Chapter 217 Want to prepare pesticides
Xu Zaohua had finally come to her mother's house, and had originally wanted to show off her status as the young lady of the Zheng family in Qinghe Bay.
The music score was not arranged because everyone in the village was busy spraying pesticides and had no time to pay attention to her.
Xu Zaohua was very angry at first, but when she thought that the pesticide could help her gain a firm foothold in the Zheng family, her unhappiness was thrown out of her mind.
In order to seize the time to make her plan succeed, Xu Zaohua only stayed at her mother's house for two days before returning to Zheng's house in Pingchuan County.
She was worried about leaving the pesticide matter to other people.
She had to watch it herself.
On the day Xu Zaohua returned to the Zheng family, she deliberately took a detour and passed by Tong Huaqiong's door.
When he went around, he met Gu Jingzhe.
The private school in the town was on holiday for two days. Gu Jingzhe helped Gu Dahan with work at home for two days and then took Taohua Dessert's donkey cart back to town early in the morning.
Xu Zaohua ordered the coachman to stop the carriage and lift the curtain.
Gu Jingzhe's face is still so outstanding.
In the past, Xu Zaohua would be obsessed with this face, but now she only wants to destroy Gu Jingzhe.
Since she can't get it, she naturally doesn't want others to get it.
Especially Lu Zhaozhao, whom I only met once.
"Gu Jingzhe, I heard that you have returned to school?" Xu Zaohua's voice sounded a little sarcastic.
Gu Jingzhe responded calmly: "I've returned to school."
Xu Zaohua was quite disappointed with Gu Jingzhe's reaction.
Now Xu Zaohua's hair is adorned with pearls and jade, and she's dressed in silk and satin. She thought that Gu Jingzhe's eyes would fluctuate when he looked at her.
In fact, the way Gu Jingzhe looked at Xu Zaohua was calmer than the lake at the entrance of the village in the early morning.
"Who are you talking to, brother?"
Gu Taohua heard Gu Jingzhe talking to someone, walked out of the yard, and saw Xu Zaohua sitting in the carriage in silk clothes, holding her belly, and snorted.
"Oh, who was it? It turned out to be Madam Zheng. How could Madam Zheng have the leisure to pass by my house? Is she here to show off? Then you have made a wrong idea. You are the only one who is willing to marry Mr. Zheng." Gu Taohua's words were full of sarcasm.
"Now that you're married, don't worry about my third brother anymore."
You've already married into the Zheng family, but you're still not giving up on your third brother?
Gu Taohua had always hated Xu Zaohua, and ever since she found out that she had framed He Chao, she hated Xu Zaohua even more.
After hearing this, Xu Zaohua's stomach heaved with anger.
The nanny beside Xu Zaohua was used to serve Madam Zheng.
As soon as Gu Taohua came out, she felt very familiar. Although Gu Taohua was much thinner than before, the nanny still thought that Gu Taohua was the Gu family member that Young Master Zheng was going to marry into.
She also remembered that the widowed mother of this family brought a group of burdens to cause trouble at the Zheng family.
Wait, this fat girl means that her young mistress used to have feelings for this kid from the Gu family?
The nanny's eyes changed.
Xu Zaohua has been in the Zheng family for several months and has a very accurate understanding of the Zheng family members' expressions.
She knew at a glance that the nanny had an opinion of her.
This nanny is my mother-in-law's person. Although she accompanied her to Qinghe Bay in the name of serving her, to a certain extent, she is Xu Zaohua's ancestor.
Xu Zaohua didn't dare to act rashly in front of her.
"Gu Taohua, what are you talking about? Who cares about your third brother? Your third brother doesn't even take a piss and look at himself. Does he deserve it?"
Seeing the unhappy look in the nanny's eyes, Xu Zaohua felt a little flustered and couldn't speak with confidence.
Gu Jingzhe was very upset when he heard this.
He wasn't the one who should be peeing.
However, Gu Jingzhe did not defend himself. He thought that Xu Zaohua was a widow like his mother, and if she was not careful, there would be rumors, especially in a family like the Zheng family where women's reputation was very important.
