Divorced by her husband's family and rejected by her own! She defiantly turned her life around

The village chief couldn't find his family members in the crowd, unaware that they were pleading with the clan chief to find a way to save him.

Liu Hongsheng explained the matter, and the clan chief already knew about it. He didn't expect them to act so quickly.

The clan chief looked at the mother and son, who were sobbing uncontrollably, and shook his head helplessly. What could he do now? The damage was done, and he could only suffer the consequences.

He sighed deeply, "Get up, all of you. We've already tried to persuade you, and you've all seen it, but no one listened. The officials have already come to our door, and I'm powerless to do anything about it."

The villagers went too far this time, and so did the clan. They say even a rabbit will bite when cornered, let alone a person. Even an honest person will bite when pushed to the limit.

You're all good people, but I really can't help you this time. They say the one who tied the knot must untie it; you know what I mean.

Wang Cuilan immediately stood up from the ground. "Thank you for your guidance, clan chief!"

"Hongsheng, let's go. The only one who can save your father is your Uncle Dawang. Let's go and beg your Uncle Dawang."

"Mom, Uncle Dawang and the others aren't home; they've all gone to the county town."

"Let's go to the county town to look for it."

After leaving the clan chief's house, Wang Cuilan and Liu Hongsheng returned home and told their two daughters-in-law about the matter. They asked them to take good care of the family and told Liu Hongyu not to go to the county town, but to see what arrangements the clan chief had made.

After arranging things, the two hurriedly drove the oxcart towards the county town. "Mother, the county town is so big, we don't even know where Uncle Wang is. How are we going to find him?"

"Didn't they take your Aunt Feng to see a doctor? They must have gone to a clinic. Siyue is very familiar with Huichuntang, so they must have gone to Huichuntang. Let's go to Huichuntang to find them."

"Mother is really good; she thinks things through much more thoroughly."

"You two brothers just lack training. Your father and I take care of all the big and small things in the family. You two brothers don't shoulder any responsibilities. When something happens, you panic and lose your composure."

Your father was the village chief for so long that he became obsessed with the position and thought that the village chief could handle everything and manage everything.

After this incident, the authorities will probably not let him be the village chief again. It's better that he's no longer in charge; he'll have fewer worries, but he'll also lose 500 coins in wages.

I'm afraid life will get even harder from now on. April is angry with our family now. She said she'll only help us sell the medicinal herbs at home and won't help us anymore.

Sigh! We finally found a way to make money, and your dad ruined it all.

"Mother, once this is over, I will definitely plead with April. Father was confused, and Mother has been helping Uncle Dawang's family all along. As children, we cannot say anything bad about Father, but we also know the rights and wrongs of the matter."

April is a reasonable girl; she will surely forgive us.

My elder brother and I had originally planned to send Chengzhi and Chenghui to school once we made money selling medicinal herbs, as they were of school age. Now we have to abandon that plan.

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At the clan chief's house, the clan chief was talking to his wife, children, and grandchildren about village affairs and teaching them how to conduct themselves in society when a group of villagers noisily rushed into the yard.

"Chieftain, something terrible has happened! Please find a way to save us all! All the men in our family have been taken away. How are we supposed to survive?"

Please, sir, beg Da Wang to spare us this time.

Sixth Uncle's grandson rushed in, "Clan Chief, my grandfather has been arrested by the officials. He's so old, he can't take any more trouble. You must help him. He does everything for the village, without any selfish motives."

The clan chief waved his hand, "I can't control this matter, and I won't. They brought this upon themselves. Who can they blame? When I spoke to you, did any of you listen to me? You all thought I was trying to harm you. If you had listened to my advice, things wouldn't have come to this."

Da Wang is such an honest man, yet you forced him to take this step, robbing him and injuring him. Did you feel even a little bit guilty? The Feng family is still alive and well, how can you still have the nerve to say such things?

I don't have your thick skin; I couldn't do such a thing, nor could I say such things.

"Clan leader, it's all in the past. We were misled by Liu Qingshan and went astray. Please have mercy and help us, otherwise we really can't live like this."

"Liu Qingshan is inciting you. Are you carrying balls on your shoulders instead of heads? You do whatever others tell you to do. Why are you so obedient?"

"I really can't handle this matter. If you have any grievances, go and speak to the officials."

"Chieftain, please help us for the sake of our family members who have died. We promise to change our ways and be good people. If you refuse to help us, our whole family will face certain death."

When the villagers saw that the clan chief was determined not to intervene, they began to threaten him, even threatening to kill themselves.

"Chieftain, if you don't take care of us, we'll die in your house."

The clan chief sneered. These were the people of Liujia Village. He walked to the courtyard gate, and the people, thinking he had given in, followed closely behind.

He pointed and said, "Liujia Village is so big, you can do whatever you want with it, as long as you don't dirty my land, it's up to you."

When everyone saw that the clan chief wouldn't budge, their momentum instantly weakened. They were so focused on pleading that they forgot what the village chief had told them.

"Chief, we really know we were wrong. Please don't be angry. We were just confused because we were angry."

The village's Tugeng father, Gousheng, ran away. The magistrate said that if they could catch him and send him to the county government, the accomplices would be given a lighter sentence. He also said that this would give Liujia Village a chance.

The village chief ordered all the men in the village to arrest people, and let the clan chief take charge of village affairs. Clan chief, we promise to work hard from now on, stop trying to be clever, and listen to your orders.

The villagers kept talking, all about arresting and rescuing people.

The clan chief's eyes lit up. He hated his clansmen for being so useless, but they were all of the same clan, and as the clan chief, he also had a responsibility. He sighed and called his son and grandson out, "Take the able-bodied men in the village and go into the mountains to look for him. I believe he won't dare to go deep into the mountains."

The clan chief's son and grandson gathered the able-bodied men of the village and immediately headed to the mountain village. When they reached the halfway point of the mountain, they saw Liu Hongyu and Shitou coming down from above. The clan chief's son immediately stopped them, "Hongyu, Shitou, have you seen Tugeng's father here?"

"I saw it, so what!"

"When did you see it, and which direction did it go?"

"We saw the eldest brother for a while. We saw him walking in a hurry. He didn't respond when we called him. He headed towards Taolin Village."

Uncle, what happened?

"It's hard to explain in a short time. The most important thing right now is to catch Tugeng's father. That old bastard has fled to avoid punishment."

Liu Hongyu and Shi Tou hid their baskets and followed the others to look for the person.

Tugen's father kept running until he was covered in sweat and his legs were trembling. He clutched his chest, unable to run any further. He looked around, but there was no one and no sound. He found a big tree, sat down, and leaned against it to rest.

He took out the silver from his pocket, carefully opened the cloth bag, took out a silver ingot and kissed it, then looked at the silver note. He didn't know how many taels it was, but they said they lost 130 taels, the silver ingot was 30 taels, and there were a few taels of loose silver, so this silver note must be worth 100 taels.

Carefully wrap the things up, place them close to your chest, pat them down, and with this money, find a place where no one knows you, marry a young wife—it's no better than having a haggard old woman at home.

He became increasingly optimistic, envisioning a wonderful future and completely forgetting his current predicament.