Rebirth in a Book: The Road to Breakthrough

Tiezhu smiled happily after hearing this: "Congcong is so nice. She always thinks of me when she has something delicious. She should keep it for herself. She is already eight years old, but still so small."

"When you have something delicious, just remember her. This is a favor, it's a matter of reciprocity." Grandpa taught. The grandfather and grandson sat down, picked up their chopsticks and started eating. Grandpa also poured himself half a small glass of wine and enjoyed it leisurely.

Yu Congcong and her grandmother walked into the house with a basket and happened to see Yu Dazhuang bringing rabbit meat back to the master. Yu Congcong rushed forward in two steps and looked up and asked anxiously: "Dad, did Grandpa Nan agree?" When Yu Dazhuang went to deliver rabbit meat to the master, Yu Congcong wanted to go with him, but Yu Dazhuang refused, saying that he had to eat and it would be troublesome to take her back and forth. Yu Dazhuang agreed to help ask Grandpa Nan about letting her join the plan.

"Well, Grandpa Nan has a requirement. He said that you have to prove your ability before you can join the plan." Yu Dazhuang nodded slightly and answered with a serious expression.

"Let me prove my ability? Oh, let me think about it." Yu Congcong frowned, pinched the corner of her clothes with her little hands, and murmured in a low voice. "Let's eat first, and then we can think about it after we have enough energy." Grandma smiled kindly and waved her hand.

"Yeah," Yu Congcong grinned happily and nodded repeatedly in response, thinking that she would be able to eat delicious rabbit meat later. The three of them sat down happily and started to eat.

Yu Dazhuang picked up a piece of rabbit meat, put it into Yu Congcong's bowl, and asked with concern: "Congcong, is it delicious?"

While eating with relish, Yu Congcong said incoherently: "Hmm, delicious! The rabbit meat is fresh and tender. It melts in your mouth when you chew it lightly. The fragrance is very strong. It's so delicious!" The three of them had a warm meal. Grandma and adoptive father picked out the boneless meat that was easy to eat and put it in Yu Congcong's bowl.

Grandma finished her meal after eating only a few pieces of rabbit meat. She put down her bowl and chopsticks, a puzzled look on her face, and asked in confusion: "Tiezhu, whose family will Patriarch Fu start harvesting rice from this year?"

Da Zhuang swallowed the rice in his mouth, with a relaxed smile on his face, and replied: "It's still Widow Wang's house. Only one person from her family is needed. She has a small field, only two acres of rice, and she planted half an acre less this year."

"Why plant less? Will her family have enough to eat? His Yuanbao is 16 this year, and the little boy is eating his father out of money. Why did you reduce the amount of rice?" Xiaocao frowned, his tone full of doubts.

"Well, it's just not enough to eat. The rice yield is low. The half acre of land is in high altitude and it is not convenient to draw water. So she planted sweet potatoes this year. We don't know what the yield of sweet potatoes will be after converting the rice field into dry land. Let's see her yield. If it's good, next year we will convert the rice field on the north side into dry land to grow sweet potatoes." Yu Dazhuang put down his bowl and chopsticks after finishing his meal, looked at Yu Congcong eating with a focused look, and said thoughtfully.

"Okay," Xiaocao nodded and responded softly.

"Dad, we only have rice and sweet potatoes, are these two kinds of food?" Yu Congcong swallowed the rice in his mouth, blinked his bright big eyes, and asked curiously.

"No, there are also beans, but the yield is even lower." Yu Dazhuang touched the lush little head and said softly. This place is too poor. After solving the problems of the fourth uncle and others, we must develop it. Otherwise, even without the fourth uncle and others, it would be difficult to become rich. If you want to get rich, you must first build roads. This sentence is applicable here. The mountain roads here are rugged and difficult to find, and the transportation is really inconvenient.

After the family finished eating, they went their separate ways! Grandma was going to plant autumn beans, and Yu Congcong volunteered to help plant the seeds. Grandma walked in front with tools in hand, and Yu Congcong followed happily with seeds in her hands. The grandparents and grandchildren passed through the ancestral hall and arrived at their own vegetable garden in the blink of an eye. Grandma held a hoe and drilled holes accurately on the ridges, while Yu Congcong carefully placed the seeds in them. After a while, all the seeds were placed. Grandma let Yu Congcong play freely in the field, and she went to water the seeds and bury the soil herself. Yu Congcong couldn't do these jobs. Yu Congcong was wandering around the field bored, and Tiezhu happened to find him. After Yu Congcong greeted grandma happily, she left side by side with Tiezhu.

"Congcong, Gou Wa just saw Heizi running towards the mountain." Tiezhu said impatiently.

"Then let's go and take a look." Yu Congcong agreed excitedly.

"He walked over there, is he alone?" Yu Congcong asked anxiously with wide eyes.

"We went to Beishan and didn't take anything with us. We have to hurry, otherwise we will fall behind." Tiezhu said anxiously.

"Well, we can't follow too closely, it's not safe, just follow from a distance." Yu Congcong said while looking around. "I asked Gou Wa to watch him from a distance in that direction. Don't let him follow into the mountains, we have to hurry." Tie Zhu urged.

