Chapter 494: Ma's Professionalism

While Jin Jiashu was under the pressure exerted by Ma Shangyi, the Hai family next door was also anxiously waiting for news from the reef.

In the evening, the reef finally returned home.

He told his grandmother Ma and his sister Haitang: "My aunt and grandmother have sent someone to deliver a letter to my aunt and grandfather, but my aunt and grandfather didn't tell Zhen Guogong, so they found another excuse and went home, thinking that they would stop Zhou Jinpu." ”

Ma Shi immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but he still couldn't help but complain: "What time is it, my brother-in-law is still taking care of his own face." In the morning, he lost his big face, even if he told Grandpa Guo the truth, what could he do?! ”

Haijiao smiled bitterly: "Although Mrs. Ma made a big mistake, she is a clan daughter after all, a daughter who married into the Zhou family from outside, and a stepmother of her aunt and grandfather, so she can still clear up the relationship." But Zhou Jinpu is the son of his aunt and grandfather, and he is the eldest son who wants to inherit the family business of Sanfang. If he makes a big mistake, the weight cannot be compared with Mrs. Ma. Of course, my uncle couldn't watch him make a fool of himself in front of Zhenguo Gong. ”

Ma is not very optimistic: "That child has been spoiled since he was a child, and he doesn't look like a child of the Zhou family." If Sanfang is really handed over to him to inherit, he will definitely lose, so it is better to let Jin Lin come! According to the forehead, when Mrs. Ma led her brother-in-law to study and take the way of Wenchen, she was pitted in three rooms, which caused her brother-in-law and Zhou Jinpu father and son to be incompatible with the Zhou family, but Zhou Shicheng and Jin Lin followed the arrangement of their old lady and practiced martial arts and joined the army like other Zhou children, and the road went more smoothly. As long as you have real skills, you won't have to worry about being out of office in the future.

"If the third room is handed over to Zhou Jinpu, it will only go all the way to the dark, and it won't take ten years to become an ordinary family - Zhou Jinpu is serious and doesn't even have a talent and fame, he is barely a gentry, and his son may not be able to read a famous hall. And Jin Lin is a high-grade general, who can afford the lintel! At present, the eldest brother-in-law is still there, and Jin Lin is still a person from the third room. In the future, when Zhou Jinpu becomes the new head of the family, Jin Lin will go out of the family, and what will be left of the third room at that time? ! ”

Ma Shi was worried about the eldest sister from the bottom of his heart.

Hai Jiao felt that it didn't matter: "The three rooms of the Zhou family don't necessarily have a good reputation now. Anyone who knows what Mrs. Ma has done, who doesn't sigh that the old lady in the third room is confused? According to me, if my cousin really separates and goes out, it will be quieter. My aunt and grandfather couldn't help him much, he split up the family, and he was like the other branch heads of the Zhou family who had generals to support the portal, and he was the master of the house, saving trouble and worry, wouldn't it be better than staying in the third room to see people's faces? ”

Haitang also said: "Yes, if it really comes to that day, my aunt and grandfather will go one step ahead, and my aunt and grandmother will simply follow my cousin to the family, be with my own flesh and blood, and enjoy the blessings of the old feudal monarch, so I don't need to look at Zhou Jinpu's face at home." Anyway, Zhou Jinpu never took her seriously, and he wouldn't have any filial piety towards her. When her cousin is promoted, she will ask for a decree for her, maybe it will be even higher than the rank of the lady she received by her aunt and grandfather! ”

Ma Shi listened to it funny, but it didn't seem impossible to think about it, and he couldn't help but sigh: "If there is really that day, the eldest sister is afraid that she will wake up laughing when she falls asleep!" ”

She thought of Zhou Ma's panicked appearance of sending his henchmen to report the news today, and she felt uncomfortable. The relationship between the eldest sister and her brother-in-law has improved and they get along well, which is a good thing. But if the eldest sister has added concerns because of this, acts restrained, indecisive, and can't distinguish between the important and the important, it will be a bad thing. With the temperament of the eldest sister, once she is pinched, there will be a time to suffer in the future! I don't know if she will persuade her in the future, whether the eldest sister will be able to listen......

