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

Dr. Wu gave Liu Bayue two acupuncture treatments, and she woke up, looking completely dazed. She heard voices coming from inside the house and trembled with fear. Huang Lanhua walked over to Bayue and pulled her up, saying, "Get up and go back to your room! Who are you trying to impress with this death-like appearance?!"

Village Chief Liu sighed. He was just a village chief, not a savior. This was a family matter, and he couldn't interfere too much. However, he still warned the people in the old Liu family house, "Da Hu, Huang Shi, no matter what, August is still your own daughter. Even tigers don't eat their cubs. How can you treat her like this? How can you live with your conscience?"

"August is also a member of the Liu clan, a child of Liujia Village. If word gets out that you've been mistreating your child, affecting the reputation of the entire village and making it difficult for the village's girls and boys to find spouses, don't accuse me of being heartless as the village chief. After all, your family is not as powerful as the rest of the village."

The villagers agreed with the village chief, saying, "The village chief is right. We can't spoil this family. If they don't repent, we should kick them out of the village."

The villagers echoed, "Yes, drive them out of the village, drive them out of the village."

Village Chief Liu hadn't expected his words to have such a good effect. Since it involved everyone's common interests, no one was indifferent to it.

Liu Dahu's family was dumbfounded. The village chief was trying to make trouble for them; their family had become the enemy of the entire village.

Old Master Liu quickly stepped forward and said, "Village Chief, fellow villagers, please rest assured, I swear on my old face that I will discipline my family properly from now on."

The villagers snorted and left. Village Chief Liu told his two sons to go back first, while he carried the plank to Liu Dawang's house.

The old man of the Liu family gave his family a good scolding, "Don't you all use your brains when you do things? That girl has cut off ties with us now, we can't control her, and the village chief is protecting her. She only has 23 taels of silver, and she's probably spent it all by now. So don't even think about it. Let's see if the second son's family can keep her after she runs out of that little bit of silver."

Let her rest at home for a few days in August, don't harass her too much, she's almost of marriageable age anyway.

"Father, we understand."

The Liu family gathered around three baskets of medicinal herbs, listening to Ru Xue and Ru Yu tell them about their herb-gathering experience. "So this ugly thing is Poria cocos. We've seen it before when we went into the mountains. If we had known it was a medicinal herb earlier, we wouldn't have had such a hard life. We still need to learn to read. As the saying goes, 'There are golden houses in books,' and it makes sense."

"What logic does my elder sister have? Where does gold come from in books?"

"Look, April can read and write, so she can learn about these medicinal herbs from the books. She can sell these herbs and make money. Don't you think there's gold in these books?"

"Really? April is right. We should follow April and learn to read properly so that we can know more things, avoid being blind, not be deceived, and make a lot of money."

If you can read and write and do accounting, others will look at you with more respect.

Liu Siyue was quite surprised to hear Liu Ruyun's explanation from inside the house; her cousin was quite perceptive. She quickly fed the child and then said she needed to go to Doctor Wu's house to have him take a look at the medicinal herbs.

As they were talking, they heard someone knocking on the door. Liu Siyue told them to put their things away first. Liu Dawang recognized the voice as belonging to the village, so he quickly went to open the door and welcomed the person inside.

Liu Siyue looked a little embarrassed when she saw the village chief, "Uncle Village Chief, I'm sorry to have troubled you again."

"There's no trouble at all. I'm the village chief, and it's my duty to handle neighborhood disputes. I've already warned the whole family, so I think things will calm down for a while."

That girl in August is actually quite pitiful. She's just a punching bag at home, and her life is really tough. April, don't blame that girl. She must have been forced to do that. After all, you're sisters.

You might not know this, but she came to see me before August. She said she wanted to see you, but was afraid of causing you trouble. She asked if she could sever ties with your family. I told her no. She must have been heartbroken, unable to rely on you, so she pinned her hopes on that family.

"Don't worry, I know all of this. The reason I was so heartless as to disown her and ignore her is that I didn't want August to become a weakness that those people in the old house could use against me. If I were to soften my heart and help her this time, given their insatiable greed, it would be a bottomless pit that can never be filled."

If I stop giving August benefits, that would truly harm her. They would use tormenting August to torment me. It's better to make them give up on that idea from the start. She's only having a hard time right now. If I have the ability in the future, I will naturally help her instead of helping that bunch of bloodsuckers in the old house.

"The three of us sisters, none of us were treated like human beings by them. Each one of us is worse off than the last." As she spoke, Liu Siyue choked up a little. She didn't know why she suddenly became so emotional.

"You're a sensible and reasonable child. I'm relieved that you think this way." With that, the village chief got up and left. Liu Dawang asked him to stay for dinner, but he refused. This family has had a hard enough life; how could he stay?

"Second Uncle, the village chief is such a good man!"

"My second uncle, the village chief, and Uncle Tian have a bond that they've shared since childhood, even stronger than that of blood brothers."

Liu Siyue put a Poria cocos into a basket, told her family that she was going to Doctor Wu's house, and that the two sisters, Ruxue and Ruyu, wanted to come along. Her second aunt smiled and said, "Go ahead, go ahead." Seeing the sisters' good relationship made her happy. She didn't know if it was because of her own feelings or something else, but she felt much better recently. Her cough wasn't as bad, she could get out of bed and leave the house by herself, and her head wasn't as dizzy.

As Liu Siyue and her companions walked through the village, the villagers asked them where they were going. She avoided the question and simply said, "We're going to Doctor Wu's house."

She said just that one sentence, and the villagers began to sigh, "Dawang's family really can't hold onto their wealth. They're always sick or need medicine. If there were more than a few people in this family, even the richest family would be ruined. Dawang is just the right person to hold on. He's been through thick and thin all by himself and managed to keep Feng Shi alive until now."

Even if Madam Feng were to pass away now, she should be content.

Doctor Wu had just returned from Liu Dahu's house and was still feeling a bit down. When he saw Liu Siyue and her sister arrive, he said, "Siyue, you're here. I heard you went to the county town. Did you find a shop that buys medicinal herbs?"

Liu Siyue nodded. "Uncle Wu, we found a medicinal herb on the mountain today. Could you take a look?" She lifted the cloth covering the basket, and Doctor Wu immediately recognized it as Poria cocos.

He picked it up and examined it closely. "This is Poria cocos!"

"Hmm, this is a good medicinal herb, and it's not cheap. Your Poria cocos has grown so big, it must be quite old. If you sell it to a clinic like this, you'll be at a disadvantage. If you process it properly, the price will be even higher, but processing it is more troublesome."

"Yes, I have read about the processing method of Poria cocos in the book, but I have not tried it myself, so I am not sure."

"Make a little bit first, show it to me, and if it's not good, I'll guide you."

"Okay, thank you, Uncle Wu."

Liu Siyue was relieved to find out that it was indeed Poria cocos. He then followed the steps in the book and made two to try.

The next morning, the three sisters, along with Liu Dawang, went up the mountain to collect more herbs.