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

The conversation between the princess and Liu Siyue left the other girls completely bewildered; they had no idea what kind of riddle they were talking about.

Qingling stood up and bowed to the princess and Liu Siyue. "It's getting late, I should go."

"Yes, let Qingwu deliver it to you."

"No need, I can drive the carriage myself."

The princess waved her hand, "If you're going to leave, hurry up and leave! When did you become so slow and indecisive!"

After the barbecue, Liu Siyue left Ruyu alone. "Ruyu, don't leave yet, I have something to ask you."

"Cousin, what's wrong?"

"Have you been having something on your mind lately? If so, just say it. Don't keep it bottled up inside, or you'll make yourself sick."

Ru Yu started to wail bitterly, "Cousin, I've been practicing martial arts with my master for so long, but I haven't made any progress at all. My master says I'm just trying to fool people, but I've tried my best. I've been practicing ever since I came back from the county town, but I haven't made any progress. Now my master is ignoring me."

Cousin, what should I do?

Liu Siyue recalled that Qingwu had once said that Ruyu was not good at martial arts, but since she insisted on practicing, she could only let her practice. Liu Siyue patted her shoulder and said, "Not everyone is suitable for martial arts. Some people practice their whole lives and make no progress. The end result is that they learn some fancy moves that look beautiful but are not actually very lethal."

Perhaps your master's teaching method isn't suitable for you; maybe you should try a different approach.

"What other ways are there to practice martial arts?"

"I plan to train the villagers. You can train with them and participate in some practical exercises. It's better than training alone."

"Okay, I agree. When do we start training?"

"In the next couple of days."

The next day, after breakfast, Liu Jinsheng delivered the list of applicants. When Liu Siyue looked at it, there were 183 men and only 2 women: one was Shi Tou's sister, Liu Qiuju, and the other was the clan chief's granddaughter, Liu Fenghua.

"Uncle Village Chief, tell the villagers that each person should prepare a stick as thick as a hoe handle. Starting tomorrow, they should practice from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. every day, and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. every night. Being late will be punished."

"Okay, I'll go and inform them right away."

Liu Jinsheng was about to go home to get the gong when he ran into the man guarding the village entrance. "Uncle Village Chief, Ma Daya from Bainiwan is clamoring to see Siyue. My brother stopped her from coming in, but she said she cares about you. Why don't you go and take a look?"

"Okay, I'll go take a look. You go to my house and find your aunt. Bring the gong to the village entrance."

As Liu Jinsheng walked to the village entrance, he saw Ma Daya looking inside. Ma Daya waved to Liu Jinsheng and said, "Village Chief Liu, we've been waiting for you."

I'm here to deliver the list for April.

"Give it to me. Go back and tell your village chief to inform everyone in the village to prepare a stick as thick as a hoe handle. Starting tomorrow, they will practice from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. every day, and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. every night. Being late will be punished."

"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Village Chief Liu."

When Liu Jinsheng looked at the list, he saw that there were more people than in his own village, 208 people, and they were all men.

Liu Jinsheng took the gong and began to strike it. The villagers immediately ran to the big willow tree. The village chief explained the requirements for April, and everyone said they understood.

"Fellow villagers, our village doesn't have as many people signing up as Bainiwan, but our training can't be any less impressive than Bainiwan's."

"Village chief, don't worry, our village is definitely no less than Bainiwan."

"Village chief, there's one more thing I wanted to ask. Yesterday I went to town, and everyone was in a panic, saying that the imperial court was ordering corvée labor and military service, and that taxes would be increased by 50%. Is that true?"

Liu Jinsheng lowered his eyes and sighed, "Since you've asked, I won't hide it from you anymore. I suppose I can't hide it anyway. The government does require corvée labor, military service, and 50% of the taxes. They'll be coming to the village to collect people in a few days."

I didn't tell everyone before because there are many pregnant women in the village, and I was afraid that hearing it would frighten and cause them anxiety, which could harm their babies.

"Village chief, isn't that something that had to be done sooner or later? If you had said so earlier, everyone could have made preparations earlier. Otherwise, we would have been even more caught off guard when it came to it."

"Don't worry, I have my reasons for not telling you. Please don't panic and don't affect the pregnant woman at home."

"Village chief, do you have a solution?"

"I'm trying to find a way, whether there's one or not, and I'll definitely give everyone an explanation. Your main task now is to train hard and prepare for the summer harvest."

"If there's nothing else, let's call it a day. Remember not to be late tomorrow."

Liu Jinsheng went to the end of the village again and handed the list of Bainiwan to Liu Siyue. "Siyue, this was sent by Ma Daya. Take a look. I didn't let her into the village. The training time and requirements will be the same as those in our village. I've already told her that."

"Uncle Village Chief, you're so efficient. You saved me from having to make another trip."

Madam Feng had someone invite Liu Siyue over. When she arrived, Madam Feng was waiting for her in the main room. "Mother, you wanted to see me?"

"Yes, I called you here to discuss Yao'er's first birthday. She's grown up so much, but we've never had a banquet for her, not even for her third-day celebration, full moon celebration, or 100-day celebration. I want to have a proper banquet for her first birthday so that everyone knows that our children are all precious."

"My mother and I are on the same page. I will definitely prepare well and invite some relatives and friends to come so that everyone can have a good time."

"Mother, I have something to tell you. Madam Yun wants to adopt Yao'er as her goddaughter, and I've already agreed. The adoption banquet will be held together with the first birthday celebration."

"Madam Yun is a good person. She has been kind to you. I have no objection to recognizing Yao'er as your goddaughter. It's a good thing that there will be another person to love the child in the future."

You're so busy every day, so I'll leave this to Mom to handle.

"That won't do. You're carrying twins, how can you take care of these things? Don't worry, I'll handle it."

Is there anything else? If not, I'll go take care of my work.

"Go ahead and get busy, go ahead and get busy, I'm fine now."

Liu Siyue asked Qingwu to invite Lei Yi over. A moment later, Lei Yi arrived with Qingwu. "Master, you wanted to see my subordinate."

"Lei Yi, arrange for four men to go to Baini Bay tomorrow to train a group of people. Train them like soldiers, and punish them according to the rules if they disobey. I have already explained the requirements to them. Also, arrange for four men from the village to train them, with the same requirements as Baini Bay. Make the most of the training time; they might come in handy soon. Give the men going to Baini Bay a horse-drawn carriage for their round trip."

This is the list of trainees from both villages. You can use this to take attendance.

"Please rest assured, Master, we guarantee to complete the mission."

The next day, the four of them set off from Liujia Village in a horse-drawn carriage to Bainiwan. Some people in Bainiwan waited under the big tree as required, while others thought it was too early and were still sleeping at home.

Ma Daya got up early, waiting for the people Liu Siyue was photographing to arrive.

A horse-drawn carriage drove into the village, and Ma Daya hurried to greet it. Seeing that these people looked intimidating, she became somewhat timid and stammered, "Gentlemen... are you the instructors sent by Sister April for training?"

"Oh, you're Sister Ma?"

"Exactly."

"Where are you? Let's begin roll call and training."

"Everyone is here."

Lei Er frowned. "Out of 208 people, only a few have shown up. Where are the others?"

One person laughed and said, "He's still sleeping with his wife in his arms!"

"Then what are those single men hugging?"

"The pillow in the building!"

Hahahaha... A group of people laughed so hard they were doubled over.