Farming and reading family

Chen Ke didn't know how to tell Gao E that this might be a matter involving the court nobles, and it was not something people like them could care about.

Gao E looked at Chen Ke's reaction and felt that he must have thought of something related to the iron ingot, and it was very serious.

"In short, let's not dwell on the iron ingot issue anymore." Chen Ke looked at Gao E seriously.

Gao E smiled and said, "Mrs. He also said that it's just a matter of money. Since my husband said he doesn't care, then let it go. We don't use much at home anyway."

Chen Ke breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Gao E say this.

"It's just that this is a matter that Old Man Lei is concerned about. You have to talk to him about it later, otherwise he will be upset." Gao E reminded.

Chen Ke didn't care too much about Old Man Lei.

The Chen family has done their best by keeping their son's father-in-law at home. It would be wrong to cause them trouble.

"Okay." Chen Ke agreed.

It was already noon when we arrived at Gao's house. We had lunch there and then drove back in Gao's carriage.

After this incident, the people of Baotou Village respected the Chen family even more.

Lei Ming also knew that this matter was helpless. He felt that being an ordinary person was too hard, so he came up with the idea of ​​letting his two grandsons study and become officials.

"Actually, this problem is not completely unsolvable." Gao E comforted Father Lei.

Father Lei sighed, "There's so little good iron being made from iron ingots. What else can we do about it?"

"We can spend some time on the farm tools," Gao E said directly.

Old Man Lei looked at Gao E.

"Heavy farm tools like pickaxes and hoes can be made by wrapping pig iron with refined iron. If this is not possible, just use less. We can also make some small weeding tools to reduce the use of hoes, which will also be easier for the women in the family to use," Gao E analyzed.

Lei Ming became excited when he heard this and began to discuss with Gao E what to do.

He was very professional. As long as Gao E had a suggestion, he could come up with a corresponding solution. The smile on his face became more and more, and he felt that this was feasible.

"That's not bad." Lei Ming looked at what he had drawn on the ground. "I'll go discuss it with the blacksmith in the city later."

"I think the most important thing is not the style, but the standard," Gao E said directly.

"Standard?" Lei Ming was a little confused.

"Old Man Lei is naturally dedicated to making things with perfection, but not all blacksmiths are like him. Therefore, it is crucial to make each farm tool to the right standard, and to determine the price corresponding to the standard. This will avoid selling one thing under the guise of selling another, and conflicts like this will not happen again." Gao E suggested.

Lei Ming slapped his thigh and said, "That's right. That's why they say educated people are different. Even the wives of educated people are different. I'll discuss this with them later."

Gao E looked at Old Man Lei's excited expression and said, "There aren't many blacksmiths in He County. It would be best if we could all organize them. It doesn't matter if there are those who don't want to accept. They'll get anxious if no one buys their products."

"Yes!" Lei Ming agreed.

There was no need for Gao E to say anything next, as Old Man Lei was more professional than her.

After dealing with this matter, Gao E went to find Jin Ruyi.

Suddenly she felt that it was indeed inconvenient without Lu Qingluo around, so she could only ask Luo Dagang to drive the car for her. Now there were quite a lot of people coming from He County, what if someone recognized Luo Dagang?

Fortunately, Luo Dagang also knew this, so whenever he went to He County, he would wear a big hat and pull it down very low.

After those cowhide tents were built, Jin Ruyi's yard became quiet again, but the yard had been cleaned up and temporary visitors could live there directly.

"Take a look at the account books." Jin Ruyi pushed several account books in front of Gao E. "This is the account book I made for the people in Luoyun Village."

Gao E glanced through it briefly and said, "If you calculate it this way, we can still make some money by renting the brick kiln."

"They're all so grateful for this." Jin Ruyi said unhappily, "It's hard to go from extravagant to frugal. You're too generous now. If you can't be generous anymore one day, they'll have other ideas."

"They are willing to plead for the Yun family and won't do such an ungrateful thing." Gao E didn't care too much.

Jin Ruyi thought about it and said: "Then we have to keep the account book well."

Gao E agreed with this.

"By the way, can students in your school use work to pay tuition?" Jin Ruyi suddenly asked.

"Yeah." Gao E nodded.

"Aren't you afraid that once others find out, they will all go to your school, and then the school won't be enough for them?" Jin Ruyi felt that Gao E was too generous in this regard.

"Then build two more." Gao E said casually, "I came to you this time to ask you to help me find a female teacher. I plan to teach women to read and write."

Jin Ruyi looked at Gao E in shock. This time she didn't think Gao E was generous, but thought Gao E was crazy.

It is not a new thing for women to be literate. Women from wealthy and powerful families are generally literate. Otherwise, how can they manage the household in the future?

In some places, there are even girls' schools where girls are sent to be educated.

However, this was the first time she had heard of so many peasant girls learning to read and write. Not to mention how much investment it would require, if the local teachers knew about it, they would definitely accuse them of being unfaithful to their husbands.

"Is there a problem?" Gao E looked at Jin Ruyi's shocked expression.

"Have you discussed this with your man?" Jin Ruyi was shocked and then faintly excited.

"No." Gao E answered directly, "First, find me a reliable female teacher, not the kind who only teaches the Three Obediences and Four Virtues and etiquette and dogma. I will take care of the rest."

"Me." Jin Ruyi said directly.

Gao E frowned and looked at Jin Ruyi.

"I completely meet the criteria you're looking for in a female tutor." Jin Ruyi volunteered. "We can discuss anything we encounter."

Gao E thought about it and said, "Then can you handle it?"

"The accounts of Luoyun Village have been completed. All that's left is to record them. There's not much to do on a daily basis." Jin Ruyi said that he had time.

"It's not just Luoyun Village. You will be in charge of all my properties from now on." This is what Gao E thought from the beginning.

"That won't stop me from being a female teacher now." Jin Ruyi became excited.

Gao E thought for a moment and said, "Okay."

"So when should I go over?"

Gao E felt that Jin Ruyi was even more excited than her: "I'll go back and make some arrangements and call you then."

"Okay." Jin Ruyi nodded.

After seeing Gao E off, Jin Ruyi walked back and forth in the yard several times. Her restless heart could not calm down for a long time. Suddenly, she was not so anxious to seek revenge on Ye Linchuan. She had more important things to do.

Gao E thought it would be a good thing if Jin Ruyi could come and be the female teacher, as sometimes she could deceive people even better than her.

When she got home and got off the carriage, she saw villagers queuing up in front of the third brother's house to sell acorns.

That thing is cheap, one cent can buy four pounds, but the women in the family can pick up dozens of pounds a day, so the family can earn dozens of cents a day, which is very cost-effective.

Chen Hanyue was helping over there, and greeted her happily when she saw her get off the carriage.