Farming and reading family

Gao E looked through the account book and found that there was no place where money could be saved. The two grown men actually did a good job.

"Is six thousand taels enough?" Gao E closed the account book.

"Are there any extra ones?" Du Weiqing asked tentatively.

"Then give me six thousand taels first, and we'll talk if it's not enough."

"Okay." Du Weiqing nodded.

He also knew what industries Gao E had now and knew that she could not earn that much money in a year.

The wages of the farmhands were all paid directly by Gao E, so it probably wasn't much silver.

"Also, will you manage the people outside the Yaji this year yourselves, or should I find someone to manage them?" Gao E finalized the matter by the way.

"You can find someone." Du Weiqing was not good at dealing with those people.

They also agreed on the gifts that the elegant gathering would give to the celebrities, and decided to give them a pen mountain with the pattern of their Qingtan Elegant Gathering on it.

Du Weiqing determined the pattern, and Gao E found a craftsman to make it.

This matter was discussed for a long time.

In fact, there are a lot of things to do in Qingtan Gorge. Du Weiqing and Hong Sheng should try to do as much as possible. If it really doesn't work, they can call Mrs. Hong to help.

There were only gold notes left at home, and all that could be exchanged in He County had been exchanged. In order to prepare silver for Du Weiqing, he had to go to Qinzhou City.

Fortunately, Yishunbo was arrested, and Qinzhou City should be better.

After returning home, Gao E said hello to Lu Qingluo and Ji Wuyang, and planned to take them to Qinzhou City.

It’s been a long time since I last went to Qinzhou City.

The next day, Gao E was preparing to go to Qinzhou City and arrange matters at home when Mrs. Hong came with gifts.

"What a rare guest! Please take a seat." Gao E took her to the backyard.

Mrs. Hong brought Gao E a piece of cloth and some snacks, and said with an awkward expression, "I'm thinking of selling my property in Qinzhou City and collecting the money I owe Mrs. Chen before I come back."

"These are two different things." Gao E didn't care. "I'm happy as long as Madam Hong comes."

Mrs. Hong's expression improved a little: "I made this snack myself, try it."

"I must try what Mrs. Hong made." Gao E asked He to bring two plates over.

Mrs. Hong felt more relieved when she saw Gao E's enthusiasm. After all, they were not familiar with each other and she had borrowed money from someone for such a long time without paying it back. "It's not easy to sell the property in Qinzhou City right now. Can you pay me later? I'll give you interest."

"No rush." ​​Gao E said with a smile, "But what happened in Qinzhou City?"

Madam Hong sighed, "I had thought that with Yishun Bo's arrest, Qinzhou City would be somewhat peaceful, but who knew the new prefect would go around arresting Yishun Bo's remaining criminals, causing panic among the people."

Gao E suddenly realized that all crows are black, which reminded her of the man who had captured Lu Er Niang before.

"It's okay, just wait a little longer." Gao E comforted.

In fact, Gao E bought Lu Er Niang's properties because they were not doing well.

In the past, Jin Ruyi always talked about having a yard in Qinzhou City, so that it would be convenient for her to have a place to stay when she went to Qinzhou City.

Wei Kai's yard is a bit small.

Besides, that was Wei Kai's yard and they were just staying there temporarily.

Mrs. Hong nodded helplessly: "I have asked someone to help keep an eye on it. As long as the price is right, I will sell it. I don't think Qinzhou City is much better."

Gao E didn't know what to say: "I just happened to have something to do in Qinzhou City. Do you have anything to bring?"

Mrs. Hong shook her head.

She has returned to Qinzhou City three or four times this year and has bought everything she needs.

"There's no need to worry about the money. You and Mr. Hong are here, so what do I have to be afraid of?" Gao E said with a smile.

Mrs. Hong was still quite anxious. She didn't like to owe people too much time.

The two chatted for a while, and Gao E stayed with Mrs. Hong for lunch before leaving.

Gao E did learn some information from Mrs. Hong. There were no more people like Yishunbo who were domineering in Tanzhou City, but there were still many taxes and things became much more expensive, except for industry, because many people were planning to leave Tanzhou City.

Gao E originally planned to take Lu Qingluo and Ji Wuyang with her only, to exchange the gold notes and then come back.

After hearing what Mrs. Hong said, she decided to take He Jiabei with her.

After making preparations, Gao E took three people to Qinzhou City.

After the summer and autumn harvests every year, it is the busiest time in each city.

The common people sold their harvest and then bought some daily necessities, such as needles, thread and salt, all of which they had to buy carefully.

There was no one collecting money at the city gate, but not many people entered the city, and not many people entered Qinzhou City either.

Many shops were deserted and the waiters inside began to doze off.

The four of them arrived in Qinzhou City at noon, so they found a place to eat first.

Seeing someone coming, the shopkeeper and the waiter came to greet them at the same time. They were so enthusiastic and didn't mind that they were dressed simply.

"How much does it cost to make soup noodles?" Gao E asked directly.

"Twelve cents." The shopkeeper said with a smile.

In the past, he was too lazy to receive such stingy customers, but now he is lucky to have someone come to his door.

"Why has the price increased again?" Gao E thought that at this price, working hard for a day would not be enough to feed herself.

"Well, there's nothing I can do about it. Firewood is expensive, the shop rent keeps rising, and there are countless taxes under various names. If I hadn't already paid the rent, I would have quit long ago." The shopkeeper said helplessly.

"The firewood price has gone up again?" Gao E was surprised. "Didn't Yishun Bo get arrested? We should be able to cut firewood in Centipede Ridge."

"Yishun Bo was arrested, but Centipede Ridge belonged to the imperial court, and the government forbade felling. There were a few hills still available for cutting firewood, but those people became Yishun Bo's remnants, and after their property was confiscated, they were returned to the imperial court, and the government still forbade felling." The shopkeeper even began to miss Yishun Bo. "Even exchanging silver required taxes."

Ji Wuyang looked at Gao E and felt that this was a good time to sell honeycomb coal to Qinzhou City.

Gao E had a serious expression on her face. She ordered some food and the four of them ate their fill before leaving.

I originally planned to stay in Qinzhou City for two days and slowly exchange the gold notes for silver without attracting other people's attention.

Now that things were like this, Gao E wanted to change and leave quickly.

Gold notes are convenient to carry, but the exchange capacity in small places like Hexian is too poor, and they cannot be spent unless they are exchanged for silver or copper coins.

They found a silver shop and learned that exchanging gold notes for silver would require two more fire consumptions, and one tael of silver could only be exchanged for nine hundred copper coins. Silver notes exceeding fifty taels had to be registered with the household registration, otherwise they would not be exchanged.

Gao E had exchanged silver notes more than once or twice, but this was the first time she heard something so outrageous.

"There's nothing we can do. There are too many remnants of Lord Yishun. We have to be careful that they won't run away with the money." The owner of the silver shop spread his hands helplessly.

Gao E thought that the prefect of Tanzhou City was really doing whatever he wanted by using the remnants of Yishunbo as an excuse, so she hesitated and left the silver shop.

"You don't want to change?" Lu Qingluo was a little confused.

"If the four of us exchange a lot of money at once, we will definitely be arrested by the government as the remnants of Yishun Bo." Ji Wuyang analyzed.

Gao E nodded: "He Jiabei, do you know if there is any other way out in Qinzhou City?"

He Jiabei smiled and said, "It's just that the fire consumption is a bit high."

Gao E gave He Jiabei a gold note: "Exchange it for a silver note."

"Okay." He Jiabei put the gold note in his pocket and left.