact spirit!" Lin Yu said irritably. "You need to learn something from this experience!"

"Learn what?"

"Learn the essence of 'laying low'!" Lin Yu's voice was thunderous. "Why did they have to risk their lives? Because they had no other options! They have no skills, no safer channels to earn money! So, once this matter is settled and you return from town, our top priority is to launch the 'Family Poverty Alleviation and Prosperity Drive' Plan Number One!"

"What plan?"

"I need to consider this carefully, but I will absolutely help your family escape poverty and become prosperous," Lin Yu's voice carried a confident, strategic tone.Su Ming's heart was stirred into activity by Lin Yu's words.

Prosperity? Poverty alleviation?

This notion, like a seed, fell into his heart.

"So," Lin Yu's tone softened, "for now, put away those useless feelings of gratitude and guilt. Your brothers' investment is a 'sunk cost'—it's already been spent. The only thing you can do is ensure this investment yields the maximum return."

"Sleep now, conserve your energy. Starting tomorrow, you need to show Teacher Zhou a 'clumsy uncut jade' who will exhaust every effort to seize this opportunity. Play the part fully, secure the spot. That is the best repayment for your brothers."

Su Ming slowly closed his eyes.

Second Brother's even snoring was right beside his ear, that warm body heat passing through the thin clothing, gradually warming his icy hands and feet.

He clenched his fist.

He knew that from tonight onward, the burdens he carried were different.

As dawn's first light barely touched the sky, the Su family's small courtyard was already stirring.

Not the usual leisurely pace of farm life, but a kind of busyness suppressed with excitement.

Wang Chuntao was packing several black steamed buns into a cloth bag, muttering, "Father, Eldest Brother, eat these on the road, don't go hungry."

Mrs. Chen stood to the side, repeatedly checking the hemp ropes binding the game, afraid the pelts might get damaged on the bumpy road and not fetch a good price.

Su Shan squatted in the center of the yard, taking puffs from his long-stemmed pipe one after another, smoke swirling around him, obscuring his expression.

Su Feng and Su Yang were carefully wiping mud off the wild boar's tusks with a ragged cloth. The small wild boar and the roe deer were placed side-by-side on the flatbed cart, like two silent trophies.

Ming walked out of the house, a

at him, didn't speak, just shook his

cause extra trouble," Su Feng straightened up, wiping sweat from his forehead. "The road to town isn't easy;

"Yes, Little Ming, we'll be back before dark.

them and

knew that in this family, everyone had their

books. His brothers' battlefield was

Su Ming stood at the doorway until the three figures disappeared around the

they get

one small wild boar plus one adult roe deer should be more than enough to cover the initial investment for your Child

tone taking on a teasing note: "What? Afraid they'll

Ming didn't speak, turned back to his small room, and picked

Su Ming was

indistinct. The provocative looks Zhao Rui threw his way, he

following that creaking cart, had flown dozens of miles away to Qingshi

carrying the heavy game, imagined

as the sunset glow dyed the sky orange-red, familiar footsteps and cart sounds came

the

his pipe already lit, his steps

followed behind, one pushing the empty cart, their faces unable to

Wang Chuntao also went

it go? How much did you get?" Wang Chuntao's

heavy cloth bag from his chest, and handed

take it, just gestured with his chin toward Su

walked over and stuffed the bag into

it. This is

surprisingly heavy in his

opening. Inside were two pieces of broken silver and a large string of heavy copper coins, gleaming temptingly

hundred coppers for the boar, five hundred for the roe deer—thirteen hundred coppers total! That's over one tael

One tael of silver!

made Mrs. Chen's

an octave: "Heavens! Over a tael of silver! Now Little Ming's travel expenses to

bag, his knuckles white from

and second brothers'

burned,

the heated bed, placed the money pouch by his pillow, and tossed and turned, unable to

violent, full of uncertainty. Your eldest and second brothers were lucky, exchanging their

Su Ming remained silent.

Lin Yu's tone became like a shrewd accountant. "But how long can this money last? The tuition gifts for your registration at the county school—fifty coppers; round-trip travel expenses—at least one hundred coppers; lodging and meals in town—even at thirty coppers a day, ten

so meticulously, always thinking one tael of silver was an astronomical figure. Now, dissected by his master, he realized

turned serious. "This kind of one-off deal carries too high a risk

was

voice took on a grand, strategic quality. "Let me ask you, what do you lack most in your