Rebirth in a Book: The Road to Breakthrough

Chapter 17 Su Mingrui's Sorrow

Da Zhuang keenly noticed Su Mingrui's abnormality. He stepped forward, turned his face around, hugged him tightly in his arms, and patted his back gently, trying to give him some comfort.

Yu Congcong didn't know how to comfort people, she just gently pushed Tiezhu with her hand, signaling Tiezhu to comfort Su Mingrui. Tiezhu shook his head and said silently: "I don't know how to comfort him either." Su Mingrui's mental state became more and more depressed, his eyes were filled with despair and helplessness, as if the whole world had collapsed.

The sky gradually became brighter. The patriarch saw that there was no trace of sparks at all, so he quickly asked everyone to go back and rest.

Fourth Uncle arranged for someone to guard here, and he walked around the ruins and then went back.

The patriarch did not try to restrain him, but let him do as he pleased and no longer interfered in subsequent matters.

Yu Dazhuang accompanied Su Mingrui and asked Yu Congcong and Tiezhu to return. Yu Congcong felt sorry for his father, who had not rested last night. Yu had just woken up and wanted to stay with Su Mingrui so that his father could go back and rest. Yu Dazhuang did not agree and drove Yu Congcong and Tiezhu back home in a tough manner.

On the way back, Yu Congcong and Tiezhu were walking. Yu Congcong frowned and asked with a worried look on his face, "Tiezhu, do you think Su Mingrui will be upset?"

"No." Tiezhu answered without hesitation and in a firm tone.

How can you be so sure? "Yu Congcong was full of doubts, with confusion flashing in her big eyes, and asked. If it were me, I would definitely not want to live! Thinking about the future, it is simply dark. No, why did my cowardly character come out again? I must never retreat in this life, and I must live a chic and wonderful life. Yu Congcong silently cheered herself up in her heart, trying to drive out the timid and cowardly self.

Tiezhu scratched his head. He knew in his heart that Su Mingrui would not be upset, but he just didn't know how to explain it. He racked his brains to think about how to express his thoughts, and his originally round and square face became distorted. Oh, Congcong, this is too embarrassing, how can I describe this! Tiezhu secretly complained in his heart.

Finally, Tiezhu could only explain randomly: "He won't do that. Aunt Su gave him a chance to live, so he won't commit suicide."

Yu Congcong said "Oh" softly. Her mood became more and more depressed. The wind was blowing at this time, like a ruthless mockery, and it seemed to be wailing. It has only been more than two months since she came to this world, and three people have died. When she thought of this, she just wanted to hide, and the timidity deep in her heart emerged involuntarily.

When I got home, my grandma had just arrived, and her lower body was soaked. Although it was summer, it was still a little chilly in the mountain village in the afternoon and evening. Yu Congcong hurried into the house to find clothes for grandma and went to boil water. When she walked to the kitchen, her little body was too small to reach the stove, so she asked Tiezhu to help scoop water into the pot and she went to light the fire. After changing her clothes, grandma came over and took Tiezhu's scoop of water and said, "Grandma doesn't need to take a bath. Adding some water is just right for making breakfast. Tiezhu, go practice martial arts quickly, it's time. Congcong should also go see your Grandpa Nan." Alas, Xiaocao sighed in her heart, Jingshu finally chose to die. I don't know what happened to Nan Yi, will it cause headaches.

Yu Congcong thought: "Grandma is old, and she has to worry about so many things. It's really hard. I have to help grandma prepare breakfast quickly so that she can have a good rest." Tiezhu thought: "Grandpa Nan is not in good health. I want to go see how he is. I hope he is okay."

"Grandma, you take a rest, I'll help you make breakfast before you go!" Yu Congcong said. Tiezhu also said: "Grandma, I'm going to Grandpa Nan's place, leaving Congcong at home, you are exhausted." "What can she do with her small body, will she just make trouble at home?" Xiaocao scolded with a smile. Yu Congcong was dissatisfied and muttered softly: "Huh, everyone says I have a small body, I can also help with things." Tiezhu watched from the side, secretly defending Yu Congcong in his heart: "Congcong is so sensible, why does grandma still dislike her?"

"Hmph!" Yu Congcong left with Tiezhu angrily. Xiaocao shook her head, also worried about Yu Congcong's height. Doctor Liu said that increasing nutrition would be enough. Hey, I'll go to the patriarch's cow and ask for some milk for Congcong.

Yu Congcong and Tiezhu went to Grandpa Nan's house. Grandpa Nan was unconscious and a soldier was guarding him. Yu Congcong saw this and asked hurriedly, "What's wrong with Grandpa?" The soldier said in a low voice with a gloomy face, "It's nothing, his brain disease has recurred." Yu Congcong's heart tightened and she thought worriedly, "Why is Grandpa Nan's illness recurring? We should hurry up and deal with Fourth Uncle and the others."

