Farming and reading family

The carriage stopped on the side, and the people following the carriage not only did not avoid it, but walked straight towards it.

Gao E saw that the other person was thin and slick-looking, and was most likely a broker who helped people sell things.

But she and Chen Ke didn't look like outsiders, so how could they be targeted by this person?

"I have some good stuff here. Would you like to take a look?" Lu Hao smiled flatteringly.

Chen Ke was about to refuse, but Gao E spoke first.

"What good stuff?" Gao E looked at him warily.

She was worried that this person was related to the human trafficker from last time, so she didn't dare to take it lightly.

When she took Chen Duokui away, Zhong Er's eyes looked very strange.

Lu Hao bent over and moved closer, and felt in the bag around his waist, and some grayish-white coarse salt particles appeared in the palm of his hand.

"You dare..." Chen Ke instantly knew what was going on.

Gao E directly covered Chen Ke's mouth. It is not a good thing for a person to be too straightforward.

This man dares to walk around alone outside. There might be his accomplices around him. It will not be good for them if we turn against him directly.

Lu Hao quickly put the coarse salt into the bag around his waist and said, "Why are you so angry, sir? This is a business, if you don't want to do it, forget it."

Gao E released Chen Ke's mouth and felt relieved when she saw him turn his head to the side and not say anything.

"I'm just curious, why are you targeting us?" Gao E looked confused.

Lu Hao glanced at their carriage and said, "You can afford a carriage, but it hasn't been maintained for a long time. Your family used to be well off, but now life is not easy, right?"

Gao E smiled bitterly and nodded: "You figured it out."

Lu Hao's eyes flashed with pride: "We are businessmen, so we still have some good judgment."

"What's the price?" Gao E asked directly.

Lu Haokan saw that the woman was the head of the household and she spoke very straightforwardly, so she immediately made a ten gesture.

Gao E lowered her eyes. The current price of salt is 20 wen per catty, and the fluctuation is only about one or two wen. This price is indeed half the price.

Chen Ke hurriedly pulled Gao E over and said, "This is illegal."

The imperial court strictly prohibited the private sale of salt, and he was a scholar. If he was caught, he would probably lose all his fame and honor.

Gao E looked at Chen Ke's nervous expression and asked, "Why haven't I heard that He County has ever caught smuggled salt?"

Chen Ke paused, as if it was indeed the case.

In his previous life, he had never heard of any illegal salt production in He County.

"Besides, the price of salt is related to people's livelihood, but it has always been terribly high. This is not right." Gao E said seriously.

Chen Ke never thought there was anything wrong with this. The price of salt has always been like this, and the imperial court has always banned private salt.

She stopped talking to Chen Keduo and turned to look at Lu Hao: "Are you from a legitimate background?"

"It's fine!" Lu Hao assured immediately, "It's just that it's been stored for a long time and doesn't look good in the shop."

Gao E knew he was lying, but she was being deceived. "Make it cheaper."

"This price really can't be any cheaper." Lu Hao was embarrassed.

"I want three buckets." Gao E said directly.

Lu Hao's eyes widened. He had previously told Gao E about Gao Shen, but he had only wanted to try his luck. He hadn't expected that this was actually a big client. "Really?"

Chen Ke also widened his eyes, thinking that Gao E was crazy. Even if she wanted to stockpile some salt, she wouldn't stockpile so much.

"The quality of your item is not good either. Just give me a fair price and we'll make a deal." Gao E said readily.

Chen Kelimala Gao'e.

"I'll make the decision on this matter." Gao E did not discuss it with Chen Ke.

Chen Ke felt a little depressed and had to give up.

Lu Hao hesitated again and again: "Eight cents, no less."

"Seven cents." Gao E said directly, and she didn't chop too hard.

Lu Hao looked distressed: "Auntie, no one bargains like you."

"I'm buying wholesale, not retail." Gao E saw that the other party was still talking to her, which proved that it was feasible.

Lu Hao hesitated again and again: "I have to go back and discuss this with my boss."

"Okay, since you have agreed on it, just bring the goods here and we will pay and receive the goods." Gao E nodded.

Lu Hao turned around and ran. This deal would earn him more than one or two taels of silver, which was equivalent to his ten days' work.

Chen Ke watched Lu Hao leave before saying, "This is illegal."

Gao E glanced at Chen Ke and said, "Three dou of salt would cost 3,600 coins in the shop, but if I buy it from him, it would only cost 1,260 coins. I can save more than two taels of silver."

Chen Ke was speechless when he heard the price difference.

Gao E didn't say that Chen Ke was pedantic. After all, he was a scholar. The two waited for about half an hour. Lu Hao came over with someone. He bowed slightly and walked in front of the strong man. When he saw Gao E, he looked up and smiled.

Chen Ke saw Luo Dagang's pupils constricted and subconsciously turned his head.

Gao E noticed something unusual about Chen Ke, but since Lu Hao had already walked up to them, she didn't ask immediately.

"Here are three dou, no more, no less." Luo Dagang put the sack on the ground in front of Gao E.

He was a tall and strong man, and now it was late autumn, but he was only wearing a single layer of clothes and a short shirt. He had an unshaven beard and a dark face, and it was obvious that he was not a good person.

"Can I see it?" Gao E said calmly.

Luo Dagang made a gesture of invitation and moved aside a little.

Gao E opened the bag and took a look. Some of the coarse salt grains were the size of a thumb. "Please put them on the carriage for me."

Luo Dagang nodded, picked it up with one hand and put it on the carriage.

Gao E widened her eyes. That was 180 kilograms, not 18 kilograms. How could he lift it up so easily?

Then she and Lu Hao found a shop and borrowed a silver scale and scissors. Now one tael of silver could be exchanged for nine hundred and thirty copper coins. Gao E paid one tael of silver and the rest in copper coins.

After settling the bill and returning to the carriage, Chen Ke paced back and forth beside the carriage. He was relieved only when he saw Gao E coming back.

"Are you okay?" Chen Ke looked at Gao E.

"It's okay." Gao E looked at Chen Ke suspiciously. "Do you know that person?"

Gao E didn't ask the two men's names. In this kind of transaction, the less you know, the better.

Chen Ke's eyes wandered for a moment: "I don't know him."

He really didn't know Luo Dagang, but he had seen Luo Dagang being beheaded in his previous life.

The crime at that time seemed to be banditry. It was said that he had a conflict with the government and killed many people. The court spent a lot of effort to capture him.

Gao E thought Chen Ke knew him, but since he didn't say anything, Gao E didn't ask any more questions: "That's best."

Chen Ke was preoccupied, and Gao E was the one who did the shopping next.

The most important thing this time is to buy salt. After buying so much at once, I don’t have to worry about it for a long time.

I bought eight wooden basins, four large and four small, and twenty jars of different sizes. The store promised to deliver them, so I gave a small deposit and left.

Afterwards, I bought some candies and other snacks before going home with Chen Ke.

As soon as I arrived at the city gate, I saw Uncle Guo walking back dejectedly.

"Uncle Guo." Gao E called out.

Guo Dafu turned his head and asked: "Have you bought the things?"

Gao E saw that there was still half of the fish in his basket and asked: "Why don't you sell all of them?"