The moon hangs above the mountaintop, as if draping a light veil over the silent hillside.

This also stretched the shadows of the two people on the slope to a very long length.

Su Hua looked at the silent young man beside her, raised her hand and waved the small bundle in her hand, her tone filled with curiosity, "Third Brother, did you perhaps make an appointment with Miss Liang to wander the world from here today?"

“No.” Upon hearing this, a bitter look flashed across Su Sanhu’s eyes. “I just want to go out and try my luck. It has nothing to do with Siyu. Since Hua’er has noticed, I’d like to trouble her to tell Mother not to worry. I’ll be back in three to five months.”

“I never do this kind of messenger work; I’m afraid of getting beaten up,” Su Hua refused without even thinking.

After saying that, she spread her little hands, her tone tinged with sadness, "Moreover, if I hadn't just happened to come out, I'm afraid my third brother would have left without saying goodbye, abandoning me, his sister, our mother, my eldest and second brothers, and this family."

They wouldn't care whether their mother was worried or not.

The idea that they'll be back in three to five months is clearly a bunch of lies to fool children.

"When we miss you during holidays and festivals, where are we supposed to find you? Are we supposed to set up an altar and ask the Buddha for directions?"

The girl spoke each word with such intensity that the cool mountain breeze amplified her profound disappointment.

Su Sanhu panicked immediately and hurriedly waved his hands to explain, "No, Hua'er misunderstood. I didn't abandon this family or everyone. I just want to go to Southeast Asia. I'll be back in four months to six months."

Southeast Asia?

Upon hearing the key words, Su Hua instantly wiped away the tears that were about to well up in her eyes.

"What is Third Brother planning to do in Southeast Asia?"

She had heard the three Su brothers mention Nanyang a few times. There was a big river next to Cangwu Town, and cargo ships would go to the river dock in Cangwu Town to resupply. In the past, when the three brothers were not farming, they would go to the river dock to carry bags and could earn about ten copper coins a day, which could be considered an important source of income for the Su family.

Following the river eastward, after passing through two prefectural cities, you will reach the end of the river.

As for Nanyang, it involved taking a special seagoing vessel from the end of the Yangtze River to go south.

I heard that it takes two months to go there and four months to go back and forth.

Moreover, this is under the condition that everything goes smoothly.

That area was no longer part of the territory of the Yu Dynasty.

Pirates roamed freely, burning, killing, and looting; of those who went, not one in ten survived.

Su Sanhu pursed his lips and lowered his voice, "I want to go on a trip to Southeast Asia with a ship. When I worked at the docks before, I heard from people who had been to Southeast Asia that you could earn at least thirty taels of silver just by going on a trip with a ship."

Upon hearing "thirty taels of silver," Su Hua's mind suddenly cleared.

"Did Third Brother go to Southeast Asia for the sake of the Liang family's twenty taels of betrothal money?"

Upon hearing this, Su Sanhu nodded slightly.

"Su Sanhu! You've gone mad!" Upon hearing this, Su Hua was so angry she almost fell backward, unable to even call him "Third Brother."

"You know what Nanyang is! It's all vast ocean, and a round trip would take at least four months. If something goes wrong along the way, you'll lose your life."

Why do you think the boatman could charge such a high price? This thirty taels is his life-saving money!

You told me before that only one in ten people who went to Southeast Asia survived.

Su Sanhu, you've really got guts now. You're even willing to risk your life for a woman.

If Mother knew you were going to Southeast Asia, she'd be so angry she'd die on the spot, and she'd wish she'd never given birth to you!

Su Sanhu was so scolded that he looked dejected and didn't dare to utter a single word in rebuttal.

After Su Hua finished scolding, he tentatively tugged at her sleeve and coaxed her softly, "Hua'er, don't be angry, you'll hurt yourself! You know, besides you, I, your third brother, am the strongest in the family. If we encounter any danger, I can hold my own and will definitely come back safely."

"You'll definitely come back safely? Do you even believe that yourself?!" Su Hua looked at the cautious expression on his face and felt a sudden pang of sadness.

Turning around, she pulled a mahogany box from her sleeve—actually from her spatial storage—and stuffed it into his arms. "This is all the silver I have on me, eighteen taels and eight mace. If you really want to marry Liang Siyu, then go ahead and marry her!"

There's no need to travel thousands of miles to Southeast Asia and risk your life.

The rosewood box was full of silver nuggets the size of a thumb.

After purchasing calligraphy, spices, silver hairpins, and some food such as pig offal and tofu, the initial forty-three taels were reduced to only eighteen taels and eight mace, which was the thank-you gift given by Qin Yucheng.

Su Sanhu felt a weight in his arms. After realizing what was happening, he quickly pushed the box back, his eyes gradually reddening.

“Hua’er’s business has just started, and everything from top to bottom requires money. Besides, if I, as her older brother, were to use my younger sister’s money to get married, wouldn’t I be laughed at for the rest of my life?”

As he spoke, a trace of reminiscence flashed across his eyes. "But if it weren't for Siyu rescuing me from the deep pit of Fuhu Mountain back then, I'm afraid I would have lost my life long ago."

I cannot betray the kindness she has shown me over the years, nor can I stand by and watch her be forced by her parents to marry someone else.

He couldn't give her the recipe for snails, and her family couldn't possibly pay the twenty taels of silver as a bride price. If she were to go outside to carry sacks, Siyu couldn't wait.

He thought about it for a long time, and the only way was to go to Southeast Asia and earn the twenty taels himself.

Once I return from Southeast Asia, everything will be resolved.

Su Hua heard the voice and seemed to realize something.

No wonder he was so infatuated with Liang Siyu that he was willing to risk his life to marry her.

Surprisingly, it was mixed with the gratitude of someone who saved his life.

Looking at the determination on Su Sanhu's face, she hesitated for a long time before finally asking, "But everything in this world is changing. What if Miss Liang doesn't think that way now?"

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