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

Liu Qingshan said to Liu Daniu, "Third Uncle, go back and raise the money. I'll stay here with my father. Make sure to bring the money to town tomorrow."

"Qingshan, you should go back. I'll stay here and watch over things. You are the eldest grandson of the Liu family, so you should handle important matters."

"But, Uncle, it's so late, I'm afraid to go back alone."

"Brother Gousheng, why don't you go back with Qingshan? Your Tugen needs money for treatment, and I'll take care of him here for you."

Tugeng's father shook his head vigorously, "No, no, it's too late. What if a wolf comes out on the road?"

"Wolves live in the mountains, they wouldn't come here. Don't scare yourselves." Liu Daniu looked down on the two men, who were both in their fifties and sixties, yet so cowardly.

"Da Niu, you're brave. Why don't you go back and tell my wife to go to the village chief and find a way to borrow money?"

"You're not even worried about your son, so why should I be? You can come back or not, it's up to you."

"Anyway, it'll be midnight by the time we get back, and everyone will be asleep. Where are we going to borrow money? We might as well get up early tomorrow and go back." The three of them made this decision happily.

Liu Hongyu rushed home; it was already completely dark. When he arrived at the door, he found his wife anxiously waiting for him. "Honey, you're back."

"Hmm, have Father and Second Brother returned yet?"

"They're back, everyone's sleeping."

"My dear husband, you're exhausted too. Go home, have something to eat, and get some sleep."

Liu Hongyu's wife, Cai Jinling, was about to close the door when she suddenly remembered their oxcart. "Husband, where's our oxcart?"

Liu Hongyu sighed. "Close the door and come inside. I'll talk to you."

"Boss, you're back! I just heard your wife mention the oxcart. What happened to the oxcart?"

"Mother, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have taken our oxcart out to give it away. They impounded the oxcart and wanted to use the ox to pay for the medicine."

Liu Qingshan and Tugen's father insisted that I give them money for medical treatment. They said that since my father was the village chief and I was the village chief's son, I had to take care of them. They also said that this matter was caused by Uncle Dawang's family, so Uncle Dawang had to pay for their medical treatment and compensate them for their losses.

"Mom, what should we do? They're a bunch of unreasonable scoundrels who won't listen to reason. Uncle Dawang's family is building a house, and I'm really afraid they'll cause trouble."

Wang Cuilan was furious. "These heartless bastards! Your father was so worried about them, and they not only didn't appreciate it, they repaid kindness with enmity."

Don't worry about this. We'll talk about it tomorrow when your dad wakes up. You should go to sleep too.

"Oh, Mother, you should go back to sleep too."

A new day has begun, and the roosters in the village crow one after another, bringing the small village, which had been asleep all night, back to life.

When Village Chief Liu woke up, he saw his wife sitting on the edge of the bed, sulking. "Wife, who are you angry with so early in the morning?"

"Who else can I be angry with? You, you sucker!"

Village Chief Liu pointed to himself, "I just woke up, I didn't do anything to you, did I?"

"You didn't provoke me, but those ungrateful wretches you rescued did."

"Explain yourself clearly, what exactly happened?" Wang Cuilan then recounted what Liu Hongyu had said the previous night.

Village Chief Liu jumped out of bed in a fit of rage, "This is outrageous! How dare they touch my cow!"

A bunch of bastards, all pure ingrates, and I still think about them every day.

I also said that after breakfast I would visit each of their families to offer my condolences, since everyone is heartbroken over the loss of a loved one.

While eating breakfast, Village Chief Liu learned from his wife that of the five survivors, two had been sent to town, and their condition was still unknown. The other three, whose injuries were less severe, were being treated by Doctor Wu in the village.

Village Chief Liu originally intended to visit each household to check on the situation, but he decided against it and prepared to go to town to reclaim his cow.

Liu Qingshan and Tugeng's father returned to the village early in the morning. They went home separately to explain the situation.

When Grandpa Liu saw Liu Qingshan return, he quickly asked, "Qingshan, you're back! How's your father?"

"Grandpa, Father's injury is very serious. He can't save one of his legs. It will cost 30 taels of silver for the doctor to treat Father's leg. The doctor said that if it takes more than three days, it will be too late to treat him."

When Old Master Liu heard about 30 taels, he staggered. "What? It costs 30 taels to treat a leg? Why don't they just rob us?"

Where are we going to get 30 taels?

Huang Lanhua stood outside the door and heard the conversation inside clearly. "Father, Dahu is the eldest son of our Liu family. You must find a way to save him! If anything happens to the head of the family, how can I live?" Huang Lanhua knelt down with a thud, tears streaming down her face.

"Elder sister, don't cry, get up first, let's think of a solution slowly."

"Dad, Da Hu can't wait!"

"Our family only has 18 taels of silver; even if we took it all, it wouldn't be enough!"

"Grandpa, yesterday I pawned the village chief's cow at the clinic. We don't have much money, so please give it to me first."

Uncle Gousheng and I have already discussed it and agreed that our two families will suffer the biggest losses this time.

This incident stemmed from Liu Dawang's family. He not only had to pay for his father's medical treatment, but also had to pay for his younger brother's life.

I'm going to find the village chief and ask him to ask Liu Dawang for the money. If the village chief doesn't care, I'll gather all the families who came into the mountains this time and go to Liu Dawang's house together to ask for it. I'm sure everyone will be happy to do so.

"The dead cannot be brought back to life, so getting a sum of money back is a worthwhile deal."

Grandpa Liu agreed with his grandson's words. If his second son's family could help them out, he and his son would not have risked going into the mountains.

"Qingshan, your grandfather is getting old. Our Liu family will rely on you from now on. Do whatever you want, your grandfather will support you."

"My son, what can your mother do?"

"Mother, come with me to the village chief's house and borrow money from him. If he refuses, we'll sell his cow."

The village chief cherished his cow the most.

"How much do we need to borrow?"

"Lend me 15 taels first."

Liu Qingshan and Huang Lanhua met with Gou Sheng and his wife, and together they went to the village chief's house.

The village chief was just about to go to town when they arrived.

"Liu Qingshan, where's my cow?"

Liu Qingshan knelt down with a thud, and the others followed suit. "Uncle Village Chief, please have mercy and save my father. He's going to die if you don't save him soon."

"Where's my cow?"

"Uncle Village Chief, I'm sorry. I've already mortgaged your cow to the clinic to pay for my father's treatment, but that's still not enough. Please, Uncle Village Chief, save my father."

I can't live without my father! I can't just watch him die! I can't let my grandfather, an old man with white hair, bury his son! I can't let my mother be a widow!

"As the eldest grandson of the Liu family, this is the filial duty I should fulfill as a son." Liu Qingshan said with tears in his eyes, his words filled with sincerity.

Village Chief Liu was furious just moments ago, but seeing Liu Qingshan crying like this, he felt terrible.

Village Chief Liu asked, "How much did you pay for my cow? How much is still owed?"

"My father's leg treatment costs 30 taels of silver. The ox was used to offset 15 taels of silver. My family only has 5 taels of silver, so we are still short 10 taels. We will need more money for treatment later."

Tugen's father quickly added, "My Tugen also wants 10 taels of silver. We only have 2 taels of silver in total, so we've brought it all."

He's not married yet, he can't be crippled.

Village Chief Liu decided to save the people first and asked them to write him an IOU.

"Gousheng, Qingshan, give me an IOU, and I'll borrow money from you."

The two were overjoyed and urged the village chief to write it down quickly. They said it wasn't money they had borrowed, and they didn't believe they couldn't pay it back. What could the village chief do to them?