Chapter 168 Bought 5 acres of good land
Xu Zaohua knelt in the mourning hall, hiding the resentment in her eyes.
After the man died, her mother-in-law cursed her for being unlucky.
My mother-in-law is both right and wrong to think this way.
That’s not right, because her man was born with a disease and is destined to not live long.
If you are right, then the man’s death is indeed related to her.
When Xu Zaohua married into the Zheng family and was led by the second son of the Zheng family to the wedding hall, she knew that the eldest son's illness was much more serious than she had expected.
She followed the instructions of Xu Jin and Yu and decided that no matter what, she had to leave a child for Master Zheng. As long as she gave birth to a child, even if Master Zheng died, she would still be the eldest lady of the Zheng family.
No one can surpass her.
But Mr. Zheng's flesh was all soft, and touching it made her feel sick.
What made it even more difficult for her to say was that Young Master Zheng was not only physically ill, but also mentally ill.
On the first day she married into the Zheng family, the eldest son of the Zheng family burned her with a red-hot iron wire.
She endured it for the sake of her status as the eldest lady of the Zheng family.
On the third day after getting married, the eldest son of the Zheng family vomited blood twice.
She knew that the eldest son of the Zheng family might die at any time, so she had to hurry up and get pregnant so that after the eldest son's death, she could continue to maintain the dignity of the eldest lady of the Zheng family.
So she gave the eldest son of the Zheng family some deer blood wine.
The eldest son of the Zheng family died in bed after drinking deer blood wine.
That’s right, her husband’s death was directly related to her. Fortunately, her parents-in-law didn’t know about the deer blood wine injection.
If she knew, I'm afraid she would be buried with him.
Xu Zaohua threw yellow paper into the basin, and the flickering light of the fire was just like her fluctuating thoughts.
Now that her parents-in-law disliked her so much, since she had already married into the Zheng family, she had to ensure her status.
What do the parents-in-law care about most when their husband dies?
What she cares about most is whether her man has offspring.
If she was pregnant, her parents-in-law would not label her as a jinx. They would probably want to worship her.
As Xu Zaohua thought about it, a smile appeared on her lips.
Then she stood up and went to her mother-in-law's room, knelt down and said, "...You blame me, I have nothing to say. Now that my husband is gone, my heart is dead too. I wish I could go with my husband. But I can't. If God has pity on me, maybe he can give me a son or a daughter..."
Xu Zaohua touched her belly and cried bitterly.
Hearing her say this, Mrs. Zheng's haggard face instantly lit up.
She asked in a trembling voice, "What do you mean?"
After her son got engaged to Xu Zaohua, he fell ill and could not get out of bed. She had no hope of her son and Xu Zaohua spending their wedding night together.
Xu Zaohua bit her lip, she knew she had made the right bet.
So he said, "Mom, I can't tell now. Please wait for two months, maybe I will be pregnant by then."
Mrs. Zheng's eyes were filled with hope.
He asked the maid beside him to help Xu Zaohua up and told her not to overwork herself.
Even asked the kitchen to deliver bird's nest.
Xu Zaohua lowered her head to hide the sneer in her eyes. He was saying this morning that she was unlucky for her husband, but now he starts to treat her like a treasure.
She had been married into the Zheng family for a few days, and only then did she begin to understand the treatment that the eldest lady of the Zheng family was receiving.
She was deeply fascinated by this treatment.
Anyway, I'm already the widow of Mr. Zheng, and it's impossible for me to remarry.
The Zheng family also did not allow her to remarry.
There's nothing wrong with being a widow. It's much better than being burned with a soldering iron by Mr. Zheng.
She naturally has to make plans for herself.
She must fight hard to secure her position as the eldest lady.
She has already thought of a plan.
Xu Zaohua leaned on the cushion, and Mrs. Zheng sent people to deliver supplements to her room like a stream.
She knew that if she didn't get pregnant with Young Master Zheng's child in two months, not only would her supply of supplements be cut off, but she would probably have to spend the rest of her life in the Zheng family's Buddhist temple.
Who would be willing to do that?
So there must be a baby in her belly.
People like Tong Dajiao from Qinghewan can live a good life as a widow, and she doesn't think she is worse than Tong Dajiao.
When thinking of Tong Dajiao, Xu Zaohua naturally thought of Gu Jingzhe.
She hated this mother and son to the extreme.
Once she has established a firm foothold in the Zheng family, she will take action against Tong Dajiao and Gu Jingzhe.
She wanted to destroy Tong Dajiao's shop and Gu Jingzhe's future.
And Gu Taohua, don't even think about having a good marriage.
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When Xu Zaohua hated Tong Huaqiong at the Zheng family, Tong Huaqiong was holding the land deed and smiling from ear to ear.
Everyone in Qinghe Bay knows that the fifty acres of land at the foot of the West Mountain is fertile.
Liu Tielian is indeed the chosen village chief and is extremely efficient. Now the fifty acres of land belong to Tong Huaqiong.
Tong Huaqiong felt that she was very unique. Not only the shop was under her name, but the fertile land was also under her name.
Originally, Liu Tielian discussed with Tong Huaqiong that since the original owner of the land had been convicted and it would be difficult for him to turn over a new leaf, there was no need to go through the government to buy their land. It could be done privately and it would also save some taxes.
This kind of land trading is very popular among the people.
Both parties agreed and just signed a simple agreement.
But Tong Huaqiong disagreed.
A land deed that has not been certified by the government is called a "white deed" and does not have the legal effect of official recognition.
The government usually doesn't care, but if there is unrest or the land needs to be re-measured, the land with the "white deed" will be redistributed.
Tong Huaqiong thought that since he had already paid the money, he didn't mind paying some taxes.
She would not feel at ease until she got the "red deed", which was an officially certified land contract.
So Tong Huaqiong left the shop and went to the government office early in the morning. He and Liu Tiejian met the land lessor and the two parties signed a contract.
She left the rest of the matters to Liu Tielian and went back to the shop first.
After returning to Qinghewan from the shop, Liu Tielian delivered the red deed to her home.
"Mom, do those fifty acres of land really belong to our family?" Gu Dashu asked excitedly.
Tong Huaqiong did not consult anyone when she bought the land. She made the decision entirely on her own. As the person in charge of the family, she did not need to consult with others. Others only needed to accept her decision.
After returning home from the shop, Liu Tielian brought the land deed to Tong Huaqiong, and only then did Gu Dashu and others know that Tong Huaqiong had bought the land.
What’s more, the land they bought was the 50 acres of the most fertile land at the foot of the West Mountain.
For farmers, even opening a shop is not as exciting as buying land.
After all, everyone knows that land is the foundation for survival.
"How can the title deed be fake when it's already there?" Tong Huaqiong said.
However, Tong Huaqiong felt it necessary to correct Gu Dashu's words "our home", so she emphasized to Yiwo Daizhu: "I bought this land, I am the owner on the title deed, this is my land."
"Yes, yes, yes, it's mother's land. Every blade of grass in our house belongs to mother." Liu Yue'e said.
Listening to Liu Yue'e's enthusiastic tone, Tong Huaqiong didn't know whether the second son's wife was sincere or sarcastic about her.
But she didn't care what Liu Yue'e thought. As long as she wanted, Tong Huaqiong would have the final say over the entire Gu family, even down to the last blade of grass.