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

This infuriated Ma Qiao'er, and she had a fight with Liu Daniu at home. "Liu Daniu, look at this, look at this! This is your good father and good brother. When renting to others, they split the profits 50/50, but when they rent to us, they only split it 30/70. They're treating us like suckers!"

Luckily we didn't rent it; if we had, who knows what it would have become?

"Liu Daniu, I doubt you're even your father's child. The things you do are unlike what a father would do! They're shameless, but I'm not one to be bullied either."

"Qiao'er, what are you trying to do?"

"I'll go to the village and tell everyone. What kind of father would treat his son like this? Let's see if he'll ever have the nerve to come looking for you again."

"Qiao'er, let's just let it go like this. Don't make a big deal out of it. It'll make everyone look bad. Anyway, our family hasn't suffered any losses."

"Liu Daniu, let me tell you, stop trying to smooth things over. You want to be a pushover, but I don't."

"Qiao'er, I'm begging you, please save me some face. Life at the old house is already tough enough, so don't bother with them."

"Liu Daniu, if you keep spouting nonsense, go find your good father. We, your mother and children, can live just fine without you."

Liu Daniu was too scared to speak, and the children didn't side with him either; he was genuinely afraid of being kicked out of the house.

As soon as Grandpa Liu got home, he told everyone about renting out the land. Surprisingly, no one reacted much. Only Liu Dahu was a little disappointed. He couldn't sell the land, but at least he didn't have to work in the fields or embarrass himself in public.

After finishing her meal, Ma Qiao'er went to the big willow tree in the village, where many people were sitting and talking about the chili seedlings. As she walked over, a woman teased her, "Qiao'er, your old family rented out their land to others to farm, why won't they let you farm it? Are they cutting off all ties with you?"

"Auntie, you all know that the people in the old house bully Da Niu because he's honest. They came to us today and said they wanted to rent the old house's land to us. We were quite happy at the time, thinking that this would help both the old house and ourselves. But who knew they would ask me to pay 70% of the rent? Tell me, what else is this but bullying? Just because Da Niu is honest and easy to bully?"

Even the landlords weren't as ruthless as them.

They wanted their son to pay 70% of the rent, but we refused. They then rented the land to someone else, only requiring him to pay 50%. That's the way things are, Auntie.

They're both sons, so why is there such a huge difference? He only lets Da Niu be bullied.

When the villagers heard about this, they thought that Old Master Liu had really gone too far. Not only did he not help his own son, but he also bullied him. They really didn't know what he was thinking.

"Qiao'er, you've already separated your families. Since they treated you like that, if they ask you for help in the future, just ignore them. The villagers won't say anything to you, after all, they were in the wrong first."

Your children are all grown up now, things will get better. Da Niu is a kind-hearted and honest boy, so you need to take good care of your family.

"Thank you, uncles and aunts. We will definitely live a good life."

Ma Qiao'er's words spread throughout the village. When Lai Fu heard this, he quickly ran home to tell Grandpa Liu, "Great-Grandpa, people outside are all cursing you, saying you're a heartless person who bullies Uncle San's family and is completely biased."

Grandpa Liu was puzzled. She had only asked him to help plow the fields, and he hadn't forced her if she didn't want to. How could I be bullying him? No, I have to find this idiot and ask him. He shouldn't be ruining his own father's reputation like this.

He stormed out, but before he had gone more than a few steps, he encountered an old man of similar age. The old man looked weathered and worn, clearly a seasoned farmer who often worked in the fields. He was in stark contrast to Old Man Liu, who was radiant, healthy, and had no back or leg pains. He stood ramrod straight and looked about ten years younger than the old man in front of him.

"Liu Shuanzi, Da Niu is such a good kid, honest and hardworking, and he always listens to you. Why do you dislike him so much? You only charge 50% rent when you rent the land to others, but you charge 70% rent when you rent it to your own son. Tell me, is this the kind of thing a father should do?"

If I hadn't watched Da Niu grow up, I would have doubted that he wasn't your son. From childhood to adulthood, he's always let Da Wang and Da Niu bully him. Even after the family splits up, he still bullies you. Don't go too far. Leave yourself a way out. Be careful that one day you're gone and no one will bury you. Look at your spoiled eldest son. With his condition, I don't really believe he can take care of you in your old age.

For the sake of our long-standing friendship, let me give you a piece of advice: don't be too selfish. You're smart, but others aren't stupid either.

Grandpa Liu was a little confused. When did he start charging Da Niu 70% of the rent? He was being wronged!

"Old brother, there must be some misunderstanding here. I didn't do it. I'll go and find out right now."

Old Master Liu had only taken a few steps when he remembered that his eldest son had come back and said he was going to rent the land to his third son. He turned around and went back home to Liu Dahu's room. When he entered, he saw that Liu Dahu was still fast asleep, snoring loudly. He pulled off the quilt, and Liu Dahu turned over and continued to sleep.

Grandpa Liu raised his hand to hit him, but Liu Dahu let out a series of farts, almost suffocating the old man. "You little bastard, you just eat all day and do nothing, what a waste of all that food!"

He stormed out of the house, grabbed a stick of firewood, and started hitting Liu Dahu. "You lazybones! What time is it? You're still sleeping. What's the difference between you and a pig? You can fatten up a pig and sell it for money, but you're just a menace!"

The pain woke Liu Dahu from his sleep. When he opened his eyes, he saw his father angrily hitting him with a stick. He quickly hid in the bed and covered himself with the quilt.

"Dad, what's wrong with you? Why did you hit me?"

"I'm asking you, you rented the land to the third son, and the Ma family was only willing to pay 30% of the rent?"

"Yes, Dad, he said she wants 70% and will only pay us 30% rent. How can I agree to that?"

"Is that really all? Nothing else?"

"That's really true. If you don't believe me, ask Ma. The third son is a coward. He does whatever Ma says. He's a disgrace to you."

"Why is what people outside are saying different from what you're telling me? Everyone in the village is saying that I'm going to rent the land to the third brother and make him pay 70% of the rent. Why is that? Does the third brother's family dare to slander me?"

"Father, the truth is this: I initially asked them to pay 70% of the rent, but Madam Ma disagreed. She said that Madam Ma should only pay 30%, and she wanted to keep 70%. She also criticized you for the unfair division of the family property, implying that I had spent the family's money, and we had a falling out."

"You idiot, why didn't you say so sooner? Do you know what people outside are saying about me? I'm so ashamed to face anyone. They say I bullied the third brother."

If we give this land to Lao San, we'll give him 50% of it. We can then decide how to collect rent, and he'll take good care of the land.

"Father, you know I'm stupid, so don't make me do anything. You won't be satisfied even if I do."

"You're just too idle, like a pig in a sty. Starting tomorrow, you'll be in charge of all the laundry and cooking around the house."

"Father, why? What are Huang Shi and Yi Yue for? Are they just freeloaders?"

"I have my own plans for them."

"Dad, you can't do this! My man, how can you do such things?"

"If you keep nagging, get out. If you want to eat, then get to work."

During dinner, Grandpa Liu started assigning tasks: "From now on, the eldest son will be in charge of the laundry and cooking. Huang and Da Ya will go up the mountain to dig for wild vegetables and gather firewood. I'll buy a year-old piglet to raise. You two will gather pig feed, and the eldest son will be responsible for feeding the pig."

Laifu has several younger siblings. After your mother finishes her postpartum confinement, you can go up the mountain with your grandmother and aunt to dig for wild vegetables and mushrooms, and then exchange them for money in town.

"Dad, you've assigned me all these tasks, what are you going to do?"