"Village chief, ask them if they want to hold me responsible for hitting them."

We came here with no other intention than to take my eldest sister away and have Shi Dashan and my eldest sister divorce.

He agreed. You can ask him if you don't believe me.

The village chief was surprised by how powerful these people were; even the Shi brothers were no match for them. He looked at Shi Dashan, "Shi Dashan, is what she said true?"

Shi Dashan wanted to say that she was telling the truth, but he had been forced to agree. If she left, he would have no wife. Faced with Qingwu's fierce gaze, he dared not say it.

"Village chief, what she said is true, I agree to the divorce."

They had the right to hit us; I'm the one who wronged her.

Since that's what they said, what could the village chief say? He couldn't even ask them for any benefits.

"Village chief, did you hear that? I'm not lying to you. We're all reasonable people."

The village chief was highly respected in the village and was a reasonable person.

I'll also need the village chief to help me write a divorce agreement.

The village chief looked at Liu Yiyue. He didn't want him to leave; it was so difficult for the people in their village to find a wife! "Liu, you also agree to a divorce."

Liu Yiyue looked at the village chief. She had only met him once, at her wedding, and had never seen him since. He had once gone to their house for help, but his son had stopped him outside, and he hadn't even seen him.

She knew the village chief was at home, but he didn't want to see her or get involved.

"Village chief, I want a divorce."

"Liu, you should think this through. Divorce is no small matter. Once divorced, you will be branded as an abandoned woman. The villagers' gossip will drown you, and you won't even be allowed to enter your family's ancestral grave after you die."

Besides, there's Tie Niu. What will happen to Tie Niu if you leave?

"Thank you, village chief, for considering my situation. I don't care about any of that. I'm determined to get a divorce."

"Is Tie Niu a child of the Shi family? I feel very reassured with their father taking care of him."

The village chief looked at Liu Dawang, "You're Liu's father, right? Are you sure you want to take her away?"

"Yes, I'm taking my daughter away. The Shi family is a bunch of beasts."

The village chief was about to say a few more words of persuasion when Liu Siyue interrupted him, "Village chief, please write the divorce papers as soon as possible." She took out several dozen copper coins from her pocket and put them in the village chief's hand.

The village chief's attitude towards her immediately softened. "Since you both agree, then I'll write it down." He asked his son to go back and get paper and pen. Although the writing was crooked, the meaning was still understandable. Liu Yiyue, Shi Dashan, and the village chief all signed and pressed their fingerprints.

"The village chief will need you to write another letter severing ties with your family."

"A letter of severance of ties! With whom are we severing ties?"

"Shi Tieniu and Liu Yiyue severed ties."

"Liu, you don't acknowledge Tie Niu as your son anymore?" the village chief asked.

"Village chief, our fate is over, let's end it."

The village chief beckoned Tie Niu, who was standing not far away, over. "Tie Niu, your mother is leaving. What are you going to do?"

"Once she leaves, she'll never come back, and you'll have no mother anymore."

Tie Niu's face was expressionless, but his eyes were filled with resentment.

Liu Yiyue walked up to Tie Niu, patted his head, then squatted down, took his hand, and said, "Tie Niu, I'm leaving now. Take good care of yourself and listen to your father."

Tie Niu shoved Liu Yiyue away, saying, "You're not my mother, you're a stinking woman, you're all bad people. When I grow up, I'll avenge Dahei, avenge Grandpa, and avenge my three fathers."

Liu Yiyue was pushed to the ground. This was her son. They were not mother and son; they were enemies.

"Village chief, you've seen it all, so stop trying to persuade me."

"Shi Dashan, they've severed ties, what do you have to say about that?"

"The person is gone, what difference does it make whether we sever ties or not?"

Helpless, the village chief wrote another letter severing ties with the family, and the three of them pressed their fingerprints on it again.

Liu Siyue took the letter severing ties, blew the ink dry on it, and put it away. "Eldest sister, with these two documents in hand, you are now completely free."

"Thank you, village chief."

"Shi Dashan, you have nothing to do with my eldest sister anymore. I'll give you 100 taels of silver if you do me a favor."

Everyone present was shocked. What could 100 taels of silver possibly buy, and why would Shi Dashan be asked to do it?

The village chief couldn't help but ask, "Young lady, what do you need to do? We can help you with that. Dashan is injured, so I'm afraid he won't be able to do it well."

"Village chief, I appreciate your kindness, but you can't do this. Only Shi Dashan can."

The three Shi brothers exchanged glances. If it cost 100 taels of silver to do something, and only the eldest brother could do it, wouldn't they be making a fortune? With that much silver, each of them could buy two wives.

"Shi Dashan, are you in or not?"

"What do you want me to do? Is it dangerous? Is it illegal?"

"What I'm asking you to do is very simple: go to Liu Dahu's house in Liujia Village and have them write a letter severing ties between Liu Yiyue and them."

Shi Dashan and the village chief were both stunned. They both looked at Liu Dawang. Wasn't he Liu's biological father?

"I am his second uncle, and his father is my older brother."

The village chief was furious. "Shi Dashan, you really have no humanity! You don't even recognize your own father-in-law!"

"After so many years, I've long forgotten about it. Besides, when I went there back then, I didn't look closely; it just looked familiar."

"If I were to sever our marriage contract, would you really give me 100 taels of silver?"

"certainly."

"Okay, I'll do it."

Qingwu had no idea what her young mistress was planning. If she really gave her 100 taels of silver, that would be too good for that beast.

She trusted her young mistress; she wouldn't just give away 100 taels of silver so casually, she must have her own reasons.

Once the village chief saw that the matter had been resolved, he left with his men.

"Shi Dashan, let's go now. I'll give you 50 taels when we get to Qingshui Town, and another 50 taels after the matter is settled."

"Brother, you should go now, the family is counting on you."

Shi Dashan only experienced intense pain, but it did not affect his ability to walk.

"Young Miss, you're not feeling well, let me carry you on my back." Qingwu squatted down in front of her.

"Big sister, climb up, and we'll take turns carrying you down the mountain."

We need to get down the mountain quickly; our oxcart is still in the village at the foot of the mountain. We'd better get to town today.

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you."

Just as they were about to leave, Shi Dashan spoke up, "Could you wait for me? Let me have something to eat. I'm starving."

Liu Siyue waved her hand, telling him to hurry up and go.

Liu Siyue and the others were standing at the courtyard gate when the man called Black Tiger walked over.

Seeing that he seemed hesitant to speak, Liu Siyue took the initiative to ask, "Is there something you need?" After all, he had just helped her find the way.

"I want to go with you. Can you take me in? Just give me some food."

"Why are you coming with us? Isn't this your home?"

Black Tiger lowered his head, stammering and unable to speak. After struggling for a long time, he finally looked up at Liu Yiyue and said, "I, I, I want to take care of her."

What's going on? "Ma'am, do you know him?"

Liu Yiyue looked puzzled. She had never seen this person before, so why would she want to take care of her?

She shook her head. "I've never seen him, let alone know him."

"I live not far from Shijia. I know all the suffering you've endured these past few years. My heart ached when they tormented you, but I was powerless to help."

You're free now. If you don't mind me, I'm willing to take care of you for the rest of my life.

Everyone present was stunned. What was going on? They didn't even know him, yet he wanted to take care of him for life. What was he planning?

Liu Siyue directly refused him, "I'm sorry, my older sister doesn't need it. We can take good care of her."

Black Tiger looked at Liu Yiyue, who shook her head and refused, "I don't need you to take care of me, I have family."

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