Farming and reading family

The two people are just acquaintances.

Lin Sike is known as a knight-errant. He is arrogant and looks down on ordinary people in the world. He acts like he is doing great things.

"You drive the carriage." Ji Wuyang said to Lu Qingluo, and then he carried Xiang Yunbo onto the carriage.

Ji Wuyang was carrying Xiang Yunbo, and Lin Sike was afraid to make any moves, so he had to follow them.

When the people of Batou Village saw the Chen family’s carriage, they immediately surrounded them.

"What's going on?" Lu Qingluo looked at the villagers.

"Miss Lu, where did you get this carriage?" Zheng Yicheng asked vigilantly.

"Are you looking for Zhengchuan and Zhengyue?" Lu Qingluo asked directly.

"Yes." Zheng Yicheng excitedly asked, "Did Miss Lu see it?"

"They are in the carriage. I will take them back now. You all can go away." Lu Qingluo said as he drove.

Everyone felt relieved when they heard Lu Qingluo say this.

They were not very clear about the last time the Chen family’s child was kidnapped, but this time Gao E directly asked the villagers to look for him. They were more nervous than if their own child was lost.

Lu Qingluo brought his men back home and saw Gao E looking like she was going to kill someone. Her expression improved a little when she saw Zhengchuan and Zhengyue.

"Were you kidnapped?" Gao E looked at Lin Sike.

"Yes." Lin Sike then realized that this behavior was not what a gentleman should do.

"How did you make my child faint?" Gao E said with a dark face.

"Acupressure." Lin Sike felt a chill down his spine for some reason.

"Qingluo, you're fine." Gao E stared at Lin Sike.

The two men attacked without saying a word, forcing Lin Sike to stagger back.

"You guys..." Lin Sike thought the other party had no moral principles.

"If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for provoking the wrong person." Lu Qingluo said a few more words to him because they knew each other.

Ji Wuyang's martial arts skills were originally better than Lin Sike's. Together with Lu Qingluo, the two of them pinned Lin Sike down and beat him until he fell to the ground and couldn't move.

Lin Sike lay on the ground, gasping for breath, looking at Ji Wuyang and Lu Qingluo with dissatisfaction.

Gao E saw Lin Sike being beaten like a dead dog before she looked at Lu Qingluo: "What's his name?"

"Lin Sike." Lu Qingluo felt that she could mock Lin Sike for the rest of her life for this matter. "He calls himself a knight-errant. His character is okay, but he's too arrogant."

Gao E looked at Lin Sike and asked, "Why did you kidnap my son?"

Lin Sike coughed twice and gritted his teeth, trying to speak clearly: "You landlords and gentry are a disaster to the village. I just asked you to do something for the people, but you always refuse to do it."

Gao E thought for a moment and asked, "How do you know I'm causing trouble for the village?"

"When Hexian County was hit by a flood, even though I didn't have great power, I worked with everyone else to protect the people of Baotou Village."

"Yishun Bo was doing evil in Tanzhou City. Although I was reluctant, I saved the people he framed and made sure those tenants had a place to live."

"The gentry drove up the price of firewood, and it was I who made honeycomb briquettes to save the people from the bitter cold."

"How come I'm a disaster to the village in your mouth?" Gao E stared at Lin Sike.

"Impossible." Lin Sike said in disbelief, "If you didn't exploit people, how could you have such a huge fortune?"

Gao E laughed when she heard this: "It's like sowing in spring and harvesting in autumn, the result of hard work. Do you think a good harvest is impossible?"

Lin Sike couldn't refute it and still felt it was impossible.

"You can ask whatever you want about what I told you." Gao E said frankly, "You kidnapped my child. Was it his intention to have Qingtan Academy write a manifesto to attack the tyrant emperor?"

Lin Sike felt that this was a legitimate matter. "So what? Mr. Xiang is making plans for the people. Shouldn't you all contribute a little?"

"What has he planned for the people?" Gao E was puzzled.

"Mr. Xiang said that he wanted to ensure that the people had enough food and clothing and that the landlords' land was distributed." Lin Sike looked longingly.

"So what did he do?"

"He..." Lin Sike stopped talking immediately. "What he did is beyond your comprehension."

Gao E stared at Lin Sike: "He burned down Qinzhou City."

Lin Sike was stunned, wondering how Gao E knew that.

Gao E was trying to trick him, but seeing Lin Sike's reaction, he guessed correctly: "Are the people in Qinzhou City not civilians?"

"Those people...are not good people." Lin Sike said with a guilty conscience.

Gao E laughed when she heard this. She said Xiang Yunbo was quite good at ideological work: "Xiang Yunbo must be a good person."

"It's normal for Mr. Xiang to make small mistakes for the sake of justice." Lin Sike was a little excited.

"Okay." Gao E nodded. "How about we make a bet?"

"What are you betting on?" Lin Sike was puzzled.

"I'm betting that Mr. Xiang, whom you loyally follow, will not pin the blame on you for kidnapping my son." Gao E looked at Lin Sike. "As long as he says he's involved, I'll let you go and not pursue this matter any further."

"Okay." Lin Sike thought that since he was loyal to Mr. Xiang, Mr. Xiang would definitely not ignore him.

"Similarly, if he puts all the blame on you, you kidnapped my son, so you must protect him for the rest of your life."

"Okay." Lin Sike agreed immediately.

"Drag him into the house." Gao E glanced at Lian Xin.

Lianxin picked up Lin Sike's belt with one hand and walked away.

Lin Sike was shocked.

"Drag it." Gao E reminded.

Lianxin threw Lin Sike aside and walked away by his ankle.

The pain from his skin rubbing against the ground was nothing compared to the pain he felt. He was actually carried away by a woman with one hand.

"Splash water on him to wake him up." Gao E ordered.

Lu Qingluo went to get a basin of hot water. The water was quite hot, but not hot enough to burn someone. He poured it over Xiang Yunbo's head, and Xiang Yunbo immediately screamed like a scalded pig.

He fluttered around and met Gao E's cold eyes, and his whole body turned cold in an instant.

"Xiang Yunbo, you are so brave that you dare to kidnap my son. Do you think that I can't do anything to you just because your men have escaped?" Gao E stared at Xiang Yunbo.

"Kidnapping?" Xiang Yunbo pretended to be dumb. "What kidnapping?"

His mind raced. As long as Lin Sike was not around, whatever he said would be the final word.

"Pretending." Gao E sneered, "How dare you say that Lin Sike's kidnapping of my son had nothing to do with you?"

"Lin Sike dared to kidnap Mr. Chen's son? If I knew about this, I would definitely capture him and bring him to Madam Chen myself."

Lin Sike, who was in the room, was shocked and even confused when he heard Xiang Yunbo say this. How could the gentleman say this?

He clearly knew this.

"Oh?" Gao E watched Xiang Yunbo's performance. "So this matter has nothing to do with you?"

"How is that possible?" Xiang Yunbo said with great sorrow. "I have admired Brother Chen for a long time. I often visit his poem "A Thousand Miles of Sad Autumn" and "A Hundred Years of Illness" and perform alone on the stage. It is simply a masterpiece in the poetry world."

"Then tell me why Lin Sike has my Chen family's carriage." Gao E said with a cold expression.

Xiang Yunbo's heart skipped a beat.

He borrowed the Chen family's carriage because it was more convenient to use it to enter and exit Batou Village.

Xiang Yunbo thought about it seriously, his face solemn: "If Madam Chen is talking about this matter, then it is really possible that it has something to do with me."