Farming and reading family

Gao E really didn't seem to care much about her dilapidated yard.

But in the rear court of He County, she was like someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder, wanting everything to be good. If it wasn't good, it wouldn't be worthy of her status.

So she felt that the place called Baotou Village was a little weird.

Gao E rolled her eyes at Tao Meiyun: "Actually, I came here to see Mr. He today."

"Then I'll send someone to invite him over?" Tao Meiyun said directly, "You can take a look at those two beauties."

"But Hua Jianxing has also come to see Lord He." Gao E said directly.

Tao Meiyu narrowed her eyes slightly: "You don't want to hit him, do you?"

Gao E stopped beating around the bush and told Tao Meiyu what had happened recently in Baotou Village.

This time, Hua Jianxing brought He Tangchun solid golden peanuts, which were equivalent to more than one year's salary of He Tangchun.

"Just say it." He Tangchun just glanced at the peanut.

"I want the land in Toad Valley. Lord He, please think of a way." Hua Jianxing said with a smile.

He Tangchun's expression was solemn, but Hua Jianxing still confronted Gao E: "What's so good about the land in that place?"

At first he didn't understand why Gao E bought that place. Later, when Gao E built a brick kiln there, he realized that the soil there was suitable for making bricks and tiles, which was quite useful.

But how could a brick kiln cost Hua Jianxing such a huge price?

"Good or bad, everyone has their own preferences. There is still half after the matter is done." Hua Jianxing pushed the box.

"For such a high price, you can just buy it directly from the kiln owner." He Tangchun looked at Hua Jianxing.

"This is Lord He's territory. Lord He will come forward to handle the matter." Hua Jianxing looked at He Tangchun.

He Tangchun thought that Hua Jianxing wanted to tie them together so that it would be easier to do things in the future.

But he didn't want to be tied to someone like Hua Jianxing. Once tied together, there was no way to get rid of him.

"It's just a small business matter. As an official appointed by the court, it is really inconvenient for me to come forward. It would be better to ask the local gentry to help." He Tangchun said as he pushed the box over.

Hua Jianxing didn't expect He Tangchun to refuse so decisively: "We are from the same hometown." He was talking about the rules of the Dancheng literary world.

"It's precisely because we're from the same hometown that I'm treating you with courtesy." He Tangchun looked at Hua Jianxing. "My father-in-law has always liked scholars of the purest order. If he asks me about it later, I wouldn't know how to answer."

Hua Jianxing sneered in his heart, what about the pure literati? The Tao family has gained so much benefit from the students they sponsored over the years, it's just a nice talk.

"It's because I haven't read as much as Lord He." Hua Jianxing said as he put away the box. "Thank you Lord He for pointing me in the right direction. I live in Yue Garden, so the owner of Yue Garden should be able to make some connections."

"That couldn't be better." He Tangchun nodded and signaled the yamen runner beside him to see the guest off.

Hua Jianxing didn't want to cause trouble here, so he bowed and took his leave.

He Tangchun watched Hua Jianxing leave and felt that Hua Jianxing must have done something secretly, so it would not be so easy for him to come forward to buy Toad Valley.

As soon as Hua Jianxing left, Sheng'er came to invite He Tangchun to the backyard, saying that Madam Chen had arrived.

When He Tangchun heard it was Gao E, he felt that it was related to Hua Jianxing. It seemed that they had met each other.

Tao Meiyun and Gao E were discussing putting a sack on Hua Jianxing and beating him up.

To put it bluntly, this matter has not been exposed, there is no direct evidence, and Gao E does not have that much power, so it is not easy to fight openly.

"Madam, the master is here." Sheng'er reminded at the door.

Tao Meiyu sat up straight and Gao E stood up.

He Tangchun walked in, glanced at Gao E, and sat down on a chair next to Tao Meiyun. "I heard Madam Chen is rushing to finish a big order. How come you're free today?"

"You know quite a lot." Gao E said as she sat down. "I saw Hua Jianxing coming to see you."

He Tangchun frowned slightly: "You followed him?"

"I just happened to see him when I came here." Gao E said unhappily.

He Tangchun looked a little embarrassed.

"My husband is quite warm to this fellow countryman." Tao Meiyu said sarcastically.

He Tangchun unconsciously glanced at Gao E again when he heard his wife say this, thinking that he had learned all this from Gao E: "It's normal to see each other when we are both in a foreign country."

"Recently... a few gamblers have appeared in our village and have accumulated huge debts. They are being forced to destroy my brick kiln." Gao E said slowly, "Yesterday, a group of men in black appeared nearby. If I hadn't been prepared in advance, my brick kiln would have been destroyed."

He Tangchun's eyes tightened, and he knew what was going on. This kind of thing had happened more than once in He County recently. "Where are those men in black?"

"How should I know?" Gao E didn't intend to hand it over immediately.

"Do you suspect Hua Jianxing did it?" He Tangchun said directly.

"Whoever benefits will be the most suspicious." Tao Meiyu said lightly.

He Tangchun remained silent. No wonder Hua Jianxing paid such a high price for him to come forward. He was trying to use his identity to pressure Gao E. "Why don't you report it to the authorities?"

In the past, Gao E would always report any matter to the government first.

"Is it useful?" Gao E looked at He Tangchun seriously.

He Tangchun was choked. This meant that he was useless.

However, Hua Jianxing will definitely not come forward directly for these matters, so it is really useless to report it to him.

"Just now, Hua Jianxing came to me and wanted me to buy the land in Hamagou. What is so special about that place?" He Tangchun did not hide it.

Gao E felt relieved when she heard He Tangchun say this. It seemed that He Tangchun would not favor Hua Jianxing, otherwise he would not have said this directly.

"Is there some treasure?" Gao E looked puzzled. "How about I go back and look for it?"

Seeing Gao E's reaction, He Tangchun felt that Gao E didn't know what was special about it, and there must be something that Gao E didn't notice.

"To you, it's just a brick kiln. If he offers a high price, it might be okay to sell it to him," He Tangchun suggested.

"No." Gao E refused firmly. "Although I don't have any evidence, I just don't want him to have his way."

He Tangchun was speechless. When did Gao E start these quarrels of pride?

But the land belongs to Gao E, so it’s okay if she doesn’t want to sell it.

"Besides, I only make more than one thousand taels from this order. The land is so big, how much can he pay me?" Gao E said it was not cost-effective.

He Tangchun was even more speechless. What was she saying about making more than a thousand taels from one order? That was Hua Jianxing plotting against her. How much money could a brick kiln make on a daily basis?

"It's not like I need that." Tao Meiyu said lightly.

He Tangchun was speechless: "You can't go too far."

Gao E didn't know what to do when it came to Hua Jianxing.

Originally, Gao E planned to return to Baotou Village after meeting He Tangchun, but when she heard that Hua Jianxing came to He Tangchun to buy the land in Hamagou, she decided not to go back today.

First put Hua Jianxing in a sack and beat him up.

In the evening, Gao E and Lu Qingluo asked Lu Hao to keep an eye on Hua Jianxing, hoping to take action when he was alone.

"He's in Yueyuan every night, there's no chance at all." Lu Hao said in a low voice.

Then the three of them saw Hua Jianxing taking Gui Heng away from Yue Garden without even carrying a lantern.