Farming and reading family

Master Ma followed Gao E to the side. The two of them didn't have much to discuss, so they just did it for Hua Jianxing to see.

However, Master Ma was still a little worried: "I'm worried that if we rush the firing, there will be a lot of defective bricks, and even 20 days won't be enough."

"It doesn't matter." Gao E didn't think about burning enough. "Let's just burn it like before."

Master Ma felt that the probability was not high enough.

The two men delayed for a long time before coming and bargained with Hua Jianxing, and finally settled on twenty-one days.

The final order was written by Gao E. The crooked handwriting was similar to the kimchi recipe she had written before, and both parties signed it.

Hua Jianxing took out his private seal and Gao E pressed a fingerprint.

The order was officially completed only after Gui Heng returned with the silver ingots and Gao E wrote the receipt.

The gamblers standing behind the crowd had their eyes lit up when they saw the white silver in the box. They wanted to rush over and grab it right away, but they had to hold back.

This is a big order for Baotou Village and everyone is very excited.

However, Zheng Fengan soon reminded him that this was the Chen family's kiln, and this time they would let the Chen family make some money, and the villagers did not dare to mention the issue of profit sharing.

Gao E returned to Chen's house and was in a good mood when she saw the ten-liang silver ingots one by one.

"Second sister-in-law." Chen Jie came in from outside with Zheng Xiaoshun.

As soon as Zheng Xiaoshun came in, Que'er ran to Zheng Xiaoshun immediately, with a scorching look as if he wanted to roast Zheng Xiaoshun.

Zheng Xiaoshun was very helpless, but fortunately he didn't have to be clingy to her every day. He just had to be patient, just have to be patient.

"Go to the brick kilns around Hexian County and buy a batch of bricks." Gao E said directly, "Remember, it's a purchase, not a deposit. You must get the goods in stock."

Chen Jie's eyes lit up: "This way we can easily burn all the bricks on the order and make a profit."

Gao E smiled.

She felt that Hua Jianxing had not thought about it. After all, he attached so much importance to this matter and even set up a plan on purpose.

It's just that he was too confident and felt that even if there was such a loophole, his plan would not go wrong.

"Then why doesn't he buy bricks and tiles from the kilns nearby?" Zheng Xiaoshun frowned.

"No matter why, as long as we can buy it, it's fine." Gao E looked at Zheng Xiaoshun.

Zheng Xiaoshun felt there must be something wrong: "What if I can't buy it?"

"I just secretly found out who they sold the bricks to before." Gao E said with a smile.

Although new bricks cannot be fired, there are bricks that have already been sold.

Generally, people who buy bricks to build a house will not build the house immediately after buying the bricks, and the accumulated number of bricks will be quite large.

Hua Jianxing looked at the order in his hand. For some reason, Gao E's handwriting gave him a headache. Even if she was a woman, she couldn't write so ugly.

"Sir, aren't you worried that she will buy bricks and tiles from somewhere else?" You Lian'er asked tentatively.

"I've placed orders with all the kilns in He County. If there aren't any kilns with extra bricks and tiles, I'll sell them to them." Hua Jianxing put the order away. "I'd rather have them buy them."

In this way, there will be no unexpected results in this matter.

Moreover, they are tired of buying bricks and tiles, spending money and effort, which will make it even more unaffordable for them.

"Young Master has planned everything." You Lian'er peeled some grapes and fed them to Hua Jianxing.

Hua Jianxing could not hide the pride in his eyes. The commission he earned from helping those outsiders purchase land was just a small profit. Being able to buy Toad Valley was the biggest gain of this trip.

Toad ditch?

It's awful.

When it's his turn, he will definitely change his name.

After dark, several gamblers gathered together and all became interested in the silver ingot that Gao E had obtained during the day.

If they could get those silver ingots, they could pay off their gambling debts and even have some left over.

But no one really dared to go to the Chen family. The Chen family lived in a cave and had a big yellow dog tied up at home. The beast would bark incessantly at the slightest noise.

Moreover, there are too many members of the Chen family. If there are people on night watch or who are not asleep, they will be discovered as soon as they reach the door.

"What are you doing?" Zheng Yicheng saw a few people gathered together and thought they were going to gamble again.

"That's convenient." Someone said immediately.

"I'm telling you, you all better behave yourself. If anything happens again, I'll kick you out." Zheng Yicheng warned.

Several people didn't say anything. They had to stay here for the time being, otherwise those people would chop off their hands.

In the end, they didn't dare to go to Chen's house to steal the silver, and went to work in the kiln in shame the next day.

Gao E asked her eldest brother to keep a close eye on those people. Chen Qing also knew that those people were not honest, so he instructed several masters to keep a close eye on them.

Chen Jie and Zheng Xiaoshun went out for five days and confirmed that the kilns in He County had no extra bricks and tiles to sell, but they bought some bricks and tiles from people who had them, but it was far less than half.

Gao E was not surprised by this and didn't care too much about it.

There are still some bricks and tiles that were brought to the village to build houses. As long as she can ensure that there are no problems with the kiln, there will be no problem with the order.

Those who gambled were not allowed to stay in the kiln at night. That night, seeing that the villagers had gone to bed, they quietly got up and went to the kiln together.

They were already being urged to do so. If they didn't take action, they would take away their wives and children and chop off their hands.

So they had to take risks.

The main work at night is firing the kiln. Now that Master Ma is not here at night, there are three people in a shift, and they take turns three times a night, which can ensure that the kiln is in good condition.

There are also night patrols around to avoid any accidents.

Several people were familiar with the place. They avoided the night patrol and tricked the kiln watcher away, then started to smash the mud seal of the kiln.

"Stop." Zheng Yicheng shouted and knocked the person in front of him to the ground with a carrying pole.

The people behind saw that the plan was exposed and turned around to run, but found that they were also blocked from behind.

"I've been watching you guys." Zheng Yicheng was still frightened.

If he hadn't been keeping an eye on these people, the kiln would have been destroyed, the bricks and tiles could not be delivered, and he would have had to pay them ten times the money in compensation.

When several people saw that the matter was exposed, they began to plead, saying that they were also forced, and if they did not destroy the kiln, those people would capture their wives and children and chop off their hands.

Zheng Yicheng ignored them at all: "Serves you right."

Leaving someone behind to continue guarding the kiln, Zheng Yicheng took those people back to the village.

The villagers were all called up. Knowing that these people were trying to destroy the kiln, they came up and kicked them without saying a word.

Although the head of the village told them not to think about the money they earned this time, the Chen family would not treat them unfairly if they made money.

In the end, they confessed honestly that they had lost all their family property, and even their wives, children and themselves.

Those people asked them to destroy the brick kiln in Hamagou and promised that if they succeeded, all previous gambling debts would be written off. If they dared to escape or tell others, they would be made to suffer a fate worse than death.

Zheng Fengan's face darkened when he heard this, and he suddenly realized that this matter might be related to the person who bought the bricks and tiles from the Chen family, and that the Chen family was being plotted against.

Before dawn, Zheng Fengan called the Chen family to discuss this matter.