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

"You're always so polite when you come."

Liu Siyue said with a smile, "Then I won't be polite from now on."

"You're welcome. You're welcome. Being too polite would make us seem distant." Everyone laughed together.

Wang placed two bowls of sweet soup in front of the two of them, saying, "Drink quickly, before it gets cold."

Liu Siyue picked up the glass and took a sip. "Thank you, Auntie. You put in too much sugar. It's so sweet."

She found the sweetness too cloying and couldn't drink it anymore, so she only took one sip and didn't drink any more.

"Uncle Village Chief, I have a few things to tell you this time. As you should know, my second uncle and I often go into the mountains not for any other reason than to collect medicinal herbs. Yesterday, we borrowed your oxcart to sell the herbs."

"Have you found a way to sell medicinal herbs?"

"Well, I asked the pharmacies in town before, and they don't accept medicine from individual customers, so I went to the county town, but the pharmacies there also don't accept it."

Only one pharmacy, Baicaotang, accepts these medicines, but the price they offer is extremely low. Moreover, their pharmacy is small and they don't need much; the villagers from nearby villages have already given them enough.

So I went to other pharmacies, and because I had done them a small favor, I finally reached an agreement with one that would buy our medicinal herbs.

"That's wonderful! The villagers used to think about collecting herbs to sell, but nobody wanted them."

Once you've found this way to make money, you'll never have to worry about making a living again.

April is truly something else.

"Uncle Village Chief, you flatter me. I was just lucky."

What I want to say is that I plan to bring your family and Uncle Youtian's family along to collect herbs, and I will help you sell them later.

I wonder if you'd be willing?

The Liu brothers, Hongyu and Hongsheng, immediately jumped out of the house, shouting, "We're willing! We're more than willing!"

The village chief glared at his two sons, "You're both fathers now, and you're not mature enough."

The two chuckled sheepishly, "We're just happy!"

"April, thank you, Uncle. Thank you for thinking of my family first when good things happen." Madam Wang also held her hand and expressed her gratitude.

"Uncle and Aunt, please don't say that. You've helped me before, haven't you?"

"Get your tools ready, we'll go up the mountain tomorrow."

"Okay, everything is ready."

"Uncle Village Chief, I have something else to ask you. I've been back for so long, but I still haven't registered my household. I want to get it done."

"Great! I was just about to talk to you about household registration. Our Great Sheng Dynasty stipulates that children must be registered when they turn one year old. If the registration is delayed, an additional 200 coins will be charged for each year of delay."

Women who are divorced or separated from their spouses must register their household registration within three months, otherwise they will be assigned to an official marriage. When Liu Siyue heard about this rule, she was glad that she still had time. If she were assigned to an official marriage, that would be terrible.

"In April, do you want to be registered on your second uncle's household register, or be registered as a separate household for women?"

"If you go with your second uncle, it only costs 100 coins per person. But if you live separately, it will cost 6 taels of silver, and you'll also need to own a house or farmland in the village."

"I want to live separately and also buy that large plot of land at the end of the village. How much would that cost?"

"That large area of ​​wasteland is full of rocks, and no one wants to grow crops there. The government sets the price at 500 wen per mu, and the price for a residential plot is 2 taels of silver per mu."

"Okay, I'll take that whole tract of wasteland. I wonder how many acres it is?"

"It's estimated to be around 30 mu (approximately 2 hectares). Everything's fine now, we can go and measure it soon."

"Uncle Village Chief, it's a festival today, no rush. I want to ask, besides registering at the husband's or wife's home, can a divorced woman register her household elsewhere?"

"Yes, you can register your household within the county, as long as the place of residence accepts you."

"Thank you, Uncle Village Chief. If you get it done, let's go together to help me with my household registration. Don't worry about the money."

"Okay, but are you sure you want to buy that wasteland? I suggest you buy one acre first. If you want to buy land, buy fertile land. If someone sells it later, I'll let you know first."

"No need, just buy those wastelands."

"Alright, the government will exempt the wasteland from taxes for three years."

"Then we'll trouble you, Uncle Village Chief. We won't bother you any longer; we have things to do back home."

As Liu Siyue picked up her basket to leave, Wang looked at the things on the table and said apologetically, "You child, you've taken too much."

"Auntie, it's a holiday, everyone should eat more to be happy."

"Then take care, I'll come find you once I've prepared my things."

"Okay! Thank you, Uncle Village Chief."

The village chief's family saw the uncle and nephew off, and the village chief's two sons jumped up with joy, "Dad, Mom, this is wonderful! We'll have an income from now on!"

"Yeah, I knew April was a grateful child. Let's not just sit idly by, come with me to measure the land."

The uncle and nephew left the village chief's house and went straight to Liu Youtian's house. The gate was open, so they went in directly. "Uncle Youtian, Aunt Ye~"

"Hey~ who is it?"

Ye Wenxiu came out from the backyard. "Brother Dawang, April, you've arrived. Please have a seat."

"Qiuju, quickly pour two bowls of water for your Uncle Wang and Sister Siyue."

"Okay, Mother."

"The father and son have gone up the mountain. If you're looking for them, it will probably be dinnertime by then."

"Auntie, what are Uncle and Brother Stone doing up in the mountains during this holiday?"

"Shitou is not young anymore, and he still can't find a wife. It's because the girls think our family is too poor. They said it's nothing, so they went up the mountain to see if they could hunt some game so they could have some meat for dinner."

"Auntie, it's the same as telling you since Uncle Tian and Brother Shitou aren't here," Liu Siyue repeated what she had said at the village chief's house.

Upon hearing this, Ye Wenxiu was overjoyed. "Auntie Siyue, thank you so much! Thank you!"

"My aunt is so protective of me, of course I'll think of her first when something good happens."

We won't sit here. Tell Uncle Youtian and Brother Shitou that we're going up the mountain tomorrow, and ask them to prepare the necessary equipment.

Liu Siyue put the things in the basket on the table and was about to leave when Ye Wenxiu grabbed her, "Siyue, why are you giving so many things? Take them back quickly. We can't keep taking advantage of you."

"This is a holiday gift, please accept it. I don't usually give gifts like this." Ye Wenxiu was grateful. She had only done such a small thing, but this girl remembered it. What a good girl! Huang Lanhua was really blind to not want such a good daughter.

When the uncle and nephew returned home, Liu Siyue began to divide the belongings. She had packed the quilts and cotton into sacks beforehand to avoid attracting attention.

She called everyone in, giving each adult a quilt and the two children a quilt, so that everyone had new quilts and slept comfortably, and she could also feel more comfortable.

"Second Aunt, Cousin, this quilt is dirty and hard to wash. I bought a lot of fabric. Let's make a cover for the quilt. When the cover gets dirty, we can just take it off and wash it. It's very convenient."

This duvet cover is very easy to make; it's like a pocket. Make it the same size as the duvet, leave an opening to put the duvet inside, and then sew the opening closed.

"Mother, we're fine now, let's start now and try to put a cover on every quilt tonight," Liu Ruyun said.

"Cousin, let me finish. All the fabric I bought is for making autumn clothes, winter clothes, and summer clothes. Each person can make two sets. And this cotton is for making winter clothes. It's cool in autumn now, so let's make the autumn clothes first. We'll make the winter clothes when we have time. Summer clothes are still a long way off, so don't worry about them for now."

If there are many people in the family and you can't manage all the work, you can ask a skilled aunt in the village for help and pay her some wages.

These two bolts of cloth have some flaws; they were a gift from the cloth shop. Second Aunt, what do you think we can make from them? You can decide what to do with this bolt of coarse cloth.