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

The villagers of Liujia Village had been on night watch for five consecutive days without anyone causing trouble, which put Liu Jinsheng at ease. He didn't believe that the people of Bainiwan had made such a big commotion. He thought Wei Yuanguang, as the village chief, was unaware of it, and that Wei Yuanguang might be the mastermind behind it all. It seemed that Wei Yuanguang still had some sense of propriety. If Wei Yuanguang dared to touch anything in their village, they would not let him off easily.

While everyone was busy, Lu Yunzhou returned from seeing a doctor in the prefectural city. Upon his return, he said he was going to remarry Liu Siyue, which naturally made the people of Bainiwan happy.

Spring rains fell, and everything grew wildly. Some villagers started going into the mountains to dig for wild vegetables and pick mushrooms, but before these things could even grow, they were already in their stomachs.

Just as spring plowing was about to end, something astonishing happened in Liujia Village: a large number of women in the village became pregnant, and Dr. Wu was extremely busy every day. "Dr. Wu, come to my house quickly, my wife has fainted."

"Dr. Wu, something terrible has happened! My mother-in-law is vomiting nonstop and her face is pale. Please go and take a look at her quickly."

"Dr. Wu, Dr. Wu, my wife has been feeling weak and sleepy lately, and she can't eat. Could you please take a look at her?"

"Dr. Wu, Dr. Wu..."

Dr. Wu was running around like crazy. He hadn't even put down his medicine box when he got home when someone else came to ask him for help. He was so busy. He roughly estimated that he had seen about 100 women in the last few days. Some families had both mother-in-law and daughter-in-law pregnant at the same time, while others had three or four pregnant women in one family.

The village chief also heard about this. His daughter-in-law was also pregnant. The villagers were really going all out to get more money. The babies were born just in time to distribute the silver.

Pregnant women are overjoyed and show off to everyone they meet. But for women who aren't pregnant, life isn't so easy. Sometimes the couples even fight. The man curses the woman, calling her a barren hen, saying things like, "Look at so-and-so's wife, she's older than me, and she's pregnant, but I can't."

The woman scolded the man for being useless, saying that his wife was able to get pregnant because the man was capable, and that he himself was useless and blamed the woman for everything. She said that if the woman didn't lay eggs, how did those children come about?

Some daughters-in-law feel ashamed because they themselves are not pregnant, but their mothers-in-law are. They feel embarrassed to go out with their husbands.

And so, the men of Liujia Village gathered together to boast about the new additions to their families. The women, naturally, also boasted about their newfound wealth. The pregnant women bragged about their own fertility and their husbands' competence, while the non-pregnant women quietly left, not giving anyone a chance to ridicule them.

The women automatically split into two groups: the pregnant women huddled together, touching their bellies and chatting about their babies, "Look at our children, they're said to be blessed from birth, they're born with money!"

"Yes, if you can have more children, then have more. A large family will bring wealth. Look at those families with many children; they got a great deal when they divided the silver last year."

Women who are not pregnant, especially younger ones, should secretly take their husbands to the town clinic to see a doctor. They can get treatment for any illnesses they need and take care of their health if they can't conceive this year. Will they be able to conceive next year?

In Liujia Village, having children seems to have become a competition and an unspoken rivalry. Every man hopes that his wife can give him more children, so that they can share the money, have more brothers and sisters, and help each other when they grow up.

When Liu Siyue learned of this, she was both amused and exasperated. They were really going to great lengths to get a share of the silver. It was one thing to talk about the younger ones, but why were the older ones doing this? Medical care was so poor in this era; if things went wrong, it could result in the death of both mother and child.

Besides, how can a family raise four or five children at the same time? Don't they think about raising them at all?

"April, what are you thinking about?"

"Ah, I was thinking about the pregnant women in the village. Look at these pregnant women, some of them are already breastfeeding, and they are much older than their mothers. Their living conditions are not good, so it is still very dangerous for them to get pregnant at this age."

Everyone says childbirth is like walking through the gates of hell for women. Aren't they afraid? I really worry about them. So many women get pregnant around the same time, so their deliveries will be almost the same. They won't be able to find midwives then.

"You're right. So many people getting pregnant is really worrying. I wonder if they've thought about the dangers of childbirth, and all they think about is the pleasure of splitting the money."

Money really does blind people!

I've talked to the village chief about this; I'm really worried that something bad might happen to the village in the second half of the year.

"Mother, even if we tell the village chief, he can't do anything about it. But he can give us a little reminder so the villagers will be careful and not take risks for that little bit of money."

In the old Liu family house, Huang Lanhua and Liu Yiyue sat inside. She held her daughter's hand and said, "Daughter, it's been almost half a year since your divorce. You've recovered and are still getting a share of the money, which means you've officially settled down with us."

What's required for settling down in the village? You need to buy a homestead or farmland. So, what did you buy to settle down?

"Mother, I don't know, my second sister helped me with all of this."

"Go ask her, since she gave it to you, it's still yours, so why is she holding onto it?"

Your mother thought that you were still young, and whether you had land or a house, it was your foundation. She wanted to find you another husband, preferably a son-in-law who would live with you in the family. She wanted to find someone from another village, preferably someone who was an orphan, so that he would have no worries and could wholeheartedly live with you.

With his mother and clan members around, he wouldn't dare to have any wicked thoughts. We'll definitely be able to keep him in check. Then you can have a few more children, and your life will be complete.

If those brats in the family treat their mother badly, then she'll live with you.

Huang Lanhua had already thought it through: she would find Liu Yiyue an orphan son-in-law to live with her family so he could help with the housework. When her son Qingshan came back, he wouldn't be so tired by himself. She would let Liu Yiyue live alone, so she would have somewhere to go if she was upset. Right now, the only people she could be close to at home were her eldest daughter.

When Liu Yiyue heard about the child, she thought of her son, Tie Niu. She wondered how he was doing. If she really lived alone, and if Tie Niu was still willing to acknowledge her, could she bring him to live in Liujia Village and transfer his household registration there as well?

But she knew it was impossible. Tie Niu hated her, and the Shi family would never give her the child. Forget it. Her mother was right. It would be good to find her a son-in-law who would live with her family. She would have her own children in the future, and she could still be a mother.

Thinking of this, she smiled and said to Huang Lanhua, "Mother, I'll listen to you. I'll go and ask my second sister in a few days."

"Alright, you'd better hurry up. I'll ask a matchmaker to inquire around, and we'll meet if we find someone suitable."

"Um."

Liu Siyue was especially happy today. Her house was finished, so she treated everyone to a meal, paid everyone's wages, and even gave each person an extra 200 coins.

"Master Chang, I'll need you and all the other craftsmen to continue working hard to get the workshop built as soon as possible. After the workshop is finished, I'll need to build another house. Could you please prepare the building materials in advance?"

Here are the blueprints. Take a look and see how much material you need. Also, order an extra 20000 tiles; I have other uses for them.

"Calculate it first, then tell me the price, and I'll give you the silver."

"Madam Liu, I don't know what to say. Thank you for your trust and care. I will do my best to help you in the future."

"We help each other."

"To be honest, it's hard to find work in a year like this, and it's even harder to find a client like you. You don't cause trouble or make a fuss, you pay the wages well and don't delay payment, and we even give you a bonus when the job is finished. The brothers who follow me have all had a better life, which has made me even more respected in their eyes."