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

Around lunchtime, an oxcart arrived at Liujia Village and headed straight for the end of the village.

The villagers pointed to the people on the oxcart, saying, "Look, aren't those people on the oxcart Feng's wife? They've been coming for several years now."

"That Mr. Feng?"

"It could be that Feng family member, Da Wang's wife, Feng Yuzhen!"

"What you're saying is true. Both families were so poor before, it would have been even more upsetting to see each other."

They probably came this time because they heard about what happened at Da Wang's house, and came to see Madam Feng.

When they arrived at Liu Dawang's house, they saw that the house was almost finished and wondered if they had come to the wrong house. They asked their son to check it from the front and back, and sure enough, it was the right house.

Feng's mother said, "Eldest son, go in and ask if this is Liu Dawang's house."

Liu Dawang and the others were in the kitchen preparing their meal and had no idea that someone had arrived.

The eldest son of the Feng family went inside and saw a worker. He asked, "Brother, can I ask you if this is Liu Dawang's house?"

"I don't know, I'm not from this village. Go ask him, he's the one in charge here." The man working pointed to Master Chang. He knew the master's surname was Liu, but he hadn't really paid attention to his given name.

Thank you!

Master Chang was giving instructions on the construction site with his hands behind his back when Boss Feng approached him. "Master, could you tell me if the owner of this house is named Liu Dawang?"

"Who are you?"

"My name is Feng Dagang, and I am Liu Dawang's brother-in-law."

"Oh, so you're the master's brother-in-law! This is Liu Dawang's house. I'll go call for help."

Master Chang walked quickly to the backyard, where Liu Dawang and the others were eating. "Master, a relative of yours has come. His name is Feng Dagang, and he says he is your brother-in-law."

"Your uncle is here. Come with me to greet him."

Liu Dawang led the children into the yard and saw Feng Dagang standing there staring straight at them. "Big brother, uncle..."

"Brother-in-law, the children..."

"You came alone, come in quickly, the food has just been served."

"My parents and second brother are here too; they're right outside the door."

"Come on, quickly invite them in. The house isn't finished yet and it's a bit messy. I was planning to invite you in after the house was fixed, but I didn't expect you to come early."

"How could you not come? Such a big thing happened in your family, and you didn't even tell us. You just let the villagers bully you. If someone hadn't come back from the county town and told us about it, we wouldn't have known until now."

I heard a family member was injured. Who was it?

I'll tell you the details later.

"Father-in-law, mother-in-law, second brother, hurry home. Ruyun, Ruxue, quickly bring your maternal grandparents and uncles inside."

I drove the cows to the barn and fed them first.

Ruyun led them into the main room first. The food they had at home was clearly not enough, so she told Ruxue to go and get some water first. She told her father to come and keep Grandpa company while she cooked.

Ruyue and Ruxing quickly called out, "Grandma and Grandpa, eldest uncle, second uncle."

"Ruyue and Ruxing have grown so big, they are so beautiful. Come here and let Grandma give them a kiss."

Mother Feng kissed each of them on the cheek. "Time flies. It's been two years since Grandma last visited. The children have grown so much."

A moment later, Liu Dawang came in. "Dad, you stay and chat with Grandpa and the others for a while. I'll go prepare the meal."

"Cook more rice."

"understood."

Ruxue came in carrying a plate. "Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle, you must have been traveling all morning. Come and have some water."

Mrs. Feng took a sip and exclaimed, "This water is so sweet! How much sugar did you put in? Is sugar free?!"

What a waste!

"Here you go, this is not a waste."

You two talk to Dad, I'll go check on the kitchen.

"Dawang, what happened? Where is Wuzhen? I heard someone was injured, who was it?"

Liu Dawang began by recounting how the villagers went into the mountains to dig for treasure, and continued all the way to the county magistrate's judgment.

The Feng family members were dumbfounded; this was even more exciting than the stories told by a storyteller.

