The villagers escorted Liu Siyue to Liu Dahu's house. Before Liu Siyue could even knock on the door, some kind-hearted villagers had already started calling out, "Brother Dahu, open the door quickly, your daughter is back."

When Liu Siyue's mother, Huang Lanhua, heard that her daughter had returned, she thought it was her eldest daughter. She muttered curses as she opened the door, saying, "Why don't you stay in the mountains and come back to freeload?"

When the door opened, it wasn't her eldest daughter standing there; instead, a woman was holding a child in her arms. She didn't recognize her at first, and after a moment of stunned silence, she said, "Are you April?"

"Mother, it's me, April. Your daughter has returned."

Huang Lanhua's face fell immediately. "Why did you come back? When you left, we told you that you were no longer a member of the Liu family. Hurry up and go back to the Lu family. Don't bring bad luck to the family."

"Mother, I've only been out of the family for a few days since I gave birth, and now I'm divorced by the Lu family. I have nowhere to go. Mother, please let me go home."

"Did you do something to upset your in-laws that led to you being sent home?"

"Mother, I didn't."

"It's impossible that you didn't. You're a cursed piece of trash who got divorced. Get out of here and don't bring any more bad luck into our house."

"If I tell you this, you'll give up any thoughts of going home. We don't support people who don't eat for free in our family."

Liu Siyue immediately knelt down. "Mother, I will work hard when I get home. I only ask that you give us a place to live."

"Get out of here right now, or I'll have to say something even worse. There's a pregnant woman in your family. If she gets into trouble, it'll be a huge mistake."

"Mrs. Huang, April is your daughter. The child is in trouble now. It's one thing to not let her come home, but how can you say such things about her?"

Then a man's voice came from behind Huang, "You're all good people. If you feel sorry for her, why don't you take her home?"

One sentence left everyone speechless: "This is truly unreasonable!" The villagers were angry, but they couldn't miss the show. They wanted to see what the Liu family would do with this girl.

A rough male voice came from inside the door again, "Why waste your breath? Get rid of her, you brat! Aren't you even a member of the Liu family? What are you doing back here? Whether you live or die is none of our Liu family's business."

"Father, Mother, Eldest Brother, Second Brother, how could you be so heartless? Are you trying to force us, mother and daughter, to our deaths? I am your own daughter, your own sister!"

"Let alone a biological daughter or sister, a married woman who has been divorced still has the nerve to come back to her parents' home. This is simply a disgrace to the Liu family. How will the Liu family's children find husbands in the future? We can't even support our own legitimate grandchildren, so where will we get the extra food to support outsiders?"

"Sister-in-law is absolutely right. You should go back to where you came from, apologize to your husband's family, and maybe they will soften their hearts and let you stay."

Looking at the two women talking, Liu Siyue could roughly guess their identities from their conversation. They must be her two sisters-in-law. When she left home, her eldest and second brothers were not yet married.

Liu Dahu said to the villagers, "Uncles and aunts, have you finished the work in the fields? Have you fed the chickens at home? There's no one to help you if you stand here, so please disperse."

"Green Mountain, close the gate!"

Liu Qingshan was Liu Siyue's older brother. As he slammed the door shut, he also extinguished Liu Siyue's last hope, leaving her in utter despair. The road ahead was shrouded in darkness, and she no longer had the courage to live.

She kowtowed three times to the Liu family, then carried the child and walked step by step towards the village entrance. When she reached the edge of a dirt cliff at the village entrance, she looked at the place where she had grown up, the distant mountains rising and falling, and the towering locust tree beside her. With a smile on her face, she looked at the baby in her arms and said, "Daughter, I'm sorry. I brought you into this world, but I couldn't protect you. There's no way for you to survive if I leave you alone in this world. Why don't we go together? With me by your side, you won't be so afraid."

The moment that thought crossed her mind, the ground beneath her feet gave way, and she tumbled down the embankment, just as a passing villager witnessed it. He shouted, "Help! Someone help! The Liu family girl has jumped off a cliff! Help!"

Several villagers rushed over upon hearing the news. They stood on the cliff and looked down, but none of them were willing to go down, fearing that they would be unable to get rid of the taint. Later, Liu Youtian and his son went down immediately without saying a word to rescue the people. Although the earthen cliff was only seven or eight meters high, it was quite steep, and the bottom was full of rocks and weeds.

Fearing they wouldn't have enough time to take a detour, several villagers slowly grabbed onto small trees growing on the cliff and slid down little by little. They saw that Liu Siyue's head had hit a rock and was still bleeding profusely, with the child still tightly held in their arms.

Liu Shitou first picked up the child from Liu Siyue's arms. The child was well protected and unharmed.

Liu Youtian quickly grabbed a handful of dirt from the ground, rubbed it in his hands, and applied it directly to the wound. He then carried the person and hurriedly took a detour back to the village. Liu Shitou followed closely behind and took the person directly to Liu Dahu's house. "Dahu, open the door quickly! Siyue jumped off the cliff! Open the door quickly..." Liu Shitou pounded on the door, but there was no response from inside.

Liu Dahu and his family heard everything clearly, but they didn't dare to make a sound, let alone open the door.

Liu Shitou turned to his father and said, "Dad, what should we do if they won't open the door?"

"Stone, go and fetch a doctor. I'll take April to her second uncle's house."

"Father, Uncle Dawang's family is already struggling. If you send them there, won't you just be adding to their burden?"

"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up. Do you think I, your father, need to teach you how to do things?"

Liu Youtian carried Liu Siyue and hurried to Liu Dawang's house. The two houses were quite far apart, and he was covered in sweat from running. As soon as he entered the house, he said, "Dawang, hurry, your niece Siyue jumped off a cliff."

Hearing the noise, Liu Ruyun came out from the backyard. "Uncle Youtian, what did you just say? Who is that person you're holding?"

"Ruyun, your cousin jumped off a cliff in April and got injured. I've already sent Shitou to fetch a doctor."

Liu Ruyun took a look and, sure enough, it was her cousin. Although her appearance had changed quite a bit, she could still recognize her at a glance. "Uncle Tian, ​​quickly let her onto the bed."

Liu Ruyun's mother, Feng Yuzhen, came out shakily, leaning on a cane. "Yun'er, what happened? I heard something about April?"

"Mom, why did you come out? Go back inside and lie down. I'll tell you later, don't worry."

She helped her mother back to bed, and Liu Shitou, pulling Doctor Wu along, ran all the way to Liu Dawang's house. He was panting heavily from exhaustion. "Uncle Wu, please take a look at Siyue quickly," Liu Ruyun said anxiously to Doctor Wu.

On the way there, Dr. Wu had already heard a general description from Liu Shitou. He first examined the external wound. The soil on the forehead had been soaked in blood and clumped together. Dr. Wu removed the blood clots. Fortunately, the bleeding from the wound had stopped. He quickly treated the wound, bandaged it, and then began to take the pulse.

"The pulse is weak and strong, the situation is not good. She must have just given birth a few days ago, and her blood and qi are severely depleted. In addition, she has been malnourished for a long time and lost so much blood just now. I can only do my best. Whether she can survive depends on her fate."

Doctor Wu prescribed some medicine. "Come with me to get this medicine, decoct it, and give it to her. If she doesn't wake up within two days, then..." Doctor Wu shook his head; everyone understood his unfinished meaning.

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