Farming and reading family

Gao E smiled. When she moved down here, she divided the accounts among her three brothers. Although it wasn't much, it was enough to start a small business like the Lei family.

My eldest brother didn't say anything. Now that we don't live in the same courtyard and Chen Ke is concentrating on school, it's good to be apart.

Gao E thought for a moment and knocked on her eldest brother's door.

It was Chen Yuning who opened the door. When she saw it was Second Aunt, she called out and then turned around to call her mother.

Yang was making clothes. Gao E had brought back a lot of cloth before, and everyone in the family needed to make cotton-padded clothes, so this task fell on Yang.

When Yang heard that Gao E had arrived, she invited her to see the newly made clothes.

"Mom and Dad's are done, and now it's time to make Mr. Du's. Ask your second brother to find time to bring Mr. Du here for measurement." Yang took the opportunity to bring up this matter.

Gao E looked at the cotton-padded clothes of the Chen family elders and said: "Sister-in-law's craftsmanship is really good. I will ask my husband to bring Mr. Du over later."

Yang Shi was embarrassed by Gao E's praise and smiled: "To be honest, I took advantage of you, otherwise how could I wear such nice clothes."

An ordinary farmer's family cannot afford a new set of clothes for several years, so they just piece together what they have over the years.

"Life will be better in the future, and we can wear new clothes every year." Gao E put down the clothes. "I see that my third brother's wife has started to prepare for business. Is there anything that my eldest sister-in-law would like to do?"

Yang laughed out loud: "Now that we have a lot of land at home, your eldest brother and I can just farm at home."

Gao E didn't come to Yang to ask her to stay home and farm. "There will always be slack seasons. Besides, many villagers now work to pay for their tuition at school, so there will be no shortage of people at home when the time comes."

Yang really didn't want to do anything, or maybe she was like a spinning top, with endless things to do every day, so how could she have the mind to think about anything else?

Gao E saw that Yang Shi really had no intention of loving her: "It's a pity that my sister-in-law has such good skills. If she opens a tailor shop, I wonder how many people will rush to ask her to make clothes for her."

Yang laughed. She was very confident in her clothes-making skills. No one in the village made clothes better than her, and she could make any style at a glance.

"By the way, look at the clothes I made this time. I saw someone else make this in Qinzhou City before, and I modified it a bit. It's best for making winter clothes." Yang opened the book and showed it to Gao E.

Gao E saw Yang's eyes light up when she said this: "I was saying that my sister-in-law's cooking skills are amazing."

When Yang heard Gao E say this, she suddenly sighed: "Neither Yu Ning nor Han Yue has learned it. Do you think she will be looked down upon if she can't even make a dress properly when she goes to her husband's house?"

Gao E didn't want to talk about this topic: "If there is any dislike, it should be our family dislike theirs. With the support of her mother's family, who would dare to dislike our daughter of the Chen family?"

When Yang heard Gao E say this, she didn't quite agree, but she didn't refute it.

After all, Gao E has the support of her natal family, so her parents-in-law have to give in to her.

"Oh, right." Gao E seemed to have suddenly thought of something. "Yu Ning is getting married, and Han Yue is also of marriageable age. I want to ask Jin Ruyi to come and teach them some etiquette and manners."

After hearing Gao E's words, Yang thought about it seriously and asked, "Will learning that be useful?"

"Yu Ning doesn't have a mother-in-law, and Han Yue has a bit of an eccentric personality. We don't know what kind of in-laws she will find in the future. It's always good for her to learn something." Gao E analyzed.

Yang thought about it and said, "That would cost a lot of money, right?"

"Don't worry about the money, sister-in-law." Gao E comforted, "Yu Ning and Han Yue are my nieces. I also want them to have a good life in the future. I just want to ask if you are willing."

"Why wouldn't I?" Yang agreed immediately. "It's rare that you're so kind to them."

"As long as my sister-in-law thinks it's good, I'm just worried that someone will say that a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent, so why should she learn those messy things?" Gao E joked.

Yang paused and said, "Who wouldn't want their daughter to learn more so that she can be looked up to by her husband's family?"

Although Gao E did not quite agree with her sister-in-law's opinion, at least her goal was achieved.

After leaving her eldest brother's house, Gao E thought about where to teach.

It was said that only Chen Yuning and Chen Hanyue would go, but Tian Xier would definitely go, and Yan'er from the third family was already six years old and could also learn.

When the time comes, let Jin Ruyi persuade a few more people to attend the class. As long as they are women, regardless of age, there should be a lot of people.

This matter went more smoothly than Gao E had expected. The next step was to discuss it with Chen Ke. If someone really said something, Chen Ke could take the blame.

So Gao E went to deliver dinner to Chen Ke and Du Weiqing in person, and happened to hear Du Weiqing complaining that the smoke from the oil lamp made him uncomfortable.

Seeing Gao E come in, Du Weiqing was not polite: "Mrs. Chen has always been generous, how come she is so reluctant to buy even candles?"

"I'm only generous when I need to be." Gao E put down the food basket. "If Mr. Du is willing to accept the son of the richest man, Chen, maybe he can buy candles and cook, and live a life of painting eggs and carving firewood."

Du Weiqing was not angry when Gao E insulted him like this: "If you can change his temper, I will take him in."

"It's a deal." Gao E said directly.

However, Du Weiqing did not believe that Chen Tao could change his temper.

While the two were having dinner, Gao E told Chen Ke that she wanted to invite Jin Ruyi to come and teach Yu Ning and the others. Chen Ke thought it was a good thing.

Although their family is not wealthy now, at least they have a scholar. An illiterate girl in the family would be laughed at.

Du Weiqing pretended to glance at Gao E unintentionally. His intuition told him that Gao was not just trying to teach the women in the family. However, he did not ask because he just wanted to see.

After discussing the matter with Chen Ke, Gao E packed up the dishes and went back, only to find Zheng Fengan already waiting at home.

"Uncle Zheng, what's the matter?" Gao E put down the basket.

Zheng Fengan took out a piece of paper and said, "This is the account of the 100 taels of silver I took from that foreign gentry."

Gao E thought for a moment before remembering who it was: "Wasn't this agreed to be used by the villagers?"

"The village collective used some of it before, and there's still some left. I'm planning to build a gatehouse for our village." Zheng Fengan took out the remaining silver.

Gao E had thought this before: "Is that enough?"

"If it's not enough, we can all chip in." Zheng Fengan didn't expect the Chen family to pay more. They had already paid more than enough before. "I came to you because I want you to find Master Xie and give me a price."

Gao E nodded: "I will go to see Master Xie tomorrow."

"Our village will build it ourselves, and the bricks and tiles will be priced accordingly. We villagers will also pay for the wages of Master Xie and his men," Zheng Fengan promised.

Gao E laughed and said, "Our Chen family is also from the village. From what Uncle Zheng said, it seems that our Chen family is not included."

Zheng Fengan didn't know what to say: "I just owe your Chen family too much."

Gao E knew that Zheng Fengan had always been a person who knew what was good for him. It was just that there were many people in the village, and everyone had different opinions. "Our village as a whole is doing well, which is better than anything else."