Farming and reading family

Thinking of this, Chen Zhengyan suddenly felt completely relieved about the incident, just like a worm that made a cocoon, then crawled out of the cocoon painfully, and then turned into another form.

"When you grow up, you will know that being happy is not easy, and it even costs a lot of money." Gao E said and laughed.

"Is mother happy?" Chen Zhengyan asked subconsciously.

Gao E stopped laughing and thought seriously, then smiled again: "Mother will be happy too. Seeing our family's life getting better and better, and seeing you grow up healthy and happy, all of these will make mother happy."

This was what she had always longed for before she traveled through time. Now that she had obtained it, she must be happy.

As for the difficult days now, it is just like climbing a mountain again.

Chen Zhengyan started laughing when he heard his mother say this.

"But if you really like farming, you should study harder." Gao E changed the subject.

Chen Zhengyan was puzzled: "Does farming require studying?"

"Of course." Gao E looked at the fields in the distance. "You know how big the world is, how different the north and the south are, how vast the ice sheets are, how scorching the deserts are, how fertile the fields are, and how rolling the mountains are."

"Different places have different crops and different farming methods."

"Some things exist elsewhere but not here, but that doesn't mean they're not suitable for growing here. It's just that they haven't been brought here yet."

"Grow better crops so that more people can have enough food to eat. We also need to know how to store food so that people can survive even in times of famine and live and work in peace. This is a very great thing." Gao E said with a burning look in her eyes.

Chen Zhengyan was infected. For the first time, he realized that farming was not just farming, but a great thing.

"Is what mom said true?" Chen Zhengyan was a little excited.

"Why would I lie to you? When I have the chance, I will bring the book back for you to read." Gao E promised.

Chen Zhengyan nodded.

When the mother and son walked home hand in hand, Chen Ke saw them hurriedly avoiding his eyes, like a child who had made a mistake.

Gao'e gestured to Zhengyan, who nodded and walked to his father.

"Father, I was wrong to go to the fields to watch my uncle working and neglect my studies." He bowed respectfully. "From now on, I will study hard."

Chen Ke thought he had misheard and looked at Gao E with some surprise.

He thought Gao E called the eldest son out to deny his teaching of the children, but he didn't expect that the eldest son would apologize to him.

"Zhengyan is not as talented as Jin Chao. Don't be too harsh on the child." Gao E looked at Chen Ke.

Chen Ke cleared his throat and said, "It is a great honor to admit one's mistakes and improve. I am very pleased as a father."

In this way, the father and son reconciled quickly.

In fact, Chen Zhengyan had been subconsciously averse to studying before, just like his father who could not do anything after studying to his age.

But after talking with his mother, he rediscovered his appreciation for studying. Maybe he would not pass the imperial examination and enter the official career like his father, but he still had to study.

And my mother also promised him that he could learn about farming and work in the fields with my uncle. She would explain everything to my father.

Chen Qing and his friends came back from the fields and chatted with Chen Ke for a while, mainly to learn about his parents' situation. He felt relieved to know that his parents were living well in the city.

The Chen family had just finished dinner when Zheng Fengan suddenly came to their door.

"Uncle Zheng, what's the matter?" Chen Qing stood up and greeted him.

"A group of strangers came outside and said they wanted to buy some food from us." Zheng Fengan said cautiously.

Chen Qing was a little suspicious: "A foreigner?"

Why would a stranger come at this time?

"It seems to be a group of hunters, and they are bringing... a dozen monkeys." Zheng Fengan sighed.

Now their village is on guard against monkeys everywhere, but those people showed up here with more than a dozen live monkeys. What if the squeaking sounds attract the monkeys from the mountains?

The more Chen Qing listened, the more suspicious he became.

Hunters rarely travel in groups unless they are hunting in groups.

Now the Wangba River has been flooded and there is no village to organize hunting.

"I'll go take a look." He said and was about to go over with Uncle Zheng.

"Why don't you take two people with you?" Zheng Fengan stopped him.

Chen Qing looked at Uncle Zheng's hesitation and asked, "Uncle Zheng, do you want my family to handle this?"

Zheng Fengan nodded: "After all, it's your family's decision whether to sell it to them or not."

Chen Qing turned around and called Luo Dagang to go with him.

Pan Yifang's group had already built a fire and were sitting around it, with a few rabbits and pheasants around them, drinking wine from their wine bags carefree, as if this was their territory.

"Do you want to buy food?" Chen Qing came over and saw this situation and knew why Uncle Zheng was so hesitant to speak.

Pan Yifang and his group turned to look at Chen Qing, but in a moment they looked past Chen Qing and saw Luo Dagang behind him.

Luo Dagang looked straight at those people with an expressionless face.

The atmosphere suddenly became a little gloomy.

"Oh, yes." Huang Xiaolou stood up first.

He was thin, with a pair of bright eyes, and he looked like a very good person.

"We are passing by here while hunting. Fellow villager, please give us a favor." Huang Xiaolou tried to get close to him.

Although they are hunters, if they gather together and encounter something that can be taken advantage of, they will also take some money.

He could tell at a glance that Luo Dagang was no ordinary person. His calm eyes looked at them as if they were dead people.

Chen Qing lowered his eyes slightly and looked at the monkeys in the cage on the side: "Are these monkeys all yours?"

Hearing Chen Qing ask this, those people became alert.

"We can sell you food, but you can't stay overnight in our village after taking the food." Chen Qing said directly.

He was worried that the monkeys in the cage would attract another monkey group, which would cause trouble.

Huang Xiaolou looked at Pan Yifang, and Pan Yifang nodded slightly.

They had been sleeping in the open air outside and only settled here because they thought it was flat.

Moreover, the other party asked the monkey, there are so many people on the other side, if they have bad intentions, it will not be good for them.

Chen Qing immediately asked his family to prepare some food, which they also exchanged for rabbits and pheasants, and then left with their things.

"Catch a live monkey?" Peng Can asked in surprise after hearing Chen Qing's description.

Chen Qing nodded: "I suspect that the abnormal monkey population this year may be related to them."

Gao E felt that this suspicion was not unreasonable. If these people had been catching monkeys in the mountains in this area, they would have angered the monkey group and caused the monkey group to retaliate, causing the monkey group to indiscriminately attack humans.

"They can't be..." Peng Can hesitated to speak.

He had previously encouraged Chen Jie to catch wild game, especially live monkeys.

Later he found out why those people caught the live monkey and cursed them a few times.

Gao E knew what Peng Can meant: "Did those people really leave the village?"

Chen Qing nodded: "I watched them leave."

Gao E thought for a moment and said, "Brother, please go find Uncle Zheng. We must be extra vigilant tonight and increase the number of night patrols."

Chen Qing nodded.

Gao E looked at Peng Can and said, "Go down and drive the pigs back."