Farming and reading family

Chen Ke had never seen his elder brother like this.

In his impression, his elder brother always did everything silently, and it seemed that there was nothing his elder brother could not do.

Everyone says that his elder brother is a good farmer, but no one says how much effort he has put into farming.

Chen Qing quickly finished his meal and took a deep breath: "Second Brother, no matter what happens to the eldest girl, I will return the money to you."

"Don't worry about that, big brother." Chen Ke handed the bowl of soup to his big brother. "I've spent a lot of money from our family over the years."

Chen Qing took the bowl of soup and gave a wry smile: "I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but I've also thought that if you become an official, I can also benefit from it."

Chen Ke was silent. He knew that this was difficult to achieve. "Let's not talk about this. Why didn't Big Brother go with Big Sister-in-law? Where are Master Qin and the others here?"

"I can't do anything if I go." Chen Qing took a big sip of soup and almost vomited it out.

"Brother, slow down." Chen Ke gently stroked his brother's back.

"I want to split the family." Chen Qing looked at Chen Ke seriously.

This means that the money saved by their eldest wife will no longer be used to support Chen Ke’s education.

Chen Ke didn't think about this, but hesitated for a moment: "Have you told Dad?"

"Let's wait until your sister-in-law and the others come back." Chen Qing thought his second brother would object.

Chen Ke nodded: "As long as Big Brother has made his decision, that's fine."

Chen Qing wanted to discuss the pros and cons with Chen Ke, but ultimately did not speak.

After lunch, Chen Qing and Master Qin worked together. Chen Ke told Gao E that his elder brother wanted to divide the family business.

"It can't be divided." Lei listened and immediately made a conclusion.

"Why?" Gao E was puzzled. "Didn't we separate at that time?"

Why did Mrs. Lei feel that her second sister-in-law was sometimes quite stupid? "How could the eldest sister-in-law compare with the second sister-in-law? At that time, the second brother was a scholar, and the second sister-in-law was the eldest daughter of a landlord. She didn't ask for anything when the family was divided, and she built such a big house at the entrance of the village."

Gao E was a little embarrassed: "What if Big Brother is also determined to split up the family business and doesn't want anything?"

Lei's eyes rolled and she thought that if her eldest brother didn't want anything, then all the things in the Chen family would belong to them.

But after thinking about it for a moment, I felt that I was not authentic.

"Our father is still alive, so we can't afford to lose that person." Lei was very sure, "It will definitely not be divided anyway."

Gao E felt that what Lei said was too certain, but she didn't understand them, and the original owner didn't spend much time with Chen's parents-in-law.

Chen Qing worked very hard throughout the whole afternoon. Even Master Qin told him several times to take a break, but Chen Qing just wouldn't listen.

When it got dark, Master Qin and the others left, but Chen Jie and the others had not returned yet.

After eating, Chen Qing went to sit on the rock outside and would not come back no matter who called him.

Lei didn't go down either. Wouldn't it be uncomfortable to go down now?

Gao E and Chen Ke didn't know what to say either.

There were just a few younger children playing together catching crickets, carefree.

"Do you support my eldest brother's division of the family business?" Gao E asked Chen Ke in a low voice.

"Now it's not a matter of whether I support it or not. It may cost lives." Chen Ke's voice became even lower.

Gao E thought about it and agreed.

It is true that the Chen family has had some problems these days, but if you think about it, it is not a big deal.

Therefore, it is particularly unacceptable that Jiang beat Yu Ning.

However, what surprised Gao E was that her elder brother did not go to the city with Yu Ning.

After a while, the sound of bells rang outside, and everyone came out and stood in the yard.

"It's okay, it's okay, Yu Ning is fine." Chen Jie shouted when he reached the door.

The stone that was hanging in everyone's heart finally fell to the ground.

Chen Qing went over and carried Yu Ning down from the carriage. When he arrived in the yard, he saw the second brother and his wife looking a little embarrassed.

"Hurry and carry Yu Ning in." Gao E turned around to get the lamp.

Now that the cave house has been sealed, Gao E wants to live separately from her three older children, so she cleaned up another cave house. Seeing her eldest brother's behavior, it seems that he wants Yu Ning to live in their house first.

With Gao E's greeting, everyone was no longer embarrassed and followed her into the second cave.

The cave is spacious, but the bed is supported by the bed board, which makes it look a bit shabby.

"Let Yu Ning stay here for one night and make the bed properly tomorrow," Gao E explained.

"It's okay, it's okay. It's good enough to have a place to live." Chen Qing said gratefully.

Although this is a cave house, the environment is no worse than home once it is cleaned up.

"What did the doctor say?" Chen Ke turned his head and looked at Chen Jie.

"The doctor said it was a shock syndrome, which means he was frightened." Chen Jie said and glanced at his elder brother.

In fact, apart from being burned and hit a few times, Yu Ning's condition was not serious. She was just scared.

Yang lowered her head and said nothing. Yu Ning had never been so scared when she was a child. Her grandmother must have been so ferocious at that time.

"It's good that you're okay, it's good that you're okay." Gao E consoled him. "Have you eaten?"

"No." Chen Jie said immediately.

"I'll go get you some food." Gao E said as she went out. "Let's not gather here anymore. Let Yu Ning have a good rest."

After Gao E said this, Yang stayed in the cave and everyone else went out.

Lei went to help, and Chen Jie went to find his second brother.

"Here's the doctor's receipt." Chen Ke came out with three pieces of paper: the consultation fee, the prescription, and the receipt for a box of mink oil. "There's still a few cents left."

Chen Ke felt a pang of pain when he said this. The doctor only gave him a few injections and charged him one or two taels of silver. If he had this ability, wouldn't he be rich?

Ordinary people really can't afford medical treatment. In just a few days, his family has spent nearly eight taels of silver on medical treatment. In the past, his family could only save six or seven taels in a year.

This is because his second brother is a scholar, so the family’s land does not have to pay taxes.

Chen Ke looked at the silver his third brother took out and hesitated whether to accept it.

Chen Jie seemed to see his second brother's embarrassment and stuffed it directly into his hand: "The doctor said we sent it there in time, otherwise Yu Ning would have really passed away."

Chen Ke then accepted the silver and asked, "Did my sister-in-law hear this?"

"I heard it." Chen Jie nodded.

Chen Ke sighed. If this was true, his elder brother and his parents would probably be completely alienated.

There was food ready at home, so Gao E quickly prepared the food, and Chen Jie and others started eating.

After finishing her meal, Yang came over with an empty bowl, placed it on the stove, and pulled Gao E into the cave, where she was about to kneel down.

"Sister-in-law, what are you doing?" Gao E didn't care about her big belly and hurriedly supported her to prevent her from kneeling down. "My belly."

Yang hurriedly supported Gao E, but was unable to kneel down.

"What is sister-in-law doing?" Gao E was speechless.

Yang's tears started to fall: "You saved Yuning, I, Yang Dani, will owe you my life from now on. No matter what happens in the future, just call me."

Gao E couldn't believe that such generous words came from the mouth of a taciturn peasant woman, and she didn't know how to respond for a moment.