Farming and reading family

She felt that the reason why Mr. Chen hadn't come for such a long time might be related to the guests who came to the house. Although she wanted to know what happened that day, she was anxious to find out.

"My master told Madam Chen to wait a moment." The servant said and left.

Gao E had no choice but to eat lunch first.

The lunch prepared by the Chen family was very sumptuous. Gao E finished her meal first, and Luo Dagang also finished his meal quickly. Seeing that they were not eating anymore, Lianxin ate all the leftovers.

Gao E looked at Lian Xin, who had finished all the dishes without changing her expression, and thought that she might not have been full before: "Is that enough?"

"Enough." Lianxin nodded.

She knew she ate a lot, so whenever someone asked her if it was enough, she would answer yes.

"I won't let you starve." Gao E looked at Lian Xin. "If there's not enough at home, ask your mother to make some more."

Lianxin lowered her head and did not respond. She didn't know how much she could eat to feel full.

When she was a child, her father brought back half a lamb and told her to eat as much as she wanted. She actually ate it all. From then on, her father never let her eat as much as she wanted.

Over time, she no longer knew what it felt like to be full. She just wanted to eat more than others and not feel hungry.

Gao E looked at Lian Xin's appearance. How much one wants to eat is one thing, and what one eats is another. If the food is not oily, one will get hungry quickly.

She didn't continue to talk to Lianxin, but kept it in mind.

After waiting for almost an hour, Chen Xiangyue came hurriedly.

"I'm really sorry, my daughter just came back from Qinzhou City and has a lot of things to do." Chen Xiangyue apologized, looking tired.

"Oh, Miss Chen is back. Then let Chen Tao come back for two days so that they can have a good reunion." Gao E suggested.

Chen Xiangyue was a little embarrassed: "My daughter encountered some problems and was in a low mood. Recently, she just wanted to be alone."

Gao E suddenly realized and said apologetically, "I'm sorry for the intrusion."

She suddenly remembered that Lu Hao said that the eldest daughter of the Chen family might not be Chen Xiangyue's biological daughter. Now Chen Xiangyue's reaction was really strange.

"It's okay. Mrs. Chen, is there anything urgent?" Chen Xiangyue gestured for Gao E to sit down.

Gao E sighed, "My husband attended Mr. Xu's welcoming banquet and came back very depressed. I want to ask Mr. Chen if anything happened at the banquet."

Chen Xiangyue sighed when he heard Gao E ask this: "No matter who it is, they will be depressed when something like this happens. Madam Chen should comfort her."

"But my husband is unwilling to tell me the details, so please tell me in detail, Mr. Chen, so that I know how to comfort him." Gao E said earnestly.

This matter concerned a man's reputation, but so many people saw it, and Chen Xiangyue had nothing to hide, so he recounted what happened that night in detail.

Gao E's face darkened after hearing this: "Even if he is a local official, he can't humiliate people like this."

"I guess that Lord Xu is using Mr. Chen as an example to scare the monkeys and intimidate the students in the whole county." Chen Xiangyue put forward all his speculations.

No matter what the specific situation was, Gao E had already given Xu Boyan a bad review in her heart. Taking anger out on others is not a gentleman's behavior.

But looking at Xu Boyan's appearance, he doesn't think of himself as a gentleman.

"Thank you, Mr. Chen, for taking the time to answer my questions." Gao E stood up and saluted.

"No." Chen Xiangyue waved his hand. "Having Tao'er with you has saved me a lot of worry. I should be the one thanking you."

In fact, Gao E has never been willing to make friends with people like Chen Xiangyue, but this time her impression of him has changed. Compared with those students who flatter the powerful and look down on the weak, Chen Xiangyue is actually an honest one.

After leaving Chenjia Gao'e, she went straight back to Baotou Village. Fortunately, Chen Ke was not the kind of person who would die after being humiliated, otherwise she really didn't know what to do in this matter.

As for Xu Boyan, it’s best not to give her a chance, otherwise she will definitely vent her anger.

She didn't mention this matter to Chen Ke. Judging from Chen Ke's expression, he had probably already digested it. Bringing it up again would only open up his wounds.

In the evening, Gao E went to say hello to Peng Can and asked him to go buy two sets of pig offal early in the morning, planning to make a pot of stew to see how much lotus seeds could be eaten.

We do have some pickled meat from the Chinese New Year at home, but it’s not suitable to eat a lot at once.

The next day, after breakfast, Gao E went to Luo Dagang's house to prepare. In addition to making a pot of stewed meat, Gao E also asked Hao to make some more pancakes so that they could eat together.

Peng Can hadn't come back yet, so Lu Hao came over first.

"Sister, what are you going to do?" Lu Hao looked at the big pot with shining eyes.

He was familiar with this scene. When he lived in a cave, he would set up a big pot like this when making a lot of stewed meat at a time.

"You haven't bought anything yet, and you're here first." Gao E said unhappily.

"I have something to do." Lu Hao said as he sat on a low stool at the side. "Otherwise, how could I dare to disturb Sister Gao?"

"It'd better be something important." Gao E pulled a chair and sat over.

Lu Hao lowered his voice: "The eldest daughter of the Chen family is back."

"I know." Gao E wondered what this was.

"I heard that he came back because his engagement was broken off." Lu Hao finally got to the point.

Gao E thought about it. She knew that the eldest daughter of the Chen family had moved to her husband's house to observe mourning. How could the engagement be suddenly broken off?

"What happened?" Gao E asked solemnly.

"It seems that the Duan family in Qinzhou City has lost its power." Lu Hao's expression was also a little depressed.

“Specific!”

Lu Hao's eyes flickered. "Miss Duan offended Lord Yishun, and Lord Yishun took his anger out on the Duan family. The Duan family is using Yuyang Tower to apologize. I guess they can't stay in Tanzhou City anymore."

Both of them thought of the booklet that Duan Yuping gave them, and this matter was very likely related to that booklet.

"Then..." Gao E wanted to ask how Duan Yuping was doing now, but she felt it was unnecessary to ask.

"That's all." Lu Hao knew what Sister Gao wanted to ask.

"How come it's gone?" Gao E was a little depressed.

When Duan Yuping made that decision, she felt that she might never see Duan Yuping again.

I thought we didn't have much of a relationship and it wouldn't have any impact on me, but I still felt sad when I heard the news.

"Those people were very secretive and didn't say much." Lu Hao didn't find out for the time being.

After a long while, Gao E smiled helplessly: "So Miss Chen's fiancé's family is afraid of being implicated by Miss Chen?"

"I heard that they are a family of scholars. They looked down on Miss Chen's status and immediately distanced themselves from her after this incident." Lu Hao was not sure either.

Gao E nodded: "I understand."

No wonder Mr. Chen looks so worried. If others knew that Miss Chen had such a past, it would probably be difficult to propose marriage to her.

At this time, Peng Can came back carrying two sets of pig offal. "Hey, Brother Lu is here too? We're in for a treat today."

After hearing Peng Can's joke, Gao E and Lu Hao's expressions improved a little and they stopped talking about the Chen family.

As soon as Gao E's braised pork came out of the pot, the whole village was filled with the fragrance, and the villagers began to miss the time when the Chen family gave them meat to eat.