Farming and reading family

There have been so many things happening lately that even Gao E tends to forget things.

Xu Boyan had just reminded her today, but Jin Ruyi made the matter sound so serious again.

"Why do you think those gentry invited Xu Boyan to a banquet? They wanted to unite and take over the tax collection for Chen Tao's family and yours," Jin Ruyi warned. "If they succeed, you will be their prey."

"I can pay it myself." Gao E thought she had already discussed this matter with Xu Boyan.

"If they really take it over, you can only hand it over to them, and then they will hand it over to the government," Jin Ruyi explained.

"It won't come to that." Gao E was sure.

"Do you trust Xu Boyan too much?" Jin Ruyi looked at Gao E suspiciously.

Gao E looked at Jin Ruyi: "Why do you always feel that I trust Xu Boyan too much?"

Jin Ruyi thought about it seriously: "Before, you saved his subordinates, and you believed that he would definitely handle this matter. Now that you are so confident about the tax package, you are sure that he will help you."

"Don't forget, he had acted as a guarantor for Chen Tao before. Those people are greedy for the property of Chen Tao's family, the richest man in the country. Xu Boyan will definitely not let them touch it." Gao E analyzed.

"Actually..." Jin Ruyi hesitated to speak.

In fact, she felt that Chen Ke was not worthy of Gao E, and Xu Boyan and Gao E were of the same kind.

"What?" Gao E felt that Jin Ruyi was not the kind of person who would be shy.

"Nothing." Jin Ruyi smiled. "By the way, I've almost made arrangements here. We can go to Qinzhou City in three days."

"Three days later..." Gao E thought about her own affairs. "Okay, then three days later."

It was already late when Gao E finished talking to Jin Ruyi. She was rushing to leave the city before the gates were closed, but she was stopped by Lu Hao before she left Yueyuan.

"What's the matter? I'm in a hurry to get out of the city." Gao E saw Lu Hao anxiously pulling her aside.

"The situation is urgent, why leave the city gate?" Lu Hao led Gao E to a corridor where they could see the banquet going on across the street. "Do you see the man in the yellow-brown robe with the Chinese character for 'Fu' (blessing) pattern? He's the one sitting to Lord Xu's left."

"I'm not blind." Gao E wondered why Lu Hao became so nagging.

"That man's name is Zhao Jiancheng. His family used to be the richest in He County. The Chen family later surpassed them, so the Zhao family simply left He County, but their family fortune cannot be underestimated. Now he has moved back to He County, and I heard he wants to unite with the gentry to divide up the Chen family."

Gao E looked at Lu Hao and asked, "Where did you get the news?"

"Sister, is it important where the news comes from?" Lu Hao was anxious.

Gao E then took another closer look, but it was too far away to see clearly: "What are they doing?"

"We're planning to open a restaurant across from Wanyi Tower. I heard they're also going to build a courtyard even larger than Yue Garden. This time, we're hosting a banquet for Mr. Xu because we're trying to cover the taxes on the Chen family's land, claiming that Young Master Chen Tao is too young. And... Sister Gao."

Gao E sneered, thinking that everyone treated her as fat meat.

Lu Hao looked at Sister Gao and sneered, wondering if Sister Gao had already come up with a solution?

"I understand." Gao E saw Lu Hao's nervous expression and said, "Come with me to find Jin Ruyi."

Jin Ruyi saw Gao E coming back with Lu Hao following behind her and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Did you know that Zhao Jiancheng is going to open a restaurant opposite Wanyi Building?" Gao E sat aside.

"I know." Jin Ruyi closed the booklet. "Are you worried about this?"

She knew that Zhao Jiancheng wanted to challenge Wan Yilou, but she didn't take it seriously at all. Jin Ruyi's attack on Zhao Jiancheng was a dimensionality reduction attack.

"Do you have a solution?" Gao E looked at Jin Ruyi.

Jin Ruyi knew very well that there were only so many people in the county who could spend money in places like Wanyi Building, and the more money was taken away, the less there would be.

But she was very confident. After all, it wasn't something that others could take away just because they wanted to.

"I am just running the business in the same conventional way as before I came to the Chen family. If the Zhao family's restaurant is really capable, I won't be staying in the capital for nothing." Jin Ruyi was very confident.

"I believe you are not afraid of competing with your strength, but big ships always capsize in the gutter." Gao E reminded.

"Are you afraid of the sewer?" Jin Ruyi laughed.

Gao E wasn't afraid, but it was a little troublesome: "As long as you have a plan for success, that's fine."

"If I don't succeed, I'll come to you for a consultation," Jin Ruyi promised. "Then Zhao Jiancheng will probably come to me, along with Chen Jie and Zheng Xiaoshun. They're all targets he wants to dismantle one by one."

Gao E thought about it and agreed.

Because of this delay, Gao E was unable to leave the city today and had to stay in Yueyuan for one night.

The banquet hosted by Zhao Jiancheng and his people for Xu Boyan lasted until the evening, and it was even more lively than during the day. They invited musicians from outside to play musical instruments and sing, and the place was filled with singing and dancing.

Gao E could hear laughter from the other side while sitting in the waterside pavilion. It seemed that those people were having a good conversation.

"Have a drink?" Jin Ruyi brought the wine glass.

"No." Gao E gestured with the teacup.

I didn’t drink alcohol before because I had to feed my little one, but now I’m used to it and I don’t even think about drinking.

Jin Ruyi sat on the futon and leaned against the low table. "Do you know how much Zhao Jiancheng spent on entertaining these people?"

"Huh?" Gao E really didn't know.

"Including these people we invited from outside, it's no less than eight hundred taels." Jin Ruyi said in a low voice.

"So rich." Gao E sighed.

Although she has enough money in her pocket now, she would not spend it like this.

"But if this thing succeeds, he will gain more." Jin Ruyi looked towards the banquet. "This kind of family has been in one place for a long time. Even if it doesn't look impressive on the surface, it has deep roots."

Gao E thought about it and realized that her rise to prominence was too short, and it was only because she was in charge of the Chen family that others knew her.

She had been in Baotou Village all the time and usually didn't get involved in these things. She had no idea that there was such a group of people.

"If the Zhao family really wants to deal with you, what are your plans?" Jin Ruyi asked in a low voice.

"I'm planning to..." Gao E smiled. "Fight."

Jin Ruyi felt that Gao E didn't want to waste energy on this matter: "A big ship is likely to capsize in the ditch."

"That's because the boat is not big enough." Gao E argued.

"I'll let you tell me everything." Jin Ruyi said and drank a glass of wine.

The two chatted until late at night, and the banquet over there finally ended.

When Gao E was about to leave in the morning, Zhao Jiancheng sent someone to invite Jin Ruyi over.

"See, what did I say?" Jin Ruyi looked at Gao E.

Gao E thought these people were really impatient. They started making trouble when there was still half of the three-year tax exemption period. "Think about it carefully. It might be beneficial." She joked.

After hearing Gao E say this, Jin Ruyi nodded and left.

Gao E believed Chen Jie and Zheng Xiaoshun, but thinking that the two had never encountered such a thing, she still went over to give them some advice.

Both of them are now well-behaved and seem calmer than before.

"Second sister-in-law." Chen Jie came over to greet her when he saw her and poured her tea himself. "This is the best tea from Chen's Restaurant."

"You are quite good at offering gifts to Buddha." Gao E gestured for Chen Jie to sit down.

"Even if Chen Tao were here, he would have to get the best for my second sister-in-law." Chen Jie disagreed.