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

"Mother, Second Uncle, don't worry. I can put it another way and persuade them to build walls around the village where people can enter. That way, we can prepare immediately if war breaks out."

The magistrate's wife said that within ten days, the yamen runners would be coming to collect taxes from each village; they were expected to arrive soon.

After Liu Siyue finished speaking, both Feng Shi and Liu Dawang were stunned. "What? The county government is coming to collect taxes?" Feng Shi and Liu Dawang's eyes widened. The news was more frightening than the other.

"Mother, Second Uncle, when the tax collectors from the imperial court arrive, I plan to go to the village chief and clan head. Firstly, to discuss my eldest sister's divorce and the severing of ties with the family. Secondly, I'm afraid the villagers won't be able to make a living after paying their taxes."

Although our family has enough food and money to be unaffected, we can't live in the village alone. When people are pushed to the limit, or starving, they're capable of anything. I plan to find a job that the villagers can do together to help everyone get through this difficult time. In the future, Liujia Village can also live a better life thanks to this job.

"Have you decided what you want to do yet?"

"Our Liujia Village is backed by mountains. We may not have much else, but we have plenty of wood. So I plan to have everyone burn charcoal to sell."

"Charcoal making? You know how to make charcoal?"

"I only know how to make charcoal, but I don't know how to burn it, so I have to experiment."

"Okay, what do you want to do? Your second uncle will help you."

"Yes, when we go, Second Uncle will come with me. You're the head of our family."

"Why didn't you go sooner? You have to wait for the tax collectors to arrive!"

"Second Uncle, when someone is starving to death, if you give him a cornbread, he will remember your kindness forever."

If he can still make a living, he'll be picky about the cornbread you give him. He won't appreciate your kindness and will even resent you. Giving him a rotten cornbread you don't want while you eat a white steamed bun is humiliating.

"The girl is right, from now on we'll listen to her."

"In April, your mother has something else to tell you."

"What is it, Mother? Tell me."

"The other day, your Aunt Wenxiu came to me and said she wanted to arrange a marriage between our family and ours. What do you think about this?"

"Who is marrying whom?"

"Stone and you, Sister Ruyun."

"Do they know about this? Or did you two act on your own?"

"They didn't know about this; it was only your Aunt Wenxiu who told me about it privately."

"Mother, we are from the same clan as Uncle Youtian's family. The elders have said that marriage between families within five degrees of kinship is forbidden. Are we within five degrees of kinship with Uncle Youtian's family?"

Liu Dawang scratched his head sheepishly, "I don't know how to calculate this. I'll ask the clan chief another day."

"Mother, Second Uncle, I have something to tell you, listen carefully, you must never get engaged carelessly in the future."

"We didn't arrange the engagement haphazardly; we asked for your opinions beforehand. If you don't agree, we won't force you."

"Mom, that's not what I meant. I meant that relatives shouldn't get engaged, like cousins ​​shouldn't get engaged."

In the past, everyone said that cousins ​​were like brothers and sisters, a perfect match, and that they were truly good friends.

This is pure nonsense. Children born from consanguineous marriages mostly have problems. They may have physical disabilities, intellectual disabilities, or be mentally challenged, dull-witted, or like a piece of wood, or be plagued by diseases.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that a very small number of them are normal.

What if the two people are closely related and their child has health problems? Wouldn't that harm both the child and the couple? Their lives would be ruined.

"April, is everything you said true?"

"Mother, what I'm saying is all true. That's why the older generation emphasizes that people within five degrees of kinship cannot get married."

I'm not very familiar with our village, so I'll just tell you about Bainiwan. There are three Song brothers: the eldest son married his aunt's daughter, the second son married his maternal aunt's daughter, and the third son married a girl from another village.

The eldest son had two sons and a daughter. The second son was mentally challenged, and the eldest son was not smart either, looking rather simple-minded. The daughter was perfectly normal.

The second son also had two sons and a daughter. The two sons were relatively normal, but the daughter was mentally challenged and ran around the village all day like a madwoman, being teased and bullied by the old men in the village.

The third son had two sons and two daughters; all four children are healthy and intelligent.

Hearing Liu Siyue say this, Feng Shi was terrified. When her sister-in-law came last time, she casually mentioned this matter. She thought it was a good thing, that she was marrying someone she knew well and wouldn't be bullied.

She didn't say this, and if her family brought it up again in the future, he would simply refuse.

"If you hadn't told us this today, we really wouldn't have known things were this serious. It's terrifying to think about."

"Now that I think about it, those families in the village who married their cousins ​​all had children with some problems, and they always blamed the women for it."

"Mom, it's getting late. I'm taking the children to bed now. You should go to bed early too."

After Liu Liu left in April, Madam Feng and Liu Dawang returned to their room. "Honey, let's just refuse Ruyun and Shitou's marriage proposal. We're from the same clan, and I'm scared just thinking about it."

"Well, if they rejected me, they rejected me. Actually, I quite like that kid, Stone."

"I really like that kid, Stone, but I'm worried! What if they have a child with intellectual disabilities?"

"Let's not let anything happen to him. Let's talk to Wenxiu and make things clear. Wenxiu isn't an unreasonable person."

"Okay, okay, I'll tell her when the show comes."

After Huang Lanhua and Liu Dahu finished discussing the matter, she called Liu Bayue over and said, "Bayue, your eldest sister is back. She has always doted on you since you were little. You should go and see her."

Tomorrow, take two eggs from our house and talk to your older sister. Ask her to help you out and ask her about the divorce.

Mother really wants to visit your eldest sister, but the relationship between our family and your second uncle's family is very strained, and there's also that ungrateful second sister of yours. If I go, I'm afraid everyone will be unhappy, and I might not even be able to get in the door.

You should comfort your eldest sister on behalf of your mother, and tell her about the family situation so she can have some peace of mind.

Our family is now penniless, foodless, and without manpower. I'm the only one supporting this family. My mother has really suffered.

Mother has a bad temper, it's all because of her. August, you are Mother's little daughter, you must be understanding of Mother.

Your second brother's two children are very attached to you, so you should take care of them from now on.

This family has the elderly and the young, but the mother is powerless to help.

Do you understand what I mean by this?

"Mom, I understand. I will work hard with my two nephews from now on."

Huang Lanhua thought to herself, "What does she know? What good is her little bit of work? Let Yiyue help me get some benefits, that would be real real benefits. It doesn't make sense that all the sisters are living a life of luxury while their own parents can't even afford to eat the northwest wind."

"In August, you'll definitely have to work, but what good will that do?"

Look at your second sister, how well she's helped your second uncle's family. They're the best in our village.

Mother doesn't have any unreasonable demands. She just hopes your eldest sister can help us out, perhaps with some money and food. Otherwise, our family really can't survive.

"Mother, I understand. I'll tell my eldest sister when I go tomorrow."

"Oh, my good daughter."

The next day, just after dawn, Liu Bayue took two eggs and was about to go out when Liu Qinghe's two children immediately followed. "Auntie, take us to see Auntie and Auntie!"