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

Liu Siyue listened attentively to Liu Dawang's words. "Second Uncle, hearing you say that makes me even more worried. Why don't we go tomorrow?"

"Can't just the two of us go? We need to call some more people. If we can't reach an agreement and a conflict breaks out, we won't even have any help. Wouldn't we just be getting beaten up for nothing?"

"Second Uncle, as I said, this matter must be kept secret. I don't want anyone to know. If a conflict really arises, I have my own arrangements. Second Uncle, you don't need to worry."

"Lightly dancing, gracefully swaying, don't let their appearance fool you; these two women are highly skilled in martial arts, more than capable of handling a group of villagers."

"Okay, then let's go tomorrow morning. Qingshui Town is not close to us, and if we go in one day, we definitely won't be able to come back in one day."

"Mother, don't worry if we don't come back for two or three days. It's just that we haven't finished taking care of things."

"I'm still not at ease with just the four of you going. No matter how good the two girls are in kung fu, they can't withstand a large number of people. They say that even two fists can't beat four hands, and even a hero can't withstand a pack of wolves."

If you don't want the villagers to know, why don't you go to your uncle and the others tomorrow? Asking them for help will definitely be fine.

"No need, Mother, just listen to me, nothing will happen."

"If you haven't returned in three days at most, I'll go find someone."

"Alright, if we haven't returned in three days, Mother will have Ruyu go to the Yun residence in the county town to find Ningxiang and Madam Yun. They know what to do."

I left a carriage at home; Xiaoyu will drive it.

"Xiaoyu can drive a horse-drawn carriage? How come I didn't know that!"

"When her mother was unconscious and receiving treatment in the county town, Xiaoyu learned from her master."

"Okay, Mother has remembered everything."

Liu Siyue didn't believe that the three of them couldn't handle a group of villagers. If anyone was dissatisfied, they could make an example of them. It wouldn't do them any good, so who would want to rush forward and become cannon fodder?

Liu Ruyun is now in charge of pastry production. In the afternoon, when everyone was about to start work, she called everyone together and said, "Aunties, I have something to tell you. Our pastries are selling well, and we need 3000 catties in 6 days. You will have to work a little harder. If you work an extra hour each day, you will get an extra 5 wen of wages. Please tell your families when you get home."

"Will working for an extra hour be enough? What if we can't finish it? I heard from my husband that the officials in the city are very particular. If the goods aren't delivered on time, they'll be fined."

Like him, if he was late for work or didn't do a good job, he would be fined and scolded by the shopkeeper.

"Why don't we come earlier in the morning and make more? It can't hurt to make more; more is always better than less," Bai Zaohua suggested.

"Thank you for thinking of me, sister-in-law. I'll come an hour earlier this morning and make 4000 jin first. After these six days, I'll give everyone a reward."

"Don't worry, April, we will definitely get it made."

"Cousin, please settle everyone's wages for these past few days. It's not easy for any of us."

"Okay, I understand."

"From now on, we'll settle our wages every 10 days. Everyone should work hard, and as long as our business is good, we won't treat you unfairly."

"If we continue like this in April, the red fruit will be used up in less than a month. Should we collect some more?"

"Is it still available?"

"It's not cold yet, and there's no strong wind, so there should be some on the trees."

Even when it was very cold, there were still fruits hanging on the branches in the red berry grove.

"Yes, I'll arrange for someone to go and collect some."

After arranging things in the workshop, she took Ruxue to find the village chief. "Uncle Village Chief."

When Liu Jinsheng saw Liu Siyue arrive, he quickly greeted her, "Siyue, Ruxue, what brings you sisters here? What happened? Do you need my help?"

"Here's the thing, I still need to buy some red fruit, at the same price as before, 1 coin for 5 catties, rotten fruit not accepted."

No matter where the villagers pick the fruit, or what method they use to get it, as long as it looks good, I'll take as much as they want.

