In ancient times, men generally had a higher status than women, and most women's lives revolved around their husbands and children, and they were left with little status in society. But despite this, there are still many particularly excellent women in history, who are not worse than men, of which Zhou Ying is a typical example. In that environment, she was able to create an empire of her own with her own thin strength. Although her identity at that time was completely different from everyone's view of women, she did not give up and became a wealthy figure in Shaanxi with her own efforts. It made many people envious, and at the same time, she became her own dry daughter, very capable.
Although her life was bumpy, she never gave up and wanted to break this imperfect life. The Zhou family's family is relatively solid and very wealthy, and her great-grandfather is a very famous landlord, so Zhou Ying was loved by everyone at birth, and she lived very happily in her childhood. At that time, it was more popular for parents to marry their children, and after the birth of the child, they discussed with others to get the children of the two families engaged. Not long after Zhou Ying was born, she betrothed a doll with another richest man at that time.
However, the war suddenly broke out, the rebel army launched a war, and the Zhou family was not spared, and she was already married to the Wu family at that time, but the Wu family hid the fact that their children were sick, in order to successfully marry Zhou Ying. Because his parents were subjected to feudal superstition, they believed that marrying Zhou Ying would bring good luck to the family, so they wanted to complete the marriage even more. On the day of the wedding, Wu Ping did not even appear in front of everyone's eyes, and Zhou Ying was even more unaware of this. Unfortunately, this wedding did not bring any good luck, and Wu Ping died shortly after the marriage of the two. At a young age, Zhou Ying became a widow, and the Wu family became lonely. At that time, the main superior of the Wu family was Zuo Zongtang, but unfortunately, after Zuo Zongtang's death, it was Li Hongzhang's turn to take the throne, and the relationship between the two was more delicate, so the wu family's power was also weak. Then the accident happened in this family, and all the pressure piled up on Zhou Ying alone.
After the death of her husband, Zhou Ying received a lot of exclusion from her mother's family, but even so, she still insisted on helping her family. She first saved the Wu family's already precarious business, and then began to operate, keeping the whole family business in order. She often takes the initiative to participate in big things and small things, even if she checks the details. In this case, the Wu family has attracted many customers with good moral integrity, and the business is getting better and better, not only opening stores throughout the country, but even involving many other fields. After having these foundations, Zhou Ying became a particularly wealthy businessman.
Although her life was more miserable, she did not choose to give up and eventually succeeded. After harvesting a lot of wealth, she wanted to build a manor of her own to show her strength and status. She wanted to build the manor into the appearance of the Forbidden City, and in order to achieve the ultimate, she spent a huge amount of money and hired thousands of servants, which showed her wealth. Later, when the Western powers invaded our country and occupied the capital, Empress Dowager Cixi fled in a hurry, but the incident occurred suddenly, and the money and food they brought out were not sufficient. After passing through Xi'an during her escape, Zhou Ying donated a lot of money and even a precious screen. This move made Cixi very happy and adopted her as her righteous daughter.
Due to the corruption of the Qing Dynasty, the war was not won, and eventually forced to write a treaty, and the huge compensation stipulated in the treaty made the imperial court sweat. At this time, Zhou Ying stepped forward and donated a lot of money to save the country from danger.
It may be that her life is too hardworking, it may be that the chaotic environment at that time made her too much pressure, and eventually the Wu family's business inevitably declined. And working non-stop every day and night made Zhou Ying's body unbearable, and finally died forever at the age of 42. It is regrettable that although she made many contributions to the Wu family, due to the profound social environmental impact at that time, Zhou Ying did not give birth to an heir, so she did not have a place in the Wu family. Even after death, she was not buried next to the tomb of the Wu family, and the end of such a strong woman is really regrettable.