Farming and reading family

This was a big deal, and the couple should discuss it together. Gao E did not urge them.

The two chatted for a while, and Mrs. Wu invited them to have lunch, but they said they had something else to do and left.

After Gao E left, Wu discussed her elder sister-in-law's proposal with Gao Chong.

This matter may concern their son's life, so they dare not take it lightly.

And this time their son got herpes for unknown reasons, but they don’t know what it will be next time.

Gao Chong is a man with few ideas, but he cares a lot about his family. Property is not that important to him.

"My elder sister-in-law asked us to buy a shop to do business. Does she already have a business in mind?" Mrs. Wu asked uncertainly.

Gao Chong was unsure: "Sister has always had a righteous mindset since she was young. Maybe she really has some ideas."

Mrs. Wu thought this matter was too big, so she decided to discuss it with her elder sister-in-law. If it was really feasible, it would not be impossible to sell the property for the sake of the family's life.

Gao E and Chen Ke went to a restaurant to eat something.

Now that she had two hundred taels of silver in her pocket, Gao E did not go to the restaurant, as she would need the money in many places later.

When passing by a shop selling the four treasures of the study, Chen Ke subconsciously took a closer look.

Gao E suddenly remembered that she almost forgot to buy the account book, so she immediately took Chen Ke in to buy one.

But the high price made her feel painful. Such a thin account book cost three taels of silver. For the first time, she had a direct feeling that the four treasures of the study were very expensive.

Chen Ke was very happy after looking at the pens, ink, paper and inkstone, but he finally resisted the urge to buy them.

Gao E didn't suggest buying anything for Chen Ke. At this time, he should save his life first and talk about these things later.

"Oh right." Gao E suddenly remembered, "Last time I told you to teach our children when you have some free time. Let's go to Master An and order some long tables and low stools."

Chen Ke also remembered this: "Okay."

She went to see Master An to order a long table and low stools, and passed by a place selling stone mills. Gao E remembered the acorns picked up by her family and wanted to grind them to get starch, so she ordered a stone mill and stone roller.

After doing all this, the two men went to find Luo Dagang and found that there was an extra person in the yard. Although he was not as strong as Luo Dagang, he was very refined.

"This is my brother Ge Wei." Luo Dagang introduced.

Gao E nodded: "Thank you for your help, both of you."

I took the two people to the city gate, and Chen Qing and Chen Jie were already waiting there.

Both of them were carrying a bulging package, and it seemed that they had a good harvest.

"They..." Chen Qing was surprised.

"I'm going to Brother Luo's house to introduce myself to him." Gao E said with a smile.

Chen Qing didn't know what they were going to do, so he stopped asking.

Chen Qing drove the carriage, Chen Ke, Gao E and Chen Jie sat in the carriage, and Luo Dagang and Ge Wei followed behind.

It was okay that Chen Qing and Chen Jie didn't know what was going on, but Chen Ke and the others were worried all the way.

Fortunately, no accidents happened on the way and the group returned to Baotou Village safely.

Chen Qing and Chen Jie went home first. When they arrived at the River God Temple, Gao E paid them their wages and let them go.

Seeing the hundred coins in his hand, Ge Wei looked at Luo Dagang uncertainly.

"A lot." Luo Dagang was also surprised.

"Brother Luo, you're welcome. Lu Hao should have told you about the possible accidents." Gao E was also very frank.

Luo Dagang thought for a moment, clasped his hands, and left with Ge Wei.

Ge Wei also hurriedly clasped his fists and ran two steps before catching up with Luo Dagang.

The remuneration Gao E gave was indeed very high, but she felt it was worth it.

Chen Ke didn't say anything and drove home.

"Brother Luo, who is this family?" Ge Wei asked uncertainly.

He knew about the Baotou Village, but it was just an ordinary village and he had never heard of any wealthy families living there.

"Just take the money to do the job, and don't ask about other things." Luo Dagang reminded.

Ge Wei chuckled and stopped asking: "Is that batch of stuff finished?"

When Luo Dagang heard Ge Wei ask this, he frowned slightly and did not answer.

Gao E breathed a sigh of relief after arriving home safely.

I used to worry that if I hoarded all the silver in my house for food, I wouldn’t be able to cope with any unexpected situation. But now that I have these two hundred taels, I don’t have to worry about that in the short term.

"Do you have something to tell me?" Gao E saw that Chen Ke had been circling the cave entrance several times.

Chen Ke walked in hesitantly: "I don't think Luo Dagang is a good person. It's better to have less contact with him in the future."

Gao E was now certain that Chen Ke knew Luo Dagang, and that Luo Dagang might have done something that made Chen Ke think, "It's just paying someone, it's not really a relationship."

Chen Ke breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Gao E say this.

In the evening, he called his eldest brother and third brother over, checked the money from selling the wild boar, and recorded it in the account book. Then the three brothers signed, and the account book belonging to the three brothers was complete.

After that, they discussed buying food and other matters without letting the villagers know.

Finally, they decided to go out earlier each time and come back after dark, and they couldn't buy in one place, trying not to attract other people's attention.

"I have to go to bed early and check the trap early tomorrow." Chen Jie stretched lazily.

He was quite envious of his second brother for making so much money from selling crickets, but it was just envy because it was not his own money. He was more interested in selling wild boars because that was the money for the three brothers.

Gao E took out a bag of coarse salt and said, "Throw this into the pond when you go."

"Okay." Chen Jie no longer felt sad.

The salt was only a little over a hundred coins, but catching a wild boar could yield more than one or two ounces, and they had already caught five.

In addition to the two they sold, they still had plenty of meat, so they would have meat to eat this winter.

The stone mill and stone roller they ordered would be delivered the next day, so Gao E didn't arrange anything else.

Chen Jie went into the mountains very early and came back excitedly after breakfast. This time there was one, and it had just fallen into the trap.

Chen Qing put down his work and went into the mountains with Chen Jie, intending to bring the goods down and deliver them to Peng Can.

Mrs. Lei took a handful of dried shrimp as a snack and said, "Second sister-in-law, have you heard? The eldest son of the old Wang family is gone."

There was only one old Wang family in Baotou Village, and Gao E had no impression of them.

"Fortunately, the Wang family just had a grandson, otherwise the family line would be extinct." Lei sighed.

Although she was not on good terms with the Wang family, she still felt a surge of emotion when she thought about the loss of their people.

"How come it disappeared?" Gao E had a rough impression.

"We went fishing in Wangba River the night before last, but we couldn't find him in the second half of the night. The Wang family quickly asked the villagers to help look for him, but in the end, he was nowhere to be found, neither alive nor dead." Lei spread his hands.

"Then how can you conclude that it's gone?"

"It's been so long since we found it, so it must be gone." Lei lowered his voice. "And the villagers say that Wangba River has been acting strangely lately. Maybe the black fish spirit below is no longer able to be suppressed."

Gao E did not refute, this might be a precursor to a flood.

As she was thinking this, there was a noise outside.