A family with three widows, after severing ties with relatives, she became wealthy and married into

"Divorce her?!"

"Zhongqing, have you lost your mind?"

“Zhiyuan is your biological son, your eldest son.”

“Lu is your eldest daughter-in-law, and Tian Xiang, Tian Tian, ​​and Jing He are all your own granddaughters and grandsons.”

"Over the years, Zhiyuan and Madam Lu have done so much for this family..."

Tian Bonian sat in the middle, with Tian Zhongqing, Wang Yulan and others on one side, and Lu Tao's family of orphans and widows on the other.

He saw a family of orphans and widows, their expressions filled with sorrow, and he couldn't bear it.

"Alright, brother," Tian Zhongqing interrupted Tian Bonian impatiently.

"I invited you here to help Zhiyuan divorce his wife, so don't bother with these arguments."

What Tian Zhongqing found most annoying was that his elder brother always acted like a scholar who had passed the imperial examinations, speaking in a lecturing tone.

So what if he passed the imperial examination and became a Juren?

His son, Zhicheng, is also going to take the imperial examination to become a scholar!

"Yes, Zhicheng's uncle, Lu Shi and her two daughters are both cursed and bring bad luck to their husbands. Our family can't withstand their curse."

“If Uncle isn’t afraid, he can take them back,” Wang Yulan muttered.

Tian Bonian gave her a stern look, and Wang Yulan turned away, not daring to look at him.

"Zhongqing, are you really sure? Zhiyuan has only been gone for half a year, and you're already abandoning his wife and children?"

Tian Zhongqing said impatiently, "It's not that we don't care, it's that we dare not care."

Tian Bonian sighed and looked at Lu Tao, "Lu, you..."

He simply couldn't bring himself to say it.

At this moment, Tian Tian raised her head and looked at Tian Bonian calmly, "Grandpa."

“My mother did nothing wrong.”

"In the end, my grandparents just wanted to get rid of us. The rumors about us being 'husband-killers' or 'jinxes' were just one aspect of their reasons."

“Now our family is just an orphan and a widow. My grandparents are afraid that we won’t be able to work and earn money, so they will have to spend money to support us.”

"I'm even more worried that after my third uncle passes the imperial examination and becomes an official, he'll have to take the four of us with him."

Tian Bonian raised his eyebrows slightly, looking at Tian Tian with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

Tian Zhongqing looked annoyed and embarrassed, "What are you saying, you brat?"

Lu Tao grabbed Tian Tian's hand, "Tian Tian..."

She didn't want her daughter to talk back to her grandfather, and for it to get out...

Tian Tian pressed Lu Tao's hand down and looked at Tian Zhongqing, "Grandpa, if you want us to leave, don't talk about divorcing your wife."

She raised an eyebrow. "Let's sever all ties!"

Generally speaking, severing ties with one's husband is a decision made after the husband's death when the wife is still young and has no children. The husband's family feels that there is no need to maintain the relationship and chooses to sever ties with the wife so that she can remarry.

But Lu Tao gave birth to two daughters and one son for the Tian family.

Logically speaking, severing ties and cutting off family ties is not a suitable approach.

But it's still possible if both parties are willing.

Tian Xiang took Tian Tian's arm, "Yes, we must sever all ties!"

"Grandpa, we can sever all ties with the Tian family and have nothing to do with them from now on."

Although severing ties with a spouse has the same effect as divorcing them, severing ties with a spouse sounds better.

Wang Yulan glanced at Tian Zhongqing, then slammed her hand on the table and said, "Severing ties is fine, but... you're not allowed to take a single thing from the house."

If you divorce your wife, you must return Lu's dowry items. Since Lu didn't have much dowry back then, it can be ignored.

They also need to provide some necessities, such as clothes, bedding, a little food, and money.

Tian Jinghe is only five years old, and they need to pay for his upbringing.

"Take those two jinxes and the little mute away!"

Wang Yulan's words reminded Tian Zhongqing, "Then sever ties with them!"

Tian Bonian frowned. "Where does Madam Lu and her three children live?"

What to eat? What to use?

"Autumn is coming soon, what will they use to cover themselves with?"

