Farming and reading family

When Lu Hao heard Gao E say this, he chuckled. There was nothing in He County that he couldn't find out.

"Last night, Yue Garden held a grand banquet to entertain the newly appointed County Magistrate, Lord Ye. All the important figures in the county attended." Lu Hao said in a low voice.

Gao E frowned and thought for a while. There really was a Yue Garden in the original owner's memory. It was the garden of Chen Xiangyue, the richest man in He County.

Legend has it that Chen Xiangyue's eighteen concubines lived in pavilions and towers there, which was extremely luxurious.

However, these are all rumors from outside, and the original owner has no idea what is going on inside.

"I heard from my husband that when a new official takes office, aren't students the first to visit him?" Gao E looked confused.

Lu Hao was speechless: "A scholar must also be a scholar with some family background, like..." He was embarrassed to criticize Gao E.

"Forget it." Gao E saw that Lu Hao didn't have any good words to say. "It's just a meal together, a welcome dinner, and it's normal to show your hospitality."

Lu Hao had no choice but to start attacking: "There are many ways to dine. Who you dine with, the seating arrangement at the table, and the attitude of the host and the guest towards different people can make a huge difference."

Gao E saw that Lu Hao was exaggerating and said, "Then tell me what the deep meaning of the meal at Yueyuan yesterday was."

Lu Hao looked around, leaned forward slightly, and whispered, "They're going to divide the benefits."

"What good is there in He County now that it's in such a dilapidated state?" Gao E sneered.

But her heart was in turmoil.

All natural disasters are man-made disasters.

He County has many benefits now. So many people died and a lot of land has been vacated.

And the land of the disaster victims outside the city. If they lost their land, they would become tenants of the landlords, or even domestic slaves...

As she thought this, Lu Hao also spoke in a low voice.

At this time, Chen Ke came over and saw that Lu Hao was too close to Gao E, so he cleared his throat to remind him.

Lu Hao stood up immediately: "Mr. Chen."

Being called "sir", Chen Ke's expression looked much better.

"Husband, get up now. Let's have a meal and get ready before going to the yamen." Gao E also stood up.

When Chen Ke heard that he had to go to the yamen, he felt a little hesitant, but he still agreed anyway.

He is not afraid of going to court.

For people today, going to court is something to be ashamed of, but after a few years, there were many scholars who became lawyers, and some even became famous all over the world and became guests of honor of the powerful.

But the person he had to face was Ye Linchuan, the important figure who would play an important role in the court in the future.

In the morning, Jin made pancakes and cooked porridge, and ate them with pickled vegetables brought from Baotou Village.

After dinner, Chen Ke called Gao E aside.

"What's the matter, my husband?" Gao E wondered if Chen Ke didn't want to go.

Chen Ke took out two banknotes and handed them to Gao E: "It's not safe for me to carry banknotes with me when I go out. You keep them for now."

He brought some banknotes to buy a gift for Lord Ye, but the banknotes were too heavy in his arms and he always felt like he would lose them.

Gao E knew that he had brought out the banknotes: "Then I will keep them for now. Come to me if you need them."

Chen Ke tried to smile.

Afterwards, Chen Ke took Gao Chong, Wu and Luo Dagang out. Gao E asked Lei to take good care of the children, and she took Jin out with her.

After leaving the house, Jin smeared some black soil mixed with the bottom of a pot on her face, making her look like a woman fleeing famine.

"I'm sorry to trouble you." Gao E knew that Jin was a very respectable person.

"It's OK as long as Madam doesn't mind me causing trouble." Jin didn't care about this now.

She was even able to sell herself into slavery, so she naturally let go of all these things.

The two went straight out of the city.

Gao E could not participate in the division of the county's land among the wealthy families in the city, and she had no right to interfere in the collusion between court officials and local gentry.

To put it bluntly, she is now just a country woman, and it is difficult for her to make a living by counting food every day.

But there are some things she knows, and she can't just pretend she doesn't know.

Today these people can put knives on the necks of these displaced people, and one day I may also be killed by these people.

After a night of snow, the area outside the city was covered in white. Before the porridge stall started distributing porridge, a long line formed outside.

As soon as Gao E and Jin walked outside, they saw several people falling down with thuds.

The people in the queue were numb and used to it.

These are the ones who managed to survive until dawn. No one knows how many people froze to death during the night, and they don’t know how long they can live.

Soon someone dragged the fallen person away, and there were fewer people in the crowd.

Gao E and Jin looked at each other. They certainly didn't have good intentions to collect the body.

It was very empty outside the city, but it gave people a feeling of suffocation.

"Why haven't you distributed porridge today? Do you want to watch people starve to death?" Gao E walked to the side of the crowd and shouted.

When the crowd heard this, they also became agitated. If they were not given porridge, they really would not be able to hold on any longer.

Gao E saw that the discussion in the crowd was getting more and more. She said loudly: "At least we can find a roof over our heads in the city. We are freezing to death outside."

These words touched everyone's heart, and the crowd became even more agitated.

Mo Xun and Yan Congfang stood on the city wall.

Yan Congfang was originally going to leave today, but it snowed so heavily that he stayed because he was worried about unrest.

"Are those two women creating chaos?" Mo Xun narrowed his eyes and looked at Gao E and Jin Ruyi in the crowd.

Yan Congfang also noticed it, and turned around and whispered to the people around him, "Just say we need to rest before departure, and withdraw all the people stationed at the city gate."

Mo Xun looked at Yan Congfang and asked, "Are you just trying to create chaos in the world?"

"Ha!" Yan Congfang sneered, "I just can't stand seeing that kid Ye Linchuan eating meat. It would be nice to disgust him a little."

Mo Xun frowned: "What did you know?"

"Ye Linchuan was drinking with the local gentry at Yue Garden last night. I heard they had a great time." Yan Congfang said angrily, "He was asked to provide disaster relief, but all he did was give out porridge. Those disaster victims are lingering outside the city. How can this be called disaster relief?"

Mo Xun didn't pay attention to this: "Do you suspect they are colluding to divide up the land in He County?"

"What could possibly happen at this time?" Yan Congfang said disdainfully, then laughed again, "But I'm also curious about what this woman is going to do."

Mo Xun also looked over.

Gao E wanted to incite the people to talk and let them know that this was just a small favor and that they had to make long-term plans if they wanted to survive.

She also prepared some copper coins, intending to let some people who were fiercely rebellious enter the city to create different voices in the city.

Just as she was thinking about how to continue inciting these people, Jin pulled her sleeve and motioned her to look at the city gate.

Gao E looked over and found that the armored soldiers were retreating, and immediately came up with a plan.

After a while, Gao E secretly scattered some copper coins on the ground and shouted, "Money!"

Those who were talking stopped immediately, saw that there was really a copper coin on the ground, and hurriedly bent down to pick it up.

The place suddenly became chaotic, and Gao E and Jin Shi mixed in with the crowd and walked towards the city gate.

The victims were so busy picking up money that they didn't realize they were approaching the city gate.

"I'll lend her a hand." Yan Congfang said as he scattered a handful of silver coins from the city wall.