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

Lu Yunzhou locks himself in his study every day, burying himself in his studies, determined to pass the imperial examination and become a scholar. This is his way of repaying his family and also to show everyone his academic talent and ability. Spending money on him is definitely the right thing to do.

As soon as Liu Siyue's carriage entered Baini Bay, it was spotted by villagers who were out for a stroll. "Look, a carriage is coming to our village!"

"That's true! We don't know any wealthy relatives in our village! I wonder whose house they're visiting?"

"They might have lost contact with the village chief's or Lu's family. Maybe they were their classmates. Let's go and take a look; we've got nothing better to do anyway."

"The carriage didn't stop in front of the Lu family's house, and this direction isn't towards the village chief's house either. Let's hurry up and see which rich master and lady this is."

"Master, where is that family you mentioned?"

"Keep walking, I'll tell you when we get there."

The carriage traveled a little further when Liu Siyue immediately called for a stop. "Stop, stop, stop! This is the place."

Qingwu parked the carriage, placed the footstool, and helped Liu Siyue and Feng Shi down from the carriage. The three of them stood at the door. Liu Siyue carefully recalled the scene when she was holding her child and begging someone to give her child some milk. Her disheveled state at that time was still vivid in her mind. This family was also kind. She explained her purpose, and the woman immediately helped her feed her child.

The villagers watched from a distance, afraid of offending these important people and getting into trouble. "These two ladies are going to Xu Dashi's house! They've been poor for eight generations; we've never heard of them having such wealthy relatives!"

"Who knows? Maybe they're a distant relative somewhere?"

"Hey, that young woman looks familiar!"

"Yes, it does look familiar, but I can't quite place where I've seen it before."

The door to Xu Dashi's house was open, revealing several thatched huts inside. Liu Siyue and Feng Shi entered the courtyard together, and Liu Siyue called out, "Is Sister-in-law Fengying home?"

When Deng Fengying heard someone calling her name in the yard, she responded and came out immediately. Xu Dashi also came out to see what was going on. If it were someone from the village, they would have gone straight into the house. Obviously, it wasn't someone from the village.

When Deng Fengying saw Liu Siyue, she felt that the person in front of her looked familiar. Of course, they could not recognize Liu Siyue now, as she was completely different from before, both in terms of clothing and appearance.

"May I ask who you are, esteemed guest?"

Looking at the woman in front of her, Liu Siyue saw that she was still the same as when she left, her clothes still patched upon patched, but she was even thinner and more haggard.

"Sister-in-law Fengying, I'm Liu Siyue. You used to help me feed my child, don't you recognize me?"

"Are you from Liu Family Village, the one who was driven out by the Lu Family?"

"Yes, I am Liu Siyue."

"Oh my! April, it's been half a year since you left. I hardly recognize you now. I've heard about what happened to you. I'm so happy for you that you're doing well."

Who is this?

"This is my mother. Mother, this is the woman I told you about, the one who helped my sister-in-law Fengying back then."

"Hello, Auntie."

"Fengying, we've always remembered how you helped my Siyue back then. Thank you so much!"

"Auntie, you're too kind. It was just a small favor. Look at me, I've been standing in the yard talking with you for so long. Please come inside and sit down."

"Qingwu, bring everything in."

Liu Siyue and Feng Shi followed them into the house. Xu Dashi found them stools and then went out with his father, as it was inconvenient for the men to stay inside.

The two left the courtyard, intending to visit other people's homes, when they saw Qingwu carrying a bag in each hand as she entered the house. After putting the bags down, she came out again to get things from the carriage. She was carrying a large piece of meat, two bolts of fine cotton cloth, and a small bag, before entering the house.

"Master, everything is here."

"Okay, you can go now."

"April, what's going on?"

"Sister-in-law, thank you for helping me back then. My mother and I came here today specifically to thank you. This is a small token of our gratitude, please accept it."

"April, you're too kind. You brought so many things, how could I possibly accept them? Even if you want to thank me, this gift is far too precious, it can't be compared to a few mouthfuls of breast milk."

"Sister-in-law, please accept this. They say it's easy to add flowers to brocade, but difficult to provide charcoal in the snow. I am truly grateful that you helped me when I was in trouble."

I know my sister-in-law's family isn't having an easy time either, so I brought them some rice, flour, meat, and cloth, and also some snacks for the children, so the whole family can have a good rest.

"April, this is really too much, I can't take it, please leave us some."

"Fengying, this is our heartfelt gift, please don't refuse. Siyue is a child who knows how to repay kindness. She remembers every little kindness someone has ever shown her."

He would repay even the smallest kindness from others tenfold.

"Is this your son? How many months old is he?"

"Nine months."

"I remember you have two more daughters, don't you?"

"Yes, the two sisters went out to play."

Liu Siyue took out three red envelopes, "These are my New Year's money for the children."

"Okay, I'll accept the New Year's money for the child."

"How is your daughter's health now, April?"

"She's in good health, and she's quite mischievous."

"Sister-in-law, I won't stay any longer. I have a child at home, and I'm afraid she'll make a fuss, so I'll head back first."

"good.

That's what it's like to be a mother; you can't leave your child behind no matter where you go.

Liu Siyue came out arm in arm with Feng Shi. Deng Fengying escorted them to the courtyard gate, watched them get into the carriage, and then turned back.

A large group of villagers, men, women, and children, had gathered in the distance. As soon as they saw the carriage leave, they ran into Xu Dashi's yard. "Dashi, Uncle Xu, who was that distinguished guest who came to your house just now? I saw that they brought you a lot of good things."

"Didn't you recognize me?"

"We're so far away, how could we see clearly? Besides, we don't know any distinguished people riding in carriages!"

We thought the young woman looked familiar, but we couldn't remember where we'd seen her before.

"You look familiar, that's right. Everyone knows that person. She's the former daughter-in-law who was driven away by the Lu family, Liu from Liujia Village."

"What! You're saying she's Liu Siyue from Liujia Village?"

"Yes, it's her! You don't believe me?"

"I was wondering why she looked so familiar. It turns out she's Liu Siyue. If we ran into her on the street, we definitely wouldn't recognize her. She's changed so much; she doesn't look like a villager at all."

Why did she deliver something to your house? Is there any connection between you two?

"When Liu was born prematurely, she brought her premature baby to my wife to breastfeed. She remembered my wife's kindness and came to see her specially."

"Oh my, your family is really lucky. It seems like you're going to have a good life from now on. Liu is a capable woman. She's given your family a hand, and your life will be much easier."

The man was talking outside, but the woman inside exclaimed in surprise, "My goodness! Such a big bag of white rice, and such a big bag of white flour, each bag must weigh fifty or sixty catties. Before the New Year, the price of white rice in the grain store had risen to 80 wen per catty. These two items alone are worth several taels of silver. And such a big piece of meat. Look at this fine cotton cloth, it feels so soft and comfortable."

Liu Siyue is truly generous; her gifts are impeccable.

The men heard people talking about white rice and white flour inside the house, so they ran in to see. When they saw the white rice in the bag, they were amazed. The rice was simply too good; the grains were plump and translucent. They had never seen such high-quality rice before.

"Daishi, this rice is so good, are you really willing to eat it?"

Deng Fengying chimed in, "We plan to take these refined grains to town to exchange them for some coarse grains, so they can last longer."

"Could we trade some of our coarse grains for some of your white rice?"