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

Several children stood in the yard, wailing loudly. The adults came out to see what was wrong. "My dear grandchildren, what's wrong? Did your second aunt not give you enough meat?"

Huang Lanhua's words made the children cry even harder. The children's parents came out and comforted them until they stopped crying before asking, "Laifu, you're the older brother, you tell me first. What happened? Why are you all dirty and crying so sadly?"

"Mother, Grandma is lying. Second Aunt not only doesn't give us meat to eat, but she also scolds us and throws us outside. We cry and make a fuss, rolling on the ground, but it's no use."

"Mom, Second Aunt gave a big piece of meat to Grandpa Village Chief's family. Grandpa Tian's family has a big piece of meat. Isn't she Grandpa and Grandma's daughter? Why didn't she give meat to Grandpa and Grandma? We want to eat meat, we just want to eat meat!" The child, who had just been calmed down, started crying again.

Upon hearing this, Huang Lanhua gave Liu Siyue a good scolding and picked up a stick, ready to settle accounts with Liu Siyue. "This unfilial daughter, it's one thing to disrespect her elders, but she can be so heartless to her own nephews and nieces. She's truly heartless. I'll teach her a lesson."

Just as she was about to leave, Old Master Liu scolded her, "You really don't learn your lesson. Don't you remember how I promised the village chief and villagers a few days ago that you didn't want to live in the village anymore?"

"Everyone, keep your distance from me lately. Nobody's allowed to go see April. That girl's become ruthless and heartless. If we want to get anything out of her, we'll have to plan carefully, let her resentment towards us dissipate, and then slowly mend our relationship later."

"Dad, if we can't control April, can't you control the second son's family?"

"You don't know anything. They're all of one mind now. With that girl giving them advice, they're really hard to handle. The only thing to do is maintain a good relationship. The festival is coming up soon, so you should send some of the vegetables we grow over there. It's a give-and-take situation."

"I understand, Father. You've thought of everything. They say guests are always welcome, so they can't possibly kick us out."

Liu Ruyun was about to bury the pig offal in the ground, and then push the soil out to throw it away, but Liu Siyue quickly stopped her, "Cousin, don't throw these away, they're edible."

"In April, this stuff has a really strong, fishy smell; people who eat it will throw up their dinner from the night before. Don't worry about not having enough meat; there's plenty more."

"Cousin, this is really edible, it's just that you don't know how to cook it. Just do as I say later, and I guarantee it will taste even better than meat." Seeing her confident look, Liu Ruyun had no choice but to let her have her way.

Liu Siyue knew the method and wanted to personally demonstrate how to wash it, but as soon as she touched the large intestines, she was disgusted and vomited violently, vomiting up all the pork stew she had just eaten.

Liu Ruyun quickly helped her sit down, Ruxue poured her a bowl of water, and Ruyu shoveled a shovelful of soil to cover the vomit. "Siyue, if you can't do this job, just tell us how to do it, and we'll do it."

Liu Siyue nodded and told them to bring more wood ash, to wash the inside repeatedly, and finally wash it with vinegar and then rinse it with clean water.

Ru Xue and Ru Yu went to wash the pig offal, while Liu Ru Yun and Liu Si Yue sat in the courtyard counting money. One coin, two coins, three coins... After counting the last sum, they had sold the pig for nearly 4 taels and 2 qian of silver. This pig was heavier than we expected. Look how much meat we still have.

"Cousin, do you know how to make cured pork or smoked pork?"

"I can't, but Mother can."

"Mom, do you think we should make cured pork or smoked pork with this meat?"

"There's not much meat, so we'll make cured pork. The weather's nice now, so it'll be easy to do."

"Second Aunt, Cousin, I'm going back to lie down for a while. I'll cook dinner with you."

"Liu Siyue returned to the house, closed the door, and took the child into the space. The beans she planted were ripe. After harvesting the beans, she planned to plant potatoes, sweet potatoes, and other things to grow more and then find a way to take them out later."

There were plenty of potatoes and sweet potatoes in the supermarket, some of which had already sprouted. She knew how to plant potatoes and sweet potatoes. First, she used a knife to cut open the parts with sprouts, and with a thought, she planted them all in the ground. Although there weren't many seeds, they grew quickly in the space and could soon multiply into a large batch. She still needed to continue turning the soil.

After working for less than an hour, she felt aches and pains in her back and waist, so she drank some spiritual spring water to relieve her fatigue.

Upon exiting the space, she saw that the pig offal had already been washed. She smelled it and found it to be very clean with a mild odor. She took out a spice packet and began to make braised dishes.

Liu Siyue wasn't very good at cooking. The cooking methods she learned were either from books or online. The room she stayed in at the supermarket had a computer. At first, she thought it wouldn't work, but then, on a whim, she turned it on and found that she could indeed access the internet.

"Cousin, you're a better cook than me, so I told you to cook. See these seasonings? I bought them from a traveling merchant when I went to the county town last time. I saw them in a travelogue and know how to cook them."

The two sisters worked together to prepare a sumptuous meal. Liu Siyue tasted it and found it delicious. She hadn't eaten such good food in a long time and missed the fancy meals she used to have.

The others in the family were choked by the spiciness of the dish and kept coughing. "You may not be used to this taste yet. This bright red seasoning is called chili pepper. It can be eaten as a vegetable or used as a seasoning. I have saved some seeds. We will plant some next year. I don't think they sell this around here. Maybe we can get a good price for it."

"Second Uncle, this dish is perfect with drinks, why don't you have some?"

"Hey, Second Uncle is reluctant to part with it. He'll drink the last bit during the New Year. As for the whole jar, I don't plan to drink it. Second Uncle wants to take it as a gift because of you."

"Second Uncle, you can give it to me if you want. It was originally meant for you."

Let's go into the mountains to collect herbs tomorrow; some herbs are seasonal. Everyone agreed. After dinner, the literacy class began, starting with the Three Character Classic.

It's getting late, so please read after me: At birth, people are inherently good. Their natures are similar, but their habits differ.

Liu Siyue reads and explains each sentence: People are born good, but due to different learning environments during their growth, their temperaments differ in terms of good or bad.

If children are not properly educated from a young age, their kind nature will turn bad. The most important way to prevent them from going astray is to focus wholeheartedly on educating them.

Liu Siyue also used the old Liu family house as an example to teach, "Look, can you say that the children in the old Liu family house are bad? No, but their character is indeed not good. This is all due to the influence of the adults in their families. Growing up in that environment, the children see and hear bad words all day long, so it is difficult for them to learn to be good."

Today, everyone will learn these two sentences and memorize them. Tomorrow, we will teach you to recognize and write your own names.

The sound of reading aloud drifted from the courtyard: "At birth, man's nature is good. Their natures are similar, but their habits differ."

The sound drew the attention of the neighbors, who all listened intently. "That reading voice is so pleasant to hear. This April is quite capable; not only can she read and write, but she also teaches her family members to learn. It seems that Da Wang's family is about to prosper."

A couple of days ago, her family went up the mountain for some reason, and everyone came back with their baskets overflowing. I wonder if our child will be able to study with them; it would be good if he could recognize a few characters.

"We won't learn for nothing. We can send them some firewood or vegetables as tuition, and help them with chores when we're not busy."

"I think it's a good idea. Go ask about it in a couple of days."

For several days in a row, they went up the mountain every day and picked a lot of honeysuckle and chrysanthemums, which filled the yard to dry. They planned to rest for a couple of days and then go to the county town to sell them.