They say your illegitimate child is worthless, yet you rebel with seven wives?

"Worth over a million?!"

"Just these...stones?!"

Ye Hu and Shen Laosan exchanged a glance, still unable to believe it.

Su Luo chuckled and shook his head: "A million? That's too small, too narrow-minded!"

"Uncle Tiger, Uncle Shen, take a good look! This isn't an ordinary stone; it's a stone more precious than gold!"

"A mere million is just a drop in the bucket!"

At Su Luo's instruction, everyone who went into the mountain carried some salt mine stones, and then, completely bewildered, they went down the mountain.

Although these oddly shaped stones are eye-catching, Su Luo says he can make a lot of money from them.

Even Zhang Daqiang, a die-hard fan of Su Luo, found it hard to believe.

Su Luo glanced at the sky and muttered, "If I go down the mountain now, I should still make it in time. I can go into town to sell them tomorrow..."

Ye Hu and Shen Laosan had nothing to say and both obeyed Su Luo's words.

For some reason, they were initially somewhat skeptical of Su Luo, but after today, especially after seeing these salt mines…

Doubts still exist, but more than that, there is a sense of anticipation.

They were eagerly anticipating how Su Luo could make a fortune using these strange stones!

More than half an hour later, Su Luo and the others appeared on the mountain road.

Each person carried dozens of kilograms of salt ore on their backs. Even Su Luo didn't slack off; he used vines as ropes to tie a piece of salt ore weighing over fifty kilograms to his back.

This strange shape attracted the attention of the villagers in Xiaoyun Village.

Last night, Su Luo and his group arrived in Xiaoyun Village and stayed there. This made them very nervous, worried that Su Luo, the new village chief, might be plotting to exploit them.

The villagers barely slept all night, and then early the next morning they heard the news that Su Luo and the others had gone up the mountain.

The villagers panicked even more, thinking that Su Luo was going to catch the young people hiding in the mountains, but then they turned around and found that Su Luo and his group had brought back a pile of stones!

Isn't this... a bit too abstract?

The villagers were all stunned. After a moment of hesitation, Tang Daniu stepped forward and greeted them, "Young Master Su... Village Chief, what's going on here?!"

"What are these stones... for?"

Su Luo glanced at him, smiled, and said directly, "Uncle Da Niu, I won't hurt you, so don't worry."

"Also, anyone in the village who has free time can come to my place to get work. After you finish, I'll provide you with a meal and pay you."

After saying that, Su Luo ignored the stunned Tang Daniu and led Ye Hu towards the courtyard.

As soon as Si Mingyu and the others finished cleaning the yard, the original dusty and dilapidated yard seemed to have been transformed, looking brand new, clean and tidy.

In the corner, someone had transplanted some flowers and plants, giving it a refreshing feel.

Seeing Su Luo return, Si Mingyu was stunned: "Su Luo, you're back so soon?!"

"Didn't you go up the mountain with Uncle Tiger and the others? Why are you back so soon? Did you catch some big game...?"

Before she finished speaking, she saw that Su Luo, Ye Hu, and the others were all carrying large stones.

"Wait a minute, this is..."

Su Luo walked into the courtyard, placed the salt ore on the ground, and shouted, "There's no time to explain! Everyone, stop what you're doing!"

"Everyone come here for a moment. Let's go to the village and find some tools and other things. If any villagers are willing to lend us some money..."

Turning salt into salt is no simple task.

First, the ore must be crushed, then dissolved in water, then subjected to various purification processes, and finally recrystallized...

The work wasn't difficult, but it was indeed very tedious. This time, Su Luo and the others carried nearly a thousand catties of salt ore back from the mountains.

He didn't intend to do it all at once, but to purify a portion first, to reassure Si Mingyu, Ye Hu and others.

Ideally, the first batch of refined salt should be produced tomorrow.

And they successfully sold it, earning their first pot of gold.

Therefore, Su Luo would not let go of any resources that could be utilized.

After hearing Su Luo's words, Si Mingyu blinked and said, "Su Luo, we're out of money."

Su Luo's voice immediately stopped. No money left?!

That's true, he didn't have any money to begin with, otherwise he wouldn't be in such a hurry.

But I promised the villagers that I would pay them if they came to help...

If he breaks his promise, how will Su Luo ever be able to maintain his standing in Xiaoyun Village again?!

Outside the courtyard, not far away, two or three villagers had already appeared.

They stared at them expectantly, somewhat hesitant, clearly tempted by what Su Luo had just said about being paid for helping with the work.

However, there is also a real concern that Su Luo might be just fooling them, like those greedy village chiefs who used to skim off every last penny.

Su Luo frowned, then suddenly looked at Ye Hu: "Uncle Hu, you should still have some money left, right?"

Ye Hu's expression froze, his eyes widening.

"Young master, what are you doing..."

Didn't you say you'd help me earn 100,000 taels of silver a month?!

As a result, before even seeing the money he had earned, he had to spend his own savings!

Su Luo looked completely innocent. "Uncle Tiger, please contribute!"

"I'll pay you back three times in three days at most!"

Ye Hu sighed, turned around, and gathered around with Shen Laosan and the others, handing over a bag of loose silver.

"Son-in-law, three times the amount is unnecessary..."

"I just hope that your idea, son-in-law, will succeed!"

Ye Hu still trusts and obeys Su Luo.

However, I really have a lot of doubts about the money-making plan that Su Luo mentioned.

Seeing his last few taels of silver being taken away, Shen Laosan turned around and Su Luo walked over to the two villagers, stuffing the silver into their hands.

He sighed deeply with immense sorrow, and could only console himself by thinking of it as doing charity.

……

"They actually paid?!"

"Moreover, the new village chief paid us before we even started working!"

The two villagers were stunned, looking at Su Luo as if he were some impossible being.

Amidst the excitement, there was also a touch of emotion.

Su Luo said, "Uncles, you're here to help me with my work. Since you trust me, I won't let you down."

"I'll settle your wages for today now, thirty coins each. Don't think it's too little, there will be more in the future."

The monetary system of the Great Xia Dynasty differed slightly from that of the ancient Su Luo Dynasty. One tael of gold was equal to one hundred taels of silver, which was equivalent to one hundred coins.

One coin has the purchasing power equivalent to two or three Chinese yuan in Su Luo's previous life.

Thirty coins a day wouldn't be considered a high salary in Linshui County, but in Xiaoyun Village, it was an income that the villagers could hardly imagine.

Not to mention, Su Luo also promised to provide meals.

The two villagers exchanged a glance, both seeing disbelief in each other's eyes.

Immediately, a villager said, "Village chief, may we tell the other villagers this news...?"

"To be honest, everyone in our village is very poor. We can't even afford a full meal a day. If they knew how generous you are, village chief, they would definitely come to help."

Su Luo smiled and nodded, "Of course, I welcome everyone."

Ye Hu and the others scraped together more than forty taels of silver. It didn't seem like much, but there were only about ten villagers in the village who could help.

Therefore, this amount of money is more than enough.

Su Luo also took out five taels of silver and asked Ye Hu to help buy some grain from the surrounding area to cook for the villagers who were helping.

Ye Hu's lips twitched involuntarily as he looked at Su Luo's generous demeanor.

"This is all my money!"