The next morning, when Liu Siyue opened the door, she saw Liu Yiyue standing at her door. She didn't even glance at her and went straight to the main room with the child in her arms.

Liu Yiyue stepped forward and grabbed her arm. "Second sister, I know you're still angry with me, but those are our parents, our sister-in-law. I can't just ignore them; it's a matter of life and death!"

"Those are your parents, your sister-in-law, they have nothing to do with me."

"Second sister, I know you have a deep-seated prejudice against the people in the old house, but so much time has passed, and the family has gone through so many things. They have changed a lot."

My mother has had it so tough these days. You have no idea. She has to handle everything, big and small, at home all by herself. She can't just leave everything to herself.

My mother has changed a lot now; she's become very gentle. I hope you can come back with me to see her. After all, we're mother and daughter; if we spend more time together, our bond will be restored.

In April, we all have mothers, and if we're going to be filial, we should be filial to our own parents. Even if you can't give them the kind of life your second uncle's family has, at least make sure they have enough to eat and wear.

"Have you said enough? Are you done? If you're done, please leave."

"Qingwu, take the child inside."

"Second sister, I have something to discuss with you. My mother and I are just too busy at home. We can't manage it all. There are two sick people in the family, and we have to take care of everyone, including the elderly and children. There are so many chores to do."

The eldest sister wanted to take Xiao Tao back to help. Last time she brought back so many male servants, she wanted to send one of them to the old house to help with some tasks like chopping wood and carrying water.

"There are so many mouths to feed at home, and we don't even have enough grain. They bought so much grain from the county town, and they're letting me take a bag back with me."

"You really dare to open your mouth and make such an unreasonable request. Who do you think you are? No matter how much stuff I have, it's all earned through hard work. I have no obligation to support that family. I can give my things to whomever I want."

You can leave now. Don't come back here again. You're not welcome here.

"In April, can't you even show some concern for your older sister? If you don't want to go back to fulfill your filial duties, can't your older sister do it for you?"

"That's enough, stop talking, I'm getting annoyed just listening to it."

"Qingwu, escorted her out and forbade her from ever setting foot at the end of the village again."

"Second sister, you can't treat me like this! I'm your eldest sister, Auntie! Say something!"

"Miss January, please!"

"Second sister, I don't ask for anything else, I just hope that you treat the old house the same way you treat the villagers, and don't have any prejudice against them. Isn't the village going to plant chili peppers this time? Can we let the old house plant them too?"

Spring plowing is coming soon. There are many women and children in the family, old and young. With so much land, how long will it take my mother and I to plow it? You can help plow the land at the August house, could you also help plow the land at the old house?

"Is this request too much for you, elder sister? I don't expect you to value the old house so much, just treat everyone equally."

"I can tell you clearly that I can give my things to anyone in the village, but I will not give them to the people in the old house."

Do you understand? Go now, I don't want to see you again.

"Miss January, let's go quickly, or I'll have to take action."

"Second Aunt, you're the elder, can't you say something fair?"

"In January, you stayed with your second aunt. She treated you like her own daughter, providing you with everything from food and clothing to lodging and other necessities."

If you ask your second aunt to say something fair, then I'll tell you: once the kinship is severed, it's severed, and there's no relationship between us anymore.

There's a saying in April that's true: you can give your things to whomever you want, and that's something you can control just by relying on blood ties.

Since you've chosen the old house, you should know that we will have nothing to do with you anymore. Take good care of yourself and cherish this opportunity.

"Okay, okay." Liu Yiyue left crying.

"Mother, I need to go to the county town."

"Why are we suddenly going to the county town? Did your mother keep your older sister here last night?"

"Mom, you're overthinking it. The seeds I bought are all stored in the county town. I have to bring them back. Once they're back, I'll start cultivating the seedlings. I'll be very busy."

"Alright, alright, I'm glad you don't blame your mother. I'm very worried about your eldest sister. She's been through so much at the old house, and she still doesn't know how to turn back. What if she gets so sick one day that she can't get out of bed?"

"She chose her own path, so she can't blame anyone else. As her younger sister, I believe I've done my best for her."

I gave her many chances, but she remained stubborn. Everyone has their own destiny, and perhaps this was hers.

"Qingwu, go and call Second Uncle over. I need to talk to him about something."

"Yes, Master."

"Mother, why hasn't Sister Ruyun come back yet? Has something happened to her?"

"Yeah, I'm wondering the same thing. They've been gone for so long, why haven't they come back yet? Tofu isn't that hard to make."

"How about this, let's go to Grandma's house today and see what's going on?"

"Okay, let's go take a look today, then we'll feel more at ease."

Qingwu and Liu Dawang entered the courtyard one after the other. "Second Uncle, today my mother and I will first go to Grandma's house to see Sister Ruyun, and then I will go directly to the county town to get seeds back. We need to start seedlings right away."

"Qingwu, you stay at home and go to those three villages. Bring back two people from each village to learn seedling cultivation."

"Master, where will these people stay?"

"Second Uncle, what are your thoughts on the arrangements?"

"There's nowhere to stay in the village, so we have to come back to live here."

These past few days I've had Lei Yi and the others go up the mountain to cut some timber to build a few mud houses on the estate. When the farm work gets busy, they can make do with them for now.

"Okay, Second Uncle can arrange it himself."

"Mother, let's go."

Qingwu quickly brought out the oxcart and horse-drawn carriage. Qingwu drove the horse-drawn carriage, Liu Siyue drove the oxcart, and Feng Shi sat on the oxcart holding Yao'er, and they headed towards Fengyuan Village.

At the Liu family's old house, the whole family stood in the courtyard, waiting for Liu Yiyue to return and see what she would bring back.

Lai Fu and his sister stood outside the courtyard gate, gazing into the distance. Finally, they saw a figure walking towards them, and they quickly ran home, shouting, "Grandpa, Grandma, Great-Grandpa, Aunt's back! Aunt's back!"

Huang Lanhua quickly came out to greet her, only to find Liu Yiyue empty-handed, looking dejected and listless.

"Honey, what's wrong? Did they bully you?"

"Mother~", Liu Yiyue sobbed, leaning on Huang Lanhua's shoulder.

"Don't cry, don't cry. Let's talk about it at home. Don't let outsiders laugh at us."

"My dear girl is back. How did things go with what Grandpa asked you to do?"

"Grandpa, I've told my second uncle, second aunt, and second sister everything you asked me to say."

They said that once it's over, it's over, and there will be no more relationship between them.

I wanted to bring two servants back to help the family, but my second sister refused. I also wanted to bring some grain back, but my second sister refused again.

My second sister kicked me out, saying she never wanted to see me again and forbade me from ever going to the end of the village again.

"Were you speaking to her in a bad tone? Did you have a fight with her? You sisters have always been close since childhood, she would never kick you out."

"Mother, I didn't. I always spoke to my second sister in a gentle and calm manner, but she was stubborn and didn't want the old house to benefit from anything or help it in any way."

I asked her to treat the old house like she would the villagers, but she couldn't do it.

"Grandpa, what should we do? Spring planting is just around the corner, and there's so much land; we simply can't plant it all."

"My dear girl, you must find a way to get along well with April. Our family will depend on her in the future."

As for spring plowing, we'll call your third uncle's family and August's family over to help us with the work.

"Huang, and your brothers, took 50 taels of silver from our family, so they should do some work for us. We can't let them take this money for nothing."

"My family can't even finish farming their land, so they don't have time to help us."

"My father is in good health, so he should be working in the fields. Other people in the village who are about my father's age aren't as healthy, but they're all working in the fields all day."

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