Farming and reading family

Xu Boyan knew Duan Yuping, and the key book in his hand was the one Duan Yuping left for Gao E.

But he didn't know that Duan Yuping and Gao E had such a past.

"Now there are nearly a thousand acres left. I plan to donate part of it to the Chen family ancestral hall, and the rest will be enough for the Chen family." Gao E calculated.

Xu Boyan was a little confused: "It's okay as long as you are not short of money. Prepare some more of your pearls for me."

"My pearls are selling very well." Gao E said Xu Boyan could buy them.

Xu Boyan said he had no money: "I've been traveling around a lot lately, so I'll keep that in mind."

Gao E heard Xu Boyan joking like this, and suddenly remembered something important: "I heard that the situation in the capital is delicate. I wonder what Lord Xu thinks."

Xu Boyan didn't expect Gao E to take the initiative to care about this matter: "Someone came to see you?"

"No." Gao E shook her head.

"Noble Concubine Jing is about to fall out of favor." Xu Boyan said calmly, "This civil uprising has involved too many powerful families, and the emperor is very dissatisfied with the prince's actions."

"According to you, only Prince Qing is the winner?" Gao E frowned. "But you broke off relations with him."

"Just because I broke with him doesn't mean I won't vote for him."

"Why?" Gao E was puzzled.

"I know him too well," Xu Boyan said with a smile.

Gao E was not as thoughtful as Xu Boyan about these things.

The two chatted for a while, and Gao E went to pack pearls for Xu Boyan.

If you really take something from someone else, you have to return it.

In the blink of an eye, another year has passed, and the houses at the Qingtan Gorge Pass have been built and sold.

Not counting the money she had spent on buying the land, Gao E earned more than four thousand taels.

Those people thought the house was very nice and wanted to reserve it, so Gao E planned to gather a batch and then build more.

Chen Qing watched Gao E having people build a warm cellar and asked, "Is this how you want to plant sweet potatoes?"

"This is seedling cultivation." Gao E wanted to teach her eldest brother the planting method. She couldn't keep an eye on this matter. "When the sweet potato seedlings grow up, you can directly cut the sweet potato seedlings and plant them."

"This saves a lot of money on seeds." Chen Qing nodded.

"Well, the leaves are edible and can be fed to pigs and cows." Gao E told Chen Qing all this.

"According to what you said, with potatoes and sweet potatoes, people won't have to go hungry," Chen Qing said with a smile.

"That's about right." Gao E thought that if they kept having children, they probably wouldn't be able to raise them.

Wait until the temperature rises for spring sowing, and the grown sweet potato seedlings can be planted.

This time, there was land left for spring sowing in the area of ​​Batou Village. Half of it was planted in the area of ​​Batou Village, and the other half was planted on the other side of Jiming Mountain.

They now have complete faith in Gao E, and whatever Gao E says must be correct.

That day, Chen Ke talked to Gao E again about building the ancestral hall.

"I don't know what's wrong with Dad, he started thinking about this matter again." Chen Ke explained.

Gao E nodded: "Now that my husband has a title, this matter should be done."

Chen Ke was relieved when he heard Gao E say this. He was worried that Gao E would not agree. He said, "Our family will pay for it. The emperor has given us a lot of money."

"Okay." Gao E did not object.

Gao E agreed, and Chen Ke went to discuss with his eldest brother and third brother. Chen Qing and Chen Jie did not argue with Chen Ke about paying the money, as Chen Ke was the richest man in their family.

Chen Fansheng also got involved, and this time he was very obedient and did not argue with his sons.

After that, we need to find a Feng Shui master to choose a location, and then start building the ancestral hall.

Gao E participated relatively little. When the ancestral hall was built, there might be a rule that women could not enter the hall. Why did she have to meddle in it?

That day, when she came back from visiting the clam pond, she saw Qiu Zhen standing by the stream in front of her house.

"Ms. Qiu?" Gao E looked at Qiu Zhen in surprise.

