Farming and reading family

After all, that man was also a wealthy man. He just forced the Wu family to sell their house and land, and did not lower the price.

But this is already frustrating enough for the Wu family.

Gao E felt relieved after hearing the general idea: "So you live in the city now?"

"Well, I've brought a few of my servants with me and plan to buy a bigger courtyard." Mrs. Wu suddenly said, "Why don't you go live in the city, in our old courtyard? It's better than here anyway, and it'll be convenient for my brother-in-law to study."

Gao E shook her head and refused: "Now that the Gao family has no land, we have to spend money carefully. Have you decided on a business?"

"We want to open a cloth shop." Mrs. Wu has already made up her mind.

Gao E didn't understand the market either: "Okay, but think carefully before opening."

"Don't worry, my family is in business."

Gao E smiled and said, "Since you are bringing servants with you, buy more food."

Hearing Gao E say this, Wu laughed and said, "Our family has plenty of food, apart from other things."

The Gao family had the habit of storing grain. Every year when the grain price was highest during the lean season, they could make a little profit by lending it to tenants.

"When we moved to the city, it took two days for someone to haul the goods. I thought the price wouldn't be right at that time, so I decided to wait until after the New Year," Wu explained.

"Do many people know about this?" Gao E frowned.

"Everyone who helps transport the grain knows it." Mrs. Wu disagreed.

"Find a few people who can help you transport food and sell some of it to you, and tell them that there is no need to stockpile so much food in the city and that you can buy it at any time," Gao E reminded.

Wu was puzzled: "Why?"

"City people are different from country people. You will always feel uneasy when you keep so much food at home, especially when so many people know about it. Pretend that you have sold most of it, and store the rest somewhere else. You must always be on guard against others." Gao E looked solemn.

Wu thought that their coming to the city was indeed a bit too high-profile: "Then I'll do it when I get back. I'll just say that it's been raining and it's inconvenient to store it."

Gao E nodded.

The two chatted for a while and then Chen Ke came back. Seeing Wu, he greeted her awkwardly and left.

When Wu saw Chen Ke, she was full of complaints: "Eldest sister wanted to marry any family back then, and she married into the Chen family with such a large dowry. Now she has no place to stay as an official wife, and she still lives in a place like this."

Gao E knew that Wu was speaking up for her: "Who told me to think he was a scholar?"

Wu couldn't help but say, "As long as Big Sister is willing, Gao Chong and I will take her to the city and bring Duokui and the others along."

Gao E smiled and said, "Actually, I'm doing fine now. People should always be responsible for their own choices. They can't just think about leaving when something goes wrong."

Mrs. Wu felt that her elder sister-in-law was really different from before: "Then sister, if you need any help, please let me know."

Gao E felt that there was nothing she needed help for: "I'm fine, as long as you are all well."

When Mrs. Wu heard her elder sister-in-law say this, she looked outside the door cautiously, then took out two silver bills and stuffed them into her elder sister-in-law's hands.

"What are you doing..." Gao E saw that it was two silver notes worth one hundred taels.

Mrs. Wu quickly pressed on, "Just think of it as us thanking you for saving Gao Chong and Xiao Liang. I'd be upset if you don't accept them."

Gao E pushed the banknote back with her backhand: "They are my brother and nephew, what are you holding against?"

Wu refused to take it back: "I treated you like that before."

"I wasn't much better before." Gao E pushed back. "If I really need help, I'll come to you."

Wu didn't bring anything with her today, so she thought of quietly giving her elder sister-in-law two hundred taels of silver. Having money on hand is better than anything else.

I didn’t expect that my sister-in-law would not accept it.

The two chatted until noon, and Gao E asked her to stay for lunch before leaving.

Mrs. Wu also wanted to know how her elder sister-in-law's food was, and if it was not good, she would send two carts of food.

As a result, the whole table was filled with either stewed or fried meat, which was better than what they had at home.

"Sister, you don't have to spend so much money to entertain me." Mrs. Wu felt embarrassed.

"We usually eat this, but since you're here, we made more." Gao E said with a smile, "Try this bamboo shoot. If you like it, take some home."

Wu said that she didn't like eating bamboo shoots very much, but after taking a bite, she realized that she was wrong.

After the meal, Wu felt that her elder sister-in-law was really doing well when she said that she was doing well. She left her address to her elder sister-in-law and asked her to visit her home when she went to He County. Then she left with the bamboo shoots and water chestnuts.

Gao E watched Wu leave, and Lei immediately came over.

Gao E looked at her gossipy face and asked, "What's wrong?"

Lei knew that her second sister-in-law had no contact with her parents' family, so why did she suddenly come to her house again, and with such a nice attitude?

"She is my second sister-in-law's sister-in-law?" Lei was a little uncertain.

Gao E looked at her gossipy look and said, "We've reconciled."

Lei was still a little confused. This reconciliation was too sudden, but she thought of something else: "Does my second sister-in-law really want to buy back the previous yard?"

Gao E nodded: "I heard from your second brother that the house in our hometown is leaking, and we can't let our parents live here, so we thought about buying back the previous yard and letting you all move in." She sighed after she said that.

When the Lei family heard that they had a share, they immediately hated their uncle's family even more: "Second sister-in-law doesn't know, but last night Dad talked about some things in the past in order to help Second Brother buy back the house. Chen Fan is the real piece of shit."

Lei was so angry that he called him by his name.

"Is that true?" Gao E frowned.

"Didn't my second brother tell you?" Lei paused and sighed. "That's right. Our father-in-law has always been very concerned about his reputation. He never tells others about his losses, for fear of being looked down upon."

Gao E suddenly understood why Chen Ke suddenly said that he would be nicer to his parents in the future.

The old couple were a little cunning and sometimes couldn't think clearly about what they were doing, but they always cared about their family, and it was just that they felt awkward getting along with each other.

"I heard he even threatened the village head. This shows he looks down on the villagers." Gao E mocked, "If they have the ability, they should move to the city. Why are they still living in the village?"

Gao E didn't join her in the ridicule: "I said I could pay a little more silver. After all, I sold it too hastily at the time and didn't expect it to be like this."

Lei comforted her in return, who could have thought things would turn out like this.

The two chatted for a while, and most of the conversation was about the Lei family and Chen Fancai's family. Gao E just said that she was helpless too.

In the afternoon, Chen Ke went to Yutouba for a walk, and when he came back he went straight to find the village head.

When Zheng Fengan saw Chen Ke coming, he thought he was here to talk about buying back the house again, and thought that he could not help with the Chen family's affairs.

"I can't help you with Chen Fancai's matter." Zheng Fengan said helplessly.

Chen Ke saluted and said, "I am sorry for being so abrupt. I've been studying abroad for many years and don't know my uncle very well. I'm sorry to have embarrassed Uncle Zheng."

Zheng Fengan felt relieved when he heard Chen Ke say this: "You are indeed filial, but your uncle is too unkind."