Farming and reading family

Xu Boyan went to Tanzhou City to investigate cheating in the provincial examination. It might not be satisfactory for him to inquire about previous unjust, false and wrong cases in such a short time.

Jin Ruyi nodded: "It was rehabilitated, but our property was taken away by Yishunbo. When Yishunbo was arrested, his property was all handed over to the court. Our property is completely gone."

Gao E nodded: "At least your family members are all good citizens."

"We still have to wait for the approval of the Ministry of Justice, which is estimated to be in February or March next year." Jin Ruyi was a little discouraged.

"That's better than having no one to turn to." Gao E consoled him. "What about the Jin Dynasty?"

"It was confirmed that it was cheating. The status of those people as scholars was revoked and the court will never employ them again. The officials involved were also arrested, but there was no re-examination."

Gao E felt that this result was indeed somewhat unsatisfactory, but at least it was better than before: "Let's be more open-minded."

Jin Ruyi thought Jin Chao would have to wait another three years: "How have you been doing while I've been away?"

Gao E briefly talked about her recent events, without mentioning any family matters: "I can relax a little when you come back."

Jin Ruyi then smiled and said, "Maybe my expectations were too high."

"You can have high expectations of yourself, but you can't have high expectations of others." Gao E thought for a moment and said, "My house in Hexian County has been built. Before the New Year, I want to open a hot pot restaurant, as well as an inn and some shops. I need to hire more people."

Jin Ruyi nodded. "He Jiabei is good at recruiting people. I think you can't be so low-key. People who want to find a job just want to stay under a big tree for shade."

Gao E also realized it.

She is not famous in He County, so anyone can step on her feet.

The two chatted for a while and then Jin Ruyi returned to Hui County. After all, she was still in charge of Yueyuan.

Since she was planning to open a hot pot restaurant, Gao E called Lei back. Lei had been waiting for a long time and was now more active than Gao E.

Moreover, she has run a snack bar in He County for such a long time and is quite familiar with He County.

As long as Gao E wrote the rules, Lei would immediately carry them out.

As for ingredients, soy products alone can fill the entire menu.

The kang house built previously can now be used as a greenhouse, and some bean sprouts can be grown as vegetables.

Add winter bamboo shoots and water celery, and anything can be hotpoted.

The number of sheep has also increased, and we can make some fish cakes and fish balls... the dishes are rich enough.

Therefore, Gao'e's menu is divided into stable supply and seasonal specials, and she cannot prepare too many dishes.

It was snowing that day, so the children played at home instead of going to school.

Jin Chao brought a few people who like reading to talk about poems related to snow. They were deeply moved by the situation.

Zhenghui and Yunzhou called their master over and talked about marching in the snow.

The rest of the time they spent making snowmen and having snowball fights; they couldn't just sit around doing nothing.

Gao E built a stove in the main room to roast meat, and children would come over from time to time to have a bite.

"Second Aunt, look who's here." Chen Hanyue came in with Luo Qing'er and Xu Boyan.

Gao E was surprised: "Master Xu, are you done with your work?"

Xu Boyan took off his hat and cloak, shook them, and hung them aside: "I have something to discuss with you."

Chen Hanyue pulled Luo Qing'er and said, "Go and see the clothes I prepared for the child."

"Okay." Luo Qing'er saw that Chen Hanyue's belly was already bulging.

Gao E saw the children throwing snowballs into the house during their fight and said, "Whoever threw it in here has to clean it up."

Zhengchuan ran in hurriedly, but the snow melted before he could finish clearing it.

"Let's go out and play." Gao E said with a smile.

Zhengchuan bowed to Xu Boyan before running out.

Xu Boyan looked at the children in the yard and asked, "Why is Jin Chao not here?"

"He is chatting about poetry with a few people who like reading." Gao E signaled Xu Boyan if he wanted to have some barbecue.

Xu Boyan sat down and started roasting himself: "Master Jin, are you not very satisfied with the Jin family's affairs?"

"She must want to retake the provincial examination in Qinzhou City." Gao E knew that Jin Ruyi cared about this the most.

"I have already submitted a memorial to the emperor, requesting that the autumn examination be held in Qinzhou City next year. However, I will definitely not be able to participate in the spring examination next year." Xu Boyan had no choice but to try his best to be as fast as possible.

"What do you want to discuss with me?" Gao E knew that this was already a very good result.

"Sell your honeycomb coal to Qinzhou City." Xu Boyan said directly.

He has been trying his best to restore order, but the problems in Qinzhou City have been accumulated for a long time and cannot be completely changed in a short time.

Besides, the forces in Qinzhou City are complicated, and he cannot do whatever he wants like he does in He County.

Gao E looked at Xu Boyan and asked, "Is Qinzhou City still short of firewood?"

"Yeah." Xu Boyan didn't say why.

Gao E thought for a moment and said, "The price may be a little higher than Hexian County, after all, it's a long way away."

"That's fine." Xu Boyan knew Gao E wouldn't go too far. "I'll find a place for you to sell your goods when the time comes."

"it is good."

The two discussed the details.

Xu Boyan ate some barbecue, left Luo Qing'er here and left. It seemed that he was very busy.

Gao E was not idle either. Now that Jin Ruyi and the others had returned, there were more manpower.

This time Gao E is going to move against the people of Baotou Village. With Xu Boyan in Qinzhou City, she wants to take this opportunity to make some money and expand the honeycomb coal business in Qinzhou City.

She personally led people to the workshop. In addition to people from Baotou Village, Gao E also recruited people in the Jiming Mountain area.

It's winter now, and many people have nothing to do at home, so they would be happy to have something like this.

So we recruited a lot of people in a short period of time.

Some people in He County could no longer sit still. They gathered together to talk to Gao E, and their leader was Hu Donghai, with whom they had discussed the firewood price before.

When Gao E arrived, the conference hall was already full, and many people were wearing bright silks, which was prohibited before the silkworms were released.

Seeing Gao E come in, everyone looked at Gao E.

Gao E looked around and saw that there was no chair for her. "What brings you all to come to me with all this fuss?"

"Gao, we didn't pursue the matter before because you disrupted the firewood price in He County. Now you not only sell honeycomb coal in He County, but also sell it in Qinzhou City. You are cutting off the source of income for all of us." Hu Donghai said.

"That's right." Someone immediately echoed, "I finally had a chance to make money, but you ruined it all by yourself."

"It's not fair for a woman to show herself in public."

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Those people became more and more excited and started to make personal attacks.

At the beginning, they really didn't take Gao E seriously. Even if Gao E protected Chen Tao, they thought it was because of Xu Boyan.

Later, Gao E raised silkworms, made honeycomb coal, and built a large house in He County. Only then did they realize that Gao E was no ordinary person.

Gao E listened quietly and let the man finish speaking. They talked for a while but Gao E didn't say a word. They also felt a little unable to continue.

"Ms. Gao, what do you have to say?" Hu Donghai saw that Gao E didn't say anything and thought she was scared.

Not to mention that she is a woman, even he would be scared if he was targeted by so many people.

"Why should I tell you this?" Gao E looked around at them. "You said I cut off your source of income, but it's too easy for your source of income to be cut off."