Lin Mo was telling the truth. After all, he was a modern man with supernatural powers. It was not difficult for him to make a fortune in ancient times. The difficult part was how to stop the villagers from gossiping.
Their family still has to live here. If he goes out for a while to make money and comes back, no matter how much the villagers gossip, no one will say anything. No matter what he learns and does, or what business he does, no one will say anything. He must make money as soon as possible to marry Su Mu home. He really can't bear to let him do those hard labors.
Moreover, it would be difficult for him to make money if he stayed in the village. Although there were many wild products in the deep mountains, it was okay to catch them occasionally to satisfy his hunger, but it would be too difficult to make a fortune from them. This place was not like what was written in the books, where you could dig up ginseng as soon as you went up the mountain and there would be Ganoderma lucidum everywhere as soon as you turned a corner.
He had followed Su Mu up the mountain for quite some time and had never seen these things before. There might be some in the back mountain, but they were difficult to find and too steep and dangerous. It was heard that there were wolf packs in the deep mountains. Lin Mo didn't want to be careless and not only not find the mountain products but also lose his hard-earned life.
Lin Sheng stared at Lin Mo in a daze. He had always been like an adult, taking care of several younger brothers. His brothers were used to relying on him, and he was also used to the role of an adult. But now, Lin Mo suddenly made him feel dependent.
"Amo, I believe you." The determination in his eyes made Lin Sheng feel at ease, and she subconsciously believed him.
"Brother, I believe in Third Brother too." Lin Wu patted Lin Sheng and smiled brightly. "Third Brother is in good health now. Even if he can't make money, he can still work with me. Our lives will definitely be much better than before."
"Yeah, I believe in Amo too. Amo is the best." Lin Wen quickly agreed, his big eyes full of smiles.
After dinner, while it was not too late, Lin Mo carried the remaining rabbits and went to the village chief's house. He had not yet thanked the village chief for breaking off the engagement last time. This time he was going on a long trip, so he had to ask him to help look after the house so that he would feel more at ease when he went out.
Lin Mo put down the rabbit. The village chief and his family were having dinner, so he didn't want to stay any longer. He told them his own things and was about to go back. The village chief called him a few times and then let him go.
The next morning, Lin Mo was waiting at the village entrance with his bag on his back. There was an old man at the entrance of the village. Every day at dawn, he would pull a ox cart and wait for people here. Maolin Village was a big village, and many people went to the town to buy and sell goods almost every day. The old man could make some money from the travel expenses.
"Uncle Xu, thank you for your help." Lin Mo nodded and sat down on the side of the ox cart.
Grandpa Xu held a small whip that was rubbed to a shine and looked at Lin Mo carefully. "Is it Lin Mo, the third son of the Lin family? Hey, you're already so old, it's rare to see you out. Where are you going with this attitude?"
"Go find a job in town. Uncle Xu knows the situation at home. Now that I'm feeling better, I have to help share the burden at home."
"It was as it should be. Before, you were so weak that you couldn't get out of bed. Your elder brother was kind-hearted and would go to the mountains to chop wood before dawn every day, leaving early and returning late. He suffered a lot because of your illness."
As Grandpa Xu was talking, he called on the others to get in the car. Seeing this, the others also started talking. When it was completely light, Grandpa Xu drove the old cow towards the town.
Looking at this winding and bumpy road, Lin Mo's heart sank. He thought only the village was poor, but he didn't expect the outside world to be so poor too. This bumpy yellow mud road was difficult for even cows to walk on, let alone people. It seemed that when he had money in the future, he would have to build a sunny road. To get rich, he had to build roads first!
Lin Mo felt dizzy from being swayed on the ox cart. He was still not used to sitting in this ox cart. It was already the end of May and the weather was hot. The wind blowing across his face was scorching hot. The sun was already in the sky early, making people feel uncomfortable from being scorched all over.
Lin Mo didn't know how to tell the time by looking at the sky, so he could only guess that it took an hour before the ox cart finally drove onto a road paved with blue bricks. Lin Mo had never been to the town, but he knew that this should be the so-called official road.
Finally, the ride was not so bumpy. Lin Mo also looked around the surrounding environment. When the ox cart entered the town, he had a thorough understanding of it. This town was called Qingshui Town. A big river passed through it. The river bypassed several towns and the provincial capital, so it was considered to be relatively rich. There were many ferry trades coming and going. For Lin Mo, it was also a good place for development.
He said goodbye to the villagers, found an ordinary restaurant, ordered a few dishes and started eating. When he came out, Lin Sheng gave him eighty coins. He didn't know much about the current consumption, he only knew that the eighty coins were the wages that Lin Wu had earned from working day and night some time ago, and he gave them all to him as travel expenses.
Lin Mo had eaten all kinds of delicacies in his previous life. After experiencing the end of the world, he was not too picky about food. However, compared with a restaurant, the few dishes he had just eaten were still a bit ordinary and not as delicious as his own. A big reason for this was that the seasonings in this world were relatively simple.
"Waiter, check out."
Lin Mo called out, and the waiter immediately trotted over. Although he saw that Lin Mo was dressed simply, he still said politely, "Okay, sir, your order is two dishes and one soup. The vegetarian dish is six coins per plate, the meat dish is ten coins per plate, and the chicken soup is twenty coins, a total of thirty-six coins."
What? !
He had eaten up half of the money in his pocket. Lin Mo was startled for a moment, but remained calm as he counted out the copper coins and handed them to the waiter. He also gave him two extra coins and pretended to ask casually, "Brother Waiter, I'm new here and don't know much. How much does it cost to rent a shop in this town?"
The waiter frowned and looked Lin Mo up and down with his small rat eyes. He obviously didn't expect that such a ragged young man would want to rent a shop.
But touching the two copper coins in his hand, he still said attentively: "Our shop is relatively large, and it's about three taels of silver a month. For smaller shops, two taels of silver is enough. For larger shops, you have to ask yourself."
Lin Mo looked the restaurant up and down. It was two stories high and looked quite spacious. He continued to ask, "How much would it cost to buy a store of similar size?"
The waiter's pupils widened, obviously shocked by Lin Mo's words. Could this young man really be rich? After a mental estimate, he said more respectfully, "I estimate it will be around three hundred taels. Our Qingshui Town is not big, but also not small, so this price is a good deal. If you go to the county or the capital, those big places are even more expensive. Every time you ask for it, it will cost several thousand taels."
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