Chapter 237 Asking
As soon as County Magistrate Liu took action, Tong Huaqiong knew that Xu Zaohua was going to be in trouble this time.
But this is what she deserves. It was her fault for making fake medicines to harm the people.
"Xu Yong, you are not a human being. You are Zaohua's uncle after all. What good will it do you if you drag her into this?"
Yu cursed Xu Yong violently.
Not satisfied with scolding Xu Yong, Yu ran to Tian and spat on her face: "You still want your son to live a life of luxury with Zaohua in the future? Dream on! You and your whole family will end up in jail."
Yu was pulled away by the bailiffs and sat on the ground crying.
She said Xu Yong and the Tian family were in jail. What would she do if her daughter ended up in jail?
The Zheng family has always looked down on Zaohua. She was only treated as a young lady because of her pregnancy. I wonder if the Zheng family will protect Zaohua if the fake medicine she prepared is found out.
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"Manager Tong, I will not only remember your righteous act, but if this medicine really helps Pingchuan County to have a good corn harvest, I will definitely ask for a title for you."
When Tong Huaqiong presented the prescription to County Magistrate Liu, County Magistrate Liu made a promise to Tong Huaqiong.
Asking for a title is very important to Tong Huaqiong. After all, she wants to expand her business empire in the future, and a reward from the court, even a plaque, is a talisman to her.
So it’s totally worth it to give out a prescription and get a golden amulet in return!
What made Tong Huaqiong even happier was that County Magistrate Liu agreed to her request to sell pesticides.
Anyway, the villagers wouldn't be allowed to mix their own pesticides. What if they mixed pesticides that destroyed crops like Xu Zaohua did? Wouldn't that hurt the crops?
Someone has to sell pesticides.
Tong Huaqiong "figured out" the prescription, if she is not given the right to run it, who will have the right to run it?
She had no intention of distributing the prescription for free for a long time. She presented it to County Magistrate Liu just to get an official sales license.
This way, it will not be easy for anyone to pirate her prescriptions in the future.
Because of official promotion, everyone knows that the medicine for eliminating ear rot was formulated by Tong Huaqiong. From then on, Tong Huaqiong's pesticides became a living signboard, and the medicines sold or formulated by others were all "fake medicine" in everyone's mind.
Tong Huaqiong is about to move towards improving agricultural planting technology.
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After taking the baby's pulse, Xu Zaohua was immersed in the joy of "it should be a boy".
Not only was she happy, but the entire Zheng family was happy, especially Mr. Zheng and Mrs. Zheng, who were so happy that they burst into tears.
It is a foregone conclusion that the eldest son of the Zheng family will have a successor.
The tonic was delivered to Xu Zaohua's room. Xu Zaohua picked up a bowl of blood swallows and ate it happily.
The medicine for corn ear rot was ready, and she gave it to her uncle to sell in Yanguan Town first. It was said that it had a good effect right after it was sprayed. She said that after telling the Zheng family elders, they agreed to give her a shop to run.
Now it was diagnosed that there was a boy in the belly.
It can be said to be a double happiness.
God was kind to Xu Zaohua.
However, Xu Zaohua was cautious. She kept the pesticide recipe tightly in her hands and pretended to be stupid no matter how the Zheng family elders hinted at her.
She would not give the prescription to anyone. If she gave it to anyone, would she still have a chance to gain more benefits in the Zheng family?
Xu Zaohua planned to find an opportunity to take the prescription to the provincial capital and present it to the prefect.
At this time, Xu Zaohua had finished eating the blood swallow, and was contentedly holding her stomach to feel her son's heartbeat. She was thinking about how to persuade the Zheng family elders to let her go to the provincial capital, and how to use the relationship of her father-in-law Zheng Juren to meet the prefect. Then she saw Nanny Cai coming into her room without notice.
"What's the matter, Madam Cai?" Xu Zaohua was very unhappy. She was more confident because she was pregnant with a boy.
"The master and the mistress ordered me to call the young mistress. As for what it is, the young mistress will find out when she goes to the front hall." Madam Cai's tone remained calm.
