How does Balram describe his feelings about leaving his home village after the death of his father in "The Second Night"?

Balram says he was particularly glad to move because he had developed a reputation in Laxmanarh as more of a snoop and a watcher than a worker. He says he first got a job at a tea shop, similar to the one in Laxmanarh, but then realized there were more opportunities to be had, and decided to become an entrepreneur.