Farming and reading family

Chapter 528: Being Tricked

Now that it is no longer a village collective, the villagers said this out of pure gratitude to Gao E.

Especially after the village collective was disbanded, they realized how much Gao E had done for the villagers and that the whole village depended on her for their good life.

Qian Yong was shocked and wondered what Gao had done to make the entire village defend her so much.

He has seen many peasants like this. They usually speak very well in the same village, but once interests are involved, they become short-sighted and can even betray their own parents.

"Thank you for speaking up for what's right." Gao E said as she walked to the front.

When everyone saw Gao E coming over, they laughed and said that they were all from the same village and it was only natural.

Gao E looked at Qian Yong. Gong Zhinian and Xue Weizhou were not among the crowd. "I won't sell any of my mulberry saplings. What do you think?"

Qian Yong looked at Gao E, then at the villagers behind him. He smiled, but his heart was filled with malice. "Nowadays, everyone is trying to make a living in He County. Madam Chen doesn't want to be isolated and helpless, right?"

"Let's talk about the fact that my second sister-in-law has no chance of becoming independent. We in Baotou Village will always support her." Guo Gaoying said immediately.

Qian Yong looked at Guo Gaoying as if he were a fool and asked, "What do you think, Madam Chen?"

"I think even if I have no chance of becoming independent, I will not let a wolf into my house." Gao E looked at Qian Yong.

She didn't know Qian Yong, and she didn't know why this man was willing to be the first to take action. Did he think he was stubborn?

Qian Yong's family was poor and he wanted to plant mulberry trees as soon as possible more than anyone else. He knew very well that the first two years were the most profitable, so even though he knew that someone was fanning the flames, he still planned to be the first to do so.

"Mrs. Chen, what are you talking about? It's not like we won't pay." Qian Yong looked honest.

"Okay, one tael of silver for one mulberry sapling." Gao E looked at Qian Yong.

The simple and honest expression on Qian Yong's face froze, and turned a little ferocious: "Madam Chen, are you kidding me?"

"Very serious." Gao E said without joking, "As long as you are willing to pay the price, this mulberry sapling can be sold."

Everyone behind Qian Yong thought that Gao was crazy. It cost one or two taels of silver to plant a few mulberry seedlings a year. Is that made of silver?

Qian Yong's eyes were a little gloomy, but then he smiled: "Okay, give me ten trees first. Madam Chen dares to ask for such a high price, maybe it will produce a golden nugget."

Everyone thought Qian Yong was crazy. He was usually the most stingy person, but he was willing to spend one or two taels of silver to buy a mulberry sapling?

Gao E frowned, but she had already said it, and it was hard to go back on her word: "Brother, give him ten mulberry saplings."

Chen Qing felt it was a bit outrageous: "This..."

"Brother, just go and get it." Gao E smiled.

Chen Qing had no choice but to ask someone to get it.

The people in Batou Village were also shocked. They didn't expect that a mulberry sapling would be so valuable, one tael of silver.

Soon Qian Yong got ten mulberry saplings and happily paid ten taels of silver: "Then I won't bother Madam Chen anymore. I'll take my leave first." After he said that, he left with his men.

Those who followed Qian Yong were dumbfounded. Qian Yong went through so much trouble to spend such a huge amount of money to buy mulberry seedlings. Could it be that they also had to spend such a huge amount of money?

Looking at the people in Baotou Village staring at them hungrily, he thought to himself that he would never be taken advantage of, so he left in shame.

After these people left, Gao E did not relax her vigilance. She was tricked by that person.

Thousands of dollars to buy horse bones.

If others knew that her mulberry seedlings were so valuable, they might do something crazy.

"Brother, can you please talk to me for a moment?" Gao E walked aside.

Chen Qing hadn't thought of this, but he felt that this was not normal: "Is there something wrong with that person?"

"People in He County come here in large numbers just because they know that I have mulberry saplings. What would they do if they knew that one mulberry sapling costs one tael of silver?" Gao E said directly.

Chen Qing was stunned. This would definitely drive people crazy: "Then..."

"So we have to be careful." Gao E glanced at the villagers and said, "Big brother, you need to talk to the villagers about this and tell them that this is a trap set by that person. As long as the villagers help us get through this, I won't treat them unfairly."

Chen Qing nodded: "Don't worry, we'll only dig holes today and not plant trees. I'll bring some people to patrol at night to ensure that nothing goes wrong with the mulberry seedlings."

"Thank you for your hard work, brother." Gao E nodded.

After explaining all this, Gao E asked Luo Dagang to ride on horseback to call Yu Zhao back, and bring a few more skilled people with him.

Then he called Lu Hao over and described Qian Yong's appearance to him.

"Big sister must be talking about Qian Yong." Lu Hao guessed, "He looks rough, but he's also a shrewd man. Many outsiders have been cheated by Hua Jianxing before, but he guarded his own purse."

"Moreover, this man is brave and aggressive, and he has won over several local thugs in He County and has already taken root in He County," Lu Hao introduced.

Gao E suffered such a big loss, and naturally felt uncomfortable: "Go back now and see if everyone in the county knows that the mulberry saplings I have are worth one tael of silver each."

"Ah?" Lu Hao was stunned for a moment. "Oh. And then?"

"If there is such a rumor, just say that Qian Yong is charging one tael of silver for each tree." Gao E ordered.

"Ah?" Lu Hao was a little stunned by the two taels of silver.

That's not one ounce, it's one ounce per tree.

If I had known that thing was so valuable, I should have inserted more of it before. It’s just a small wooden stick, and it would be worth one or two taels of silver after a year, right?

Sister Gao has a large area at the foot of the mountain.

"Is it really that valuable?" Lu Hao was unsure. "Then wouldn't there be a mountain of silver in the back hill?"

Gao E looked at Lu Hao speechlessly: "If I really sold it to him, he wouldn't buy it. In the end, he just gave me a few copper coins and sent me away."

"Oh." Lu Hao knew that nothing good would happen.

"Okay, go back and keep an eye on it." Gao E saw that Lu Hao was greedy and forgetful of his loyalty.

"Okay." Lu Hao said and stood up.

Sure enough, as soon as he returned to He County, he heard that Qian Yong bought ten precious mulberry seedlings for ten taels of silver.

If this matter were to become a rumor, others might think that Qian Yong was being taken advantage of.

But this thing is true, and everyone is curious about what kind of mulberry seedling it is.

Could it be a cash cow? How could it be so valuable?

There has always been no shortage of quick-witted and profit-driven people in the market. When they heard the news, the first thing they did was to get those mulberry seedlings.

So before the city gates were closed, many people left the city quietly.

Gao E asked Yu Zhao and others to guard the nursery of the mulberry seedlings. They were strangers and there was no need to give face to anyone.

Luo Dagang and Lianxin went to patrol at night with the villagers. If anything happened, Luo Dagang and Lianxin would try to take action.

The three Chen brothers, Chen's father and the village head were all sitting in the Chen family's yard, listening to Gao E's analysis of the matter.

Chen Fansheng listened and said gloomily, "The price they offered is not low. If we sell them some, we won't have such trouble. If the government protects those people later, where can we go to seek justice?"