Farming and reading family

Gao E turned and looked at Duan Yuping, confirming that she did not know this person.

"Do we know each other?" Gao E chuckled.

"I didn't know her before, but we can get to know each other." Duan Yuping felt that this woman looked ordinary, but was very open and frank.

"But...how do you know me?" Gao E suppressed her smile and turned serious.

Duan Yuping wasn't embarrassed either. "On both sides of the Doushui River, only your village, Baotou Village, can fully benefit from the imperial court's disaster relief. And all this is because Madam Chen single-handedly saved the entire village."

"You checked me thoroughly?" Gao E was unsure of the other party's purpose for a moment. "But I'm still wrong."

"Wrong?" Duan Yuping didn't believe it.

"Baotou Village is what it is today because everyone has done their best. It is not my alone who has saved it." Gao E never takes credit for this.

If it weren't for the existence of their entire village, the Chen family would not be able to deal with the bandits who came in the winter and the hunters who came in the spring.

Duan Yuping looked at Gao E in surprise.

She did investigate Gao E and also figured out the source of the Chen family's food. In her opinion, only Gao E had the money to do that.

Unexpectedly, she didn't think so.

"If you have anything to talk to me about, why don't you be frank and tell me directly? If you think you have investigated me thoroughly, it will only make me think that you have bad intentions." Gao E sneered.

This made Duan Yuping feel a little embarrassed. It was indeed not very honest of her to do this.

But she preferred to control one thing, and did not feel the need to be frank in front of a peasant woman like Gao.

But when I heard her say that, I felt a little ashamed.

"My last name is Duan." Duan Yuping gave a simple self-introduction. "I want to make a deal with Madam Chen."

"Trade?" Gao E felt that she didn't need to buy anything right now. "Tell me about it."

"Now the prices of the fields on both sides of Doushui River have started to rise. I am willing to transfer the land I have to Mrs. Chen at the original price." Duan Yuping said directly.

Gao E wanted to laugh when she heard this.

Nowadays, the most troublesome thing on both sides of Dou Shui may be the land.

Previously, the gentry and landlords took advantage of the flood to hoard a lot of land, and Ye Linchuan also contributed to this.

Later, He Tangchun came to He County and promulgated the court's disaster relief strategy. This strategy forced those who hoarded land to plant the land quickly, which was good for both the court and the people.

Next, some people hired long-term workers at high prices, trying to clean up the land and plant it in a short time, which resulted in an epidemic.

After the epidemic was brought under control, a large number of able-bodied laborers were lost from He County.

Anyway, they had no permanent property in He County, and few of their family members were left in the floods and epidemics, so they simply went out to make a living.

In this case, it will be impossible to hire strong laborers in He County, and the court's disaster relief policy will cause those who hoarded land to lose both their money and their soldiers.

Duan Yuping looked down at Gao's reaction, probably guessing her current situation: "This may be a bit hot to the touch for others, but it's a good thing for Madam Chen."

Gao E continued to smile without saying anything. It was not a bad thing for her. These people had bought the land very cheaply in the early days.

But sometimes it is more important to stop profit than to stop loss. If she does not take advantage of this, she will definitely be safe, but if she is greedy for this money, there will be unknown risks.

Now she no longer needs to take this risk.

Duan Yuping didn't expect the other party to be so calm and composed. She was completely unlike a peasant woman. "Once you miss this opportunity, you won't be able to find it again."

"Maybe I'm the only store for Miss Duan." Gao E said as she walked over to Duan Yuping. "You can buy land in He County, so you must have your own ways, but now you can only come to me."

Gao E exposed the key, making Duan Yuping very embarrassed.

She was not from He County. The local gentry in He County could still rely on their reputation to find some people in places not affected by the flood, but she could hardly find any.

Moreover, she had no other property except the land she hoarded, and even providing accommodation and food for the farmhands was a problem.

So she was very passive in He County.

"What does Mrs. Chen mean?" Duan Yuping originally wanted to find an easy target, but ended up finding an iron plate.

"What I mean is that Miss Duan can find someone else." Gao E said and went home.

"Mrs. Chen didn't even ask me where the land I bought was from." Duan Yuping stopped Gao E.

Gao E paused.

"I mainly bought land in Bashang Village and Bawei Village." Duan Yuping smiled slightly. "Mrs. Chen, you don't want to encounter obstacles along the way, right?"

Gao E turned and looked at Duan Yuping: "Are you threatening me?"

"It's not a threat." Duan Yuping regained her home ground and smiled slightly.

"Go ahead." Gao E nodded and went home.

Duan Yuping's face darkened. This woman refused to listen to any persuasion.

It’s not that Gao E refuses to eat anything, but the time has not come for her to eat anything.

What Miss Duan said was right. If she really wanted to make things difficult for herself, it would be too easy. For example, their brick kiln was built in Bawei Village.

If she deliberately made trouble, it would be a real problem.

She plans to go to the city tomorrow to find out the identity of this Miss Duan.

Otherwise, she knows everything about me, but I know nothing about her, which would be too passive.

After thinking about this, Gao E smiled. The troubles in life were really normal. She thought that after dealing with Li Quan's suspicion and settling the house construction issue, she could live in peace for a while, but then another Miss Duan came along.

When all the family members came back in the evening, Yang's face looked a little ugly. She was not busy with household chores as usual. She went into the cave as soon as she came back.

"What's going on?" Gao E asked Han Yue in a low voice.

Chen Hanyue watched her mother enter the cave and whispered, "Grandpa mentioned my two cousins ​​today. I guess Mom is still thinking about this."

Gao E remembered that there was such an incident. Old Man Yang sold his two granddaughters.

Old Man Yang didn't know who it was sold to, so they had no idea where to look.

Now that they are living a good life, they naturally think of their relatives.

Gao E didn't know how to persuade her because she didn't know where to start.

Chen Ke came back even later and went to discuss something with Gao E.

"Master Xie said that we can start digging the foundation of the school in a few days. I want to offer sacrifices to the saints." Chen Ke suggested.

"I don't understand these things. My husband, just do what you think is right." Gao E really didn't understand.

"I just want to buy some things and then invite a few teachers over for dinner." Chen Ke said embarrassedly.

These all cost money. Although he had taken back a sum of money before, he had the impression that half of it was used to pay off debts.

"Okay." Gao E nodded. "Sir, please write down what you need and I'll go get it tomorrow. We'll have more time to prepare in advance."

Chen Ke nodded happily: "I can't leave tomorrow, so I'm sorry to trouble you, my lady."

Gao E smiled. After all, the words sounded pleasant to the ear.

After dinner, Gao E took out the account book. Chen Ke had given her four thousand five hundred taels of silver before. This silver had to be recorded in the account, and she would record every penny spent at home in detail.