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

Grandpa Liu was still making excuses for Liu Qingshan's mistakes, showing no remorse whatsoever. Huang Lanhua was repeating the same old story, which annoyed the clan leader greatly. There wasn't a single person in this family who was easy to deal with.

The clan chief pointed to the oxcart, "Go if you want, but this oxcart can't fit anyone."

"Chief, just take us to the town; we'll find our own transportation to the county seat."

As the group was talking, an oxcart slowly drove up. It was Village Chief Wei and his son. Even though the clan chief disliked Old Master Liu and Huang Lanhua, he couldn't refuse them.

"Village Chief Wei, thank you so much for coming and for working so hard for our village."

"There are two people in the village, could you please give them a ride?"

Wei Yuanguang readily agreed, and Master Liu and Huang Lanhua happily walked towards the oxcart. However, he frowned. These were Liu's family members, and not a single one of them was any good. He didn't want them to ride in his family's oxcart.

"Elder Chief, please let two men sit here. My cart is very bumpy, and my son's driving skills are not very good. If something goes wrong, I can't bear the responsibility."

The old clan chief felt deeply ashamed, and felt even more ashamed upon hearing Wei Yuanguang's sarcastic words. "Village Chief Wei is right."

He gestured for the two men to sit down, and since he didn't want to sit with Old Master Liu and felt uncomfortable, he sat down as well.

"Old Hu, drop them off in town."

Old Master Liu was displeased upon hearing this. "Clan leader, can't we sit down now? Just take us directly to the county town, so we don't have to go through any more trouble."

"Since we've already chartered the bus, it doesn't matter if we take one or a whole busload, Chieftain, don't you agree?"

If you want to ride, you can, but you'll have to pay the fare. It's 2 coins from the village to the town, and 5 coins from the town to the county seat. That's 14 coins for the two of you. I don't want a penny of that money; it's for Village Chief Wei, because it's his oxcart that allows him to give you a ride.

If you agree, get on the bus; if you don't, go by yourselves.

"I agree. I'll give you the money when I get back from the county town." Old Master Liu was a cunning man. What could he do if he didn't have the money when he got back? It wasn't that he didn't want to give it to me, he just didn't have it for the time being.

The clan chief knew what he was up to. "Pay first before you ride. If you don't have money, don't ride. Do you go to town to ride without paying?"

"If you're in a hurry, pay quickly, otherwise we'll leave and waste your time."

With a pained expression, Master Liu pulled out a handful of copper coins, counted out 14 coins, and handed them to the clan chief. The clan chief then gave them to Village Chief Wei in front of him, who accepted them without hesitation, to prevent the old man from making fun of the clan chief later.

Grandpa Liu and Huang Lanhua got into the oxcart, and with a shout from Old Man Hu, the oxcart slowly started moving.

On the oxcart, Tugeng's father's hands and feet were still tied. He started cursing at Old Master Liu and Huang Lanhua, "It's all that beast Liu Qingshan's fault. He came up with a bad idea and instigated us to rob Dawang's house to demand compensation. He even stole their bricks and tiles to sell. We've already suffered enough with two sons dead and one crippled. Now we have to suffer even more from that black-hearted Liu Qingshan."

"Grandpa Liu, you have to compensate our family."

"Pah!"

Gousheng, you shameless bastard! Did my son drag you there or tie you up? When it came to stealing, you were the fastest runner. You stole 130 taels of silver from Dawang's family and didn't share a single penny with anyone.

You heartless bastard, how dare you keep this to yourself and make everyone else take the blame?

Now that things have gone wrong, you want to pin the blame on Qingshan? You wish!

Liu Fusheng's ears were ringing from the noise. He couldn't do anything to Huang Lanhua, so he took off Gousheng's shoe and stuffed it into Gousheng's mouth. Huang Lanhua still wouldn't let it go, so Liu Fusheng snorted, "If you keep making noise, you're going down!"

