Farming and reading family

She knew that Lu Hao really wanted to get to know Mr. Fan, but Mr. Fan didn't even look at him. It was thanks to Lu Hao that Luo Dagang was invited here today, so she helped him.

Fan Shiping looked at Lu Hao, and Lu Hao immediately smiled apologetically.

Fan Shiping also readily accepted the advice: "Alas, I am superficial. If I had known Brother Lu earlier, I wouldn't have taken so many detours in He County."

"Mr. Fan, you're too kind. I can only say that our destiny has not arrived yet." Lu Hao began to flatter.

Luo Dagang on the side looked down on Lu Hao for being like this, so he didn't watch.

The two of them complimented each other, and Gao E found an opportunity to leave with Chen Ke.

Fan Shiping did not separate from Lu Hao: "Do you know that strong man who performs for money?"

Lu Hao turned around and found that the woman with the strong man had also run away at some point. "Don't worry, Mr. Fan. As long as he is still in He County, I will help you find him."

Fan Shiping patted Lu Hao's shoulder and said, "Okay."

After leaving He County for a long distance, Chen Ke looked back again. Today's trip was relatively safe and sound, and he successfully found someone to buy the crickets. As long as this batch of crickets was sold, their lives would be much better.

Gao E was thinking about something else: the flood that Chen Ke said he dreamed of was real.

Think about it again, Chen Ke wanted to move to the old village from the beginning, and then he was very active in storing food. He had been making preparations secretly.

"Mr. Fan doesn't know that we have so many crickets. What if he changes his mind tomorrow?" Chen Ke asked uncertainly.

In addition to the three I brought out today, there should be more than forty at home, which means more than two hundred taels.

It is normal that the price will be lowered when buying more goods.

"It shouldn't be that serious." Gao E thought about the pained look on Mr. Fan's face when he thought about the strong man who was performing and stepped on the cricket to death.

"It's better to be safe than sorry. Let's take our eldest brother and third brother with us tomorrow," Chen Ke suggested.

Gao E thought about it and decided it was a good idea. They would be working together in the future anyway, so there was no need to hide it. "Okay, but I have to agree on the remuneration with them."

Chen Ke hadn’t thought about the reward before, thinking that they were all brothers, but when Gao E said this, he nodded.

It was dark when the two of them got home. Chen Hanyue had already prepared dinner and took Chen Duokui and the others to have dinner together.

"Second uncle, second aunt." Chen Hanyue was very happy to see them come back.

My second uncle and second aunt just said that they had something to do in the city, and no one knew what brought them back so late.

"Thank you for your hard work today." Gao E saw that dinner was mixed dumplings with a lot of braised meat.

Chen Hanyue laughed dryly. She was still worried that Second Aunt would accuse her of wasting food. "Second Uncle, Second Aunt hasn't eaten yet, right? Hurry up and sit down and eat."

After dinner, Chen Ke asked Chen Hanyue to go downstairs and call her father and uncle up so that he could go and see how the cricket was doing.

Chen Hanyue didn't even pick up the lantern and just trotted out.

The little girl has been eating well and living happily recently, and her complexion has improved a lot.

Chen Ke counted and put some pumpkin pieces in the cricket's bowl. Just then, his eldest brother and third brother came up.

"Second brother." Chen Jie called affectionately.

"Let's discuss something." Chen Ke led them into the third cave.

Chen Jie thought the crickets were very noisy, so he went in with his head held high.

"Someone bought this cricket today. You and I will go and deliver it tomorrow." Chen Ke said directly.

"Someone is buying crickets?" Chen Qing was surprised, worried that his second brother had been cheated. "Why would anyone buy this?"

"Yeah." Chen Jie looked puzzled. He had always thought his second brother kept these things because the children liked them. "Who is that person? Do you know his background?"

"Don't worry, I'm a serious businessman." Chen Ke knew they were worried.

Chen Qing didn't believe it: "You brought two of us with you, are you worried that there might be something wrong with the other party?"

Chen Ke was a little embarrassed: "We have agreed on the price today, but I'm a little overpriced, and I'm worried that they will lower the price tomorrow."

Chen Qing suddenly realized: "That's fine, my third brother and I can go with you."

"Yes, how much is this thing worth?" Chen Jie was curious.

Chen Ke did not hide it: "Five taels of silver each."

"What?" Chen Jie almost bit his tongue.

They worked so hard to bring a wild boar down from the mountain and only got one or two taels of silver, but such a small thing could be sold for five taels?

Then he rubbed his hands excitedly: "Then let's catch more?"

Chen Qing was also shocked and felt that his second brother had been deceived: "It has been even colder these past two days, and I haven't heard any insects chirping."

"Only crickets about an inch in size are worth this price," Chen Ke reminded.

Chen Jie lamented, "If I had known this would happen, I would have caught more."

Chen Qing looked at Chen Jie: "How can we know so much in advance? Besides, only people with virtue can keep a windfall."

This gave Chen Ke a wake-up call.

Others didn't know it earlier, but he knew a lot of things earlier.

This was the first windfall he had made since his rebirth, but if it hadn't been his wife's idea, he wouldn't have grabbed it so easily.

"Don't worry, eldest brother and third brother, you won't make a wasted trip. I will give each of you five taels of silver when the time comes." Chen Ke said directly.

"Really..." Chen Jie was excited.

"That's being polite." Chen Qing interrupted Chen Jie. "You spend so much money on studying. Save this money for later use. You'll also need to spend money on buying books and asking teachers to answer your questions."

Chen Jie didn't know what to say, five taels was indeed too much.

"That's all a matter for the future. With this money, my eldest brother and third brother can make the family a little better off." Chen Ke insisted.

Chen Qing still shook his head: "You two have already given a lot recently."

"Then I can't let my eldest brother and third brother go with me. To be honest, if the other party turns against us, they may resort to violence. I only trust my own brothers." Chen Ke said helplessly.

Hearing Cheng Ke say this, Chen Qing was around.

"Brother, we are all brothers and this is our own money, so let's keep it first." Chen Jie suggested.

Chen Qing hesitated for a moment and then nodded.

After discussing this matter, Chen Qing and Chen Jie left, while Chen Ke and Gao E planned what to do if they encountered an accident when they went there tomorrow.

Today Gao E knew the names of Lu Hao and Luo Dagang, as well as their addresses. If she really needed help, she could find them.

Chen Qing and Chen Jie arrived early the next morning and saw Gao E also sitting in the carriage.

"Second sister-in-law is going too?" Chen Jie knew that this trip might be dangerous.

"Your second sister-in-law knows someone in He County, and maybe she can help when the time comes." Chen Ke explained.

Chen Jie also got into the carriage: "Speaking of this, I should get up early today to see if there are any wild boars."

"Let's take care of this first." Gao E wondered if Chen Jie was addicted to picking wild boars now?

The four of them set out at dawn. They saw a fire in the Wangba River from a distance, but they didn't pay much attention to it.

By the time we arrived at He County, it was already bright and the city gate was bustling with people coming and going.

Fan Shiping stretched his neck to look at the road leading into the city, followed by his entourage and Lu Hongliang and others.

Lu Hongliang didn’t get to eat braised pork yesterday, so he was in a bad mood today and planned to stay in He County for a few more days.