Farming and reading family

She always believed that getting along well with others was fine, and it did not mean that others could control her.

"Kui'er, take your brothers and go." Gao E said directly.

She definitely won't eat this meal. She is not yet at the point where she would put herself in such a difficult position.

Chen Duokui hesitated for a moment and then stood on his mother's side with his three younger brothers.

Gao E looked at Chen Ke.

Chen Ke hesitated for a moment and stood beside Gao E: "Since Dad doesn't want us to live at home, then we have to find a way ourselves."

He didn't have time to talk to his father properly, so they just moved out.

Chen Fansheng didn't expect his son to side with his wife. "Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you have a few bucks in your pocket. When you spend it all, I'll see what you'll do."

Chen Ke bowed deeply and said, "Thank you for your teachings, father."

Chen Ke's polite greeting didn't bother his father at all.

Chen Ke immediately got a carriage and took Gao E and his four sons to the headman's house.

Chen Fan kicked the bench angrily and went back to the house. The rest of the people didn't dare to say anything.

Lei pulled Chen Jie into the house and whispered, "Hey, are my second brother and his family really moving out?"

Chen Jie also felt that his second brother was too impulsive: "They didn't take anything with them, so they shouldn't move away, right?"

"Don't forget, his family raised more than one hundred taels for him to go to Beijing, and your second brother has money in his pocket." Lei reminded.

Chen Jie didn't think so.

Although my second brother is good at studying and not very close to them, he is not the kind of person who neglects his family.

"But what my second sister-in-law said is right. Look at our Yan'er and Ziyou. They look like bean sprouts and are always bullied by other children." Lei said and made up her mind, "No, we must get a share of this family."

Chen Jie felt sad when he thought of the two children.

Chen Ke drove the carriage to the headman's house. People on the road greeted him one after another, and the calls of "scholar" were very ironic.

I picked up the village head and went to the city. As soon as I reached the village entrance, I met an acquaintance.

"Hey, second brother!" Chen Baolai called out exaggeratedly, "When are you back? Come to my house and have a seat."

He said, pointing to the house behind him.

The house originally belonged to Chen Ke's family and was sold to Chen Fan not long ago.

Chen Ke stared at Chen Baolai, to whom he adopted his last child.

Because of this flood, Chen Baolai was seriously injured and had no descendants. His family was also held accountable for failing to inspect the embankment. They then fled to avoid responsibility.

But many years later, he returned home in glory and built a better house with great wealth, forcing him to adopt his son.

These memories flashed through Chen Ke's mind, and his eyes became a little gloomy.

"No, we have something to do in the city." Chen Ke gripped the reins tightly.

"Second brother, are you not planning to take the imperial examination? Then all the money you spent on studying will be wasted." Chen Baolai stood in front of the carriage and showed no intention of moving aside.

"Don't you have any money left? How about this: sell this horse and carriage to my family. I'll talk to my dad and he'll give you some more money." Chen Baolai said sarcastically.

"Is your family so rich?" Gao E couldn't stand it anymore and got out of the carriage.

Seeing Gao E, Chen Baolai stepped back slightly. He knew that the Gao family was a landlord.

"Is it really that profitable to look after the dike?" Gao E asked curiously. "I'll go to the government office and ask if they still want people to look after the dike."

Chen Baolai took two steps back when he heard Gao E say this, and he looked a little uncomfortable: "My second brother is a scholar, how could he be interested in the job of looking after the dike?"

"I didn't say to let your second brother go." Gao E smiled.

"Aren't you going to the city for something, second brother? Go quickly, otherwise it will be dark when you come back." Chen Baolai didn't stop him.

Chen Ke rode a horse to drive the carriage.

When the village head Zheng Fengan heard the conversation between Gao and Chen Baolai, he couldn't help but look at Gao more.

Gao doesn't interact much with the people in the village and always acts superior. I didn't expect that she is also a scheming person.

Gao E thought for a moment and looked at the village head: "Uncle Zheng, how much land does my second uncle's family own in the village?"

"Twelve acres of fertile farmland, more than twenty acres of sloping land, and a piece of woodland." Zheng Fengan did not hide the fact that "at least he can speak to the people in the government office, and many people come to him for help."

Gao E suddenly realized that it was probably because of this that Chen Fan had a lot of gray income.

Then Gao E started talking to the head of the village about the old village, and the head of the village told her everything he knew.

The carriage was fast, and they arrived in He County a little after ten o'clock.

After leaving the carriage outside the city, the group entered the city.

They went to eat something before going to the yamen. The village head didn't expect that they would take him out for dinner, so he didn't refuse.

"Madam, I want to register the new place I bought under your name." Chen Ke pulled Gao E aside.

Gao E looked at Chen Ke in surprise.

"First of all, you were the one who collected this money. Secondly, given my parents' attitude, they can't interfere with your property if you ask them." Chen Ke explained.

Gao E thought for a moment and said, "Aren't you afraid that one day we'll get divorced and I'll take all these things away?"

Chen Ke was stunned. He had never thought about this question.

In his mind, no woman would want a divorce.

"It would be good if you had something to rely on." Chen Ke smiled.

Chen Ke felt a pang in his heart when he thought that Gao E might die after giving birth to their fifth child.

Although Gao E was competitive, without her, he would not have been able to participate in the three imperial examinations with peace of mind.

After all, he was the one who failed her.

Gao E was quite surprised to hear Chen Ke say this: "Your concerns are reasonable. Then let me take over the property first."

It was only a matter of twelve taels of silver, so Gao E didn't take it seriously.

But this surprised the village head. After confirming it again and again, he took them to the government office to handle the transfer documents.

After finishing these things, Gao E took the village head out for dinner.

"It's not easy for you either. The more you save, the better. We can just make do with one bite when we get back." Zheng Fengan didn't want them to spend any more money.

"No matter how difficult it is, we still deserve this meal." Gao E said with a smile, "If the village head doesn't eat, my wife and I will feel embarrassed."

After hearing what Gao E said, Zheng Fengan had no choice but to go with them.

It was a simple soup and noodle chowder, but it was a rare delicacy for the kids.

The seven of them spent a total of forty-seven cents. Zheng Fengan saw Gao paying without blinking, and thought that she was worthy of being a lady from a landlord's family.

Because she was with the village head, Gao E didn't buy anything. She just bought some food and the group went back together.

Not all members of the Chen family went into the mountains today. Hanyue stayed to take care of Yuning and the younger children.

But as soon as Gao E and the others entered the house, they felt that the atmosphere at home was not right.

Chen Fansheng heard the noise and came out to see that it was them. He turned back into the house and didn't even pay attention to Chen Ke's greeting.

Hanyue looked through the crack in the door and saw her grandfather enter the house, then she trotted out.

"Aunt, grandpa spilled my eldest sister's medicine. Please save my eldest sister." Chen Hanyue prayed in a low voice.