Seeing her grandmother's sad face, Haitang asked puzzledly, "Grandma, what are you still worried about?" Are you afraid that your grandfather and grandmother won't be able to stop Zhou Jinpu? ”

"It's not this ......" Ma hesitated for a moment, but still said what was on his mind, "I'm worried that my brother-in-law is confused, and he is always partial to Zhou Jinpu, and the eldest sister is also confused, and after being persuaded by my brother-in-law, I dare to agree to anything, and even let Jin Lin and their father and son get their share......"

Haitang raised her eyebrows and said, "I think it's better for grandma to find a way to keep her aunt busy and ignore Zhou Jinpu." She is an untrustworthy stepmother, and she doesn't really care about her stepson in her heart, instead of forcing herself to pretend to be virtuous, but she always has to show her feet, it is better to be cold, draw a line with Zhou Jinpu, and ignore it. If her uncle and grandfather blamed her, they said that Zhou Jinpu didn't believe her, and always suspected her of doing bad, so she had to avoid suspicion. As long as the aunt and grandfather take over all the things of Zhou Jinpu, no matter whether the result is good or bad, it is not to blame the aunt and grandmother. Wouldn't it be easy for aunts and grandmothers to concentrate on planning for their children and grandchildren? ”

Ma said: "The eldest sister will not be reconciled. It's easy to get rid of it, but if the brother-in-law concentrates on disciplining Zhou Jinpu, maybe he will be more partial to him, help him in everything, and even spend all the money in the family on him and his children, then Jinlin's side will suffer too much! Yijun's dowry is not yet complete, and her two younger brothers also have to marry wives, which will cost money! Even the house after Jin Lin split up had to pay money to buy and build. The eldest sister doesn't have much private room, and if she can't get money from her brother-in-law, the children will be too wronged! Especially Yijun, she can't go down her aunt's old path anymore. As soon as the eldest sister mentioned the grievances of Zhilan when she got married, she couldn't help but shed tears! ”

Zhou Zhilan married only one or two years later than Zhou Shuyi, the dowry passed through the hands of Mrs. Ma, and everything was picked by her aunt, which was not rich, and there were not many affordable industries, and her annual income was limited. Her family affairs are also not in line with Zhou Ma's wishes, she is a rookie in the army that the old lady of the third room likes, and her family is poor. For more than ten years, Zhou Zhilan's husband was certainly promoted, but because of the missed war, his military merits were insufficient, and he had to rely on his wife to help him every time he was promoted, and the men, women and children in the family all relied on Zhou Zhilan's dowry to support her, so that she had to go back to her parents' house from time to time to fight the autumn breeze, and she was ridiculed by Mrs. Ma and Zhou Jinpu. When Zhou Mashi thought of this daughter, he naturally couldn't help but feel sad.

Haitang said: "Now that the third room is being fed by my aunt and grandmother, she can change the rules that Mrs. Ma changed indiscriminately." According to the old practice, Yijun and their sister and brother's wedding silver are all counted, and on this basis, they will make up for it, and no matter how bad it is, it will be limited. As for my aunt's grandfather, he was a scholar, when did he take care of the chores? If he had been able to do something in this, he would not have been fooled by Mrs. Ma for decades. When he gets tired of managing it, his aunt and grandmother will take over the industry, as long as he doesn't make any scandals that enrich his own pockets, so that his aunt and grandfather can catch the handle, and she will still have the final say in this family. Yijun's marriage can be picked slowly, and there is no need to rush to get married, then at least two or three years can prepare a dowry for her aunt and grandmother. There are still some industries in Sanfang, and after a few years of hard work, the income will gradually increase. ”

Ma Shi listened thoughtfully: "This is also ...... Even if the eldest sister is inexperienced and doesn't know how to run the industry, she can still make ideas for her! This kind of thing is done well, if you don't understand, ask the master. If the eldest sister can have a profit of two or three thousand taels of silver a year, Yijun's dowry will be very decent in two years! ”

Ma Shi was very ambitious for a while. Originally, I thought that the family had enough money, and the grandchildren would have the expenses for major events in the future, and the old couple could enjoy Qingfu in peace, and they no longer had to work hard to do business and save money. But now that she thinks about it, she is not too old, and she can help her eldest sister for a few more years!

Of course, she is not just helping, she can also follow her eldest sister to earn private money for a few years. On the territory of Chang'an, it is more convenient for the Zhou family to do anything than others.

When she earns money, even if she has no place to use the money, her granddaughter will always get married when she is older. Add some dowry to the child, won't the child be able to live a more comfortable life in the future?

(End of chapter)