No matter how much he disliked Xu Zaohua, he didn't want to ruin her reputation.
Gu Taohua, however, did not give in at all and said to Xu Zaohua, "You don't miss me, but why did you block my third brother in the alley before you got married?"
Xu Zaohua couldn't help but feel a little regretful for passing by the Gu family.
Not only did he fail to show off, but he got himself into trouble instead.
In his panic, he didn't even bother to argue with Gu Taohua and ordered the carriage to drive towards the village road.
Seeing Aunt Cai’s gloomy face, Xu Zaohua couldn’t help but explain.
"Madam Cai, that fat girl just said nonsense. My uncle used to be the village chief. In order to curry favor with my uncle, the Gu family wanted to marry the youngest son of the Gu family to me. My parents and I disagreed."
"That fat girl is always confusing right and wrong."
Madam Cai gave Xu Zaohua a meaningful look and said contemptuously, "That's right. Girls from the countryside really don't care about etiquette."
Xu Zaohua's heart sank.
Was what Aunt Cai said referring to her or to Gu Taohua?
She didn't dare ask.
She knew that everyone in the Zheng family looked down on her. If she didn't have a baby in her belly, she would have entered the Zheng family temple and spent the rest of her life facing the green lamps and ancient Buddhas.
Aunt Cai looked down on her, and she would deal with Aunt Cai sooner or later.
She could even expel Butler He, let alone Madam Cai.
Xu Zaohua stroked her belly and thought, getting pregnant was not enough, she had to take control of the Zheng family's business.
Therefore, it is important to hurry up and figure out the formula for corn sterilization and insecticide.
The carriage was moving along the mountain road, and the cornfields were rustling in the wind.
Xu Zaohua observed the corn along the way. The corn ears in Qinghe Bay that had been sprayed with pesticides had regained their original green color, with corn silk growing on the tops of the ears, looking like they were about to be harvested in the morning light.
But across Qinghe Bay, the cornfields in other villages look completely different.
There are pink and gray mold spots on the corn ears, and there are many cotton aphids on the leaves.
It was just like the cornfield Xu Zaohua had seen in the past.
If she could make the antibacterial and anti-insect medicine in Tong Da Jiao's hand, not only would her position as the young lady of the Zheng family be secure, but she would also become famous throughout Ningcheng.
She had heard from her father-in-law that the prefect was an official from the capital sent to Ningcheng, and even the emperor valued him.
If she helps the prefect to ensure a bumper corn harvest in Ningcheng this autumn, and when the prefect mentions her when he reports on his work in Beijing, perhaps the emperor will confer the title of county lady on her.
By then, I'm afraid even her parents-in-law will have to bow to her when they see her.
Gu Jingzhe and Tong Dajiao will regret it then.
The more Xu Zaohua thought about it, the happier she became.
To go to Pingchuan County, you must pass through Yanguan Town.
"Isn't that the Sushiyuan of our master's distant cousin? Madam especially likes the hazelnut pastry from Sushiyuan." said Aunt Cai.
In the past, the Sushi Garden was located on the busy street of Yanguan Town. As soon as the Zheng family's carriage entered Yanguan Town, they smelled the aroma of freshly baked cakes.
Aunt Cai sniffed and remembered that Ma Ming’s pastry garden was right where the fragrance came from.
Ever since the death of the eldest son of the Zheng family, Madam Zheng has not been seeing guests or going out, and she is not aware of anything that happens among the relatives outside.
Mrs. Zheng was not aware of what was happening outside, and naturally, Madam Cai beside her was not aware of it either.
What's more, Ma Ming felt ashamed that his ten-year-old store, Sushiyuan, had never been able to compete with the new internet-famous Taohua Dessert. He was embarrassed to tell his relatives and friends that he had failed in Yanguan Town and even Sushiyuan had been acquired by Taohua Dessert.
Xu Zaohua's position in the Zheng family is still unstable, and she tries to curry favor with her mother-in-law all day long.
At this time, I caught sight of the hazelnut pastry from Sushiyuan that my mother-in-law loved to eat, so how could I not rush to curry favor with her.
"Since Grandma likes it, let's go buy it."