Reborn before the famine, kicking away the scumbag's family and living a carefree life.

5. Divorce (4)

Su Jinru: "Comrade, don't say that. I'm an uneducated person. He divorced me because he disliked my lack of education."

The clerk looked at Qi Zhengyang in surprise.

"She was helping me look at the documents just now, it was all very clear, and you still complain that she's uneducated? What kind of person do you consider educated?"

Qi Zhengyang blushed deeply, he was also puzzled! This woman, when they first got married, really didn't know a single word. When she helped him carry books, she couldn't even tell the difference between right and wrong. Who knew she could recognize so many words now?

Su Jinru explained, "I really never went to school. Before I got married, I didn't know a single word. But over the years, every time the team leader organized a literacy class, I was the most enthusiastic one. And when my children came home from school, they would also teach me the knowledge they learned at school every day."

The clerk gave a thumbs up.

"You're so smart. I know those people who attend literacy classes, but at most they only know their own names and their family members' names. I see you know a lot of characters, and you can read books and newspapers, right?"

Su Jinru nodded.

"Reading books and newspapers is no problem."

The clerk was amazed.

"Someone like you, who has never been to school, has managed to do so well. If you had gone to school properly for a few years, you would be amazing!"

"Comrade, you flatter me. I only know a few words, I'm not blind."

"Judging from your speech, you've done more than just know a few words; you must have read many books!"

"No, no, I haven't read any books."

Su Jinru was just being modest. In her previous life, after her children grew up and started working, she had nothing to do and her biggest hobby was reading. She loved reading all kinds of essays and novels. Her son and grandson even got her a card for the city library. She was a regular at the library and later she started reading online novels with her grandson.

The clerk sighed, "What a pity! So young, so smart, only twenty-five, divorced, and raising two children alone. What will your future hold... If you didn't have the children, you might have been able to find a single man!"

Qi Zhengyang secretly rejoiced upon hearing this. Luckily, he had given the child to her. With two children to support, let's see what kind of person she can find.

Su Jinru said indifferently, "Having sons and daughters is enough. Without a man, there won't be so many rotten people and troubles from the in-laws. Wouldn't life be easier?"

Qi Zhengyang's face darkened upon hearing this.

Su Jinru turned to Qi Zhengyang and said, "The divorce procedures have been completed. From now on, we'll go our separate ways. You can leave now. My older sister and I are chatting. What are you doing here?"

Qi Zhengyang's face grew even uglier, and he turned away disdainfully.

Qi Zhengyang walked out of the Civil Affairs Bureau with his divorce certificate in his pocket, but he felt very uncomfortable.

Why am I not as happy as I imagined after the divorce? In my past life, he was utterly disgusted by this woman. He saw the woman he loved every day at school, but he couldn't be with her, so he hated her intensely. Because of her, he missed out on the woman he loved most.

But these past two days, every word this woman said felt like a knife stabbing into his heart.

She actually called him selfish, a cowardly man, and a man without responsibility.

In particular, he suddenly discovered that this woman, whom he had always thought was ignorant and foolish, was actually able to read books and newspapers and spoke in a refined and cultured manner.

I recalled how she had helped the clerk at the Civil Affairs Bureau maintain order and look at documents; she was poised and spoke appropriately.

In his past life, he had never gone out with her, and he didn't even have the patience to look at her more than once. It turns out that she had so many sides that he didn't know about.

No, no, he shouldn't think about her anymore. They're divorced, and he'll have nothing to do with this woman anymore. Isn't this what he longed for most in his past life?

It was almost noon, so he had to hurry back; he had classes in the afternoon!

Su Jinru chatted with the clerk at the Civil Affairs Bureau for a few minutes, and only came out after seeing that Qi Zhengyang had almost walked away.

She wasn't in a hurry to go home; she had managed to get a day off, and she still had things to do.

She walked towards the busiest street in the county town.

She had a jade bracelet in her pocket; it was of very good quality and had been left to her by her mother-in-law before she passed away.

The mother-in-law said that this was something she brought from her own family. Her ancestors were once wealthy merchants with a good fortune, but they declined due to war. This was the only thing left by her ancestors. Because she felt guilty that Su Jinru was kind-hearted and her son didn't like this daughter-in-law, she left this only bracelet to Su Jinru.

Qi Zhengyang was unaware of this matter.

Su Jinru naturally knew that the bracelet was good, but given the future situation, she couldn't keep it. Moreover, there would be a famine in the next three years. In order to save her life, Su Jinru wanted to exchange the bracelet for some money to stockpile food and get through the famine.

She brought this bracelet out today to see if she could sell it for a good price.

However, Su Jinru searched the entire county but did not find any jade or jewelry stores.

She was a little disappointed.

In order to gain custody of her two children, she gave up everything else. All she had was this bracelet, which couldn't be exchanged for money. How could she stockpile grain?

She only had eight yuan on her, which wouldn't last long even if she bought some food.

With that little money, Su Jinru couldn't bear to buy rice or flour, so she bought some potatoes and sweet potatoes instead.

She had three yuan left.

Originally, all the money should have been used to buy food, because food is life in the future. However, Su Jinru still felt that she should keep some money and not spend it all, in case something happens that requires money!

Su Jinru couldn't bear to buy anything to eat, so she carried a bag of potatoes and sweet potatoes home.

After walking up a hillside, Su Jinru sat down to rest for a while.

Su Jinru sat there, worried. What would she and her two children do without money and food?

Most importantly, she needed to find a way to get money and food.

She took out the bracelet and put it on her wrist.

How beautiful this bracelet is! It's crystal clear and a beautiful emerald green. In her past life, she was too busy and always had endless work to do, so she never had time to take this bracelet out and admire it properly.

In her past life, she couldn't keep the bracelet, and it was eventually confiscated. It was due to circumstances; there was nothing anyone could do unless it was hidden in a secluded place beforehand, where it was impossible for anyone to find it.

Since it ultimately doesn't belong to you, you should pay back some of the money as soon as possible.

However, there aren't many wealthy people in the village.

Or, we could ask the clerk at the Civil Affairs Bureau another day if she could help sell it, or if she knows where they can buy the bracelet.

This bracelet must be worth at least two hundred yuan! Two hundred yuan worth of grain should be enough for the mother and her two children to survive three years of famine!

As Su Jinru was thinking, she saw a pheasant swaggering over in front of her.

Su Jinru lunged forward to grab it, but missed.