Ma couldn't help but curse: "Shameless! She, a step-mother-in-law, dares to plan for her daughter-in-law's dowry? You should just scold her back! What's the use of being anxious?! Can't you just refuse?!"
Zhou Ma was crying. How dare she say "no" and the whole family and relatives would gather around to accuse her. Even her husband Zhou Shigong hopes that she can do more for her eldest son and act like a loving mother.
Ma said: "You have been Zhou Jinpu's stepmother for more than thirty years. Have you contributed less money and effort to him? When has he ever given you a good look?! If your son is unfilial, don't blame his mother. He is unkind. If you give your farm to him, he won't think much of you. He will only think that it is the credit of his step-grandmother. If you lose your inheritance, you will still be said to be unkind, so you might as well keep it. , at least there are benefits!”
Zhou Ma choked up and said: "How dare you? If you really do that, what will the master think of you?!"
Mr. Ma glared at her with hatred, lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said: "Sister, don't blame me for speaking so harshly. You have been married to your brother-in-law for decades and have children for him. You have never I treated him badly and his son from the first marriage. You didn’t educate him, and it’s not because you didn’t want to. It was your stepmother-in-law who took care of the child and refused to let you get close. If my brother-in-law can’t even understand such a thing, and just says that you are not virtuous, It doesn’t make sense for you to continue to be patient. Decades of love as husband and wife, plus the two children you gave birth to for him, can’t buy him any sincerity. So what’s the use of you continuing to stay in the Zhou family? ? You just have to swallow your anger for the rest of your life until you die. Even if your step-mother-in-law dies and Zhou Jinpu is still here, how can you ever live without being wronged?!"
Zhou Ma's tears welled up again. Why doesn't she understand this? But what can she do? She is almost sixty and has a house full of children and grandchildren. How can she still make peace with her? Besides, she couldn't bear to reconcile. After marrying into the Zhou family, she has enjoyed a lifetime of fame in front of her natal family. She would rather die than lose this fame!
Madam Ma glared at her angrily and said, "Who are you calling for peace?! You asked yourself to come down, didn't you just get the advantage of that evil woman?! You just said you want to see your son, your grandson, your daughter and grandson! The Zhou family doesn't have any Is it a rule that a daughter-in-law is not allowed to leave home to visit relatives? When the time comes, you will stay far away and let them mess with you! You must take all the property and deeds with you, and you cannot let them ruin the village behind your back. You go out I have to say hello to eldest brother before I leave. If the Zhou family dares to come to other villages to cause trouble, eldest brother can step in on behalf of the Ma family and keep them back!"
Zhou Ma hesitated: "This... this is just like breaking up. Is it okay? I'm afraid I don't dare..."
"Brother doesn't have the guts, but sister-in-law does!" Ma sneered, "When you married into the Zhou family, my father wanted to give you a bigger dowry. My sister-in-law even dared to look down on you, just for money! These dozens of Nian, does she have the intention to take the initiative to get close to you? She is a person who values money the most. If she knew that the Ma family’s dowry was going to be taken away by the Zhou family, she would dare to cause trouble in the Zhenguo government office! "
No matter how high-sounding Mrs. Ma's rhetoric was, she could not hide the fact that she was encouraging her grandson to steal her stepmother's marriage property. Zhou Shigong favored the eldest son, so he told his wife to give in, but everyone in the Zhou family would not be confused.
Once this bad precedent is set, will the mothers-in-law of various families in the future be able to embezzle their daughter-in-law’s dowry under the guise of their grandson? If the grandson being used as a tool is the daughter-in-law's biological son, it would be fine. Anyway, the woman's dowry will be handed over to her biological children sooner or later. But if you use the name of the eldest son of the first wife to plan the dowry of your stepmother, it will be difficult for the entire clan to have peace. It’s day! In the future, if a son of a family loses his wife, he can still marry a lady with a generous dowry as his stepmother? Who doesn't worry that their daughter's dowry will be taken away by her mother-in-law or the son from the previous marriage?