“Zhongqing, severing ties is one thing, but we can’t force these orphans and widows to their doom.”

Before Tian Zhongqing could say anything, Wang Yulan muttered, "Severing ties means severing ties. Whether they live or die is none of our business anymore."

Seeing that Tian Zhongqing remained silent, Tian Bonian realized that he had made up his mind to listen to Wang Yulan.

All he could do was sigh.

"The Lu family..."

Lu Tao glanced at her children, her eyes resolute. "Please have the village chief write down the document severing ties with them."

Her two children stood up for her; how could she hold them back?

The days ahead will be tough, but as long as she's with the children, she's not afraid of hardship.

Tian Bonian took out his pen, ink, and paper and began to write a letter severing ties with his family.

The person who erected the book wrote Lu Tao's name on it.

Lu Tao looked at it and reminded Tian Bonian, "Village Chief, could you please add the names of Xiang'er, Tiantian, and Jinghe as well?"

Tian Bonian glanced at her in surprise, then added the names of the other three people.

The authors are: Lu Tao, Tian Xiang, Tian Tian, ​​Tian Jinghe, Tian Zhongqing, and Wang Yulan.

On the day the book was written, due to the death of Tian Zhiyuan, the second son of the Tian family, in order to restore Lu's freedom, the two elders of the Tian family, Tian Zhongqing and Wang Yulan, decided to sever all kinship ties with Lu Tao, Tian Xiang, Tian Tian, ​​and Tian Jinghe. From then on, they would no longer bear any responsibility for them, nor would they enjoy the protection of the Tian family or the right to inherit their property.

From then on, Lady Lu was no longer a daughter-in-law of the Tian family; she could leave or stay as she pleased, and she would bear her own honor and disgrace.

From this day forward, Tian Xiang, Tian Tian, ​​and Tian Jinghe are no longer descendants of the Tian family; their fates are entirely up to them, and they will bear their own honor and disgrace.

This letter of severance of kinship has been notified to the elders of the clan and the village chief as witnesses, and is effective from this date.

From then on, they were no longer related and had no connection with each other.

This book serves as proof.

Below are the date and witnesses.

Tian Tian gave Tian Bonian a grateful look.

He only briefly mentioned the reason for severing ties with Lu Tao, speaking vaguely and saving face for her.

Tian Zhongqing and Wang Yulan eagerly pressed their handprints, then urged Lu Tao to do the same.

Lu Tao looked at the letter severing ties, took a deep breath, bit her finger hard, and pressed her handprint on it.

Tian Xiang followed suit and bit her finger.

When it was Tian Tian's turn, she smiled awkwardly, pressed the inkpad, and even smeared it on Tian Jinghe.

She took Tian Jinghe's hand, and the two siblings pressed their handprints next to Lu Tao and Tian Xiang.

There were three letters of severance of kinship: one for the Tian family, one for Lu Tao, and the third was kept by the witness, Tian Bonian.

"Tian Xiang, didn't you bring a bundle back from the Chu family? Those are your things, pack them up." Tian Bonian carefully put away the letter severing ties.

Tian Xiang turned around and said, "Yes, I'll go tidy up."

As soon as she came of age, Tian Zhongqing and Wang Yulan arranged for her to marry Chu Xing, the eldest son of the Chu family in the county.

In just three years, she gave birth to a son and a daughter for Chu Xing. Her son, Chu Qian, is two years old, and her daughter, Chu Yao, is not yet one year old.

Chu Xing was a womanizer who frequented brothels. He suddenly died in the summer, and the doctor found that he had venereal disease.

However, the Chu family still blamed her for their son's death. In a fit of anger, they divorced Tian Xiang, leaving behind their two children.

When Tian Xiang got married, she didn't have much of a dowry.

However, following the rules, the Chu family gave Tian Xiang several sets of clothes, a quilt, twenty catties of rice, and two taels of silver.

The twenty catties of rice and two taels of silver were taken by Wang Yulan on the day they returned.

She could only pack a few sets of clothes and a quilt.

"Sister, I'll go with you." Tian Tian's eyes darted around, and she followed Tian Xiang.