Huang Lanhua immediately shut down the fire, fearing she would be kicked off and ruin everything.

county seat.

When Wang Cuilan and Liu Hongsheng arrived in the county town, they went straight to Huichuntang Pharmacy. The shop assistant, seeing the woman enter from the oxcart, quickly greeted her, "Auntie, are you here for a medical appointment or to pick up medicine?"

"I don't go to the doctor or get medicine; I want to ask you about someone."

"If you want to ask about people or information, you should go to a teahouse or tavern. This is a clinic, so we don't have that kind of reliable information here."

"Young man, the person I'm asking about is here for medical treatment. His name is Liu Siyue. I wonder if he's at the clinic?"

"Who are you?"

"We're from Liujia Village, the same village as hers. Her mother came to see a doctor, and we also came to the county town today to check on her condition."

Dewey knew that Liu Siyue's family was going to file a lawsuit, and that the lawsuit was against the people of Liujia Village, so he couldn't cause them any trouble.

"Auntie, Madam Liu brought her family to see the doctor yesterday. After the consultation, she left, but I have no idea where she went."

"Brother, I really need to talk to them urgently, could you please let me know?"

"Auntie, I really didn't lie to you. They're definitely not at the clinic, and I don't know where they went."

After saying this, Dewey ignored the two men and went to greet the other patients.

"Mother, what will we do if we can't see Uncle Dawang and the others?"

"We'll wait here. If we don't see anyone today, we'll find an inn to stay in. There might be a court hearing tomorrow, and we'll definitely see someone at the yamen gate."

The mother and son waited by Huichuntang until dark, but the person they wanted to see did not appear. They could only find the cheapest inn in the county town to stay in.

Tang, the clerk, escorted the Liu family back to the county office and temporarily imprisoned them. The already cramped prison cells became even more crowded with so many people.

Their arrival restricted the old prisoners' living space, and they were extremely dissatisfied with them. Liu Qingshan saw that the prisoners had disheveled hair and smelled bad, and he looked disgusted.

His gaze made the old prisoner stand up abruptly, slapping Liu Qingshan twice across the face and spitting out, "You dare to look down on me, you're asking for death."

"Tell me, what have you all done by coming in all at once?"

The old prisoner's eyes were fierce and sharp, making the villagers of Liujia Village shrink back. They were just a bunch of country bumpkins who had never seen the world, and they couldn't withstand such a gaze. Tugen's seventh brother, Shugen, burst into tears, "Big brother~"

"What are you crying for, you little brat? If you cry again, I'll pull out your teeth."

Tree Root quickly covered his mouth, and Water Root quickly smiled apologetically, "Grandpa, he's just a kid, he doesn't know any better, please forgive him."

"Tell me, why did you come in?"

Fearing a beating, Shuigen gave a rough account of what had happened. The old prisoner, worried he was lying, asked another person, "Is what he said true?"

"It is absolutely true, every word is true."

The old prisoner felt relieved. He had thought it was another case of his gang being wiped out. Looking at these men, he thought, "A bunch of spineless cowards, bullying honest people. They deserve to be beaten."

With one kick, Liu Qingshan was knocked to the ground, writhing in pain. No one else dared to help him up; they all hid in a corner, trembling with fear.

After dinner, Zhang, the lawyer, came to Penglai Inn and told them that the case would be heard the next morning. The magistrate had deliberately sent his yamen runners to spread the word in the city that the case would be heard the next day.

He wanted more people to see his public trial, which also served as a warning to everyone, especially those villagers who didn't understand the law. He wanted them to spread the word about how to handle similar situations in the future, and also to remind the village chiefs.

Wang Cuilan naturally heard the news as well. Tomorrow, they will wait at the yamen gate early to see Liu Siyue as soon as possible. She knows that as long as Siyue can say a word, the head of the household will be punished less. If Dawang can consider their past relationship, things will be even easier.