Poor family mother and son

Chapter 353 On house fighting, honest people are not bad
Zheng Xiaorou's face turned pale, she had thought of everything, even if she didn't expect that such a thing would cause her to burn herself.

Bai Jiaxing's statement is not impossible, but very likely, her stepmother is that kind of person.

Her father loved her stepmother, and what she loved was her family background. To put it bluntly, what her father loved was profit.

"However, my sister is only from the fifth grade, and my father is the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, so it is impossible to..." Zheng Xiaorou still took a chance.

"You have been here for a short time, and you don't know many things, boss." Bai Jiaxing explained: "Boss has changed the output and quality of iron ingots with only a design drawing of a blast furnace. Think about it, this drawing was originally If it is handed over to your father..."

"Ah!" Zheng Xiaorou's eyes widened: "Then my father can walk with his chest straight in at least six books!"

Of the six ministries of the imperial court, the Ministry of Industry is the most despised.The Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry is also the bottom of the "chain of contempt" of the six Shangshu.

Strictly speaking, the Ministry of Industry is like the "technical department" of the company today. At that time, the construction of water conservancy, the research and development of weapons, and the repair of palaces all required the supervision and supervision of the Ministry of Industry.

It can be said that the officials in the Ministry of Industry are basically doers, and they study all kinds of weird gadgets all day long.

But you must know that "scientific research" work requires a lot of money to support it, and the Ministry of Industry itself is not a revenue-generating department.

Quite the contrary, it is a sector that needs a huge infusion of capital with little success and is therefore least liked.

With the support of his father-in-law, Zheng Chunqiu reluctantly became the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, not the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Officials, or even the Ministry of Rites, which is enough to explain the problem.

Popular jobs are not so easy to get.

If the design drawings of the blast furnace were handed over to the father early in the morning, and the father tested it and then reported it to the court, what would be the fineness?
Although it didn't bring direct benefits to the court, it set up a ladder to increase the benefits. In that case, can the father's waist not be hard?

"Our boss still has so many blueprints for tools, spinning wheels, looms..." Bai Jiaxing added, "Grinders, animal plows..."

It's a pity that Chu Qing submitted these things to the secret investigation department.

Who is the head of Secret Service?Hu Hengqiu.That is the emperor's cronies!Submitting it to the secret investigation department is equivalent to submitting it directly to the emperor.

No matter how cheap it is, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry can't take it.

But if the Zheng family contacts Chu Qing by in-laws for future benefits... Chu Qing has raised a large team to develop various tools.

"This is only from the perspective of the Ministry of Industry. From the perspective of the secret investigation department, the boss has the news channel of the country of Voss," Bai Jiaxing continued:

"The boss also has the right to look up the documents of officials below a certain level in the imperial court. How many people does this have?"

"Also, the boss is also a farmer in the household department. It seems that she is selecting land for cotton planting along the way. How much information about land and labor does she have?
The boss also has a huge caravan, my brothers, look, how many state capitals are there selling the goods that the boss supplies?
Although the boss keeps distributing these properties to the brothers, but look, do our brothers do it alone?No!Our family is more united than any other family, we are all half brothers! "

Speaking of this, Bai Jiaxing sighed: "Oh, although it is good for the brothers to be united, it has also gradually turned the boss into a big fat piece of meat.

She is a woman again, Xiaorou, you are also a woman, and you know how difficult it is for women.Ordinary people are better. If a high-ranking official like your father wants to be the boss, how much can she resist?

She has no family, no background, Wu Jichang almost swallowed the boss's property, so many of us brothers can only resist passively, and can't help in essence;
Who knows who the next Wu Jichang is?When will it appear?Master Zheng and Mrs. Zheng are probably already eyeing the boss, you and I are the breakthrough;
My life was supported by the whole village with one meal and one piece of clothing for each family. But at that time, the boss carried the avalanche with his own strength in exchange for my life. I can't... can't...

The boss needs someone to help him, he can't do anything else, at least he won't cause trouble for the boss, right? "

"En!" Zheng Xiaorou nodded vigorously.

But then he hesitated and said: "Then what if my father and the others have already set their sights on our sister? Even if I don't go back, what if he sends someone to ask me to go back? Or, what should I do if they come to the door?"

This possibility is also very high, Mrs. Zheng was so hard to find Bai Jiaxing in the first place, and forced Zheng Xiaorou to others.

Bai Jiaxing patted his daughter-in-law on the shoulder: "Leave this to me. As long as I don't let go, they can't do anything about it. You go to the warehouse to hide these few days and don't show your face. The matter of the escort agency's semicolon, Let Xiaobao and the others figure it out on their own."

Zheng Xiaorou was very happy to hear Bai Jiaxing said "not to let go".

Women in this era can't stop their husbands from taking concubines no matter how reluctant they are. Fortunately, Bai Jiaxing doesn't want to take concubines at least right now, let alone her step-sister.

Bai Jiaxing seemed to have seen through his daughter-in-law's careful thinking: "The Daxuan law stipulates that civilians are not allowed to take concubines. I dare not break the law."

Zheng Xiaorou smiled comfortably this time, but her mouth was still stiff: "Hmph, why are you telling me this, I didn't say anything about you."

Women in this day and age do not believe wholeheartedly in the promise of not taking concubines.

Although there are laws and regulations, how many people have obeyed them?The law is but a dead letter to the rich.

Not taking a concubine is just "not taking a concubine at this time", who knows when it will be taken?
Besides, there is a supplementary clause in the law: a man who is over forty and has no children can take a concubine.

Even if you don't take a concubine, you can still divorce your wife.

However, it is already very good that the husband is willing to say this to himself.

On the second day, it was true that the Zheng family sent someone, and it was Mrs. Zheng's close mother Qin, who came to Qingwatai politely and asked the counter clerk, "Is our eldest girl here?"

Bai Jiaxing and the others went back to the city yesterday, and it seems that someone from the Zheng family also came to visit.

"Not here!" The clerk is busy, the colorful wine jars on the wall need to be polished, and those who climb up the stairs have no time to pay attention to her: "The shopkeeper's wife is going to take stock."

"Then... is my uncle here?" Of course, Qin's mother can't just let it go.

"What is Qin's mother looking for me for?" Bai Jiaxing came down from the second floor, and he saw Zheng's carriage coming towards the restaurant upstairs.

"Oh, uncle!" Qin's mother hurriedly saluted: "Master and Madam are worried that you and the young lady didn't stay at home for a few more days. They want you to go home and live more."

Bai Jiaxing nodded: "Let my father-in-law and mother-in-law worry about it. Xiaorou and I have been really busy recently, so we don't have the skills to separate ourselves. Let's wait for a while."

Qin's mother is a little embarrassed, but she is also an experienced person. After living for dozens of years, she still can't figure out the relationship between the Zheng family's characters?
What's more, she married Mrs. Zheng, and many of the "care" for the young lady were given by her.

Qin's mother immediately said: "My lord, Madam said, a son-in-law is half a son-in-law, you are capable and filial, you are the most caring person of the master, and there is someone who can consult with the master if there is anything."

How many versions of Miss Zheng's scandal have been circulated?Even if Bai Jiaxing and the others returned to the city yesterday, they should have heard a lot, right?

Instead of hiding it, it's better to reveal the meaning to him: the master has something to discuss with you, and you are the son-in-law, how dare you refuse?
Going straight can block other people's retreat, and going in a roundabout way is to leave room for others to refuse.

(End of this chapter)