After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 586 Angry
In the upper room of the main courtyard of the third branch of the Zhou family, Zhou Ma was leaning on the pillow at the head of the kang, angrily telling her sister Ma about her grievances.

"The master had originally said that he would never serve Zhou Jinqingpu again and would make him go back to the village to observe mourning and study. But when Zhou Jinpu cried in front of him, he softened his heart and forgot all the promises he had made to me, including the promise to drive me away. When I complained, he said that I was unkind and a mean stepmother. It was really infuriating!" Zhou Ma couldn't help but spitting at this point, "Why didn't he praise me when I was kind in the past? Even when the A family cheated him so much, he never said that the A family was mean. I just reminded him of the promise he had made, and he became mean and no longer kind. His heart is biased and there is no hope of salvation! If I believe him again, I will be a fool!"

Ma held up a cup of tea for her and said, "Calm down, elder sister. It's not the first time you've known about your brother-in-law's bad habits. You should have gotten used to it a long time ago. What's there to be angry about? If you're upset, who will be proud of you? It's not worth it!"

Madam Zhou Ma drank most of the tea in one breath and put the teacup heavily on the table on the kang: "It's really not worth it! I shouldn't have believed the master! I shouldn't have thought that he would really change! The son left behind is his darling! How can the one I gave birth to compare with him, Zhou Jinpu? He, Zhou Jinpu, is an ignorant idiot. Ajia has raised him for decades, but he can turn against me at will, without any feelings. Ajia hasn't even lived a hundred days, but he can drink and eat meat for eighty days! If it weren't for his second uncle stopping him, he would have continued to eat! How dare we, Jinlin, compare with such a person?! We are not the same kind of people at all! Since the master insists on loving such a baby, let them live on their own! I have children and grandchildren now, and I don't expect the master to support me. I'd better go home and live with my son, daughter-in-law, and grandson! I can still have peace of mind!"

The daughter-in-law, Mrs. Lin, silently refilled the tea for her mother-in-law without saying a word.

Ma asked Zhou Ma: "What's the meaning of Zhou Jinpu staying on the farm? Did he come to fight for the inheritance because he knew Jinlin was back? If my brother-in-law doesn't have that intention, you can let him do whatever he wants no matter how much he loves his eldest son. But if my brother-in-law is confused and changes his mind, and is unwilling to let Jinlin inherit the family business, then you can't let him do it. It's not that you and your son are greedy for this family business, but you are both from the third branch of the Zhou family. Even if Jinlin can separate from the family, you are still the mistress of the third branch and can't get away. If Zhou Jinpu inherits the family business, what good can he do as a confused man? What if he causes a big disaster again and implicates the whole family? What should you and your son do? What should your grandchildren do? This is a major event related to the future and life of the whole family. You can't let your brother-in-law do whatever he wants! If he is really fooled by Zhou Jinpu, you have to ask the elders of the clan to come forward and make the decision!"

"Of course!" Madam Zhou took a few deep breaths and quickly calmed down. "I came back to the city just for this matter. Anyway, Madam Gui is no longer making trouble now - I am not afraid if she makes trouble - the hundred days of Ah's family have passed, so I just took the opportunity to come back, so that it is convenient to contact the eldest house and the clan. No matter whether the master is really confused or not, if he wants to do something big, he has to come back and inform the clan before he can get it done. It is impossible to settle things on the farm. If he really dares to do something stupid, I will go to the eldest house and cry immediately! I will go to the ancestral hall to cry for the old man and the ancestors! I don't believe it. No matter how much Zhou Jinpu is the treasure in the master's heart, can the master ignore the future and reputation of the third house and hand over all the family's foundation to him? Even if he is stupid, the Duke of Zhenguo is still here!"

As she was talking, Ma became excited again. Ma quickly comforted her, advised her to calm down, and asked her to see her son, daughter-in-law and grandson more often.

