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

The Feng brothers grinned sheepishly. "Cousin, you're here. We're all doing well here. Our master takes good care of us, and we really enjoy working with him."

"April, I like it here too. Go back and tell my grandparents and parents not to worry about me, that I'm doing well here."

"If you like it, that's fine. If there's anything you don't understand, please humbly ask your master for guidance!"

"Okay, I understand. Thank you for coming to see us!"

"Knowing that you're doing a good job here, I'm relieved."

Okay, I won't disturb you while you're working.

Master Xie accompanied her out of the workshop, and Liu Siyue then said goodbye and left. "Master Xie, I won't disturb your work any longer. I need to go see if Master Chang is here."

"Alright, then I won't see you off. Please come visit the workshop more often and offer your guidance."

Liu Siyue bought two packages of pastries in town. When she inquired on East Street, she found that everyone knew Master Chang, the house builder. She figured the people living on East Street must be relatively wealthy, judging from the gatehouse.

Qingwu stepped forward and knocked on the door. A young woman opened it. "Excuse me, is this Master Chang's house?"

"Yes, who are you?"

"Master Chang built a house for our family before, and we would like to ask him to build another house for us this time."

It turned out that the God of Wealth had come to visit, and the young woman immediately greeted him with a smile, "Come in quickly, come in quickly, my father-in-law is at home."

"Father, we have guests."

Hearing his daughter-in-law's voice, Master Chang quickly came out of the house. Seeing it was Liu Siyue, he said, "Mrs. Liu, long time no see! What brings you here? Is there some problem with the house?"

"Master Chang, it's been a long time. The house is very nice, and I'm very comfortable living here."

"It's good that the house is alright. Please come in and have a seat. Third son's wife, quickly serve the guests tea."

A short while later, the young woman from before came up with tea, poured a cup for everyone, and then left.

"Lady Liu, what brings you here this time?"

"Master Chang has found you another job. I want to build a house, and I'll build three more houses based on the yard I built before. But we can't start construction yet. Please help me prepare the necessary materials first. Once I've settled things at home, I'll let you know when to start construction."

I also want to build a large workshop, it will look something like this.

Liu Siyue gave a brief explanation, and Master Chang drew it down with a brush based on her description. "Miss Liu, take a look, is it like this?"

Liu Siyue took the blueprints, marked the places that needed to be changed, and Master Chang explained them again.

Master Chang drew another picture. "Is this correct?"

"Yes, that's it."

Could you help me calculate approximately how much this will cost?

Master Chang picked up his abacus and started calculating rapidly. "The bricks, tiles, and timber will cost around 500 taels. Since we need a lot this time, the brick and tile factory may not have enough. We need to place an order first. You need to give me a deposit of 250 taels."

Liu Siyue immediately took out 300 taels of silver notes, saying, "Thank you for your trouble, Master Chang."

Master Chang received the silver note and wrote her a receipt. Liu Siyue was about to take the receipt when she said, "Master Chang, I'll be going now. Please prepare for me and let me know when I arrive."

After leaving Master Chang's house, the two took a carriage home. She and Qingwu sat on the carriage shaft and chatted as they went home.

"Master, are we going to build a house?"

"Yes, our family is growing too big, and we can't fit everyone in. I'm planning to build two more courtyards so we can live separately."

"Look, our family is all women now, except for my second uncle, who's the only man. I feel like he's uncomfortable every day."

"Yes, it's quite awkward that the master stays in his room all day long."

"So, once the house is built, we'll live separately. Mother and Second Uncle will live in the current courtyard with our two younger sisters. We'll buy Mother a servant and Second Uncle a young man who knows a bit of martial arts."

My sisters and I live in the same courtyard, so you'll be living with us.

"What's the point of the remaining two courtyards?"

"For now, we'll use them as guest rooms. If we need to hire more people later, we'll let them stay there."

"Master, what do you plan to do with the workshop?"

"Didn't you always want me to make instant noodles? Then let's make instant noodles first."

"Okay, I will definitely help you with that, Master."

When they got home, they found the Feng brothers, Dagang and Daqiang, there. "Uncles, you haven't been here for so long! Did you dig up a lot of medicinal herbs? How are Grandma and Grandpa?"

"Your maternal grandparents are doing well. They are building a house at home. The medicinal herbs they sent this time are about the same as last time."

"Selling these medicinal herbs will be enough."

"April, where have you been?"

"I went to town to take care of some things and also went to see my cousin."

"Erlang, Sanlang, how are they doing over there? I haven't seen them in so long, I miss them terribly."

"Don't worry, Uncles, they're doing very well there. When I went to see them, they were working with great enthusiasm, using flat planers to push wood. The master said they have good aptitude and are learning very diligently."

"That's good, that's good. As long as they study hard, that's better than anything else."

"Uncle, you don't need to worry about my cousins. I think they've even gained weight and become more robust over there."

"The Lunar New Year is just a month away, and you'll be able to see each other soon."

"In April, your maternal grandparents divided the family property among your uncles. Each of the five brothers got a courtyard, and each family built three brick houses. They said they would build more houses when they had more money in the future."

"Mom, it's good that Grandma divided the family property among my uncles. It's not only crowded with so many people living together, but it's also inconvenient to do anything."

"Yes, that's what your maternal grandmother said too. The wedding dates for your three uncles have also been set for the 26th of the twelfth lunar month."

"Our whole family will go then, it'll be lively. Mom hasn't been back to her parents' home for many years, she doesn't even know what the village is like now."

"Okay, we absolutely have to go to Uncle's wedding!"

"Uncles, you must be eager to go home since we're building a house. I have something to do tomorrow and can't go to the county town, so I'll have Qingwu take you there to sell medicine."

"If you have something to do, then go ahead and do it. Anyone can take us, as long as we can sell the medicine."

Once this truckload of herbs is sold out, we won't be able to find any more. We've searched every mountain in our area.

"Yes, it's really hard to find medicinal herbs on the mountain now."

I'll think about it again after the New Year and see if I can find you some kind of business to make a living.

"Thank you, April, we don't know how to thank you enough."

"If it weren't for you, we wouldn't even have two meals a day."

"Second Uncle, you're being too polite. Only when you all live well can Mother live a happy life."

"Mother, hasn't Second Uncle come back yet?"

"Not yet, they might not even be able to come back today."

"That's possible, but Mother, don't worry. With Qingye here, she'll take good care of Second Uncle."

"My two uncles don't have to sleep on wooden planks this time; they can sleep on beds."

"We're two rough guys, we'll sleep anywhere."

Just as everyone was chatting animatedly, Liu Dawang and the village chief returned.

"Second Uncle, Village Chief Uncle, you're back? Mother just said you might not be able to come back today."

Did everything go smoothly on your trip to the county town today?

"Yes, it went very smoothly. When we got there, Qingye went to hire a lawyer to help us write the petition. When we arrived at the yamen, the magistrate immediately accepted the case. The trial was also very quick, and those people were sentenced to 10 years of mining."

I've heard that very few of those sent to work in the mines ever come back alive.

"I'll head back in April since I don't have anything else to do."

"Uncle Village Chief, why don't you stay for a meal before you leave?"

"No, no, your aunt is still waiting at home. She'll be worried if you go back late."