It's truly heartbreaking. Greed drove them to recklessly venture into the deep mountains, resulting in the deaths of so many people.

"How is Yuzhen now?"

"Don't worry, Mother-in-law. Yuzhen lives in the county town, and Ruyu is with her. Doctors from the county town give her acupuncture treatment every day."

The doctor said he should wake up in about two weeks.

"I don't know where she lives either; it was all arranged in April."

"Who is April?"

"I forgot to tell you, April is my eldest brother's second daughter."

"Wasn't she sold by your older brother's family to be a child bride? Now that she's doing well, she's moved to the city?"

Liu Dawang sighed deeply again and recounted the whole story of Liu Siyue.

The Feng family members sighed again, "How could there be such heartless parents? Aren't they forcing their child to die?"

They're both unfortunate children, but this mother and daughter are incredibly lucky. They say those who survive great calamities are destined for good fortune; they'll have a better life ahead of them.

"Mother-in-law, in April she recognized Yuzhen as her mother. Although I am her second uncle, she is closer to Yuzhen."

"You're jealous, and you're arguing with your wife. The fact that she recognized Yuzhen as her mother in April shows that she approves of Yuzhen, and that Yuzhen is a good mother."

"My mother-in-law is right."

"Actually, the family's current situation is all thanks to April. Look at this house we built, the food we eat, the clothes we wear, and everything we use were all bought in April. That child is a filial and sensible person, but he just had bad luck in marrying the wrong person."

As they were talking, Ruxue came to call them for dinner, "Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle, dinner's ready."

When Feng's mother saw the food, she was shocked. "You children, are you not planning to live a comfortable life? After this meal, will you starve for the next?"

"Grandma, these dishes are nothing. You don't come often. Your arrival today was unexpected, so we didn't prepare anything. Please make do with this. Once the house is built, we'll bring you here to live with us and cook you something delicious."

Mother often thinks of you, but her health has always been poor. Now that there's room in the house, you can come and stay often, which will ease Mother's longing for her family.

Looking at Liu Siyue, Madam Feng thought, "Such a good girl, that family must be blind." Madam Feng went over and took Liu Siyue's hand. "You must be Siyue. You're such a good child. You've suffered so much."

"Grandma, it's not bitter at all. This is what they call 'after hardship comes happiness'."

"Yes, yes, after hardship comes happiness, after bitterness comes sweetness."

Liu Ruyun urged everyone to sit down and eat. As they ate, they chatted. "Dawang, you didn't even tell us about such a big thing as building a house. We are five brothers. We may not have much else, but we have more than enough strength."

"If we had been there that day, they definitely wouldn't have been able to cause any trouble."

Liu Siyue quickly took the blame, "Uncle, it was my oversight, don't blame Second Uncle."

You're just a kid, you don't understand. He's a grown man, how could he not understand?

"Brother, I was right to think it over carefully. You're right to reprimand me."

After dinner, everyone sat in the main room for a while. Madam Feng said, "Everything is fine at home, so we are relieved. We were planning to visit Yuzhen, but she is still receiving treatment, so we won't disturb her. Please send someone to let us know when Yuzhen returns."

It's getting late, and it gets dark quickly these days, so we should head back now.

"Grandma, it's been years since you last came here, and it's not easy for you to come all this way. Stay here tonight and go back tomorrow. You and Grandpa are so old, how can you bear the bumpy journey?"

"No, no, this oxcart is rented from the village chief's family for 20 coins a day. There's nothing to do here. It's a waste of 20 coins. With those 20 coins, we can buy several catties of brown rice and have enough for several meals at home."

"Grandma and Grandpa, you don't know yet, but the price of grain has gone up. 20 coins can only buy less than two pounds of brown rice."

Everyone was astonished, "When did this happen?"

"We came back from the county town yesterday, and it was one coin more expensive in the town than in the county town."

The Feng family was devastated. How were they going to get through this? They were uneasy inside, but on the surface they remained calm, not wanting to cause them trouble or worry.