Xu Zaohua tried to figure out why her in-laws called her to the front hall.
She couldn't remember anything else except the prescription.
She was not afraid. After all, the prescription was in her hands and the Zheng family would not force her to hand it over. She still had the Zheng family's support in her heart.
Aren’t they afraid that her family lineage will be cut off?
Xu Zaohua was sure that she already had the bargaining chips to compete with her in-laws.
She planned to use this prescription and the money in her belly to gain greater benefits from her parents-in-law.
"Ma'am, please wait a moment. I'll go right away after changing my clothes." Xu Zaohua said.
Madam Cai waved her hand and said, "No need, the master and the mistress are waiting."
Xu Zaohua had no choice but to follow Madam Cai to the front hall.
When they arrived at the front hall, two men who looked like yamen runners were the first to catch Xu Zaohua's attention.
Xu Zaohua was overjoyed. She wondered if the pesticide she had someone mix had reached the government?
Lord Liu, the county's magistrate, is the person who cares most about farming. It must be that his own father went to the county government office in advance to discuss the pesticide issue in order to prevent his uncle from stealing the limelight.
No wonder Aunt Cai's attitude towards her was even worse than before along the way. It turned out that she didn't want to see her being commended by the government.
Xu Zaohua looked up at her parents-in-law and found that they did not look very happy.
Yes, the news about the pesticide she formulated reached the government, but it didn't come from the Zheng family, but from her mother's family. It was normal for her parents-in-law to be unhappy.
But if you're not happy, then don't be happy.
She made great contributions in formulating pesticides and was commended by the government. With the support of the government, her parents-in-law had to respect her no matter how unhappy they were.
"Is this the eldest lady of your family?" asked a yamen runner.
Mr. Zheng was a well-known person in Pingchuan County after all, so he did not have to kneel when meeting officials, and the bailiffs naturally spoke politely to the Zheng family.
"That's me. May I ask what brings you two to my house to see me?" Xu Zaohua asked with a smile.
The bailiff did not answer and glanced at Mr. Zheng.
Mr. Zheng looked unhappy and said to the yamen runner, "If you have any questions, just ask them directly."
Then he said to Xu Zaohua, "Big Boss's wife, think about it before you answer."
Xu Zaohua did not understand the deeper meaning of her father-in-law's words. She thought that her father-in-law did not want her to steal the limelight, and she felt unhappy.
The bailiff bowed to Mr. Zheng.
"Madam, we are here at your residence on the orders of Lord Liu. We would like to ask you a few questions first. What is your relationship with Xu Yong from Qinghe Bay?"
If it were an ordinary person, the bailiffs would have kidnapped him long ago.
But Xu Zaohua is the eldest wife of Mr. Zheng, so they cannot kidnap anyone rashly in the Zheng family.
So the bailiff questioned Xu Zaohua patiently, hoping in his heart that she had nothing to do with the pesticides and that everything was a false accusation by Xu Yong.
In this way, they don't have to kidnap people and take them to the county government office, and they can also give an explanation to Lord Liu.
Xu Zaohua was a little confused as to why the other party mentioned her great uncle Xu Yong.
Could it be that my uncle reported the pesticide preparation to the government? And took the credit for it?
Given my uncle's personality, it would be strange if he shared the credit with Xu Zaohua.
If her uncle took the credit for the achievement, she would never let him go.
Fortunately, Lord Liu was wise and knew to send someone to question her.
"Xu Yong is my uncle." said Xu Zaohua.
The bailiffs looked at each other and agreed.
"Excuse me, why are you asking this?" Xu Zaohua asked.
"I have another question for you, Madam." The yamen runner did not answer directly, but continued to ask, "Was it you or Xu Yong who formulated the pesticide to eliminate corn ear rot?"
Xu Zaohua couldn't suppress her excitement.
As expected, she guessed right; the government found out that she had mixed the pesticide.
However, it would be useless even if my uncle took all the credit for himself, because County Magistrate Liu had a sharp eye and did not believe my uncle's one-sided words.