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

Liu Ruyun paced anxiously in the courtyard, glancing towards the mountain from the gate every now and then. Aunt Liu was extremely worried; it was so late and she still hadn't returned. Could she have encountered some danger?

"Ruyun, wait a little longer. If your father and the others haven't returned yet, go find the village chief and ask him to help you go up the mountain to look for them."

"Okay, Mom, you should go back now. It's getting cold, don't catch a cold."

Just as Liu Ruyun was about to enter the house, he saw several black dots moving in the distance. He guessed that it might be his father returning, so he went forward to greet him. "Father, April, Second Sister, Third Sister, you're finally back! I was so worried! If you hadn't come back, I was planning to have the village chief go up the mountain to look for you."

"What are you dragging behind you?"

"Shh~ We'll talk about it when we get back."

Only then did Liu Ruyun notice Liu Siyue's body. She exclaimed in surprise, almost falling over, "Why are you covered in blood?"

The exclamation drew the attention of a neighbor who came out to investigate. "What happened? What's wrong?"

When the villagers saw the father and daughter, especially Liu Siyue, they exclaimed in shock, "Siyue, why are you covered in blood?" One woman was so frightened by Liu Siyue's appearance that she fainted.

Liu Siyue didn't know that she had wiped the blood off her face earlier, but the blood on her clothes hadn't dried yet, so she smeared it all over her face, making the bloodstains look quite gruesome.

When the villagers saw the thing covered with branches on the trailer behind them, they asked what it was. Liu Siyue knew she couldn't hide it anymore, so she told the truth, "To be honest, folks, we encountered wild boars on the mountain today and almost got eaten. Please make way, folks, we're too tired today and need to go home and rest."

When Liu Siyue got home, she quickly washed her face, went back to her room in the dark to change her clothes, and everyone rested for a while before they were in the mood to eat dinner.

Everyone was curious about what happened to the wild boar, so they asked Liu Siyue to tell them. Liu Siyue then recounted how they encountered the wild boar. When the wild boar came, she didn't have time to climb a tree and could only run away. "When I saw the wild boar coming, there was no time to climb a tree, so I ran as fast as I could. I ran in front and the wild boar chased after me. I ran around the trees, but I couldn't run anymore, so I stood in front of a thick tree. The wild boar charged straight at me."

I saw the wild boar was about to rush towards me, and in that split second, I quickly dodged to the side. My second uncle knew that the boar's two tusks were deeply embedded in the tree trunk.

I was terrified and sat motionless on the ground. The wild boar was howling like a madman. I forced myself to stand up, knowing that this was the best time to subdue the wild boar. If it broke free, I wouldn't be able to escape either. I took out my dagger and used all my strength to stab the wild boar in the neck. The knife went in deeply. I immediately pulled the dagger out, and pig blood gushed out, spraying all over my face and body.

I pressed my advantage and stabbed twice more. The wild boar's struggles slowed, and its cries grew fainter. I was exhausted; I vomited for a while, then lay on the ground, unable to move. After a while, my second uncle arrived. We chopped off the boar's tusks, dragged it to my two younger sisters, and returned.

"Yes, Mother, Eldest Sister, if April hadn't tried to help us climb the tree, she wouldn't have been in danger. It was our fault that April almost lost her life."

"Don't blame yourselves. How can you be blamed? This is God's test for me. God didn't take me last time, so this is God's test for me today."

"Let me tell you a secret. Ever since I hit my head after jumping off a cliff, it's like I've gained some kind of sentience. I feel much more agile, stronger, and I even seem to know a little bit of martial arts. The techniques seem to be from a book I read."

"It seems this is all predestined. Good people are rewarded. You suffered so much before April. The Lu family was blind to divorce you. They say that blessed people don't stay in unblemished homes. From now on, you will have good days," said Aunt Liu.

"What my second aunt said is true. I also think that our family is a blessed family. With us sisters here, we will definitely make sure that my second uncle and aunt live a good life."

"Alright, alright, your second uncle and I are just waiting to enjoy the blessings you sisters have."

"Second Aunt, have you noticed any improvement in your health lately? I can tell that you're feeling better. Your face has regained some color, you've gained a little weight, you're coughing less, and you're walking much more steadily."

Liu Siyue's words seemed to have made everyone realize something was amiss. "Yes, Mother, I was wondering what was different lately. It turns out your cough has lessened, and you can even get out of bed and walk around by yourself now," Liu Ruyun said.

Uncle Liu also said, "You haven't been coughing much at night lately. I thought you were just trying to keep quiet so as not to disturb Yao'er. It turns out your condition has improved."

It seems the improved food at home is indeed helping your condition.

"It is said that medicine is three parts poison. If you take medicine for a long time, you can get sick even if you are not sick. Second Aunt should go out more to get some sun and move around more. If you don't move for a long time, your body's functions will degenerate and you will become inflexible."

Uncle, won't this wild boar stink by tomorrow?

"No, it's cool at night now. I'll find someone to slaughter the pig tomorrow morning. I'll take the meat to town and sell it. It should fetch at least five or six taels of silver. Wild boar meat is much more expensive than domestic pork."

"Second Uncle, I don't plan to sell this wild boar. It's almost Mid-Autumn Festival, so I'll give 5 catties to each of the families I know as festival gifts, and the rest will be made into cured meat to keep at home and eat slowly."

When family members eat well, their health naturally improves, and good health is a valuable asset, don't you agree?

"In April, your second aunt knows you're doing this for the family's good. But this is too much. How about we keep 50 jin and sell the rest to buy some rice and flour? What do you think?"

"Okay, I'll listen to my second aunt."

Cousin, you're not allowed to cook two different dishes anymore; everyone has to eat the same thing.

"Okay, I'll listen to you from now on."

"April, everyone should stay home and rest for a few days tomorrow. Don't go to that place again. It's too dangerous. I never expected that wild boars would come here now."

Uncle knows where to find honeysuckle and chrysanthemums, we'll go pick them in a couple of days.

In fact, the villagers knew that honeysuckle and chrysanthemums could be sold for money, but they couldn't sell them even after picking them. No clinics were willing to buy them. There were people in the county town who would buy them, but the expenses along the way were quite high, and the selling price was extremely low, so it was not worth it at all. Sometimes, even if people had bought enough, they would not buy any more. It was not only a wasted trip, but they also had to pay more than ten coins for the oxen cart and one coin for the town entrance fee.

"If you can sell the medicinal herbs, the villagers will be so envious. I'm afraid they'll come to you asking you to help them sell them. What will you do then?"

"Second Uncle, don't think too much about it now. We'll talk about the future later."

"Tomorrow we'll process the Poria cocos at home and dry the chrysanthemums and honeysuckle." After arranging the work for tomorrow, the second aunt asked the second uncle to go to Dr. Wu's house. "Honey, you and the children were frightened today. I'm afraid they won't sleep well tonight. Go to Dr. Wu and get some calming medicine to brew for you and the children."

The second uncle agreed, helped the second aunt back into the house, and then went out to get the medicine.

"It's so late, who should I get some sedatives for?"

"Did we encounter wild boars on the mountain today? The children were frightened, and I was worried they wouldn't sleep well at night, so I got some calming medicine for them to drink."

"Oh, is the person injured?"

"He's alright."

My second uncle went back and started decocting the medicine, giving everyone half a bowl to drink.