Farming and reading family

When Jin Ruyi heard Gao E say this, she looked at her in surprise. She didn't expect her to react so strongly.

Gao E looked at Jin Ruyi and said, "First of all, we came to Qinzhou City just to buy the Wei family's house. Let's not cause any trouble."

"Secondly, the mountains and forests are covered in snow. If Yu Zhao goes there, he'll leave traces. He'll either be discovered or alert the enemy."

"Again, even if there really is something fishy going on, what are you going to do?" Gao E spread her hands. "Even Mo Xun is not in Qinzhou City now, and you have no one to discuss things with. What can the two of us do to Lord Yishun?"

Jin Ruyi calmed down after hearing Gao E say this.

This is indeed the case.

She had to put Ye Linchuan's matter aside for the time being, let alone Uncle Yishun.

"Was I impulsive?" she said apologetically.

Gao E looked at Jin Ruyi with a mixture of guilt and loss. "This is the sorrow of ordinary people. However... even those in high positions can't just do whatever they want."

Jin Ruyi did not refute: "It's just..."

Gao E stood up and walked to the window. From here, she could see a small alley. At the end of the alley was the Wei family's house. "It's just that I feel unfair, but I have no place to vent."

Jin Ruyi also stood over and looked at the Wei family compound in the distance: "I've read in the storybooks that even a country woman, facing a powerful man, will have her day of redress."

"That story... should have been written by someone who failed to clear his name." Gao E sneered.

Jin Ruyi thought so too: "Yu Zhao hasn't come back yet?"

"He knows a lot of people here, so he must be going to see an old friend." Gao E didn't let Yu Zhao do anything.

"Then let's go out and eat something." Jin Ruyi saw that it was already dark and there were lights on outside.

Gao E originally wanted to have a quick bite to eat in the inn, but what happened today when she went to see Duan Yuping made her extremely alert and confused, not knowing whether she should buy the Wei family's mansion.

Jin Ruyi suggested this, and she happened to be out for a walk, so maybe her mind would change.

"Okay." Gao E nodded.

Both of them looked like ordinary women. Walking on the street, they were just a gray mass and no one noticed them, which saved them a lot of trouble.

Jin Ruyi took Gao E to a restaurant that sold her favorite mutton offal pancakes. She listed all the delicious food on that street, which was the most interesting thing in her childhood.

Gao E also listened carefully and thought that it should be a food street for ordinary people, especially attractive to children.

The two of them went over with great interest, but found that the entire street was dark and there was not a single stall.

"Did they move to another place?" Jin Ruyi was a little unwilling to give up. "I'll go ask." She said and was about to leave.

"It's understandable if one or two of them left, but if they all left... then there must be other reasons." Gao E called Jin Ruyi.

The two of them were silent for a while, and Jin Ruyi felt indescribably lost.

"Let's find a place to eat." Gao E said as she walked to the front.

The two of them found the nearest restaurant and ordered two servings of mutton soup noodles. Jin Ruyi had no interest at all.

"Twenty-six cents in total." The waiter indicated that he wanted to settle the bill first.

Jin Ruyi looked up suddenly: "Isn't a serving of mutton soup and noodles six coins?"

The waiter was embarrassed: "That was a long time ago. The price of firewood has doubled now. We have to pay the patrolman a penny for selling a bowl of soup noodles, and another penny more for adding meat. Not only do they eat and drink for free every time, but the shopkeeper also has to give us extra..."

The waiter spoke very quickly, which showed that he was quite resentful. Jin Ruyi and Gao E were also troubled by what he heard.

"Even now, my boss doesn't plan to close the business until the New Year. At least he won't lose so much money if he closes the store." The waiter sighed.

Gao E finally understood Duan Yuping's words about not letting her do business: "There used to be a lot of stalls on that street, why are there none left?"

"Those people!" the waiter sighed. "I heard that quite a few of them were beaten and crippled. Some even sold their children and couldn't save their lives."

"Hurry up and serve the guests the food." The shopkeeper came over from behind and saw that his waiter was still chatting.

The waiter picked up the tray again and asked them to pay first.

Gao E took out twenty-six coins and placed them on the tray. The waiter quickly turned around to serve them the food.

Looking at the soup noodles with only a few pieces of meat, Jin Ruyi's face was gloomy. The ones that cost six cents before were better than now.

After dinner, the two men walked back along the street, both with heavy faces and no intention of speaking.

"I think..." Gao E said suddenly.

"You still..." Jin Ruyi spoke at the same time.

"You speak first." Gao E gestured to Jin Ruyi.

"Aren't you planning to buy the Wei family's mansion?" Jin Ruyi looked at Gao E.

Gao E nodded: "Under the current circumstances, we will rarely come to Qinzhou City. Buying the Wei family's house is very risky. We don't need to buy the Wei family's house just because it is cheap."

Jin Ruyi nodded.

As for the worry that the secret of the Wei family mansion would be discovered...

Even if it is discovered, it may not be linked to Gao E, and there will be many variables in between.

"You're right." Jin Ruyi agreed. "Then should we return to the county as soon as possible?"

Gao E sighed, "Knowing the situation in Qinzhou City...it's not a wasted trip."

The two people were chatting and unknowingly turned into a small alley. When they realized something was wrong and were about to turn around to leave, they heard the sound of something heavy falling and looked over at the same time.

It seems to be a person, but I don’t know whether he is dead or alive.

The two men looked at each other, hesitating whether to go over and take a look, and then saw three people running over and stealing things from the man on the ground.

Seeing how skilled the other party was, Gao E and Jin Ruyi turned around and ran without thinking.

The noise of their escape alarmed the three men, and two of them looked at each other and then chased after them.

Gao E and Jin Ruyi originally wanted to run to a crowded place, but the other party was too fast and the crowded place was bright, so they would definitely be able to see their appearance.

At the same moment, the two people chose another dimly lit street and happened to come across a shop that was closing. Without thinking, they pushed each other into the shop and quickly closed the door.

Hong Sheng was startled, but felt relieved when he realized that they were two women.

The two people outside also chased here, looked around and saw that there was no one, so they continued to chase forward.

"Have they left?" Jin Ruyi asked in a low voice.

"Let me take a look." Gao E tried to open a crack to take a look.

Hong Sheng felt that Gao E's voice was familiar: "This is my shop."

Gao E and Jin Ruyi finally reacted.

"I'm really sorry. Some bad guys were chasing us, so we had no choice but to hide here." Gao E apologized.

Hong Sheng felt the voice was more familiar: "Do we know each other?" He couldn't see what the other person looked like.

Gao E felt that she didn't recognize him. She really didn't know anyone in Qinzhou City. "Did the shopkeeper recognize the wrong person?"

Hong Sheng felt that he knew the person: "Don't open the door, I'll take you upstairs to have a look, be careful." He stood up as he said that.

Anyway, the door will be closed tomorrow, so I don’t care who is outside.