Farming and reading family

The existence of a school is not the most important thing; what is important is that it is filled with children.

It was obvious that these children were not from wealthy families. Their clothes were patched and they were holding a slate and writing on it.

How do children like this have the money to go to school?

"Wait a moment, I'll go call Mr. Chen." Gao E said as she was about to leave.

"Madam?" Chen Ke just happened to come over.

Gao E originally wanted to ask Chen Ke alone, but now she had no time to ask.

"So you are Mr. Chen's wife." Xu Boyan then looked at Gao E.

This village woman was also scheming. She knew they were looking for Chen Ke but she didn't reveal her identity.

"You didn't ask." Gao E spread her hands.

Chen Ke didn't know what was going on: "They are..."

"Looking for you." Gao E said with a smile.

"My name is Xu Boyan." Xu Boyan bowed.

Gao E was stunned when she heard the name. She slightly turned sideways to prevent the other party from seeing her shock. As a result, she saw Chen Ke's knees go weak and he almost knelt down.

"Husband." Gao E moved closer to Chen Ke to ease his embarrassment.

Xu Boyan smiled slightly at Chen Ke's reaction. It was really him.

With so much silver taken away, it’s no wonder that the village was rebuilt in such a short time.

But he himself didn't look that good, and didn't look like a wealthy man at all.

"It's okay, it's okay." Chen Ke tried to stand up straight. "Xu, Xu... Lord Xu, I wonder what instructions Lord Xu has for coming to my humble abode?"

"You know my identity?" Xu Boyan was a little surprised.

He hasn't taken office yet, how did Chen Ke know?

And even if he knew his identity, Chen Ke's reaction was too big.

Gao E also noticed that Chen Ke's reaction was too big. Could it be that Xu Boyan was some extraordinary figure in Chen Ke's previous life?

Chen Ke was half-supported by Gao E, and it took him a long time to calm down: "Master Xu was the top scholar last year. No matter what, he is an official. It is only right to call him Master."

Gao E was shocked when she heard this. This person turned out to be last year's top scholar?

In other words, her windfall was due to this person?

No wonder his answer just now was so insightful. Did she think Chen Ke was optimistic about him and that was why he was the top student in high school?

Xu Boyan looked at Chen Ke. It seemed that he didn't know that he was going to take up the post in He County. "What if I resign?"

"Ah, ah?" Chen Ke was stunned and didn't know how to react.

Xu Boyan laughed, with a hint of disdain.

At this time, Du Weiqing noticed something unusual and came over: "Brother Chen, you are an old friend."

His words brought Chen Ke back to his senses a little, and his expression became even uglier.

He had never seen Xu Boyan in either of his two lives, but in his previous life, he heard in his later years that Xu Boyan was powerful in the court and the country, and he was vindictive and cruel to students all over the world, and anyone could kill him.

In this life, he made a lot of money by taking advantage of Xu Boyan's high school admission. Could it be that this is why he attracted Xu Boyan?

Chen Ke immediately became even more frightened, worried that Xu Boyan would retaliate against him.

Du Weiqing noticed that Chen Ke was abnormal and he seemed to be very afraid of this person.

"We are not old friends, but this gentleman said that he has heard of my husband's name for a long time." Gao E explained.

Du Weiqing looked at Chen Ke, then at Xu Boyan, who seemed to be smiling, and then laughed: "Is that so? Brother Chen does have an outstanding quality, and that is being low-key."

He was also wary of Xu Boyan and felt that he could not see through this person at all.

Xu Boyan glanced at Du Weiqing subtly. He seemed quite carefree and relaxed. "Who is this..."

"Du Weiqing." Du Weiqing nodded slightly, very kindly.

"Du Weiqing?" Xu Boyan nodded unconsciously twice. "I've heard of your great name for a long time."

Gao E looked at Xu Boyan. Has everyone really heard of this person?

"I didn't expect I was so famous." Du Weiqing joked, "What's your name?"

"Xu Boyan." Xu Boyan bowed.

"Oh, last year's top scholar." Du Weiqing raised his voice and bowed, "Excuse me, my apologies."

Gao E didn't expect that Du Weiqing actually knew that Xu Boyan was the new top scorer last year.

But it's normal to think about it. Du Weiqing is in Qinzhou City, so he is naturally much more informed than them in this corner of the country.

"I don't know what official position Xu Zhuangyuan holds now, so we can call him by his name." Du Weiqing rarely flattered others.

Xu Boyan looked at Du Weiqing and said, "I've just taken up my post in He County and I still have some free time. I'll go around and have a look."

"Oh, he'll be our father and mother from now on." Du Weiqing said exaggeratedly, "We'll have to rely on Lord Xu even more in the future."

Xu Boyan immediately lost interest in Du Weiqing and turned to look at Chen Ke: "It's true that Mr. Chen is a low-key person."

Chen Ke smiled timidly.

When Xu Boyan saw Chen Ke like this, he frowned slightly and a hint of disgust flashed in his eyes.

Gao E didn't know why Chen Ke suddenly became like this.

Since Du Weiqing came, although Chen Ke is still not as talkative as Du Weiqing, he is much better than before. At least he is not afraid of anyone he meets.

"You should be low-key." Gao E turned and looked at Xu Boyan. "You are a newly crowned top scholar, but you have come to us."

Xu Boyan looked at Gao E again. This village woman was quite interesting. She had concealed her identity before and felt justified in doing so, but now that she knew his identity, she didn't care either.

"Since Lord Xu is going to become the chief official of He County, what benefits can he bring to our village?" Gao E met Xu Boyan's eyes.

Although Chen Ke was terrified, he gently pulled Gao E behind him and said, "Please forgive me, my Lord. I have overstepped my bounds."

Gao E saw that Chen Ke's face was a little pale and his body was trembling slightly, but he was still trying to protect her.

Maybe Chen Ke felt that this was what a man should do, not because she was Gao E.

Xu Boyan sneered: "Forget it, I was overthinking it." After he said that, he turned and left.

Several people looked at each other, wondering why Xu Boyan came here inexplicably and then left inexplicably.

After walking for a while, Bai Hao looked back.

"I went through so much trouble to come here, and you're just leaving like this?" Bai Hao was also a little puzzled.

"Maybe... I found the wrong person." Xu Boyan laughed at himself.

He spent almost a year setting up the scheme, winning himself the title of number one scholar, and also making a fortune for Prince Qing.

But it actually allowed others to gain a lot of benefits.

Xu Boyan didn't even take thirty-six thousand taels seriously.

But he really wanted to know why Chen Ke was suppressing him. Was he optimistic about him or had he seen through his plan?

Although he had found Chen Ke, he was reluctant to continue investigating because he was already the top scholar at that time, and investigating one person so persistently would attract other people's attention.

It was not until he saw He Tangchun's memorial that Chen Ke's name appeared again and his situation was explained.

He felt that this was God's will, so he copied He Tangchun's memorial, put the credit of offering the prescription on He Tangchun, and took this opportunity to recommend He Tangchun to go to Xiangzhou where epidemics were frequent.