"Greetings, Madam Chen." Qiu Zhen bowed politely.

Now Gao E is a second-rank imperial concubine with a legitimate rank, so Qiu Zhen naturally has to bow when he sees her.

Gao E chuckled when she saw Qiu Zhen like this, and for the first time she felt that this identity was quite useful.

Qiu Zhen was so domineering before, but now she has become a good boy, all because of her identity.

"What's the matter, Miss Qiu?" Gao E turned around and went home.

Qiu Zhen followed her and said, "Apologize for what happened before."

"You didn't think you did anything wrong before." Gao E said with a smile, "It's better for us to talk about it directly."

Qiu Zhen felt a little embarrassed. If Gao E hadn't been granted a second-rank imperial title, she wouldn't have had to speak to her like this: "His Royal Highness the Prince of Huai highly appreciates Earl Zhengyong."

"Really?" Gao E glanced at Qiu Zhen. "What do you appreciate about my uncle?"

Qiu Zhen felt that Gao E was being rude: "She is so courageous and brave, no one can match her."

"Yeah." Gao E nodded.

and then?

This made Qiu Zhen not know what to say next.

"His Royal Highness Prince Huai said that if Marquis Zhengyong comes to the capital, he must visit his mansion." Qiu Zhen said stiffly.

"Okay." Gao E agreed.

"Then..." Qiu Zhen saw that they had already reached the Chen family's door. "Prince Huai also asked me to bring some things to Uncle Zheng Yong. I wonder if Uncle Zheng Yong is here."

"Miss Qiu, please come home first. I'll ask someone to invite the uncle back." Gao E has always been generous in accepting favors from others. She would never refuse something that is given to her for free.

"it is good."

Chen Ke came back soon. After hearing Qiu Zhen's purpose, he was about to refuse when he saw Gao E looking at him with a smile.

He knew that Prince Huai would not be able to ascend the throne, so he naturally did not want to take advantage of it.

But that's what his wife wanted.

"Thank you very much, Your Highness Prince Huai." Chen Ke accepted it respectfully.

"The emperor has bestowed a reward, but Marquis Zhengyong's wife has not yet entered the palace to express her gratitude. Please do not let the emperor down." Qiu Zhen reminded.

He simply wanted them to come to Beijing to join the team. With the Queen Mother's favor, the Emperor would take a closer look at Prince Huai.

"Of course." Gao E nodded. "It's just that I have a lot of things to do at home. After I deal with the things at home, I will definitely go to the capital."

Qiu Zhen wanted them to come to the capital immediately. Concubine Jing had fallen out of favor, and Prince Huai was in a very bad situation. "Is there anyone who needs help?"

"Repair the grave." Gao E said directly.

Qiu Zhen can't help with this.

"Then the two of you should go to the capital as soon as you finish your work." Qiu Zhen reminded.

"Okay." Gao E agreed.

Qiu Zhen doesn't have time to waste here as there are still many things to do in the capital.

After seeing Qiu Zhen off, Chen Ke looked at Gao E nervously.

"Why did Madam accept the benefits from Prince Huai?" Chen Ke was puzzled.

"It would be a waste if you don't accept it." Gao E said simply.

"Ah?" Chen Ke was a little confused.

"The master is an earl. If he doesn't accept the benefits from Prince Huai, Prince Huai will think that you are unwilling to support him and may target you. If he accepts it, then so be it. We are far away from the emperor and the sky is high. What can Prince Huai do to us?" Gao E analyzed.

Chen Ke thought about it and it made sense. He only knew that Prince Huai had not ascended the throne, but he had no idea what would happen after he ascended the throne.

"Besides, Qiu Zhen had offended me before. Now that she came to give me something, we should just take it as an apology." Gao E looked indifferent.

Chen Ke thought about it again and again and nodded: "I hope so."

He didn't dare accept benefits from others, as he always felt that he would be inferior to others if he did.

Gao E didn't care. These people had a lot of money and were willing to give it to her.