Farming and reading family

Chen Ke is not a noble person, but he also has a bottom line. Since his rebirth, Gao E has become well-educated and well-mannered. In addition, due to his guilt towards Gao E in his previous life, he really has no face to touch Gao E's things.

Seeing Chen Ke refused to give in, Jiang said, "If you really want to do this, don't acknowledge me as your mother anymore."

Chen Ke didn't expect his mother to threaten him like this, and he felt a little angry.

At this time, the sound of horse hooves came from far away, and everyone subconsciously looked over.

Chang Zhinan came riding over with two yamen runners, with a box hanging on the horse's back.

When he reined in his horse, he saw so many people surrounding him, and it seemed like they were fighting.

"Your village is really lively." Chang Zhinan said as he got off his horse.

"Greetings to County Magistrate Chang." Chen Ke and the others hurried over to pay their respects.

Everyone was a little panicked. They didn't report it to the police, so how did they alarm the government?

Lei suddenly had a sudden thought and shouted, "Aren't you going to report it to the authorities? The officials are here, report it!"

When she shouted, everyone felt guilty.

Chang Zhinan looked at them suspiciously. Did something really happen?

"What's going on?" Chang Zhinan looked at Zheng Fengan.

Zheng Fengan's eyes swept across the two brothers Chen Qing and Chen Ke, and finally looked at Gao E.

After all, this may be related to Chen Ke's career, and Zheng Fengan dare not make a decision on his own.

The people from He County who had previously clamored to report to the police now had their eyes flickering and said nothing.

Chang Zhinan glanced at Gao E and took the box off the horse's back. "These are some supplements that Madam He asked me to bring to Madam Chen. She said the weather is too cold and she needs some nourishment."

Gao E took it and handed it to Qin: "Thank Madam He for me."

The people in He County didn't expect that this family had such a good relationship with the government office, and they immediately began to murmur in their hearts.

"Mrs. Chen, if you have any troubles, please feel free to tell me." Chang Zhinan glanced at the people in He County.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Lei immediately said, "These people are so unreasonable. They took the money from my mother-in-law and now they want to steal my second sister-in-law's charcoal. My second brother's family has been separated for a long time. This is totally unreasonable. Moreover, my second brother said he returned the money to them, but they just won't give in."

Chang Zhinan knew how scarce charcoal was in He County right now, and these people were probably taking advantage of the Chen family because they didn't know.

He looked at those people and asked: "How much charcoal did you buy? How much is one pound?"

Those people looked down at each other without saying a word.

"Mom?" Chen Ke looked at his mother when he saw that those people didn't say anything.

Jiang looked reluctant: "They each bought 60 catties, and each catty cost three cents."

"Ha!" Chang Zhinan laughed out loud. "Nowadays, low-grade charcoal in He County costs more than three cents, and high-grade charcoal is already eight cents. Chen's charcoal is better than all the high-grade charcoal in He County. You gave them three cents. Isn't this robbery?"

Everyone's eyes widened when they heard the price. Eight cents for a pound of charcoal?

Jiang was also stunned. She thought she had made a lot of money with three cents per pound, but she didn't expect the price of charcoal in He County to be so high now. No wonder these people were so easy to talk to.

"You can't say that, sir." Someone in He County murmured, "This is a business, as long as they are willing to sell it."

"Now they are unwilling to sell." Chang Zhinan looked at those people. "Do you want to force the sale in front of this county lieutenant?"

Those people naturally didn't dare, but they were unwilling to give in, and all looked at Jiang.

Jiang turned her face away and pretended to be stupid.

Apart from anything else, the price difference is too big and she feels bad about losing money.

Chang Zhinan knew why these people wanted charcoal. It was such a great bargain that he would have to take advantage of it. "If you are willing, I will ask the Chen family to give you an extra 10% refund. If you are not willing, the Chen family will not give you charcoal, and you will all go to jail first..."

Hearing this, everyone shuddered.

"It's very cold in the prison now. What happened to you is not a big deal. If you don't reconcile, just keep him locked up." Chang Zhinan spread his hands.

Everyone looked at each other, wondering about the feasibility of this matter.

Jiang couldn't help but yell, "Why should we give them an extra 10% refund?"

The people in He County didn't want to return the money in the first place, and they became angry when they heard what Jiang said.

If they followed Jiang to get charcoal, they wouldn't have to walk so far, and maybe they could even grab some low-quality charcoal to use at home.

"If you hadn't promised me, would we have followed you so far? My shoes are all wet and I have to dry them later." Someone in He County was angry.

"If you can't do it, just go to jail. We'll be warm and crowded together." Someone said disdainfully.

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As soon as they started talking, they looked like everyone was afraid of each other.

"Mom, please stop talking." Chen Ke said in a low voice.

Jiang felt wronged. She was doing this for the good of the family, so why did everyone dislike her?

"I'm willing to refund them an extra 10%." Gao E agreed directly.

Chen Ke looked at Gao E with gratitude.

"What about you?" Chang Zhinan looked at those people. "If you don't want the money, the government will take it first. You can go to jail and stay there. When you are willing, you can collect the money and leave."

The people in He County were stunned when they heard this, thinking that there was no other choice?

"Forget it, it's just my bad luck." Someone immediately gave in.

The Chang County Magistrate was obviously on the side of the Chen family, and the Chen family was not easy to provoke, so he just accepted it first.

Some people gave in, and the rest of the people, although cursing, accepted the proposal.

"Mom, take out the money. If it's not enough, the three of us brothers will pay for it." Chen Qing said directly.

Although Gao E was responsible for this matter, it was their parents' business, and they couldn't let the second son's family suffer.

Jiang was naturally reluctant to take out the money: "The money is with your father."

Chen Qing turned to Gao E helplessly: "I'll write a receipt and ask my second brother's wife to pay for it first. Later, my third brother's family and I will give you the money."

"Brother, since you said it in front of so many people, there's no need to write a receipt." Gao E said with a smile.

Lei was furious, but she didn't deny the matter. She squinted at Jiang and said, "An old man in their family is like a treasure. In my family, this is a pit."

Jiang didn't dare to say anything back when Lei said this in front of everyone.

Gao E looked at the people from He County and asked, "Did you bring your receipts?"

"We are all neighbors. We bought things from Jiang because we trusted him. Who knew he was a liar?" Someone from He County looked at Jiang and asked, "Did you take our money?"

Jiang felt aggrieved and guilty: "Yes."

"Your mother has accepted it, so it's okay, right?" The man spread his hands.

"There's no account, no written receipt. No matter what you produce later, it won't be clear." Gao E looked at those people. "Since County Magistrate Chang is here today, just write it down clearly. Once both parties sign and seal it, the matter of you taking the money will be over."

"It's feasible!" Chang Zhinan said directly.

Those people in He County wanted to argue, but they didn't dare to say anything after hearing what Chang Zhinan said.

Chen Ke immediately wrote a document in front of everyone, with Chang Zhinan as a witness. The people from He County came over one by one to sign and seal it, and Jiang also repeatedly confirmed that she had only accepted money from these people.