Farming and reading family

This is a silent contest, a competition to see who will be defeated first.

Bai Hao on the side was watching in disbelief. This village woman actually looked at their master so calmly. Doesn’t she think their master is scary?

"He's just a poor scholar, not worthy of my inquiry." Xu Boyan sneered and looked away.

"My husband is not poor," Gao E corrected immediately. "Although he has no talent for reading, he practices every word he reads. The unity of knowledge and action makes him a saint. He is a hundred times better than those who read the books of sages but do dirty things."

"Although he lives in the countryside, he is friendly to his brothers and neighbors, and he respects the old and the young, not only his own but also those of others. This is something that many scholars cannot do." Gao E argued.

In fact, she knew that Chen Ke had some little thoughts, but it was also difficult for him to go against what he read in the book.

"Are you making fun of me?" Xu Boyan looked at Gao E.

"That depends on what Lord Xu has done." Gao E smiled sweetly, "But my husband and I should thank Lord Xu."

"Thank me?" Xu Boyan was puzzled.

"Yes, if Lord Xu had not won the first place in the imperial examination last year, which allowed my wife and I to win a lot of money, we would not have the money to buy property." Gao E said easily.

Xu Boyan lowered his eyes slightly. He didn't expect Gao E to bring up this matter on her own initiative: "He didn't participate in the scientific examination last year."

Gao E understood clearly, knowing that Xu Boyan had already checked Chen Ke: "My husband did not participate in the imperial examination last year."

"Why?" Xu Boyan asked.

"They say it's all about fate. My husband dreamed of falling off his horse on his way to Beijing. An immortal told him that this trip would be bad, so he gave up last year's imperial examination." Gao E said seriously.

Xu Boyan didn't believe in this kind of plan. The talk about ghosts and gods was just a means to achieve the goal. If ghosts and gods really existed in this world, they would have been killed by other people's greed.

"My winning rate was extremely low at that time. How dare you bet so much?" Xu Boyan did not refute Gao E.

"The odds were high," Gao E said bluntly. "At the time, the people in the village had nothing to eat, nothing to drink, and nowhere to live. I also owed a large sum of money to my parents. Since it was a gamble, I decided to take a big one."

Xu Boyan kept staring at Gao E, feeling that Gao E was not lying: "Really?"

"Yes." Gao E looked into Xu Boyan's eyes. "I believe my husband will win."

Xu Boyan thought of Chen Ke's timid look and wondered what he could believe. "What if he loses?"

"Anyway, the capital is not enough for the villagers to survive the winter. If we lose, we will just disband early. If we win, the problem will be solved completely." Gao E didn't care.

Xu Boyan didn't believe it would be so simple: "But your family's property is all under your name."

"That's my dowry." Gao E said confidently, "If it's not in my name, then whose name is it?"

Xu Boyan's eyes were filled with amusement. This woman's words were of the same mind as her husband's, yet they divided the property so clearly: "Does your husband know that you have such a large dowry?"

"My husband is not like some men who would care about a woman's dowry." Gao E was proud.

Xu Boyan felt that Gao E was mocking him: "In that case, he really is a good person."

"Isn't this the most basic thing?" Gao E was confused.

Xu Boyan felt that this woman was absolutely wise and foolish. She looked harmless, but every word she said was heartbreaking. "That's right."

Gao E smiled with satisfaction: "Then Sir Xu, can you tell me what you want to know about my husband?"

Xu Boyan couldn't say it was just because Chen Ke had helped him win the championship: "I heard that he protected the entire Baotou Village during the flood, so I became curious."

Gao E suddenly realized: "Master Xu should just ask directly about this matter."

"But there are many people in this world who claim other people's achievements. I can't just listen to one side of the story." Xu Boyan looked at Gao E.

"We farmers aren't as complicated as Master Xu thinks." Gao E shook her head. "Anyway, no credit will go to us ordinary people."

Xu Boyan thought Gao E's words were simple: "What if Chen Keben could get an official position based on his merits, but someone else snatched it away?"

Gao E paused for a moment, then took a deep breath and said, "That's fate."

His heart was in turmoil. He Tangchun had said before that someone had changed the credit for the prescription to his own. Could it be that Xu Boyan had done this?

Xu Boyan looked at Gao E's resigned look, as if she was truly at peace with the world: "I'm afraid Mr. Chen wouldn't think so."

"My husband is not that petty." Gao E was very sure.

Xu Boyan felt that he was being accused of being petty: "Okay, now that the things have been delivered and the questions have been asked, Mrs. Chen, please go back." He gestured to Bai Hao to see the guest off.

Bai Hao was listening intently, and it took him a while to react when he received the instruction. He immediately made a gesture of invitation and watched Lian Xin walk around.

Gao E didn't stop and followed Bai Hao away.

Xu Boyan kicked Zhu Mo when he saw Gao E and the others leaving.

"Hiss! Roar——" Zhu Mo curled up in pain.

"Still pretending?" Xu Boyan's face looked a little bad.

During the conversation with Gao E today, he felt that Gao E was controlling the pace, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

"I'm not pretending." Zhu Mo covered his shoulder. "It really was broken."

Xu Boyan looked at Zhu Mo and asked, "With your martial arts skills, were you beaten by them?"

Zhu Mo wanted to say that he had no chance to fight with the opponent at all, and was punched on the shoulder as soon as he came up, but it was too embarrassing to say that.

"With your martial arts skills, you were actually discovered by them." Xu Boyan looked at Zhu Mo with a conflicted expression.

Originally, Xu Boyan believed Gao E to some extent, but when he saw Zhu Mo like this, he felt that Gao E's words were deliberately said to him.

Could it be that this woman realized the real reason why she was targeting Chen Ke?

He felt a little annoyed when he thought of this.

At this time, Bai Hao came in from outside, holding back his smile and looking at Zhu Mo on the ground: "Are you comfortable lying on the ground?"

"Hurry up and find me a doctor." Zhu Mo knew that Bai Hao was gloating.

Bai Hao disagreed.

"Find him a doctor." Xu Boyan said as he walked into the house.

Bai Hao suddenly became serious: "He's really injured." As he said that, he went to help Zhu Mo.

Zhu Mo didn't want to pay attention to him.

Gao E left the yamen and sat in the carriage in silence for a long time. She replayed the process of meeting Xu Boyan, thinking that this should be able to dispel Xu Boyan's doubts.

But I didn't take it lightly.

The previous welcoming banquet was held in Yueyuan. Gao E thought that Mr. Chen should know the details of what happened that day. Chen Ke had given a simple account at the time. She wanted to know the details, so she went to find Chen Xiangyue.

When she arrived at the Chen family's door, Gao E saw three carriages parked at the door and the Chen family's servants were moving things inside. She thought that an important guest was coming to the Chen family?

The servants of the Chen family went to report and came back, asking them to go in and wait first, without saying when their master would come.

It was not until noon that the Chen family's servants served them food, but still did not say when their master would come.

"If Mr. Chen has something important to do, we will take our leave first." Gao E called a servant.