Farming and reading family

When Chen Tao heard Gao E ask this, he suddenly stopped and looked at Gao E uncertainly, wondering why she suddenly asked this.

"I heard from your father that your sister was promised to someone else a long time ago." Gao E continued.

Chen Tao lowered his eyes to prevent others from seeing the loneliness in them. He turned his back to Gao E and sat on the doorstep: "Do you know my sister?"

"I don't know her." Gao E felt that Chen Tao was a little lonely. It seemed that he didn't have a good relationship with his elder sister.

Chen Tao picked at the nail of his left index finger. It seemed that this question was very difficult for him.

Gao E had met Mrs. Chen Xiangyue, talked with Chen Xiangyue, and learned some things from Lu Hao. She could guess some things based on her own observations.

But we still need to get some information from Chen Tao.

She walked over to Chen Tao and sat beside him on the threshold of the main hall. "You two have been dependent on each other in Tanzhou City, so your relationship as siblings must be very deep."

Chen Tao stopped picking his nails and straightened his back, but his shoulders slumped. "Why are you asking these questions?"

Gao E sighed, "If Zhengyan and the others had an older sister, they would have learned to get along with girls earlier and would have understood women better in the future."

Chen Tao tutted softly.

"What do you mean?" Gao E turned her head and looked at Chen Tao.

"Even if you have a mother, you may not be able to learn it, let alone a sister." Chen Tao said disdainfully.

After hearing what Chen Tao said, Gao E was certain that he did not have a good relationship with his mother and sister, but he was very eager to have a good relationship with them.

Gao E didn't continue speaking.

Chen Jia Duan is the daughter of the Duan family of Yuyanglou in Tanzhou City. Although she comes from a merchant family, her family is well-off and her upbringing is certainly good.

If the Chen family's legitimate daughter is not Chen Xiangyue's, then whose is she?

Judging from Chen Xiangyue's attitude towards the Duan family, he must know about this.

Gao E could not think of any other reason why Chen Xiangyue was willing to marry Duan, who was pregnant with someone else's child, except that he was deeply in love with her.

She suddenly remembered what Lu Hao had said before, that the Chen family seemed to have committed some crime in Qinzhou City and had to return to He County.

Chen Tao was silent for a moment and suddenly said, "Jin Chao and the others are not your children, why are you so kind to them?"

Gao E looked at the light in the side room and laughed: "Love your own children, and also the children of others. This is what the sages say."

"Those are all lies." Chen Tao muttered softly.

"You're so young, yet you dare to doubt everything." Gao E looked at Chen Tao. "Remember these things first. As you grow older, you'll have different understandings. This way, you'll always have a reason to move forward."

Perhaps Gao E was too sincere in her words, and Chen Tao did not refute her for the first time.

Gao E stuffed two candies into Chen Tao's hands and said, "Don't eat before going to bed, it will damage your teeth." Then she left.

Chen Tao wanted to look down on Gao E, but when he looked at the two candies in his palm, he couldn't say anything.

Before going to bed, Gao E was still thinking about the troubles in the Chen family. Then, when she saw Que'er lying on the small couch with her eyes closed and falling asleep, she couldn't help but smile.

Wise men have no dreams, fools have no dreams.

Only a vulgar person like her would think about these trivial things every day.

Since Chen Xiangyue handed his son over to her, she didn't have to think about finding a way to change Chen Tao's temperament from Chen Xiangyue.

Her joke was true, to change Chen Tao's living environment and let him start over.

After confirming this, Gao E packed up and took a rest, no longer thinking about it.

Chen Tao quickly understood the Chen family's daily routine, which was simple with everyone doing their own job.

He chatted with Gao E and the three craftsmen and didn't feel bored.

After two days, he wanted to go to the school and take a look. He was curious about why Jin Chao and the others liked to go to the school so much. In his impression, the teachers in the school were the most boring people in the world.

Gao E said that as long as he didn't leave the village, he could go anywhere.

Chen Tao tentatively left the Chen family and went to the school, where he found that many children were listening attentively to Mr. Du's lectures.

This surprised Chen Tao very much. In his impression, only children from wealthy families could read, and these children didn't even have paper and pen, so they read by writing and drawing on a slate.

Since then, although he never said he wanted to go to school, he often went to school to watch others study.

Jin Ruyi's girls' school reopened, and many women who had nothing to do went there to listen, hoping to broaden their horizons.

In the blink of an eye, it was already the middle of the twelfth lunar month and the weather became gloomy again. Gao E wondered if it would snow heavily again during the New Year.

That day, Zheng Fengan came to see Gao E. His serious expression made Gao E feel that what Uncle Zheng wanted to discuss with her was very serious.

"Uncle Zheng, please sit down." Gao E moved her bamboo chair to the side.

Zheng Fengan looked at the Chen family's house, which was tidy and clean. The windows were tightly papered and there were leather curtains, so the cold wind couldn't get in at all.

Think about the other families in the village. Although they also have brick houses, they have no doors or windows, the houses are in a mess, and the walls are blackened.

"Uncle Zheng, what's the matter?" Gao E asked directly.

"You know the situation in the village this year. It's too cold and there are no temporary workers outside. Now the New Year is almost here, and it's not going to be easy. So we decided to cut some firewood and sell it in He County so that we can have a good New Year." Zheng Fengan looked at Gao E eagerly.

Of course, there was no need to discuss matters like chopping wood with Gao E, but the mountain behind them belonged to the imperial court, and if the government investigated them, they would definitely be sued.

This kind of thing happened before, but Lord He didn't care about it for the sake of the Chen family.

And since it was discussed by the villagers, and Zheng Fengan stepped forward, the amount of wood cut down would not be small.

Gao E quickly understood: "We are no longer a village collective, so you don't need to discuss this with me."

Zheng Fengan heard Gao E's words and thought that he should just ignore the matter. He also knew that it was quite difficult. "This isn't the first year we've spent the New Year in a new house. I've always thought about making it better."

Gao E nodded in understanding: "Uncle Zheng, life can't just be better if you want it to be better. You have to think about how to live better."

Zheng Fengan nodded repeatedly.

"Some favors become less useful the later they are used. Life in the village is still manageable. Uncle Zheng doesn't want to be left with no favors to use when things really get tough." Gao E asked.

"You're right." Zheng Fengan said as he stood up. "I didn't think this through."

Gao E also stood up: "No matter what, this year is much better than last year."

Zheng Fengan nodded somewhat ashamedly.

After seeing Zheng Fengan off, Gao E felt that the matter of building a large mansion should be put on the agenda as soon as possible, otherwise everyone would think that her door was open to anyone.

Just as she was about to close the door, she saw Yu Zhao driving over in a carriage, and she stood at the door in surprise.

Yu Zhao stopped the carriage in front of the Chen family's door. Wei Kai helped Old Man Wei out of the carriage, then jumped off the carriage and carried Old Man Wei on his back.

"What's going on?" Gao E looked at Yu Zhao.

"Wei Kai said he has something to ask the boss." Yu Zhao said, looking at Wei Kai. "This Wei Kai is the apprentice of Uncle Wei."

When Gao E saw Wei Kai carrying Wei Rongbo on his back, she felt that he was more than just his apprentice.