Compared with Zhou Jinpu, her son Zhou Jinlin has suffered from the wind and sand of the border town for more than ten years, but he has a virtuous wife and filial sons, a son and a daughter, and he himself has talents and achievements. He is simply a winner, okay? Who is Zhou Jinpu that deserves her to be so angry?
Lin was very happy to hear the elders praising her husband, but she did not dare to show her pride, and continued to act like a virtuous daughter-in-law, pouring tea for her mother-in-law and rubbing her shoulders. Although her mother-in-law did not seem to have a good temper, she had just returned and she could directly take her to manage the household and teach her the tricks of managing the household. She could be said to be a very kind and good mother-in-law. Even if she was scolded occasionally, she had nothing to be dissatisfied with. Her mother-in-law was kind and not meddling, and she cared for her very much. What else could she find fault with? If she had the spare time, she might as well quickly follow her mother-in-law to learn how to manage such a big family, so that when Zhou Jinpu and his wife returned in the future, her sisters-in-law would not compete with her.

She was not a gentle and kind person. Since her father-in-law had promised in front of the clan members that he would make her husband the third heir, then this family was theirs. No matter if Zhou Jinpu was the eldest son or the grandson, he could never take away what belonged to her husband!
While Zhou and Ma were talking, Haitang and Zhou Yajun were also sitting on the railing outside the upper door, watching Zhou Liangying and Zhou Liangxiong playing in the yard while chatting in private.

Haitang asked Zhou Yijun in a low voice: "Why did Zhou Jinpu go to my aunt's dowry farm to make trouble at this time? If it was because of Uncle Jinlin's return, why didn't we see him make any moves for such a long time? If he really wanted to take back the position of heir, shouldn't he have gone to my aunt's grandfather to show his courtesy when Uncle Jinlin was still far away from Chang'an?"

Zhou Yijun whispered to him, "Although there is this reason, it is not entirely because of this matter... I think my grandfather has not changed his mind, and in his heart he still believes that my father will inherit the third branch. My uncle came to the villa to talk to my grandfather several times under the pretext of paying respects, but my grandfather was impatient and urged him to go back and concentrate on his studies. My second uncle complained several times, saying that my uncle did not observe the rules of mourning, drank alcohol and ate meat, wore silk clothes, and asked people to make a coat with new leather. My grandfather scolded my uncle every time and warned him that if he still wanted to study and become an official, he had to abide by these rules and not let outsiders know about it, so as not to find fault with him in the future and ruin his future.

"Grandfather also said that if uncle really can't abide by the rules, then he should just stop studying and practice riding and archery while he's still young. Even if he can't become a military commander or go to the battlefield in the future, he can still support his family and not bring disgrace to his ancestors by working as a civilian. When uncle heard this, he got scared and went back to abide by the rules and was willing to study..."

Zhou Jinpu still wanted to follow the path of a scholar. If he could bear the hardship of practicing martial arts, he would have practiced it long ago. Why should he force himself to endure the hardship in a field he was not good at? You know, even if you are a civilian in the army, you must know how to ride a horse and shoot arrows. A pure nerd can't enter the Northwest Frontier Army at all, let alone get promoted. Zhou Jinpu can't tolerate being a small clerk all his life. He would rather be a noble scholar. If he fails to pass the imperial examination, he can argue that it is because he doesn't like fame, wealth and power.

Therefore, he honestly returned to the track of being a scholar. Regardless of whether he could pass the exams in the future, at least he had to show his strength to avoid his father forcing him to fight hard in the army.

Since he has been well behaved, why did he go to another village to make trouble this time?

Zhou Yijun lowered her voice even more and whispered in Haitang's ear: "There's a letter from the capital. Great-aunt Shuyi's children want to send their deceased mother's coffin back to Chang'an for burial. It is said that their father intends to let the children stay in Chang'an to observe mourning and live with their uncle's family. Their future marriage prospects will also be arranged by their uncle's family. Even Great-aunt Shuyi's dowry has been sent back. Grandfather was very angry, but he was already halfway there and couldn't rush back. Uncle said that Great-aunt Shuyi's dowry included his deceased mother's dowry, and he wanted to take it back..."

(End of this chapter)