Farming and reading family

Gao E nodded slightly.

Lu Hao had already told her that she had asked Lu Hao to find out who released him but there was no result yet.

"That's too scary." Wu said solemnly, "They say the fish monster flipped over and turned into water, and the dragons all came together, leaving a thousand miles of barren land. So, let's unite the counties..."

"Don't scare yourself." Gao E looked at Wu's worried expression.

The topography of the area around Baotou Village is now almost the same as it was before Gao E passed through. That is to say, even if there is a flood, it will not be a big flood like the previous one that diverted water.

Baotou Village is located upstream and nothing is wrong, so it is even less likely that anything will happen below.

"But the last prophecy came true." Mrs. Wu was still worried.

Gao E thought of the Taoist priest who was wrongfully burned to death last time: "Times have changed. Prophecies are often proposed long before something happens. Talking about them after something has happened is very serious and usually causes chaos and confusion among the people."

Mrs. Wu still had some lingering fears: "But we have to be prepared. This year, if Eldest Sister wants to sell grain, please sell it to me first so I can stock up."

Gao E felt at ease only when Wu had stored up grain.

The two were chatting when Hua Jianxing came in with You Lian'er.

Mrs. Wu saw Hua Jianxing and hurriedly greeted him, "Sister, this is Mr. Hua who wants to buy your prescription."

Gao E felt that the saying "enemies meet on a narrow road" was tailor-made for her, and in the end, she met Hua Jianxing first.

She looked at Hua Jianxing without any concealment.

Hua Jianxing has some of the qualities of being well-read and wealthy, but he wants to improve them forcefully, so he seems a bit greasy.

It may also be that his appearance is really ordinary, but he still has to force himself to look like a playboy, so it is extremely awkward.

Hua Jianxing felt that the other party was being looked at like this, and he just felt that the other party was vulgar. He had to pretend to be gentle and polite. "I don't know what to call this lady."

"My husband's surname is Chen." Gao E said proudly after reporting her husband's surname, "My husband is a scholar."

Hua Jianxing concealed the disdain in his eyes: "It turns out to be Madam Chen. I'm so sorry."

Although he was also a scholar, he was a wealthy scholar and could not be compared with the poor scholars in this kind of place.

"Did you bring the money?" Gao E said directly.

Hua Jianxing didn't want to say more to the other party: "Of course I brought it. Where's the recipe?"

"Take the money first." Gao E sneered. "You are a scholar. You will remember the prescription after reading it. What if you say you don't want it?"

Hua Jianxing looked a little embarrassed: "I wouldn't bully a woman like you."

"Who knows?" Gao E said confidently.

"Since you said so, I have to try the recipe too. Otherwise, how can I know it's true?" Hua Jianxing shook his fan, looking a little annoyed.

"Oh! You didn't even take a look at it, you wanted to take it for free." Gao E put her hands on her hips and said, "You outsiders, who would know where to find you if you left He County? Our shop is right here, how could you possibly fly away?"

Hua Jianxing was a little embarrassed by what he said: "Five hundred taels is not a small amount."

"How about we go to the government office and seek justice?" Gao E suggested.

Hua Jianxing didn't want He Tangchun to know that he bought the recipe: "That's not the case."

"Then what do you mean?" Gao E said disdainfully, "You have no money but you still want to act like a big shot, and you even have a woman with you. I'm afraid others don't know you're messing around outside."

You Lian'er was affected by the disaster. She looked at Gao E with disdain and ridicule, and was too lazy to talk to her.

Hua Jianxing thought that Wu's words about Hu were okay, but why did she meet a shrew today? He took out five hundred taels of silver notes from his purse and said, "Silver and goods are cleared."

"No, let's go to the silver shop together to see if we can exchange it for silver." Gao E looked unconvinced.

"I'll go with my eldest sister." Wu said immediately.

Although Hua Jianxing was very angry, he still went with Gao E.

One hundred taels of silver notes from Hexian Silver Shop could be exchanged for ninety-seven taels of silver in cash, and Huajianhang reluctantly added another fifteen taels.

Gao E borrowed the pen and ink from the silver shop and wrote a prescription for Hua Jianxing. Hua Jianxing's forehead was throbbing with veins after reading it, and he always felt that he was being fooled.

When he got the prescription and saw the crooked handwriting, his bad mood reached its peak. Fortunately, the prescription was written in detail, so he managed to endure it.

"Mr. Hua, take it. If you think this recipe can't make kimchi, I will tell everyone about it." Gao E said with a smile.

Hua Jianxing's heart skipped a beat, and he was sure that he had been fooled.

This recipe is indeed simple, but the key is the things you need to pay attention to above. He wanted to find an excuse to get the money back when he left, but after being threatened like this, he will definitely not get the money back.

"Mrs. Chen, you'd better keep your promise." Hua Jianxing turned and left.

Gao E and Wu did not stay in the silver shop. Lu Qingluo drove the carriage and the two of them quickly returned to Gao's house.

She was a little excited looking at the ten round fifty-tael silver ingots. She had never seen such big silver ingots in all her time selling kimchi.

Gao E took two and stuffed them into her hands: "You say you want to make a little money to live, but you still want to make money when you have it."

Wu was not polite and held two silver ingots: "Big sister is right, but I also know the way to make money."

Her mentality is much calmer now than before. She is very grateful and knows that she cannot be too ambitious with her abilities.

Gao E also thought that Wu's point was very good. One learns from one's mistakes. As long as people make progress, they won't live too badly.

After dividing the silver, Gao E took Lu Qingluo back to Baotou Village. She wondered what Hua Jianxing's expression would be when he found out that everything he wanted was hers.

It was already dusk when she arrived at the village entrance. She heard people arguing in the distance, but she didn't pay any attention and went straight back to Chen's house.

After waiting for a while, no one came to find her. She guessed that it had nothing to do with her. The villagers just had some daily quarrels and forgot about it.

The Chen family members came back one after another. Today, Chen Ke came back quite early. He entered the cave and closed the door carefully.

"What's wrong?" Gao E looked at Chen Ke.

Chen Ke sat down and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Then Yunshuang has a clean background, right?"

"What are you thinking about?" Gao E looked at Chen Ke's embarrassed look.

"I think Mr. Du has taken a fancy to Yunshuang." Chen Ke guessed.

"I don't think you're right." Gao E thought it was impossible.

"Really." Chen Ke was sure, "They chatted for the entire afternoon, and Mr. Du seemed very happy."

Gao E looked at Chen Ke and wondered if there was a possibility that Yunshuang was quite talented and had a good conversation with Mr. Du?

"Then I'll ask Yunshuang what she means?" Gao E suggested.

"No, no," Chen Ke hurriedly stopped her. "It seems like we're meddling. I just want to know if Yunshuang's background is clean. It would be a good thing if Mr. Du could be with Yunshuang."

Gao E wondered if Chen Ke didn't know that his niece had fallen in love with Du Weiqing?

"What do you mean it's a good thing for Mr. Du to be with Yunshuang? Don't you ask whether Yunshuang is willing or not?" Gao E said angrily.

"With...Mr. Du's talent, there's no reason for Miss Yun to be unwilling, right?" Chen Ke said tentatively.