Farming and reading family

He only had one son, Chen Tao, and he didn't expect him to achieve success and bring honor to the family. He just wanted him to protect the family business and live a worry-free life.

But now Chen Tao was acting unruly and he was really worried that Chen Tao would offend someone he shouldn't, and might even lose his life, so he brought him back and found a teacher to teach him well.

Li Quan immediately told the story about Master Guan wanting to accept Jin Chao as his student, and Chen Ke's ignorant refusal.

"Bato Village, Chen family?" Chen Xiangyue frowned slightly.

Others may not know, but he knows clearly that Duan Yuping sold so much of her land to Gao E, the second wife of the Chen family.

Although Duan Yuping seemed to be trying to force the sale at first, he was surprised that the Chen family actually got it.

"Yes." Li Quan was unaware of this incident. "As the saying goes, when you see a virtuous person, you should strive to emulate him. If your son can study with someone that Master Guan favors, perhaps he can achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Chen Xiangyue looked solemn, thinking about the feasibility of this matter.

But Li Quan was a little anxious: "Master Guan values ​​talent, so this will kill two birds with one stone for Master Chen."

Chen Xiangyue glanced at Li Quan and said, "I'll consider it."

Li Quan cursed Chen Xiangyue in his heart, calling him an old fool, but with a smile on his face: "I have also seen that kid from Jin Chao. He is extremely intelligent, which is really rare."

Chen Xiangyue smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Li, for reminding me."

Li Quan did not get a definite answer. He left with a can of tea from Chen Xiangyue, feeling a little unhappy.

Chen Xiangyue thought for a while and asked someone to find Wei Xiaonian. It was Wei Xiaonian who followed Duan Yuping to find Gao E.

When Wei Xiaonian heard the master ask this, he honestly recounted the whole process. In the end, the process was too smooth.

"You mean, Gao was calm and composed from beginning to end, and didn't have any quarrel with the young lady?" Chen Xiangyue asked uncertainly.

"Yes, the two of them drank tea and chatted, and had a great time. Afterwards, they went to the government office to deal with the paperwork, and Gao was also very graceful." Wei Xiaonian was very sure.

He may not remember the fight clearly, but he remembered clearly that a peasant woman took out so much silver without making a fuss. After all, it was the first time he had encountered that in his life.

Chen Xiangyue looked solemn. He knew very well that a person could only be calm and composed if he was confident enough.

After Wei Xiaonian left, Chen Xiangyue sent someone to check the Chen family. He didn't want to be a scapegoat for Li Quan and offend someone he shouldn't have.

Gao E didn't know that Li Quan was playing a trick. Last time, after putting salt in the spring water on the mountain, he trapped a wild boar, and the traps around him also trapped some birds.

Gao E distributed the meat and ate it directly. It was too hot to keep it, so she only kept some lard for cooking.

After complaining once, Old Man Lei never mentioned the matter again and was busy with his blacksmithing every day.

In addition to caring about building houses and farmland, Gao E would read the books that Chen Ke read when she had time. There was not much content in them, so she did not find it difficult to read.

It was an unusually hot day, and she sat in the cave, not wanting to go out. The children in the yard called out that Grandpa Zheng was coming, so Gao E had no choice but to let Lu Qingluo look after Xiaowu while she went out.

There was no shade in the yard, so the two of them stood in the shade at the corner and talked.

"The summer harvest is almost here. How do you plan to divide the grain this time?" Zheng Fengan asked directly.

"This is what I think." Gao E had discussed this with her family beforehand. "We'll harvest our own food, and the village's food will be harvested and eaten together. After all, there isn't much staple food this summer."

Zheng Fengan hesitated to speak.

In the past, all the grain belonged to the Chen family, and the Chen family could do whatever they wanted. But this time, everything was mixed together, and the villagers were afraid that they would have objections.

"Now the villagers are building houses together, and no one is idle. If they really divide the houses one by one, will they eat together or separately?" Gao E asked.

Zheng Fengan nodded: "I understand."

In fact, there are many things in the village that rely on the Chen family, just like the current farm tools and bricks and tiles used to build houses, which are all produced by the Chen family. It can only be said that there are always short-sighted people in the village who worry that they will suffer losses as soon as their lives get a little better.

Gao E wondered if her elder brother had told Uncle Zheng about this?

"Oh, right." Zheng Fengan suddenly said, "I'm old now. I have to run back and forth here all the time, and my body can't handle it. I want your eldest brother to be the village head. What do you think?"

"Uncle Zheng is still in good health. If you find it troublesome to travel back and forth to He County, we have an ox cart at home that you can use." Gao E refused directly.

Zheng Fengan is indeed in good health, and it is inappropriate to say this at this time.

Gao E really had no intention of letting one of her own family members be the village head.

Zheng Fengan felt slightly relieved when he heard Gao E say this. It seemed that the Chen family was really generous.

After confirming the matter, Zheng Fengan left. As for how he told the villagers, it was his business.

Lu Qingluo had a general understanding of the current situation in Baotou Village and felt that the Chen family was the one being taken advantage of, especially Gao E.

Gao E didn't care about Lu Qingluo's disdain. She had her own way and pace of doing things, and she achieved her goal. There was nothing wrong with that.

With Lu Qingluo accompanying her, Gao E found things much easier. They went to see the clam pond together in the afternoon.

After the clam pond was dug, some aquatic plants and algae grew. Today, it is hot and there are traces of some small fish and shrimps. When they approached, a thumb-sized frog jumped into the clam pond with a splash.

Gao E looked at the clam pond. As long as there was no human interference, the ecology would recover madly and eventually reach a balance.

Various grasses also grow around the clam pond, including lush plantain and toad grass, and dandelions that have already bloomed.

"Do you want to raise fish?" Lu Qingluo looked at the big ponds one by one.

The ponds are sparsely distributed and there are many large rocks in the middle.

"Almost." Gao E did not explain.

She doesn't plan to raise the plants too densely, because a high density will cause more problems, and she has no way to solve them now.

But these problems will not occur as long as the density is reduced, and she has no shortage of land.

Lu Qingluo felt that Gao E was being mysterious.

After confirming the situation of the clam pond, Gao E felt that the triangular clams could be released. This year's clam seedlings were not even as big as the nail of the little finger, so no one would come to fish them out.

The eldest brother came back late in the evening and came to find Gao E to tell her that Uncle Zheng asked him to be the village head.

"What do you think, brother?" Gao E did not make a direct conclusion.

Chen Qing thought about it seriously: "Uncle Zheng is still in good health, there is no need to rush this matter."

Gao E suddenly realized that her elder brother seemed to be thinking about becoming the village head. "Then we'll wait until everything in the village is settled."

Chen Qing's expression was somewhat solemn. In fact, regarding the issue of how to divide the summer harvest, Chen Qing also realized that the village collective might not be able to hold on for a few more years, and by then all the efforts his second brother and sister-in-law had put in would be in vain.

"Brother, just tell me what you want to say." Gao E looked at Chen Qing seriously.

"What if the villagers propose to dissolve the village collective in less than three years?" Chen Qing asked in a low voice.