Farming and reading family

She asked Yu Zhao to park the carriage, send the horses to Peng Can to feed, and then she took Wei Kai into the main hall.

It was warm in the main room. Wei Kai carefully placed Wei Rongbo on a chair near the brazier, making sure he would not fall.

"Is there something?" Gao E also sat down and covered the fireproof cover of the charcoal brazier.

When Wei Kai heard Gao E say this, he knelt down immediately, and Gao E was so scared that she almost dropped the tongs in her hand.

"What are you doing?" Gao E felt that someone had something important to ask her.

Wei Kai knocked his forehead against the ground and said, "Thank you, Madam Chen, for saving my father."

Gao E didn't expect Wei Kai to reveal his identity so directly: "Get up first."

Wei Kai knelt on the ground in gratitude.

"Uncle Wei, let your son get up first." Gao E looked at Wei Rongbo.

Wei Rongbo raised his hand to signal, and Wei Kai stood up.

Although she knew Wei Rongbo couldn't see, Gao E still looked at him: "So, the Wei Kai I met in Qinzhou City is the Wei Kai that Uncle Wei mentioned?"

Wei Rongbo nodded.

He already knew how Gao E and his son met in Qinzhou City, and thought that with Gao E's intelligence, she should have guessed something at the time, but she said nothing.

But after arriving in He County, he sent his son directly to Ghost Crying Mountain, leaving it to them to deal with it themselves.

"I'm really sorry." Wei Kai looked guilty.

"It's nothing. We didn't know each other at that time. Besides, I really just wanted you to make something." Gao E didn't care about this.

"My father said that since we are both here now, we should make things clear to avoid causing unnecessary trouble to Mrs. Chen." Wei Kai said sincerely.

This is what Gao E said to Wei Rongbo before. It seems that Wei Rongbo now completely believes Gao E.

"That's fine." Gao E didn't seem to need to know. "Why was your family persecuted?"

Wei Kai glanced at his father and said, "Maybe it's because of the search for the golden formula."

"The secret to finding gold?" As soon as Gao E heard it, she thought it was the kind of treasure that could cause a fight in the martial arts world.

"Yes." Wei Kai nodded. "My ancestors were searching for minerals and exploring earth veins for the previous dynasty. They accumulated a lot of experience, which was called the Gold Seeking Technique. Later, when the previous dynasty collapsed, my family was almost slaughtered. Those who survived hid in Tanzhou City."

"Just a few years ago, for some reason someone realized that there were orphans in my family and started looking for them." Wei Kai sighed.

"Do you know who it is?" Gao E didn't expect that the Wei family had such a background.

Wei Rongbo shook his head: "But it is definitely related to Yishunbo."

Gao E agreed. "Actually, they weren't sure if you were the person they were looking for, so they framed your Wei family and arrested and tortured your father."

This also explains why Wei Rongbo chose to destroy his voice in such an extreme way as swallowing carbon. Perhaps... he was thinking of committing suicide at that time.

Wei Kai nodded: "My father said that their interrogation was very obscure, as if they were worried that others would know."

Gao E didn't understand: "Then what's the mechanism in your house?"

"We, the Wei family, search for various ores, so we naturally refine various ores. We are also good at forging armor and weapons, which are the main products of the imperial court. Therefore, we make a living as silversmiths after retiring."

"As for the mechanisms, in the process of searching for gold, it is inevitable to encounter tombs hidden in the earth veins. Over time, I have learned a lot about the mechanisms." Wei Kai explained.

Gao E suddenly realized: "Then why do you have so many traps in your house?"

"There is a secret room in the house where the tablets of our ancestors are enshrined. We cannot let outsiders know about it." Wei Kai was helpless.

Gao E suddenly realized: "Did you set the fire at the Wei family?"

Wei Kai nodded. "The Wei family mansion has been plagued by incidents. Someone discovered something wrong with the mansion. I wanted to burn everything down before they could confirm what was going on. But I was ambushed by them and had to use a trap to deal with them. Unfortunately, they were outnumbered and I was injured by the trap."

Gao E suddenly remembered that someone said that when the Wei family caught fire, there were ghosts wailing. They should be the screams of those people who were injured by the mechanism.

If she had bought the Wei family's mansion at that time and had the ability to shut down the agency, she would definitely be targeted by those people.

I was relieved before, but now I am scared after knowing this.

She thought she was cautious enough, but there were some things she didn't know at all, so being cautious was useless.

"Are you sure you can burn everything down completely by setting it on fire?" Gao E felt that it was too risky.

"When the Wei family's secret room was built, kerosene was stored underneath in case of an accident that would destroy the house. There is a mechanism inside to prevent the surrounding houses from being burned." Wei Kai explained.

Gao E suddenly realized: "Then why didn't they destroy the Wei family mansion from the beginning?"

"Firstly, the incident happened suddenly. Secondly, no one wants to be an unfilial son unless it is absolutely necessary." Wei Kai was helpless.

Gao E was silent for a long time. The strange phenomenon of the fire in the Wei family was completely explained, but Wei Kai told her the truth, which meant that she had to bear the responsibility for this fact.

"Actually, I wasn't the one who saved your father." Gao E suddenly said, "I, Mo Xun, saved him and sent him here."

"Mr. Mo?" Wei Kai was surprised.

Gao E nodded and said, "Mr. Mo has been to He County before, so we have some acquaintance. When your father was sold by the government, I happened to go to Qinzhou City to meet Mr. Mo. After he rescued the man, he sent him here for safety."

"No matter what, Madam Chen taking my father in is a life-saving favor to our Wei family." Wei Kai said with a serious face.

To be precise, Gao E saved them father and son.

Gao E didn't want to accept such a great favor: "I didn't do anything. The people in Ghost Crying Mountain are all ours. You guys should stay there for now."

Wei Kai nodded: "Our Wei family has nothing to repay Madam Chen right now. My father is willing to tell Madam Chen the gold-hunting secrets he knows."

"No!" Gao E refused directly. "What do I, an ordinary citizen, need that kind of thing for? Can I open a mine privately or do anything else? If I'm not careful, I might even get killed."

Gao E is not stupid. It is just a hot stone, which is useless except being hot.

Wei Kai looked at Gao E in surprise. He didn't expect that she didn't want it.

"I just make some things." Gao E saw Wei Kai's puzzled expression and said, "I want to make some money within the scope allowed by the court."

Wei Kai thought about it and agreed: "Mrs. Chen is still very insightful."

Gao E didn't think she was being thorough, but rather understood the pros and cons. "By the way, the Yun family and your Wei family had problems at the same time. Is there any connection between them?"

Wei Kai wasn't sure: "According to my father's observation, there might be a mineral vein deep in the Yun family's forest."

Wei Rongbo nodded.

Gao E had only guessed before, but now she was almost certain: "In other words, someone doesn't want the Yun family to discover their mining activities?"

"Maybe it's not just that." Wei Kai guessed, "Ore smelting requires a lot of charcoal, and the Yun family is good at making charcoal. Maybe... they are trying to win over the Yun family."