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

Liu Dawang called Siyue outside. "Siyue, your second uncle has something to tell you. Today, after the case was concluded, the county magistrate specifically called me aside and said a few words to me, which he asked me to pass on to you."

"What did the magistrate say, Second Uncle?"

"He said he's taken care of things for you, and you should also hurry up and do what you mentioned before."

"April? What does that mean?" Second Uncle didn't understand and didn't dare to ask.

"It's nothing, it's just that I promised the magistrate's wife I would visit their home, but I haven't gone yet, and she's probably getting impatient."

"It's alright, it's alright."

Su Yimin is really impatient. The Minister himself said to keep a low profile, yet he still comes to urge me. Isn't it his job to try out criminals? What has he done to help me? Why do I find this guy increasingly annoying now?

"Master, I've brought the master and the village chief back. I'll head back to the county town now."

"Okay, be careful and pay attention to your own safety."

"Yes, Master."

Early the next morning, Qingwu took the Feng brothers to the county town to sell medicine.

After having breakfast, Liu Siyue went to find the village chief. "Uncle Village Chief, I'm having breakfast."

"Hmm, April is here. Have you eaten yet? If not, have some more."

"I've already eaten. I came here to discuss something with you."

"Sit down for a bit, I'll finish my porridge in two gulps."

"No rush, take your time eating."

The village chief slurped down the porridge in his bowl and said, "Come on, let's go to the main room to talk."

"Uncle Village Chief, besides my second uncle's family, there are six other households at the end of the village. I want them to move out and buy all the land at the end of the village."

"You can buy those places at the end of the village, but getting them to move out won't be so easy; they've lived there for many years."

"I won't let them move for nothing. I'll pay them to find a new place to build a new house, which will be much better than the dilapidated house they live in now!"

"If that's the case, they would definitely be willing."

"How much silver are you planning to offer? They say even a ruined family is worth a fortune; if you offer too little, they probably won't be willing."

"Uncle Village Chief, how much do you think is appropriate?"

"I estimate each family will get twenty or thirty taels."

"Alright, Uncle Village Chief, please help me mediate. Just tell me what they want, and I'll try my best to meet their needs."

I won't ask them to move out immediately; they can move out after the Lantern Festival.

"Okay, I'll go back and ask them what they mean."

In April, those six thugs who were punished by having to build a mud wall at the village entrance said they wanted to stay in our village. What do you think about that?

"The village chief didn't refuse them outright, he must have his own reasons."

"Yes, when they came to see me that time, they spoke so sincerely. I felt sorry for them. They weren't inherently bad; they were just trying to survive."

They also said that they don't know anything and if they go back to town, they can only be hooligans.

I want to give them a chance, but I'm afraid the villagers won't agree.

"I don't think the villagers would agree either. Everyone has some money now. Who would feel at ease having a few thieves around? They say it's easier to change mountains and rivers than to change one's nature. People like them are used to doing bad things, and they can't be changed overnight."

What if they get carried away one day, and steal from the villagers and run away?

What you said makes sense.

"I'll just chase them away. They can do whatever they want, as long as they don't cause trouble for our village. We can't control what they do else."

"Now that I've finished talking, I'm going back."

"Don't leave yet, April. I have something to ask you. You heard it when the silver was being distributed that day. Someone asked me if it's okay to divorce a wife and remarry if she doesn't give birth to a son?"

How am I supposed to answer that? If I don't answer it correctly, it could cause a huge mess.

"Should a woman be divorced if she can't give birth to a son?"

"Yes, if a wife cannot give birth to a son, her husband's family can divorce her because she cannot continue the family line. The law allows it."

"Is it up to a woman to decide whether or not she has a son? If her own seed isn't good, why blame the soil?"

Why should women have to bear this burden? It's so unfair to them.

The village chief knew that no woman could tolerate such words, but that's just how the world is, and no one can change it.

"Uncle Village Chief, if the villagers start having wild ideas just because they have a little money, I can make everyone make money, and I can also make everyone lose money."

"If you don't have money, you can't even get enough to eat or wear, let alone divorce your wife and marry another."

"April, don't be angry. Uncle is just discussing this with you." After hearing April say that she wouldn't help the villagers make money, the village chief broke out in a cold sweat, startled.

"This is a family matter, and it is permissible under the laws of the court. As the village chief, I can only mediate. If the other party insists on divorcing his wife, I cannot stop him."

Liu Siyue knew that this was the way of the world, and the village chief was right. She wondered which scoundrel had made such a rule, forcing women to bear all of this.

Ugh!

Being a woman is really hard! When she's a daughter in her parents' home, she's just a tool for the family to work. When she grows up and gets married, she becomes a bargaining chip for her parents' family to gain benefits. She's thrown away by her mother like a bowl of water, yet her mother still uses so-called filial piety to continue to exploit her.

Even after arriving at her husband's family home, she is still an outsider, a tool for doing chores, and a tool for carrying on the family line. If the tool is not good enough, she will also suffer from the torment of her husband's family.

Being divorced for not being able to give birth to a son is undoubtedly a death sentence for a woman. She can't stay in her husband's family home, and she can't go back to her own family home. Clearly, the woman is the victim, yet she is still despised. It's truly pitiful and tragic.

Why is it so hard to be a woman?

That man named Dunzi must have been thinking about divorcing his wife, which is why he asked that question.

Forcing a man to divorce his wife is futile; the only thing to do is to secure greater benefits for the woman, ensuring she is not afraid or panicked after leaving her husband and that her life is secure.

"Uncle Village Chief, divorcing a wife is no different from a death sentence for a woman, just like it was for me back then. So our village must not have such a tragedy happen again."

In our village, we only have amicable divorce, not divorce. Divorce is so unfair to women.

If you have to remarry because of the issue of having children, then part amicably, giving each other enough respect and dignity.

If a divorced woman doesn't want to go back to her parents' home, her husband's family has to build her a house. If her daughter is willing to go with her, her husband's family must release her. Presumably, the child won't have a good life in such a family.

If the husband's family members are of bad character and have a long history of misconduct, the child can be asked to sever ties with them to prevent them from being bullied in the future under the guise of filial piety.

Thirty percent of the family property should be given to the women so that they can survive.

Uncle Village Chief, I think a clause should be added to the village rules to restrain those families who like to torment women.

If any family mistreats or harms the women and children in the future, they should not be allowed to benefit from the village's good deeds.

Our village can hold an awards ceremony and give year-end bonuses, such as selecting the best mother-in-law, the best daughter-in-law, the best husband, the most harmonious family, etc. At the end of the year, these families and individuals can be recognized and rewarded in the whole village. They can be rewarded with gifts or money.

Cloth, meat... anything is fine. But it seems that the villagers prefer silver, so let's reward them with silver: 500 coins for an individual and 1 tael of silver for a family.

As for how to do it, Uncle Village Chief can decide.

This not only promotes family harmony and inspires everyone's ambition, but also improves neighborly relations and gives the whole village a fresh new atmosphere.

"What does Uncle Village Chief think?" Liu Siyue said, and the village chief listened quietly, feeling that every suggestion she made made a lot of sense.

"Uncle thinks your idea is very good. I'll talk to the clan chief, the clan elders, and the village elders and discuss it with them."