Farming and reading family

Now Tao Meiyu is easily sleepy and hungry, and struggles between sleepiness and hunger every day.

Fortunately, she didn't have to get up early to pay her respects to the elders, and He Tangchun didn't ask her about getting up late, so she could have a good sleep.

"If you're hungry, get up early." Gao E looked at Tao Meiyu.

"In previous years, I would have started staying in the warm room at this time of year." Tao Meiyu felt a little cold and woke up several times at night. She really didn't want to get up in the morning.

Gao E didn't want to tell this to Tao Meiyu.

"Didn't your village collective disband? Why are you still asked to take the lead in your village's affairs?" Tao Meiyu was a little dissatisfied.

"Who made me familiar with you? They think I can have a say." Gao E said unhappily.

Tao Meiyun knew this was the case: "There are too many tricks in iron ingots. It's normal for them to be uneven. For ordinary people to care about this is like fighting against the officials. What do you villagers think?"

"The villagers don't think so much. They just feel that the things they bought are not good and they have suffered a loss," Gao E explained.

"That's right." Tao Meiyun nodded. "Then you don't understand, do you?"

"Then can I fight with the officials? Or can I explain the salt and iron affairs of the court to them clearly?" Gao E spread her hands helplessly.

Tao Meiyun thought for a moment and said, "Forget it. It's easier to just make trouble between the blacksmith shop and the farmers."

"But..." Gao E said solemnly, "I somehow feel like this isn't normal."

"This kind of thing has never been normal." Tao Meiyu said that Gao E's feeling was correct.

He Tangchun had already met Chen Ke over there. Because of the matter, He Tangchun felt somewhat guilty towards Chen Ke.

Chen Ke saluted respectfully and said, "Sir, we have already met the blacksmith in the cell, and he is willing to reconcile."

He Tangchun breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this: "That's good."

It turned out that those people were locked up together for one night and started to complain to each other.

Especially the blacksmith, who managed to protect his family and survive the flood with great difficulty. He thought that with so many outsiders coming, the year would be good and life would be better.

Who knew that the iron ingots that I bought after scraping together so much money were so rough that they could not be forged. Not only was it a waste of effort, but I couldn't produce much. After all the trouble, I almost lost money.

The whole family had to eat, so the blacksmith had no choice but to start making low-quality farm tools.

No matter what, what he did was wrong. He cheated others and damaged his own reputation. But since a 28-foot-tall man was crying his eyes out, it was hard for others to blame him.

In the end, everyone lamented that the common people had a very difficult life, and the people in Baotou Village felt that they were ungrateful.

They also experienced floods and felt like the sky was falling at that time. Fortunately, the Chen family saved them from hunger and cold. Now they think that it was not just a little food, but saved their lives.

In this way, the people of Baotou Village felt relieved and both sides planned to reconcile.

As for the minor injuries from the fight, they are nothing to them.

Chen Ke laughed awkwardly: "Master He is wise. When will they be released?"

"As long as they sign the settlement agreement, they can be released immediately." He Tangchun was also generous.

In a situation like this, even if a settlement is reached, the matter of disrupting the court must be investigated. However, since the Chen couple came forward, He Tangchun still has to give them this face.

"Thank you, sir." Chen Ke hurriedly saluted. "Then I will inform the villagers immediately and let them rest assured."

He Tangchun nodded.

Chen Ke bowed and stepped back, but he tripped over the threshold and bumped his head against the door frame.

"Hey?" He Tangchun looked at Chen Ke's reserved look.

Chen Ke felt dizzy and felt that He Tangchun's voice was very far away from him. However, one thing suddenly came to his mind. He didn't dare to think too much and bowed to He Tangchun and left quickly.

Many things that happened before his rebirth were very distant to Chen Ke, especially those that had nothing to do with him. Even if he thought about it seriously, he couldn't think of much. He would only suddenly remember them when he encountered the corresponding things.

And this time he hadn't realized that these things were related at all.

He walked outside the yamen, and Zheng Fengan and others surrounded him. Seeing that Chen Ke was in a daze, they thought that this matter was rather tricky.

"What did Lord He say?" Zheng Fengan asked, holding Chen Ke's arm.

Chen Ke paused for a moment and said, "Master He told them to sign the settlement agreement and then come out."

Zheng Fengan was a little bit unconvinced. He was already in jail, how could he get out so easily? "Nothing else?"

"No more, let's wait a while." Chen Ke said with a tired look on his face.

Seeing Chen Ke like this, Zheng Fengan thought that he had put a lot of effort into begging for mercy, so he let him go and let him rest aside.

Chen Ke sat on the steps beside the stone lions at the yamen gate, his head still buzzing.

Just when he bumped into the door frame, he suddenly thought of an incident in his previous life. When he heard about it, it had already passed and was treated as a joke by others.

It was said that some nobles in the imperial court had opened a mine privately, which involved a wide range of people. In the end, even the emperor had to execute several people who took the blame and cover up the matter by making a big deal out of a small matter.

How big a deal must it be to make the emperor helpless?

Privately opening a mine?

Is it possible that the iron ingots they are using now are the iron ingots that flowed out of privately-owned mines?

What kind of nobles can be circulated through official channels?

The more Chen Ke thought about it, the more scared he became. He hadn't planned to take the imperial examination in his next life, so how could he encounter such a thing?

Maybe he had encountered it in his previous life, but he was so focused on studying that he didn't think about it at all.

"What's wrong with my husband?" Gao E came over and saw that Chen Ke's face was a little pale.

I wondered if He Tangchun was trying to scare Chen Ke.

Scare people like this?

"It's okay, it's okay..." Chen Ke didn't realize that his voice was trembling.

Gao E felt that something must be wrong: "Why hasn't anyone come out yet?"

Chen Ke then looked up and said, "Maybe..."

He was just about to say that the yamen runners brought out a group of people, one group was from Baotou Village, and the other group was from the blacksmith shop.

Those were the blacksmith's neighbors. They were familiar with each other as they did business next to each other, and whenever they saw the blacksmith in trouble, they would offer to help.

This time it was simple. I treated my own injuries and promised not to pursue the matter later. People from both sides said goodbye politely and almost invited me to have a meal together.

Gao E was surprised. Why did they fight when they were so harmonious?

Chen Ke took the opportunity to stand up, and Gao E followed Chen Ke.

This time, the seriously injured people were required to take a carriage. When Gao E saw that there was not enough space, she asked them to go back first and went to her brother's house to borrow a carriage to go back.

Chen Ke followed Gao E to Gao's house, and he was still worried all the way.

"What happened to my husband?" Gao E thought that since everyone in the village had left, nothing should have happened.

Chen Ke suddenly turned around and grabbed Gao E's hand with a nervous look on his face: "My dear, we will not care about the iron ingot anymore. Don't even touch it."

Gao E's heart skipped a beat when she saw Chen Ke's nervous expression, wondering if he knew something. "Why? Did Lord He make things difficult for you?"

"No." Chen Ke felt that his reaction was a bit too much and let go of Gao E's hand. "That's right, that's right..."