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

Just as Liu Daniu finished assigning the tasks, Liu Dawang's family arrived. "Second brother, Mother is gone. We have no mother anymore. She died from eating rat poison. She must have been in a lot of pain when she passed away."

Liu Dawang was already in tears. He ran to his mother's room and knelt down in front of the bed, his head hitting the ground. "Mother... Mother..." He cried and his whole body trembled. Feng and the others knelt down behind him. Liu Dawang was crying so sadly that everyone around him was infected and silently shed tears.

At this moment, in this situation, Liu Siyue couldn't help but think of herself and her mother. They were separated forever. How heartbreaking it must be to lose the person you love and care about most. Overwhelmed with grief, she began to sob.

Liu Yiyue, Liu Bayue, and Ma Qiao'er stepped forward and helped Liu Dawang and the others up one by one. While everyone else got up, Liu Siyue was still kneeling there, crying uncontrollably.

Everyone praised the brothers Liu Dawang and Liu Daniu for their filial piety, praised Feng and Ma for their understanding of the bigger picture and good manners, and praised Liu Siyue for her loyalty, righteousness, and magnanimity.

The Liu family couldn't understand Liu Siyue; why was she crying so sadly?

Liu Yiyue took the initiative to help Liu Siyue up, but she was pushed away. August stepped forward to help her up. Liu Yiyue thought about her own way out and wanted to go forward to talk to Liu Siyue, but Liu Siyue turned around and left.

Liu Dawang didn't dare look at his mother's face. He turned and left the house, wanting his mother to leave with dignity. He glanced at Madam Feng and said, "Master, I know what to do. You go and do your work."

"Qingwu, go back and drive the carriage. I need to go to town."

"Yes, Madam." Qingwu quickly left.

Liu Siyue's eyes were red. "Mother, I'll go with you."

The villagers all came to help; the Liu family's old house was already too crowded.

"Third brother, go and check on Mother's grave. Make it bigger so she can rest more comfortably. I'll take care of things here."

"Okay, Second Brother."

They completely ignored Liu Dahu's family, treating them as if they were invisible.

Qingwu brought the oxcart, and Liu Siyue and Feng Shi got on. They immediately headed to town. Feng Shi went to a funeral clothing shop and bought fine cotton undergarments, silk funeral clothes, a pair of exquisite embroidered cloth shoes, a square pillow, a face covering, and two bolts of mourning cloth. She went back to tailor them for the bereaved children...

I went to the fabric shop again and bought a thick silk quilt, a thin fine cotton quilt, and a mattress pad made of fine cotton.

I bought some pastries that the old lady liked from the pastry shop, and then went to the restaurant and paid extra to have them make some big dishes: chicken, duck, and pork knuckle.

I went to the paper craft shop and bought a lot of paper money, incense, candles, gold ingots, silver ingots, a money tree, a carriage frame, paper figures...

Tell the shopkeeper to deliver it directly to Liujia Village and find Liu Dawang.

Feng bought so many things, and they were all good items, just to alleviate Liu Dawang's guilt, to make him feel better, and to make his future days easier.

"Mother, is there anything else we need to buy?"

"We also need to buy vegetables for our guests; that's the rule."

"Mom, so many people have come to the village, how much food do we need to buy? Pork is easy to buy, but what will we use to go with it? The radishes and cabbages haven't even grown yet!"

"Then what do you suggest we do?"

"Mom, how about this? No matter how many people come from each family, we'll just give each family a pound of pork. It'll save us a lot of trouble. There are only so many households in the village, so the accounts are easy to calculate."

"Will this work? Nobody in the village has ever done this before!"

"Since no one has done it before, let's be the pioneers. After all, they've already made a profit."

"Alright then, let's buy a big fat pig. Everyone in the village likes fatty meat."

When the two arrived at the butcher's stall, the butcher greeted them warmly, "What would you like to buy? This pork is absolutely fresh; it was all slaughtered this morning."

"Boss, I'd like to buy over 200 pounds of meat. Could you deliver it to my door tomorrow morning?"

