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

Liu Siyue returned to her room, picked up the blueprints, and came out. "Master Chang, take a look. These are my new blueprints. They're a few changes from the current house."

Master Chang took the blueprints and saw that the changes were indeed minor, but much larger, with an additional small courtyard added in front of the original courtyard.

"Madam Liu, this is an existing courtyard with an additional small courtyard added in front, essentially creating a second courtyard."

"That's right, that's exactly what we mean. This small courtyard in front is intended for the servants to live in. The new courtyard will be larger than the one we live in now. We built it so small before because there wasn't enough space. Now that we have space, we naturally want to build it bigger. We'll build a small gate between each courtyard, and these small gates will also have doors installed so they can be closed at any time."

"The bricks, tiles, and timber ordered earlier won't be enough; we'll need to order more."

"Alright, Master Chang, go ahead and order. Besides the bricks and tiles needed for building the house, order an extra 20000 of each. That's 500 taels of silver. Master Chang, keep a good record of the accounts, and we'll settle the bill when the work is finished."

"Don't worry, Madam Liu, I will definitely handle things well."

Before Master Chang left, the village chief arrived. "In April, I heard that all the construction workers have arrived, and the hired laborers will be on time to start work early tomorrow morning."

"Thank you, Uncle Village Chief."

"Madam Liu, Village Chief, you're busy, I'll go arrange the work first." After Master Chang left, the village chief said, "In April, everyone in the village signed up. Apart from a few families, a total of 173 households signed up. I didn't count your eldest sister and the Bai family. The total planting area is 514 mu."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Uncle Village Chief. Tell everyone to prepare the land in advance, preferably in furrows. Also, make sure to have plenty of wood ash at home. Planting is expected to take place around March, so there's no need to rush."

"Uncle has remembered them all."

During dinner that evening, Liu Siyue said, "We're breaking ground tomorrow, and we need someone to oversee all the laborers in the village. Second Uncle is busy with the fields, so he definitely won't have time. I think we should ask Uncle Youtian to come and help us oversee them. He did this job when we built the house last time, so he has experience. This time, we can pay him for the extra work since there are more people to manage."

What does Second Uncle think?

"You're right. I'll talk to Uncle Tian about this after I finish eating. How much is a suitable wage?"

"I remember it was 50 coins a day last time, but this time it's 80 coins a day."

Liu Dawang calculated that he had spent more than 2 taels of silver in a month, which still made him feel a little heartache.

"In April, do you think we should ask your uncles to come and help out? They don't have anything to do after the New Year."

"Mom, how about this: let Grandma's family make tofu and let my aunts and uncles come over to help us with spring planting. They only have a small plot of land, so it won't take them long. We'll pay them whatever wages they're owed."

"Good, that's a good idea. Your maternal grandmother's family has only sold medicinal herbs twice, and they've probably spent almost all their money. It doesn't matter who we ask, they'll feel more at ease using the herbs."

"Then it's settled. Tomorrow I'll have Qingling go to her maternal grandmother's house to see her uncles and find out what her aunt's intentions are."

The next day, not long after dawn, the village became lively as villagers arrived with their tools. Master Chang began to assign tasks, and everyone worked enthusiastically.

As soon as there was a commotion outside, Qingling got up and rushed to Fengyuan Village.

As the sun rose high in the sky, the groundbreaking ceremony began. Amidst the sound of firecrackers, Liu Dawang shoveled the first shovelful of earth, and construction officially commenced.

When Grandpa Liu learned that Liu Dawang's family was going to build another house, he was so jealous he was practically going crazy. This son of his truly had no fatherly affection whatsoever; his heart was as hard as iron.

Not long after the groundbreaking ceremony ended, Qingling arrived with the Feng brothers, along with Mr. and Mrs. Feng.

The whole family was taken aback by the scale of the work. Daughter, sister, how many houses are you going to build!

"Grandpa, Madam, and uncles, please come inside."

"Father, Mother, Brother, Brother, you've arrived. Come inside and rest. Ruyu, call your father and Siyue back and tell them your uncles have come."

When Liu Siyue and Liu Dawang returned, they greeted each other. "Grandma, Grandpa, I have something to do and can't stay with you, so I'll be leaving now. Second Uncle, you and your uncles should explain things to each other."

"Okay, you go ahead and get busy."

"Mom, make some good food for Grandma and Grandpa."

"Go on with your business. You're here and you're still letting your grandma go hungry. This child is such a worrywart."

Those who have experienced hardship are always more mature than others.

"Liu Siyue and Qingwu loaded the oxcart and horse-drawn cart to the brim with goods and headed to the three villages. When she arrived at the first village, the family was eating. Looking into their bowls, she saw that they contained white grass roots. When the family saw Liu Siyue, they immediately became flustered, "Miss..."

"Uncle Tian, ​​I'm so sorry. I didn't know that Master Lin hadn't given you enough food. It was my oversight. I only found out yesterday, so I rushed to deliver the food to you today."

The family burst into tears instantly, unable to hold back their sobs any longer. Liu Siyue was so ashamed that she wanted to disappear. "Uncle and Aunt, I really didn't mean it. Please forgive me. There's food in the truck. Hurry up and unload it to cook."

Qingwu was the first to carry a bag of grain down, and the others followed suit. Several children were crying, and Liu Siyue took out a handful of candy and stuffed it into the children's hands. The woman next to her couldn't stop crying.

"Sister-in-law, don't cry. The food has arrived, so you won't go hungry."

"Miss, my sister-in-law is crying for her little niece. Her little niece starved to death a few days ago."

Upon hearing this, Liu Siyue was struck dumb. Someone really had starved to death! "Sister-in-law, I'm so sorry."

"Miss, it's none of your business, she was just unlucky."

"Stop crying! What kind of behavior is this in front of Miss!"

"Auntie, don't talk about your sister-in-law. She'll feel better if she cries."

Liu Siyue felt very guilty and could only make up for it materially. She pretended to go to the car to unload grain, put two bags of white rice on the car, and took out two chickens and a large piece of pork from her space. "Uncle, come and unload two more bags of grain."

The two sons of the farm owner came over and unloaded the grain. Liu Siyue put the chicken and meat into Aunt Tian's hands, and then took out 10 taels of silver and put it into the hands of the crying sister-in-law. "Sister-in-law, take this silver. Consider it my compensation. Now that the grain has been delivered, you should take good care of yourselves."

Liu Siyue took out another money bag. Inside were red envelopes for you during the New Year, 200 coins each. Auntie, please keep them safe.

If you have nothing else, we'll be leaving now.

Aunt Tian and her family kowtowed to express their gratitude, saying, "Thank you for your generosity, Miss."

"Miss, don't be angry with her. She's just not thinking things through right now."

"Aunt Tian, ​​I don't blame my sister-in-law. Please don't make things difficult for her. She must be suffering a lot. I can understand how a mother feels. Who wouldn't be heartbroken to lose the child she risked her life for?"

It's clear that my sister-in-law loves her child very much. Auntie, please comfort her. I'll come back to visit you again in a few days.

Liu Siyue was about to leave. If she stayed any longer, she would soon break down, and the sadness in her heart was about to overflow. "Miss, please don't go."

"Uncle Tian, ​​is there something you need?"

"How should we plant this land this spring? Could you provide some guidelines so we can prepare in advance?"

"Uncle Tian, ​​you should rest and recover for the next few days. I'll come back and talk to you again in a few days."