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

"In April, our whole family will finally be together again. Let's cook a nice meal tonight to celebrate," Ruxue said excitedly.

"Okay! You can make whatever you want with the things we bought."

I'm going to rest for a bit; my butt hurts so much.

Liu Ruyun had gotten used to April's slutty behavior. She was always talking nonsense, and no matter how many times she was reminded, she just couldn't change it and didn't pay attention. It was fine at home, but if she were outside, she would be laughed at.

Liu Siyue hugged her daughter and kissed and nibbled at her, "Yao'er is so fragrant and soft, she's really delicious."

"Cousin, Yao'er is such a good girl."

"Cousin, what are Mom and Dad doing in the house? Mom loves Yao'er the most, why doesn't she come to see Yao'er?"

Liu Siyue didn't know how to answer her two younger cousins, so she gave an awkward laugh and quickly changed the subject, "By the way, my older cousin brought back a lot of pastries, do you want to eat some?"

"I want to eat, I want to eat! My cousin always buys us delicious food whenever she comes back."

"Go ahead, Miss, go get it."

Everyone was busy with their own things. Liu Siyue lay on the bed with her child for a while. She was a little sleepy, but the child kept squirming in her arms and wouldn't sleep.

"Yao'er, go to sleep now, Mommy is so sleepy. If you don't go to sleep, Mommy won't take you out to play."

Madam Feng pushed the door open with a creak and came in. "If you're sleepy, go to sleep yourself. The child isn't sleepy. Do you think you can force her to sleep? Don't make her cry."

Liu Siyue chuckled, "I just want to get closer to her."

"If you want to be close to your child, hug them more. If you want to be a good mother but also want to be a hands-off parent, there's no such thing as a free lunch."

"Okay, Mother."

"Yao'er, come to Grandma's. Grandma will take you out to play. Your mother has had a hard journey, so let her rest well."

Madam Feng carried Yao'er out and explored every corner of the house. She couldn't describe the feeling in her heart. She never thought that she, Feng Yuzhen, could live such a good life.

When Liu Siyue woke up, she felt refreshed and full of energy, but Yao'er was already asleep.

Inside the main room, Madam Feng and Liu Dawang were sitting and talking. "In April, I weighed all the hawthorns from both families and brought them back. They were all dumped in the empty room. What do you think we should do now? Here's the account book, take a look."

When Liu Siyue took the package, she saw that Liu Fugui's family had 3280 jin and Liu Shitou's family had 3644 jin. They were quite capable, with more than she had expected.

"Understood, Second Uncle, I'll settle the money for them later." Liu Siyue did a quick mental calculation: 3280 divided by 3 equals 1094 coins, and 3644 divided by 3 equals 1215 coins.

"Second Uncle, Mother, we need to prepare food at home. We need to process these hawthorns first. I plan to ask the villagers for help."

"No need to look for anyone, aren't there enough people in our family?"

"Mom, we need to remove the seeds from the hawthorns. There are so many, it'll take us forever to finish. In a few days, Grandma's family will be sending over even more."

"Did you also have your grandma's family harvest hawthorns?"

"Yes, if we want to improve Grandma's family's life, we need to find them some ways to make money. Relying solely on our assistance is not a long-term solution."

"You did the right thing, but we can't keep supporting them. If they get used to taking things from us, they might develop a lazy habit and want to rely on us for everything."

"Yes, that's what I think."

"So who do you want to find?"

"Let's look for them among Uncle Tian's family, Aunt Yu's family, and the clan head's family."

Second Uncle, we still need to set up a few temporary stoves and buy four or five large iron pots. Second Uncle, you can find someone to do this and set them up in the front yard.

Leave everything else to me.

"What will Mother do in April?"

"Mother, please take good care of the child for me, and I'll earn money for us." Liu Siyue and Madam Feng both smiled.

"Mother, we have quite a few pastries at home. I'd like to take some to give away?"

"Take it and give it to them. They have all been kind to us. We should not forget our roots."

"Okay, Ruxue and I will go together."

Liu Siyue took a bamboo basket containing four packets of pastries, several feet of fine cotton cloth, and a packet of candy.

They took Ruxue with them and went out. They first went to Aunt Yu's house. "Aunt Yu, Sister-in-law Zaohua."

Aunt Yu was washing vegetables, and Zao Hua was holding her child and helping her pick out the vegetables, removing all the rotten leaves.

"Ru Xue, Si Yue, you're here! Come and sit down. Is your mother back? I just saw Ru Yue and Ru Xing. They said your mother is back and she's all better."

"Yes, Auntie, my mother is cured."

"God bless you, good people are rewarded."

Liu Siyue teased Gouwa, saying, "Sister-in-law, you've raised Gouwa so well; he's so chubby and healthy."

Liu Siyue took out a package of pastries and fine cotton cloth. "These pastries are for Aunt and Sister-in-law to try, and the cloth is for Gouwa to make some clothes."

"We feel bad that you keep sending us gifts."

"Auntie, there's nothing to be embarrassed about. I remember all your kindness. If it weren't for you giving Yao'er a sip of milk, I don't know what would have happened to the child."

Keep these.

There's something I want to tell you. I'm planning to start a food business. If you're free, you can come and help out. It's a very simple job, and you'll get 15 coins a day, plus lunch.

If my sister-in-law is coming, she can come tomorrow. My aunt can bring the puppy to my house to breastfeed, or my sister-in-law can go home to breastfeed.

"I'm willing to go in April. When do I go tomorrow?"

"You can go at Chenshi (7-9 AM)."

"Aunt Yu, your pickled cabbage is really delicious. Pickle a few more jars and sell them to me later."

"Why do you want more money for this pickled cabbage? I'm glad you like it. It's just that I don't have any jars left."

"Don't worry about that, I'll have my second uncle send a few over."

Liu Siyue then went to two more houses, and finally to the clan chief's house, saying, "Grandpa Clan Chief, Grandma Clan Chief."

The two elderly people were sitting against the wall in the courtyard, basking in the afterglow of the setting sun.

"Ru Xue, April is here. When did you come back? Is your mother better?"

"We're coming back at noon today. Mom is better now, so she came back with us."

I have already handed the documents to the county magistrate, who said that the appointment documents would be issued in a few days.

This is 1 tael and 94 cash, the money for selling hawthorn berries.

The clan chief accepted the silver. "You've earned so much in just a few days. You're not going to give us a subsidy, are you?"

"No, this was all earned by Uncle Fugui and the others. I'm planning to make food. Does anyone in your family want to work here? It'll cost 15 coins a day, including lunch. Preferably a woman."

"How many people do you need? My granddaughter-in-law and granddaughter can both go."

"Then come on over, all of you. Come to my house at 7:00 AM tomorrow."

"Okay, okay, I'll make sure they do a good job."

"Grandma, how does your leg feel now?"

At this point, the clan chief smiled, and the clan grandmother also smiled, "April, thank you, Grandma. My leg doesn't hurt much anymore, and I can finally get a good night's sleep."

The doctor said that my leg hadn't been properly treated before and was deformed, which he couldn't do anything about. However, after treatment, I can walk again.

I'll be content with that. As long as I can walk, I can help with cooking and looking after the children. They won't have to worry about me when they go out, and our family's life will improve.

Liu Siyue smiled, "Grandma is such a good person, she will definitely get better, and our family's life will get better too."

The two left the clan chief's house. "In April, the villagers were gossiping about you. It was Huang who spread the rumors. They were really nasty. I didn't dare tell you."

"Ignore her. As long as she doesn't come and cause trouble in front of me, let her be. A few idle words won't kill anyone."