Farming and reading family

Wei Kai knew that it would be difficult for him to survive on his own, let alone leave Qinzhou City.

Jin Ruyi and Yu Zhao both looked at Gao E.

Gao E didn't make things difficult for him: "Yu Zhao stay and help him pack his things, and we will drive over to pick him up when the time comes."

Yu Zhao nodded and stayed.

Gao E and Jin Ruyi returned to the inn.

"Do you know where Mr. Hong lives?" Gao E thought that with Wei Kai and their carriage, it was a bit crowded. If Hong Sheng didn't have a carriage, they would have to find another way.

"I know the approximate location." Jin Ruyi had never been there. "What do you want to see him about?"

"If he has a carriage, he can take Wei Kai with him. Otherwise, we have to find another way." Gao E expressed her concerns.

Jin Ruyi thought about it and said: "Then let's go and take a look."

After the two of them agreed, they went to the Hong family.

Halfway through the journey, Gao E suddenly heard someone calling her. She thought she had misheard and didn't want to answer.

"Gao!" Duan Yuping shouted again and jumped off the carriage.

Gao E then turned around and saw Duan Yuping walking towards her: "Is it you?"

Duan Yuping nodded: "Where are you going?"

"Go buy some books." Gao E didn't say she was going to Hong Sheng. "You are..."

Duan Yuping smiled and said, "I'll treat you to dinner at Yuyanglou tonight."

"From what you said, it seems that you have returned to the Duan family?" Gao E guessed.

"Yeah." Duan Yuping nodded. "You're right. I've ruined my own path."

"So... are you planning to be a concubine to Yishun Bo's son?" Gao E said lightly but became worried.

Before, I only knew that Yishunbo's son was not a good person. After what happened the night before last, I realized that he was a beast. I don't know if Duan Yuping will have a chance of survival if she becomes his concubine.

Jin Ruyi's eyes flickered and she glanced at Duan Yuping.

"She was indeed a concubine, but the son of Lord Yishun." Duan Yuping said nonchalantly, "But she was Lord Yishun."

Gao E was shocked: "You..."

"Since I'm going to be someone's concubine anyway, I want Yuan Chengfeng to call me aunt." Duan Yuping said with a smile.

Gao E could only respect Duan Yuping as a man: "Forget about the meal, I have something to do today."

"What? Do you look down on me after knowing this?" Duan Yuping stared at Gao E.

Gao E thought this girl was still so competitive: "I really have something to do, maybe next time. I will definitely look for you next time I come to Qinzhou City."

"Okay." Duan Yuping smiled, but there was an indescribable sadness in her eyes. "Next time, for sure."

Gao E looked at Duan Yuping and felt that this was a very bad flag and also a thought.

The two people waved goodbye without saying much. The two people who were not very familiar with each other suddenly felt like old friends.

"When did you two become so close?" Jin Ruyi was a little puzzled.

"Probably..." Gao E didn't know how to explain. Duan Yuping didn't want to live after becoming Yishunbo's concubine.

Seeing that Gao E looked a little melancholy and didn't know how to answer, Jin Ruyi stopped asking.

When the two arrived at the Hong family's residence, they found out that the Hong family's house had been sold long ago and Hong Sheng had moved out.

This gave Gao E a bad feeling, thinking that Hong Sheng might not have a carriage.

After some inquiries, the two men finally found out where Hong Sheng lived now. As soon as they arrived at the door, they saw Hong Sheng staggering out of the yard, followed by a bald broom.

"Don't tell me those useless things. If you don't study for an imperial examination, the money you earn from selling books is not enough for you to buy books. You dare to spend thousands of taels on a tattered book and still say you are going to study abroad. I think you are just finding ways to spend the family's money..." Mrs. Hong put her hands on her hips and pointed at Hong Sheng and cursed.

The raccoon jumped lightly onto the horse hitching stone at the door, squinted its eyes and began to lick its paws.

Hong Sheng was not angry when being scolded like that. He picked up the broom and stood there listening attentively.

"I didn't expect it to be true." Jin Ruyi watched with interest.

"What's true?" Gao E was shocked. She didn't expect that the gentle Mr. Hong would have such a fierce wife.

"I don't know how many women admired Mr. Hong back then, but he said he wanted to marry the most aggressive woman. Others thought he was finding ways to reject the women who pursued him, but it turned out to be true." Jin Ruyi said in a low voice.

Gao E could not deny that such a weird person really existed.

"What are you looking at!" Mrs. Hong was tired of scolding her husband and turned around to see Gao E and Jin Ruyi also scolding him.

Hong Sheng then looked over and saw Gao E and Jin Ruyi smiling awkwardly.

"Are we still looking?" Jin Ruyi asked Gao E in a low voice.

Gao E saw that Mr. Hong didn't dare to greet them: "Just pretend to pass by." She said and left.

Hong Sheng put his hands behind his back and gave them a thumbs up.

The two men left in shame. Now, let alone asking Mr. Hong if he had a carriage, it was even a question whether Mr. Hong could go back to the county with them.

It was already late when we returned to the inn, and Yu Zhao was already waiting there.

"How is Wei Kai?" Gao E asked directly.

"I can eat and drink." This meant everything was fine in Yu Zhao's eyes. "But he wouldn't let me go to the clinic to get medicine. I suspect he might have done something wrong."

Gao E paused for a moment and said, "Go ask if anyone is going to the clinic to check on the injured."

"I asked, and there was no such person." Yu Zhao knew this situation would happen.

Gao E was relieved: "Is he okay on the road?"

"Just go slowly on the road and you'll be fine."

Gao E nodded and said, "Let's go buy a carriage and some bedding tomorrow, and walk slowly on the road."

"Would an old one work?" Yu Zhao asked tentatively. "There are a lot of people selling carriages these days, and used ones are much cheaper."

"As long as the quality is good." Gao E didn't care.

Now that there are more people in the family, one carriage is sometimes not enough. I might as well take this opportunity to buy another one.

The next day, Yu Zhao spent 130 taels of silver to buy a carriage and horses. When he brought the other party to settle the payment, Gao E thought it was a bit expensive, after all, it was just a last-minute purchase.

But Yu Zhao had already discussed it with the other party, so he had to pay the money himself.

Jin Ruyi's eyes lit up as she watched. This carriage was a little bigger than Gao E's, but more importantly, it was extremely exquisite.

"You made a lot of money." Jin Ruyi entered the carriage and took a look.

Gao E pressed the car door and figured out something. Such carving could not be done without the best wood. "What's going on with this hole?"

Jin Ruyi touched the hole above and said, "It must have been inlaid with something before, and someone dug it out."

Gao E saw so many holes and wondered how much stuff must have been embedded in it before. "Could this be a stolen car?"

Jin Ruyi paused for a moment, thinking that this was possible. A carriage like this plus the horse would definitely cost more than 130 taels.

Gao E looked at Jin Ruyi's reaction and felt that this was really possible.

She just wanted to buy a carriage and didn't want to get into any trouble, so she turned around and went to find Yu Zhao to get to the bottom of this matter.