Farming and reading family

At first, the strong man only wanted to earn the twenty cents and didn't even look at the crickets inside.

Later, with so many people surrounding him, he had no chance to see the crickets inside.

So, until now, he still doesn't know which one is big and which one is small, or what color they are.

Seeing that the strong man couldn't answer, Fan Shiping became more alert.

"You charged me twenty cents for shouting, but how come you shouted all my crickets into yours?" Gao E said with a smile.

The person who made the bid before was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that the cricket didn't belong to the strong man at all. He was filled with indignation for a moment.

"You're talking nonsense. This cricket is obviously mine." The strong man hugged the cricket tighter.

"Whether I'm talking nonsense or not depends on who is right." Gao E stared at the burly man. "Think carefully, these two crickets are worth ten taels of silver now, enough to bring a complaint to the government."

The strong man felt guilty, but asking him to give up ten taels of silver would be like cutting his flesh.

These two crickets had nothing to do with him originally, but since they had been in his hands, he felt that they were his, and here were ten taels of silver.

"This lady is right. Whoever can describe what the cricket in the bamboo tube looks like will own it." Fan Shiping said immediately.

He is buying things, not buying disputes.

"How is it?" Gao E looked at the strong man.

Sweat dripped from the sturdy man's forehead, but he still didn't want to let go: "All crickets look the same..."

"Hahaha..." Fan Shiping laughed. "Crickets vary greatly. Even every cricket is different. The good ones have iron feet and silver wings, like a general's armor."

The strong man suppressed his anger for a long time before he smiled sinisterly: "The cricket is in my hand now. If it's not mine, then it's dead."

Fan Shiping's face turned pale for a moment, and then he looked at Gao E. He was determined to get these two crickets. If they died, he would have nothing.

"Are you threatening me?" Gao E's eyes also turned gloomy.

"I dare not. They are just two bugs. No matter where they go, they are still just two bugs." The strong man looked like a rogue.

Luo Dagang folded his arms and looked at the burly man. This kind of person is the most low-class person in the world and can do anything.

"In that case, let's go to court and settle it." Chen Ke took a step forward.

At this time, many people were still very taboo about going to court, especially scholars.

But more than ten years later, going to court was normal. Some scholars became lawyers directly. With the privilege of not having to kneel in court, they could suppress the other party and feel justified.

Chen Ke had never been to court in his previous life, but he knew how the world changes and was more calm than others.

Gao E looked at Chen Ke. Although he was thin, his back was straight.

The sturdy man looked at Chen Ke. He didn't take Chen Ke seriously at first. He thought that the poor scholar could only argue a few words wherever he went. This was the first time he met someone so tough.

"This bamboo tube was not opened at the stall. You can all testify to this. Please go to the yamen with us." Chen Ke said as he saluted.

The interest of the people around was already piqued by the crickets, and now that there was a cricket fight, they were even more interested and expressed their willingness to go.

But the strong man was unwilling.

He and the Chen couple had just been in an employer-employee relationship, where they were paid to do the work, but now their relationship has become hostile.

Moreover, he felt that the cricket was only worth ten taels of silver in his hands, so the money should have been his. Thinking of this, he resented the couple, thinking that they were cutting off his source of wealth.

"How is it?" Gao E looked at the strong man.

"My cricket, I can do whatever I want with it." The strong man said as he threw the bamboo tube on the ground and stepped on it.

Before everyone could react, they heard the sound of a bamboo tube breaking. Looking down, they saw a cricket cut in two by the bamboo.

"You..." Fan Shiping bent down and tried to stop him, but it was too late.

With his eyesight, even though the cricket was cut off, he could still tell that it was about an inch long. His heart was bleeding and he even wanted to kill it.

When everyone was stunned, the strong man ran away without even caring about his partner.

Luo Dagang subconsciously wanted to chase after him.

"No need to chase." Gao E shouted.

Luo Dagang stopped and turned back: "If you don't protect the cricket, I won't charge you any money."

Gao E smiled and said, "It's already protected."

Luo Dagang didn't understand.

Gao E looked at Fan Shiping, who was squatting on the ground with a look of regret on his face. "Sir, have you ever heard the story of buying a horse's bones for a huge sum of money?"

Fan Shiping looked at Gao E. He knew the story, but he chuckled and said, "This is a seasonal insect. It will be gone in a few days."

What he meant was that even if he bought horse bones, he would not be able to wait for the horse to arrive.

"Maybe?" Gao E said as she took out a bamboo tube and handed it to Fan Shiping.

Fan Shiping opened it suspiciously, then immediately closed it and widened his eyes: "Is this lady willing to give it up?"

"May I know your name, sir?" Gao E did not answer immediately.

"Excuse me, your surname is Fan." Fan Shiping saluted and then saluted Chen Ke.

Chen Ke returned the gift, feeling that the man looked familiar, but couldn't remember who he was for a moment.

"Master Fan." Gao E smiled. "How much do you think this cricket is worth?"

Fan Shiping hesitated for a moment, thinking that he had just offered five taels, and the other party might not be willing to sell it now. "Please give me a price, Madam."

Gao E thought this was a shrewd person: "I wonder how much Master Fan wants?"

Fan Shiping was stunned: "Madam, do you have more?"

Gao E looked at the two dead crickets on the ground with regret: "What a pity, these two are worth ten taels."

Fan Shiping's eyes rolled. "Including those two, each worth five taels, I'll take as many as you can get."

He looked at the crickets in the bamboo tube and found them to be of excellent quality. He thought they could be sold for at least fifty taels of silver when he returned to the capital. The more crickets the other party had, the more money he would make.

Paying the extra ten taels is nothing.

Gao E felt that the other party's offer was too generous and the profit in the future would definitely be even greater.

But she didn't think much about it. As she said, just earn the money she deserves.

"Okay, Mr. Fan, please prepare the silver and meet at the city gate tomorrow." Gao E nodded.

Fan Shiping was a little impatient: "I can go with you to get it."

"That's not necessary." Gao E refused.

Most of those crickets were obtained by her three children in exchange for candy from the children in the village. If the villagers knew about this, they would definitely say that they were heartless.

Although she didn't know at first that these crickets were so valuable.

"I'm sorry for being so abrupt," Fan Shiping said awkwardly. "I just thought this lady looked familiar. Have I seen her somewhere?"

"It's true that noble people tend to forget things. Mr. Fan bought some braised food from my family yesterday." Gao E reminded.

Fan Shiping was stunned for a moment. He just wanted to get closer to her, but he didn't expect that he had actually met her before.

But when I saw her yesterday, I didn't even look at this country woman, so I really couldn't say we looked familiar.

"If Mr. Fan wants to know more about He County, just ask Lu Hao. There is nothing in He County that he doesn't know." Gao E did a favor.