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

The villager ran breathlessly to the village chief's house. "Village chief, something terrible has happened! Your cousin Fuguang has been beaten by Wang Sanhe! You'd better hurry, or he'll be beaten to death!"

"What exactly happened? How did these two end up fighting?"

The villagers briefly recounted what had happened. Wei Yuanguang stamped his foot and said, "They're all troublesome, get out of here."

When the village chief arrived at Wang Sanhe's house, he saw Wei Fuguang lying on the ground, groaning in pain.

"Village chief, you have to stand up for me! Look what that bastard Wang Sanhe did to me!"

"Why did they hit you? What were you guys doing, loitering around their doorstep for no reason?"

"The Lu family's banknotes were stolen; aren't we trying to find clues?"

"If you're looking for clues, then look for clues. What nonsense are you spouting? Without evidence, no wonder people beat you up!"

"Village chief, I've been beaten up like this, why are you still speaking up for him?"

I'm your cousin!

"What did I say? I'm not taking sides; I'm taking the side of reason."

"Go and call Wang Sanhe out."

"Wang Sanhe, come out quickly! The village chief is here and wants to see you!"

Wang Sanhe had already heard the commotion outside, and only came out of the house when someone called him.

"Wang Sanhe, look what you've done to him! Can't you talk things out properly?"

"Village chief, how can I speak properly? These shameless bastards have been coming to my door to disgust me these past two days, saying that I did something bad, that I was guilty, and that I stole the Lu family's silver notes. Which eye of theirs saw me steal the Lu family's silver notes?"

Although I, Wang Sanhe, am not a good person, I have never done anything petty or dishonest. How dare they slander me? Who can tolerate this?

"But you can't beat someone up like that!"

"I've already gone easy on him. If he keeps spouting nonsense, I'll pull out his teeth."

"Village chief, look at him! He's so arrogant! You have to teach him a lesson. He beat me up like this, so he has to pay for my medical expenses and the cost of my recovery. Spring planting is just around the corner, and no one has plowed my land yet. He has to plow my land too."

"Pah! You wish!"

"Wang Sanhe, you're the one who hit this person, right? You'll have to pay for his medical expenses."

"Village chief, that's not fair. He's the one who provoked me, and now he wants me to pay his medical bills."

If I were your son Yuliang, would you pay for his medical expenses?

"If you make me pay for this medical bill today, I'll go to your house and harass your son. If any of your family members dare to hit me, I'll make you pay for the medical bill."

"Wang Sanhe, don't be unreasonable."

"I'm not being unreasonable. I'm trying to reason with you. You're not trying to bully me just because Wei Fuguang is your cousin, are you? As the village chief, you should be fair and impartial, not biased."

The village chief originally wanted to ask for some medical expenses for Wei Fuguang, but he was rendered speechless by Wang Sanhe's retort. He did not expect Wang Sanhe to be so eloquent.

"Wei Fuguang, you brought this on yourself. You guys carry him back."

"Village chief, you can't treat me like this! I'm your brother! How can you let outsiders bully your own people?"

Upon hearing this, the village chief's face darkened even more, and he muttered under his breath, "Fool."

The commotion at Wang Sanhe's house reached the villagers, and those who were guarding the door of the thugs' house quickly slipped away, fearing that the scoundrels would come out and beat them up too.

Lu Yunzhou got some medicine from the village doctor to promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, reduce swelling and relieve pain. After two days, the bump on his head gradually subsided.

Two days have passed, and the villagers have found no clues whatsoever.

Lu Yunzhou got up very early today and started packing his luggage. Granny Liu had already started making breakfast.

After breakfast, Granny Liu took out 15 taels of silver and gave it to Lu Yunzhou. "Zhou'er, this is all the silver we have left in the house. Take it and use it first. Your father, your elder brother, and I will think of something else."

Lu Yunzhou took the money bag and put it in his pocket. "Father and Mother, I'm going to study at the county school this time and won't be back for a while. If you have any money, please send it to me."

Brother, Wenxuan and Xinning are your biological children. I hope you can treat them well. Look how pitiful the two children are.

This was originally a matter for my elder brother's room, and I shouldn't have interfered, but as the uncle of the two children, I couldn't bear to.

Besides, what did the former sister-in-law do wrong? If anyone is at fault, it's the eldest brother who was wrong first.

That's all I have to say. I hope you'll think it over carefully, brother. Wenxuan is your only son.

Parents, please don't take out all your anger on the two children.

Widow Wang was displeased by this. "Young man, I don't like hearing that! What do you mean Wenxuan is your elder brother's only son? I'm carrying your elder brother's son in my belly!"

Lu Yunzhou didn't want to talk to Widow Wang, nor did he deign to.

"Zhou'er, don't worry about these things. Just focus on your studies."

Lu Yunzhou got up and went back to his room, carrying his bundle on his back. He was going to take the village's oxcart to town, and his family saw him off to where the oxcart was parked.

There were only two people sitting on the oxcart. Lu Yunzhou got on, and Lu Wenxuan and Lu Xinning, the siblings, looked at him with teary eyes, their eyes full of reluctance. "Second Uncle, when are you coming back?"

"Your second uncle will be back after he finishes the provincial examination. You all wait at home for his good news."

The car slowly started, and Lu Yunzhou left the village to study in the county town.

Once the oxcart was far away, Granny Liu kicked the brother and sister in the backside. "You two brats, how dare you trouble your second uncle! What are you standing here for?"

The two were kicked, but they didn't dare to cry and jogged back.

"Mother, these two siblings are very cunning, just like their mother. Their mother ruined our Lu family, and they ruined us, mother and daughter-in-law."

Look at how unhappy my brother-in-law is with us now that he's back. He must have been talking badly about us to him.

"Grandma, Second Aunt, we didn't say anything bad about you."

"Mother, listen to what they're calling me? I've been married into this family for so long, and they're still calling me Second Mother."

"They don't like me, do they? Husband, you heard it too, what did they call me? No matter how good I am to them, they never treat me like their mother."

As Widow Wang spoke, she began to wipe away her tears. "Alright, stop crying here. Be careful not to hurt the baby in your belly."

Looking at his son and daughter, Lu Yunping felt only disgust and shouted, "She is your mother, not your second mother. If I ever hear you call her 'second mother' again, I'll smash your mouths!"

"Father, we understand."

"Now that you know, get back to work!"

Liu Siyue also heard about Lu Yunzhou losing 100 taels of silver notes. She felt relieved and said, "Mother, we went to Baini Bay. I didn't expect it to have such an effect."

"They deserve it. That old woman Liu always tried to outdo you and showed off her son everywhere. Now she's been targeted!"

Mother is still a little worried. If Lu Yunzhou really passes the imperial examination and becomes a scholar, will your family take advantage of his status to bully us?

We are just ordinary people, and we can't deal with those scholars who have achieved official rank. If the magistrate's wife were still alive, we could rely on her. But now that the magistrate is dead and his wife is gone, we have no one to rely on.

If the Lu family really makes things difficult for us, there's nothing we can do.

"Mother, don't worry. If they dare to come, I'll make sure they don't get the upper hand."

"Since ancient times, the common people have never fought against the officials; in the end, we are the ones who suffer the most."

Liu Siyue comforted Feng Shi for a while, which made her less anxious.