Farming and reading family

Mrs. Yan realized the situation she and her son were in. If it weren't for Gao E, they would have died. It would be inappropriate for her to take these things.

"These things are likely to never see the light of day, so Madam Yan picked the ones that belonged to the Yan family." Gao E said that she could not hand these things over.

Mrs. Yan then slowly nodded.

Now that the master has passed away and she doesn't know when the eldest son will be back, she and her son really need something to support themselves.

Mrs. Yan picked up the Yan family’s things and left with many thanks.

"Aren't you afraid that she will sell you out?" Lu Qingluo came in from outside.

"She's not stupid." Gao E said unhappily, "I guess Yan Congfang will be back soon."

Once Yan Congfang comes back, these things cannot remain secrets and will instead become a grudge.

It’s better to just say it directly. After all, it’s good enough to be alive in these troubled times.

Deng Yu threw things around in anger. It would have been fine if it happened once, but he robbed him a second time. Did he treat him like a leek, to be harvested as soon as it grew?

He stole those things from everywhere during the fire in Qinzhou City, especially from the Yan family.

Before he escaped, many people were dissatisfied with him, and Lord Yan took the opportunity to win the hearts of the people.

He had no choice but to find a way to kill Lord Yan, thinking that the court would think the civil uprising in Qinzhou City was serious and would send people to suppress it. At that time, he could rest assured.

For this reason, he did not hesitate to use his own men to kill the mother and son of the Yan family.

Not only were the mother and son of the Yan family rescued, but the gold, silver and jewelry he brought back to the Deng family were also robbed.

The incident years ago was still understandable, but now when I say I was robbed again, no one in the family believes it.

If he knew who stole those things, he would tear him into pieces.

Just when Deng Yu was furious, Gao E and Cao Geng discussed the construction of roads and bridges.

"Are you really going to pay?" Cao Geng looked at Gao E in surprise.

"Yes." Gao E nodded. "These roads have been built according to the road construction standards of Baotou Village. However, they pass through some fields and need to be negotiated with Lord Cao."

"No problem." Cao Geng agreed immediately.

"The sites outside He County can also be compacted once more. As long as the drought continues, these things will continue to be repaired." Gao E said generously.

Cao Geng hesitated for a second before nodding his head, "The people of this county will all remember your kindness."

He had talked to Gao E before, but Gao E never agreed. It seemed that she felt the time was not right.

"However..." Gao E looked at Cao Geng, "We will no longer pay taxes on the summer harvest. Lord Cao, do you have any solution?"

Cao Geng thought for a long time. Now that refugees were everywhere, even if he handed it over, he didn't know who would get it. "I'll find a way."

"Okay." Gao E laughed.

With Gao E's support, Cao Geng began to mobilize the people of He County to build bridges and roads.

In fact, there is no need to mobilize people for such a good thing, everyone is rushing to do it.

As long as they have enough food to eat, ordinary farmers will not sell their land, and tenants will not be exploited any further.

If there is no harvest from farming, the tenants will simply not rent the land to farm, and the landlord will become passive.

The landlords in He County were already numb when facing Gao E. Her behavior was simply outrageous.

But they had no way out. The county magistrate sided with Gao E. They could not defeat him or plot against him, so they could only accept it.

This time, Cao Geng widely publicized Gao E's achievements, and Gao E became famous in He County. Now everyone knows Gao E.

"Didn't you dislike this before?" Jin Ruyi tallied up the accounts with Gao E.

"I can't keep it secret now." Gao E didn't care. "Being famous can save me some trouble."

"That's true." Jin Ruyi handed the account to Gao E. "If it doesn't rain before the summer planting, don't count on the autumn harvest."

Gao E nodded: "We can't go out to collect food either."

There was almost no rain before summer sowing, and the little rain that did fall only wet the ground.

The water level in Doushui is even lower, so there is no shortage of water in that part of the river, but it is all beach and no one grows crops there.

Two months later, Yan Congfang led his troops back to Tanzhou City and was ordered to quell the civil uprising in Tanzhou City.

Deng Yu led his men to welcome him, and burst into tears when he talked about Lord Yan's sacrifice for the people of Qinzhou City.

He Jiabei had been waiting for Yan Congfang to come back in Qinzhou City. When he saw Yan Congfang coming back, he told her that Madam Yan and the others were in Baotou Village.

Yan Congfang was ecstatic after hearing this. He was really afraid that he would be the only one left in the Yan family.

So we came to Baotou Village overnight.

Mrs. Yan has aged a lot during this period, and Yan Zheng has become more sensible. He feels that he should shoulder the burden of the Yan family.

After dinner, Gao E sat by the stream at the door to enjoy the cool air. There was only a small stream of water left, and it was unknown when it would dry up.

Hearing the sound of horse hooves, she looked up vigilantly and saw Yan Congfang and a few others riding horses towards her and stopping at her door.

"You're finally here." Gao E stood up.

"Where are my mother and the others?" Yan Congfang asked nervously.

Gao E took Yan Congfang to see his mother.

Mrs. Yan started crying when she saw Yan Congfang, and it seemed like she had finally found her backbone.

Gao E quietly withdrew, and it would be better to leave the affairs of the Yan family to Yan Congfang.

She suddenly thought of Mo Xun, the man who was once full of vigor and vitality but later became silent. She wondered how he was doing now.

Gao E didn't know that Mo Xun and Xu Boyan were on a diplomatic mission to Shuoxi together and were now on their way back.

Xu Boyan's trip was not smooth, and he almost escaped death.

But he came back, and from then on he was a pawn that had crossed the river.

Mo Xun looked at the city of Dachang and said, "Master Xu, we are back."

Xu Boyan also laughed. Judging from the time, he might become a father soon.

Xu Boyan has come to terms with Luo Qing'er's plot against him. Perhaps this is fate, and their Xu and Luo families are destined to have such a connection.

At that time, we can give a child to the Luo family so that the Luo family's incense can continue.

Yan Congfang talked with his mother for almost two hours, and only quietly left his mother's room after she fell asleep.

Yan Zheng was standing at the door waiting for his elder brother. Yan Congfang came out, touched Yan Zheng's head, and took him to the front to find Gao E.

"Eat something first." Gao E cut a large portion of braised pork, most of which was soy products.

There was also a whole multi-grain cake that was bigger than Yan Zheng’s face.

"The people you brought have already eaten and gone to bed in the guest room." Gao E said with a smile.

Yan Congfang nodded: "Thank you very much."

He was indeed hungry and ate with big mouthfuls.

He used to think it was weird that Mo Xun liked to come to the Chen family, but suddenly he felt at ease coming to the Chen family.

Gao E poured fermented glutinous rice soup for Yan Congfang and drank some sweet wine herself.

"There are some things I haven't told your mother yet, and I'm waiting for you to come back and make the decision." Gao E said slowly.

His mother told him a lot of things, and he guessed that there might be something fishy about his father's death.

After Yan Congfang finished eating, Gao E told him the whole story.

"Is there a witness?" Yan Congfang was surprised.

"Yeah." Gao E had locked up the two men for a long time, and they were both on the verge of mental collapse.

"Take me to see him." Yan Congfang stood up.

"I'm fine." Gao E called out.

Ji Wuyang walked in from outside without wearing a mask.

"You?" Yan Congfang looked surprised.