Although Zhou Ma's idea can clear him of the suspicion of informing and continue to maintain the image of a "good person" in front of his step-mother-in-law, husband and stepson, it also transfers the risk to his sister and brother-in-law's family.
Although Hai Xiya is now transferred to Chang'an to serve Tao Yue, the new Minister of Household Affairs, the Zhou family is a behemoth in Chang'an, and he will still have many places that need the care of the Zhou family in the future. Among other things, he wanted to test-plant new grains in Dusi, Shaanxi Province. Without the convenience of the generals of the Zhou family faction, it would have been much more difficult. Just selecting the site for the experimental field would have taken a long time.
Although the Zhou family of the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion, due to their many years of friendship with Haixi Ya, Xie Wenzai and others, as well as their relationship with Tao Yue, plus the new grain harvest is also beneficial to the overall situation of the border army, it is impossible to hinder Haixi. Cliff's work. But after all, Zhou Shigong was quite famous in his family and was well-known in Chang'an. If he doesn't like Haixi Ya, he doesn't have to do anything himself. He just needs to show off his words, and someone will come forward to "share the worries" for him. Who will be harmed then?
Mrs. Ma is the head of the third room of the Zhou family. Zhou Shigong also obeys his stepmother, but the former is not someone who has the overall situation in mind. If she had thought about Bian Jun and the Zhou family, she would not have allowed her step-grandson to pry into the corner of Bian Jun's glass workshop. She also arranged for her people to fill in the glass workshop of her step-grandson Zhou Jinpu. She said she wanted to help him, but in fact she was taking the opportunity to hire people to learn glass making technology and prepare for her own workshop in the future.
Zhou Ma passed the risk to his sister and brother-in-law. He had saved his image and his property, but when Hai Xiya encountered troubles in work and interpersonal relationships, who should he turn to for help?
Of course he couldn't go to Tao Yue. Although Tao Yue wanted to take care of him, it was all for Xie Wenzai's sake. Moreover, this care is not given in vain. Tao Yue promoted Haixi Ya and expected him to do something practical!
Mrs. Ma has been listening to her husband talk about work matters all year round. She has also experienced various intrigues among the border guards and is quite knowledgeable. Unlike the eldest sister Zhou Ma, who has been trapped in the inner house since she got married, and only sees the grudges and disputes in her own three-quarter acre of land. She immediately understood Zhou Ma's thinking and saw what kind of risks her family would face if she agreed.
She was so angry that she could hardly speak. She wanted to help her eldest sister solve her problems, but who did she think she was? ! What kind of bad idea are you thinking? !
After Ma finished spitting, she turned cold and said: "Sister, you think too well. You have traveled more than ten miles to see me today. Do you think your mother-in-law knows nothing about it? Wait until Well, after our master talked to the people in Chang'an Glass Workshop, the workshop refused to let him go. Do you think your step-mother-in-law wouldn't suspect that you were the one who tipped off the information?! In the end, the result was not the same? She even dragged our family away. Into the water!”
Zhou Ma said sarcastically: "Well, I will think of an excuse to explain, and I won't let that woman get caught!"
Ma snorted coldly: "What's the use of excuses? So what if you can't get a handle on it? Is it possible that every time you've been scolded in the past few decades, it's because you've been caught with a handle?! It's not like they can scold you whatever they want. Scolding? A 'groundless' accusation is enough. If they doubt you, how can you defend yourself? If you can explain clearly, there is no need to cry in front of your forehead?!"
So stupid! After decades of suffering, why can’t the eldest sister behave well? !
As Zhou Ma listened, tears fell down again: "What can we do? Do we really want to hand Zhuangzi over? What should we do with our children and grandchildren?! The family business belongs to the boss. , when they get married, they can only spend money according to the rules of the prince, and they don’t get a penny more. It all depends on the master’s face if they want to supplement it. If they can’t even keep this dowry, what else will they leave to their grandchildren in the future? of?!"
