Rebirth in a Book: The Road to Breakthrough

"Poor my Dazhuang, he lost his father when he was young and lived with a useless mother like me..." Xiaocao became more and more sad as she spoke, and Fourth Uncle frowned.

"I'll lend you some money." said the fourth uncle.

"Poor Da Zhuang, his child hasn't even gotten married yet and he's already in debt. How is he going to live in the future..." Xiao Cao cried loudly.

"I pay the money, it doesn't count as a loan." Fourth Uncle said with a headache.

"really?"

"real."

"When will it arrive? You must keep your word and don't try to fool me." Xiaocao said anxiously.

"I'll leave tomorrow and send it to you when I come back." Fourth Uncle said affirmatively.

"Really? That's great. Fourth brother, you must remember this." Xiaocao said excitedly with a happy expression on her face.

"It's settled then! I'll go back and wait!" Xiao Cao stood up and said.

"Go back!" Fourth Uncle waved his hand. Xiao Cao got up and left. The woman saw Xiao Cao off and came back: "Why did you promise her to give her money to buy a wife? Giving so much money to her son can give him a better life." The woman said dissatisfiedly.

Fourth Uncle waved his hand to signal for him to stop talking: "Just consider it as repaying Lao Gen for saving my life." After Fourth Uncle finished speaking, no more sound was heard.

The sun shone through the dense leaves, casting mottled shadows. Yu Congcong moved slowly and cautiously towards the back, his eyes full of vigilance, afraid of making a loud noise. Seeing this, Tiezhu reached out his hand early and held Yu Congcong tightly. When the two returned to the ground together, Yu Congcong's clothes were soaked with sweat.

At this time, the breeze blew gently, bringing with it the summer heat, making the leaves rustle.

"Tiezhu, have you heard that your fourth uncle has a child?" Yu Congcong frowned and asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"No!" Tiezhu also frowned, looking confused.

"Then do you know what the situation is with the daughter-in-law that Fourth Uncle bought?"

Tiezhu thought about it seriously but still couldn't remember. He could only shake his head helplessly with a look of distress on his face.

"How many years has she been in Lihua Village?"

"I don't know. I've never heard anyone talk about her. Now that I think about it, it seems that I haven't heard anyone mention her either." Tiezhu scratched his head and replied.

Yu Congcong frowned, lost in thought, and wondered in his heart, this is strange. In such a large living environment, it is not the kind of society in later generations where people stay indoors and rarely care about other people's affairs.

The sun was scorching, making the ground hot.

"Tiezhu, let's go ask Sixth Grandma." Yu Congcong said with a firm look in her eyes.

"Okay." Tiezhu nodded, took Yu Congcong's hand, and trotted towards Yuanbao's house.

"Uncle Yuanbao, what are you doing?" Tiezhu heard Yuanbao hammering and asked curiously with his eyes wide open.

"Tiezhu, didn't your sixth grandmother move that desk from Su Mingrui's house? I'll fix it for you." Fu Yuanbao replied with a smile.

"Uncle Yuanbao," Yu Congcong followed behind Tiezhu and called softly.

"Hey, Congcong is here too. What's the matter?" Fu Yuanbao asked with a smile.

"Nothing, I just came here for a walk. Why can't I see Sixth Grandma? Did she go out?" Tiezhu looked into the yard, but didn't see Sixth Grandma. A look of anxiety appeared on his face.

"Your great-grandmother is planting autumn beans in the backyard!" Fu Yuanbao replied.

"Why plant it so late? My grandma planted it a month ago." Yu Congcong blinked and asked in confusion.

"Your Sixth Grandma was so busy that she forgot. It's okay to plant it a little later. You can just eat it later."

"Then let's go see Sixth Grandma." Tiezhu took Yu Congcong's hand and hurried to the backyard.

"Sixth Grandma, you are planting beans! Let me help you plant the seeds." Tiezhu ran up to Widow Wang and said with a grin.

"Tiezhu is here! Does your grandfather want to talk to me about something?" Widow Wang looked puzzled, her eyes were a little evasive, and her hands moved more quickly unconsciously.

"Sixth Grandma." Yu Congcong called softly.

"Hey, Congcong is here." Widow Wang smiled a little unnaturally, "Why did these two come here suddenly? I feel embarrassed to see this girl. I haven't done anything wrong, why would my second brother look for me?" Widow Wang muttered to herself.

"Grandpa didn't look for you, we came here to have fun." Tiezhu smiled naively.

"Oh, you guys are here to play."

Hey, I was really scared. These two little brats didn't even explain themselves clearly.

"Why are you guys here to play?" Widow Wang stopped what she was doing, stood up and asked.

"Sixth Grandma, we just came all the way here from the village entrance. I saw my fourth uncle's wife. She is so young. Why doesn't she go out? I rarely see her." Tiezhu blinked and asked curiously.

"Who? Fourth uncle's wife. Is she very young?" Widow Wang frowned and thought hard. It took her a long time to remember that there was such a person.

"Well, very young, Sixth Grandma, how old is she and what is her name?" Tiezhu continued to ask.

