Farming and reading family

But he was still careless.

Ever since he left Dan City and was determined to avenge the Xu and Luo families, he had never been so careless.

Bai Hao came back soon. Two letters had been sent to Dancheng recently, and the first one was sent on the day when the two managers of the Tao family came to the city.

The two managers of the Tao family delivered a letter to the Tao family as soon as they entered the city, which should have revealed the exact whereabouts of the strange stone.

Afterwards, they contacted some gentry and wealthy businessmen in He County to confirm Gao E's identity.

According to the pace of the Tao family, they would first find Gao E and use the status and position of the Tao family to force Gao E to compromise.

If Gao E did not compromise, they would find local officials, state the Tao family's identity, and hint at some benefits so that the officials would deal with Gao E.

Meng Xiangxian and Liang Tian are both masters in this field, and their work is flawless.

But... they didn't come to the door, but were very close to Gong Zhinian.

In other words, it is very likely that the two people also knew his identity, which is why the second letter was sent.

After analyzing this, Xu Boyan took a deep breath.

Bai Hao didn't dare to breathe. Looking at Ye's expression, he felt that it might be his fault that he didn't do his job well this time.

Gao E had already found Gong Zhinian over there. When Gong Zhinian heard that Gao E had arrived, he immediately asked someone to put away the abacus, tidied his clothes, grabbed a handful of fish food, and looked like he was leisurely feeding the fish.

"Master Gong." Gao E came in and greeted him.

Gong Zhinian glanced at Gao E from the side and said, "Mrs. Chen is a rare guest. How come you have time to come to this shabby place of mine?"

He was ecstatic, thinking that Brother Meng and Brother Liang's method was really effective. In the past, he was the one who went to Gao, but this was the first time Gao came to him.

"Master Gong, tell me frankly, what is your intention in poaching so many of my long-term workers?" Gao E asked directly.

Gong Zhinian threw the fish food into the food box and said, "Madam Chen, what are you talking about? I hired workers when I needed them. They chose to follow me instead of Madam Chen. Madam Chen should think about her own problems."

Gao E looked at Gong Zhinian and said, "It's true that my wages are not as high as Master Chen's, but there are so many people in He County, why did Master Chen only hire the long-term workers from my place?"

"Mrs. Chen, what you said is true. I'm paying the same amount of money, so naturally I want to hire someone who is strong and healthy." Gong Zhinian spread his hands.

Gao E hired someone to take care of the meals, and the food was very good. People who worked for her for a while grew a lot stronger.

"After all, Master Gong really knows how to eat ready-made food." Gao E sneered.

Gong Zhinian felt that Gao E was getting anxious: "Madam Chen, what you said is serious. Didn't Madam Chen build up all her businesses by eating ready-made ones?"

Gao E looked irritated by him: "Let's not beat around the bush. What will it take for Master Gong to return the farmhands he poached?"

"They are not my servants, so I can't pay them back." Gong Zhinian felt so happy.

It seems that the construction work being carried out by the Chen family is really important to Gao E, and the construction period cannot be delayed.

Gao E smiled helplessly: "What does Master Gong want? He wouldn't have nothing better to do than to embarrass a woman like me."

This question hit the nail on the head for Gong Zhinian: "As long as Madam Chen is willing to give up half of the mulberry forest, I can exchange it for good farmland."

Gao E suddenly realized that Gong Zhinian really had a purpose: "Impossible." She refused directly.

"Then there's nothing to discuss." Gong Zhinian looked as if he didn't want to bother with Gao E. "I still need a lot of people over there. Madam Chen, please keep an eye on your farmhands. Show you out!"

Gao E looked hesitant as she looked at the servants from the Gong family standing in front of her and left with gritted teeth.

Gong Zhinian turned around and watched Gao E leave with a burst of ecstasy. It seemed that it wouldn't be long before Gao E would compromise.

He did say that he would exchange it for good farmland, but he didn't say how to exchange it. One mu of good farmland must be exchanged for at least three mu of mulberry forest.

Gao E just wanted to know Gong Zhinian's purpose, and now that she knew it, she was no longer worried.

As soon as she left the Gong family, she saw Bai Hao waiting for her outside.

"My master wants to see Madam Chen about something." Bai Hao saluted.

Gao E looked at Bai Hao with a serious face and felt that he was being scolded.

In fact, Xu Boyan did not scold Bai Hao. Bai Hao was his servant. Bai Hao made mistakes because he did not make good arrangements.

Gao E thought that she had just come out from Xu Boyan's place. What could Xu Boyan want to talk to her about in such a short time?

However, since Bai Hao came to see her in person, it must be something important. She immediately got on the carriage and followed Bai Hao to the county government office.

Xu Boyan told Gao E about the letter Meng Xiangxian and others wrote back to Dancheng, as well as his own analysis.

Gao E also had a serious expression: "What will happen if the Tao family knows you are still alive?"

Xu Boyan didn't expect Gao E to ask him what would happen first: "It should be like what I did to Tao Zhiyu."

He was just a county magistrate, and the Tao family would not use their official power to deal with him, but they could not tolerate him, so it was best for him to disappear quietly.

Gao E looked at Xu Boyan with some disbelief: "You are a member of the imperial court after all."

"The Tao family has many people in the court." Xu Boyan felt that Gao E had a misunderstanding of the Tao family.

Also.

The first confrontation between her and the Tao family was when the Tao family was trying to steal the rare stone from her. In Gao E's eyes, the Tao family was not up to par.

But a lean camel is bigger than a horse. The Tao family has some things that are not presentable, but its current strength is beyond Gao E's imagination, otherwise he would not have gone through such a big detour.

Gao E felt that Xu Boyan must know the Tao family better than she did, so she didn't argue: "Then what are you going to do?"

This time Xu Boyan was really passive: "Don't you think about yourself?"

"I..." Gao E was also a little confused. "If it doesn't work, then spend money to avoid disaster. If you sell the barren mountain, you can still get green mountains. There are mountains everywhere in the world."

Xu Boyan thought Gao E was open-minded: "It's not like I don't have a backer. Even if the Tao family beats a dog, they still have to look at the owner."

It had been a long time since Gao E had heard Xu Boyan scold her like this. She found it quite fresh: "So how do you plan to deal with those two people?"

While waiting for Gao E to arrive, Xu Boyan thought about this question: "I'll leave it to you to deal with."

"I don't plan to deal with them." Gao E spread her hands.

Or perhaps Gao E had no intention of dealing with anyone, she just wanted to do her own thing and live her own life.

But there are people who don't want her to have an easy life, and she also finds it fun to fight with others.

Xu Boyan said it wasn't a question of whether Gao'e intended to do it or not: "I don't have such plans either."

Now the Tao family already knows that he is the magistrate of He County. If he takes action against Meng Xiangxian and Liang Tian, ​​the Tao family will be sure that Tao Zhiyu's death is related to him.

If he kills a member of the Tao family, the Tao family will definitely deal with him immediately.

If he didn't kill those two people, the Tao family would at most be suspicious, and he would also buy himself some time.

Now that things have come to this, it’s better to keep these two people and make long-term plans.

Once the matter of Princess Qingfeng is settled, the situation in the capital will also change, and he may have to leave He County.

Thinking of this, Xu Boyan glanced at Gao E from the corner of his eye and asked, "Have you ever thought about leaving He County?"

Gao E looked at Xu Boyan suspiciously: "You asking this question makes me feel that you can't handle this anymore and you need to leave."