Farming and reading family

Jin Ruyi didn’t think there were too many children before, but now that they all came back together for dinner, she realized that Gao E already had so many children in her family.

There were outsiders in the Jin Dynasty who did not come to pay their respects to his mother. Instead, they took a group of children and sat down to wait for dinner.

Prince Bin looked at the people in the yard in surprise. They were not divided so finely, and everyone was having a great time.

"Where is Que'er?" Gao E saw that the children had all returned, but Que'er had not appeared yet.

"I went to Zheng Xiaoshun's house." Lu Qingluo sat next to Gao E, with no one else in his eyes. "Should I go and call her back?"

"No need, there are many people at home today." Gao E was still thinking that Que'er was at home, so she sent Que'er to Zheng Xiaoshun's house.

The children at home were still growing up, so killing a pig was only enough to feed them for half a month. When it was hot, we made the meat into jars, and when we wanted to eat, we took the meat out of the jars and stir-fried it with side dishes.

The fish and shrimp are freshly caught from the river, and the vegetables are picked from their own fields, so they are all fresh enough.

Liang Jiange was a little disappointed when he saw that it was not tomato noodles, but he was still looking forward to it when he smelled the fragrance coming from the kitchen.

"It's just simple food, don't be dissatisfied." Gao E greeted them.

Bin Wang originally thought he would have to endure the meal, but after smelling the smell from the kitchen, he became a little excited.

"Won't the person who came with you come over for dinner?" Gao E looked at King Bin.

"We can't sit down to eat with the master." Xue Hanyan said with a stern face.

"Oh." Gao E wanted them to sit down and eat together, but they seemed very resistant.

When the food was served, it was not exquisite at all, but it was very fragrant.

After the meal, Liang Jiange and Tang Song felt that coming to Gao's house for a meal was the right decision, and Prince Bin also felt that it was nice to stay in the village.

But he just thought about it and asked about Du Weiqing after lunch.

Liang Jiange and Tang Song became excited when they heard Prince Bin asking about Du Weiqing. The three of them started chatting, and they became more and more excited as they talked, and no one else could get a word in.

Jin Ruyi walked up to Gao E and asked, "Are you really going to let them live in the village?"

"Yeah." Gao E thought it was already late summer. If Du Weiqing and the others came back early, it wouldn't be long. "I've never held an elegant gathering before, so I can ask them two."

"How are the preparations going in Qingtan Gorge?" Jin Ruyi had never asked about this.

"The boat is ready. Getting in and out is not a problem. It's just that there are so many things to transport in that it's too slow to rely on just two boats. Master Xie is fixing the cables. Once everything is ready, we'll ask someone to go in and clean up the site." Gao E gave a brief explanation.

"Why don't you clean up earlier?" Jin Ruyi had a lot of places he wanted to clean up.

"If we clean up early, the grass and trees will grow again and we will have to deal with them. If we clean up late, we can go in directly after packing up, and the grass and trees on the ground will be pressed down and won't grow." Gao E explained.

"Your arrangement is still good." Jin Ruyi suddenly realized.

"He Jiabei has recently recruited quite a few people..." Gao E frowned as she spoke. "I thought the grain harvested during the summer harvest would be enough, but it seems I need to buy some more."

I used to wonder how much people could eat, but now I realize that they can eat a lot.

"Now is the time when food prices are high." Jin Ruyi reminded.

"You have to eat it though." Gao E said helplessly.

"Oh right." Jin Ruyi suddenly thought of the Zhao family. "The Zhao family must have some grain in stock. Go ask Xu Boyan. He might be able to sell it to you at a lower price."

Gao E thought about it and said: "Okay, I just happened to have something to ask him."

Jin Ruyi originally wanted to wait for Wang Bin to leave together, but Wang Bin planned to have a candlelight chat with Liang Jiange and the others, so Jin Ruyi had to go back first.

Liang Jiange and his friends went back to their residence after dinner, but they came back soon after.

"What's the matter, Mr. Liang?" Gao E asked patiently.

"Why are there no candles over there?" Liang Jiange was puzzled.

"Don't you have an oil lamp?" Gao E even bought a new one.

"The smell of the oil lamp is too strong." Liang Jiange said with disgust.

"Then Mr. Liang, please spend the night there and I will go buy it tomorrow." Gao E apologized.

Liang Jiange said he would endure it: "Okay, buy more, I need to use it every day."

"Okay." Gao E nodded.

It’s not that Gao E doesn’t want to buy candles, but it’s because candles are too expensive, so her family has been using oil lamps until now.

She even tried to find castor oil to replace lamp oil, but unfortunately she couldn't find any.

She began to understand what Du Weiqing said about these people being more particular, and it seemed that she needed to reconsider the things about the elegant gathering.

The next day, Gao E had breakfast and went to He County with Lu Qingluo. They first went to the county government office to find Xu Boyan, and met Zhu Mo when they entered.

"Mrs. Chen," Zhu Mo greeted. "My master asked me to go to your place and get three pigeons."

"Go." Gao E thought that Fan Shiping sent this pigeon to Xu Boyan.

Zhu Mo clasped his fists and left.

Gao E went to the back court and saw Luo Qing'er asking Xu Boyan questions, and Xu Boyan explained patiently.

"Big sister." Luo Qing'er stood up straight when she saw Gao E come in.

Gao E nodded: "You guys go ahead and get busy."

"It's okay." Xu Boyan handed the book to Luo Qing'er. "I'll find you some more books later. You won't understand some things if you don't know the allusions."

"Okay." Luo Qing'er stood there with the book in her hand.

Xu Boyan looked at Luo Qing'er and said, "Go back to the room. I have something to discuss with Madam Chen."

"Oh." Luo Qing'er turned around dejectedly.

"It's not a big deal, Qing'er can listen to it." Gao E suggested.

Luo Qing'er's pace slowed down instantly.

"She still has books to read." Xu Boyan looked at Luo Qing'er's back. "It would be helpful if she could read more books."

Luo Qing'er left quickly after hearing Xu Boyan say this.

Gao E didn't know what was going on between the two of them: "I went to check out the Zhao family's land. Can they transfer ownership of it even without a conviction?"

"Once the Zhao family is convicted, their property will be confiscated and the government will sell it at the imperial price." Xu Boyan explained, "Are you interested in that piece of land?"

"It's really good." Gao E said she liked it.

"Okay, go to the clerk and get the documents later." Xu Boyan nodded.

"Is there any food in the Zhao family warehouse?" Gao E asked directly.

"Do you want the Zhao family's food?" Xu Boyan felt that Gao E should not be short of food.

"Well, there are too many farmhands now, and the food we bought during the summer harvest is almost gone."

Xu Boyan looked at Gao E, who looked like a money-eating beast. "Okay, I'll think of a way. Anything else?"

"Not yet." Gao E thought that Xu Boyan was dissatisfied with her for being too troublesome.

"Then you should be careful recently." Xu Boyan reminded, "The Zhao family has approached Ye Linchuan again. I guess Ye Linchuan will make another move."

Gao E frowned: "How could the Zhao family find Ye Linchuan under your nose?"

"I did it on purpose." Xu Boyan said proudly.

Gao E looked at Xu Boyan and said that his things were hot to the touch.

"The fact that the Zhao family has Princess Qingfeng's jewelry will soon be reported to Miss Qiu. You have to keep an eye on Que'er." Xu Boyan reminded.

Gao E pondered the intricacies of the situation for a moment, "So... you're planning on having Marquis Jingyang use the matter of Princess Qingfeng to deal with the Crown Prince, so you can sit back and watch the fight unfold?"