Farming and reading family

Chen Ke originally wanted to use Gao E to avoid the issue of living in the city to study, but ended up making his father have such thoughts, and he would inevitably blame his wife in the future.

"That's not what I meant, son." Chen Ke stood up hurriedly.

Chen Fansheng raised his hand to stop him: "I know you haven't had a good life these past few years. It's so embarrassing to say that you relied on a woman to study. It's my father's fault..."

Chen Ke didn't know what to say. He had really thought so in the past, but now he didn't plan to take the imperial examination, and Gao E supported him in everything, so he couldn't make things difficult for Gao E.

"Dad, that's not true." Chen Ke almost said that he didn't plan to take the imperial examination. "Gao and I are husband and wife, and she respects me very much..."

Chen Fansheng looked at Chen Ke.

"It's just, it's just..." Chen Ke's mind was a little confused. "The location of the old village is good for me."

Chen Fansheng frowned. It seemed that everything was getting better since his son moved there.

"I have to study there to have a chance of going to high school." Chen Ke said stiffly.

When Chen Fansheng heard Chen Ke say this, he was undecided for a moment.

"You and mother have worked hard for your children all your life. Now you can enjoy yourself in the city so that I can study with peace of mind. This way I can get twice the result with half the effort." Chen Ke said seriously.

"After all, it's your parents who have dragged you down." Chen Fansheng looked guilty, but he didn't mention going back.

Chen Ke originally wanted to wait for Gao E to come for dinner, but Jiang said that if she didn't come at dinner time, she would definitely not come. She kept picking up food for Chen Ke and ate lunch happily.

After lunch, Chen Fansheng still pulled Chen Ke to talk about studying, so Chen Ke found an excuse to leave.

Gao E thought that Chen Ke would stay a while longer since he hadn't seen his parents for such a long time, but she didn't expect him to come so soon.

"Husband, are you okay?" Gao E asked worriedly.

Chen Ke didn't know whether Gao E meant "it's okay" or not, but he felt comforted when he saw that she cared about him so much.

"My sister-in-law said that the epidemic in the city is not over yet and she was worried about me walking around outside, so she asked me to stay for lunch," Gao E explained.

"In that case, don't go out too much." Chen Ke nodded. "The way back is not good. Let's go back early."

"Okay." Gao E said hello to Wu and the others and went back.

Chen Ke was silent for a long time, and then he told the story of meeting his parents.

"I almost caused my wife to be misunderstood by my parents." Chen Ke said apologetically.

Gao E felt that Chen Ke had admitted his mistake, and as long as it did not involve loyalty and filial piety, it was reasonable.

"That's all right." Gao E said magnanimously, "Why don't you want to come to the city to study?"

Chen Ke lowered his head and couldn't find an excuse for a moment.

"Isn't it that the pressure of carrying your family's expectations is too great?" Gao E asked with concern.

Chen Ke hesitated for a moment and nodded: "My wife also knows the situation at home. Although we have some money now, we have to spend money everywhere. Without other income, we still have to save money."

Gao E nodded: "Studying really shouldn't be too stressful. If you do, you'll be carrying a heavy burden and won't progress faster than others."

"My wife still understands me." Chen Ke was a little excited.

Gao E didn't care whether Chen Ke was in the city or in the village. If he was in the village, there were some things that were inconvenient for her to deal with, so she could let Chen Ke deal with them.

"Uncle Zheng and I have discussed this and we plan to build a school first so that you can teach the children in the village. We don't understand much about this, so why don't you supervise the construction?" Gao E suggested.

"Okay." Chen Ke agreed immediately, so he had something to do.

The two men were talking about the details of building the school when the carriage suddenly stopped and the horses neighed.

"What's going on?" Chen Ke became alert.

"There's a monkey." Luo Dagang's expression was serious.

Just now, a monkey jumped out and grabbed the horse's head. The horse was so scared that it jumped up with its front hooves and knocked the monkey off. The horse was also very scared.

At this moment, a group of monkeys surrounded the carriage, about thirty or forty of them.

Chen Ke thought it was just a monkey, so he stuck his head out and was shocked to see monkeys everywhere in front of him.

Gao E also saw it.

And she seemed to see the angry expressions of the monkeys.

Although they were clearly a group of beasts, Gao E could feel their anger.

In this case, it was these monkeys who provoked them first. Their trap had not been set yet, so why should the monkeys be angry?

"Can you win?" Gao E looked at Luo Dagang.

Luo Dagang pulled out a long stick from the side of the carriage. It was not a question of whether to fight or not. If he didn't fight, he wouldn't be able to go home.

The three men confronted a group of monkeys for a while, and then a monkey jumped directly towards Luo Dagang.

Luo Dagang swung his stick, knocking the monkey to the ground quickly, fiercely and accurately. The monkey bounced twice and died.

This frightened the other monkeys, and they subconsciously stepped back a little.

After a while, the three monkeys jumped up at the same time. Luo Dagang swept across and quickly knocked down the monkey that pounced on the carriage. Although he swung away this time, the monkey did not die immediately.

The air seemed to freeze, and the man and the monkey were in a stalemate.

After a while, the monkeys seemed to have received some instructions and dispersed, dragging the dead monkey with them.

Gao E looked at the leaving monkeys suspiciously, feeling that this was revenge.

When Luo Dagang saw the monkeys leaving, he drove the carriage back to Batou Village quickly regardless of the bumpy ride.

Fortunately, there was nothing unusual in the village and no monkeys were seen coming into the village at all.

Despite this, Gao E still discussed with Uncle Zheng that children in the village should not run around and adults should not act alone.

"It's strange. In previous years, monkeys only came to steal some food, and never attacked people in groups like this." Zheng Fengan frowned.

Gao E suddenly remembered something: "I heard that wild animals in the mountains go deep into the mountains in winter. Uncle Zheng, do you know where they go?"

Zheng Fengan shook his head. He knew about this, but he didn't know where it went in the mountains. "No ordinary person would dare to go into the mountains. I heard there are huge snakes as thick as buckets there that can swallow a person in one bite."

Gao E thought this was an exaggeration. Snakes also have a lifespan, and the climate here cannot support such a large snake.

However, we cannot be too arbitrary. After all, even in later generations, humans have done very little exploration of the world, and there are many things that humans cannot explain.

"Could it be related to last year's flood?" Gao E speculated.

Zheng Fengan is unsure: "The connection between the mountains and the water is mysterious, and no one can really tell."

In the end, it’s hard to say, they can only pay attention to it themselves.

Gao E returned to Chen's house and counted the children in the house and found that Zheng Yan was not there.

"Where is your elder brother?" Gao E looked at Zhenghui.

"Dad called my eldest brother in." Zhenghui Xiaoshuo said and pointed to the first cave.

Gao E felt a little strange. Xiao Wu was still sleeping inside. Why did Chen Ke call Zheng Yan in?

Only when she reached the door did she hear Chen Ke scolding Zheng Yan in a low voice.

"All things are inferior, only reading is superior. You must study hard when you are young, and literature can help you establish yourself." Chen Ke's tone was a bit disappointed.