If anyone dares to fool me or pass off inferior goods as superior ones, I will not accept their fruit, and they will not be involved in any future events.

I could easily delegate this task to someone else, but considering we're from the same village, I wanted to lend a hand.

"Leave this to your uncle in April, and I will definitely take care of it for you."

Uncle, if you ask one more question, what if people from other villages come to sell? Will we buy them?

"We don't accept goods from outsiders, but they can sell to villagers. As for how you collect them, that's up to you."

"With your words, I know what to do."

"Then thank you very much, Uncle Village Chief. With you leading Liujia Village, things will definitely get better and better."

I'll trouble Uncle Village Chief to help me collect these items; I'll pay him 25 coins a day.

"Okay, I'll take this job. I'll deliver the fruit I harvest that day to your house."

"Okay, Uncle and my cousin Ruyun will settle the accounts later, and the money will be settled with you on the spot."

"No problem, I'll keep good records."

"By the way, if you have time, Auntie, you can come work at my house. The pay is the same as everyone else's."

Pan Dongmei greeted Liu Siyue when he came and then left, knowing that they had something to say and that she needed to avoid him.

Liu Siyue was very satisfied with Pan Dongmei's performance, which is why she suggested that Pan Dongmei do some work. Anyway, she was short of people, and she could also do the village chief a favor.

"Shall I call your aunt out and ask her?"

"Dongmei, come out here for a moment. Siyue wants to talk to you."

"Hey, here I am."

"April, what do you want with your aunt?"

Liu Siyue explained the work to Pan Dongmei, who happily agreed immediately.

"My aunt will come tomorrow morning."

After Liu Siyue left, Pan Dongmei happily said to Liu Jinsheng, "Honey, I can go work and earn money now!"

"Well, April thinks highly of us, so you'd better do a good job."

Liu Jinsheng went back into the house, picked up the gong, and rushed out. As long as he got along well with the girl, the villagers and his family would all benefit.

"Clang clang clang, clang clang clang~", a crisp sound of a gong echoed throughout the village, the sound filled with lightness and joy.

The villagers came running at the sound. Liu Jinsheng stood under the big willow tree and saw that not many people had arrived. He told them about buying the red fruit, and the villagers immediately perked up and were about to run to pick the red fruit, afraid that if they were late, someone else would pick it all.

Seeing everyone's excited state, Liu Jinsheng banged the gong and said, "Everyone, please calm down. Listen carefully to my requirements. If anyone fails to meet them, don't cry and make a fuss with me."

I'm warning you upfront, so please don't take this lightly.

"There's one more thing I need to tell you. The five households that didn't participate in the road construction don't need to pick the fruit. I won't accept it even if you do."

The two sisters, Huang Qiu Kui and Huang Lan Hua, were furious. "Village chief, why aren't you talking about us? We haven't offended you."

"Why should I? While everyone else was building the road, you were all sleeping at home. What did I say to you? All the villagers present heard it clearly. You chose the road yourselves, and you signed and put your fingerprints on it. Do you want me to take it out and read it to you?"

"Village chief, we were just confused back then and didn't build the road. You can't treat us like this. Please give us another chance."

"You think you're the only smart ones in this village, treating everyone else like fools? Do you think my words are as meaningless as farting?"

"Village chief, how are we supposed to live like this? This is clearly ostracizing us!" The five households pleaded with the village chief at the same time, making trouble. If soft tactics didn't work, they tried hard tactics, and if hard tactics didn't work, they resorted to shameless behavior.

The village chief didn't argue with these people, he just said, "If you dare to cause trouble in the village, don't blame me for driving you out of the village."

When the villagers saw that the village chief was serious, they were all a little scared. From now on, they would listen to the village chief and do whatever he asked. This village chief was much more powerful than Liu Maoquan.

Those three families patted their chests and said that they were still a little scared when they thought about it, thankful that they hadn't signed the papers at the time.