Yu Congcong and Tiezhu hurried to Beishan to meet with Gou Wa. After Gou Wa pointed out the direction for them, he went back to find Fu Wu and the others.

Yu Congcong and Tiezhu continued to walk into the mountains. People often cut firewood here, so the trees were not very lush. They could still vaguely see Heizi's figure. They did not dare to move forward rashly, and could only carefully stare at the direction where Heizi went.

Soon, Heizi ran towards the dense forest. Yu Congcong and Tiezhu were instantly nervous. As they entered the dense forest, Yu Congcong could not see the road ahead because of her height. She could only rely on her small body to move around under the trees in a panic. As she rushed around, she unexpectedly found a small path. Judging from the appearance of this path, there should be no one walking on it.

Yu Congcong and Tiezhu walked along the path. After about 30 minutes, they suddenly heard a "tick-tick-tick" sound, which seemed particularly strange in the quiet woods. Yu Congcong and Tiezhu stopped at the same time and looked at each other. They couldn't help but "click" in their hearts: "It can't be a ghost!" Yu Congcong was so scared that she almost screamed. She hugged Tiezhu tightly with both hands, and her body kept shaking. She never believed in ghosts in the world before, but since her soul took over someone else's body, she now believes in the existence of ghosts.

"Congcong, listen, stop, there are footsteps coming our way." Tiezhu whispered in Yucongcong's ear. After that, he hugged Yucongcong and hid in the bushes beside the path. The footsteps were getting closer and closer. Yucongcong and Tiezhu covered their mouths tightly, not daring to make any sound, their heartbeats seemed to be about to reach their throats.

Through the gaps in the grass, they saw a pair of men's feet passing by. Tiezhu and Yu Congcong still did not dare to move. Just as they let go of their hands and wanted to take a breath, suddenly, the feet came back again. Yu Congcong and Tiezhu quickly covered their mouths again, their heartbeats accelerated rapidly, and they were almost suffocated. The feet walked back and forth several times before they completely left. Yu Congcong and Tiezhu dared to relax, but still did not dare to go out. They waited until their legs were numb from squatting, and then they slowly stood up. They returned to the path and sat on the ground, gasping for breath.

Yu Congcong patted her chest and said, "I'm so scared!" Tiezhu looked at Yu Congcong, then at himself, and laughed. Both of them felt like they had survived a disaster. After laughing, Tiezhu pulled Yu Congcong up.

Yu Congcong said, "Let's go to where the sound came from." I was frightened just now and didn't pay attention to the sound. Now that I think about it, isn't that the sound of the telegraph in the war movie? Yu Congcong pulled Tiezhu and ran towards the direction where the sound came from.

When they came to the sound, there was a huge tree. Even if Yu Congcong and Tiezhu held hands, they couldn't hug each other. There was nothing special under the tree. Tiezhu took a running start and climbed up the tree as nimbly as a monkey. Tiezhu saw a hole in the tree, which seemed to have been dug out by humans.

He turned to Yu Congcong and said, "Congcong, there is a black box inside. Do you want to take it out?"

Yu Congcong hurriedly replied: "Don't take it out, don't touch it yet, don't alert the enemy. See what else you have."

Tiezhu replied: "Nothing else, just a black box."

Yu Congcong said, "Then come down! We have to go back quickly." Yu Congcong and Tiezhu hurried back...

We returned to the village, and I led Tiezhu to Grandpa Nan's residence. Ever since I acquired the original owner's memories, I have become very familiar with this road. We arrived in front of the wooden door and knocked lightly according to grandma's secret code, dong...dong...dong...dong...dong, three long and two short.

Grandpa Nan answered and came to open the door. I looked at the Grandpa Nan who played with her and made wooden toys for her in my memory. The original owner's emotions suddenly burst out like a flood. With a wow, lush tears flowed out, and it was impossible to hold back. This might be the emotion left in the original owner's body. When she saw this trustworthy person, she could no longer control it.

Nan Yi saw Yu Congcong like this, and his kind and serious expression suddenly became panic. He asked anxiously: "Congcong, what's wrong! Don't be anxious, talk slowly." The concerned eyes seemed to be looking at the most precious baby in the world. Yu Congcong just kept shaking her head and burst into tears, completely unable to control her emotions. Nan Yi quickly picked her up and looked at Tiezhu and asked: "What's going on?" Tiezhu looked confused. Nan Yi gently patted Yu Congcong's back, just like when he was a child, gentle and patient, to help her calm down.

Yu Congcong's mood gradually calmed down. She said shyly: "It's okay, I just miss Grandpa Nan." This simple sentence is full of her deep longing and dependence on Grandpa Nan. Nan Yi understood what she meant, touched Yu Congcong's head distressedly, and said: "Congcong, there is Grandpa Nan, Grandma, and Dad. There are many people who love you and accompany you, Congcong, don't be afraid." At this moment, Nan Yi's eyes were shining with tears, he could feel the loneliness and helplessness in Yu Congcong's heart.