Grandma Su finally managed to shake off the villagers and hurried home without delay.

Old Su sold the ginseng, bought grain, and hired a horse-drawn carriage.

As I was heading back, I ran into a group of thugs in an alley, beating up a little boy.

"You beggar, do you know how much these clothes of mine cost? And you've dirtied them like this."

Another person nearby chimed in, "Even if we sold you, we couldn't afford to pay for it, you know that? Get on the ground and crawl away."

The little boy was dressed in rather inappropriate clothes, tattered and ragged, and in some places you could see his skin and bones underneath.

The little boy had several wounds, but they didn't seem too serious.

Old Su watched as the boy got up from the ground and ran towards him. He wasn't one to meddle in other people's business, and he certainly wouldn't have interfered in the past.

But when I think about what has happened in my family recently, I feel more and more that my little granddaughter might be a fairy descended from heaven.

I should be kinder for my granddaughter's sake. Isn't this perfect opportunity right in front of me? I'll do a good deed every day to accumulate blessings for my granddaughter.

Looking at the thugs chasing after them, Liu Wen from the next village was even among them.

And it was Liu Wen who took the lead, which makes things really easy (｀Δ′)!

"What are you bunch of brats doing here? Bullying a child?"

The thugs who were chasing after them were taken aback.

But when they see that he's an old man nearing 50, what are they afraid of?

One of them, who was rather tall, spoke with a manner quite reminiscent of a ruthless bandit.

"Old man, I advise you not to meddle in other people's business. This is a grudge between us and this beggar. If you know what's good for you, get lost or I'll beat you up too."

Old Man Su looked at Liu Wen and asked, "Liu Wen, what do you say? Are you planning to spar with my son again?"

Liu Wen also saw Sanlang behind him.

Damn it, today is such a bad day.

These young thugs are only good at bullying the elderly and children.

If they really fight Su Sanlang, some of them might run away or leave, and in the end, they might not be the only ones getting beaten up.

Then I thought of that man. I don't know what he ate to grow up like that. He was full of energy and I couldn't beat him at all.

The thug who had spoken up immediately shut his mouth when he saw that the old man recognized his boss.

"I'll let this little beggar go this time for your sake, but I hope he won't fall into my hands next time."

Then Liu Wen snorted coldly and left with his group of henchmen.

The rescued beggar repeatedly thanked Old Man Su, saying, "Thank you, thank you for saving me."

Su Sanlang helped the child up. Judging from the boy's appearance, he looked to be only six or seven years old.

"Why are you wandering around alone? Where are your parents?"

The little boy lowered his head the moment his parents were mentioned. The father and son didn't see the boy's eyes turn sinister as he lowered his head.

She quickly returned to normal, raised her head, and replied with teary eyes, "I live with my grandfather now, in the dilapidated temple not far away. My grandfather is sick, so I wanted to come out and see if I could beg for some money to buy him medicine."

Su Sanlang didn't press further. He figured that if the man didn't mention his parents, it meant either they didn't want him anymore or they had passed away; he must be suffering some kind of misery.

At Old Man Su's prompting, Su Laosan took out one tael of silver and handed it over.

This one or two taels of silver represents more than a year's income for a farmer's family. Old Man Su knew the price of medicine; it was very expensive.

You can't buy medicine with just a few copper coins.

I'll see this through to the end, and I'll consider it a way to create a good karma for my granddaughter.

"Take this tael of silver. I have a little girl at home, so consider it a blessing for her."

"Take the money and get your grandfather's illness treated, then look for other options."

After saying that, he patted the boy's head and then hurried home with Old Man Su.

The little boy stared intently at the departing figures of the father and son, then looked down at the one or two taels of silver in his hand, gripping it tightly.

If I have the ability in the future, I will definitely repay the great kindness I have shown today.

When Old Man Su and Su Sanlang entered the village, everyone saw them.

They were sitting on an oxcart, which was full of things, and it looked like there was a lot of grain.

In these times, everyone is dirt poor, but I never expected that the Su family would have so much money in secret.

Old Su Family Main Room

Three large baskets were placed on the floor of the main room, filled to the brim with items.

There were several large bags of grain on the ground.

Outside the Su family's house, several women were sitting and chatting. Old Mrs. Su quietly closed the door.

The whole family sat on the stools in the main room, while the boys were still playing outside and hadn't come back yet.

"How much did the old man get for it?"

Su Sanlang excitedly said from the side, "Mother, I've never seen so much money in my life. Guess how much it is?"

Old Mrs. Su slapped him across the face. "Stop playing coy with me! Tell me now!"

Su Sanlang rubbed the back of his head where he had been hit and said, "160 taels, a full 160 taels, Mother."

At this moment, Old Man Su said to Old Woman Su, "The ginseng sold for 120 taels, and the notoginseng and other medicinal herbs sold for 40 taels."

Grandma Su and the rest of the family stared wide-eyed.

They had considered that they might sell it for a lot, say 20 or 30 taels, but they never expected it to end up costing 160 taels.

Their farming family couldn't earn even a tael of silver all year round, yet they made so much money selling medicinal herbs in one go.

"Old man, how come other medicinal herbs can also sell for 40 taels?"

"The main reason is that Panax notoginseng is more expensive. We sold more than 30 taels of Panax notoginseng alone, while we bought about five or six taels of other common herbs."

Upon hearing this, the old lady was instantly delighted. Such a small amount of medicinal herbs had sold for five or six taels! Fu Bao from the mountain said there were plenty of ordinary medicinal herbs; wouldn't their family be rich?

Suddenly, I remembered the salt sesame seeds. "After you old folks left, I took Fu Bao up the mountain for another walk. You don't know that the wolf brought two salt sesame seeds to our little darling."

"My baby said that salted lingzhi is very expensive, much more expensive than lingzhi. They also dug up some other medicinal herbs."

Oh, right, I also dug up another ginseng plant.

Su Sanlang exclaimed in surprise, "What? You dug up ginseng again?"

"You idiot, keep your voice down, do you want everyone to know you've dug up another ginseng?"

Looking at his good-for-nothing son, Old Man Su wished he could slap him a few times, especially since there were several old women sitting outside the door.

His voice is so loud.

Su Sanlang realized he had lost his composure and quickly shut his mouth.

They'd never heard of that salt sesame.

But they knew about ginseng! They had just returned from selling ginseng and were still basking in their joy when another surprise came their way.

Next, as the head of the family, Old Man Su explained his plans for the future.

“Old woman, now everyone in the village knows that we suddenly brought back so much grain. We need to find an excuse.”

Grandma Su thought for a moment, "Since my dear child wants to teach the villagers about medicinal herbs..."

"Let's take the money we used to buy the grain as an example. Our little one first met a master who taught him how to identify medicinal herbs, which led to us digging up ginseng and buying this grain."

Su Sanlang asked from the side, "Can't we just say herbs? Saying ginseng would just tell them we made a lot of money."

"Are you stupid? If we don't say it like this, then we'll have to find another excuse to build a house and send our kids to school."

Old Man Su slammed his hand on the table. "Alright, it's settled then. I'll talk to the village chief after lunch."

"Alright, old man, I'll go cook now. You can bring the baby with you then."