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

Doctor Yang and Lu Yunping waited outside. Lu Yunzhou went in and didn't come out for almost an hour. When he came out, he was carrying a bundle. "Let's go to the bookstore."

After Lu Yunzhou finished buying his things at the bookstore, Lu Yunping kept urging him, "Little brother, let's hurry back. Doctor Yang and I don't need to buy anything. Let's not delay the oxcart back to the village."

If we miss the oxcart, Dr. Yang and I can walk back, but I'm afraid you won't be able to. If you fall ill halfway, it will be even worse.

"Brother, can't you say something nice?"

Even if the village's oxcarts leave, we have the money; we won't hire another one!

"Young man, that's not how you spend money. Every penny saved counts. We farmers don't earn money easily. This trip to the government office cost a lot. You've probably spent almost all of your money."

Don't forget, you'll have to spend money elsewhere later!

"Yes, brother is right. Let's go quickly."

"Your older brother is right. We can't just squander money. We have to use it wisely. They say even a hero can be brought down by a penny. Just think about how you feel when you need money but don't have any, and how embarrassed you are when you have to beg others for money."

"It's fortunate that our family has a lot of land left by our ancestors, otherwise you wouldn't be able to study."

The three of them talked until they reached the city gate, then boarded a carriage and headed towards the town. Lu Yunping was very excited, knowing his wife would be overjoyed to see such an expensive gift he had bought for her.

When they arrived in town, they saw that the oxcart from Bainiwan was still there, and there were already quite a few people sitting on it. The three of them quickly got on as well. Doctor Yang saw that the cart was almost full, so they should be able to leave soon.

The villagers, seeing the three of them leave together and return together nearly 20 days later, couldn't help but be curious. "Doctor Yang, Lu Tongsheng, did you leave together and come back together?"

Lu Yunzhou remained silent, so Lu Yunping quickly chimed in, "Aunties, we just happened to run into each other in the county town, so we came back together."

"Oh, I see!"

Lu Tongsheng, the eldest nephew of the Lu family, went to study. What have you been doing? And you've been gone for so long, neglecting the spring planting at home. Did something terrible happen to you?

If you encounter any problems, don't hesitate to tell your aunties; they will definitely help if they can.

"That's right, that's right, don't be shy with your aunt!"

"Hey, Lu Tongsheng, why are you so thin? You have gray hair at such a young age. Is it because studying is too hard? Go home and ask your mother to kill a few more old hens to nourish you properly."

Look at them, scholars seem glamorous and enviable, but it's not easy working out of their minds and bodies!

Lu Yunzhou felt a pang of panic. His hair had turned white; did that mean his condition had worsened? What if he had a seizure on the train? Maybe he should hire a carriage to go back.

As he was thinking, he heard a clear female voice, "Uncle Wei, we're sorry to have kept you waiting. We'll be right back."

"Hurry up and get in the car, we've been waiting for you."

Ma Daya got into the oxcart, and Grandpa Wei shouted, "Everyone, hold on tight, let's go!" He flicked the reins, the whip gently struck the ox, and the oxcart slowly started moving.

Ma Daya then noticed the people sitting next to her. "Hey! Aren't these the Lu brothers and Doctor Yang?"

Oh dear, Dr. Yang, you've been gone for so many days, and your wife must be exhausted. She has to take care of the family and children, and also busy with spring plowing. What could possibly keep you away for so long, neglecting spring plowing, your wife, and your children?

What were you doing outside? What could be more important than spring planting and your wife and children?

"Yes, Dr. Yang, we all respect you very much. You're getting on in years, so please don't do anything foolish. Those vixens outside are no good people. Don't let your wife down."

The more Dr. Yang listened, the more absurd it became. What was all this nonsense? "I just went out to run some errands, it's not what you're thinking!"

"What are you doing that's taken so long? Did the fairies spend all your money and you only thought of going home because you're broke?"

"I can't explain it to you, so don't go around spreading rumors." Doctor Yang felt wronged; he had no choice but to keep Lu Tongsheng's secret.

Ma Daya, true to her reputation as the village's gossip queen, finished speaking about Doctor Yang and then looked at the Lu brothers. Lu Yunzhou was startled and begged this gossipy woman to let him go. "Eldest son of the Lu family, look at you! You don't even care about the land or your pregnant wife, and you just run off. Lu Tongsheng is such a grown man, and you still have to take care of him. You really don't know what's important."

Your wife gave birth to your eldest daughter, and your mother almost strangled her to death. Cui Cui ran away from your house with the child in her arms. It was the village aunties who took her back and even asked the village chief for help before your mother finally calmed down.

"You'd better have a good talk with your mother when you get back. No matter what, she's still your daughter, a human life. You drove Zhou Xiangxing away, are you going to drive Wang Cuicui away too?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? How could I do such a thing? Of course I would love my daughter dearly."

"Your mother said in the village that she was going to divorce Wang Cuicui because he couldn't give her a grandson and was just deceiving her."

"That was my mother's idea, not mine. It's my decision to live with Cuicui, not my mother's. He doesn't have the final say."

"I hope you can be more assertive."

Lu Tongsheng, you've gotten noticeably thinner. Studying is hard work, so you must take care of your health. I've heard that to become a Xiucai (a successful candidate in the imperial examinations), you have to stay at the examination hall for several days. Some people can't handle it and fall ill from exhaustion. In that case, all their studying was for nothing.

Please take good care of yourself; you'll have to be carried out.

"Da Ya is right. I was just saying that Lu Tongsheng studies hard and his hair has turned white. His mother should kill a chicken to nourish him properly."

"That's right, you definitely need to take care of it. Let your sister-in-law take a look at where the white hairs are growing. You're the village's star of literature, you can't afford any mishaps."

Lu Yunzhou turned his head away, extremely annoyed, but unable to lash out. Why were these caring words so hurtful? Everyone chatted and laughed along the way, so it wasn't boring. Soon they reached the fork in the road that led to Liujia Village. If they continued forward, they would soon be in the village.

Lu Yunzhou looked in the direction of Liujia Village. He had never been there before and wondered what it was like for her to live there.

They were almost in the village when Lu Yunzhou suddenly felt unwell. He was about to have an attack. He wanted to get out of the car, but he couldn't speak. Uncontrollable coughing broke out, and Lu Yunzhou's body trembled, his face turning purple. Doctor Yang quickly shouted, "Stop the car! Stop the car!"

This sudden turn of events startled everyone on the cart, causing them to turn pale with fright. Once the cart came to a stop, Doctor Yang tried to calm himself down, took out his silver needles, aimed carefully, and inserted them into the wound. Then came the second needle, and Lu Yunzhou calmed down.

"This is terrifying! Doctor Yang, what's wrong? Is Lu Tongsheng sick? It's so scary, could it be the plague?"

Upon hearing this, the people in the carriage immediately took a few steps back, then ran away, shouting throughout the village, "It's terrible! It's terrible! Lu Tongsheng has contracted a febrile disease and is about to die!"

The villagers were stunned when they heard this. "What? Lu Tongsheng has contracted the plague? Where did you hear that? Lu Tongsheng isn't home. You can't just say things like that."

Ma Daya quickly explained, "We wouldn't talk nonsense. If you don't believe me, ask the other aunties. Lu Tongsheng is on the oxcart at the village entrance. He just fell ill. Aunt Dachun said it's a plague."

"I saw it clearly; the way the disease manifested was very similar to the plague more than 20 years ago."

The villagers were horrified. "What are we waiting for? Quickly tell the village chief that we can't let him into the village. Let's go and stop him. We can't let him implicate the whole village."