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

Liu Siyue thought about how she was just a little flower bud in her previous life, and was killed by her scumbag father. Although she was a mother in this life, she was still young. She had plenty of time to live her own life and didn't want to die so early.

That's human nature. She didn't want to think too badly of people, but that's just how it is, so she had to be careful. Even if she wanted to help, she had to find the right time. No matter what, her own life was the most important thing.

A new day has begun, and Liu Siyue is busy arranging her work these past two days because she's going back to the village.

The morning sun was gentle and warm. Liu Siyue was basking in the sun in the courtyard, talking with Yun Chenxin and Ningxiang, when Qingwu came in to report, "Madam, Tang Dianshi has come to visit."

This is money being delivered to her. She was overjoyed and quickly invited the person to the living room. Ningxiang prepared tea, after all, he was an official, and she had to show him the proper respect.

"Good morning, Your Excellency! Please have a seat." Tang Fan nodded in return.

Ningxiang served a cup of hot tea, "Please have some tea, sir."

"Madam Liu, I, Tang, have come today to deliver silver."

As she spoke, she placed a stack of silver notes on the table and asked Madam Liu to take a look. "The magistrate is right. We must take a look at them on the spot to avoid any misunderstandings later. This is better for both of us."

Ningxiang tapped the silver note.

Ningxiang picked up the silver notes and counted them. "Madam, that's right, 2100 taels."

"Thank you, Lord Registrar. I apologize for interrupting your official duties."

Tang Fan rose to take his leave, saying, "Madams, I have official business to attend to, so I must take my leave."

"I'll see you off, sir."

"Madam, please wait."

"Ningxiang, could you see the Registrar off for me?"

"Yes, madam."

Liu Siyue looked at the silver notes on the table, which were mostly 100 taels and 50 taels. Madam Xu's family was quite wealthy, and she would divide up the silver notes during the meal.

At lunchtime, the embroiderers gathered together to eat. Liu Siyue came in with a smile, and everyone quickly put down their bowls and chopsticks. Liu Siyue gestured for them to sit down and continue eating, saying that it was good to hear that.

The embroiderers dared not eat it; how could they eat it while the housekeeper watched? That would be against the rules.

When Liu Siyue saw that they weren't eating, she thought, "This won't do. They've been working all morning, how can we delay their meals?" She said, "Then you eat first, and have someone let me know when you're done."

Liu Siyue went out, and a while later Jinzhi came over. "Madam, everyone has finished eating."

Liu Siyue gathered everyone in her family and went with Jinzhi. The embroiderers greeted her in unison, "Madam."

"Everyone, please sit down. If there's nowhere to sit, you can stand and listen."

The Tang and Xu families have brought over the compensation money, a total of 4200 taels. There are 21 people in our house, so everyone gets a share. As I said before, each person gets 200 taels. I'll distribute this money to everyone now.

Ningxiang stepped forward and said, "You risked your life to get this money back. Without your protection, we would have no one to complain to when we were bullied. We cannot accept this money."

Everyone said they shouldn't take them. Liu Siyue paid attention to the expressions on everyone's faces. The servants in her own house all looked sincere. It was obvious that some of the 10 embroiderers wanted them, but they just didn't want to be the first to stand out.

"If you really don't want it, this is compensation for you, 200 taels of real gold and silver."

One of the ten embroiderers said, "Madam, we haven't suffered any losses. Although we were splashed with dirty water, it has all been washed away."

Since we arrived here, the lady has treated us with great courtesy, providing us with the best food and drinks. We are already very grateful, and besides, the manager pays us our wages.

Another embroiderer stepped forward and said, "Sister Lin, you're wrong. How can we not accept the compensation money that Madam Liu worked so hard to get back for us? That would be disrespectful to Madam Liu and make people think that Madam Liu wanted to embezzle our money. If that gets out, it will be bad for Madam Liu's reputation."

I'm doing this for my wife's sake.

The money was earned by the lady through hard work, so we can't take it all. The lady should take half, and we should take half. That way, it will look good on both sides.

Sisters, isn't that right?

Two more embroiderers stepped forward to agree, "Yingniang is right. It would be best if Madam took half and we took half."

Liu Siyue looked at everyone and asked, "Is this what everyone thinks?"

The people on the embroiderer's side remained silent. "Since you're not going to speak, I'll take that as your agreement. 100 taels each."

Ningxiang, distribute the silver notes.

"Everyone received the silver notes and expressed their gratitude in unison." This silver was something they had found for free; it was the money they would have earned over several years. With this money, they could build a new house and send their children to school.

"This is for 100 taels. Don't say I embezzled your money later. I'm giving you one last chance. If you still want the 100 taels before dinner, go find Manager Ning. We won't wait until then."

The money has been distributed; everyone should go back to what they were doing.

As soon as Liu Siyue left, all the servants in the house followed her out. "Madam, we can't accept this money."

We were originally servants bought by the lady. She provided us with food and drink, and even gave us a monthly allowance. It was our duty to work for the household and share the burdens of our mistress.

We are already very satisfied that our master has not mistreated or criticized us, and we dare not have any other thoughts.

Besides, we all belong to our masters, and this money belongs to our masters too. We eat and live at home, so we don't have anywhere to spend money. It's only when our masters hold this money that it can be put to good use.

"Take what belongs to you. If you're not comfortable keeping it, leave it with Ningxiang. When you need it, go to Ningxiang to get it."

If I need money, I'll borrow it from you.

"Madam, please use it if you wish; you don't need to ask us."

"Everything should have principles, so let's leave it at that."

The money has been distributed, and this is the last thing she wants to do. Tomorrow she will go to the street to buy some things, and the day after tomorrow she will go home.

After dinner, Ningxiang came and said, "Madam, no one has come to ask for money anymore. However, a few embroiderers want to come and kowtow to express their gratitude to you."

"No need for kowtowing, just do the work well, that's enough to help me."

The next day, after breakfast, Liu Siyue went out alone. Qingwu and Qingye wanted to follow, but she wouldn't let them. "You two stay home and take good care of the house and feed the cows and sheep. We're taking them back to the village tomorrow."

We can't let the sheep go hungry, otherwise the babies won't have milk to drink.

"When the two of them heard that this was a big deal, they knew they couldn't let their young master's food supply be cut off."

Liu Siyue left the East Alley and strolled down the street to a porcelain shop. She bought two or three hundred jars and pots of various kinds, enough to last her a long time. Passing by a general store, she went in and bought one or two hundred bags of various sizes, which would make it easier to take out grain later.

She found a place to enter her spatial dimension, changed into men's clothing, and went to a teahouse to find out what news was happening in the county.

She did hear some news: due to the constant natural disasters and instability on the border in recent years, the imperial court was going to increase taxes again next year, and the county magistrate was worried about it.

Liu Siyue had no interest in other gossip, so she strolled over to Zhucui Pavilion and found that the manager had changed. She bought a silver hairpin for two taels of silver at Zhucui Pavilion and only after asking the shop assistant did she learn that the owner had sent the manager to jail.

It hadn't been long since she'd gone shopping, and Zhucui Pavilion had not only replaced all the managers and staff, but the shop itself had become bright and clean, and they were even having a two-day grand promotion.

The owner publicly apologized to everyone, explained the previous manager's misconduct, and promised that similar incidents would never happen again, assuring everyone that they could shop with peace of mind.

The owner of Zhucui Pavilion's actions have indeed won back the hearts of many customers. The fact that such a large owner would apologize in public is enough to show his sincerity.