"She should be about the same age as Grandma Congcong! Was her name Cuihua or Caihua? Oh, I'm a little confused." Widow Wang had a puzzled look on her face. Why do I have such a vague impression of this person?

"Sixth Grandma, does she have children?" Yu Congcong interrupted.

"No! I haven't heard anyone talk about it." Widow Wang shook her head and replied.

Yu Congcong and Tiezhu helped Widow Wang to plant the seeds, clapped their hands, and left together.

"Tiezhu, isn't it strange that even a gossipy person like Sixth Grandma has no impression of people who have lived in the village for decades." Yu Congcong frowned, with a puzzled look on his face.

"Congcong, what is gossip?" Tiezhu asked in confusion.

"Gossip is just a big mouth. Hey, that's not the point."

"Well, it's quite strange and a little confusing. Let's go find Grandpa Nan!" Tiezhu touched his head with a distressed expression on his face.

"Okay, let's go tell Grandpa Nan that our fourth uncle has a child." Yu Congcong and Tie Zhu walked together towards Nan Yi's residence. The sun was still scorching hot, as if it was going to scorch the earth.

Dong...Dong...Dong...Dong, Tiezhu and Yu Congcong came to Nan Yi's residence and knocked on the door gently with a secret signal. After waiting for a long time, no one came to open the door. Grandpa Nan was not there, he must have gone to make arrangements. Grandma must have told Grandpa Nan that Fourth Uncle was leaving tomorrow.

"Let's go back! We can ask grandpa." Tiezhu felt that grandpa could also answer Congcong's confusion.

"Okay!" Grandpa Nan was not here, so the message could not be sent out. Let's go back and see if Dad is home. Tiezhu and Yu Congcong walked back slowly under the sun.

"Grandpa, we are back. Has Su Mingrui's vaccine arrived?" Tiezhu asked anxiously as soon as he entered the house.

"No, it should be afternoon now. Where did you go to have fun? You're all sunburned and sweaty." Fu Youtian pulled Yu Congcong over and gently wiped the sweat off his face with a towel.

Yu Congcong was a little depressed. The adults always ignored her, a big kid who was already eight years old and would soon be nine, because of her height.

"Grandpa, there are some things we can't figure out." Tiezhu quickly changed the subject.

"what's up?"

"Grandpa, do you know my fourth uncle's wife? Are you familiar with her? Do you know her name?" Tiezhu asked a series of questions that made Fu Youtian a little confused.

"Why should I, a grown man, care about other people's wives?" Fu Youtian asked with a smile.

"Grandpa, that's not what I meant." Tiezhu explained anxiously.

"Grandpa, we found that people in the village don't know much about Fourth Uncle's wife, and we find it very strange." Yu Congcong took over the conversation.

"Oh, tell me in detail." Fu Youtian became interested, found a small stool to sit down, and prepared to listen carefully.

Tiezhu and Yu Congcong looked at each other, and each signaled the other to speak first. Yu Congcong was a little afraid of being scolded, so she didn't dare to speak. Tiezhu didn't know how to express himself. Fu Youtian saw all the little actions of the two people, and he was happy in his heart, thinking: This Congcong will definitely be the daughter-in-law of the Sun family in the future.

"Tiezhu, you speak first and Congcong will supplement." Fu Youtian found the cute actions of the two children very interesting, but he couldn't let them talk endlessly, so he had to speak up himself to break the silence.

"All right!"

"Here's what happened. Congcong and I were eavesdropping at the foot of the wall. Congcong heard some news and found it very strange, so she asked me what impression I had of my fourth uncle's wife. I thought about it carefully, but I didn't remember this person. So we went to find Sixth Grandma, but Sixth Grandma didn't have any impression either. This is strange. Congcong, am I right?" After Tiezhu finished speaking, he turned around and asked Yu Congcong. Yu Congcong nodded quickly. Fu Youtian thought about it along with Tiezhu's train of thought. The only impression he had of his fourth uncle's wife was that he bought her, and he couldn't remember exactly when she came. This is a big problem. If a person doesn't deliberately hide himself, it is impossible for him to live in the village for decades without leaving any impression on others.

"Congcong, what did you hear?" Fu Youtian asked.

"Grandpa, I heard that Fourth Uncle and his family have a child." Yu Congcong answered affirmatively.

"They actually have a child." Fu Youtian exclaimed in surprise. Fu Youtian was too surprised.

"This news is very important, go back and tell your father." Fu Youtian said anxiously.

"Dad, are you home?" Yu Congcong asked.

"Yes, he brought Mingrui to your house." Fu Youtian replied. After hearing what Fu Youtian said, Tiezhu pulled Yu Congcong and ran to Yu's house.

"Dad, Dad, are you home?" Yu Congcong shouted at the top of her voice before she even entered the house. "Yes!" Yu Dazhuang heard his daughter's cry and rushed out of the main room as if his feet were greased. Seeing that his daughter was safe and sound, his heart finally settled down.

"What's wrong? Congcong." Yu Dazhuang looked at his daughter, his eyes full of concern.

"Dad, I have some news to tell you." Yu Congcong ran breathlessly, his little chest heaving up and down, as if he had just finished a marathon.