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

"Hmm? Have I been staring at you the whole time?"

"Madam Liu, your eyes are practically staring into your master's flesh."

Feeling somewhat embarrassed at being caught, Liu Siyue muttered under her breath, "Is it that obvious?"

Shadow nodded. "Very obvious."

"Princess, is it absolutely necessary to tell?"

"Hmm, I'd like to know."

"Then please don't be angry when I tell you, Princess."

"Go ahead and say it, don't be angry."

"Because the princess is beautiful, with a natural air of heroism in her eyes and brows, she is very attractive."

"So, do you like it?"

"like."

"Just because of my appearance."

"No, no, no, I not only like the princess's appearance, but I also admire her character. A beautiful appearance paired with a good character is perfect."

"You don't even know me, how can you trust me so easily?"

"I've heard the princess's story. How bad could someone be if they were willing to risk their life for their country? I also believe that one is influenced by one's company."

"You're quite honest."

"Princess, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now. I live next door to you, so call me if you need anything."

After leaving, Liu Siyue first took a look around the workshop. Everything seemed normal. Then she went to check on the progress of Master Chang's house construction. "Master Chang, how much longer until it's finished?"

"The house will be finished in three more days. Tomorrow I'll send people over to start building the wall. We have a lot of people, so the wall should only take three days."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Master Chang."

Liu Siyue returned home after wandering around, and the village chief came looking for her. "Siyue, you're finally back! Qingwu told you about your older sister, right?"

"Yes, she said she wants to sell it, so let her sell it. I'll buy it for 50 taels. I even grew the chili seedlings on it."

"What if they ask who the buyer is? Should I tell them?"

"Let's not talk about it for now."

"Okay, I understand. Since your eldest sister has lost her land, I will go to the county government to cancel her household registration. If the old house doesn't allow her to register, she will be considered a vagrant. If she doesn't leave the village, I will report it to the county government."

"Well, whatever you want to do, Uncle Village Chief, is fine. I have nothing to do with her."

Liu Qingshan was sent home by the yamen runners. He was so thin that he was skin and bones, with sunken eyes and prominent cheekbones. When he saw Huang Lanhua and Liu Dahu, he burst into tears, which broke Huang Lanhua's heart.

"My son, you've suffered so much! How did you get to be in such a state?"

"Father, Mother, Grandfather, Grandmother, if my leg hadn't been broken, I probably would never have seen you again in this life."

The two constables looked impatient. "Stop crying, let's get down to business. Do you want the person or the money?"

"What do you mean by that, officer?"

"If you want him, we'll buy him out for 20 taels a year. Liu Qingshan has only served for half a year, so there are still two and a half years left, which is 50 taels. If you don't want to pay the money, we'll take him away and keep him in the mountains to do hard labor."

"He's already in this state, and you still want to make him do hard labor? How can you be so heartless?"

"Enough talk, choose one or the other. We don't have time to waste here. You have 15 minutes to think it over. If you can't reach a decision, we'll take the person away."

Liu Qingshan broke down in tears, crying, "Grandpa, Grandma, Father, Mother, please save me! I don't want to do hard labor anymore. Going there will only lead to my death."

"Qingshan, don't worry, your mother will never let you suffer that pain again."

January, don't you think?

"Brother, Mother is right, we will definitely save you!"

Huang Lanhua walked up to the constables and said, "Esteemed officers, we'll pay, but could you please give me a few more days? I need to sell the land to get the money."

"Alright, I'll give you 5 days. You'll receive 200 cash per day as interest. We'll come back to collect the silver in 5 days. It will be 51 taels."

"Village Chief Liu, listen carefully! Don't blame us for being ruthless if they can't come up with the money later."

"Don't worry, officers. If they can't come up with the money, you can do whatever you want with them. It's their own business."

The bailiff pointed and said, "Listen carefully, I will come to collect the silver in five days. It will be 51 taels, not a penny less."