Nan Yi woke up and looked around blankly. He didn't know what was going on. He forgot something again. This phenomenon happened from time to time, and he was used to it. He said calmly: "Tell me what happened recently." The soldier calmly recounted what happened in the past few days. Nan Yi sighed. He still couldn't save Jingshu. Nan Yi felt a little helpless.

Yu Congcong frowned, her eyes were confused, and she was thinking about Su Jingshu's decision in her heart. It was really difficult for her to judge whether the decision was right or wrong. After all, she sighed secretly, if she was really in Su Jingshu's position, she would probably be afraid and find it difficult to face the long and difficult life ahead.

When the reality had not yet been exposed, Su Jingshu might have been able to grit her teeth and hold on tenaciously for Su Mingrui. But once the cruel reality was ruthlessly revealed, her body trembled involuntarily, and even facing Su Mingrui seemed to become an unbearable burden in her life.

The support of living just dissipated like smoke, and the ignorant discussions of others came like a tide. Lu Congcong pursed her lips, her face was pale, and her slightly trembling hands were tightly clasped together. She just imagined all this and felt like a needle piercing her heart, which was hard to accept. She smiled bitterly and shook her head. How could she challenge such a difficult life?

Nan Yi propped himself up and instructed, "Tiezhu, just like you did yesterday, stand in the horse stance for half an hour first, and then go for your morning walk." Tiezhu immediately responded, "Okay", and went to the yard to stand in the horse stance. Nan Yi said to the soldier, "Dark Eagle, you continue to track the person who appeared yesterday. Give the radio station to Rabbit to send out and quickly crack the code. I will let Little Eagle take the letter out to meet Rabbit." Nan Yi pondered for a moment and then said, "Since Heizi is familiar with Jingshu, he must have stayed in the city where Jingshu lives in the past. Jingshu is from Modu, you ask Rabbit to tell the contact to go to Modu to check." Yu Congcong listened on the side and interrupted, "Grandpa, Heizi's name must have the word 'black' in it." Nan Yi looked up and stared at Yu Congcong: "Why do you say that?" "Grandpa, do you think Heizi is black? He is not black, but he is called Heizi. His name must have an inseparable meaning to him!" Nan Yi thought for a while and said, "You can check in this direction. Dark Eagle, you go!" The soldier code-named Dark Eagle responded and left. Yu Congcong wanted to help Nan Yi lie down, and said, "Grandpa, lie down and rest for a while! I'll make porridge for you."

Nan Yi waved his hand, slowly stood up and said, "Grandpa, there's nothing to do. Go and make porridge for Grandpa! Grandpa has to record what happened today, so as not to forget it next time." "Okay!" Grandpa Nan didn't have a kitchen at home. He only built a stove with a few stones in the yard against the mountain wall, and placed a casserole on top for making medicine and porridge. When my mother was still alive, Grandpa Nan was responsible for all three meals a day. Later, when my mother was gone, my grandmother had to take care of me, do housework, and work in the vegetable garden. She was too busy, so Grandpa Nan stopped his adoptive father from delivering meals, and chose to make some porridge and roast some wild animals to get by. Some time ago, Grandpa Nan used a secret code to let Xiaoying take him out and contacted the informant, which was the unit where Anying was. Soldiers often sent some dry food in. Oh, this life is so hard, I miss fried chicken and milk tea so much! Yu Congcong thought about it, and her saliva flowed unconsciously.

Just as I was daydreaming about the food, Grandpa Nan interrupted my imagination with a whistle. As soon as the whistle stopped, a young eagle landed on Grandpa Nan's arm and rubbed Grandpa Nan's face intimately. Grandpa Nan stroked the young eagle's back, grabbed the young eagle and tied a bamboo tube to the young eagle's feet. The young eagle looked at Yu Congcong and tilted its head as if thinking. Yu Congcong knew this eagle. It was Yu Congcong who rescued it from a big tree at any time. At that time, it had not grown hair yet, its wings were broken, and it was dying. I don't know how Grandpa Nan saved it. I don't know what species it is. Its body is not as big as an ordinary eagle, but like an ordinary big bird. Nan Yi saw the young eagle tilting its head and looking at Yu Congcong, and laughed and scolded: "Go and deliver the letter first, and come back to play with Yu Congcong." The young eagle flew away.

The morning passed by in their busy schedule. Nan Yi called Yu Congcong and Tiezhu and said, "Go home after dinner, accompany Su Mingrui, and ask your father to come back to my place." "Okay!" Tiezhu responded quickly, and then left with Yu Congcong.

The two walked briskly back home, and as soon as they opened the door, they saw grandma sitting at the table with a smile on her face, waiting for them to eat together. On the table was neatly placed a bowl of steaming porridge, a plate of pickles, and a cup of milk with a rich milky aroma.

Yu Congcong's eyes were immediately attracted by the milk on the table. She blinked her curious eyes and asked, "Grandma, where did this milk come from?" Grandma replied with a smile, "Your grandpa sent it to you." Yu Congcong became even more curious and asked, "Why did grandpa send milk?"

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