Farming and reading family

Not to mention how scarce charcoal is right now, it is related to whether ordinary people can survive this winter.

It’s not okay for her to sell her second brother and sister-in-law’s things without her mother’s permission.

Those people became anxious when they heard that they had to return the money.

"We've already paid, we just want the charcoal," someone shouted. "We're right if we talk to the government about this."

"Yes, I think you are trying to cheat us out of our money. Let's fight them."

"Yes, my father is still waiting for it at home."

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Chen Qing brought only a few people with him. Relying on their numbers and strong bodies, they thought they could give it a try. After all, without charcoal, they didn't know how long they would be frozen.

As they spoke, those people started pushing and shoving Chen Qing and the others, thinking that these peasants were just there to watch the fun and would not really clash with them.

Jiang was a little dumbfounded. She didn't expect things to turn out like this.

During the shoving, people on both sides started to fight...

"Stop fighting, stop fighting..." Jiang saw Chen Qing being beaten and tried to stop the fight, but was pushed to the ground.

Gao E saw Jiang being pushed down and ignored her.

I'm wearing a new cotton-padded jacket made this year, so it's okay if I fall on the snow.

It was rare for Lei to pretend not to see it. After all, if she saw it and did nothing about it, it would seem like she was unfilial.

Chen Qing and his men were outnumbered and at a disadvantage. Just as they saw those people were about to break into Gao E's house, Zheng Fengan came with a group of people carrying carrying poles and shovels.

According to Zheng Fengan's character, he would definitely talk about reason first, but when he came over and saw Chen Qing and the others being beaten, he didn't think about talking about reason anymore. The young men had already rushed to the front and beat them down with their weapons.

Among these people, those who joined the people brought by Jiang were instantly at a disadvantage, and some of them were sharp-eyed and hid directly behind Jiang.

At this moment, Jiang was already very scared. She didn't know how such a good-natured neighbor could become like this, but she didn't dare to say anything.

"Be careful or we will report you to the government. You took our money and not only didn't give us charcoal, you also beat us." Those people shouted while hiding behind Jiang.

Zheng Fengan signaled the villagers to stop fighting: "What's going on?"

Gao E then came down and explained the general situation: "Uncle Zheng knows that my family doesn't sell charcoal at all. We just burn some for our own use. It's so cold, if we sell the charcoal, it won't be a loss of life."

After hearing this, Zheng Fengan looked at Jiang Shi with a headache. This Jiang Shi couldn't calm down for a moment: "Where is your man?"

"At home." Jiang was a little lacking in confidence.

"He knows that you are selling charcoal from the second brother's family, doesn't he?" Zheng Fengan had to find the real culprit.

"He didn't object either." Jiang didn't look at Zheng Fengan.

This matter was indeed arranged by Jiang. She felt that she was very capable. She took the money and went back to show off to Chen Fansheng, but Chen Fansheng didn't say anything.

Zheng Fengan guessed something: "Hurry up and return the money to them."

"We have already paid the silver, the charcoal is ours, and we only want the charcoal." Someone shouted.

They knew very well that the money they gave could not buy so much charcoal, let alone such good charcoal.

"Yes, her son is a scholar. If you don't keep your promise and don't give her the charcoal, we will sue you to the government and prevent her son from taking the imperial examination." Someone threatened.

Jiang immediately panicked because it concerned her son's ability to pass the imperial examination.

"Gao, give them the charcoal quickly. Do you want to destroy my son?" Jiang shouted.

"Who on earth is trying to ruin my husband?" Gao E stared at Jiang. "You're taking money without even asking. I gave him the charcoal today. If my husband and the child get hurt by the cold, won't it be my fault?"

"I don't care. If my son can't get the top spot in the imperial examination, it will be your fault." Jiang started to throw a tantrum.

When Chen Ke and Du Weiqing rushed over, they heard Jiang shouting like this.

Du Weiqing glanced at Chen Ke jokingly and said, "So Brother Chen is actually a top scholar."

Chen Ke's face instantly turned red with shame, and he apologized softly: "My mother is ignorant, my mother is ignorant."

His mother always tells him that he is a scholar and will take the imperial examination to become the top scholar in the future. People who don’t know him would compliment him, but those people don’t even know what a top scholar is. It probably means he can become an official.

Those who knew him only mocked him, saying that he was going to be the top scorer in the imperial examination.

Du Weiqing was just joking. He naturally knew how ignorant such a village woman was. People like Gao E were the exception.

"Mom!" Chen Ke raised his voice unconsciously as he walked through the crowd.

Seeing Chen Ke had grasped a lifeline, Jiang Shi felt like she had found a lifeline. She walked over to Chen Ke and grabbed his arm, ignoring her slipping feet. "Hurry up and tell Gao Shi to get the charcoal out. Don't let them sue you."

"You can't take it." Chen Qing said firmly.

His face was bruised and his hair was disheveled, but his expression was firm.

"The mountains are now blocked by heavy snow, and it is very dangerous to go into the mountains to chop firewood. Without the charcoal, how will my second brother and his family survive?" Chen Qing asked.

"No matter how you live, you should save your second brother's career first." Jiang didn't care.

"When you were selling charcoal to my second brother's wife silently, did you ever think about my second brother's career?" Chen Qing stared at his mother.

He felt a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart. That was his biological mother, and he didn't want to embarrass her in front of everyone, but how could his mother be so confused?

Mrs. Jiang was stunned.

At that time, she had never thought that the two things would be connected.

She just wanted to save some money for her second child's education.

Chen Ke looked at his mother's reaction and realized that she was showing off everywhere that her son was a scholar and would become an official in the future by passing the imperial examination.

The people from He County looked at each other with their eyes rolling around. No matter what, they had to bring charcoal back today.

Seeing that the situation had reached a stalemate, Gao E looked directly at Chen Ke: "What do you think, sir?"

Everyone looked at Chen Ke. Since Chen Ke's career was involved, they naturally wanted to ask Chen Ke's attitude.

Being stared at by so many people, Chen Ke was in a dilemma.

It's not just that he doesn't care about his career, but also that his mother is here.

Du Weiqing pretended to glance at Gao E casually. What an experienced person she was. She put Chen Ke on the spot as soon as she opened her mouth, and couldn't find any fault with him.

The relationship between this couple is really strange.

Gao E looked at Chen Ke. She knew that this made Chen Ke very embarrassed, but it was because of this embarrassment that she knew what choice he would make.

Chen Ke hesitated and looked at Gao E: "Use money from our family to return the money to these people."

Gao E was surprised that Chen Ke would make such a choice. The family did have the money earned by Chen Ke and he could make the decision, and this way they wouldn't have to touch the charcoal at home.

Du Weiqing was also a little surprised. Chen Ke was a bit slow-witted, but sometimes what he did was indeed a bit unexpected.

"Do we need that little money?" The people in He County were naturally unwilling to do so. "If you don't give us charcoal, we'll meet at the government office."

Jiang grabbed Chen Ke's arm and said, "If the charcoal is gone, we can burn more. How can we give them a refund?"

Chen Ke was very helpless. Why didn't his mother understand that it was Gao's property and they were taking advantage of Gao's?