Farming and reading family

Next spring, Chen Ke will probably take part in the imperial examination again. I wonder what the result will be.

Jin Ruyi shook his head: "Although passing the imperial examination at a young age will certainly bring fame, if you are unable to cope with it, you may also be killed."

Being a scholar was a talisman for the Jin Dynasty, but passing the imperial examination could be a death warrant.

Gao E nodded: "But you have to ask Jin Chao what he thinks." She felt that Jin Chao was precocious.

"I asked." Jin Ruyi said with a smile.

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Lu Erniang and Lu Hao came over. It felt like they were visiting relatives, and they discussed setting the date for their wedding.

It’s scheduled for March this year, which is a good date.

The Lantern Festival came in a blink of an eye, which reminded Gao E of the time when Tao Meiyu took her and the children to watch the lanterns in He County.

She and her family made lanterns for the children in advance so that they could play with them for a few years while they were still young. When they grow up, they can only be said to have retained their childishness.

Zhao Zhengyuan had a great year. Since the second day of the Lunar New Year, people kept coming to him to wish him a happy new year and give him gifts, but he felt very upset.

He was slapped in the face on New Year's Eve, and he had to endure it until after the 15th. He could no longer tolerate it.

However, the people he brought back were no match for the two men under Gao E, so on the 16th day of the New Year, he rode to Qinzhou City to ask for reinforcements.

Yan Congfang had been in the army for only two years, but he was doing very well thanks to the military rations recipe given by Gao E.

Now that he has returned to visit his relatives, even Uncle Yishun is polite to him, and the Yan family can be considered proud.

But the Yan family also had a bad thing: Yan Congfang's younger brother was missing.

This happened before Yan Congfang returned. He was probably killed, so even during the New Year, the Yan family forced themselves to smile.

"Dad, a fortune teller once said that my brother has a disaster in his life. Don't be too sad." Yan Congfang comforted his father.

Father Yan looked up at Yan Congfang and said, "Because I was afraid of this disaster, I didn't dare to let him enter the Cong generation. I chose Zheng instead, hoping that he could fight for his life."

Yan Congfang didn't say anything. His younger brother was his father's son in his old age, and he was very talented. His father loved him very much and hoped that his younger brother would make their Yan family both civil and military.

"Master, there's a man named Zhao Zhengyuan outside who wants to see you." The servant came in to report.

The strict father looked at Yan Congfang with dissatisfaction: "Where did you get to know these bad friends?"

"He's a captain of a thousand men. We met on the way back. Maybe they wanted to go back together." Yan Congfang explained.

"Go." The strict father's expression looked better.

Yan Congfang walked out of the main room and breathed a sigh of relief. The whole family was depressed because of his brother's affairs.

Zhao Zhengyuan saw Yan Congfang and hurriedly saluted: "General Yan."

"What's the matter?" Yan Congfang didn't like Zhao Zhengyuan very much.

"My property was seized by a local squire in He County. When I argued with him, he beat me up. I beg the Secretary to help me." Zhao Zhengyuan said humbly.

"Where is the local magistrate?" Yan Congfang thought it was still He Tangchun.

"The magistrate and that squire are in cahoots. I have no other choice but to come to the general."

Yan Congfang frowned slightly: "Then what do you want?"

"General, please lend me a few men so I can go back and intimidate that local squire. I just want my ancestral property back." Zhao Zhengyuan said with a pleading look on his face.

Yan Congfang thought that Zhao Zhengyuan was from He County.

He had taken such great advantage of Gao E but hadn't expressed anything until now. He just took the opportunity to go see her. He didn't know how she had been doing in the past two years.

"Okay, I'll pack up and go with you." Yan Congfang said and went home.

He had to prepare some silver to buy the recipe for military rations.

Zhao Zhengyuan stood there in a daze. He just wanted to borrow a few people to show off his power, but he didn't expect General Yan to go with him.

After realizing it, I was ecstatic.

Yan Congfang took six thousand taels of silver notes to He County, only to find out that He County had changed two county magistrates, and He Tangchun had long since disappeared and no one knew where he had taken up his post.

As soon as the children went to school, the house became deserted and work could not begin until the snow melted. Gao E called several craftsmen to design a honeycomb coal stove with a chimney.

After all, the materials and usage environments are different, and many situations need to be reconsidered.

Several chefs were very excited after listening to Gao E's plan and looking at the drawings she drew. If this thing is really feasible, cooking will be much easier.

"This furnace does not need to be made in one piece. It can be fired separately and then put together when the time comes." Master Ma suggested.

"Master Ma, please make it first, and then I'll try to put it together." Gao E thought it was okay.

"Actually, the chimney doesn't need to be that high. You just need to burn a few spliced ​​cylinders and connect them to the wall to lead them outside." Master An originally wanted to use bamboo, but after hearing what Master Ma said, he felt that burning cylinders would be more reliable.

"Yes, you can bake it into a semicircle and then put it together when assembling." Master Xie suggested.

A few people were talking excitedly when they heard the sound of banging on the door outside. They turned their heads and saw Lu Qingluo had already gone to open the door in a threatening manner.

Yan Congfang was just wondering how Baotou Village became like this when he saw Lu Qingluo coming to open the door.

Lu Qingluo opened the door and the soldier who was trying to break it almost fell in and was kicked out by Lu Qingluo.

"General, look how domineering this family is." Zhao Zhengyuan said immediately.

Yan Congfang was a little uncertain. The family's surname was Chen. Could it be Chen Kejia?

But at that time, Chen Ke's family was so poor that they lived in a cave, and now they are living in a brick house after only two years?

The key point is that the entire village lives in brick and tile houses, which Yan Congfang thinks is impossible.

Seeing Lu Qingluo so angry, Gao E hurried over to see what was going on. When she reached the door, she saw Yan Congfang riding on a horse.

Yan Congfang also saw Gao E: "Is this really your home?"

Gao E was stunned for a moment when she saw Yan Congfang, and suddenly she remembered why she felt that Yan Zheng looked familiar. He actually looked a little like Yan Congfang. Could he be Yan Congfang's son?

"Is this General Cheng?" Gao E looked at Yan Congfang.

Yan Congfang dismounted with a smile: "Thanks to you."

Zhao Zhengyuan on the side was stunned. Could it be that Gao knew General Yan?

Looks very familiar.

"What are you doing here?" Gao E asked directly.

"I..." Yan Congfang finally remembered why she came here. She turned her head and looked at Zhao Zhengyuan. "You wait outside."

"Yes." Zhao Zhengyuan didn't dare to say a word.

Gao E glanced at Zhao Zhengyuan. He could have asked anyone else, so he called Yan Congfang.

Although they didn't have a good relationship before, they became very familiar with each other when they met again.

Gao E made way for Yan Congfang to enter: "What's going on?"

"That Zhao Zhengyuan said that you occupied his ancestral property." Yan Congfang said directly.

"You believe it too?"

"I didn't know it was you until I arrived at your village."

Gao E suddenly realized: "Do you believe it now?"

Yan Congfang entered the Chen family's main hall and sat next to the brazier: "You definitely touched his family's property, but you didn't occupy it."

Is it so obvious that Gao E wants to do things herself?

"What's going on?" Yan Congfang is also a reasonable person.