Farming and reading family

Gao E just wanted to find an excuse to go to He County and see who Lu Er Niang was.

Chen Ke nodded: "My lady, you are very thoughtful. There are not many families in our area now, so it is not easy to find a good one."

Gao E took the opportunity to ask, "What do you think of Peng Can?"

"Him?" Chen Ke paused. He had always felt that Peng Can's family's long-term worker "had no parents and no permanent property of his own. His elder brother and sister-in-law would definitely look down on him."

Gao E thought the same thing about this family: "I just think they are very down-to-earth."

"Raising pigs and feeding chickens every day is not a promising future." Chen Ke said indifferently.

Even Gao E's rebirth failed to change his three views: "I heard that Tao Zhugong accumulated millions of wealth through animal husbandry."

"How can that be the same?" Chen Ke perked up. "Tao Zhugong was a man of great talent who chose animal husbandry, rather than just raising pigs and chickens."

Gao E looked at Chen Ke in surprise. Has he learned to argue?

Chen Ke lowered his head when Gao E looked at him like this: "Yu Ning is indeed not a child anymore. We can all be relieved if she finds a good family."

Gao E saw that Chen Ke didn't want to talk about this: "Then I'll go tomorrow."

Knowing that Gao E was going to Gao's house to ask Wu to pay attention to Yu Ning's marriage, Yang wanted to go with Gao E. After all, it was her daughter's business, and she would feel embarrassed if she didn't go.

"I just want my brother and sister-in-law to keep an eye on it. It's not like there's really someone there. It's not appropriate for too many of us to go there at once." Gao E refused.

Chen Qing nodded: "That's right, it would be easier for my sister-in-law to go alone."

Yang was a little disappointed, but still nodded.

Gao E took Xiao Wu and asked Luo Dagang to drive out of He County. This time Luo Qing'er wanted to follow them.

Maybe because she had spent too much time in the village, Luo Qing'er always wanted to go out for a walk.

"If there is any problem this time, we will do it next time." Luo Dagang said seriously.

Luo Qing'er looked reluctant and still didn't follow.

Gao E was worried that she would meet Jiang on the road, and Jiang might even follow her back, which would be embarrassing.

Fortunately, she did not meet Jiang along the way, so Gao E went straight to find Lu Hao when she arrived in He County.

Lu Hao was drinking tea in the teahouse. All kinds of people lived here, and it was a good place to hear all kinds of gossip.

In the past, when he had nothing to do, he also liked to squat in places like this, with a pot of tea and a plate of salted beans, and he could squat there for half a day.

Now that he had more money in his pocket, he could order another serving of tea and snacks. The proprietress looked at him differently.

While eating, he listened to the recent noise, especially about Lu Erniang. He heard that she was visited again, and this time the noise was even more serious.

He was listening with great interest when he saw Luo Dagang driving a carriage parked outside. He immediately drank the tea in one gulp, ate the last two snacks, grabbed the salted beans in his hand and went out.

He had a leisurely time for more than a month, but he did not slack off at all. He was just waiting for Sister Gao to ask him something so that he could answer fluently to show his value.

"Get in the car." Luo Dagang glanced at Lu Hao.

Lu Hao got into the car quickly: "Sister Gao finally found me, otherwise I would be sorry for the wages Sister Gao gave me."

Gao E wasn't joking with him: "Tell me about Lu Erniang's situation."

Lu Hao was stunned for a moment and suddenly remembered something: "Could it be that Gao Dajie's mother-in-law who went to Lu Erniang's tavern to cause trouble recently?"

He really hadn't thought about it before. After all, the old couple were already old, and no matter how picky Lu Er Niang was, she would never fall in love with Mr. Chen's father.

"It should be." Gao E didn't expect this matter to become so lively.

Lu Hao wanted to laugh but held it back.

"Do you want to laugh?" Gao E looked at Lu Hao unhappily.

Lu Hao waved his hand: "That Lu Erniang does have a bad reputation, and she mixed half of her wine with water, but she's not really that... into your father-in-law."

Gao E looked at Lu Hao.

Lu Hao was flustered, not knowing whether he wanted Lu Er Niang to like her father-in-law or did not want Lu Er Niang to look at her father-in-law.

"Go on." Gao E didn't care at all whether Lu Er Niang liked her father-in-law.

"Actually, that Lu Erniang is quite pitiful. She was originally bought by the Lin family for auspicious occasions. Not long after they got married, her parents-in-law passed away. Fortunately, her husband's health has improved, but he is still a sickly person."

"After having two children, not long after the second was born, my husband's condition worsened. Not only did we spend all our family money, we even had to borrow a lot."

"Even that couldn't save her husband's life. Later, when creditors came to demand payment, she sold her house to pay off the debts. She then rented a place with her two children, set up a tent, and opened a tavern."

"A widow is always surrounded by gossip, especially since Lu Erniang is... quite pretty. A woman running a tavern, no one would consider her a decent person."

"Fortunately, she hasn't really caused any harm to anyone in these years. The neighbors have accepted her, but they just dislike her and don't want to associate with her." Lu Hao described Lu Er Niang's situation in one breath.

Gao E thought that it was indeed not easy for Lu Er Niang. She must have experienced countless such things over the years.

As they were chatting, the carriage had already arrived at Lu Er Niang's tavern. They only saw a few people gathered there, but most of them had already left.

Lu Er Niang bent down to pick up the bench that had fallen on the ground. Gao E lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked at Lu Er Niang. It was the woman in the goose blood stone red dress whom she met when she bought wine that day.

Looking at the way she bent over, she looked like a strong bamboo bent by the snow, which would stand up again as long as it was not broken.

The woman with the sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance on her body was neither elegant nor turbid...

Lu Erniang stood up, holding her waist. She felt someone was looking at her, but she didn't care.

She has long been accustomed to the fact that many people are looking at her.

People can be watched dead while they are still alive.

After the people around had dispersed, Lu Er Niang had almost packed up her things, sat down, poured herself a bowl of wine, and drank it happily.

Gao E got off the carriage and walked straight to sit opposite Lu Er Niang.

Lu Erniang looked at Gao E and saw that she looked calm and didn't seem like she was looking for trouble. "Want to drink?"

"The child is still young and can't drink it." Gao E smiled.

Lu Erniang poured herself another bowl, but this time she only took a sip: "So you're here to talk to me about your man coming to drink with me?"

Women come to her for no other reason than to do so.

"No." Gao E shook her head.

This made Lu Erniang curious. She didn't believe that a woman would come to chat with her: "Then just tell me what's going on."

Gao E looked at Lu Erniang's desperate but not numb expression and asked: "You don't know how to make wine?"

"If I knew how to make wine, I wouldn't be living such a miserable life." Lu Er Niang laughed at herself.

"I can teach you." Gao E said directly.

Lu Erniang's hand holding the wine bowl lingered there, looking at Gao E in confusion, then she put the bowl down and asked, "Why?"

Gao E looked at Lu Erniang's disbelieving expression and said, "I didn't teach you in vain."

Lu Erniang sneered: "I knew there would be no such good thing in the world."

"Do you think I'm teaching you in vain?" Gao E asked back.

"If you teach me in vain, I won't believe it." Lu Erniang sat up straight with the help of the table. "In fact, even if you teach me, I can't do it."