Farming and reading family

Chen Yuning was silent.

She naturally didn't believe her mother wanted to do this, but what if this was the result?

"Sister, you really can't be like mother." Chen Hanyue became angry when she saw her elder sister's silence.

"No." Chen Yuning said softly, "We have Second Aunt."

Chen Hanyue didn't know what to say: "Second Aunt is good to us, but we can't let her worry about everything."

Chen Yuning fell silent again.

Fortunately, after scolding her, Lei calmed down and left, leaving Yang in silence in the room.

The Chen family's main house was unusually silent at night. There was no sound even when they were eating. Only the young Yan'er was happily stepping on the snow in the yard, leaving a trail of footprints.

The second room was much more lively. After dinner, a group of children, unaware of the cold, were making a snowman, and they wanted to make one that looked like Mr. Du.

Although Que'er is an adult, his IQ is like that of a child, so there is nothing wrong with him playing with children.

Gao E lifted the door curtain and watched them play. Children should act like children. Even if they are naughty and make mistakes, they will still shine when they look back on them when they grow up.

Master Xie and the other two can sit together again, drink some wine and watch the children playing in the yard.

Jin Ruyi used the tea set that Tao Meiyun gave to Gao E to make tea. The tea was also given by Tao Meiyun, and it was top-quality tea.

"Don't drink so much tea at night, you won't be able to sleep," Gao E reminded.

"I couldn't sleep, so I just read a book." Jin Ruyi didn't care. "When are you planning to go to Qinzhou City?"

"After Yu Ning gets married." Gao E was also thinking about this matter. "By the way, let's look into buying some things for the New Year."

Although the official road from Hexian County to Qinzhou City will not be closed due to snow, the thick snow on the road will make travel very slow.

"I think we should just forget about Que'er's matter." Jin Ruyi said suddenly, "She's doing well here with you. I don't know how she'll be doing when she goes back."

She knew the difficulties of being a woman. Even if Que'er was well protected during this period, her family would not believe it.

Gao E looked up at the bird outside and said, "If you can find it, try to find it."

If it's really as Jin Ruyi worries, it's okay to keep Que'er.

The two were silent for a while.

"It's snowing so heavily, I wonder what's going on over at Ghost Crying Mountain?" Jin Ruyi suddenly said this.

"They have two cowhide tents, and they have enough firewood and food. There shouldn't be any problems." Gao E thought about the situation in Luoyun Village. "How is Luoyun Village?"

"They think more long-term than the people in your village. Those who live nearby have already combined their tents." Jin Ruyi felt that Gao E had really found a treasure.

"Where are the livestock?" Gao E knew that the people from Luoyun Village brought a lot of livestock when they came.

Jin Ruyi paused and said, "I didn't notice that."

"Forget it." Gao E didn't intend to ask.

The next day the snow stopped, but it was still knee-deep.

Gao E dressed warmly and took Peng Can to He County.

There were only a few people entering the city, and there were not many people on the streets.

The two of them went straight to buy some firecrackers, and Gao E went to buy some red paper.

We don’t have red silk, but we can buy more red paper and cut out some happy characters and decorations to make it festive, and it doesn’t cost much.

Peng Can thought about it and felt happy.

After buying these, Gao E and Peng Can walked back and met Chang Zhinan who was about to leave the city.

"Master Chang." Gao E saw Chang Zhinan wearing a leather hat and thought about making two for Chen Ke and Du Weiqing.

"Madam Chen." Chang Zhinan reined in his horse and approached. "I was just about to go find Madam Chen. The master said the charcoal you sent earlier was very good and wanted to buy two more carts."

Gao E joked, "My family doesn't specialize in charcoal burning. Besides, the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, and all the charcoal has been given to Lord He. My family will freeze to death."

Chang Zhinan felt a little embarrassed. He knew that the prices of charcoal and firewood in He County were skyrocketing. If the Chen family didn't have any extra, it would be really difficult for the Chen family.

Gao E knew Tao Meiyu's character and thought that she would probably burn charcoal with the doors and windows open while enjoying the snow and drinking tea.

"Tell your family to use it sparingly. I just sent a truckload to Mrs. He. It's impossible for it to be gone so quickly." Gao E reminded.

"It's almost gone." Chang Zhinan was embarrassed.

Gao E didn't know what to say: "By the way, didn't you buy a lot of charcoal before? How much is left now?"

"If the lady doesn't like it, it's almost useless." Chang Zhinan knew about this.

"Then you can take the unwanted charcoal to Hamagou and bring back the same amount." Gao E knew how to re-burn charcoal; it would become more useful if it was processed. "Tell your wife to use it sparingly; there's still plenty of it for the winter."

"Okay." Chang Zhinan felt relieved. "Then I'll have someone go to Toad Ditch to replace the charcoal tomorrow."

"Okay." Gao E nodded.

The two said goodbye, and Gao E took Peng Can back.

It was already past lunchtime when they arrived at Batou Village. Lei heard the noise and came over with her child in her arms to visit.

Gao E asked He to prepare some food for them while she checked the things she had bought.

Lei put the child aside and came over, saying with some gloating, "Sister-in-law, you don't know, but many people in the village went to Big Brother's house today to give him gifts, and they were criticizing you in both open and covert ways. Second sister-in-law, you don't know how ugly your sister-in-law's face was."

Gao E looked at Lei's gloating expression and said, "We are a family, we can't really make things difficult for my sister-in-law."

Lei knew that her second sister-in-law would say this: "I am not as concerned about the overall situation as her second sister-in-law, so I won't go. It's not convenient for me to bring Qiu Yi with me anyway."

Gao E laughed: "You have learned to hide when you can't afford to offend."

Lei thought the second sister-in-law was praising her: "The main thing is that what the eldest sister-in-law did was too unkind."

Peng Can on the side remained silent. Everyone was helping him and he felt warm in his heart.

The kiln had stopped working due to heavy snow, and only some dried bricks were still being burned. In the evening, when Master Ma and Chen Jie came back, Gao E told them that Chang Zhinan would bring people to replace the charcoal tomorrow.

The two people nodded after hearing this.

"The kiln must be stopped after firing this batch of shade-dried bricks. Once they freeze, we won't be able to make bricks," Master Ma suggested.

Gao E guessed it would be like this: "Then stop and leave two people to guard it."

After all, there are still a large number of bricks and tiles on the kiln, and bricks and tiles are also scarce nowadays.

"Two probably won't do." Master Ma worried, "It would be better to send a few who know some boxing skills."

Gao E knew that Master Ma was worried that there might be problems with the batch of bricks and tiles, but now Luo Dagang had to guard the charcoal in the cave, and Yu Zhao and his men were guarding Ghost Crying Mountain, so she really couldn't spare anyone to guard the brick kiln.

"I'll think of a way." Gao E agreed.

If it really doesn't work, let Yu Zhao bring a few people over to guard for a while. No one is taking Ghost Crying Mountain seriously now.

The next day, around noon, there was a hurried knock on the door. Gao E was so frightened that she almost cut the lace. Qin Shi, who had a keen eye, hurried over to open the door.