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

"Go and see what the eldest is yelling about again. There's never a moment of peace in this house." Old Mrs. Liu - Bai Dahua - responded and went out.

"Boss, why are you calling your dad?"

"Mother, am I still your son? I've only lost a leg, not my brain or my nose."

Look at me now. Apart from bringing me food in the morning and evening, has anyone ever cared about me at other times?

Smell this room. How is it any different from the latrine?

It's a good thing it's almost winter and the weather is getting colder, otherwise I would have been infested with maggots living here, and my wound would never have healed.

You all think I'm a hassle, so you threw me a jar for my convenience. Now that the jar is full, no one's come to empty it for me.

"If you think I'm a burden, you might as well let me die." Liu Dahu, a tall and strong man, silently shed bitter tears. He felt wronged. In all his decades of life, he had never been treated like this!

"Big Tiger, what are you saying? How could your parents dislike you? It's just that there have been many things going on at home lately, and they've been neglecting you for a while."

As you know, your wife was flogged by the county magistrate, and she is injured and unable to move while lying on the bed.

The third son's family moved out again, leaving even less work to be done at home.

Today, Gu's maternal family came. Gu said she either had to separate from the family or leave home. Your father gave her one mu of dry land and one mu of paddy field, but she thought it was too little and disagreed. In the end, they invited the clan chief, and your father made the decision, allowing her to divorce from Qinghe.

Yu's family also came; she brought her two children and said she was going to stay at her parents' home for a few days.

Look, the only people in our family who can move around right now are me, your dad, and August.

"It's really not that your parents dislike you, Da Hu."

"How could Father agree to a divorce from Madam Gu? What will happen to the two children if she leaves?"

"Your father had no choice. If the division of the family property couldn't be done according to her wishes, she would go back to her parents' home. If she stays at her parents' home and doesn't come back, what's the difference between that and a divorce?"

Even if we force her to stay at home, she still causes a ruckus and disrupts the peace of the household.

Your father and I have discussed it. We'll sell those two pigs in the next couple of days. They'll stay home and work hard in August, so they can take good care of you.

"Mom, it would be a huge loss to sell the pig now. There are only two months until the New Year, and there are already fewer pigs this year. If we raise the pig until the New Year, we can definitely sell it for a good price."

"Sigh, there's nothing we can do about it!"

"Mother, we can't sell this pig now. Please bear with us for a few more days. Once Huang is able to move, everything will be alright."

"Okay, then I'll have August come to your room early or late to tidy up for you."

Liu Bayue returned carrying a large basket of pig feed. Just as she put the basket down, the old woman called to her, "Bayue, come here to Grandma."

"Grandma, wait a moment, I'm going to wash up."

Liu Bayue washed himself clean and came to the main room. Old Master Liu and Old Lady Liu sat on either side of the Eight Immortals table, looking very imposing.

"August, Grandma has something to tell you." Bai Dahua then told August about the recent events that had happened in the family.

"In August, Grandma got old and couldn't work anymore, so now the whole family depends on you."

You can spend some time each day tidying up the house for your dad. In the morning, you can get up early and cook the meals for the family. At noon, I can just heat them up and we can eat.

Come home early tonight, you still need to cook.

"Grandma, I understand." August reluctantly agreed. Now that the weather is cold, it's getting harder and harder to gather pig feed, and he has to go to a very far place to get it.

She already gets up early enough and is tired enough every day, and now they're adding more work for her. She doesn't want to agree, but what can she do?

More than doing heavy work, she was afraid to face her father, Liu Dahu. The thought of cleaning his house sent chills down her spine.

"Alright, now hurry up and cook, the whole family is still hungry."

When Liu Yue got to the kitchen, she was wiping away tears as she tended the fire. Why was her life so miserable?

Footsteps sounded, and Gu's two children ran in. "Auntie, Auntie, we're so hungry! Isn't the food ready yet? Why is it taking so long?"

"Lai Gui, you take your sister out to play first. Your aunt will call you when dinner is ready."

"Auntie, hurry up, or we'll tell Grandpa and Grandma, Great-Grandpa and Great-Grandma, that you're slacking off."

August shook her head helplessly and smiled bitterly. Even such a young child knew how to tattle and threaten her. She was the most lowly person in this family.

After working for a while, she finally finished cooking the porridge and called everyone to come and eat. She served the porridge to everyone and was about to sit down to eat when Old Lady Liu said with a displeased look, "August, your parents haven't eaten yet, how can you eat first?"

"Quickly, fill two bowls with porridge and take them over; they must be starving."

Liu Bayue put down the bowl she had picked up, ladled all the porridge from the pot into two bowls, and gave one to Huang Lanhua first, saying, "You wretched thing, you're bringing me food so late, I've been starving to death."

"Mom, I just came back from gathering pig feed. As soon as I got back, I started cooking and brought it to you right away."

"You've learned to talk back now. Wait until I'm better, I'll beat you to death."

Get out of here, don't get in my way.

"They're all troublesome. That Gu woman is a slut. When I see her, I'll tear her to pieces." Huang Lanhua cursed as she ate her porridge.

Liu Bayue went to the kitchen again and brought a bowl of porridge to Liu Dahu. The closer she got to Liu Dahu's house, the more frightened she became, and her hands trembled as she held the bowl.

She called out "Father" in a trembling voice.

Liu Dahu opened his eyes and glared angrily at August. "You good-for-nothing, you're so slow at doing things. Are you trying to starve your father to death?"

"Are you trying to bully me because I can't move right now?"

"Dad, I didn't. I just came back late from gathering pig feed. Grandma told me that I hadn't cooked yet, so I started cooking."

"See, I brought it over to you as soon as it was ready."

Liu Dahu propped himself up and sat up. August brought him the porridge.

"Dad, you eat first, I'll come and collect the bowls later." Just as she was about to leave, Liu Dahu called out to her.

"Don't leave yet, tidy up the room for me."

Liu Bayue was so hungry that her stomach was practically sticking to her back, but she didn't dare disobey Liu Dahu, so she could only continue working.

By the time she finished cleaning the house, Liu Dahu had already finished eating and went to the kitchen with his bowl.

When she went to the kitchen, everyone had left. Her bowl of porridge, which used to be thick and creamy, was now so clear that you could see your reflection in it.

It turned out that right after she left, Gu's two children complained that they weren't full and wanted more food.

Bai Dahua divided Liu Bayue's porridge between the two children, and also gave some to her great-grandson Laigui. The little one got an extra bite.

Da Hua was worried that there wouldn't be anything to eat when she came back in August, so she scooped a ladle of cold water into a bowl and stirred it.

Liu Bayue was truly suffering inside! However, she could only cry out her suffering in her heart and dared not speak it aloud.

At that moment, a terrible thought flashed through her mind: she wanted to buy a packet of rat poison, put it in the pot, and poison the whole family.

She knew she couldn't do that; poisoning them would be the end of it, and besides, she didn't have the money to buy rat poison.

She didn't know how much longer she could hold on, and she placed all her hopes on Liu Siyue.

Thinking of her second sister, she felt hopeful again. She hoped that her family could arrange a marriage for her as soon as possible so that her second sister could help her.

Liu Bayue drank the bowl of cold, thin soup, cleaned up the kitchen, picked up her basket, and went up the mountain again.

She's figured it out this time: whenever she's cooking, she'll eat her fill first before inviting others over.