Farming and reading family

As soon as Gao E went out, she was in a daze for a moment. The mountain here was almost exactly the same as where she had the accident.

She looked around in disbelief and found that the situation below was different. There was a flat land below where she had the accident, and there was a dam not far away.

But things have changed over time, and perhaps some changes have occurred in the meantime.

Before she could think about it, a sharp voice sounded beside her.

"Oh, this is the wife of the scholar from the Chen family." Mrs. Hu flattered with a hint of sarcasm.

Gao E looked at the other person and nodded with a smile: "Madam Hu."

"Is your mother-in-law at home? I want to talk to her about something." Mrs. Hu said as she walked into the Chen family.

Gao E didn't stop her. This Mrs. Hu was a matchmaker and was familiar with all the women in the surrounding area.

But soon, scolding was heard in the yard.

"Get out!" Chen Fansheng roared.

Gao E didn't know what was going on when she turned around and saw that Mrs. Hu had retreated in embarrassment.

"Three taels of silver is already a consideration for our past friendship. What's there for your Chen family to be so proud of? We don't know when your scholar will pass the exam. Even if he does, I don't know how much money it will cost..." Mrs. Hu said this and then changed her words when she saw Gao E looking at her.

"This is a marriage, not selling our daughter. If the Song family really cancels the marriage, will anyone dare to marry your daughter in the future?" Mrs. Hu said as she left.

Gao E got the general idea that there seemed to be problems with the first wife Yuning's marriage, and the Song family wanted to give less betrothal gifts.

And the reason is that they feel that the Chen family is no longer viable.

Gao E looked down upon people like this who curry favor with the powerful.

But I'm still a little angry.

She walked around the yard and saw the eldest son, Chen Xichen, who was eight years old, and the other children in the family turning over white grubs. Dengke and Jidi stood up hurriedly when they saw her.

"Second Aunt." Chen Xichen called out timidly.

There are three-year-old Chen Yuaner from the first wife, five-year-old Chen Yaner from the third wife, and two-year-old Chen Ziyou.

Although all the names of the Chen family's children were given by Chen Ke, her child's name is the weirdest and needs to be changed.

"Are you the only ones here?" Gao E didn't see Duokui and Gaozhong.

"Yeah." Chen Qing nodded.

He is the same age as Gao Kao, but he is much more sensible than Gao Kao. He has been taking care of the children at home since he was five or six years old.

"You guys turn it over." Gao E did not interfere.

Dengke and Jidi still dare not move.

"It's okay." Gao E saw that the child didn't dare to move.

Dengke and Jidi only dared to squat down and turn over after hearing what their mother said. Their mother had not allowed them to touch these things before.

Anyone in the Chen family who can move their hands and feet has to do something, but Gao E was an exception in the past.

She was wondering what to do next. With her father-in-law's overbearing temper, even a mature middle-aged man would not be able to endure it for a few days.

You have to move out, it’s just a matter of where to move.

As far as the original owner could remember, there seemed to be no houses available for rent in the village.

Around noon, Chen Ke came back from outside and saw Gao E making a fire and cooking in the kitchen.

"I haven't seen Duokui and Gaozhong for a long time." Gao E watched Chen Ke enter the kitchen.

"Let's follow my brother and the others into the mountains." Chen Ke wanted to go into the kitchen, but it was a bit inconvenient in his long gown.

Seeing him like that, Gao E didn't expect him to come in and help.

Chen Ke thought for a moment, tucked up his long gown, and went into the kitchen to light a fire for Gao E: "There's something..."

Before Chen Ke could say anything, a cough was heard at the kitchen entrance. He looked towards the kitchen entrance.

"A gentleman should stay away from the kitchen." Chen Fansheng said in a literary manner and left.

This almost made Gao E laugh. It was too far-fetched.

She looked at Chen Ke calmly.

Chen Ke was a little embarrassed: "What are we having for lunch?" he asked as he started to light the fire.

"Cook all the bones I bought yesterday and make some stewed rice." This is what Gao E thought.

Chen Ke...

He also wanted his family to eat better, but it was a bit surprising that they ate so well all of a sudden.

"There aren't many people at home at noon..." He stopped talking halfway.

The things in the house were bought by Gao E. Given Gao E's personality, she does whatever she wants.

Besides, Gao E was too calm from yesterday to today, which made Chen Ke feel a little unreal.

Gao E thought about it and it made sense. Her father-in-law looked unhappy about having breakfast like that. No one in the family worked at noon, so if he ate plain rice, he would definitely overturn the table.

"What did you want to say just now?" Gao E planned to move out as soon as possible.

"what?"

"You said there was something."

"Oh." Chen Ke reacted. "I went to the old village this morning and saw some nice cave dwellings. If you don't mind, we can move there first."

In two months, floods will break the dikes, and the area from Baotou Village to the county seat will be razed to the ground.

After thinking it over, Chen Ke decided that it would be safest to live upstairs right now.

But I don’t know if Gao E will go there. The conditions there are definitely not as good as down there.

Gao E thought about it and realized that there was indeed an old village in Baotou Village, halfway up the mountain behind the mountain. It was left over from the construction of Yutou Dam, but the original owner had never been there.

"Let's go and take a look in the afternoon." Gao E neither agreed nor refused immediately.

"Okay." Chen Ke breathed a sigh of relief.

At noon, Gao E felt that she had tried to put as little food as possible, but it still caused dissatisfaction from her father-in-law.

This dissatisfaction may also be because she let Chen Ke into the kitchen.

Gao E ignored her. With their relationship, it would be wrong to quarrel.

Chen Ke ate lunch nervously, fearing that his father and wife would start arguing.

After cleaning up at noon, Gao E asked Chen Xichen to watch the children take a nap, and she followed Chen Ke to the old village.

When you go out, you meet people and greet them.

"Hey, didn't Mr. Chen go to the capital? Why are you back again?" Guo Pei teased when he saw Chen Ke stand up.

Guo Pei and Chen Ke are of the same age. When Chen Ke passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, all his peers in the entire Baotou Village were greatly outshined by him.

When the adults in the family scolded their children, they would say: Look at Chen Ke, he even passed the imperial examination and became a scholar.

But ten years later, the Chen family fell into poverty because of Chen Ke and lived worse than other families in the village.

Previously, they had Gao E's house to support them, which was the best house in the village. Now that even the house has been sold, they naturally don't take Chen Ke seriously.

Chen Ke was a little embarrassed.

Gao E looked at Chen Ke, who looked like a college student who was highly expected but achieved nothing after graduation.

"This is his home. He can come back whenever he wants." Gao E looked at Guo Pei.

Guo Pei is idle all day long. It seems that he has some connections in the city and lives a good life in the village.

When Chen Ke heard Gao E say this, he looked at Gao E with gratitude.

Guo Pei laughed when he heard Gao E say this: "Looking at our entire Batou Village, only you two have the nerve to return to your hometown after splitting up."

"What's wrong with a son going back to live with his parents for a few days?" Gao E glared at Guo Pei sarcastically. "Some people do want to go back."

When Guo Pei heard Gao E say this, she felt like her tail was stepped on. She glared at her resentfully and left.

Gao E looked at the direction Guo Pei left and felt that Guo Pei came here on purpose.