Farming and reading family

Chen Fan was the one who knew best what was going on. However, he did not expect that the bandits that his son-in-law had described as so powerful could actually be beaten away by the peasants from Baotou Village.

"Are you trying to kill yourself? How dare you collude with bandits?" Chen Fancai looked at Wang Chunxi nervously.

Wang Chunxi looked at Chen Fancai's hypocritical expression and said, "Who of us is colluding with the bandits? Don't think I don't know. The Chen family is a group of cunning people. They must know too."

Wang Chunxi was not trying to deceive Chen Fancai. If even he could figure it out, how could Chen Ke, a scholar, not figure it out?

In the final analysis, he was completely cheated by Chen Fancai.

Chen Fancai stopped pretending: "What exactly do you want to do?"

"I won't hide it from you. Baotou Village can't accommodate me now, and I don't want Baotou Village to have an easy time. You just need to talk to those people, and then we can work together inside and outside to take down the Chen family." Wang Chunxi said directly.

Chen Fancai was suspicious: "Do you hate the Chen family so much?"

"Haha." Wang Chunxi laughed. "You are still a member of the Chen family. Why would you sell them out to bandits?"

Chen Fan realized that Wang Chunxi was not a good person: "What are your conditions?"

"My condition is that those people who robbed the Chen family can give me some of the money they got from their fingers, so that our Wang family can survive." Wang Chunxi raised his eyebrows.

Chen Fancai sneered in his heart. This Wang Chunxi was really stupid. Those bandits were not doing charity. It would be a piece of cake to deal with their Wang family. And he still wanted benefits.

"Okay, then how do you plan to cooperate inside and outside?" Chen Fan agreed.

Wang Chunxi returned to Batou Village the next day and went to Chen's house to sell land.

He didn't really expect the bandits to leave some for him, but the bandits wouldn't take away what he got in advance.

"I will sell all my 17 acres of land to you at 1.3 ounces per acre. If you want to buy it, just ask the village head to come and write a receipt." Wang Chunxi said bluntly.

Chen Fansheng was excited to hear this. Half of Wang Chunxi's 17 acres of land were high-quality paddy fields, which were usually unavailable for purchase. All he had to do was dig up the silt and level it before he could continue planting.

Chen Ke was also tempted. As long as their Chen family had land, their future life would definitely not be bad.

Gao E thought that Wang Chunxi left Baotou Village yesterday and came to sell land today, so there must be something fishy.

"Has Uncle Zheng measured your land?" Gao E was not in a hurry.

"It doesn't matter. It will be measured sooner or later, and then it will belong to your Chen family." Wang Chunxi promised.

"Yes." Chen Ke nodded immediately. "I can trust Uncle Zheng to do things."

Gao E looked at Chen Ke and said, "Why don't you make the decision, my husband?"

Chen Ke hesitated for a moment. He usually didn't care about these trivial matters. Gao E said that the money from selling crickets could be used to buy land and become the Chen family's property. Then he would also discuss it with his eldest brother and others.

"My wife's decision is still the best." Chen Ke smiled and turned to find his elder brother.

"How can a woman be allowed to decide such a big thing as buying land?" Wang Chunxi muttered.

"My husband is a scholar. He concentrates on studying and doesn't care about mundane affairs." Gao E smiled with some pride.

Although Chen Fansheng was moved, he didn't ask any questions after hearing Gao E say this.

Studying is the top priority for his son, and he must not let these trivial matters disrupt his mind.

Gao E saw her father-in-law leave and knew she had full control over the matter: "There's no measured land here, so our Chen family won't buy it."

"Why are you so stubborn?" Wang Chunxi became anxious.

"This is my duty." Gao E said with a smile, "It's better to be a responsible person."

Wang Chunxi didn't expect the Chen family to be like this, but he didn't want to miss it.

Seventeen acres of land is worth fifty-one taels of silver. By then, the Wang family will have no way to survive wherever they go.

"Well, I'll round it up to fifty taels of silver." Wang Chunxi spread out his palm. "If you miss this opportunity, you won't be able to find it again."

Gao E sensed Wang Chunxi's urgency and said, "Then you should see if other families will buy it. Just assume that our Chen family has missed this opportunity."

Wang Chunxi's face turned ugly in an instant. At this time, other families didn't even know how to survive, so how could they buy land?

"The price is negotiable." Wang Chunxi planned to impress Gao E with a low price.

The more he did this, the more Gao E became wary: "It's not a matter of price. You should ask somewhere else."

Seeing Gao E was unmoved, Wang Chunxi turned and shouted, "Brother Chen, I'll sell you my 17 mu of land for 48 taels. Don't let this woman ruin your wealth."

Chen Fansheng felt itchy as he listened in the cave. He clenched his hands and then released them, then clenched them again, but there was still no response over and over again.

Because he has no money, even if he really buys it, he can only let the second son pay for it.

The second child needs money to go to school. If the money is spent at this time, how can he study?

Gao E was worried that her father-in-law would respond, but fortunately, after waiting for a long time, there was no response. Wang Chunxi glared at Gao E with a warning look.

Just from this one glance, Gao E felt that what Wang Chunxi did after leaving Baotou Village was definitely not simple.

Gao E was silent for a while and then chuckled.

Isn't he just a villain?

There are villainous ways to deal with villains.

Chen Ke and Chen Qing discussed the purchase of Wang's land. Chen Qing thought about it again and again and felt that something was not right and decided not to buy it for the time being, so Chen Ke came back dejected.

Gao E didn't ask him anything.

After dinner, Gao E asked Lei to find Chen Jie.

"What's the matter, second sister-in-law?" Chen Jie sat down beside the low table that served as an oil lamp.

"Where will the Wang family stay these two days?" Gao E asked directly.

"It's on the leeward slope on one side of the cave, propped up with branches." Chen Jie wondered why his second sister-in-law suddenly asked about the Wang family.

"Well, take Luo Dagang and Peng Can with you, cover their faces, and kidnap Wang Chunxi when he's alone. Ask him what he did after leaving Batou Village?"

Chen Jie's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Okay." He said and was about to leave.

"Be more discreet." Gao E reminded, "Talk it over with them both beforehand and make sure the interrogation is genuine."

Chen Jie thought that old man Wang Chunxi was quite cunning: "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I will definitely get things done."

Gao E nodded.

Peng Can was a little excited after hearing this, but Luo Dagang remained silent.

"If you don't want to go, I'll take someone else." Chen Jie saw that Luo Dagang didn't say anything.

"I'm responsible for carrying the people, and you guys interrogate them." Luo Dagang said in a muffled voice.

"Okay." Chen Jie didn't expect Luo Dagang to force him to answer.

If his second sister-in-law hadn't asked him to take Luo Dagang with him, he would have preferred to take Zheng Xiaoshun with him, because that kid had the most clever ideas.

The Wang family and the Hu family lived together on the leeward slope. When the three men sneaked over, the two families were arguing about who had picked up more and who had picked up less during the day.

Neither family was easy to deal with, and the quarrel quickly escalated into personal attacks, and in the end it was Wang Chunxi who gave in.

"Alright, alright." Wang Chunxi reassured the Wang family, "We're all from the same village, and now we live together. Let's not damage the relationship."