Farming and reading family

Gao E never thought that He Tangchun would not come. After all, with his status, if he didn't want to come, he could just refuse directly.

Now seeing Chen Ke so nervous, she thought something unexpected had happened.

"Could Lord He feel that our village didn't take it seriously enough and didn't send Uncle Zheng to invite him in person, and change his mind?" Chen Ke was worried.

"Probably not." Gao E looked at Chen Ke's nervous expression and said, "Isn't the auspicious time not here yet? Go and wait quickly, don't miss Lord He's arrival."

Chen Ke was still a little uncertain after hearing Gao E say this: "How about...we send someone to take a look?"

Gao E's hands were still stained with batter. "Master He's status doesn't allow him to go back on his word. If Master He really doesn't come at the auspicious time, we will still have to do what we have to do."

Chen Ke felt very embarrassed. If this thing didn't succeed, he would feel that everyone would laugh at him.

"Husband, please go over quickly. In the end, we still have to rely on you to take charge of the situation." Gao E urged.

Chen Ke walked out with some uncertainty, looking back at Gao E every few steps.

Gao E felt a little helpless. Chen Ke really couldn't handle anything big now.

She immediately went over to wash her hands and planned to ask Luo Dagang to go and see whether Lord He had arrived.

"What is my second sister-in-law going to do?" Lei was sitting on the side and making a fire.

"I'll go out and take a look." Gao E said as she walked out.

As soon as she walked to the door, she heard intense applause outside. She thought that Chen Ke should not have arrived yet. Could it be that Lord He had already arrived?

He Tangchun did come, just when Chen Ke returned to Chen's house to ask Gao E.

Fortunately, Chen Qing was there and Jin Chao was familiar with the process, so no accidents occurred.

On the contrary, Chen Ke looked a little embarrassed when he arrived, and was more uncomfortable than Chen Qing and Jin Chao.

He Tangchun also gave Chen Ke face and brought a plaque with the words "Broad Learning and Dedicated Practice", giving them enough face.

Chen Ke was flattered that one of the six teachers came was Chen Ke's teacher.

Before in the school, the teacher had always been indifferent to Chen Ke. Even after Chen Ke became a scholar, the teacher's opinion of him did not change. This time, he praised Chen Ke highly, which made Chen Ke feel that the teacher was not talking about him.

With He Tangchun in charge, the frozen earth sacrifice went exceptionally smoothly, and Chen Ke was rarely praised by everyone.

Chang Zhinan approached his master and whispered, "Baotou Village is quite interesting, but Chen Xiucai, as the host, is not so good."

He Tangchun chuckled. He didn't know why Gao always praised such a man so highly.

Chang Zhinan stopped talking when he saw that the adults were silent.

These teachers came here for the sake of Lord He, and they were also curious about how Chen Ke got to know Lord He, which made them look up to Chen Ke.

When it was time for the banquet, no one had much expectation for the feast from the rural farmers, especially now, when white flour and refined rice were already the limit.

But everyone was a little surprised when they saw the food served.

The rice is not polished rice, of course, but it is steamed in fresh bamboo tubes, and has a delicate bamboo fragrance that makes people ignore the coarseness of the rice.

The bacon is stewed in honey, which makes it soft and tender and has a unique flavor.

The remaining dishes also had their own unique characteristics. Even the literati and scholars thought the food was very good.

The taste was even more amazing when they tasted it again. They eat these spring buds every year, but none of them are as good as this time.

So the teachers who had originally only eaten a few chopsticks out of face started to eat heartily, some even losing their composure.

When Chen Ke saw this scene, he finally felt relieved.

I used to think these people were out of my reach, but now when we sit at the same dinner table, I feel they are just ordinary people.

Although He Tangchun didn't get to taste the chili peppers, the smoked meat and pickled bamboo shoots on the table were also to his liking, so he planned to find an opportunity to ask the Chen family to send him some.

Perhaps because they enjoyed the meal so much, the group of people went to play in Baotou Village and commented on the school. They left reluctantly until the sun was setting, and even agreed to come back after the school was completed.

After Gao E finished preparing the meal, she rested. The rest was cleaned up by her sister-in-law and others. It was not until dusk that she realized that Chen Ke had not returned yet.

"Han Yue." Gao E called out.

Chen Hanyue ran out of the cave: "Second Aunt, what's the matter?"

"Why hasn't your second uncle come back yet?" Gao E wondered if something had happened.

"Those old guys didn't leave after dinner, so my second uncle took them for a walk around the village." Chen Hanyue was obviously dissatisfied with those old guys.

"What old man? They are all prestigious teachers in the city." Yang glared at Chen Hanyue and told her to be careful with her words.

Chen Hanyue was secretly dissatisfied and thought that he was an old man.

"What about Lord He?" Gao E wanted them to just go through the motions, but they were planning to stay here?

"Master He left after dinner." Chen Hanyue said immediately, "Master praised our smoked meat and pickled bamboo shoots for being delicious."

Gao E rolled her eyes in her heart. Was he praising the food for being delicious?

He wanted to but was too embarrassed to say it directly.

"That's good." Gao E wouldn't give He Tangchun a gift for nothing. "Go see where your second uncle is. It's so late."

Chen Hanyue was about to go out when she saw her second uncle coming in: "Second uncle, you're back. Second aunt asked me to look for you."

Chen Ke looked at Gao E and tried to smile, a smile that was somewhat self-deprecating.

"What's wrong?" Gao E looked at Chen Ke's strange smile.

"Do we have any wine at home?" Chen Ke asked for the first time.

In Gao E's memory, Chen Ke would not drink on his own initiative. He would only drink a little when he sat with his father-in-law during festivals.

Are you happy today and want to drink something?

"Should I ask Luo Dagang to buy some?" Gao E said no.

"That's not necessary." Chen Ke shook his head and went into the cave.

Gao E felt strange when she saw Chen Ke enter the cave, and others also felt strange.

Lei came over and said, "Such a good thing happened today, why does it seem like Second Brother is unhappy?"

"Maybe... the way of expressing happiness is different?" Gao E said uncertainly.

Lei glanced at her second sister-in-law and asked, "Do you believe this?"

Chen Ke should be happy. He has never been complimented by so many people in his two lifetimes combined, and they are all famous teachers in Hexian County.

But I felt empty inside. It turned out that the things I envied so much were just like this. They were no different from ordinary people.

The things in the book became blurry in front of him, and then replaced by the smiling faces of the teachers, who inquired about his relationship with Lord He in both open and covert ways.

He thought a lot during this time, but all those things mixed together, as if he hadn't thought of anything.

Chen Qing heard that Chen Ke was not feeling well and came in to find him.

It was already very dark in the cave, so Chen Qing went over and lit the oil lamp.

The oil lamp suddenly lit up, causing Chen Ke to raise his hand to block the light. At that moment, his head buzzed, as if something was broken.

Everything today seemed like a light that suddenly turned on, allowing him to see things he had never seen before. Those things were different from what he had imagined, but they should be like this.

"Your sister-in-law said you looked unhappy and wanted to drink." Chen Qing didn't notice anything unusual about Chen Ke.