After the constables left, the village chief said, "Since you want people, you'd better prepare the money quickly."

The village chief turned to leave, but Huang Lanhua immediately called out to him, "Village chief, please wait, I have something to ask of you."

He looked at Huang Lanhua, "Mrs. Huang, what is it?"

"Village chief, as you know, we have no money, and we've already rented out our land. Where would we get 50 taels of silver? The only thing we can do now is sell those 9 mu of land. Please help us sell it as soon as possible."

The village chief looked at Liu Yiyue, "You agree to sell your land?"

Liu Yiyue gripped the hem of her clothes tightly with her hands, biting her lower lip hard, and stood there without saying a word.

"In January, to save your brother, we can only sell your land. You know that all our land has been rented out, so we can't sell it even if we wanted to. You just promised to save your brother."

Liu Yiyue struggled internally, but seeing the pleading eyes of her older brother and mother, she softened. "Fine, I agree to sell the land to save my brother."

"Big sister, thank you so much. You know how to care for your big brother. Once my leg heals, I will definitely treat you well."

"January, you should think this through carefully. Once you lose your land, you'll become a vagrant, and the village won't accept you. You know what happens when you become a vagrant."

Huang Lanhua held Liu Yiyue's hand and said, "Daughter, don't be afraid. You have a family. How could we let you become a refugee? Your household registration will be registered under our family's household registration."

"Okay, I understand."

"As expected of my mother's most caring daughter, she knows how to cherish people."

"Village chief, I'll go get the land deed right away."

Huang Lanhua didn't have a land deed, so she handed it to the village chief, saying, "I'll trouble you, village chief, to try your best to sell as many as possible for us."

"As you know, dry land costs 6 taels of silver per mu. If you're in such a hurry, I'm afraid you won't be able to buy it at that price. I can only say I'll do my best."

"The village chief has done his best."

After the village chief left, Liu Yiyue quickly went to cook. "Big brother, you rest well, I'll go cook."

Liu Qingshan then asked his mother, "Mother, where are my wife and child? What happened to my older sister?"

Huang Lanhua downplayed the seriousness of the matter and gave a brief account of what had happened at home. "Mother, you're confused. How could you let my younger sister come home? If she stays at the end of the village, as long as she cares about us, she can get anything back. If she falls out with the end of the village, it won't benefit anyone."

"Do you think I wanted her to fall out with Murao? It's all because she's brainless and doesn't know how to talk that things have turned out like this."

"Mother, now that the land has been sold, quickly register my younger sister's household registration at home."

"Mother knows what's going on."

"Mother, my leg needs to be treated quickly. The longer it is delayed, the harder it will be to recover. If my leg cannot be cured, what will happen to the family? The old are old, and the young are young. With me like this, will Guixiang still be able to live with me?"

"By the way, Mother, did Guixiang give birth to a boy or a girl?"

Huang Lanhua pretended not to hear and immediately stood up, "I'll go get you a doctor."

Dr. Wu was unwilling to treat the Liu family, but Huang Lanhua persuaded him to come. After examining the injury, he said that it was beyond repair and the bones were broken. Liu Qingshan was so angry that he cursed him as a quack doctor, which angered Dr. Wu so much that he turned around and left.

Liu Qingshan refused to accept this fact and broke down in tears, covering his face.

"Mom, please take me to town, to the county seat to see a doctor. You can't abandon me!"

"Qingshan, don't be sad. Your mother won't abandon you. I'll go out and borrow some money to take you to the clinic to see a doctor."

Huang Lanhua had been trying to borrow money from all over the village for the past few days, but no one would lend her any. She had no other choice but to pester Liu Bayue. She still had 10 taels of silver and a gold bracelet on her, which she would not take out until the very last resort.

Those two old geezers didn't help at all, and Liu Daniu was completely under Ma Qiao'er's thumb, unable to produce a single copper coin.