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

After the county court concluded its trial, Liu Siyue took Liu Dawang and returned to the inn.

"Second Uncle, the case is over. I'll send you back to the village tomorrow. You'll still need to take care of the family."

Don't worry about Mom in the county town. Ruyu is with her; I've made all the arrangements.

"Let's go back and buy some grain; those people have looted all the grain from our house."

"Okay, Second Uncle, I believe you."

Liu Siyue took out 10 taels of silver and gave it to Liu Dawang. "Second Uncle, take this 10 taels of silver. It's still early. Go and stroll around the streets. Buy whatever you like and eat whatever you want. I'm not afraid of you spending money; I'm just afraid you won't spend it."

If you get tired from walking around, go back to the inn to rest. I have things to do, so I'll come back tonight.

"Go ahead and do your work, your second uncle can take care of himself."

Liu Siyue and Qingwu left the inn. "Qingwu, I'm planning to visit the magistrate's wife now. Do you think this is a suitable time to go?"

"Madam, the time is appropriate, but you did not send a visiting card, so it would be very abrupt to go there. I don't know if the magistrate's wife will be available to receive you."

Liu Siyue recalled what Granny Liu had said: "Granny Liu, who serves the county magistrate's wife, said that it's possible to go through the back door anytime. She has already made arrangements."

"Since it's our first visit, what gift should we bring? It wouldn't be good to arrive empty-handed."

"Buy some pastries; it's our first meeting, so we don't need expensive gifts."

Liu Siyue thought Qingwu's words made sense. The two went to a famous pastry shop in the county town, picked out the best pastries and bought two catties. The two walked to the back residence of the county government.

The two walked to the back door, only to find it closed. Qingwu knocked, and the door creaked open. A middle-aged man stepped out. He looked them up and down, and seeing their ordinary clothes, his tone became somewhat unfriendly. "Who are you? Do you know where you are? Is this a place you can just come and go as you please?"

Hearing the man's tone of voice and the way he looked at them, Liu Siyue's goodwill towards the magistrate's family diminished. It is said that even a seventh-rank official is above the prime minister's gate. This is only a seventh-rank magistrate's family, and the gatekeeper is already so arrogant. If the higher-ranking officials are so arrogant, wouldn't they be looking down on everyone else?

Before Qingwu could speak, Liu Siyue waved her hand and said, "Since we were able to come here, of course we know what this place is. Since we can't get in, please tell Granny Liu that I, Liu Siyue, have been here."

"Qingwu, let's go."

Liu Siyue gave the gatekeeper no room to maneuver and left with Qingwu.

The gatekeeper muttered Liu Siyue's name. Why did it sound so familiar? He slapped his forehead and remembered. Granny Liu had instructed him that if a woman named Liu Siyue came to visit, he should just bring her in.

He was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, pacing around in circles. Oh no, oh no, oh no! He had been so focused on dozing off that he had spoken a bit rashly. Since it was Granny Liu who had specifically instructed him, this person must be extraordinary.

If the master and mistress found out, they would surely sell him out. He slapped himself twice to bring himself back to his senses.

He immediately rushed out, trying to catch up with the person, but he couldn't even see a shadow of them.

Liu Siyue did it on purpose; she wanted to teach this arrogant doorman a lesson for being so condescending.

Liu Siyue took Qingwu directly back to the Yun residence, and gave the two packets of pastries to Ruyu so that she could share them with the people in the residence.

"Cousin, is the lawsuit over?"

"Yes, it's over. Liu Qingshan was sentenced to 3 years of hard labor, Liu Gousheng was sentenced to 5 years of hard labor, and Uncle Liu was sentenced to 6 months in prison, which was taken by his grandson."

Everyone else was punished with a cane and fined, then sent home.

"Cousin, why does Liu Gousheng have two more years of service than Liu Qingshan?"

"Why? Because Liu Gousheng stole 130 taels of silver from our family and ran away with it, so he was severely punished."

Ru Yu said "Oh," realizing that meant the lost silver had been found.

