Farming and reading family

She was warning Mrs. He and the others not to act rashly.

After everyone in the yard had left, Madam He slowly asked, "Is Madam Chen's husband not at home?"

"Going out to visit friends." Gao E didn't know what Mrs. He was going to do?

"I heard he was a scholar."

Gao E smiled brighter: "Why is Madam He asking about this?"

Seeing Gao E smile so brightly when she mentioned her husband, Tao Meiyun wondered if she was overthinking it. "I heard that Lord He likes to come to your house for dinner?"

Gao E frowned slightly. "It's not that you like coming to my house for dinner, but if you come to Baotou Village, you can only eat at my house." She looked a little unhappy. "Mrs. He also knows that my husband is a scholar. Baotou Village was completely washed away by the flood last year. Only my house can sit down and have a meal."

Tao Meiyun looked at Gao E, who seemed a little unhappy, and asked, "Don't you want Lord He to have dinner at your house?"

"Alas, every time Lord He comes, our family has to run around, and the women in the family can't even eat in the yard, but there's no benefit."

Hearing Gao E's superficiality, Tao Meiyun couldn't help but smile: "But I heard that you always go to see Lord He."

"Lord He is the father and mother official of He County. The people should go to Lord He when they have problems." Gao E said seriously.

She finally understood what was going on. Could it be that Mrs. He was thinking that there was something going on between her and He Tangchun?

This is too outrageous.

However, it seems normal for such things to happen to women, who always feel that the whole world is their rival in love.

Thinking of this, Gao E's eyes showed more interest.

Mrs. He still thought she was very smart and did not ask the question directly, so as not to let people look down on her: "That's true, but you obviously have men in your family, why do you always let a woman show up in public?"

"Mrs. He, you don't know that farmers rarely have free time. Plus, our village just experienced a flood and there's a lot of work to be done. Let alone running errands in He County, even eating and sleeping have to be squeezed in."

"So I had no choice but to visit Mr. He when I went to He County for something to thank him for his help to Baotou Village." Gao E said helplessly.

This is true. Mrs. He couldn't find any fault with it: "I'm sorry to embarrass you if I say that."

"Everyone is doing their best just to make life easier," Gao E said, looking around the yard with emotion. "There are only three cave dwellings like ours, but sometimes there are dozens of people living there."

"Last year, there were bandits and crazy hunters, and this year, there are people who come to forcibly buy the land. It's not easy." Gao E sighed.

Mrs. He felt that life in the inner house was not easy. Her mother-in-law always had hidden agendas in her words, and her husband did not want to keep her around. The key point was that after so many years, she still had no children, which made her unable to hold her head up in the He family.

I didn’t expect that being a woman would have such a hard time, with lives in danger at any time.

"Madam..." Sheng'er, who was standing beside her, saw that his wife was sad because of what she said, so he reminded her in a low voice.

Tao Meiyu suppressed her emotions and said, "No matter what, you are a woman. There are some things you cannot do in public."

"When one has enough food and clothing, one knows honor and disgrace; when the granaries are full, one knows etiquette." Gao E discovered that although Madam He seemed to be demanding punishment, she was actually soft-hearted. "Madam's cushions are more than an ordinary farmer's annual harvest. Naturally, she doesn't understand the difficulties involved."

Hearing Gao E's example, Mrs. He shifted uncomfortably: "There's no comparison."

"Yes." Gao E smiled slightly and did not argue.

In this world, there will always be people who feast and live in luxurious houses while people freeze to death on the streets. It just depends on how you compare it.

"I heard that my parents like your kimchi very much. I want to try it too." Tao Meiyu wanted to find her own rhythm.

When she heard about Gao's existence, she shed tears in front of the candle and could not sleep well all night. In her dreams, she dreamed of He Tangchun divorcing her and remarrying.

After being in a daze for a few days, she decided to come and see what kind of woman could make He Tangchun laugh more, since she and He Tangchun had been married for so many years but their life had been dull.

On the way to Baotou Village, she thought that she had to be very dignified and not be outdone by a country woman.

But when she saw Gao E casually pulling a bamboo chair and sitting opposite her, she felt inexplicably guilty.

"I wonder what kind of food Mrs. He likes to eat?" Gao E said as she stood up.

"Give me some of everything." Mrs. He thought, isn't that just one jar? How come there are so many kinds?

"Wait a moment." Gao E went to prepare. "It's just that the peasant dishes are rough. I hope Madam He won't be disgusted."

"It's okay." Tao Meiyu had to get her momentum back.

Gao E picked up a plate and put some kimchi on it. She felt that Mrs. He was just trying to make things difficult for her and didn't really like eating kimchi.

I also happened to pick up some of the plums I had been soaking recently.

The plates were indeed rough, but they were neatly arranged on the low table brought by Mrs. He.

Tao Meiyun looked at the pickled vegetables that looked just like fresh vegetables and asked, "Can this be eaten?"

"Whether it's edible depends on whether it's acceptable to Mrs. He." Gao E handed over the chopsticks.

However, Sheng'er had already taken out the silver chopsticks from the lacquer box and handed them to her, so Gao E had to put away her chopsticks.

Tao Meiyu took the chopsticks and looked at Gao E first, then picked up a piece of kimchi. She spit it out immediately after putting it in her mouth, covering her mouth and nose with an unhappy look on her face.

"What's that taste? It's so spicy that it hurts the tip of my tongue." Tao Meiyu asked dissatisfiedly.

If it were in the past, Sheng'er on the side would definitely have joined in the scolding, but today on Gao E's territory, Sheng'er was a little timid and didn't dare to speak.

Gao E didn't think Madam He was deliberately looking for trouble. Coincidentally, the first thing Madam He ate was chili peppers: "Madam He and Lord He have very different tastes."

This sentence irritated Tao Meiyun. To Tao Meiyun, it sounded like Gao E knew He Tangchun better than she did.

She put down her handkerchief and gathered her sleeves, looking at the dignity of the person sitting there: "You'll get tired of any dish if you eat too much of it, let alone a small dish."

Gao E didn't know what had happened to Madam He all of a sudden: "Madam He, why don't you just speak frankly?"

Tao Meiyun looked at Gao E and said, "Small dishes like this are not presentable, just like some people."

Gao E suddenly realized: "Why do people compare themselves to vegetables?"

Tao Meiyu was stumped by Gao E's question. She never expected Gao E to ask this.

"You can get tired of eating any dish, because not only are the vegetables dead, they are also fried, stewed, and cooked in various ways. You may not even know what they originally looked like. But people are alive, so don't live like a dish." Gao E looked at Tao Meiyu with a smile.

It was the first time that Tao Meiyu heard such a theory. She looked at Sheng'er and then at Gao E, not knowing how to continue their conversation.

"We are both women. Since Madam He has found me, we might as well be frank and say whatever we want to say. Trying to hide or test others will only lead to misunderstandings." Gao E looked into Tao Meiyu's eyes.