Although the Zhou family is a well-known family in Chang'an City, those who are in-laws with the Zhou family only hope that the marriage will bring benefits to their own family. If the benefits have not yet been obtained, the dowry prepared for the daughter must be given away first, and everyone will reconsider whether they must enter into this marriage. It’s not like there aren’t other aristocratic families in Chang’an City. The Zhou family has enemies in Beijing! Being married to his family is not without political risks. Why should one's own family take risks while also being constantly on guard against backstabbing of one's own daughter by her in-laws?
Ma family said to Zhou Ma family: "If you dare to make trouble, go to the clan elders yourself and let them make the decision for you! Madam Zhen Guo is a sensible person and will never speak for your stepmother-in-law. If you If you don't dare to make a fuss, then let your eldest brother and sister-in-law come forward for you. Since Zhou Jinpu dares to calculate your dowry, no wonder the eldest brother and sister-in-law come to make trouble!
"If the eldest brother and sister-in-law don't dare to cause trouble for the Zhou family, let them go to the Tu family to cause trouble! Ask the Tu family how stingy they are towards their relatives and nephews? They are reluctant to give up a piece of land to build a workshop, but want him to plot against the future. Mother's stuff! Does Zhou Jinpu have any younger brothers or sisters in his eyes? The property of the three bedrooms of the Zhou family belongs to him, and he still wants to plunder this small property of his younger brother, is he worthy of being an older brother? He has read books for so many years, and even the words "filial piety and brotherhood" are not his. If you haven’t learned how to do it, how can you be an official?! It’s better not to harm the country and the people!”
Zhou Ma's eyes widened when he heard this. Although she felt quite happy, she didn't dare to do what her little sister said: "I'm afraid that if I really say that, the master will write a divorce letter immediately..."
What's more, the family helped Zhou Jinpu build a glass workshop without telling the Zhenguo government. They just wanted to wait for the glassware to be burned and sold. If it was a fait accompli, the Zhenguo government would acquiesce for the sake of their relatives. . If she had exposed this matter in advance, it would mean that she was hindering Zhou Jinpu from establishing his own industry, and was deliberately trying to ruin his financial path, and furthermore, she was deliberately trying to hinder his future. Afterwards, even if she saved the village, it would be difficult for her to gain a foothold in her husband's family.
This villa can provide her with limited income every year, and she doesn't want to sacrifice so much for it. She just wanted to leave this villa to her son so that her children and grandchildren could have a property in Chang'an in the future. Even if their parents and elders die in the future, and their eldest brother separates the family and drives them out of the house, they will still have a place to stay in Chang'an.
When Mrs. Ma listened to Mrs. Zhou crying and talking about her thoughts, she couldn't help but frowned: "This won't work, that won't work either. What do you think, eldest sister?! You came all the way to find me, don't you want me to do it?" Advice for you? You just want to express your grievances? What will happen after that? Don’t you need your parents to stand up for you?!"
"No... no! That's not what I meant!" Zhou Ma quickly wiped his tears, "Well, I really came to discuss it with you!"
She had already heard that the craftsmen of the glass workshop were first intercepted in Suzhou, and the person in charge of the Suzhou glass workshop was her brother-in-law Hai Xiya. She thought that her brother-in-law must be familiar with these big food craftsmen. It would be great if he was willing to come forward and remind these craftsmen not to let their apprentices change jobs. As long as she can't find a glass craftsman, Zhou Jinpu's glass workshop will be a daydream and it will be impossible to achieve it. Naturally, she won't need to hand over the village.
This was done to stop the whole thing from Chang'an Glass Workshop. It was the apprentice who was bribed by Mrs. Ma who acted carelessly and exposed his flaws. No matter whether her husband Zhou Shigong complained about the apprentice's betrayal or whether he complained about the border army's disregard for his own dignity and refusal to give him a chance, it had nothing to do with Zhou Ma's family.
Even if Zhou Shigong found Haixi Yatou afterwards, there would be nothing he could do about his brother-in-law, right?
Zhou Ma's wife Qi Qi Ai Ai finished her thoughts and glanced timidly at her younger sister: "Yumei, don't blame the eldest sister, there is really nothing we can do..."
Ma's face turned red with anger, and she couldn't help but spit in the direction of her eldest sister: "Bah! How shameless!"
(End of chapter)