"Ruyu, my second uncle and I will be going back to the village tomorrow. You stay here to take care of Mother. If anything happens, have Qingwu send me a message."

"Okay, cousin, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of Mom."

"Is there anything you want to say to your family?"

"Don't worry, my elder sisters, I will definitely take good care of Mother."

Take a bag of these pastries back for your older and younger sisters.

"No need, you can eat by yourself. I'll buy things for the trip back, and they'll have plenty to eat and drink."

I'll go in and see Mother.

Liu Siyue went in and fed Feng some spiritual spring water, and came out after a short while.

She left Qingwu at the house and went to the inn alone.

Liu Dawang was reluctant to spend money, feeling that things in the county were too expensive. He decided to skip lunch and just have dinner, since he was going home the next day anyway.

Liu Siyue asked the innkeeper if her second uncle had gone out.

"Madam Liu, after Mr. Liu entered the inn with you, he stayed in the room and did not go out."

Liu Siyue took out 5 coins, put them in the waiter's hand, said thank you, and went upstairs.

She knocked on Liu Dawang's door. "Second Uncle, why didn't you go out for a stroll? Have you had lunch yet?"

"I don't want to go shopping, and I've already had lunch."

Knowing her second uncle was frugal and not wanting to embarrass him, she said, "Second Uncle, I haven't eaten yet, I'm so hungry. Come downstairs with me and we'll eat something, then we can go for a walk in the street."

"Okay, let's go now."

"Second Uncle, I told you we're not afraid to spend money. Buy whatever you want."

"My second uncle rarely comes to the county town, so I'll take you out for something nice to eat today."

Liu Siyue took her second uncle directly to the restaurant. He ordered roast chicken, braised pork knuckle, braised pork belly, a few side dishes, and a pot of wine.

"April, you ordered so much, can you finish it all? The food at this restaurant is expensive!"

"Second Uncle, if I can't finish it, you're here. Besides, we won the lawsuit today, shouldn't we celebrate?"

Liu Dawang grinned. Even if it's a celebration, we can't be so wasteful. These dishes don't look cheap at all.

When the food and drinks arrived, Liu Siyue immediately broke off two chicken legs and put them in Liu Dawang's bowl, then tore off two chicken wings for herself, saying, "Hurry up and eat." She poured Liu Dawang a drink while urging him to eat.

Liu Siyue picked up a chicken wing and started eating. After finishing the chicken wing, she picked up her rice and ate a few pieces of braised pork. While eating, she kept putting food into Liu Dawang's bowl. Liu Dawang looked at the mountain of food in his bowl and no longer hesitated. He picked up his bowl and started eating. It would be such a waste to waste such good food.

After finishing her meal, Liu Siyue wiped her mouth, poured herself some tea, and said, "Second Uncle, eat slowly, there's no rush!"

After finishing his bowl of rice, Da Wang noticed there was still so much food left. "April, what should we do with all this food? Why don't we take it back to the inn to eat?"

"Yes, it's a shame to leave so much food uneaten, but the restaurant doesn't allow us to take it out!"

"Why can't we bring it? We paid for it."

"The restaurant has a rule that you can only take away untouched dishes; you can't take away dishes that have been eaten, as it will affect their reputation."

Looking at Liu Dawang's expression, Liu Siyue knew that based on her second uncle's usual appetite, he could definitely finish all these dishes.

Liu Dawang looked at the vegetables with heartache. "April Yueyue, it's such a pity to waste such good vegetables. We farmers may never be able to eat them in our entire lives."

Second Uncle, just eat it all!

"Second Uncle, if you're full, let's not eat anymore. What if you ruin your health?"

"Don't worry, your second uncle can eat!" He had never heard of food making a person sick.

"Second Uncle ate it, so please don't laugh at him!"

"Second Uncle, if you can eat, then hurry up and eat. Why would I laugh at you?"

Liu Dawang swung his chopsticks around and ate, finishing almost all the dishes on the table. In the end, only a little soup was left on the plate, and he didn't intend to let any of that soup go to waste.