In the Famine, the Whole Village Chews Tree Bark While My Home Has Mountains of Food and Meat

Su Chen opened his eyes and found himself in ancient times, in the body of the least promising fourth son of the Su family.

The original owner was idle and lazy, always up to no good. His parents didn't love him, his siblings couldn't stand him, and even the village dogs went around him.

To make matters worse, a once-in-a-century drought and locust plague had struck. The fields yielded nothing, the family's grain jar was scraped cleaner than a face, and the whole family was about to starve to death in their dilapidated thatched hut.

Just as he was worrying about where his next meal would come from, a ding rang in his mind

[Wild vegetables detected, estimated value: 20 wen. Sell now?]

[Half a wild boar detected, estimated value: one tael of silver. Sell now?]

Su Chen perked right up!

The System Shop was even more outrageous, stocked with modern polished rice and white flour, new farm tools, improved seeds, and all sorts of goods.

While others chewed tree bark and ate clay during the famine, he used the System to buy and sell goods. First, he made sure his family ate fine grains at every meal. Then he opened up wasteland and started businesses, turning the dirt-poor Su family into a prosperous household worth a fortune!

Ten years later, a hundred thousand soldiers placed the imperial robe on his shoulders.

Su Chen cried, "You've made things so hard for me, Your Majesty!"