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

The uncle and nephew bought some things in the county town and then drove the oxcart back home.

We arrived in Sifang Town just as lunchtime was approaching. The town was bustling with market day activity.

The two men drove the oxcart slowly into the street, directly to the entrance of the grain shop. Many villagers were arguing with the shop assistant, "Why has the price of grain risen so high? Are you even letting us ordinary people come here?"

The shop assistant kept explaining that this was the manager's idea, and that he was just a shop assistant.

When the shop assistant saw these people pointing their fingers at him and yelling at him, he immediately got angry. "This is a voluntary transaction. We didn't force you to buy. If you think it's too expensive, you don't have to buy it. Go buy it somewhere cheaper!"

Just as the two sides were arguing fiercely, the shopkeeper came out from behind and said, "The shopkeeper is right. If you think it's too expensive, you don't have to buy it."

"If you cause trouble in front of my shop, don't blame me for being impolite." Several thugs appeared behind the shopkeeper, scaring everyone back. They instantly lost their previous momentum; they were just bullies who preyed on the weak.

Liu Dawang inquired about grain prices from the surrounding villagers and learned that only coarse grains had increased in price, while fine grains had not increased much.

The price of brown rice, which was originally 5 coins, has now risen to 11 coins, and the price of other coarse grains has basically doubled.

Liu Dawang returned to the oxcart and said to Liu Siyue, "The grain in the town is one coin more expensive than in the county town."

Whole grains have basically doubled in price, while refined grains haven't increased much.

It's better to buy grain in the county seat than in town.

"If you have your own oxcart and buy a lot at once, it's definitely more cost-effective to go to the county town. If you're buying a small amount and don't have your own cart, it's more cost-effective to go to the town."

"The round-trip travel expenses, plus the city entrance fee, and the time wasted, all add up to more money than in town." Liu Dawang thought it made a lot of sense when he heard what Siyue said.

"In April, shall we still buy it?"

"Let's not buy it for now. When I go to the county town someday, I'll ask about the grain prices in town first, then in the county town, and buy it wherever it's cheaper."

"That works too, anyway, we've bought enough food to last us a month."

"Yes, we need to go back and tell the clan leader about this as soon as possible."

"Second Uncle, since we're not buying grain, you drive the oxcart to the town entrance and wait for me. I'll wander around the town; it's been a long time since I've been to the market."

"Okay, then be careful. I'll wait for you at the town entrance."

As Liu Siyue strolled around, she came to the entrance of the bookstore and saw that a large crowd had gathered there.

She was also curious about what all those people were doing at the entrance of the bookstore. Upon closer inspection, she realized that the onlookers were all men.

She leaned closer to listen and learned that the bookstore was collecting storybooks. The notice had been posted at the door for over a month, and more than 20 people had submitted their work, but he hadn't received a single storybook with any originality.

The storybooks that people sent were all the same: stories of poor scholars and rich girls. The plots were exactly the same, only the characters, locations, and names were different.

With only three months until Chinese New Year, if no new scripts come out soon, we'll miss out on the sales surge during the holiday season.

The bookstore owner came out and said, "Gentlemen, we welcome your submissions. If you know anyone who can write storybooks, you can also introduce them. As long as their storybook is approved by us, the referrer will be rewarded with ten taels of silver. Please help spread the word."

A commotion immediately broke out at the entrance of the bookstore: "Shopkeeper, is this really true?"

"Of course it's true. How could I dare to lie to people in front of everyone?"

Liu Siyue squeezed to the front and sure enough, she saw a sign in front of the bookstore that read: "Buying novel and creative storybooks. As long as the content is good, price is not a problem."

She asked the people next to her what the sign meant. A scholar-looking man glanced at her disdainfully and said, "Does a country bumpkin need to know these things? It's an insult to culture and a desecration of sages."

Liu Siyue didn't argue with him. Another scholar smiled and said, "It says here that Yuewenzhai is buying novel stories at a good price. This lady must have a scholar in her family or know a scholar, otherwise she wouldn't care about the notice from the bookstore."

"Thank you for your explanation, sir. There are indeed scholars in my family. I am just a woman and don't understand, so I would like to know more about it."

"Madam, you don't need to be so polite. As the shopkeeper just said, if the storybook is well-received, the person who introduces you will be rewarded with 10 taels of silver."

The manager of Yuewenzhai was very worried. What could he do if he didn't have any good storybooks?

Liu Siyue squeezed out of the crowd, found a secluded spot, and slipped into her spatial dimension. When she came out again, she was already a handsome young man.

As Liu Siyue entered the study, the shop assistant greeted her warmly. She inquired about storybooks, and Manager Shen immediately perked up upon hearing the word. "Does this young master have any storybooks to sell? We don't have any at the moment. I just wanted to ask, how much do you usually pay for storybooks?"

"It depends on the story. If the story is good, a hundred taels of silver is not a problem."

Upon hearing that it was only a hundred taels of silver, Liu Siyue immediately lost interest. It wasn't worth spending half a day painstakingly writing to earn a hundred taels of silver.

"Shopkeeper, the story is of course a unique and wonderful one. I've also read the storybooks on the market, and they're all stories about poor scholars and rich heiresses, without any originality."

Although I have some literary knowledge, I also know the market value of a good story. A hundred taels of silver is not enough to write a book. The shopkeeper should know the value of a storybook. It's not just about selling stories; it can make the bookstore famous and increase its reputation, while also making the bookstore's business more prosperous.

A storybook isn't just sold as a single copy; it can be sold countless times. It can be sold in Sifang Town, Lingshui County, or Dongping Prefecture. Words spread quickly, and with careful planning, it can even reach the capital. The ladies and young women of high-ranking officials and nobles love it; you can imagine the profits involved.

After listening to his words, the shopkeeper realized that this young master was no ordinary person and respected him even more. "Young master, if you have any good stories to tell, we can sit down and discuss them."

"The shopkeeper didn't see the storybook, so no matter how well they discussed it, it was all in vain."

"We can discuss it again when I find a good storybook."

"If you can deliver the storybook by the end of October, as long as the story is original and engaging, you will be rewarded with an additional 100 taels in addition to the agreed price."

"It's settled then!"

"I hope that you can send the storybook soon so that we can reach an agreement."

"May I ask how you are addressed, young master?"

"I apologize for not being able to provide your form of address at this time."

"It's alright, it's alright."

As Liu Siyue left the bookstore, she was surprised to see her ex-husband Lu Yunzhou and a beautiful woman coming out of the restaurant. The two seemed to be very close. It turned out that Lu Yunzhou liked this type of woman.

Liu Siyue deliberately acted maliciously, running quickly towards Lu Yunzhou. As she passed by, she deliberately bumped into him, causing Lu Yunzhou to stumble and crash directly into the woman next to him.

The woman was knocked to the ground by his collision, and he was tripped by her foot and also fell to the ground, both of them getting bruises on their faces.

Ignoring the pain on his face, Lu Yunzhou quickly helped the woman on the ground up.

"Miss Zhou, are you alright? Are you injured anywhere? Should we go to the clinic?"

"I'm fine, but you've injured your face, young master. You should go to the clinic quickly, otherwise it will be terrible if it leaves a scar."

Lu Yunzhou looked around at the person who had bumped into him. As a scholar, he couldn't curse like an ordinary person, so he had to keep his anger inside.

He only saw the color of the clothes of the person who bumped into him, but not their face. He looked around but couldn't find that color, so he had no choice but to follow Miss Zhou to the clinic.

Liu Siyue stood not far away, secretly laughing to herself. Serves him right!

This can be seen as her giving the original owner a small punishment for that scumbag.