Farming and reading family

Hearing the sound of horse hooves, Lu Qingluo stood up, and Gao E inexplicably thought of Xu Boyan.

At this time last year, Xu Boyan gave her a box of banknotes.

Soon Ji Wuyang came in from outside and greeted Gao E.

"You still remember to come back." Lu Qingluo said unhappily.

"I arranged things this morning and rushed back." Ji Wuyang said somewhat aggrievedly.

Gao E laughed when she heard this: "No, you two can just fight."

"Come on." Lu Qingluo looked at Ji Wuyang.

Ji Wuyang crossed his arms and looked at Lu Qingluo with some doting.

"Alright." Gao E saw that Lu Qingluo was really in high spirits. "I'm going to the capital after the New Year. Ji Wuyang is here too. Let's discuss how to get there."

"Can he go?" Lu Qingluo was worried.

"He can't go, but he has to help me look after the house." Gao E felt that Lu Qingluo was protecting her.

"Oh." Lu Qingluo thought about it and agreed.

In the past, Yu Zhao and Luo Dagang were still available, but now Yu Zhao is disabled and Luo Dagang has gone out with Chen Ke, so only Lu Qingluo can follow her.

"Actually, Big Sister can use Xie Changyao." Ji Wuyang suggested.

Gao E had also heard Jin Gusheng mention that Xie Changyao's abilities were indeed good enough: "Is he willing?"

"If my eldest sister uses Xie Changyao, the people in Jiming Village will feel that they are one of her own." Ji Wuyang said with a smile.

"Okay." Gao E nodded.

A little snow fell before the Lantern Festival, less than an inch deep, which could not alleviate the drought in He County.

Gao E prepared a lot of things during the New Year and planned to take them with her when she went to the capital.

This time, in addition to bringing Lu Qingluo and Yun Zhou, she also selected a few people with good skills from the village.

After arranging matters at home, they set off. Their group of three carriages did not attract much attention.

This was Gao E's first long journey after traveling through time, and she didn't plan to rush. She wanted to take a look at the cultural landscapes from Qinzhou to the capital.

After ten days of walking, they arrived at Wujun. Gao E planned to rest for a day before setting off again.

Although Wu County is not big, it is a strategic location with many people traveling from the south and the north. There are many inns and restaurants in the city, and business is good.

Gao E took Lu Qingluo and Yun Zhou out for a walk to see if there were any rare things here.

Suddenly, a young man in luxurious clothes beat his own servant in the street, attracting many people to watch.

The servant was beaten so hard that he couldn't move, but the young master still gritted his teeth and whipped him.

"If they continue fighting, someone will die." Someone on the side couldn't stand it anymore.

"He is my slave. I will beat him to death. It has nothing to do with you." Wu Hedong continued to whip him.

Lu Qingluo went over and raised his sword to block the whip.

Gao E had already raised her hand, but missed it, so she had to withdraw her hand awkwardly.

"What do you want to do?" Wu Hedong looked at Lu Qingluo with ill intention.

Lu Qingluo resisted the urge to dig out his eyes and looked at Gao E.

Gao E had no choice but to go over and ask: "What's the price of this lowly slave?"

Wu Hedong found it interesting, then took a step back and said with a smile: "He lost a pearl on my saddle. If you can come up with a good quality pearl, I will sell it to you."

Gao E felt around in her sleeve and found a pearl the size of a soybean. "Is this okay?"

She brought some pearls with her to the capital this time, mainly to check the market of pearls in the capital and to see who to cooperate with.

Wu Hedong's eyes lit up: "Okay, okay, okay." He said and was about to come over to get it.

Gao E avoided the question for a moment: "Where's his identity document?"

Wu Hedong was afraid Gao E would regret it: "I'll send someone back to get it right away."

Tie Guangyi thought he was dead. He tried hard to open his eyes and look at the person in front of him, then fainted.

Wu Hedong saw Tie Guangyi fall down and said hurriedly, "We have agreed on a price. I will sell him to you regardless of his life or death."

"Okay." Gao E said with some disgust. In the eyes of these people, human life is not worth more than a pearl the size of a soybean.

Soon Tie Guangyi's indenture was brought, and Wu Hedong took the pearls and left happily.

Lu Qingluo looked at Gao E.

"What are you looking at me for? You are the one who wants to save the person. Do you want me to send him to the clinic?" Gao E felt a headache.

Lu Qingluo is good in all other aspects except for his habit of shouting when he sees injustice.

Lu Qingluo sent the man to the clinic, and the three of them waited there until dark before the man woke up.

"Thank you, benefactor." Tie Guangyi opened his eyes and was about to turn over and kowtow.

He knew very well that the money spent on his medical treatment was more than what Wu Hedong had spent on buying him.

"We'll leave when you wake up." Gao E got up and left.

I was supposed to rest for a day, but ended up spending the whole day in the clinic.

"Benefactor." Tie Guangyi cried out in pain, "I am a lowly slave. I cannot go anywhere without the master's permission."

Gao E thought for a moment and said, "You mean you can only follow me?"

Tie Guangyi nodded.

Gao E looked at Lu Qingluo.

Lu Qingluo looked aside.

Seeing their embarrassment, Tie Guangyi said, "I know a horse farm owner in Wujun, and we have some connections. Master, you can send me to him first. I will come back to you when I am healed."

"Horse ranch owner?" Gao E was surprised. "Selling horses?"

"Sell." Tie Guangyi thought his master wanted to buy a horse. "I can help you choose a horse."

Gao E thought for a moment. She had been planning to send someone to the border to buy horses this year. "Where is the owner of the horse farm? I'll take you there tomorrow."

The owner of the horse farm was outside the city, just on their way to the capital.

The next day, Gao E set out with Tie Guangyi to find the owner of the horse farm.

When they arrived, there were several young men choosing horses, and Wu Hedong was among them.

"It's fate." Wu Hedong said with a smile when he saw Lu Qingluo.

"Do you want me to draw my sword and cut it off?" Lu Qingluo held the sword horizontally.

"No, no, our deal is over." Wu Hedong said hurriedly.

Zhang Bohan saw Tie Guangyi being supported by someone behind Gao E and asked, "What are you doing..."

Tie Guangyi looked at Wu Hedong with some resentment.

"Are you going to sell this horse or not?" Wu Hedong said impatiently, "I think highly of you if I can buy your horse."

"But the price you offered is too low." Zhang Bohan said helplessly.

"If you don't sell them, you'll just have to wait for these horses to starve to death." Wu Hedong said and left.

The group of young men who came with him also mounted their horses and left.

Zhang Bohan originally wanted to call them to discuss it again, but seeing Tie Guangyi's expression, he gave up and went over to help Tie Guangyi first.

"How did you get beaten like this?" Zhang Bohan was worried.

"A pearl fell off Wu Hedong's saddle, and he insisted that I dropped it..." Tie Guangyi said as he clenched his fists.

Zhang Bohan knew that Tie Guangyi had changed his master, so he bowed to Gao E and the others and said, "Brother Tie's ability to judge horses is unmatched in Wu Commandery. I hope this lady will treat Brother Tie well."

Gao E was surprised: "What did they mean by waiting for the horses to starve to death?"

Zhang Bohan sighed, "I used to graze horses in this area, but someone bought it and won't let me graze them. Now the price of grain has gone up again. I heard there was going to be a war, so I stockpiled some horses. Now..."