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

"Auntie, no matter what, the marriage is settled and the wedding date is set, so let's make sure the wedding is a grand and respectable affair."

Marriage is a major event in a couple's life and should not be taken lightly.

My aunt's family just arrived in Liujia Village and aren't familiar with the villagers yet. This wedding is a good opportunity for them to get to know each other better.

"You're right, that's what we meant too."

"We've only had less than a month to prepare. What are we going to do about the wedding?"

"What does Auntie plan to do? Let us hear your suggestions, and we'll add anything we find inappropriate."

"I've discussed it with the head of the household, but we don't know how to invite these people. Who should we invite and who shouldn't we invite? Will we offend anyone? We don't have that much money to invite the whole village."

"Second Aunt, what should we do about this?"

"How about inviting one person from each family? But that's not ideal either. If everyone comes, can you just kick them out?"

"Since you've just arrived in Liujia Village, you definitely shouldn't be too high-profile. Why don't you invite the village's clan chief, elders, village head, and other elders, as well as some familiar relatives and friends?"

"Buy more candy and make more wedding cakes. Have August and Qiming deliver them to every household so everyone can taste their wedding sweets and connect with them."

"That's good, let's do it this way, and not offend anyone."

"Auntie, you've just arrived in the village and are short of money. Here's ten taels of silver for you to use."

"No need, no need, we still have some silver on hand."

"Auntie, just take it. You need to clean your room, buy wedding quilts and clothes for Qiming and the others, and prepare the banquet. It will cost quite a bit."

"Auntie, thank you so much. Consider this money a loan from us, and we'll definitely pay you back when we have the money."

"I only hope that after August marries into the family, you will treat her well. August is young and hasn't experienced much. Please give her more guidance on things she doesn't understand."

"If she did something wrong, Auntie, you should point it out. You can't always tolerate and indulge her; you can't let her develop bad habits."

"As long as she doesn't do anything excessive, I will treat her like my daughter."

"Auntie, there's something else I'd like to discuss with you."

"What is it? Tell me."

"August is young and has suffered a lot in the past. She is weak and has not yet reached marriageable age. I hope that after they get married, they will not rush to consummate their marriage and will take care of their health first."

"Her body hasn't fully developed in August, and I'm worried about the risks of pregnancy and childbirth. I think my aunt understands what I mean."

"Auntie knows. I've thought about this before. August is indeed too young. It would be dangerous if she got pregnant."

For us women, pregnancy and childbirth are like walking through the gates of hell. I'll tell Ming'er about this; they shouldn't consummate their marriage for the next two years.

"Thank you for your understanding, Auntie. I will also tell August to be more restrained."

"Auntie, marrying August is like creating trouble for you."

The people from the Liu family's old residence kept trying to befriend you, their intentions were very clear: they wanted to curry favor with you and gain benefits from you in the future.

Auntie, you must manage this household well. I'm afraid that in August, I won't be able to withstand the pressure from my family and will make another mistake.

"Don't worry, I'll talk to August properly."

Taking advantage of the few days before the Lunar New Year, the Bai family began to clean up their house. They bought some roof tiles from Liu Siyue and replaced the tiles in the living rooms.

Bai's mother specially hired a carpenter to make new furniture and a new bed, and made a new quilt and a new mattress for each of them. Everything needed for the wedding is being prepared little by little.

The story of burning charcoal in Liujia Village eventually leaked out, but no one knew who leaked it. The matter was widely discussed in Bainiwan.

"Oh my, Liujia Village has found a good business. They actually have people in the village who burn charcoal. I heard that everyone in the village gets a share of the money from selling the charcoal. I heard that families with large populations can get seven or eight taels, or even eight or nine taels."

"Yes, the people of Liujia Village made their fortunes in secret, and they all knew who had such great skills to figure out such an amazing charcoal-making technique."

"Liujia Village used to be inferior to our Bainiwan, but now it's far superior."

"Our village needs to think of ways to make money, otherwise all the good girls will be married off to the boys from Liujia Village."

"If you ask me, it's time for the people of Liujia Village to get rich. Do you know who figured out this charcoal-making technique?"

"I don't know, who is it?"

"It is Liu Shi Liu Siyue, the second daughter-in-law who was divorced by the Lu family."

"Liu Siyue, you mean the Liu Siyue who was divorced by Lu Yunzhou?"

"Yes, who else could it be but her? People in Liujia Village are treating her with such enthusiasm now, they're practically worshipping her like a goddess."

"I told you from the beginning that Liu is a lucky charm for her family. Wherever she goes, she brings prosperity. Look, she has not only brought prosperity to her second uncle's family, but now she has brought prosperity to the entire Liu family village as well."

"Alas, this good fortune clearly belonged to our Baini Bay, but it was ruined by the Lu family. We Baini Bay have suffered a huge loss."

"If only the Liu family could teach this charcoal-making technique to us in Baini Bay."

"What are you dreaming about? Would she teach her skills to her enemy? Unless the Lu family doesn't live in Baini Bay anymore."

Wei Yuanguang was also pondering this matter at home. Seeing the people of Liujia Village getting rich, he was very envious. He wished that the two villages could burn charcoal together.

The villagers of Bainiwan approached Village Chief Wei, saying, "Village Chief, every household in Liujia Village has become wealthy. Our village should also think of a way to help!"

"What ideas do you have? Anyone who has an idea can speak up. If you succeed, the village will reward you."

"Village chief, stop teasing us. If even you, the village chief, can't figure this out, what way can we possibly come up with?"

"Why don't you, village chief, go talk to the village chief of Liujia Village? How about the two villages start burning charcoal together?"

"What are you dreaming about? The method of making charcoal in Liujia Village was devised by that Liu woman who was divorced by the Lu family. Do you think she would agree to make charcoal with our village?"

If the Lu family no longer lived in the village, perhaps there would still be a chance.

"Alright, I understand what you've said. I'll think about it some more. Now you can all go back."

The Lu family has been in turmoil these past few days. Zhou Xiangxing's (now Yun Chenxin) family has arrived in Baini Bay. With the New Year approaching and their family struggling financially, they've decided to come to the Lu family to beg for money.

Only then did the Zhou family realize that their daughter had divorced a few months ago, so they started arguing with the Lu family. "Tell me quickly, where did you hide my daughter? You just said you were getting a divorce, but she's not in your Lu family, nor has she returned to our Zhou family. Where could she have gone?"

Did you kill my daughter so you could marry a new woman? I'm going to report this to the authorities.

My poor Xiangxing, why was your life so miserable? Your parents are too late! May your spirit not wander, your parents will surely seek justice for you.

The Lu family was also completely bewildered. Zhou Shi hadn't gone back to her parents' home; where could she have gone alone? The more they thought about it, the more frightened they became. Could it really be…?

"Former in-laws, what we said is true. They really did get divorced. If you don't believe me, go ask our village chief and others. They were all there. After the divorce that day, your daughter left the Lu family. She didn't go back to the Lu family. As for where she went, we have no idea. It really has nothing to do with us."

The Lu family invited the village chief and some women who were present at the time to testify. The Zhou family made a scene for several days and finally had to accept the reality: where was their daughter? Was she really dead?