Ma said calmly: "Jin Lin has a successful career now, a good job as an official, a virtuous wife and a filial son. He has a family fortune. Even if he doesn't have any money from his family, he can still live a good life. Judging from the amount , he doesn’t expect to get money from the family, but he can still live a peaceful life. Isn’t Zhou Jinpu the eldest son and the legitimate grandson? If he wants to inherit the family business, Jin Lin can separate the family with peace of mind, why bother to get involved in the muddy water at home?!"
"How can that be possible?!" Mrs. Zhou Ma hurriedly said, "I have been married into the Zhou family for decades and have worked hard without any merit. Why should my children and grandchildren have to leave the house? What did they do wrong?! What do people say?!”
Besides, she has a daughter. Daughter Zhilan was not like her aunt Zhou Shuyi who married into a noble family in the capital. Her marriage was not as honorable as other cousins in the clan. Her father made the decision and married a rising star in the army.
The son-in-law's talents are beyond praise, and he is also upright and kind, but he is from a commoner's family and his family has a poor foundation. He relies entirely on his daughter's dowry to support his family. When my daughter got married, apart from the personal jewelry that her biological mother gave her privately, she only had the one thousand taels of silver from her father-in-law. She couldn't even buy it from a better Zhuangzi. It was really difficult to support a large group of people in her husband's family, and she had to help from time to time. The husband's support for the family members of his comrades who died in the war ran out a few years ago. The daughter has always been shameless since she was a child, but now she has to shamelessly run back to her parents' home to fight against the autumn wind, and endures the cynicism of her step-mother-in-law, Mrs. Ma, and her eldest brother Zhou Jinpu's wife. Mrs. Zhou Ma was very distressed, but she didn’t have much savings. She had to support her daughter, but what should she do with her son?
She knows that she can't help her daughter. She just wants to be able to use some money to supplement her grandson and granddaughter's marriage in the future, so that they can live easier and choose a better marriage partner. .
If she can't even keep the farm that can continue to bring income from her dowry, all she can take out are old jewelry. And how can she maintain her dignity without these jewelry? In the end, wouldn't he be blamed by his step-mother-in-law and husband, and his children and grandchildren's reputation would be ruined?
Zhou Ma choked with sobs and held her sister's hand, pleading hard: "Yumei, I know that my thoughts are not kind and will hurt you and your wife, but there is really nothing I can do. Good girl, please help me with this." Come back!"
Ma wanted to take her hands away, but was held tightly by her eldest sister. Looking at the pitiful appearance of the other party, she could not turn her back. She only felt sad for his misfortune, but angry at him. After gritting his teeth for a long time, he said: "Well, I can help. You, but won’t do what you’re told.”
Zhou Ma was happy at first, but after hearing the second half of the sentence, he let go: "What do you want?"
Ma thought for a while. Zhou Ma just didn't want to hand over his dowry to Zhuangzi, but he didn't really want to stop Zhou Jinpu from building a glass workshop. If an apprentice craftsman in the workshop wants to change jobs, he can find another way to remind the Zhou family. Just mention it in private.
Building a glass workshop cannot be completed in three or two days. As for a workshop that didn't even have a shadow, the Zhenguo government had no reason to acquiesce. This cannot be called disregarding the feelings of their relatives. They can just negotiate within their own families.
But if Biezhuang changes owners and the deed is filed with the government, even if the glass workshop is not built, it will be difficult for Zhou Ma to get the property back. Mrs. Ma will always have a reason to let Zhou Jinpu use this land to do other things in the future.
The key is not to let Mrs. Ma and Zhou Jinpu transfer the ownership of the other village.
Ma told her eldest sister about the tragedy that happened near the village last night: "Now the only surviving child has been rescued by the master of the E family, and he lives in the yard next door. He has been injured for a hundred days, and he is young. He said it would take him three to five months before he could leave. Nowadays, people from the magistrate's office and Zhoujiazhuangzi come to ask him questions. Go back and tell your brother-in-law that there are so many people coming and going in the village right now. If you really want to build a workshop, you can't hide it at all. We can’t live with outsiders. It would be bad if the news leaks out, at least until the spring of next year.”
Waiting for the spring of next year, after such a long time, are you still worried that the Zhenguo Palace will not receive any news?
(End of chapter)
