Farming and reading family

Chapter 525: Kindness is taken for granted

The passerby said it was not yet meal time, smiled and left.

Chen Jie and Lei stood at the door and watched the six thugs run away, still feeling unsatisfied.

"Okay, pack up and go home quickly." Gao E looked at the excited couple.

Chen Jie and Lei turned around and looked at their second sister-in-law with admiration.

"Second sister-in-law." Lei came closer. "How can I be as domineering as Second sister-in-law?"

"When you have the confidence." Gao E looked at Lei seriously.

When Lu Erniang returned to her residence, Ye Rongsheng told her about his meeting with Gong Zhinian today.

"What's his name?" Lu Er Niang became alert.

She knew that those outsiders came to He County just to grow mulberry trees and raise silkworms.

"He didn't say, he just said he was from Rongyang, Lingdong." Ye Rongsheng thought he should have asked at that time.

Lu Erniang thought that Gao E should have returned to Baotou Village by now, and she was afraid that she would not be able to come back if she chased after her, so she planned to talk to Gao E about this matter tomorrow.

Gong Zhinian came to Baotou Village to find Chen Ke early the next morning. Knowing that Chen Ke was a scholar, he specially brought a painting with him.

When we arrived at the area of ​​Batou Village, we saw many people planting mulberry trees. Some people even came carrying bundles of mulberry trees. My eyes were shining. I didn’t expect that there were so many mulberry seedlings in Batou Village.

He changed his mind instantly. As long as he had these mulberry seedlings, why bother with those useless Yue people?

The school is closed today and there are no children, so the three of them are discussing finding a teacher.

They had to prepare for the gathering, and some people had to be invited in person, which took a long time, as the school could not be without teachers.

Gong Zhinian came to see Chen Ke, but Du Weiqing and Hong Sheng did not go over and continued to discuss their matters.

"Mr. Chen." Gong Zhinian saw Chen Ke bowing and said, "I have heard of Mr. Chen's righteousness for a long time, but it's a pity that I didn't see him before."

Chen Ke laughed dryly when he heard Gong Zhinian say this: "What's your name?"

"My surname is Gong, Gong Zhinian." Gong Zhinian introduced himself.

"Master Gong." Chen Ke said he had never heard of this. "What do you want from me?"

Gong Zhinian thought Chen Ke was also a boring guy. No wonder he was so poor. "I heard that you have a lot of mulberry seedlings at home. I'm willing to pay a high price for them."

Chen Ke suddenly realized: "That is my wife's property. If Mr. Gong wants to buy it, he can ask my wife."

"Ah..." Gong Zhinian knew that Gao was not in a good mood. "This is a big deal, and it should be decided by men. So, I'll pay fifteen cents for each tree, which is already a very high price."

This price is indeed not low for mulberry seedlings planted in one year, but it is still much cheaper than what Gong Zhinian bought from other places.

"I'm sorry." Chen Ke was very polite. "I never ask about my wife's property."

Gong Zhinian felt that Chen Ke was stubborn and stubborn: "How can a man not care about the family property? How can he be the head of the family?"

What he said was a bit divisive, but Chen Ke remained unmoved.

"Mr. Gong, are you going to ask about my family affairs?" Chen Ke was no longer so polite.

Gong Zhinian hurriedly apologized with a smile, "No, no, I just wanted to remind Mr. Chen not to be led by women."

"That's my family matter." Chen Ke didn't want to explain to Gong Zhinian.

Gong Zhinian was a little annoyed: "Then, Mr. Chen, do you know that your wife has hired a lot of servants?"

Chen Ke lowered his eyes.

"And there are many other properties." Gong Zhinian saw Chen Ke's reaction and knew that Chen Ke didn't know. "Why did Madam Chen quietly acquire all these?"

"As a betrothal gift for my child." Chen Ke thought of Gao E saying, "My wife just doesn't want these mundane affairs to affect my studies."

He implied that whatever my wife did was right.

The main reason was that Gao E had managed the household very well over the past year. She supported him in whatever he wanted to do, and he trusted Gao E completely.

Gong Zhinian was speechless. Talking to a scholar was truly exhausting. "Mr. Chen, aren't you afraid of the yin being too strong and the yang being too weak? And the family being in turmoil?"

"Only an incompetent man would say that." Chen Ke said seriously.

Gong Zhinian was completely speechless: "Okay, okay, okay, consider my kindness taken for granted."

"We don't know each other. You come to me for some ulterior motive. How can you be kind?" Chen Ke said seriously.

Gong Zhinian looked around, took the calligraphy and painting from his follower, turned around and left.

"No!" Chen Ke thought this man was really weird.

Du Weiqing and Hong Sheng, who were hiding in the archway and eavesdropping, burst into laughter when they saw Gong Zhinian leave.

Chen Ke looked over in confusion: "What are you two laughing at?"

"Laughing at you..." Du Weiqing said as he walked over. "Quick thinking."

Chen Ke felt that Du Weiqing was making fun of him.

"That Gong Zhinian isn't a good person, obviously," Hong Sheng said with certainty. "He said he came to buy mulberry trees, but ended up trying to sow discord between you and your wife. Who knows what his intentions are."

Chen Ke finally realized, "So he said that to sow discord between us."

Du Weiqing looked at Chen Ke with a serious expression. It turned out that he really didn't realize it?

Forget it, being slow has its advantages.

"What would you do if your wife really bought a lot of property without telling you?" Du Weiqing looked at Chen Ke.

"That's because of my wife's ability." Chen Ke said seriously.

When Du Weiqing and Hong Sheng heard what Chen Ke said, they looked at each other and didn't know how to talk about it.

"You don't understand." Chen Ke sighed. "After all, I've let my wife down. She was originally from a landlord's family. When she married me, she had a large dowry. I've spent most of it over the years, and I didn't earn much for the family. It's only natural that she should use her dowry to build a business."

Also, Gao E died too early in her previous life, and Chen Ke felt very guilty towards her.

The two nodded. Chen Ke was better than others in this respect.

Gong Zhinian hit a wall with Chen Ke, and after much hesitation, he went to find Gao E. What if Gao E could sell him the mulberry seedlings?

After some inquiries, I learned that Gao E went to the slope to check on the mulberry tree planting, so I had to go to the slope to find Gao E.

Lu Erniang had already told Gao E that someone was looking for Uncle Ye and the others, but she didn't know who it was.

"It's okay. That person already knows me and will come to me if there is anything." Gao E was curious about who was targeting her again.

"Nothing is a big deal in your eyes." Lu Erniang thought Gao E was really carefree.

As the two were talking, someone shouted over there that someone was looking for the scholar's wife.

Gao E looked over and saw Gong Zhinian holding up his clothes and walking towards her with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

"Here she comes." Gao E glanced at Lu Er Niang.

"you know?"

"He wanted to buy my land before." Gao E laughed, thinking of the windfall he made from robbing Hua Jianhang.

What's so funny about Lu Er Niang wanting to buy land? "Then I'll go over there and take a look first." She said and left.

When Gong Zhinian could see Lu Erniang clearly, he only saw her back. He bowed and greeted Gao E, "Madam Chen, we meet again."

"Master Gong is a rare visitor." Gao E nodded. "I wonder what's the matter this time?"

Gong Zhinian smiled apologetically, "I heard that Madam Chen has a large number of mulberry seedlings, and I want to buy some."