"Over 200 jin (100 kg), did I hear that right? That's a whole pig!"

Madam Feng nodded. "You heard me right. You can pay a deposit of two taels of silver now, and settle the rest of the money when the meat is delivered."

"So how much exactly do you need, around 200 kilograms? That way I'll have a better idea of ​​what it is."

Feng looked at Liu Siyue, who immediately quoted 300 jin, "Boss, cut all the pork into strips weighing one jin each and clean them thoroughly."

"No problem, where should the goods be delivered?"

"Looking for Liu Dawang in Liujia Village."

"Okay, I'll make sure everything is ready for you."

"Did you buy too much?"

"More is better than less. Even if we can't give them all away, we can eat them ourselves. There are so many mouths to feed at home, why should we be afraid of wasting them?"

"Alright, we've bought everything we need. Let's go to the restaurant to pick up Ruyun."

"OK."

They hadn't gone far when Feng slapped her thigh, realizing she'd almost forgotten something important: she hadn't hired any musicians, didn't know where to find them, and had even forgotten to ask the villagers before leaving the village.

"Mom, wait here, I'll go ask the butcher."

When the butcher saw her return, he assumed she didn't want the meat anymore and was there to collect her deposit.

Liu Siyue stood in front of his stall and said, "Boss, do you know any musicians there? The kind who play music during funerals when someone dies."

It turns out there was no deposit required; he worried for nothing.

"Yes, I know a group of them. How many people do you need?"

"I don't know!"

"How many people are there usually?"

"If you don't have much money, just hire three people: one to play the flute, one to beat the drum, and one to clap. That will make it lively. If you have money, you can hire more flute players and clappers for an even more lively atmosphere. It depends on your needs."

"How much do they charge?"

"In our Sifang Town, each person pays 100 coins in the morning and evening. The host must provide food and lodging, and provide transportation to and from the destination. If the host does not provide transportation, each person must pay 20 coins for travel expenses."

If there is any reward money, it all belongs to them and cannot be included in the 100 coins.

"How many people do you need? I can take you to find them right now."

"Six of them, they can come with me now."

"Okay." She told her son to watch the meat stall, then took Liu Siyue to find someone.

Upon arrival, the butcher greeted a middle-aged man warmly, "Brother Dazhu, I've brought you business. This is your customer; she needs six people."

"Brother, can I come along now? The burial is tomorrow morning. The fare is 120 coins, and I can pay now."

"Okay, wait a moment, I'll go and gather the brothers right away."

Liu Siyue waited for about fifteen minutes before the man named Dazhu returned, followed by five other people, all carrying tools.

"Let's go, I'll go catch the carriage."

Dazhu led his men in a horse-drawn carriage and walked with Liu Siyue to his oxcart. "This is my carriage. Just follow me."

Once outside the town, Qingwu drove the oxcart very fast. The horse-drawn carriages behind tried to overtake but couldn't catch up. How come the horse-drawn carriages couldn't keep up with the oxcarts? It seems these horses are really old!

Liu Ruyun had originally chosen an auspicious opening date, but it was postponed due to the passing of Old Master Liu. She was in the lobby giving instructions to her employees when Madam Feng walked in. "Yun'er, are you finished with your work?"

"I don't have much to do, I'm just preparing for the opening."

"Mother, April, what brings you here? Have you come to see me?"

Madam Feng sighed, "It looks like your restaurant will have to postpone its opening again. Your grandmother has passed away. If you're done with your work, come back with me. Ruxue lives far away, so forget about it."

"Alright, I'll give you the instructions, then we'll head out."

Liu Ruyun gave some instructions to the steward and then returned to the village with Madam Feng and the others.

"Mother, is there anything else we need to buy?"

"I've already bought them all, you don't need to worry about it."

"Cousin, judging from this, the restaurant won't open until June, which is the busy farming season. Do we really have to wait that long?"

"Yes, that's the custom. When someone in the family passes away, the 21st day after death must be observed; otherwise, it's considered unlucky."