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

"Yunzhou, I'm so sorry. It's all my fault for acting impulsively and without thinking, causing you trouble."

"Dr. Yang, things have come to this point, there's no point in saying more. What we should be thinking about now is how to remedy the situation."

"How can this be salvaged? Once words are spoken, they're like water spilled; there's no way to take them back."

"There might be another way, but it would require your help, Uncle Village Chief."

"As long as we can bring Liu back to our village, tell me what you want to do, and I will definitely find a way to do it."

"When I fell ill today, it was already late. This matter should not have spread beyond the village yet, but after tonight, I'm afraid it will be impossible to keep it a secret any longer. The people of Liujia Village will soon find out."

So I want Uncle Village Chief to urgently convene a meeting of the villagers right now, tell them what happened, and tell everyone to keep their mouths shut and not let anyone spread the word.

At the same time, Dr. Yang also clarified to the public that what you said today was just a temporary measure. If people don't believe it, they can ask a doctor in the town or county to come and have acupuncture. I will fully cooperate. I just have a cough due to lung heat, not some kind of serious illness.

Doctor Yang, Uncle Village Chief, this is also related to the vital interests of the villagers of Bainiwan. As long as I successfully marry Liu, the villagers will have a share in the charcoal-making recipe, the harvesting of hawthorns, the making of hawthorn cakes, and the planting of chili peppers. Everyone will get a share of the money.

Since Liu married into our village, she will definitely prioritize us. If there are any good things, she will consider Bainiwan first, not Liujia Village. After all, that is her maternal home, and this is the home she will stay in for the rest of her life.

Tell me, am I right or wrong?

Village Chief Wei immediately stood up. "Let's do our best and leave the rest to fate. There's no time to lose. Let's split up now and go door to door to notify everyone. All the adults in the family must be present."

"Village chief, it's pitch black here. What if the villagers don't believe us when we knock on doors?"

The village chief, finding Lu Yunping's words reasonable but also realizing that banging a gong so late at night was inappropriate, said, "How about this, you go to my house and call your aunt and Yuming over. If they come, everyone will surely believe you."

"And so, Lu Yunping ran to the village chief's house again, and 'bang bang bang,' he knocked on the door again. 'Brother Yuming, open the door quickly, it's urgent.'"

Wei Yuming came out to open the door, and his neighbor also came out, startled. "Hey Lu Yunping, what have you been up to all night? You made it impossible for anyone to sleep, and you even woke up the kids."

"I'm so sorry, it's not that I want to cause trouble, but Uncle Village Chief is calling a meeting of the villagers and asked me to call Auntie and Brother Yuming. The village chief said that every adult in every household must be present."

"Boss Lu, who would believe this nonsense? Holding a meeting in the middle of the night? It's hilarious."

"Brother Yuming, you have to believe me. Your father and Doctor Yang are at my house right now, waiting for you and your aunt."

"Alright, you wait here, I'll go back and get my mother."

"Hey~ Yuming, you actually believed his nonsense!"

"Everything I said is true. If you don't believe me, come with me and see for yourself. If I'm lying, I'll send you two pounds of fatty meat tomorrow."

"You said it yourself. If you dare to play me for a fool, I'll pull out your teeth."

"Okay, okay, okay."

Wei Yuming helped his mother out, holding a torch in his hand, and locked the door from the outside. "Let's go."

The group followed Lu Yunping to the Lu family home. "Father, what did you want to see Mother and me about?"

"It's like this, there's a big event to be done in the village tonight, it concerns the interests of the whole village, and we need to gather everyone together for an emergency meeting. I was worried that no one would believe me, so I thought I'd ask you and your mother to go and inform them, that way everyone will believe it."

"Old man, why bother with all this? Just take the gong from home and bang it. It's so quiet in the village at night, everyone in the village can hear it."

"I didn't know we were supposed to bang the gong. I was just afraid of making too much noise and getting overheard, which would ruin things."

"Dad, are we catching a thief or something? Why are we being so cautious?"

"Oh, stop asking. Now hurry up and notify people. Lu Decai, light all the torches in your house. Everyone, go and call people."

And so, the sound of knocking on doors filled the village. Everyone wondered what had happened that night, as the commotion was quite loud. They gathered together and whispered among themselves.

"Everyone, head towards the big locust tree. The village chief has something important to say in a bit. It concerns the interests of the entire village, and everyone must be there. No one can be left out."

The villagers gradually arrived under the big locust tree, all discussing what the village chief was going to say. "What do you think the village chief is going to say? It's extremely urgent. He can't even wait until tomorrow. He's waking people up in the middle of the night."

"Is there a good business opportunity that we can encourage everyone to pursue?"

"What good business could there be? If there were, we would have started it long ago instead of waiting until now."

"Do you think it might be related to Lu Tongsheng? Although he's only a student, he's quite famous. He's known as the number one talent in Lingshui. He studies in the county town and knows many people. Maybe he can find a good job for the village."

"You're right, that's possible."

Village Chief Wei stood on the high platform in front, with Lu Yunzhou and Doctor Yang standing beside him. Village Chief Wei waved his hand and said, "Everyone, please be quiet. Listen to me."

Torches flickered in the crowd. After a while, things quieted down, and everyone listened attentively to see what the village chief had to say. "Now I'll start calling roll. If any household is missing someone, they can't hold the meeting right now. If they really can't be called, then all the good things that happen in the village in the future will have nothing to do with them. Everyone can keep an eye on each other."

Yuming, come up here and take attendance. If anyone is not present, write them down and send someone to call them again immediately. If they still don't come, give up on them. Also, everyone should supervise this. No one who is not here tonight is allowed to leave the village. If anyone ignores the warnings and insists on leaving the village, their entire family will be kicked out of the village.

This matter concerns the interests of the entire village and cannot be taken lightly.

Wei Yuming went up to take attendance. Three households were absent. "Did you notify these three households?"

"Village chief, the notification has been delivered. I was the one who went to deliver it."

"Now, go in pairs and inform them, explain the pros and cons. If they don't come, don't force them. Just come back to the meeting immediately."

"Understood, Village Chief."

A moment later, the three groups that had gone out returned with their men. "Village chief, they're here. We can start the meeting now."

"Okay, as they say, when people are of one mind, they can move mountains. Only when the people of our village work together as one can we accomplish great things."

What I'm going to talk about today is related to everyone in the village. Haven't we all always envied Liujia Village for being able to burn charcoal and share silver?

The method of making charcoal was devised by Lu Yunzhou's ex-wife, Liu Siyue. Once Liu Siyue becomes a member of our village, she will teach the village not only the method of making charcoal, but also all her ways of making money. Then everyone in our village will be able to receive silver, have enough to eat and wear, and build big brick and tile houses.

Do you find this kind of life comfortable?

"Village chief, Liu Siyue has already divorced Lu Tongsheng. He hates the people of Bainiwan. How could he possibly bring her into our village?"

There's no need for anyone to worry about that. Lu Tongsheng has his own methods. What everyone needs to do is keep what Doctor Yang said this afternoon to themselves. Don't discuss it in the village, and definitely don't tell anyone else.

Dr. Yang stepped forward and said, "Let me apologize to everyone first. This afternoon, I said those things on purpose so I could go home. It was nothing at all, so please don't take it to heart."

"Dr. Yang, you're really something. We respected you so much, yet you lied to us. It's truly unacceptable."

"I've been away from home for too long, and I miss my kids so much!"

"I think you miss your wife, not your kids!"

Lu Yunping quipped, "Doctor Yang is always saying he wants to come back from the prefectural city, and he even bought a gift for your aunt!"