Farming and reading family

The Chen family, from top to bottom, habitually favors Chen Ke and thinks he is the hope of the Chen family.

Even the Lei family, who have always wanted to split the family business, sometimes think this way.

"A wild boar came to the second brother's yard last night. Let's help him look around. We think that if there are more people, the beasts won't dare to get close." The eldest brother said as he was about to go and check.

"Yes, yes, yes." Chen Jie nodded hurriedly.

"What's the point of checking? Go to your uncle Guo's house and borrow a dog. There will be some noise at night." Chen Fansheng ordered.

The two brothers didn't know what to say. They looked at the second brother apologetically and left with their wives.

Chen Fansheng walked to the entrance of the cave with his head down.

The doors and windows were newly installed today, and the cave is sealed tightly, which looks quite good.

"Dad, sit down." Chen Ke moved a stool for his father.

Chen Fansheng sat on a stool, and seeing Gao E was still around, he kept a gloomy face and remained silent.

Seeing her father-in-law like this, Gao E had no choice but to take her four children back to the cave. It was not a good idea to close the door, nor was it a good idea to leave it open.

"Dad, what's the matter that brings you here so late?" Chen Ke moved a stool and sat next to his father.

"Are you going to build a wall?" Chen Fansheng asked bluntly.

Chen Ke felt a little embarrassed. He knew his father had always wanted him to rent a house in He County so he could study in peace. "It's far from the village. There were wild boars running over here last night. There are four children at home..."

"I let you study just so you can live in this shabby place?" Chen Fansheng interrupted his son angrily. "You're not going to take part in the Spring Examination next year, and you still have plenty of money in your pocket. Why don't you go to the city and study hard instead of living here?"

Chen Ke lowered his head even lower. He knew his father's expectations of him, but these expectations also made him feel suffocated.

In the eyes of his father and the people of Baotou Village, he is a child of destiny, a god of literature who has descended to earth, otherwise he would not have passed the imperial examination and become a scholar.

But it is not easy to become an official. Even if you have enough talent and knowledge, you may not be able to become an official.

"I don't care what you think. Go to He County tomorrow and rent a house to concentrate on your studies. You don't have to worry about things at home. Your mother and I will not treat your wife and children badly." Chen Fansheng said in a tone as if he was informing Chen Ke.

Gao E didn't react when she heard her father-in-law say this. In fact, she didn't care even if Chen Kezhen went to He County.

Although it's nice to have a man at home to support you, it doesn't mean you can't survive if he leaves you.

Chen Ke thought for a long time and said, "There's something I haven't told Dad."

"What's the matter?" Chen Fansheng felt that it was definitely not a good thing.

"I had a dream after I came back. The dream talked about going to a higher place." Chen Ke said cautiously.

He has never been good at lying in his two lifetimes. He gets nervous when he tells a lie. He is not as good as his third brother who talks nonsense.

Fortunately, it was dark, and Chen Fansheng didn't see his son's nervousness. He had his eyes downcast and no one knew what he was thinking.

"I've thought about it, and the highest-priced place for our generation to live is our old village of Baotou. Don't worry, Dad. Even though I live here, I will still study hard." Chen Ke promised.

He originally wanted to use this excuse to move, but the move went exceptionally smoothly, so this excuse was not used. Now it just happened to be used.

Chen Fansheng remained silent. He didn't believe in these mysterious things at all. "Are you serious?"

"Of course it's true." Chen Fansheng said slowly.

Chen Fansheng thought for a while and stood up: "I will call a few more people up tomorrow to build your courtyard wall." After he said that, he left.

Chen Ke followed and gave a lecture.

When Gao E heard Chen Ke had returned from seeing her father-in-law off, she came out of the house and asked, "Are there any craftsmen in the village too?"

"Everyone in our village has some skills," Chen Ke said with a smile.

Most of the villagers in Batou Village are the strong laborers who stayed here when Yutou Dam was built. Since they have some skills in building Yutou Dam, the people in the village live well.

Gao E thought this was a good idea, except that she just had to prepare more food.

The two men packed up and prepared to rest, but Chen Jie came running up with a big dog.

"Second brother, second brother." Chen Jie ran closer and shouted, "Hurry over here, our father fell."

As he said this, he handed the dog leash to his second sister-in-law, not wanting her to be afraid of dogs.

"What happened, Dad?" Chen Ke felt nervous.

"He probably fell while going downhill. If I hadn't come to send the dog off, he wouldn't have been discovered." Chen Jie took Chen Ke away.

Gao E was holding the dog leash and looking at a big dog with a yellow face and white skin.

The dog was a little alert, but not very aggressive.

Gao E had no choice but to tie the dog to a rock on the side, and then went back to the cave to get some food.

The dog tried again and again, sniffing around, before finally eating it with big mouthfuls.

After the dog finished eating, Gao E poured some water for the dog. The dog would wag its tail at Gao E, and Gao E felt relieved.

I thought I would find a puppy to raise, but since I live in a remote area, I should be more cautious.

Chen Fansheng was old, and he had fallen quite hard this time. The Chen family hurriedly called in Doctor Sun, and Chen Ke came back more than an hour later.

"How is Dad?" Gao E heard the noise and opened the door for Chen Ke.

"Bi Yuning fell seriously and lost a lot of blood. Doctor Sun said he needs to rest for three months." Chen Ke entered the cave and sat aside.

He wanted to pay for his father's medical treatment and medicine.

Firstly, there is not much money at home, so we should use it all to send him to Beijing to take the exam.

Secondly, my father fell when he came to his place, which is somewhat unreasonable.

But he didn't dare tell Gao E, after all, it wasn't easy for them to move up there.

Gao E hesitated for a moment and said, "Then let's pay for the consultation and medicine."

Chen Ke looked at Gao E in surprise.

"The whole family is here to help us, so it's not easy for us to ask them to pay more money." Gao E smiled.

Chen Ke was very grateful, but at the same time he felt some indescribable emotions.

He and Gao have been married for ten years. In the past, they just treated each other with respect, but now he suddenly feels that they are a real husband and wife.

"It's getting late today. You should go early tomorrow and bring two smoked fish from home so that Dad can have something good to nourish himself." Gao E said as she prepared to go to bed.

The big yellow dog tied outside barked twice in the middle of the night, but there was no big noise, so it was relatively quiet.

As soon as it was dawn, Gao E started cooking, and Chen Ke went downstairs with the silver and smoked fish.

"Wait a moment." Gao E wiped her hands on her apron.

Chen Ke thought Gao E had changed her mind.

"Give the smoked fish to mom, and ask your eldest brother for the money. Go directly to Doctor Sun to settle the consultation and medicine fees. What if dad doesn't want your money? He will just make excuses again." Gao E reminded.

Chen Ke thought about it and agreed: "My wife is really thoughtful."

Chen Ke went downstairs to Chen's house. Gao E was cooking here. Looking at the yard full of bricks, she felt a little heavy in her heart.

People really do what they are supposed to do. I originally wanted to save some money, but in the end I didn't save any money at all.

If we had decided to build the wall at the beginning, it would have been built by now, and my brother and the others wouldn't have to cut so much bamboo to make a fence.

But this is what happens when people are poor. They always want to save money, but end up spending more.