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

The village chief first went to the village entrance and sent Wei Youfu and the others away. "Village chief, can't you really keep us here?"

We are truly willing to repent and start anew.

"We can stay in this dilapidated house instead of settling in the village for now, and everyone can keep an eye on us and see how we behave." Several people knelt on the ground and pleaded repeatedly.

Liu Baozhu and his group had gotten used to working with Wei Youfu and his men these past few days and thought they were pretty good people. They also learned a lot of things from them that they had never known before.

Now that they are leaving, we are a little reluctant. "Uncle Village Chief, they are not bad people, and they have not done anything immoral. Why don't we let them stay and continue to help us with our work, and also help guard the village?"

"Are you comfortable leaving them in the village?"

No one spoke.

"Village chief, we can swear an oath."

"Get up, all of you. I can't make this decision by myself. I need to discuss it with the villagers."

You all get back to work.

The village chief went to the end of the village first, called the six families together, and told them what Liu Siyue wanted to say: "Village chief, how much compensation will they give us? Moving is not an easy thing."

"Look at the houses of these families, they're so dilapidated. I'm really afraid they'll collapse after another rain."

"Eldest son of the Liang family, you have the deepest understanding of how your father died."

"After what happened with the Liang family last time, I intend to help you out in April. Twenty taels of silver should be enough for you to build a few brand-new mud-brick and tile houses!"

"Village chief, could you add some more? Moving has been really tough for us."

The village chief thought for a moment, then pretended to be troubled and said, "How about this, the money for the homestead will be paid in April, and I will cover it for you. But I want to make it clear beforehand that you can only choose homesteads of the same size. If you want to buy a larger one, you will have to pay for it yourself."

"Okay, we agree."

"You can choose from any empty homesteads and abandoned dilapidated houses in the village. Let me know when you've chosen."

"In April, I said you could stay until the Lantern Festival at most. After the Lantern Festival, you must move out."

"The Lunar New Year is just over a month away, isn't this all too rushed?"

"You can get started now, and I can get the people who build the earthen walls to help you build the houses."

"Village chief, could you help us buy roof tiles? We don't know anything about them, and maybe it'll be cheaper if we all buy them together?"

"I can help you with this. Just tell me the quantity."

"Twenty taels of silver, I'll bring it to you shortly."

After the village chief settled the matter, he went to find Liu Siyue. "Siyue, everything is settled. Each family will receive 20 taels of silver. You will pay for the house plots. Don't worry, I have already told them that they can only choose house plots of the same size. If they choose larger ones, they will have to pay for the extra portion themselves."

"Thank you, Uncle Village Chief. I'll go get the money for you right away."

Oh, by the way, how much did their land cost in total? I'll give it to you now, so I don't forget later.

"The homesteads are all 2 taels of silver, but two families have larger plots that cost 3 taels, making a total of 14 taels. These six homesteads will be yours from now on."

Liu Siyue handed 135 taels to the village chief, saying, "Uncle Village Chief, here is 135 taels. One tael of silver is for your hard work. You've helped me a lot these past few days. Thank you so much."

"I can't accept this money. What kind of person do you take me for?"

"Uncle, precisely because we are close, we should keep things separate and separate. You must accept this money."

"But this is too much."

"Consider the extra amount as a prepayment. I won't give you any more money if I need your help again in the future."

"Alright then, I'll shamelessly accept it."

Several families said they wanted to build tiled houses before the new year and asked me to help them buy tiles.

"Okay, if there's anything I can help you with, just let me know, and I'll do my best to help."

"Then I'll be going, there's still a lot to do in the village."

Oh, right, those six thugs haven't left yet. Liu Baozhu had a pretty good impression of them. They knelt on the ground, begging me, kowtowing, and swearing oaths. I've decided to ask the clan chief for their opinion; they seem genuinely determined to change their ways.

"Okay, I'll do whatever Uncle says."

The village chief is really efficient; I've got the back end of the village now.

The village chief took the silver and went directly to the six families, giving each family only 10 taels. "Look, here is a total of 134 taels of silver. 120 taels is compensation for you, 20 taels for each family, and 14 taels is for the homestead. I'll just take it. You should hurry up and choose your homestead. I still need to go to the county government to register it."

"I'll give you 10 taels of the 20 taels of silver upfront, and you can use the remaining 10 taels to buy tiles. Any overpayment will be refunded, and any underpayment will be collected later."

"Alright, we'll all listen to the village chief."

Each family received a 10-tael silver ingot. Their reactions were remarkably consistent; in all their years, this was the first time they had received such a large ingot of silver. Could it be a family heirloom?

If they work hard with the village chief and April, they will surely earn more money.

The six families at the end of the village immediately started wandering around the village, looking for auspicious feng shui for their houses. Previously, they had lived quite far apart, with no two houses next to each other.

After walking around the village, the group finally met and decided that the six families would build together. It would be easier to work together and they could also look after each other in the future.

The site has been chosen, at the end of another alley, so that the six families can be connected. After all, they were all from the end of the village, and their feelings for each other are special.

When Liu Jinsheng returned, he went to find the clan chief. He first told him that the six families at the end of the village wanted to move away and that he wanted to buy the entire village in April. The old clan chief nodded and said, "That girl is capable and has many ideas. Since she wants to buy, we will sell it to her."

For so many years, our Liu Family Village hasn't produced a single capable person. Now, April is our village's hope, the hope of our Liu clan. As long as it doesn't violate the laws and regulations, we will support her.

"Uncle, I have two more things to discuss with you today, to see if they are feasible, and whether we should gather the clan elders and village elders to discuss them together."

"What happened? Is it that serious?"

Liu Jinsheng mentioned that the six thugs wanted to stay, but the clan chief's meaning was clear: don't let them stay. There are plenty of people in the village; who can take responsibility if something happens?

Liu Jinsheng then brought up the matter of divorcing his wife and remarrying because she couldn't have a son. "Uncle," he said, "Dunzi said that at the meeting the other day. I'm afraid he's not the only one who has this idea. What do you think we should do?"

"Everyone has some money now, and if they want to have a son, you can't say they're wrong. Besides, it's allowed by law, and we can't force them to have a son. Otherwise, we'll be accused of cutting off their family line, and we can't bear that kind of blame."

This is indeed a difficult matter. Generations of people have lived this way. In the past, it was perfectly normal for a wife to divorce and remarry if she couldn't have a son. Now, people are asking you because they value the livelihood in the village and the benefits they can get. If it weren't for these, who would care about you?

I don't have any good solutions to this.

"Uncle, how about this?" Liu Jinsheng repeated what he had said in April. After listening to him, the clan chief stared straight at him. "Did you come up with all of this yourself?"

Liu Jinsheng was a little embarrassed. "I've been thinking about this so hard I'm almost bald, but I still can't come up with a good solution. This is all what April said."

I think April is right. Whether or not a woman can give birth to a boy is not her sole concern. It depends on the quality of the seed. What kind of seed you plant determines what kind of seed you grow. It's too cruel to make women bear all this burden.

Just as April said, she didn't want to see a second version of herself.

She wanted women to be able to live without men, not to be sentenced to death with a divorce decree.